Los Angeles (AFP) â A 97-year-old Mel Brooks accepted a lifetime achievement Oscar in Hollywood on Tuesday, more than half a century after he won his only Academy Award with âThe Producers.â At a black-tie gala, Brooks â who memorably sent up Adolf Hitler in seminal satire âThe Producers,â as well as exposing racial bigotry
Comedy Legend Mel Brooks, âBlazing Saddlesâ Director, Receives Lifetime Achievement Oscar
March 13, 2024 by
Fmr. Obama Acting ICE Director: Numbers ‘Far Bigger’ than ‘Crisis’ Will Continue Unless We Deport People
February 19, 2024 by
On Tuesdayâs broadcast of âCNN News Central,â John Sandweg, who served as acting ICE Director during the Obama administration, stated that the numbers of people coming to the border are âfar, far bigger than we ever dealt with during my time at the department, when that was viewed as a crisis.â And âunless and until
FBI Director Wray Confirms Illegal Alien Terrorists Have Slipped into U.S. Through Southern Border
November 16, 2023 by
Nick Ut/Getty Images Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) Director Christopher Wray confirmed to lawmakers on Wednesday that illegal alien terrorists have, in fact, slipped into the United States via the nationâs southern border with Mexico. During a House Homeland Security Committee hearing, Wray seemingly acknowledged that illegal aliens on the federal governmentâs âTerrorist Watch Listâ
Peter Schweizerâs Director of Research Set to Unveil Results of Two-Year Investigation into Gates, Zuckerberg, Soros
November 8, 2023 by
âSeamus Brunerâs newest investigationâControligarchsâpeers into the future and provides a haunting and revelatory exposĂ© of the leftist eliteâs playbook for the next five years,â Schweizer said. Preeminent investigative journalist Seamus Bruner has worked with Peter Schweizer for more than twelve years. As Schweizerâs top researcher for over a decade, he led the teams behind runaway
Murder of Congressâ Legal Director Rocks Border State in Mexico
October 2, 2023 by
Facebook Authorities in the border state of Nuevo Leon continue investigating the murder of a top politician who served as the legal director for the stateâs congress. The high-profile murder sent shockwaves through political spheres in the state. The murder occurred on Monday night in the suburb of San Nicolas in the Monterrey metropolitan area.
Director Ava DuVernay: International Film Festivals ‘Don’t Care’ About Black Filmmakers’ Stories
September 25, 2023 by
Oscar-nominated director Ava DuVernay is claiming that black filmmakers get discouraged from entering international film festivals because people outside the United States donât care about their stories. DuVernay â director of the Martin Luther King Jr. biopic Selma and various Netflix prestige projects, who walked away from lucrative first-look deals with both Spotify and Warner Bros. â lamented her
Mel Gibson’s ‘John Wick’ TV series casting defended by director after backlash: ‘Not my business’
September 21, 2023 by
The director of “The Continental: From the World of John Wick” defended casting Mel Gibson in the prequel TV series, saying “personal life stuff” is not his business. Albert Hughes, who directed two of the three upcoming episodes, chose Gibson through the “usual” process. “I cast [Gibson] based on his past work that I grew […]
‘Titanic’ director James Cameron breaks silence on submarine disaster
August 27, 2023 by
“Titanic” director James Cameron is speaking out after the search for the missing OceanGate Titan submersible came to a devastating end Thursday. Cameron, 68, found the tragic story of the sub eerily similar to what happened to the doomed ship Titanic in 1912. “Well, I’ve been down there many times,” Cameron told ABC News on […]
Disney Layoffs: Pixar Cuts Director of ‘Lightyear’ Right Before Anniversary of Woke Film’s Box-Office Disaster
August 9, 2023 by
Disney Walt Disneyâs Pixar Animation Studios has cut 75 jobs, including two executives behind Lightyear, a woke revisionist take on a beloved Toy Story character that ended up being a box-office failure. Sources told Reuters of the job cuts on Saturday, which mark the first major job eliminations at the legendary studio in ten years. Lightyear director Angus MacLane had
âTitanicâ Director James Cameron Speaks Out on Titan Sub: âWarnings Went Unheededâ
June 23, 2023 by
âIâm struck by the similarity of the Titanic disaster itself, where the captain was repeatedly warned about ice ahead of his ship,â the Oscar winner told ABC News. Published Jun. 22, 2023 5:03PM ET Dave J Hogan/Getty ImagesTitanic director James Cameron has weighed in on the tragic Titan submersible voyage that now appears to have claimed the lives
