In “Yes,” an Israeli Filmmaker Charges Israel with Self-Satisfied Brutality

In “Yes,” an Israeli Filmmaker Charges Israel with Self-Satisfied Brutality

That delirious excess befits the essence of Lapid’s method, which is a fusion of fiction with indigestibly and irreducibly nonfictional elements. That method was also evident in his previous feature, “Ahed’s Knee” (2021), in which a filmmaker (likewise referred to as Y) confronts censorship in Israel’s cultural bureaucracy while contending with his mother’s grave illness….

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FKA twigs Seeks to Break NDA With Shia LaBeouf

Photo: Leon Bennett/Getty Images for The Recording Academy FKA Twigs is utilizing California’s Stand Together Against Non-Disclosure (STAND) Act to get out of what she says is an illegal NDA from ex-partner Shia LaBeouf. As part of the settlement of her 2020 lawsuit against LaBeouf, Twigs (legal name Tahliah Barnett) signed a nondisclosure agreement. LaBeouf…

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'Police Woman' Actor Was 86

‘Police Woman’ Actor Was 86

Ed Bernard, an actor best known for roles on the TV series “Police Woman” and “The White Shadow,” died on Jan. 23 in Northridge, Calif. He was 86.  News of Bernard’s death was confirmed by his son, Edward B. Bernard.  “While the world knew him as a star, his family knew him as a devoted…

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