‘Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse': Francis Ford Coppola's Chaos in 4K
The two documentaries share a sense that the films they are about are inextricable from the wild circumstances of their production, the movies and their making fusing into fever dreams of ego and anguish, debt and danger, long days and longer odds that the projects at hand will ever see the light of the silver screen. But whereas to my eyes 'Burden of Dreams' eclipses 'Fitzcarraldo' in artistic interest, 'Hearts of Darkness' is the story of a masterpiece, one arguably flawed and assuredly visionary.
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James Bond Movies With Sean Connery, Renee Zellweger-Directed Short Set for Edinburgh Fest
The world premiere of a new animated short film directed by Renée Zellweger, called They, six James Bond movies starring the late Sean Connery screened in a special strand, and 'In Conversation' events with the likes of Andrew and Kevin Macdonald, Andrea Arnold, Ben Wheatley and Andy Starke, and Nia DaCosta will all be part of this year's 78th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival. Among the movies in the program this year are the likes of Piotr Winiewicz's About a Hero with Vicky Krieps, which was written by an AI system trained in Werner Herzog's works, Eddie Marsan and Sam Claflin-starring 'brooding, stylish thriller' All the Devils Are Here from Barnaby Roper, Jan-Ole Gerster's Islands, 'a mysterious and Highsmith-esque existential thriller,' Urška Djukic's debut feature and coming-of-age film Little Trouble Girls, and Elliot Tuttle's Blue Film, starring Kieron Moore and Reed Birney. More from The Hollywood Reporter 'Squid Game' Star Yim Si-Wan on Learning to "Love the Hate" Fans Feel for His Character Bob Vylan Dropped From Europe Music Festivals in Wake of "Death to the IDF" Controversy True Brit Entertainment Touts 'The Death of Robin Hood,' 'Christmas Karma,' Slate Investment Documentaries screening at Edinburgh include 'Sepideh Farsi's wrenching and timely documentary Put Your Soul on Your Hand and Walk [that] chronicles disarmingly frank and intimate video calls with young Palestinian photojournalist Fatma Hassona' and Gar O'Rourke's Sanatorium, 'a thoughtful, humane documentary offering a unique perspective on the current situation in Ukraine.' The festival is led by CEO and fest director Paul Ridd and fest producer Emma Boa. '43 new feature films, 18 feature film world premieres, including 10 world premieres competing for The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence, six special retrospective screenings, James Bond on the big screen and a celebration of the work of filmmaker Budd Boetticher, six short film programs, including The Thelma Schoonmaker Prize for Short Filmmaking Excellence competition, the presentation of new short form work by the inaugural NFTS Sean Connery Lab, and the world premiere of a new animated film by Renée Zellweger,' Edinburgh summarized its lineup. Also, the popular Midnight Madness screenings will return to the Scottish festival, which runs Aug. 14-20. All six Connery James Bond films will be shown on the big screen in a special strand dubbed 'Sacred Bonds,' including 4K restorations of Dr. No, From Russia With Love, Thunderball, and You Only Live Twice. The other films are Goldfinger and Diamonds Are Forever. 'All [will be] introduced by a series of soon-to-be-announced special guests,' the fest said. The fest previously unveiled an opening night film, Eva Victor's Sorry, Baby, and a closing film, Paul Sng's Irvine Welsh documentary Reality Is Not Enough. Check out key parts of the Edinburgh film fest lineup below. Opening Films Sorry, Baby | UK Premiere Director: Eva Victor. Narrative Feature. Cast: Eva Victor, Naomi Ackie, Lucas Hedges. United States, Spain, France. 2025. 1hr 44min. English. Bulk | World Premiere | Midnight Madness Director: Ben Wheatley. Narrative Feature. Cast: Alexandra Maria Lara, Sam Riley, Noah Taylor, Mark Monero. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 31min. English. Closing Films Reality Is Not Enough | World Premiere | Midnight Madness Director: Paul Sng. Documentary Feature. Cast: Irvine Welsh, Stephen Graham, Nick Cave, Maxine Peake, Olivia Caw, Ruth Negga. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 28min. English. The Toxic Avenger | World Premiere | Midnight Madness Director: Macon Blair. Narrative Feature. Cast: Peter Dinklage, Kevin Bacon, Elijah Wood, Julia Davis. United States. 2023. 1hr 42min. English. Screening with: TOE | World Premiere Director: Elly Howard. Narrative Short. Cast: Greta Titelman, Mikael Mattsson. United States. 2024. 