Original title: Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony counts News outlets will not be allowed to broadcast former President Donald Trump’s arraignment on Tuesday in a New York state court, a judge said Monday night, but he will allow some photographers to take pictures in the courtroom before the proceedings formally begin. Acting New York Supreme Court Judge Juan Merchan rejected the request by several media organizations, including CNN, for permission to broadcast the historic proceedings. Trump’s arraignment — like most arraignments in the Manhattan courthouse — is a public proceeding, but news cameras are not usually allowed to broadcast from inside the courtroom. However, the judge is allowing five pool photographers to take still photos at the beginning of the proceedings “until such time as they are directed to vacate the jury box by court personnel.” Earlier on Monday, Trump’s lawyers urged the judge to reject the media’s request for live cameras in the courtroom. The Manhattan District Attorney’s office told the judge they didn’t have a ...

Original title: Telluride: ‘Jay Kelly’ Team on Clooney and Stardom, Sandler’s Soulful Turn and Crudup’s Crazy Scene Due to illness, George Clooney couldn’t make it to this year’s Telluride Film Festival for the North American premiere of Jay Kelly, a film that centers on a movie star (Clooney) who experiences an existential crisis that prompts him to take a spur-of-the-moment trip to Europe to see his daughter and accept a career tribute from a film festival, and his “team,” who are expected to drop everything to support him. But a large coterie of Clooney’s collaborators on the film were in town — among them co-writer/director Noah Baumbach, actors Adam Sandler, Laura Dern, Billy Crudup and Patrick Wilson, and composer Nicholas Britell — and basked in the warm reception and awards chatter that greeted the Netflix title at its four festival screenings, two of which followed career tributes to Baumbach. On Sunday, following one of those screenings, I sat down with the aforementioned group for a wide-ranging Q&A. We discussed why Baumbach and Emily Mortimer wrote the part of Kelly with Clooney in mind ...

Original title: Walmart Wants to Challenge Amazon as a Streaming Aggregator, Adds Peacock as Video Partner Walmart wants to take on Amazon Prime Video in the video aggregation space, overhauling its subscription offering with a new benefit called “Video Subscription Choice,” and adding Peacock as a partner. The retail giant on Monday announced its new plan, which includes an extension of its deal with Paramount+, originally signed three years ago. The new offering will see subscribers to its Walmart+ bundle be able to choose between a complimentary subscription to Peacock’s premium tier, or the Paramount+ essential plan. Subscribers can also switch between Paramount+ and Peacock every 90 days, if they so choose. The choice-based offering also leaves open the possibility of Walmart adding other streaming services as potential options in the future. “The additional option of Peacock Premium adds even more value and more choice to our membership, without raising the price,” said Deepak Maini, senior VP of Walmart+. “By offering the ability to switch between two top-tier video streaming service ...

Original title: ‘Lost in the Jungle’ Review: ‘Free Solo’ Directors Capably Tackle a Remarkable Tale of Survival in the Amazon for Nat Geo Real-life drama doesn’t get much more harrowing, or much more inspiring, than the story at the heart of Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Juan Camilo Cruz’s new documentary Lost in the Jungle, which showed at Telluride ahead of its September premiere on National Geographic. In 2023, Indigenous Colombian Lesly Jacobombaire Mucutuy (aged 13 at the time) and siblings Soleiny (9 at the time), Tien (5) and Cristin (under a year) were on a plane headed to Bogota. It crashed somewhere in the Amazon, killing their mother and two other passengers, but the kids were OK. Relatively. Lost in the Jungle The Bottom Line The story is more compelling than the way it’s told. Venue: Telluride Film Festival Airdate: 9 p.m. Friday, September 12 (National Geographic) Directors: Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi, Jimmy Chin and Juan Camilo Cruz 1 hour 36 minutes The Colombian military sent a unit of commandos into the jungle, while regional tribes sent their own search party, all certain that even if the ch ...

