Новости за 11.12.2018

Steven Soderbergh will be the 2019 recipient of the Founders Award at the Slamdance Film Festival, the festival announced Tuesday. His latest film “High Flying Bird” will also receive a sneak preview at the festival taking place in Park City, Utah, between Jan. 25-31. Soderbergh will participate in a live discussion about the film with Slamdance co-founder and president Peter Baxter ahead of the preview. Read the full article on The Wrap

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced the winners of its 2019 Virtuosos Award, who range from a 74-year-old actor who has made more than 50 films, Sam Elliott, to a 15-year-old actress who has only appeared onscreen a handful of times, Elsie Fisher. Elliott will be honored for his performance in Bradley Cooper’s “A Star Is Born,” while Fisher will receive her award for her starring role in Bo Burnham’s “Eighth Grade.” Read the full article on The Wrap

HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Lawyers for a woman newly elected to Pennsylvania's Senate say documents they submitted to the top Republican senator should address any concerns that she doesn't meet residency requirements to serve in the chamber. Democrat Lindsey Williams' lawyers submitted a 97-page package Monday to Senate President Pro Tempore Joe Scarnati, whose office is reviewing it. Republicans are threatening to bar Williams from taking her seat. That could force a special election and give Republicans... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on President Donald Trump's promised U.S.-Mexico border wall (all times local): 12:45 p.m. A closed-door meeting between President Donald Trump and congressional leaders lasted barely 30 minutes Tuesday after a heated televised opening session "spiraled downwards," in the words of House Democratic Leader Nancy Pelosi. Speaking outside the White House after the Oval Office meeting, Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer blasted Trump over his renewed threat to shut down... Читать дальше...

HARVEY, La. (AP) — A sheriff says the man accused of shooting and wounding one of his deputies was arrested at a New Orleans bus station as he was trying to flee. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joseph Lopinto says 38-year-old Tyronne Louis was arrested Tuesday morning in front of the bus station. He surrendered peacefully to a U.S. Marshals' task force. Lopinto says authorities received a tip that Louis would be going to the bus station to try and leave town. Deputy Christopher Haislup was shot and wounded... Читать дальше...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam is proposing to give teachers a 5 percent pay boost next year. The governor outlined parts of his upcoming state budget proposal Tuesday that would increase funding for K-12 education and shore up the state's rainy day fund. Northam wants to spend $88 million to boost a 3 percent pay raise for teachers scheduled to take effect July 1, kicking it up to 5 percent. The governor said pay in Virginia is lagging the national average and making it harder to recruit and retain quality teachers. Читать дальше...

ANKENY, Iowa (AP) — Ankeny police have arrested a man suspected of engaging in a drag race that ended when one of the vehicles crashed, killing its two occupants. An Ankeny news release says 21-year-old Brandon Ferin, of Johnston, was arrested Tuesday. He's charged with misdemeanor drag racing and felony vehicular homicide. Polk County court records don't list the name of an attorney who could comment for him. Police say Ferin was racing his pickup truck against another the night of Aug. 25 at speeds... Читать дальше...

YORK, S.C. (AP) — A man has been sentenced to life in prison in South Carolina for killing a 19-year-old store clerk who he said looked at him with unkind eyes with a gun he bought an hour before. Christopher Mendez pleaded guilty to murder Tuesday in York County. He apologized for the killing and his lawyer asked for the minimum 30-year sentence, but the judge sided with prosecutors and gave him life without parole. Prosecutor Kevin Brackett said Mendez lied on a form about never being hospitalized for mental problems... Читать дальше...

NEW YORK (AP) — Brooklyn's district attorney has dismissed all charges against a mother who was violently separated from her toddler son by police in a videotaped encounter at a city social services office. Jazmine Headley has been in jail since Friday, when she was arrested after a dispute with a guard in a crowded waiting room. District Attorney Eric Gonzalez said Tuesday that he was "horrified by the violence depicted in the video." It showed officers yanking Headley's 18-month-old son from her arms. Читать дальше...

MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Despite the end to federal oversight of a Tennessee county's juvenile justice system, a U.S. Department of Justice monitor says "blatantly unfair" practices persist. The Commercial Appeal reports monitor Sandra Simkins submitted her report to Shelby County officials Monday, outlining two main areas where the county still doesn't comply with the agreement reached in 2012. Simkins' report found that the court exerts "inappropriate influence" over defense appointments and that... Читать дальше...

TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — A Florida woman charged with drowning her screaming 4-year-old daughter in a river has been declared incompetent to stand trial. Hillsborough Circuit Judge Kimberly Fernandez on Tuesday reviewed reports from three doctors who have examined 26-year-old Shakayla Denson since her August arrest. The Tampa Bay Times reports the judge's ruling means Denson will be sent to a state hospital for treatment before the case can continue. Police have said Denson stole a car Aug. 2 and drove to the Hillsborough River... Читать дальше...