13min. English The Sean Connery Prize for Feature Filmmaking Excellence Best Boy | World Premiere Director: Jesse Noah Klein. Narrative Feature. Cast: Lise Roy, Aaron Abrams, Caroline Dhavernas, Dylan Smith, Marc Bendavid. Canada. 2024. 1hr 31min. English. Blue Film | World Premiere Director: Elliot Tuttle. Narrative Feature. Cast: Kieron Moore, Reed Birney. United States. 2025. 1hr 28min. English. Concessions | World Premiere Director: Mas Bouzidi. Narrative Feature. Cast: Rob Riordan, Jonathan Lorenzo Price, Lana Rockwell, Michael Madsen. United States. 2025. 1hr 31min. English. In Transit | World Premiere Director: Jaclyn Bethany. Narrative Feature. 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Two Neighbors | World Premiere Director: Ondine Viñao. Narrative Feature. Cast: Chloe Cherry, Anya Chalotra, Ralph Ineson. United Kingdom, United States. 2025. 1hr 44min. English. Out of Competition About A Hero | UK Premiere Director: Piotr Winiewicz. Documentary Feature. Denmark, Germany, United States. 2024. 1hr German with English subtitles. All The Devils Are Here | World Premiere Director: Barnaby Roper. Narrative Feature. Cast: Eddie Marsan, Sam Claflin, Burn Gorman, Tienne Simon, Suki Waterhouse, Rory Kinnear. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 27min. English Lynda Myles Celebrates After This Death | UK Premiere Director: Lucio Castro. Narrative Feature. Cast: Mia Maestro, Lee Pace, Rupert Friend. United States. 2025. 1hr 36min. English, Spanish with English subtitles. Brides | European Premiere Director: Nadia Fall. Narrative Feature. Cast: Ebada Hassan, Safiyya Ingar. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 33min. English, Turkish with English subtitles. Case 137 | International Premiere Director: Dominik Moll. Narrative Feature. Cast: Léa Drucker, Yoann Blanc, Guslagie Malanda. France. 2025. 1hr 55min. French with English subtitles. Christy | UK Premiere Director: Brendan Canty. Narrative Feature. Cast: Danny Power, Diarmuid Noyes, Emma Willis. Ireland, United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 34min. English. Crushed | World Premiere Director: Simon Rumley. Narrative Feature. Cast: Steve Oram, Margaux Dietrich, Sahajak Boonthanakit. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 41min. English. Cutting Through Rocks | UK Premiere Director: Sara Khaki, Mohammadreza Eyni. Documentary Feature. Featuring: Sara Shahverdi. Iran, Germany, United States, Netherlands, Qatar, Chile, Canada. 2025. 1hr 34min. Persian (Farsi), Azerbaijani with English subtitles. Deaf | UK Premiere Director: Eva Libertad. Narrative Feature. Cast: Alvaro Cervantes, Miriam Garlo. Spain. 2025. 1hr 39min. Spanish with English subtitles. Screening with: Bumblebee | UK Premiere Director: Fon Cortizo. Narrative Short. Cast: Cory Mañá, Machi Salgado. Spain. 2024. 19min. Galician with English subtitle Dragonfly | UK Premiere Director: Paul Andrew Williams. Narrative Feature. Cast: Andrea Riseborough, Jason Watkins, Brenda Blethyn. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 38min. English. Fires of the Moon | World Premiere Director: Christopher Forster. Narrative Feature. Cast: Huw Ynyr, Elin Prichard, Annes Elwy, Dylan Morrison Jones. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 25min. Welsh with English subtitles. The Golden Spurtle | UK Premiere Director: Constantine Costi. Documentary Feature. Featuring: Charlie Miller, the people of Carrbridge. United Kingdom, Australia. 2025. 1hr 15min. English. Grow | World Premiere Director: John McPhail. Narrative Feature. Cast: Priya-Rose Brookwell, Golda Rosheuvel, Nick Frost, Jane Horrocks, Alan Carr, Joe Wilkinson, Sanjeev Kohli, Dominic McLaughlin. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 47min. English. Growing Down | UK Premiere Director: Bálint Dániel Sós. Narrative Feature. 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Cast: Samuel Blenkin, Emily Carey, Christine Bottomley. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 13min. English. Screening with: Terence | UK Premiere Director: Edem Kelman. Narrative Short. Cast: Terence Nzaji-Egnie. United Kingdom. 2024. 15min. English Put Your Soul On Your Hand and Walk | UK Premiere Director: Sepideh Farsi. Documentary Feature. Featuring: Fatma Hassona. France, Palestine, Iran. 2025. 1hr 50min. Sanatorium | UK Premiere Director: Gar O'Rourke. Documentary Feature. Ireland, Ukraine, France. 2025. 1hr 31min. Ukrainian with English subtitles. Surviving Earth | European Premiere Director: Thea Gajić. Narrative Feature. Cast: Slavko Sobin, Olive Gray, Stuart Martin. United Kingdom. 2024. 1hr 40min. English, Serbian with English subtitles. Screening with: Truckload | U.K. Premiere Director: Aella Jordan-Edge. Narrative Short. Cast: Evie Jones, Jodie Whittaker, Joe Dempsie. United Kingdom. 2025. 