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  • Monday, Mar. 18, 2024
App logos for Facebook, left, and X, formerly known as Twitter, are seen on a mobile phone in Los Angeles, Saturday, March 16, 2024. The Supreme Court is taking up a dispute Monday, March 18, between Republican-led states and the Biden administration over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics like COVID-19 and election security. The case involves posts on Facebook, X and other media platforms. (AP Photo/Paula Ulichney)
WASHINGTON (AP) -- 

The Supreme Court seemed likely Monday to side with the Biden administration in a dispute with Republican-led states over how far the federal government can go to combat controversial social media posts on topics including COVID-19 and election security in a case that could set standards for free speech in the digital age.

The justices seemed broadly skeptical during nearly two hours of arguments that a lawyer for Louisiana, Missouri and other parties presented accusing officials in the Democratic administration of leaning on the social media platforms to unconstitutionally squelch conservative points of view.

Lower courts have sided with the states, but the Supreme Court blocked those rulings while it considers the issue.

Several justices said they were concerned that common interactions between government officials and the platforms could be affected by a ruling for the states.

In one example, Justice Amy Coney Barrett More

  • Sunday, Mar. 17, 2024
This photo provided by Arcturus Motion Pictures, Inc., shows Mountaineer, filmmaker and author David Breashears while filming the IMAX documentary “Everest” that premiered in 1998. Breashears, 68, died on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at his home in Marblehead, Mass. (Arcturus Motion Pictures, Inc. via AP)
MARBLEHEAD, Mass. (AP) -- 

David Breashears, a mountaineer, author and filmmaker who co-directed and co-produced a 1998 IMAX documentary about climbing Mount Everest, has died, his business manager confirmed Saturday. He was 68.

Breashears was found unresponsive at his home in Marblehead, Massachusetts, on Thursday, Ellen Golbranson said. She said he died of natural causes but "the exact cause of death remains unknown at this time."

Breashears summited Mount Everest five times, including with the IMAX camera in 1996, his family said.

"He combined his passion for climbing and photography to become one of the world's most admired adventure filmmakers," the family said in a written statement.

In 2007, Breashears founded GlacierWorks, which describes itself on Facebook as a nonprofit organization that "highlights changes to Himalayan glaciers through art, science, and adventure."

"With GlacierWorks, he used his climbing and photography experience to More

  • Friday, Mar. 15, 2024
Turner Broadcasting Chairman and President Ted Turner, left, and Time Warner Chairman and CEO Gerald Levin pose for photographers prior to a news conference at the Time Life Building, Friday, Sept. 22, 1995, in New York. Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $112 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, died Wednesday, March 13, 2024. He was 84. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, File)
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- 

Gerald Levin, who led Time Warner Media into a disastrous $182 billion merger with the internet provider America Online, died Wednesday at the age of 84, according to media reports.

Levin had been diagnosed with Parkinson's disease, although his cause of death was not immediately reported. The former executive's grandchild, Jake Maia Arlow, confirmed his passing to the New York Times and the Washington Post, but did not reply to a request for confirmation from The Associated Press.

Levin joined Time in the early 1970s as the company was just starting to shift its focus from print magazines to cable television. A lawyer-turned-idealist who had spent a few years working for an international development company in Colombia and Tehran, Levin found himself captivated by the transformative potential of business, particularly that of cable television, according to "Fools Rush In," a 2004 book by journalist Nina Munk.

Levin once even drew More

  • Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024
Pictured (l-r) are Tom Birchard, Jason Birchard and NYC Mayor Eric Adams in "Veselka: The Rainbow On The Corner At The Center Of The World."
NEW YORK -- 

In 2016 Michael Fiore--in tandem with Erik Sharkey--earned a slot in SHOOT’s New Directors Showcase for Floyd Norman, An Animated Life, a documentary which told the story of Norman, the first African American animator at Disney, chronicling his career and ongoing impact on the filmmaking community.

Fast forward to today and Fiore’s penchant for telling human stories that are interesting unto themselves yet carry a greater consequence on the world at large is again evident in Veselka: The Rainbow On The Corner At The Center Of The World, a feature documentary which is currently playing in theaters in New York and L.A., vying for extended release with this weekend’s box office performance pending.  It has already been extended three times — for a 4-week play to date — since it’s opening on Feb 23.

Written and directed by Fiore, Veselka: The Rainbow On The Corner At The Center Of The World tells the story More

  • Thursday, Mar. 14, 2024
NEW YORK -- 

The One Club for Creativity has announced its annual Where Are All The Black People (WAATBP) diversity conference and career fair will take place on September 26-27, 2024 in New York.

Now in its 14th year, WAATBP is the leading annual gathering to address and correct the lack of diversity within the ad industry, bringing together Black voices from across the ad community--from students to C-suite leaders--to celebrate successes, examine challenges, and assert their rightful place at the table alongside their allies. 

The conference is a hybrid event, with the first day taking place online and the second in person at Convene at Brookfield Place in downtown New York.  

In order to make the event as accessible as possible, WAATBP is free for job seekers and students to attend.  Partnership opportunities are available for agencies and brands looking to help promote industry diversity. 

“GUT is proud to sponsor  ‘Where Are All The More

  • Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024
This image released by PBS shows Domhnall Gleeson, left, and Andrea Riseborough in a scene from MASTERPIECE "Alice & Jack," premiering Sunday March 17 on PBS. (Kurt Patzak/Fremantle/PBS via AP)
NEW YORK (AP) -- 

Like most kids, Victor Levin was raised on fairy tales — and still resents it. Those stories in books, movies and TV that inevitably ended up with everyone happily ever after — and they seemed dishonest.

