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Pink Villa
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- Pink Villa
The RIP: Netflix Sets 2026 Release Date for Matt Damon and Ben Affleck's Crime Thriller – Cast, Plot, and Everything We Know
At the Tudum event, Netflix officially announced the premiere date for its upcoming crime thriller The RIP. The film, starring longtime collaborators Matt Damon and Ben Affleck, is set to release globally on January 16, 2026. Directed and written by Joe Carnahan, it also features Teyana Taylor, Sasha Calle, Steven Yeun, and Kyle Chandler in key roles. Netflix shared a sneak peek of The RIP during the event, though the preview was only shown to those in the room. The film is produced by Artists Equity, the production company launched by Damon and Affleck in 2022. What is The RIP About? The RIP follows a group of Miami police officers whose bond begins to fall apart after they discover millions of dollars hidden in a rundown stash house. As word spreads about the massive cash seizure, the team begins to question their loyalty to each other and who they can really trust. Joe Carnahan said that the film's story is inspired by a personal experience from his friend who worked in narcotics for the Miami-Dade Police Department. 'The Rip came out of a deeply personal experience that my friend went through, both as a father and as head of tactical narcotics,' Carnahan said. 'It's inspired in part by his life and by my love for those classic '70s cop thrillers like Serpico and Heat.' In addition to Damon and Affleck, the cast includes: Steven Yeun (Beef, The Walking Dead) Teyana Taylor (A Thousand and One) Catalina Sandino Moreno (Maria Full of Grace) Sasha Calle (The Flash) Néstor Carbonell (Shōgun) Lina Esco (S.W.A.T.) Scott Adkins (John Wick 4) Kyle Chandler (Friday Night Lights) The title is derived from Miami police slang. 'The title for The Rip is simply Miami cop parlance for 'taking the bad guy's stuff,' which is known as 'ripping' it,' Carnahan shared. 'In the event of a seizure of cash or drugs or weapons, the confiscation itself is known as the 'rip.'' The RIP is the latest project from Artists Equity, the artist-driven studio founded by Matt Damon and Ben Affleck in November 2022. Their debut film Air released in spring of 2023 to strong reviews and solid box office numbers. Since then, they've worked on Amazon's The Greatest Love Story Never Told, Small Things Like These (which opened the Berlin Film Festival), and The Instigators on Apple.
Miami Herald
27-05-2025
- Business
- Miami Herald
The worst budget crisis since 2008 and Miami-Dade couldn't see this coming?
Miami-Dade County is facing the worst budget shortfall since the 2008 Great Recession — nearly $400 million out of the county's $3.6 billion general fund budget that pays for core services such as public safety and parks. And who's to blame? The county is dealing with what Mayor Daniella Levine Cava described as a 'perfect storm.' There's the cost of converting three county departments — elections, sheriff and tax collector — into independent agencies run by newly-elected constitutional officers. (The county couldn't have stopped this change, forced by a 2018 statewide referendum.) There's less money expected from the state and the Trump administration, no more COVID federal dollars and inflation has made the cost of running government more expensive. With the mayor now talking about budget cuts and austerity measures such as department mergers and hiring freezes, we wonder: Where was this fiscal conservatism when Miami-Dade was flush with cash, including $1 billion in federal pandemic funding and rising property tax revenues? The responsibility to plan for the end of the financial bonanza was on the mayor and the 13 county commissioners who approved two property tax cuts that cost $42 million in revenue from this year's budget, the Herald reported. 'We've already begun to economize,' Levine Cava told the Herald Editorial Board. 'We are focused on greater efficiency, finding savings for residents, improving operations, cutting red tape... Already this year, we've asked every department to identify savings in their budgets, both for this year and in next year's projected budget.' Why, then, why is Miami-Dade treating the $46 million it has committed in direct funding and services to the host committee of the 2026 FIFA World Cup as though it's untouchable? If programs that directly impact services for our citizens could be on the chopping block, so should money for the soccer tournament, even if Miami-Dade officials made a financial commitment as one of the Cup's 16 host cities. Moving forward, the burden of frugality will fall not only on the mayor and commission but also on the new constitutional officers. Levine Cava said that the budget proposals submitted by some for approval by the county 'are significantly outpacing the growth rate that we project and that we think is reasonable.' Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, for example, is asking the county $110 million more than last year's Miami-Dade Police Department budget, according to budget documents from her office. That increase is partly driven by merit salary increases Levine Cava's administration negotiated in 2023, overtime increases 'due to less deputies' and money to hire 54 additional civilian positions — the first significant increase in that workforce 'in decades,' according to a Sheriff's Office document. Tax Collector Dariel Fernandez hasn't yet submitted his budget, but his office is in the process of taking over the county's beleaguered driver-license offices from the state, and he's promised to hire more staff and reduce wait times. Fernandez also plans to exercise his office's authority to keep 2% of property-tax money from the county — totaling $107 million — to fund the new services. He said he will refund a significant portion of that money at the end of 2026 but he hasn't said how much. To be sure, spending money to reduce the outrageous wait times at DMV offices or hire more people to improve public safety may offer clear public benefits. Likewise, some of the programs Levine Cava created to help people during the pandemic and struggling in Miami-Dade's housing crisis were necessary. The same can be said about public transit expenses, responsible for a big chunk of Miami-Dade's budget woes. The rapid-transit bus system in South Miami-Dade, a much-needed project expected to open this summer, has an annual operating cost of about $12 million, the Herald reported. After years of being buoyed by pandemic funding and the hot real estate market, Miami-Dade may be finally learning the lesson that we can't pay for it all — tax cuts, social programs, the World Cup — all at the same time. Click here to send the letter.
Yahoo
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Telenovela star arrested in Miami after domestic dispute
MIAMI, Fla. (WFLA) — A Cuban actor and telenovela star, Pedro Moreno, 44, was arrested Wednesday following a dispute with his wife, the Miami-Dade Police Department reported. The couple has been married for 17 years but are in the midst of a divorce. According to NBC affiliate WTVJ, the dispute began when Moreno's wife, Barbara Estevez, permitted the actor to use her cellphone, and he started 'snooping' through it. Investigators said that after refusing to return the cellphone to her, the struggle over the device escalated, in which Moreno 'forcibly' removed it from Estevez's hands. Moreno's wife then asked their daughter to call the police, prompting the actor to return her cellphone. On arrival, police arrested Moreno and charged him with strong-arm robbery, but after a court appearance on Thursday, a judge found no probable cause and the charge was reduced to battery. Estevez also appeared in court Thursday and spoke in favor of her husband, requesting the case against him be dismissed. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
- Yahoo
DeKalb County's first female police chief stepping down
DeKalb County Police Chief Mirtha Ramos is leaving her position with the department. In an announcement on Thursday, the police department confirmed Ramos would be stepping down, but did not comment on when her departure would be official. [DOWNLOAD: Free WSB-TV News app for alerts as news breaks] Ramos was the department's first female and longest-serving police chief in over 20 years. Former DeKalb County CEO Michael Thurmond hired Ramos in 2019 after she spent 22 years in the Miami-Dade Police Department. 'It has been an honor to serve DeKalb County for the last five years. We have made amazing progress in securing competitive pay for officers, reducing the violent crime and homicide rates, and regaining the trust of our citizen,' said Ramos. TRENDING STORIES: Boss shoots, kills employee at Gwinnett McDonald's parking lot Jonesboro police chief, assistant chief stepping down 3 children killed in Atlanta fire identified The county's statement did not offer a reason for Ramos' departure. Channel 2′s Tom Jones is working to learn more details about what prompted the decision, for Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m. The announcement comes one day after Jonesboro Police Chief Todd Coyt and Assistant Police Chief Audrey Dunlap gave their resignations to the Jonesboro City Council, effective immediately. [SIGN UP: WSB-TV Daily Headlines Newsletter]
