White Crow is a passion project for the actor and director. Starring talented Russian ballet dancer Oleg Ivenko, it takes a beautifully understated look at the period building to Nureyev’s infamous defection to the West in 1961. Nureyev remains the most famous male dancer (ballet or otherwise) of the modern age, yet battled his own demons as much as the oppression […]
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Star Wars 9 leaks: Major scene hints from 'FINAL filming days' amid title and trailer wait
Images have emerged on social media, claiming to be of the blockbuster’s set in Black Park. The location is in Buckinghamshire near Slough and has long been rumbled as a site being used by writer-director JJ Abrams for some major sequences in the sequel trilogy finale. This latest crop of images and videos suggests we’re […]
Accused 'Russian agent' Butina allowed phone calls, but not dental help, after 19 days' detention
Embassy officials that visited Russian gun activist Maria Butina in US jail on Thursday said that the 29-year-old, who has been in custody for over two weeks, was allowed to make calls, was being denied the help of a dentist. Thursday marks 19 days since Butina, charged with acting as an agent of the Russian […]
Happy Days' Erin Moran Dead at 56
Erin Moran, best known to TV audiences for her role as Joanie Cunningham on the classic sitcom Happy Days, has died, TMZ reports. She was 56. Moran rose to fame when she was cast as the younger sister of Ron Howard’s Richie Cunningham on Happy Days, which ran for 11 seasons between 1974 and 1984. She later co-starred […]
Where Does 'the First 100 Days' Come From, Anyway?
The countdown is on. There are 67 days left in Donald Trump’s first 100 days as president (which, if you happen to be keeping track, end on April 29). How did the first 100 days become the sine qua non of a new president’s success? Well, the story begins with an autocrat and moves to […]