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During red carpet interviews for his latest Western film, actor Viggo Mortensen expressed his support for Ukraine and slammed 'Russian violence.' The Lord of The Rings actor wore the Ukrainian trident symbol, the country's coat of arms, on his shirt at the Glasgow Film Festival. The 65-year-old said: "We support them against Russian imperialism against those who deny it.' In Russia, but especially outside of Russia,'s. Republicans in the United States have attempted to block military assistance to Ukraine in the midst of a political contest with Democrats in Congress over migrant rights. However, the actor would not be able to discuss what leaders in the West should be doing to support the eastern European country.

After Netflix's debut on the streaming platform at the start of this month, fans are lauding an Oscar-winning film as one of the best films they've ever seen. The picture in question, which was released in 2018 to burgeoning critical acclaim, had blown cinema-lovers away. They expressed their admiration for a film that, despite receiving an Academy Award, was not as well-received by the public as some of the more recent launches.

Dakota Johnson stepped out to do some grocery shopping on Sunday afternoon, and she was the picture of tranquility. The 33-year-old actress was seen leaving a Malibu supermarket carrying a massive watermelon back to her vehicle. The actress comes just one week after she appeared on the red carpet of the Toronto International Film Festival for the premiere of her latest film Daddio.

With the summer coming to an end, the awards season is heating up in Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, with key festivals starting in the coming days and weeks. The red carpet will certainly look different this year, with the WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes still in force, but both guilds' strike regulations prohibiting the selling of any films from the companies represented by the AMPTP. However, several of the films debuting at the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) are independent, with a number of actors and actresses finding interim contracts that will allow them to walk he red carpet and promote their films.

Fans of The Lord of the Rings have erupted over a decision to make Aragorn black in a new collectible card game. Magic: The Gathering's latest Aragorn will be included on a collectible card that will make up part of a series of Lord of the Rings-themed cards. In a tweet on Monday from an account operated by the franchise, which was launched in 1993 and is now a Hasbro affiliate.

In the forthcoming thriller film Assassination, Courtney Love is expected to return to the big screen after a nearly five-year absence from films. According to Deadline, the 58-year-old performer will appear alongside John Travolta, Al Pacino, Viggo Mortensen, and Shia LaBeouf in the project, which will be seen during the forthcoming Cannes Film Festival. The frontwoman of Hole, who recently commemorated Kurt Cobain's death, will collaborate with director David Mamet and co-scriptwriter Nicholas Celozzi.

The mafia film genre has traditionally revolved around key figures that make up organized crime in various contexts, locations, and cultures, with a dash of family life and a generous portion of violence included in the storylines. The period dates back to the beginnings of film, but it was embraced by filmmakers like Francis Ford Coppola and Martin Scorsese in the 1970s and beyond. The mafia genre has continued to defy stereotypes and incorporate elements from different film genres, such as suspense or comedy, over the years. "Mafia Mamma," the new mafia film, which opened in theaters on April 14, features a classic glimpse at the Italian mafia with a refreshing, comedic tone from Toni Collette and Monica Bellucci. Kristin, Colette's character, has unexpectedly inherits her deceased grandfather's mafia empire in Calabria, Italy, and must assume the role as a mob boss without having any experience or knowledge of the lifestyle.

The mother of the Thai cave rescue survivor who died in the United Kingdom has expressed sadness over her son's death. Thanapron Phromthep (left) said this morning that she had not slept since her son's sudden death of Duangt Phromthep, 17, (right) following a 'accident' in Leicestershire on February 14. The 17-year-old, former Wild Boars football team captain, was rescued in 2018 from the flooded Tham Luang cave system (inset bottom), after being pulled from te cave in northern Thailand by British divers. Dom was enrolled at Brooke House College in Market Harborough, Leicestershire, at the time of his death. "I haven't slept," the devastationous Thanapron said. It's so difficult for us.'

Vernon Unsworth, (right), a British diver who helped in the rescue of a young football team from a Thai cave five years ago, has paid tribute to the survivor who died this week. Duangphet Promthep, 17, (left), died in the United Kingdom on Tuesday after suffering a 'head injury' and being found unconscious over the weekend. In 2018, Dom, a teen, was one of the 12 boys rescued from the flooded Tham Luang cave system in northern Thailand. They were held for 18 days. Since finding that the athlete had died at a "very young age," Mr Unsworth, a member of Dom's rescue team, said, "life is cruel."

The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power will conclude its epic eight-episode season next week, with some of the Amazon employees shedding light on how they obtained the right to the beloved property. Following a litigation involving The Tolkien Estate and The Tolkien Trust, various entities were sold in 2017. Though Amazon eventually won the rights for a reported $250 million, a recent study by The Hollywood Reporter details how Amazon eventually won the rights... and that Netflix was planning a 'Marvel approach' to the property.