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The Machine is loud, gross, obnoxious and overbearing. It's also disarming, quick-witted, fast moving and becomes increasingly funny as it ends up in, of all places, Russia for its payoff scenes. Presided over, if that is the right term, by the irrepressible Bert Kreischer, the big-gutted comedian…

There will be no late night laughs in Moscow, comrade. Or anywhere else in Russia, for that matter. The Russian government has permanently banned talk show hosts Jimmy Kimmel, Stephen Colbert, and Seth Meyers from entering the country. The three were part of a list of 500 Americans on a list…

A Russian court has issued a warrant for the arrest of prominent international film producer Alexander Rodnyansky as well as theater director Ivan Vyrypaev for "spreading false information about the war" in Ukraine. The court document states that it plans to arrest the two – both of whom live outside…

Iranian director Ali Abbasi has responded to Russia's unexplained ban of his serial killer thriller Holy Spider just days after its theatrical release. The move comes amid growing military and economic ties between Russia and Iran with both its ruling regimes currently isolated on the world…

The hometown of the Ukrainian act Tvorchi representing their country at Eurovision was bombed by Russia moments before they took the stage. According to an Instagram post shared by the duo, the western city of Ukraine, Ternopil, was hit by missiles fired from Russia. “Ternopil is the name of…

WNBA star Brittney Griner, who spent 10 months in Russian custody on drug charges, is calling for the release of Wall St. Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who has been detained there and accused of spying. Griner said on Instagram she is concerned for his safety and urged President Joe Biden to…

EXCLUSIVE: Following Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in late February 2022, Hollywood swore off the booming and lucrative box office territory, with the first studios, Disney and Warner Bros, respectively pulling their big movies out of the country, Turning Red and The Batman. Related…

The Chicago Blackhawks organization has decided that the team will not wear Pride warmup jerseys before Sunday’s Pride Night home game against the Vancouver Canucks. The Associated Press reported that the NHL team cited security fears for its several Russian players. They could face legal problems in…

A Ukrainian expatriate group disseminated to press an open letter addressed to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, questioning whether Top Gun: Maverick should be allowed to remain in this year’s Oscar race following reports the film was partly funded by a Russian oligarch who put money in…

Brittney Griner, the WNBA star who was imprisoned in Russia before being swapped for an arms dealer in a controversial prisoner exchange, has signed a new deal to play basketball. Griner, a free agent, has signed a one-year deal with the Phoenix Mercury, the Associated Press reported. The…

Investigative journalist Christo Grozev, a key figure in the story of acclaimed documentary Navalny, says he and his family have been banned from attending the BAFTA ceremony on Sunday because he poses "a public security risk". Grozev, who is affiliated with the Netherlands-based investigative…

Russian journalist Marina Ovsyannikova has recounted her dramatic escape from Moscow, a week before she was due to face trial for interrupting a live broadcast on Russian TV to criticise her country’s invasion of Ukraine The journalist spoke at a press conference in Paris on Friday, where she…