Anne Philip

Sundance Film Festival
Attention Indigenous Filmmakers! Are you working on a narrative feature or episodic pilot? Apply now to the 2025 Native Lab Fellowship for the opportunity to develop your projects. Deadline to apply is December 23. Apply now: sndnc.org/native-lab

Marrakech Film Festival opens in Morocco with “The Order”.One of the Middle East and North Africa’s largest film festivals opened Friday in Morocco, drawing actors and directors from throughout the world to present 70 features from 32 countries.

President-elect Donald Trump on Friday named Oregon Rep. Lori Chavez-DeRemer to lead the Department of Labor in his second administration, elevating a Republican congresswoman who has strong support from unions in her district but lost reelection in November. Chavez-DeRemer will have to be confirmed by the Senate. – apnews

Running vs. Walking: which is better for lasting health? They’re both beneficial physically and mentally. Taking regular walks lowers the risk of many health problems including anxiety, depression, diabetes and some cancers.

Boooohhhh!!!
John Krasinski named People magazine’s 2024 Sexiest Man Alive. Let the office debates begin — John Krasinski is People magazine’s Sexiest Man Alive for 2024. The magazine announced the actor-writer-director as its pick Tuesday night during “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.” (AP)

Trump picks South Dakota Gov. Kristi Noem as homeland security secretary . https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2024/11/12/trump-administration-transition/

What we know about Israel’s attack on Iran? Iran’s air defence said it had “successfully intercepted” the attacks, though “some areas sustained limited damage”. – bbc.com/news/articles/cgr0yvrx4qpo

New York Film Festival ·
Now on the Film at Lincoln Center YouTube channel, watch/listen to the great 🇫🇷 actress Isabelle Huppert discuss her work with Hong Sangsoo on the #NYFF62 Main Slate selection A TRAVELER’S NEEDS.

Ultraprocessed foods are everywhere. How bad are they?
Ultraprocessed foods make up the bulk of the U.S. food supply and most Americans don’t go a day without eating some. (A.P.)

Apnews – Harris campaign says it has raised $540M, sees surge of donations during DNC.
WOW!!!!

What’s Biden doing, he’s not leaving? It’s over, right? He’s not the same as before, he’s 81 years old. How much longer will he live? One year? Two years? He’s an old man as we all can see.

YVETTE HERRELL for congress !

Tribeca Festival to debut 5 movies using AI after 2023 actors and writers strikes

Tribeca Festival is debuting five original short films using artificial intelligence after a contentious fight against the technology during the 2023 actors and writers strikes

A scientist, a leftist and a former Mexico City mayor. Who is Claudia Sheinbaum?
Claudia Sheinbaum, Mexico’s next president and its first woman leader in more than 200 years of independence, captured the post by promising continuity.

Hundreds of students in graduation robes walked out of the Harvard commencement chanting “Free, free Palestine” and “Let them walk” after weeks of protests on campus over the Israeli assault in Gaza.

Elton John says watching Metallica, Joni Mitchell sing his songs is ‘like an acid trip’.
Ah! I love Elton John

Ireland’s Constitution says a woman’s place is in the home. Voters are being asked to change that.
According to Ireland’s Constitution, a woman’s place is in the home. Irish voters will decide Friday — International Women’s Day — whether to change the 87-year-old document to remove passages the government says are outdated and sexist. The t…[Leggi tutto]

‘Dune: Part Two’ brings spice power to the box office with $81.5 million debut
Movie theaters were looking for a savior and “Dune: Part Two” is delivering on the promise. Armed with sandworms, big screen spectacle and the star power of Timothée Chalamet, Denis Villeneuve’s science fiction epic stormed the North American box office this weekend ea…[Leggi tutto]

2024 SAG Awards red carpet: Margot Robbie, Jennifer Aniston, Selena Gomez …

Russian authorities threaten to bury Navalny on prison grounds. Lyudmila Navalnaya was given a three-hour ultimatum to agree to a secret funeral, a spokeswoman for Aleksei A. Navalny said, but she refused to negotiate.