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The Guardian
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- The Guardian
Escape from Extinction: Rewilding review – the case for eco-tourism and trophy hunting
In 2020, producer-director Matthew Brady, in collaboration with the animal welfare charity American Humane, made a well-meaning but oddly hectoring documentary called Escape from Extinction, narrated by Helen Mirren, which took the pragmatic view that zoos were vital in preserving animal species in danger of dying out. The larger causes of environmental calamity were evidently beyond its remit. But now we have a bland and anodyne sequel narrated by Meryl Streep, which says that rewilding is vital for preserving and reviving endangered species. But by 'rewilding' the film basically means, in the first instance, investing in national parks as semi-managed habitats – so in effect, very big zoos. In its opening section, the film actually questions whether there is anywhere purely 'wild' on Earth any more. Like an educational video to be shown to parties of schoolchildren, the film gives us brightly feelgood upbeat examples of conservationists working in tandem with politicians, businesses and communities, to rescue various species in the ocean or on land. Of course there is nothing wrong with this. But every so often, the film insists that the point of these victories is that they are sustained economically through improved eco-tourism. Even the horrible business of 'trophy hunting' or 'canned hunting' – defenceless lions and tigers shot by wealthy hunters – is given a free pass by this film on the grounds that it brings in money which can be invested in conservation. But what about eco-rescues which aren't economically viable in this way? What, moreover, about the miners and the loggers and the drill-baby-drill fossil fuel enthusiasts who are causing problems? This film mentions them in passing but doesn't come anywhere near addressing their activities. It's a frustrating and naive experience. Escape from Extinction: Rewilding is in UK cinemas from 22 April.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Addison Rae Performs at Coachella in California, Plus Priscilla Presley, Heidi Klum, Shaggy and More
Stars have been everywhere this week, from Addison Rae performing at Coachella in California to Priscilla Presley at a screening near Los Angeles. Meanwhile, Heidi Klum steps out in N.Y.C. while Shaggy performs at the top of a mountain in Idalp, Austria. Plus, Luann de Lesseps blows kisses in Houston. Here, are the best photos of celebs out and about this week. Come back tomorrow for more of the latest A-list outings! Addison Rae performs with Arca at the Gobi Tent during Coachella in Indio, Calif., on April 13. Priscilla Presley speaks onstage during a screening of the American Humane Society's documentary Escape from Extinction: Rewilding in Laguna Beach, Calif., on April 19. Heidi Klum steps out holding an Easter basket with husband Tom Kaulitz in N.Y.C. on April 20. Shaggy poses during a photocall ahead of his performance at the At Top Of The Mountain Easter Concert in Idalp, Austria on April 20. Luann de Lesseps blows a kiss on Easter morning in Houston on April 20. Cynthia Erivo and Dave Grohl pose backstage at the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 19 in Indio, California. Rihanna steps out in a fur shawl and double denim ensemble as she exits her favorite eating spot, Giorgio Baldi, in Santa Monica, Calif., on April 20. Ed Sheeran performs onstage during weekend two of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 19 in Indio, California. Will Ferrell and his wife Viveca Paulin attend the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves NBA game at Los Angeles' Arena on April 19. The Super Mario Bros. Movie costars Jack Black and Sebastian Maniscalco catch up at the Los Angeles Lakers vs. Minnesota Timberwolves game on April 19 in Los Angeles. Aubrey Plaza is spotted heading out for a walk with her dog in Los Feliz, Calif., on April 19. Bethenny Frankel wears springtime colors of a pastel yellow dress and