WEDNESDAY, JUNE 23, 2021 FFeatureseatures L. Young of theEndangeredSpeciesAct. cessful lawsuitallegingviolations stemming fromthegroup’ssuc- than $700,000inattorney’sfees cal TreatmentofAnimalsmore ex-wife topayPeoplefortheEthi- of aIndianawildlifecenterandhis has orderedtheformerproprietor and expensesrelated totheanimal $734,000 tocover attorneyfees Lane Stark 1994. (AP) pole, allofwhichwereacquiredin Deising ing twoscreenprintsby works byHaidaartists,includ- museum in1956. of themwerepurchasedbythe and bentwoodboxes.Nearlyall including severalspoons,baskets items aspartofitscollection art, accordingtoitswebsite. Columbian, andNativeAmerican European, American,African,Pre- has extensivecollectionsofAsian, with alllaws,”hesaid. ate ethicallyandinaccordance Boettcher said. into the items maynothavebeenbrought ing globalcollectionswhere apply tofutureclaims,includ- the NativeAmericangroupswill museum tosendpiecesback to theart. or legalclaimunderfederallaw” no longerhada“amoral,ethical told thecouncilthatmuseum museum, spective tribes.Thedirectorofthe American culturalitemstothere- federal fundstoreturnNative requires institutionswhichreceive of piecesundera1990lawthat tribes, WBHMreported. turn itemstotheTlingitandHaida Birmingham MuseumofArttore- Council clearedthewayfor they wereacquiredforcollections. items backin2017,decadesafter American tribesthatrequestedthe of arttotwoAlaskanNative owned museumwillreturnworks CHARLESTOWN, Ind: BIRMINGHAM, Ala: In thisimageprovidedbyPBS,directorCJHuntappearsinascenefrom‘TheNeutralGround.’Thefeature-lengthdocumentarypr make multiplefeaturefi Netfl onymous withbig-screenenchantment,hassetanewdeal NEW YORK,June22,(AP):StevenSpielberg,afi Spielberg’s Amblintomakeseveralfi fi family atUniversalandourotherpartners,willbeincrediblyful- fi ways,” Spielbergsaidinastatement.“Thisnewavenueforour portunity totellnewstoriestogetherandreachaudiencesin partnership, itwasabundantlyclearthatwehadanamazingop- thing wedo,andfromtheminuteTedIstarteddiscussinga theatrical releases. 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AmblinhasaseparatedealwithUniversalPicturesfor lease “WestSideStory”theatricallywithDisney’s20thCentury movies tobedirectedbySpielberg.ThisDecember,hewillre- rector moreoffi increasing competition,bringsperhapsthemostbelovedfi chief contentoffi lling formepersonallysincewegettoembarkonittogether lms, alongsidethestorieswecontinuetotellwithourlongtime US The museumalsoliststhree The museumhasseveralTlingit The museum,foundedin1951, “So, wewanttobeableoper- The cityordinanceallowingthe The groupsrequestedthereturn A votebytheBirminghamCity “At Amblin,storytellingwillforeverbeatthecenterofevery- The dealannouncedMondaydoesn’tspecifi The partnership,onelongcourtedbyTedSarandos,Netfl , mustpayPETAnearly DistrictJudge andhisex-wife, ix inwhichhisproductioncompany,AmblinPartners,will andaRegDavidsontotem United States ❑ Graham C.Boettcher ruledthat cially intothestreamingfold. cer, isamajorgetforthecompanythat,amid Timothy Richard legally, Melisa A city- Freida A judge lms peryearforthestreaminggiant. , to thepublicatStark’s Wildlifein exotic animals,showing themoff volunteers handled hundredsof hem andMadness.” series “TigerKing:Murder,May- people intheNetfl attention lastyearasoneofthe against thepair.Starkgained rights organization’s2017lawsuit For over20years, Starkandhis “a strongconsensustochallengethesemonuments protests andunrestoversocialjustice,therewas ened. thwarted becauseworkcrewsfelttheirlivesthreat- remove fourmonumentsfrompublicspacesbutwas was livinginNewOrleans.Thecitycouncilvotedto to staypreservehistory. ments shouldberemoved,andothersthatwantthem stand thedivisionbetweenthosethatbelievemonu- that