19min. English. Walk With Me | UK Premiere Director: Heidi Levitt. Documentary Feature. Featuring: Heidi Levitt, Charlie Hess. United States.2024. 1hr 30min. Young Mothers | International Premiere Director: Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne. Narrative Feature. Cast: Babette Verbeek, Janaina Halloy Fokan, Samia Hilmi, Elsa Houben, Lucie Laruelle. Belgium, France. 2025. 1hr 45min. Zodiac Killer Project | UK Premiere Director: Charlie Shackleton. Documentary Feature. United Kingdom, United States. 2025. 1hr 32min. English. Midnight Madness See above for The Toxic Avenger Dead Lover | UK Premiere Director: Grace Glowicki. Narrative Feature. Cast: Grace Glowicki, Ben Petrie, Lowen Morrow. Canada. 2025. 1hr 22min. English. Screening with: Death's Peak | World Premiere Director: Willy Fair. Animation Short. Cast: Simon Pavelich. United Kingdom. 2025. 9min I Live Here Now | The Evolution of Horror and EIFF present | UK Premiere Director: Julie Pacino. Narrative Feature. Cast: Lucy Fry, Matt Rife, Madeline Brewer, Sheryl Lee. United States. 2025. 1hr 32min. English. Screening with: Drainomania | UK Premiere Director: Christopher Greenslate. Narrative Short. Cast: Gabrielle Maiden, Sally Maersk. United States. 2025. 15min. English. Odyssey | European Premiere Director: Gerard Johnson. Narrative Feature. Cast: Polly Maberly, Mikael Persbrandt, Jasmine Blackborow. United Kingdom. 2025. 1hr 50min. English. Screening with: Sleazy Tiger | World Premiere Director: James Ley. Narrative Short. Cast: Jay Newton, Jack Douglas, Alan Cumming. United Kingdom. 2024. 15min. Redux Redux | UK Premiere Directors: Matthew McManus, Kevin McManus. Narrative Feature. Cast: Michaela McManus, Stella Marcus. United States. 2025. 1hr 47min. English. Screening with: Em & Selma Go Griffin Hunting | UK Premiere Director: Alex Thompson. Narrative Short. Cast: Pollyanna McIntosh, Milly Shapiro. United States. 2025. 18min. English. 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Diddy insider Mark Geragos admits 'the only thing' that surprised him about the verdict
Sean "Diddy" Combs was acquitted Wednesday of racketeering and sex trafficking charges following a two-month-long federal trial. Backed by a "dream team" group of defense lawyers, the rapper was facing life in prison if convicted of the three charges, but a jury handed down a guilty verdict on two of the lesser charges of transportation to engage in prostitution. High-profile criminal defense lawyer Mark Geragos – a longtime Diddy acquaintance and father of lead attorney, Teny Geragos – closely followed the case, and told Fox News Digital that the jury "absolutely" made the right decision. More than 10 hours into deliberations, the 12-person jury told Judge Arun Subramanian Tuesday that "unpersuadable" opinions prevented them from reaching a unanimous verdict on the biggest charge. Multiple notes were passed to the court from the jurors, with Judge Subramanian ultimately advising continued deliberations until a verdict was reached. While it was unclear at the time what the verdict was, Geragos admitted to feeling somewhat uneasy. "When I heard they were hung on the RICO and had verdicts on the other four, at first I was not confident until I read the note," Geragos said. "Once I read that note, I figured at that point that they would … I thought that they would hang on because, you know, they use the term, unpersuadeable jurors on both sides. "That indicated to me that they had split the verdicts on the other four counts. The only thing that surprised me is how quickly they came back on the RICO with a not guilty." The following morning, roughly two hours into deliberations, jurors reached a verdict and found Diddy not guilty of racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking, with guilty verdicts on both counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. The judge joked that he assumed Diddy did not want to return to MDC Brooklyn, to which the rapper shook his head very exaggeratedly and then looked up with his hands together as if praying. After the judge left, Diddy knelt down with his arms on the chair in front of him. He then got up, faced the gallery and started clapping. The courtroom opened up in applause and cheers for him. WATCH: Criminal defense attorney Mark Geragos weighs in on Diddy trial A hearing next week will determine a sentencing date where Diddy could face up to 20 years in prison. The government requested a term between 51-63 months, while Diddy's defense is seeking a 21-27 month term. Still, Geragos guessed both of those numbers were far off base. "Frankly, I think this case isn't worth anywhere close to either of those calculations. But even if he gets it, he's a prime candidate for some of the federal programs that are out there actually initiated by this administration