Mosfilm is not only Russia’s main and largest film studio; it’s the historical birthplace of Soviet and Russian cinema. This year, the film studio is celebrating its centenary. To this day, Mosfilm’s brilliant comedies make people laugh, the touching love stories make us cry, and philosophical arthouse films give food …
Read More »Does Hollywood star Jason Statham know the real reason why he has so many fans in Russia?
Many of us spend an entire lifetime trying to get famous. But in today’s social media-obsessed world, an arguably bigger achievement isn’t making it in Hollywood or winning an Oscar – it’s becoming a meme. Luckily for Jason Statham (and at the risk of getting him canceled by the Western …
Read More »Hollywood abandoned Russia one year ago, but the country’s box office has just set an all time record: How did this happen?
Over the past year, many Western companies have left Russia. This hasn’t just affected the economy, it has also altered the cultural landscape. The film industry is no exception. Without Western premieres and streaming services, the country is reconsidering its approach to the film business. Russia has many examples to look to …
Read More »Comedian slams Hollywood over mass shootings
Popular HBO comedian Bill Maher skewered Hollywood liberals for allegedly glorifying gun violence, and especially revenge in their films, then acting shocked when real-life imitators crop up. He partially blamed the violence-saturated movies being marketed to young men for the high levels of gun violence in the US, during his …
Read More »Hollywood actor urges billionaires to buy fighter jets for Ukraine
American actor Sean Penn has called on a wealthy philanthropist to come forward with $500 million to procure at least two squadrons of fighter planes as well as missile defense systems for Ukraine, following President Volodymyr Zelensky’s repeated pleas to the US for just such a gift. “One billionaire could …
Read More »January 6 movie is the next chapter in ‘Hollywood’s history’ of America
As the old saying goes, “history is written by the victors.” Modern America has reimagined it, however, into something like “history may be made by the victors, but is written by the loudest.” And there is no denying that Hollywood and the corporate US media command the largest megaphone in …
Read More »New ‘Mission: Impossible’ invokes decades-old CIA-Hollywood link
Recent editions of Production Weekly – a Hollywood publication that charts in-production film and TV projects – have revealed a tantalising detail about ‘Mission: Impossible 8’, which is currently filming. The working title for the latest entry in the Tom Cruise franchise is ‘Scorpio’, a curious choice given that the …
Read More »Sean Penn slams Hollywood over ‘societal cannibalism’
Sean Penn is well known for his left-wing activism, but the Hollywood star thinks that the #MeToo movement has become a tool of destruction, no matter how deserving some of its targets were. “There is a cycle of what happens, in terms of societal cannibalism … what we do to …
Read More »Hollywood star sorry for outburst against ‘illiterate’ red state
Midler is one of many liberal activists to blast West Virginia’s Manchin since the Republican senator said he is refusing to support President Joe Biden’s Build Back Better plan, making it nearly impossible for the massive spending package to pass the Senate any time soon. Manchin, according to Midler, represents …
Read More »Shots fired in the heart of Hollywood
The incident happened at around 6:30pm when a group of music lovers gathered at Fernandez’s star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. A man fired his rifle several times from the balcony of his apartment across the street, the LAPD said. No one was hurt in the shooting, with officers …
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