There is no shortage of epic stories found in history, born out of conflict and human resilience. The Woman Kingtakes a look at the all-female Agojie warriors from The Kingdom of Dahomey in 18th century Africa. Shropshire says that scene was not originally scripted that way. ‘The Woman King’Sony Some of the greatest historical epic movies are really character-driven, she says. We wanted the audience to experience reality as shockingly as Paul Baumer did, he says....

Every day that Mr. As you once wrote: Silence and inaction are not an option. We have also seen his apology. What we have not seen is any consequences for his actions. Dana White, Ariel Emanuel, California Legislative Women’s CaucusAmy Kaplan/Getty Images/Amy Sussman/Getty Images What should the repercussions be? I take 30 days off? White asked reporters at a media event Wednesday. How does that hurt me? Me leaving hurts the company....

Were having to box clever here, he added. Moving money around the BBC is very painful in itself. The decisions we have to make are unpopular. Tim DavieHouse of Commons/PA Images via Getty Images Some of the newer media companies are yet to find sustainable economics, he added. I suspect there will be lots of movement in the market. Were in discussion with all parties to deliver flawless Coronation coverage and beyond, added Davie....

White remains the schools career rushing yards leader with 6,245. He scored 49 touchdowns. He lettered four seasons at USC and twice was a unanimous All-American. Charles WhiteGetty Images White set 22 NCAA, Pac-10, USC and Rose Bowl records. Watch on Deadline White is part of a long line of dominant USC running backs. White had 31 career 100-yard rushing games, including 10 in 1979. The Trojans won three Rose Bowls and four bowl games with White....

In theory, international films can earn an Oscar nomination for Best Picture in any given year. For a truly global competition international and American films contending in the same category turn to theBest Documentary Featurerace. Di says into camera, Mum means that if I am kidnapped, I must cope on my own. ‘Children of the Mist’Film Movement/Everett Collection/POV Watch on Deadline Children of the Mistmade the shortlist despite not benefiting from a major distributor....

Front Office Sports broke the story. Williams and Faber were fired by ESPN in late 2021. I will miss being on the sidelines and am thankful for the support of my ESPN family. Allison WilliamsLance King/Getty Images) I look forward to when I can return to the games and job that I love. Williams said upon her departure from the sportsmedianetwork that the Covid-19vaccinationswent against her my values and my morals....

The trio are launching VaynerWatt. The company will produce original long and short-form content for linear networks and streaming services. It was via CAA that Wattenberg and Vaynerchuk met. Eric Wattenberg / Gary Vaynerchuk / Matt HigginsVaynerWatt It has investments in companies including Magnolia Bakery and Momofuku. Eric and I have a very shared vision of creativity quality over everything, he said. He added that he hopes to be able to bring his marketing savvy to networks and streamers....

The ICGPublicists Guildtoday revealed the six nominees for its 2023 Maxwell Weinberg Award for Motion Picture Publicity Campaigns, which include the teams behind last years two biggest movies. The billion-dollar grossersAvatar: The Way of WaterandTop Gun: Maverickwill vie for the marquee prize along withElvis,Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery,NopeandThe Woman King. The award honors active members working on motion pictures whose achievements in publicity and promotion campaigns during the previous calendar year are deemed outstanding....

The Consumer Price Index for the month was lower than the 7.1% in November. December saw the smallest increase in the index since October 2021. There was a rise in the cost of shelter, household furnishings, recreation and apparel. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images) The rate is still a ways from the Federal Reserves general target of a 2% annual rate. Consumer price inflation for December couldnt have been much better, slowing to 6....

This week, were talking with German indie producerSol Bondyof One Two Films. (Borderwent on to win Un Certain Regard that year.) I didnt know anything about it, says Bondy of the project. Sol BondySol Bondy I just said yes for sure. It was a no-brainer. Its a mishmash of financing that is commonplace in European co-productions. Holy SpiderWild Bunch That was a huge success for me personally, he says. But moving into the drivers seat withHoly Spiderwould prove to be his most challenging endeavor to date....

Fox NewsWhite House correspondentPeter Doocyasked, Classified material next to your Corvette. What were you thinking? I also said we are cooperating fully and completely with the Justice Departments review. (Photo by Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images) It was then that they discovered a small number of additional Obama-Biden Administration records with classified markings. All but one of these documents were found in storage space in the Presidents Wilmington garage. One document consisting of one page was discovered among stored materials in an adjacent room....

Grammy nominated music video director Cooper Roberts is writer-director. Yale Entertainments Jordan Yale Levine, Jordan Beckerman and Jesse Korman are producing. Russell Posternak is also producing. Mena Suvari, Eddie Griffin, and Logan Riley BrunerDavid Needleman/Getty/Melissa Hamburg Cooper [Roberts] has a tremendously assured vision with this project, Donnermeyer added. Suvaris recent credits includeDont Tell a Soul, What Lies BelowandThe Accursed. Bruner is best known for playing Fred Benson onStranger Things. His other credits includeThe Marvelous Ms....

Michael Wrightis hoping to breathe new life into the lion with the launch ofMGM+. If you dont have core audience, youre wandering around blind in the forest, he said. It has a couple thousand hours of movies. ‘Godfather of Harlem’Myles Aronowitz/Epix Its very thoughtfully curated to this target audience, he added. But the awareness was like 2% and there just wasnt there sufficient resources to overcome that. Heres the magic: theyre not coming in the door to a brand new store with empty shelves....