"It's nonsense," says the writer-producer. "We human beings are deeply flawed creatures, and sometimes from the best of intentions, we make grotesque mistakes and hurt each other. This is the nature of being human and this is the nature of love. It's messy."

Levin is ready to prove his point with the powerful new six-part PBS "Masterpiece" series, "Alice & Jack," which traces a modern couple spending years in the messy, giddy, crazy push-pull of love.

"This is a very valuable emotion that can do great things. It can also hurt people, but it can do great, great things. Let's not take it for granted," says Levin, who previously worked on the series "Mad Men" and "Mad About You."

"Alice & Jack," which starts airing More

  • Wednesday, Mar. 13, 2024
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis listens to Central Florida Tourism Oversight District board chairman Martin Garcia, right, deliver remarks during a news conference at CFTOD headquarters at Walt Disney World, in Lake Buena Vista, Fla., Feb. 22, 2024. The shake-up of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday, March 13, 2024 with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney. Garcia's departure as chairman is coming a week after the district's administrator, Glen Gilzean, left to accept an appointment by DeSantis as interim elections supervisor in Orange County, the home of Orlando, at half the salary. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel via AP, file)
ORLANDO, Fla. (AP) -- 

The shakeup of Walt Disney World's governing district more than a year after it was taken over by Gov. Ron DeSantis' appointees continued Wednesday with the departure of its board chairman who had been highly critical of Disney.

Martin Garcia's departure as chairman of the Central Florida Tourism Oversight District is coming a week after the district's administrator, Glen Gilzean, left to accept an appointment by DeSantis as interim elections supervisor in Orange County, the home of Orlando, at half his district's $400,000 salary.

Martin didn't respond to an email seeking comment on Wednesday.

In an email, DeSantis' communications director, Bryan Griffin, thanked Garcia for "successfully navigating" the transition of the district from a governing body controlled by Disney supporters to the current iteration controlled by DeSantis appointees.

Garcia "developed a new district focused on transparency and the elimination of More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024
Director Roman Polanski appears at an international film festival, where he promoted his film, "Based on a True Story," in Krakow, Poland, on May 2, 2018. A woman has sued director Polanski, alleging he raped her in his home when she was a minor in 1973. The woman aired the allegations, which the 90-year-old Polanski has denied, in a news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. (AP Photo, File)
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- 

A woman has sued director Roman Polanski, alleging he raped her in his home when she was a minor in 1973.

The woman aired the allegations, which the 90-year-old Polanski has denied, in a news conference with her attorney, Gloria Allred, on Tuesday.

The account is similar to the still-unresolved Los Angeles criminal sexual assault case that prompted Polanski in 1978 to flee to Europe, where he has remained since.

The woman who filed the civil lawsuit said she went to dinner with Polanski, who knew she was under 18, in 1973, months after she had met him at a party. She said Polanski gave her tequila shots at his home beforehand and at the restaurant.

She said she became groggy, and Polanski drove her home. She next remembers lying next to him in his bed.

"He told her that he wanted to have sex with her," the lawsuit says. "Plaintiff, though groggy, told Defendant 'No.' She told him, 'Please don't do this.' He ignored her More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024
Raney Aronson-Rath, from left, Vasilisa Stepanenko, Mstyslav Chernov, Evgeniy Maloletka, Michelle Mizner, and Derl McCrudden accept the award for best documentary feature film for "20 Days in Mariupol" during the Oscars on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- 

The shortened version of the international broadcast of the 96th Oscars faced harsh criticism in Ukraine for omitting the segment announcing the documentary feature award, which went to Mstyslav Chernov's "20 Days in Mariupol."

The documentary, a collaboration between The Associated Press and PBS' "Frontline," is a harrowing first-person account set in the Ukrainian port city during the early days of Russia's invasion in 2022.

Ukraine's public broadcaster Suspilne, the exclusive broadcaster of the Oscars in the country, published a statement of indignation on Monday.

"Our team was shocked and deeply disappointed when we did not see the category for Best Feature Documentary in the international version, where 20 Days in Mariupol was justly awarded," said Lukian Halkin, executive producer of the Suspilne Kultura TV channel.

According to Disney, the official international licensing agent for the Academy of Motion Picture Arts More

  • Tuesday, Mar. 12, 2024
Paul Middleditch
NEW YORK -- 

Paul Middleditch’s fifth feature film, the dramatic comedy Uproar, received a standing ovation at the recent Toronto Film Festival and will be opening in theaters across the U.S. on Friday (3/15). Starring Julian Dennison, who was the lead in Hunt for the Wilderpeople (2016), the highest-grossing New Zealand film in history, Uproar is a rousing coming-of-age story about Josh Waaka, an awkward young New Zealander of mixed Maori and English parentage, played by Dennison, who comes into his own during protests against apartheid and racism in the 1980s. The film costars Minnie Driver as Josh’s mom and Rhys Darby as his teacher. Praised by critics and audiences, Uproar garnered a rare rating of 100% on Rotten Tomatoes.

Loosely based on Middleditch’s experience growing up in New Zealand as a self-described outsider with self-esteem issues, and a high school rugby player, Uproar highlights the intersection More

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