The cast of “Pose” As reported by TheWrap, season one of FX’s “Pose” featured a record five trans actors in series regular roles, MJ Rodriguez, Indya Moore, Dominique Jackson, Hailie Sahar and Angelica Ross. “Pose” captures New York in the 1980s through the lens of different subgroups, including the House of Evangelista which houses LGBTQ youth in crisis. Read the full article on The Wrap

USA Network will again air WWE’s “Tribute to the Troops,” scheduling the annual event for next Thursday during the cable channel’s “WWE Holiday Week.” TheWrap can exclusively debut the event week’s programming promo, which spans “Monday Night Raw” to a Friday evening movie starring WWE legend Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson. Below is the “WWE Holiday Week” lineup, with all descriptions in USA’s own words. Read the full article on The Wrap

While fake news has become one of the biggest challenges facing journalism today, European reporters are twice as worried about it than their American counterparts according to a new poll by German ad agency Sweet Spot PR. According to the poll, 31.58 percent of Nordic European countries cited “fake news” as the “biggest threat to journalism today,” while the phenomenon was cited by 22.76 percent journalists in the rest of Europe. In both groups, “fake news” was the plurality concern among a crowded field of issues. Читать дальше...

Sophia Bush has been fairly tight-lipped about her reasons for leaving “Chicago P.D.” at the end of Season 4. But on Monday, the actress who played Det. Erin Lindsay on the Dick Wolf NBC series since the drama’s premiere in 2014, finally revealed details of the on-set conditions and “consistent onslaught barrage of abusive behavior” that led to her 2017 exit. “I programmed myself to tolerate the intolerable,” Bush told Dax Shepard on his podcast, “Armchair Expert.” “And part of the big break for me in saying, ‘No. Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Melania Trump is sorting toys and making Christmas cards for an annual toy drive held by the U.S. Marine Corps Reserve. The Toys for Tots charity collects and distributes new toys to needy children. The event is being held Tuesday at a Washington-area military base. Before diving in to the mission at hand, the first lady said she had been looking forward to the event since last year's ended. The White House says Mrs. Trump is donating 100 books to a Toys for Tots literacy program. Читать дальше...

VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Relations between Canada and China turned frostier Tuesday amid reports that the Chinese detained a former Canadian diplomat and as a Vancouver court resumed a hearing on whether to grant bail to a jailed top Chinese executive. But U.S.-China tensions seemed to ease somewhat as the world's two biggest economies confirmed they were working on talks to resolve a trade dispute that has shaken financial markets and threatens to slow global economic growth. Relations... Читать дальше...

This story first appeared in the Foreign Language issue of TheWrap magazine.  It doesn’t seem right that South Korea has never been nominated for the Best Foreign Language Film Oscar, but director Lee Chang-dong and actor Steven Yeun are not the types to raise a fuss about it. “I’m not sure how interested Academy members are in Korean film at this point, but I also think it isn’t too far out of their view,” Lee said mildly, despite the fact that his slowly simmering drama “Burning” is trying to end that streak of futility. Читать дальше...

A version of this story first appeared in the Foreign Language issue of TheWrap magazine.  South Korea has never received an Oscar nomination for Best Foreign Language film and never even been shortlisted in the category, despite 29 previous entries and an abundance of world-class filmmakers. The country, which is in the race this year with Lee Chang-dong’s acclaimed “Burning,” is one of the more striking examples of a country whose filmmakers have been unable to land an Oscar nomination despite sustained critical praise. Читать дальше...

Stephen Curry has now caught the attention of NASA.

On Monday, the Warriors star admitted on a podcast he had some doubts about whether humans have ever been to the moon. Of course NASA, which had a small hand in putting 12 men on the moon from 1969 to 1972, took issue with this.

Stephen Curry has now caught the attention of NASA.

On Monday, the Warriors star admitted on a podcast he had some doubts about whether humans have ever been to the moon. Of course NASA, which had a small hand in putting 12 men on the moon from 1969 to 1972, took issue with this.

We’re guessing a lot of tweens have a thing for Noah Centineo and Joel Courtney. Netflix released a report of the 2018 original Netflix films that were the most rewatched by their viewers on Tuesday, and the streamer says nearly half of all the people who watched the teen romances “The Kissing Booth” and “To All the Boys I’ve Loved Before” ended up rewatching the films. Read the full article on The Wrap

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Latest on Google CEO before Congress (all times local): 12:10 p.m. Google CEO Sundar Pichai is reiterating the company's position that it has no plans "right now" to launch a censored search engine in China. That, of course, leaves the option open to launch one down the road. Pichai is being grilled by members of the House Judiciary Committee on various topics, including perceived bias against conservative viewpoints, something Google denies. Google has not offered search services... Читать дальше...

Producers Tim Headington and Theresa Steele Page have teamed up to open Ley Line Entertainment, a content development, production and financing company with projects spanning film, TV and stage. Among the first projects are two stage productions: a musical based on the chart-topping catalog of Swedish hit-maker Max Martin that’s bound for London’s West End in November 2019. Martin first rose to prominence in the late 1990s with songs for Britney Spears (“…Baby One More Time”), The Backstreet Boys... Читать дальше...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Trump threatens gov't shutdown in heated meeting with Dem leaders over border wall, squabbling over election results.