i mjane hill, and taking us through this week s cinema releases as ever is mark. hi, mark. very interesting week we have. don t worry darling we have blonde, which may be a marilyn monroe biopic, or maybe not. and catherine called birdy, a mediaeval tale birdy, a mediaeval tale with a difference. oh, i thought it was a biopic, but anyway, more on that later. ok, so don t worry darling, which is a new film by olivia wilde, who made booksmart, which i loved. florence pugh and harry styles are alice and jack chambers. they live in a kind of absolutely rarefied, dreamy, late 50s, early 60s americana, you know, glistening cars, mad men suits, fabulous dresses. the wives stay at home and prepare the house and cook the meals and wait for the return of their husbands, who are out doing work which cannot be spoken of when they come back. and florence pugh s character seems to think this is idyllic and wonderful. and then, one of her friends and neighbours becomes suicidal after le
Joining us. Very kind. Another star day in washington, d. C. If you watched the news at all, you know the house today officially handed over the articles of impeachment. Speaker of the house nancy pelosi signed the paperwork this afternoon. This i thought was interesting. She did it, she signed her name one letter at a time, using a different pen each time. [ laughter ] she used 22 pens to sign her name. What is going on . Did she get an endorsement deal with bic . [ laughter ] its hard to argue youre not enjoying the impeachment when you turn it into a calligraphy class all of a sudden. [ laughter ] speaking of pelosi, she named impeachment managers including jerry nadler, adam schiff, and newly available red sox manager alex cora joined the team. [ laughter ] [ applause ] they really want to win this. This is big stuff, only the third time in American History articles of impeachment have been sent to the senate, which means starting tuesday donald joanna trump will become the first f
was it an insider attack? shooting rampage. at least 26 people killed, more than 50 hurt, when a soldier opens fire at a military base and a mall, the standoff lasting for hours. and hollywood s biggest night. the oscars are here. stars ready to shine on the red carpet. you an actor? no, i m a stuntman. the movies, actors and actresses, all hoping to take home oscar. we got all you need to know it s awesome. it s awesome. the awards show overnight, will it predict tonight s winners? is it renee s night? that you dare to dream will ford vs ferrari drive home victorious? or will a joker have the last laugh? and good morning. let s take a live look at that red carpet at the dolby theatre, where just hours from now it will be filled with a-list stars heading into a night of suspense. among those hoping to take home an oscar, brad pitt hoping to take home his second oscar of his career for his role in once upon a time in hollywood. and i didn t know this
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i just got impeached for making a perfect phone call! i only wish i could have been there when he pounded that out. when he mashed those stumpy pink little thumbs into his phone like he was killing little bugs or something. and this, by the way, is what he s tweeting before the trial starts. so i think we have a lot to look forward to. the impeachment trial starts tuesday. and there are specific rules for how this will go. last time it happened no one had phones. this time senators will not be allowed to use their phones during the trial. and they will have to stand when they cast votes, which is a big deal. for a lot of these senators this will be the first time they ve ever stood for anything. [ laughter ] [ cheers and applause ] today it all began thank you. chief justice john roberts was sworn in today by the senate president pro tem, who did not make me feel optimistic about the republican-controlled senate s desire to conduct a fair and impartial trial. do you sol