âBarryâ Recap: An Oscar-Winning Director Sells Out to Marvel
May 1, 2023 by
Barry has majorly upped its cameo game for this fourth and final season. As if casting one iconic auteur wasnât enoughâGuillermo del Toro, come back!âBill Hader has now brought in another Oscar-winning director.This time, itâs Sian Heder who joins the Barryverse, making an appearance as herself in Sundayâs episode, âit takes a psycho.â But this
Oscar-Winning ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ Director Defends Drag Queens and Drag Children: ‘A Threat to Nobody’
April 6, 2023 by
In the eveningâs most explicitly political moment, Everything Everywhere All at Once co-director Daniel Scheinert defended drag queens and drag children while accepting his Oscar for best director Sunday at the 95th annual Academy Awards. A clearly excited Daniel Scheinert thanked his parents during his speech: âThank for you not squashing my creativity when I was
Director Paul Schrader Says ‘Oscars Mean Less Each Year,’ Cites Academy’s ‘Scramble to Be Woke’
April 6, 2023 by
Following yet another disastrously low-rated Academy Awards, acclaimed filmmaker and screenwriter Paul Schrader offered his own morning-after analysis, declaring that âthe Oscars mean less each yearâ due to the Academyâs financial challenges and âscramble to be woke.â The First Reformed director laid out his case in a Facebook post on Monday. âThe Oscars mean less
NRCC Executive Director Resigns amid Sexual Harassment Allegations
November 20, 2022 by
National Republican Congressional Committee (NRCC) executive director John Billings resigned from the committee amid allegations of sexual impropriety with his female colleagues, Punchbowl News reported. Billings resigned âafter complaints from women about improper behavior,â multiple sources close to the matter told Punchbowl News. Before Billingsâ resignation, âa group of women who worked at the committee complained to
Fauci Stepping Down As Bidenâs Chief Medical Advisor, NIAID Director
October 16, 2022 by
Dr. Anthony Fauci announced Monday that he plans to step down from various government roles in December.Fauci has made comments about leaving his posts in recent months, telling Politico in July that he planned to retire by the end of President Joe Bidenâs term. The 81-year-old made the speculation official on Monday, issuing a press…
Armed Men Attempt to Rob News Crew While Interviewing Oaklandâs Director of Violence Prevention
July 1, 2021 by
Just hours after Oakland, California, Police Chief LeRonne Armstrong held a news conference on Monday to slam city officials for cutting the police budget as crimes surge in the municipality, a news crew interviewing the director of the Department of Violence Prevention were the victims of a robbery attempt in broad daylight. Two armed men…
Team USA Basketball Director Says LeBron James Unlikely to Play in Olympics Ever Again
July 1, 2021 by
USA Basketball managing director Jerry Colangelo said Wednesday that it is unlikely that LeBron James will ever play for Team USA at the Olympics again. Colangelo made his comments based on Jamesâ advancing years. âFather Time takes its toll,â Colangelo told ESPNâs Keyshawn, JWill and Zubin. âIf youâre a human being, your body is built…
Obamaâs BLM Director Says Biden Nominee Should Be Disqualified For Her Involvement In 1989 âEco-Terrorismâ Case
June 18, 2021 by
Former Bureau of Land Management Director Bob Abbey said President Joe Bidenâs nominee to lead the agency should be disqualified due to her involvement in an âeco-terrorismâ case in her early 20s. âTo put someone in that position that has this type of resume will just bring needless controversy that is not good for the…
âItâs A Free-For-Allâ: Dana Bash Presses CDC Director On Leaving Locals To Fend For Themselves On Mask Rules
May 16, 2021 by
CNN host Dana Bash pressed Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky on Sunday for the âmixed messageâ people and businesses are receiving with regards to mask mandates. The Thursday move by the CDC that updated its guidance to allow vaccinated people to dispense with masks has âset off confusion for…
NIH Director: We Never Approved Support for Gain of Function on Coronavirus, ‘Can’t Absolutely Prevent’ Someone Who Wants to Deceive
May 15, 2021 by
On Fridayâs broadcast of the Fox News Channelâs âSpecial Report,â NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins stated that the NIH did not approve âany grant that would have supported gain of function research on dangerous coronaviruses to see if they could be more transmissible or lethal for individuals in the human species.â Collins did say that…
