News

A grisly blend of dark comedy, urban decay and escalating gang violence is headed to cinemas this June with Protein, the debut feature from writer-director Tony Burke. The film, which had its world premiere at FrightFest 2024 to strong reviews and a sold-out crowd, will open in select UK cinemas on 13 June via Bulldog Film Distribution, followed by a digital release on 14 July.

Expanding on Burke’s 2014 short of the same name, Protein follows a traumatised former soldier named Sion, played by Craig Russell, who returns to his hometown in South Wales in search of peace and routine. What he finds instead is a destructive obsession with bodybuilding and a chilling compulsion to consume human flesh for its protein content. When he murders and eats a local drug dealer, it sets off a violent chain reaction that spirals far beyond his control, pitting rival criminal factions against one another in a rapidly escalating turf war.

On Jan. 20, Fire Captain Andrea Hall made history as she led the Pledge of Allegiance for President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris's inauguration. In addition to a verbal recitation, Andrea led the pledge in American Sign Language - further emphasizing the event's inclusive "America United" theme. To the best of the inaugural committee's knowledge, this was the first time the pledge was delivered in Asl on Inauguration Day.

According to The 19th, Andrea was the first Black woman hired to a station at the City of Albany Fire Department when she started her career in 1993. She continued to break molds as the first Black woman to become fire captain at Fulton County Fire Rescue over 16 years ago.

Andrea prepared for the inauguration meticulously, taking tally notes in her 80-page notebook for every time she practiced the pledge. She wanted to do its message justice. "Everything [the pledge] expresses, I...

Joining the ranks of Robert Frost, Maya Angelou, Miller Williams, Elizabeth Alexander and Richard Blanco, 22-year-old native Angeleno and activist Amanda Gorman is the youngest inaugural poet to help mark the transition of presidential power in U.S. history. She will perform a piece titled “The Hill We Climb” during the inauguration, in which Joseph Biden and Kamala Harris will be sworn in as President and Vice President of the United States.

The star-studded swearing-in ceremony also features performances from Lady Gaga, who will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” and a musical act from “Hustlers” star Jennifer Lopez. Other participants include Father Leo J. O’Donovan delivering the invocation, Andrea Hall leading the “Pledge of Allegiance,” and Reverend Dr. Silvester Beaman giving the benediction.

In an interview with NPR, Gorman shared an excerpt of the six-minute poem that she will recite on inauguration day:

“We’ve seen a force that would shatter...

Joe Biden was inaugurated as the 46th President of the United States on Wednesday, in an event that was held at the West Front of the U.S. Capitol.

Biden, who of course served as VP under President Barack Obama, and running mate Kamala Harris, who on Monday resigned her Senate seat, were sworn in as president and vice president shortly before noon. Biden then delivered his first presidential address to the country, with the theme “America United.”

More from TVLineLady Gaga Performs National Anthem at Biden/Harris Inauguration (Video)Garth Brooks Performs 'Amazing Grace' at Biden/Harris...

The inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden and Vice President-elect Kamala Harris will take place on Wednesday, January 20, 2021. Viewers will be able to watch the event from the comfort of their homes via a variety of cable TV and online sources.

Biden’s inauguration is expected to be covered on all mainstream television media networks, including CNN, MSNBC, ABC, CBS News, and Fox News. The event is also expected to be streamed online on most major news media outlets’ websites.

While the networks are varying their start times in the lead up to the event — CNN’s coverage, for instance, starts today at 4 p.m. Et — all of them will start by 10 a.m. Et/7 a.m. Pt. Lady Gaga will sign “The Star-Spangled Banner” at approximately 10:30 a.m. Et/7:30 a.m. Pt, according to Variety. Other performers include Jennifer Lopez, poet Amanda Gorman, and Andrea Hall, a firefighter...