matching clutch as she arrives at the Global Champions Arabians Tour on April 19 in Miami. Brie and Nikki Garcia strike a pose in matching red outfits as they attend the SiriusXM Busted Open Wrestlemania party on April 19 as the Wynn Las Vegas. Jennifer Garner sports a casual look of dungarees and a striped T-shirt as she heads out on a coffee run in Los Angeles on April 19. Cuba Gooding Jr. attends the Global Champions Arabian Tour in Miami on April 19. Eva Longoria attends the Global Gift Gala at Hotel President Wilson in Geneva on April 19. Heidi Klum steps out looking chic in SoHo in N.Y.C. on April 19. Kacey Musgraves smiles while attending the Ralph Lauren Fashion Show in N.Y.C. on April 17. Will Ferrell and Jake Szymanski work behind the scenes during Ferrell's latest PayPal ad, which debuted nationally on April 19. Rap artist Quavo reacts to a play during an NBA play-in tournament game between the Atlanta Hawks and the Miami Heat in Atlanta on April 18. Ferrari guest Jennifer Lopez attends the final practice ahead of the F1 Grand Prix of Saudi Arabia in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, on April 19. Lisa lights up the stage in a glowing outfit while performing during weekend two of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 18 in Indio, California. Hayden Christensen visits the Ahsoka at Celebration Stage on day two of the Star Wars Celebration event held in Tokyo on April 19. Rosario Dawson is in happy spirits backstage at the Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo on April 19. Benson Boone performs at the Coachella Stage during weekend two of the 2025 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 18 in Indio, California. Kandi Burruss and Todd Tucker enjoy a basketball date night at the Miami Heat vs. Atlanta Hawks game at Atlanta's State Farm Arena on April 18. Melissa Gorga reads a book while sunbathing on vacation in Boca Raton, Florida, on April 18. Joe Keery of Djo performs at the Mojave Tent during weekend two of the 2025 Coachella Festival on April 20 in Indio, California. Jennifer Beals discusses her book The L Word: A Photographic Journal onstage at Barnes & Noble Union Square in New York City on April 17. Andor star Diego Luna is all-smiles backstage while attending the Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo on April 19. Paris Hilton rocks a see-through lace outfit to The L.A. Women Luncheon on April 18. Sarah Jessica Parker and Elsa Hosk shoot a new campaign for UGG near the Arc de Triomphe in Paris on April 18. Jessica Alba glows by the rink as the Kings take on the Calgary Flames in Los Angeles on April 17. Dan Reynolds and Minka Kelly show off some PDA while shopping in New York City's SoHo neighborhood on April 18. Daisy Edgar-Jones and her boyfriend Ben Seed spend a day together in New York City on April 18. Lala Kent wears an ornate dress to The L.A. Women Luncheon on April 18. LoCash's Preston Brust and Chris Lucas visit SiriusXM Studios in Nashville on April 18. Jake from State Farm reps the company with a red varsity jacket at Coachella in Indio, California, on April 18. Jennifer Beals discusses The L Word: A Photographic Journal at a Barnes & Nobles in New York City on April 17. Bowen Yang poses next to his Bustle cover at a screening of The Wedding Banquet in West Hollywood, California, on April 17. Dorothy Wang and Chloé Rogers celebrate Scarlett Gasque's first bridal capsule collection with a dinner in New York City on April 17. Ariana DeBose moderates a conversation with theater photographer Jenny Anderson about her new photo book in New York City on April 17. Will Ferrell lounges in the bathtub with hair rollers and his phone as he films an advertisement for PayPal. Pedro Pascal and Sigourney Weaver smile together at the Star Wars Celebration event in Tokyo on April 18. Also at the big event, Ryan Gosling waves to the crowd as it is announced that he will star in an upcoming Star Wars film on Tokyo on April 18. Luke Bryan and Jelly Roll have some fun during an appearance on The Jennifer Hudson Show this week in Burbank, California. Daisy Edgar-Jones celebrates her