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Gizmodo
5 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Gizmodo
George Romero's Daughter Made a Gay Zombie Movie, With Her Father's Blessing
With Queens of the Dead, Tina Romero, daughter of the legendary filmmaker George A. Romero, is set to make her first directorial outing, premiering the feature at the Tribeca Film Festival June 7. The filmmaker recently spoke to Entertainment Weekly and reflected on her father's influence. 'I am his kid. There's no denying it. And he has influenced me greatly.' Romero said. Queens of the Dead will feature Easter eggs to honor her father's legacy. 'And this is his monster, this is his genre. I had fun doing my little Romero nods throughout the film, and we have some good ones,' she shared, including appearances by notable figures such as makeup artist and actor Tom Savini and Dawn of the Dead star Gaylen Ross. 'The zombie apocalypse is such a rich sandbox to play in when it comes to social commentary. I can't be my dad's daughter without making an attempt at saying something with zombies,' Romero told the magazine. 'I did want this to be a film in which I am paying homage to the world and the monster he created, but I'm also introducing my own voice. It's very much not a film he would make, but it is using his vocabulary and is playing by his rules. As far as the queer element, on one hand, I just feel like the gays need a zombie film. It's time that we get to have a big gay zombie movie.' 'I didn't want to touch the genre unless it felt authentic to me,' Romero emphasized. Queens of the Dead revolves around a night in the queer party scene when the nightlife vibes at a warehouse drag show get interrupted by the zombie apocalypse. The inspiration came from intense conflict on social media among party promoters during her stint as a DJ. Romero recounted, 'The original promoter posted this manifesto begging the question, 'When will the queer community stop devouring its own?' And it hit me like a bolt of lightning. I was like, 'Oh my God! This would be how I want to explore the zombie genre in this world of queer nightlife.'' The Mandalorian baddie Katy O'Brien plays the fictionalized promoter who leads the film; Romero noted that there's a special thanks to Tom Cruise in the credits for letting them take the time off their Mission: Impossible shoot to film the horror flick. Romero hopes the film will shine a light on the hunger for more genre films that represent an intersection of gay scream queens with that familiar flair for horror and dark comedy from her father's roots. The legendary filmmaker didn't get to see a completed script but mentored his daughter during the development process. Romero shared, 'He said, 'I love it! Run with it. Go for it.' Unfortunately, he never got to read the completed script because it took me about seven years to get this developed… but I did have this blessing.'
Mint
14 hours ago
- Business
- Mint
The Trump Organization has expanded globally since the 2024 election. See where.
President Trump pledged to bring business back to the U.S. His own company has been doing more business overseas than ever before. Since the November election, the Trump Organization, the family's flagship real-estate firm, and its partners have publicly announced 12 international projects including residential high-rises, hotels and golf courses—far outpacing the two overseas deals announced during his first administration. The Trump Organization released an ethics agreement in January barring the company from doing business directly with foreign governments. Yet several of the deals involve foreign governments, especially in the Middle East. The Trumps say there is a crucial distinction. The company isn't transacting directly with foreign governments. Rather, some of the Trump deals are joint ventures with companies that are doing business with foreign governments. The 12 developments were under contract before November, according to a Trump representative. Since Trump's re-election, however, company executives say international partners are more eager to do business because the Trump name is now associated with his victory. 'We're the hottest brand in the world right now," said Eric Trump, the president's son who is running the Trump Organization on a day-to-day basis. State-backed entities have also been involved in several recent Trump deals in the Gulf region, including a resort featuring luxury villas with private beach access in Qatar. The real-estate company is expanding beyond the property business, striking a $2 billion cryptocurrency deal with the United Arab Emirates state fund in May. 'I think everybody knows that these countries are giving money to Donald Trump because they think they'll get favorable treatment in exchange," said Sen. Chris Murphy, a Democrat from Connecticut and former chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Middle East subcommittee. White House deputy press secretary Anna Kelly said, 'The President is working to secure good deals for the American people, not for himself." In the past six months, the Trump Organization ramped up its real-estate ventures in India, launching two projects with its longstanding partner, Tribeca Developers. Tribeca also announced plans for three more Trump-branded projects in the country. Tribeca Developers founder Kalpesh Mehta, who first met Donald Trump Jr. through a mutual Wharton professor, has maintained close ties with the Trump family since at least 2013, according to local media reports. He attended both of Donald Trump's inaugurations and dined with the family at Mar-a-Lago, including a private dinner this past January. Since