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As Bradley Cooper receives acclaim for helming and starring in his upcoming film Maestro, the actor has lined up a new project called Best of Enemies. The movie has become the latest of upcoming book adaptations nabbed by Hollywood, and it will re-team Cooper with Christian Bale years after the pair of great actors starred in American Hustle together. Best Of Enemies is a spy thriller that was just snatched up by Amazon and MGM Studios, per Deadline. The movie is about an unlikely friendship that forms between a CIA…

Get our free weekly email for all the latest cinematic news from our film critic Clarisse LoughreyGet our The Life Cinematic email for freeBradley Cooper has said he directed his new Leonard Bernstein biopic Maestro in the late conductor’s voice, after being inspired by Christian Bale’s method in 2013’s American Hustle.Speaking to fellow director Spike Lee, Cooper, 48, recalled being impressed by Bale’s dedication to staying in character. “American Hustle was the first time I saw an actor stay in the voice of a…

Accused rapist Christian Ziegler has requested a multi-million-dollar buyout in exchange for stepping down from his position as chair of Florida’s Republican Party, Florida Politics reports.  Last month, Ziegler was accused of sexually assaulting a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois between himself and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. According to a police complaint obtained by The Florida Trident, and sources who spoke to the outlet, the woman alleges that Christian Ziegler raped…

Hollywood stars Christian Bale and Bradley Cooper are teaming up once again for a feature film project. The two stars had shared the screen space in David O`Russell`s "American Hustle" and will now feature in "Best of Enemies", an adaptation of the book "Best of Enemies: The Last Great Spy Story of the Cold War", reported entertainment news outlet Variety. Eric Warren Singer, who wrote "American Hustle", will adapt the script from the 2018 book by authors Eric Dezenhall and Gus Russo. "Best of Enemies" follows a CIA…

In a keynote speech to a gathering of Christian nationalist lawmakers Tuesday night, House Speaker Mike Johnson compared himself to Moses, leading the GOP conference — and America — through the parted waters of the Red Sea.  Johnson addressed the National Association of Christian Lawmakers at the group’s award gala at the Museum of the Bible in Washington, D.C. Perhaps unaware that the event was being recorded for the NACL Facebook page, Johnson told the crowd: “I’ll tell you a secret, since media is not here.”…

Who says Christian nationalism is a man’s game? Jenny Donnelly — an “apostle” who claims God speaks to her prophetically in her dreams — wants to marshal an “army of women” to this extremist cause.  Donnelly is the founder of the Her Voice Movement, which is committed to activating a million women to stand for Christian dominion over American culture and politics in 2024. Under the guidance of top leaders of the Trump-aligned Christian right, Donnelly is organizing prayer rallies at every state Capitol next April.…

Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler trained members of his wife’s right-wing advocacy group Moms for Liberty on how to combat negative press during a June media training session. As of last week, Ziegler is under investigation regarding allegations of sexual assault brought forth by a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois with him and his wife, Moms for Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler. “Never apologize. Ever,” Christian Ziegler told members of the group during a training session covered by NBC News at…

The fallout continues over allegations that Florida GOP Chair Christian Ziegler sexually assaulted a woman involved in a long-term ménage à trois with he and his wife, Moms For Liberty co-founder Bridget Ziegler.  On Monday, the Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, chapter of Moms For Liberty announced it would be breaking with the national organization. “Our values are not aligning with the national organization,” Chapter President Clarissa Paige told The News-Item, adding that it’s “hard to advocate for parental…

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What if all the anti-gay, homophobic rhetoric that has come from the Christian right over these past few decades was rooted in a mistranslation of the Bible?In the documentary, 1946: The Mistranslation that Shifted Culture, researchers and scholars delve into the 1946 mistranslation of 1 Corinthians 6:9 and explore how it fuelled the Christian anti-gay movement that still thrives today.The film hinges its premise on the fact that the word “homosexual” appeared for the first time in the Bible in 1946, in an apparent…