and this administration's prior iteration," Geragos said. "So there are programs there that he could take advantage of, and I'm sure he will. I mean he's had enormous amount of time – I call it a time out – and he's used it productively. He's reading, he's thinking, he is talking. I know it doesn't seem like it now, but I think in retrospect, when he's out, it'll be very, very productive." It's unclear when Diddy will be sentenced and what term he faces following the court victory, which Geragos chalked up to the defense team setting the framework before testimony even began. "I've always said that cases like this are won or lost in jury selection, and so I think that the jury selection was instrumental," Geragos said. "And then look, I'm biased. I think that my daughter delivered the opening statement and, frankly, from where I sat, and I watched it, I don't think the prosecution ever recovered from that opening statement. There are a lot of studies that say jurors make up their minds 90% of the time after the close of the opening statement." Geragos added, "And by the way, I don't want to denigrate Mark Agnifalo. He did a tour de force on that closing that had him literally rolling in the aisles. So it was a pretty amazing book end." During opening statements of Diddy's trial, which began on May 5, Teny asked the jury to consider the federal charges, not the choices of an at-times violent man. "Sean Combs is a complicated man, but this is not a complicated case," Teny told the court. "This case is about love, jealousy, infidelity and money. This case is about voluntary adult choices made by capable adults and consensual relationships. This case is about those real-life relationships, and the government is trying to turn those relationships into a racketeering case, a prostitution case and a sex trafficking case. It will not work." She noted that Diddy "has a bad temper" and at times gets "so angry or so jealous that he is out of control," but she emphasized that the "Victory" rapper was not charged with "being mean." "He is not charged with being a jerk. He's charged with running a racketeering enterprise," Teny said. "And though there was violence that you are going to hear about, you already have, that violence is not part of any RICO. That violence is not connected to sex trafficking and that violence is not prostitution."
Forbes
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What Time Is ‘A Capitol Fourth' 4th Of July Special? How To Watch
Fourth of July, US Independence Day fireworks are seen over the US Capitol and National Monument in ... More Washington, DC on July 4, 2013. AFP Photo/Paul J. Richards (Photo by Paul J. RICHARDS / AFP) (Photo by PAUL J. RICHARDS/AFP via Getty Images) America's annual 4th of July celebration A Capitol Fourth is airing on free TV and streaming on Friday. Where can you watch the festivities live? The official summary for A Capitol Fourth notes that 'the all-star event features patriotic and musical performances across genres, including pop, country, R&B, classical, and Broadway, with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of premier pops conductor Jack Everly. 'The 45th anniversary of A Capitol Fourth, the National Independence Day Celebration, will be capped off by the greatest display of fireworks for America's biggest birthday party." A Capitol Fourth will begin airing on free TV on all PBS stations on Friday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT. The event is also streaming on the PBS app, and on PBS' YouTube channel, which is embedded below. Who Is Performing During 'A Capitol Fourth' On The 4th Of July? In addition to the National Symphony Orchestra, A Capitol Fourth will also feature several performers. Scheduled to play at the event are the iconic pop group The Beach Boys, gospel legend Yolanda Adams, country music star Josh Turner and jazz star Trombone Shorty. Also scheduled to perform at A Capitol Fourth is the Rock and Rock Hall of Fame singing group The Temptations, Christian music performer Lauren Daigle, the hit country music duo LOCASH and 2024 American Idol winner Abi Carter. In addition to a fireworks celebration at A Capitol Fourth, the event will feature the Choral Arts Society of Washington, Patrick Lundy & The Ministers of Music, The United States Army Band, the U.S. Army Herald Trumpets, the Joint Armed Forces Chorus and the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery. A Capitol Fourth will be hosted by The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air star and Dancing with the Stars TV host Alfonso Ribeiro. A Capitol Fourth begins airing on broadcast on PBS on Friday at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT and will stream live on the PBS app, and on PBS' YouTube channel.
