Media figures face controversies while releasing new creative work

by Soraya Ellingham About Soraya EllinghamNovember 9, 20266 links · ~38 min read · ~1 min for the TL;DR

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TL;DR

Ava DuVernay followed up her documentary 13th with a project examining the 14th amendment and efforts by the Trump administration to dismantle birthright citizenship.
Léa Seydoux stars as a concert pianist whose life unravels after her husband faces criminal accusations in the film Gentle Monster.
Channel 4 cancelled Married at First Sight UK after a BBC Panorama investigation presented allegations from three former cast members.
Hayley Williams released a black-and-white music video for her track Dream Girl in Shibuya, from Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party.
Dylan Skolnick returned as co-director of the Cinema Arts Centre after protests and boycotts erupted over his firing.
Charlie Brooker and Diane Morgan discussed cinema, working with J-Lo, and artificial intelligence as Philomena Cunk returned for a new series on film.

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Entertainment and media figures are confronting political pressures, institutional conflicts, and creative changes across film, television, and music. The Guardian's 10-minute read article reports that film-maker Ava DuVernay created a documentary on the 14th amendment addressing the Trump administration's attempts to dismantle birthright citizenship. In film exhibition, IndieWire's 2-minute read article by Brent Lang notes that Dylan Skolnick was reinstated as co-director of the Cinema Arts Centre after public protests and boycotts followed his firing. In television, BBC News's 6-minute read article explains that Channel 4 axed Married at First Sight UK after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former participants.

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the Guardian10 min read‘I’ve seen people in my neighbourhood pulled out of their cars’: Ava DuVernay on the cruelty and brutality of Trump’s America
Ten years after her landmark political documentary 13th, the film-maker delivers a follow-up on the 14th amendment – and the Trump administration’s attempts to dismantle…

NPR5 min readIn 'Gentle Monster,' a pervert's normality is the horrifying factor
Léa Seydoux talks about what she calls her first "complex" lead role in English in the film Gentle Monster. She plays a concert pianist whose life falls apart after her husband is…

BBC News6 min readMarried at First Sight UK: Relief, tears and sadness - how cast reacted to Channel 4 show being axed
The show was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.

Pitchfork1 min readHayley Williams Drops “Dream Girl in Shibuya” Video
The Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party track just got a black-and-white visual to match

Hattie Lindert · curated 1 time

IndieWire2 min readDylan Skolnick Returning as Co-Director of the Cinema Arts Centre Following Protests and Boycotts
Dylan Skolnick, who was fired by the Cinema Arts Centre, has been reinstated as its director following protests and boycotts.

Brent Lang · curated 1 time

the Guardian13 min read‘Let’s take Alexa out into the garden and smash it with a shoe’: Charlie Brooker and Diane Morgan take aim at Hollywood, AI ... and each other
As deadpan spoof documentarian Philomena Cunk returns with a new series on cinema, her creators discuss meeting J-Lo, their worst ever jobs – and why artificial intelligence is…

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NPR5 min readIn 'Gentle Monster,' a pervert's normality is the horrifying factorLéa Seydoux talks about what she calls her first "complex" lead role in English in the film Gentle Monster. She plays a concert pianist whose life falls apart after her husband is…

BBC News6 min readMarried at First Sight UK: Relief, tears and sadness - how cast reacted to Channel 4 show being axedThe show was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.

Pitchfork1 min readHayley Williams Drops “Dream Girl in Shibuya” VideoThe Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party track just got a black-and-white visual to match

IndieWire2 min readDylan Skolnick Returning as Co-Director of the Cinema Arts Centre Following Protests and BoycottsDylan Skolnick, who was fired by the Cinema Arts Centre, has been reinstated as its director following protests and boycotts.

NPR5 min readIn 'Gentle Monster,' a pervert's normality is the horrifying factor
Léa Seydoux talks about what she calls her first "complex" lead role in English in the film Gentle Monster. She plays a concert pianist whose life falls apart after her husband is…

BBC News6 min readMarried at First Sight UK: Relief, tears and sadness - how cast reacted to Channel 4 show being axed
The show was cancelled after a BBC Panorama investigation heard allegations from three former cast members.

Pitchfork1 min readHayley Williams Drops “Dream Girl in Shibuya” Video
The Ego Death at a Bachelorette Party track just got a black-and-white visual to match

IndieWire2 min readDylan Skolnick Returning as Co-Director of the Cinema Arts Centre Following Protests and Boycotts
Dylan Skolnick, who was fired by the Cinema Arts Centre, has been reinstated as its director following protests and boycotts.