werehandedtous,”hesaid. “Sadly, ourideaofhistoryisreallyjustlikestories ments abouthistoricaleventsperpetuatesthemyth, patriotism. about owningpeopleaspropertytostate’srightsand propaganda campaignshiftedthecausefrombeing ter theCivilWar,fi put slaveryfi Associated Pressinaninterviewpromotingthefi thousands ofmonuments,”HuntrecentlytoldThe the righttoownslaves. rative thattheconfl federacy aftertheCivilWarandcontinuesnar- Lost Cause,thecampaignthatmythicizedCon- Film FestivalandwillavailableJuly5onPBS. documentary thatpremieredSaturdayattheTribeca it became“TheNeutralGround,”afeature-length ized amuchbiggerstorywasrevealingitselfand he thoughtwouldmakeaninterestingshortfi Show” teammemberCJHuntsawpotentialforwhat P ‘Neutral Ground’ probes theLostCause The momentumshiftedlastyearafterasummerof The conceptforthefi That notiondroveHunttodelvedeeperunder- A reluctancetoactuallyreadprimarysourcedocu- Hunt saidSouthernsecessiondocumentsclearly “You can’tnameanotherwarwherethelosersget The serious,yetfunny,documentaryexaminesthe But notlongafterbeginningtheproject,hereal- ship withConfederatemonuments,“TheDaily erplexed byAmerica’scontroversialrelation- Variety New avenueaimstotellnewstoriesandreachaudiences cally includeany rst as thereasonfordivision.Butaf- ix true-crime lmmaker syn- By JohnCarucci ict wasmoreaboutfreedomthan lm pointsoutthatasuccessful Docu takesalookattroubled pastwithConfederatestatues lm di- lm lm beganin2015whenHunt ix Film Spielberg saidthatyear. a fi made-for-TV movies—shouldvieforEmmys,notOscars.“I’m Spielberg believedstreamingreleases—whichhecomparedto pression associatedwithhim.Reportsaroundthencirculatedthat announcement wondered:“HellFreezesOver?” ture formovies.ADeadlineHollywoodheadlineonMonday’s otce Stark Boettcher He clarifi But Spielbergin2019arguedagainsttheanti-streamingim- Spielberg hassometimesbeenseenasagainstastreamingfu- rm believerthatmovietheatersneedtobearoundforever,” entire Netfl with Ted,andIcan’twaittogetstartedhim,Scott,the the pandemic. by AmblinthatwassoldParamountPicturestoNetfl on Sorkinmovie“TheTrialoftheChicago7,”afi panies havepreviouslyworkedtogetheronTVseriesandtheAar- my Spielberg,including“1917”and“GreenBook.”Thetwocom- has helpedproduceawidevarietyoffi Amblin, whichtakesitsnamefroma1968shortbySpielberg, ed thatbigscreenorsmallscreen,“whatreallymatters ix team.” lm. its Juneteenthprogramming.(AP) lm. clear,” Huntsaid. And Ithinkthefi diffi up totheviolentJan.6attackonUSCapitol. traitorous actionscontinuetohauntthenation,right should disqualifyyou,”Huntsaid. You shouldn’tneedthatcombo.Oneofthosethings who enslavedpeople,butalso,hebetrayedtheUS’ say, ‘Look,Iknowthis60-foot-tallstatueistoaman federacy, right?It’slikeyoushouldn’tevenhaveto sentence likethatispartoftheabsurdityCon- treason. Theideathatweevenhavetoconstructa Jefferson Davis,aftercivilunrest. ment Avenue,includingoneofConfederateleader “Because wedidn’tdealwiththatthen,itisnow He notesthatthemythsandfailuretocondemn “I understandtheslaverything,butalsothiswas Last yearfourstatueswereremovedfromMonu- Streaming good. Noneofthesemakessense.” tennis playernearby,”Huntsaid.“Noneoftheseare by addingacontextualplaqueorBlack among theslaveholdersfor“inclusion”purposes. eracy. commemorating thosewhofoughtfortheConfed- on MonumentAvenueinRichmond,Virginia,astrip ment ofastatueBlacktennisiconArthurAshe funny attimes.” lowing thestorytobeheavy,whilebeinglightand ecutive produceronthefi inherent optimism,”saidWood,whoservesasex- with therightbalanceofhumorandinformation. like RoyWoodJr.tolearnhowreportonasegment Trevor Noah,”Huntsaidhewatchedcorrespondents in publicspaces,”hesaid. cult tocallinsurrectionistsnowinsurrectionists. “We’re notgoingtomaketheConfederacybetter The fi In onesegment,Huntshowsthepeculiarplace- “Peppered withinthisdocisCJ’scuriosityand Before joiningthecastof“TheDailyShowwith lm questionsthenotionofaddingAshe Kentucky the CourierJournalof price ofa$25ormoreadmission, Need centerinCharlestownforthe had “wounded,harmed, and/or lions, andhybrids thereof”and Species Act“bytaking tigers, Lane hadviolated theEndangered that WildlifeinNeed,Starkand Young ruledinAugust2020 lm triestomakethatconnection lms outsideofthosemade Treason , reported. lm.