Original title: Dwayne Johnson’s ‘The Smashing Machine’ Delivers TKO at Venice World Premiere, 15-Minute Ovation Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, starring Dwayne Johnson as legendary mixed martial arts and UFC fighter Mark Kerr, delivered a knockout punch Monday at the Venice Film Festival. The A24 film had its world premiere Monday night inside Sala Grande and the audience went wild, responding with a 15-minute standing ovation. It proved to be a special night for Johnson as Kerr also made the trek to Venice for the showing where they were joined by co-star Emily Blunt. Amid cheers of “DJ,” “Benny” and “Emily,” the audience went wild as all four — Johnson, Blunt, Safdie and Kerr — were all teary-eyed throughout the emotional scene. Even Seth Rogen, a surprise guest, was cheering and hollering while holding a camera throughout the ovation and snapping photos the entire time. A24’s The Smashing Machine starring Dwayne Johnson as UFC champ Mark Kerr delivers TKO at Venice Film Festival world premiere with 15-minute standing ovation. The Rock in tears by the end as was co-star Emily Blunt, direc ...

Original title: Graham Greene, ‘Dances With Wolves’ Actor, Dies at 73 Graham Greene, the Oscar-nominated actor from Dances with Wolves, has died. He was 73. The actor died Monday in Stratford, Ontario, of natural causes, Graham’s rep told The Hollywood Reporter. Born in 1952 in Ohsweken, on the Six Nations Reserve, the Canadian actor made his small screen debut in the 1979 Canadian drama series The Great Detective and film debut in Running Brave (1983). However it was his role as Kicking Bird in the 1990 film Dances with Wolves that earned him a best supporting actor Oscar nomination. Out of its 12 nominations, Dances with Wolves won seven, including one for best picture. The film launched Graham’s career to new heights, with the actor having performances in over 200 film and television productions, as well as starring roles at the Stratford Festival. Graham’s other best-known roles include Maverick (1994), Die Hard with a Vengeance (1995), The Green Mile (1999), The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2009) and Aaron Sorkin’s Molly’s Game (2017). He also starred i ...

Original title: Japan 10-Year Debt Sale Clouded by BOJ Hike Path, Fiscal Risks Japan’s 10-year government bond auction Tuesday will be a key test of investor appetite amid growing expectations of rate hikes by the Bank of Japan and mounting political uncertainty. The sale comes on the day of a speech by BOJ Deputy Governor Ryozo Himino that may give more insight into the central bank’s policy path. The Liberal Democratic Party is also expected to hold a review on July’s election performance Tuesday, according to comments by Secretary-General Hiroshi Moriyama last month. ...

Original title: Syria Ships First Oil Cargo in Years After Trump Ended Sanctions Syria exported 600,000 barrels of heavy crude in its first oil shipment in years, as the lifting of western sanctions brings relief to its war-ravaged economy. Tanker Nissos Christiana transported the fuel from the Mediterranean port of Tartus, the Syrian Company for Oil Transport’s general manager told state news agency Sana. The domestic market is supplied since as two refineries in Baniyas and Homs are operating at full capacity, the outlet reported. ...

Original title: BlackRock Favors Indonesia Long Bonds, Unfazed by Protests BlackRock Inc. remains a fan of long-dated Indonesian government bonds, saying the high-yield debt offers enough risk compensation in the face of local political instability. The world’s largest asset manager has recently increased holdings of such bonds due in 10 to 15 years, shifting positions from shorter tenors, said Navin Saigal , BlackRock’s head of fundamental fixed income for Asia Pacific. The additions resulted from the longer-tenor notes’ milder reaction to Bank Indonesia’s surprise interest rate cut and the Federal Reserve’s dovish rhetoric last month, he said. ...

Original title: Asian Equities Set for Muted Open as Oil Gains: Markets Wrap Asian markets are poised for a tepid open on Tuesday after a subdued overnight session with Wall Street closed for a holiday. US equity futures edged higher in early Asia trading, while modest moves in Asia contracts pointed to a gain in Tokyo, loss in Hong Kong and a flat open in Sydney. The dollar was little changed against major currencies. ...