new film On Swift Horses at a screening in New York City at Regal Essex Crossing on April 17. Idina Menzel shows off her newly-minted portrait at Sardi's on April 17 in New York City. Uma Thurman is on the set of Dexter: Resurrection in New York City on April 17. Lake Bell shows off a copy of her new book All About Brains: A Book About People for an appearance on the Today show on April 17 in New York City. Hannah Berner flashes a big smile while making an appearance in New York City on April 17. Jon Bernthal keeps it casual in a sweatshirt and jeans while out in L.A. on April 17. Jason Segel attends the This is Not Fiction festival's closing night premiere of 100 Foot Wave season 3 on April 17 at the Aero Theatre in Santa Monica, California. Ian Munsick and Lainey Wilson hit the stage during the Horses are Faster Tour at The Pinnacle in Nashville on April 17. Ella Hunt attends a screening of On Swift Horses at Regal Essex Crossing this week in New York City. Ariana Debose takes the stage for a conversation with Jenny Anderson at 92NY on April 17 in New York City. Keyshia Cole flashes a peace sign during her visit to SiriusXM Studios in L.A. on April 17. DJ Khaled smiles at the Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami Beach on April 17 presented by Qatar Airways. Rebel Wilson takes her seat for an appearance on The Jonathan Ross Show in London on April 19. Maura Tierney throws on a pair of shades for her appearance at SiriusXM Studios in New York City on April 17. Kyle MacLachlan shows off a pair of glasses worn by Catherine Coulson at American Cinematheque's This Is Not a Fiction festival's closing night premiere of I Know Catherine, The Log Lady on April 17 in New York City. Molly Parker and Scott Wolf pose together at a FYC screening of Doc at the WME Theater in L.A. on April 16. Paige DeSorbo rocks a suited look while out in New York City on April 17. Sting hits the stage with his guitar during the Global Champions Arabians Tour Miami Beach on April 17. Sailor Brinkley-Cook attends a screening of On Swift Horses at Regal Essex Crossing in New York City this week. Merle Dandridge and Carlos Valdes and the cast of Hadestown celebrate the 6-year-anniversary of the show opening on Broadway. A fashionable Anne Hathaway gets ready to watch the Ralph Lauren show in New York City on April 17. Idina Menzel smiles from ear-to-ear as she talks about Redwood during a SAG-AFTRA conversation in New York City on April 17. Louis Tomlinson and his girlfriend Zara McDermott spend a day out and about in Malibu, California, on April 17. Ariana DeBose and Sadie Sink stay stylish in their seats at the Ralph Lauren show in New York City on April 17. In all gray, Michelle Williams carries a handbag into the Ralph Lauren show in N.Y.C. on April 17. Eiza González, Kacey Musgraves and Andra Day glow at the Ralph Lauren show in New York City on April 17. Also at the Ralph Lauren show in New York City, Chase Sui Wonders arrives in a green coat on April 17. Beth Hutchens and Emily Ratajkowski pose in front of a vehicle filled with flowers in New York City on April 16. Dr. Sandra Lee commemorates her new Lifetime series Dr. Pimple Popper: Breaking Out at the Empire State Building in N.Y.C. on April 17. Jack Antonoff and Margaret Qualley let their dog out for a walk in New York City on April 16. Chance the Rapper celebrates his 32nd birthday at Whirlyball in Chicago on April 16. DJ Khaled has the mic at Haute Living's celebration of Kamal Hotchandani at The Moore Miami on April 16. Alix Earle signs her cover of Modern Luxury's Ocean Drive at her Meals in Heels event in Miami. Kane Brown wears denim on denim as he teams up with manufacturing company Coleman. The Bachelor's Litia Garr hangs out with Hailey Bieber at Kendall Jenner's 818 Tequila outpost at Coachella in Indio, California. Chase Stokes and Kelsea Ballerini have a date night at a Michael J. Fox Foundation event to raise money for Parkinson's disease cure in Nashville on April 16. Queen Camilla and King Charles arrive in style for the Royal Maundy Service in Durham, England, on April 17. Ben Affleck opts for a navy