“Hedidagreatjobal- lm co-produced Louisville, lms ayearforNetfl ix during emiered attheTribecaFilmFestivalonSaturday,June19,aspartof chapter ofSteven’scinematichistory.” the Amblinteamandwearehonoredthrilledtobepartofthis awakening,” saidSarandos.“Wecannotwaittogetworkwith ble charactersandstoriesthathavebeenenduring,inspiring ers aroundtheworld,mygrowingupwasshapedbyhismemora- ies simultaneouslytostreamingservices. Bros. haveembracedmorehybridreleasemodelsthatsendmov- prominent releases,traditionalstudioslikeDisneyandWarner exclusive theatricalrunsofaweekormoretosomeitsmost in ourculture.” movie theaters.Iwantthetheatricalexperiencetoremainrelevant in anemailtotheNewYorkTimes.“Iwantseesurvivalof over theymightfeelalittlelesslikestrangers,”Spielbergwrote together, laughbeafraidtogether—sothatwhenit’s sit inthecompanyofothersandhaveasharedexperience—cry the safeandfamiliaroftheirlivesgotoaplacewheretheycan stories.” to meisagreatstoryandeveryoneshouldhaveaccess “Steven isacreativevisionaryandleaderand,likesomanyoth- The lineshavealsoblurredsincethen.WhileNetfl “However, Ifeelpeopleneedtohavetheopportunityleave owning orpossessing without barring Starkand his ex-wifefrom PETA apermanent injunction soon. separated fromtheirmotherstoo ing tocourtdocuments,bybeing cats werealsoharmed,accord- Cats viadeclawing.”Fifty-three harassed atleasttwenty-twoBig Young’s rulingalso granted no Blackmembers.(AP) that theHollywoodForeignPressAssociationhad Times investigationthatrevealedamongitsfi uary duetothatorganization’sresponseanLA decision nottoairtheGoldenGlobeAwardsinJan- 2022 seasonhasalreadybeenshakenupbyNBC’s and upended,bythecoronaviruspandemic.The was notrepeatedattheOscars. winners thisyearwereactorsofcolor,butthatfeat best pictureAcademyAward.AllSAGAwardsfi binger, thoughthisyear“Nomadland”tookhomethe and TBS. performances intelevisionandfi back toMarch27.Theshow,whichhonorsthebest to theOscars,whichhaspushedits2022ceremony Crown” fordramaand“Schitt’sCreek”comedy. television actinghonorsgoingtothecastsof“The of theChicago7”crownedtopfi virtual formatforthisyear’sshow,whichsaw“Trial which willairthelastweekendinFebruary. returning toatwo-hourformatforits2022edition, LOS ANGELES: Hollywood’s 2021awardsseasonwasdelayed, The SAGAwardsareoftenareliableOscarhar- The show’sFeb.27airdateoriginallybelonged The SAGAwardsadoptedaone-hour,completely ticular street,”Woodsaid. that everydamndaywhenI’mridingpastthispar- dear. It’saboutreservingmyrighttonotwantsee think it’sabouterasinganythingthatpeoplehold their history. cilities, sothosethathaveaconnectioncanpreserve ing themtospecialareasinmuseumsorprivatefa- out ofpublicview.Woodsupportstheideamov- should bedestroyed.Buttheyagree Neither HuntnorWoodbelievestheseremnants memorials, thesolutionisabitmorecomplicated. “The statuesareagreatplacetostart,butIdon’t When itcomestowhatdoaboutthestatuesand TheScreenActorsGuildAwardsare Also: lm, willaironTNT statement. (AP) Litigation PETA Foundation Directorof the lawhascaught upwithhim,” a buck,butnowthelongarmof used themasphotopropstomake mothers, removedtheirclaws,and tore big-catcubsawayfromtheir court approvalanybigcats. “For years,TimStarkcruelly lm ensemble and Asher Smith ndings ix ix hasgiven lm saidina