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Agentes não permitiram que Pavel Talankin levasse a estatueta de Mr Nobody Against Putin em voo saindo de New York Sign up for the Breaking News US email para receber alertas de newsletter em sua caixa de entrada A estatueta do Oscar pertencente a Pavel Talankin, estrela e codiretor do documentário vencedor do Oscar Mr Nobody Against Putin, desapareceu depois que autoridades no John F Kennedy airport de New York a confiscaram antes de ele embarcar em um voo, alegando que poderia ser usada como arma. Talankin, cuja documentação da máquina de propaganda da Rússia em escolas de ensino fundamental ganhou aclamação internacional, disse ao Deadline que já levou a estatueta em vários voos sem incidentes. Mas quando ele chegou ao terminal 1 do JFK na manhã de quarta-feira, agentes da Transportation Security Administration (TSA) disseram que ele não poderia levar o troféu de 8.5lb a bordo porque representava um risco à segurança. Continue lendo...

• Samuel Monroe Jr., conhecido pelos filmes dos anos 90 'Menace II Society' e 'Tales from the Hood', está sob suporte vital após contrair meningite há 18 meses enquanto filmava em Las Vegas. • Sua esposa, Shawna Stewart, confirmou que os médicos diagnosticaram a infecção incorretamente, resultando em imensa pressão financeira após nove meses em hospitais e centros de reabilitação. • A família lançou um GoFundMe em 28 de abril de 2026, buscando US$ 50.000 para os cuidados; a campanha arrecadou 7% até agora, incluindo US$ 1.000 do apresentador de rádio Kurt Alexander.

After a two-year wait, video of a young male crossing above a road gives hope that critically endangered species can survive habitat fragmentationThe critically endangered Sumatran orangutan has been filmed for the first time using a canopy bridge to cross a road.In 2024, conservationists in the Pakpak Bharat district of North Sumatra in Indonesia built the bridge high over the Lagan-Pagindar road, which provides an essential route for local people but which became a barrier for animals. Continue reading...

National broadcaster confirms it will not broadcast world’s largest live music eventNational broadcasters in Ireland, Spain and Slovenia will not air the Eurovision song contest this year, after they decided to boycott the event over Israel’s participation.Having already announced it would not submit a national entry, Slovenian broadcaster RTV confirmed on Thursday it would implement a broadcasting blackout of the world’s largest live music event and instead show a series of films about Palestine. Continue reading...

Bristol University project aims to help directors make better movies and take greater risks – with one already onboardAt first glance, it looks like any high-end cinema: booming surround sound, a razor-sharp 4K projector and rows of reclining seats. But instead of clutching popcorn, a headset records my brain activity and a heart rate monitor wraps around my arm while infra-red cameras capture every blink and fidget.I’m sitting in a one-of-a-kind cinema at the University of Bristol where researchers are studying how people respond to what they see on screen. By combining viewers’ physical reactions with verbal feedback on the parts of the film they found most compelling, the team hopes to understand which moments truly grip attention – and whether that insight could help film-makers create better movies and take greater creative risks. Continue reading...

• Allison Janney and Andrew Rannells star in 'Miss You, Love You', which had a secret screening at the 2026 Sundance Film Festival and is now set for HBO premiere on May 29. • The film lands at HBO after festival buzz, marking a key acquisition for the streamer in upcoming releases. • This deal highlights HBO's push into indie dramas amid competition from Netflix and Apple TV+.

French musician’s comments are in stark contrast to fears expressed by artists such as Elton John and Dua LipaJean-Michel Jarre has attacked the conservatism of the music and film industries over AI and urged them to embrace the technology instead of being fearful and “very anti-AI”.Jarre, one of the pioneers of electronic music in the 1970s, said while the existing creative industries were “freaking out” over the technology, artists would use AI “to create the cinema of tomorrow, the hip-hop of tomorrow, the techno of tomorrow, the rock’n’roll of tomorrow”. Continue reading...