November, Mehta has stated in local publications that demand for Trump properties has sharply increased across the country. In May, Tribeca and the Trump Organization announced a record-breaking over $300 million in sales after selling out a second Trump Residences Delhi on launch day. Neither Mehta nor Tribeca Developers responded to requests for comment. The Trump Organization's international expansion largely hinges on a licensing model: It collects fees for its brand and management services, rather than committing its own funds to the projects. Donald Trump's latest financial disclosure shows more than $9 million from six overseas licensing agreements between January 2023 and August 2024. Since the November election, the Trump Organization has unveiled twice as many deals. Donald Trump Jr. and Eric Trump have made at least nine overseas trips to a dozen countries since November—many tied to Trump Organization ventures—including a swing through Eastern Europe that Donald Jr. promoted as 'Trump Business Vision 2025." Along the way, he dined with prime ministers, spoke at cryptocurrency events, and touted to local media that the Trump Organization desired to explore new partnerships abroad. During Trump's first administration, by contrast, the company gave priority to existing operations, debt reduction and cash reserves. The lower profile overseas also avoided appearances of conflicts of interest, according to Donald Trump's 2023 deposition during his civil court battle with New York Attorney General Letitia James. Trump said he told his children: 'Don't do deals. We don't need deals…We have a lot of property. They're great properties. Run them." Eric Trump said in an interview in October that the company was reconsidering that approach because it wasn't given sufficient credit for its pullback in the first Trump administration. 'Should I stop all expansion? I don't know what the answer is. I tried to do everything right in 2016, and I got very little credit for it," he said of efforts to distance the newly elected president from the company. 'We still kind of got stomped on." Write to Brenna T. Smith at Peter Grant at and Daniel Kiss at
New York Times
2 days ago
- Entertainment
- New York Times
A Documentary About Life, Death and ‘The Cathedral'
There are some weighty topics — both biblical and personal — that are explored in the documentary 'Jimmy & the Demons,' about the sculptor and woodcut artist James Grashow. First there is the art, which is inspired by religion. Grashow, 83, is the titular 'Jimmy' in the film, which will debut on Sunday at the Tribeca Festival. The documentary tells the story of his quest to complete 'The Cathedral,' his five-foot-tall wood sculpture of Jesus Christ bearing a cathedral on his back while sinister creatures — many of them demons — flock around his feet. It is playful and surreal and obsessively detailed. Then there is the personal: Grashow's ruminations about life, or more accurately, death. The film captures the artist's view about the sculpture possibly being the 'grand finale' of his career and his belief that he is 'in the bottom of the ninth' of his life. The feeling of mortality is strong. Even more resonate, however, are Grashow's passion for his craft and love for his family. During a video interview last month, Grashow expressed mixed feelings about 'The Cathedral' being finished. 'It's an unbelievable relief,' he said. But elation over completing the project was balanced with another emotion: 'At the same time, there's sort of an emptiness,' he said. 'Where do I go now? And what do I do?' 'Beginnings are the most difficult,' he said. 'Being in the process in the middle of the project is phenomenal.' He likened his creative experience to an enormous spiral. 'The fist steps are unbelievably sluggish, but as it quickens and the vortex keeps spinning around, you can't wait to get up in the morning and approach the work.' Want all of The Times? Subscribe.
CTV News
3 days ago
- Entertainment
- CTV News
Smokey Robinson was investigated for sexual assault allegation in 2015 but no charges were filed
Smokey Robinson attends the screening for "The Apollo" during the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival on April 24, 2019, in New York. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
India Gazette
4 days ago
- Entertainment
- India Gazette
Teaser of Uttera Singh's feature debut 'Pinch' unveiled
ANI 29 May 2025, 23:54 GMT+10 New Delhi [India], May 29 (ANI): The teaser of Uttera Singh's feature directorial debut 'Pinch' has been uneviled. The India-set mother-daughter dramedy, which Singh wrote, directed, produced and stars in, is all set to be screened at Tribeca Festival under Tribeca's International Narrative Competition. Interestingly, 'Pinch' has become the first Indian film to compete in the section in three years. In the film, Singh plays 'Maitri, a travel vlogger living with her traditional mother Shobha (Geeta Agrawal) in a tight-knit apartment complex. When an incident during a community pilgrimage gets swept under the rug, the mother-daughter duo must confront the emotional aftermath in a claustrophobic reckoning with truth, tradition, and the price of silence.' Speaking about the project, Singh said, 'In telling this story, I wanted to make a big deal out of what society often dismisses as 'small. There's a darker version of this film, but I leaned into comedy and energy to spark conversation - and to reflect the absurdity of silence around assault. 'Pinch' doesn't pretend to have answers. It insists on the questions.' Sunita Rajwar, Sapna Sand, Badri Chavan, Rajiv Neema, Jahnvi Marathe and Nitish Pandey are also a part of the film. (ANI)