blue jacket and slacks at the premiere of his film The Accountant 2 in Los Angeles on April 16. Jelly Roll beams as he holds the Pollstar Award for country tour of the year in Beverly Hills, California, on April 16. Denis Leary chats with Jennifer Hudson on her daytime show for an April 17 episode filmed in Burbank, California. Christie Brinkley shines in red from her lip to her shoes while in New York City on April 16. Seth Rogen and his wife Lauren Miller host the Los Angeles premiere of Taking Care on April 16. Also at the Taking Care premiere in L.A., Sarah Rafferty shows up in a chic coat on April 16. Whitney Port-Rosenman keeps it simple in a black dress at the Taking Care premiere in Los Angeles on April 16. Rashida Jones waves to the cameras as she heads into Jimmy Kimmel Live! in Los Angeles on April 16. Michael J. Fox and Sheryl Crow snap a photo at his foundation's A Country Thing Happened on the Way to Cure Parkinson's event in Nashville on April 16. Spencer Pratt reps his wife Heidi Montag's album Superficial at The Accountant 2 premiere in Los Angeles on April 16. Larsa Pippen attends The Accountant 2 premiere with her boyfriend Jeff Coby in Los Angeles on April 16. J. K. Simmons and Jon Bernthal rock their full beards together at The Accountant 2 premiere in Los Angeles on April 16. Tiffany Haddish ties her Verdavainne dress together with a yellow bow at the FGI Rising Star Awards in N.Y.C. on April 16. Nick Cannon dresses up as the Easter Bunny for his Zen's Light Foundation event at St. Mary's Hospital in New York City on April 16. Daisy Edgar-Jones strolls the streets of New York City in a sparkling dress with a statement necklace on April 16. Dean Norris grins at a SAG-AFTRA conversation about The Parenting in New York City on April 16. Alia Shawkat wears stripes on stripes at the premiere of #1 Happy Family USA in New York City on April 16. Timothy Olyphant celebrates the premiere of #1 Happy Family USA with the show's star Ramy Youssef in New York City on April 16. Wiz Khalifa appears on Hip-Hop Nation at SiriusXM Studios in New York City on April 16. Benson Boone and his girlfriend Maggie Thurmon step out hand-in-hand on Melrose Avenue in Los Angeles on April 16. Jeff Bridges hosts a screening of The Big Lebowski in Los Angeles on April 16. John Mayer expresses his gratitude for winning residency of the year at the Pollstar Awards in Beverly Hills, California, on April 16. Hell's Kitchen season 23 winner Kyle Timpson stands inside the restaurant at Foxwoods Resort Casino in Mashantucket, Connecticut, where he'll take over as executive chef. Sheryl Lee Ralph sits by her new Walk of Fame star during her ceremony in Hollywood on April 16. Ben Affleck works behind the scenes on his new Netflix show in California on April 16. Shawn Mendes leaves the grocery store with a bouquet of flowers in Los Angeles on April 16. Corbin Bleu takes the stage for a performance of The Great Gatsby during a photo call in London on April 16. Jessica Chastain celebrates Mother's Day with Gucci and her mom Jerri in New York City on April 16. Yara Shahidi and her mother Keri stand side-by-side at a Mother's Day luncheon in New York City on April 16. Quinta Brunson, Tyler James Williams, Lisa Ann Walter, Chris Perfetti, Janelle James and William Stanford Davis support their Abbott Elementary costar Sheryl Lee Ralph during her Walk of Fame ceremony in Hollywood on April 16. Lake Bell holds her debut picture book All About Brains while in New York City on April 16. Sylvester Stallone sports a stylish coat and a red tie on the set of Tulsa King in New York City on April 16. Daisy Edgar-Jones' hair blows in the wind as she walks through New York City on April 16. Harry Hamlin and Lisa Rinna show off their new spaghetti sauce brand in Beverly Hills, California, on April 16. Mark Wahlberg is in full costume as a mob hitman on the set of By Any Means in Atlanta on April 16. Josh Duhamel beams while on the Morning Mash Up at SiriusXM Studios in New York City on April 16. Emily Ratajkowski walks her dog Colombo around New York City on April 16. Read the original article on People
