




Two separate terror organizations, Islamic State and the Taliban, initiated an active, multi-national, campaign this week, sending out three teams of suicide bombers, killing at least 141 and injuring more than 500 in the attacks in Belgium, Iraq and Pakistan.
AFI FEST 2024 presented by Canva announced the Grand Jury Award winners and Special Mentions. The jury was comprised of Academy Award®-nominated filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison, film programmer Nora Bernard and comedian, actor, filmmaker, podcaster and author Paul Scheer.
The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced that the field of Documentary Short Subject contenders for the 90th Academy Awards® has been narrowed to 10 films, of which 5 will earn Oscar® nominations.
Nine features will advance to the next round of voting in the Foreign Language Film category, which is celebrating its 60th Anniversary as a category, for the 89th Academy Awards®. Eighty-five films had originally been considered in the category.
Six children and two adults have been found shot to death, execution style, inside a Harris County, Texas home after a twelve hour standoff that ended after hostage negotiators talked the suspect into surrendering.
In an entertainment venue called the "Escape Room," participants are locked inside a themed adventure room, and they must figure out how to escape. Themes include prisons, KGB interrogation, and hostage situations. Perhaps a new theme could be ObamaCare.

Morrison Hotel Gallery is expanding their storied archive of rock n' roll imagery into a new era of fine art photography presenting a carefully curated collection of breathtaking oceanic imagery inspired by the Emmy winning documentary 100 Foot Wave.
Love, Charlie: The Rise and Fall of Chef Charlie Trotter, from Greenwich Entertainment, introduces audiences to Charlie Trotter, of Chicago’s famous Michelin rated Trotter’s Restaurant, from his humble beginnings to the towering heights of superstar chef.
The Critic, from Greenwich Films, present a story of lies, deceit, trickery, as a powerful, yet aging drama critic, known for his caustic reviews, loses his job after he is arrested for public lewdness with the same sex.
Pinque Clark is no stranger to a challenge, from pop-up shows to shooting a boudoir series to art exhibitions in Italy, the Boulder-based photographer has immersed herself in a range of interesting and compelling work.
Burn Out, from 24 25 films and WY Productions presents a powerful contemporary drama set inner city Paris, where the local dealers hold neighborhoods hostage, turf wars are common and dreamers still strive and fight to find a way out.
Six-time Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, performer, producer, and New York Times Best Selling author Brandi Carlile is nominated for five awards at the 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards: The live awards ceremony will be broadcast Monday, January 31, 2021.