CDC Director: Our Data ‘Suggests That Vaccinated People Do Not Carry the Virus’
March 30, 2021 by
On Mondayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âRachel Maddow Show,â CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that CDC data released earlier in the day âsuggests that vaccinated people do not carry the virus, donât get sick, and that itâs not just in the clinical trials, but itâs also in real-world data.â Walensky said, âIâm so impressed with…
NIH Director: ‘Hopeful’ about July 4 Goal, ‘But There Are Clouds’ Like States Lifting Mask Mandates
March 15, 2021 by
On Saturdayâs broadcast of MSNBCâs âVelshi,â NIH Director Dr. Francis Collins stated that we should shoot for having July 4 gatherings, and he is âhopeful.â âBut there are clouds on that horizonâ like some states lifting mask mandates. Collins said, â[I]f, in fact, by May 1, everybody can start signing up, and by the end…
CDC Director: We’re ‘Being Extra Cautious’ with Guidance on Vaccinated People Travelling
March 12, 2021 by
On Thursdayâs broadcast of CNNâs âAC360,â CDC Director Dr. Rochelle Walensky stated that the agency is âbeing extra cautious right nowâ with its guidance on whether fully vaccinated people can travel. Walensky said, âYou know, weâre looking at the data carefully with regard to travel. What we do know is that thereâs more â thereâs…
Twitter Blacklists Trump Campaign and Digital Director Gary Coby
January 10, 2021 by
Twitter has banned President Donald Trumpâs official campaign account and the campaignâs Digital Director, Gary Coby. The platform permanently banned Trump earlier on Friday evening. Twitterâs suspension of accounts essentially censors the historical record by removing all the accountsâ tweets from being publicly accessed. The Trump campaignâs Twitter profile published a statement from Trump on Friday…
CDC Director Dr. Robert Redfield Calls Again for In-School Learning
December 3, 2020 by
The director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) repeated his call for schools to open for in-person learning, asserting that schools are not a major cause of coronavirus contagion. âYou know, I was very disappointed in New York when they closed schools, when they hit their three percent point,â said Dr. Robert…
WAS CIA DIRECTOR GINA HASPLE ARRESTED AFTER SHE WAS INJURED IN CIA RAID?
December 1, 2020 by
The building had no guards and was unprotected. Hasple pulled in some private special military trained security forces to protect the building from such a suspected raid. When the raid happened Hasple was there. 5 of our special forces troops along with a CIA official were killed in the raid. Haspel was injured. I try […]
Former CIA Director John O. Brennan Says Murder Of Iranian Nuclear Scientist Was âA Criminal Actâ
November 30, 2020 by
November 27, 2020 6:19 PM ET Former CIA Director John O. Brennan said the killing of Dr. Mohsen Fakhrizadeh-Mahabadi was a âcriminal actâ and âhighly recklessâ while warning Iran not to retaliate in a tweet Friday. âThis was a criminal act & highly reckless. It risks lethal retaliation & a new round of regional conflict.…
Trump revokes security clearance for former CIA director John Brennan.
August 15, 2018 by
President Trump has revoked the security clearance for former CIA director John Brennan, the White House announced Wednesday, in the first decision to come from a review of access for several top Obama-era intelligence and law enforcement officials. White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders read a statement on behalf of the president during the start […]
Former ICE Director Calls Socialist Ocasio-Cortez âUn-Americanâ For Plan To Shut Down ICE.
July 19, 2018 by
Democratic Socialist congressional candidate Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York is demanding people occupy Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices until illegal immigrant children are reunited with their families. Ocasio-Cortez said in a recent interview âWe have to have a rapid response. And I think every day that we go on, especially a day when something that […]
James A. Wolfe, former Senate Intel panel security director, indicted for allegedly lying to FBI.
June 13, 2018 by
A former security director for the Senate Intelligence Committee — who was in charge of maintaining all classified information from the Executive Office to the panel — was indicted for allegedly giving false statements to FBI agents looking into possible leaks to reporters, the Justice Department announced Thursday night. James A. Wolfe, 58, served as […]