americana that doesn t exist and isn t real. and here s the thing it s basically the stepford wives. the difference is the stepford wives at the beginning of the stepford wives, you think, ok, you know, is there something off kilter? you can t quite figure what s wrong with it. in the case of this, from the beginning, it is absolutely clear that this is an artificial world, that none of this can be what it seems, that somehow, they re in a bubble or an illusion. now, florence pugh works wonders making the character of alice engage you, so that even though she s in this completely artificial environment, you believe in her character and you engage with her character. harry styles, he s fine. there ve been some sort of cruel things said about his performance. it s ok. it s staggeringly unremarkable. the problem is that you very quickly figure out there s one of a number of possible scenarios that are the solution to how this is all happening, and then when it s revealed. 0k,
congressman cheney is standing up to donald trump for the sake of the institutional vitality and, indeed, survival of the republican party itself. i think here was the beginning of something much larger than being one of 435 members of the house, one of 535 members of congress. the language was remarkable. and to have celebrate sated herself elevated herself to this point where not just people in her own party, but people in the democratic party listen to her, consider her a leader howard: this is a total flip prosecute cays that days that many dismissed her as a warmonger in the hold of her father, the former vice president. and liberals were happy to remind us of liz s past record. the president is operating outside the bounds of the constitution. he thinks he s above the law, and if the republicans, conservatives don t stand up and night against it, as i said, we re going to lose fundamental values and freedoms. howard: talking there about barack obama, and m
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
here is a name, i will bring you pictures of the person who you want to have killed. you say that you now feared for your own life? yes. a hit that could not miss? or a surprise to die for? they actually noticed a camera inside the car? this was a big moment? huge moment. everything took off real fast. no fairytale ending for this love story. it would end either in murder or prison. he says, my guys don t back down from a plan. hello, welcome to dateline. when ira bernstein and susan met on the college campus, they could not know the future that they would become college sweethearts, marry, start a family and that as their family grew, so it s something else. jealousy. they certainly could never have imagined the life they would build over the years would be torn apart by a murderous scheme. here is andrea canning, with the target . in this quiet, wealthy neighborhood, behind the gates of his lavish estate, a fuse was lit. newfound money lead to explo
court s ruling was to take the issue out of the hands of the justices and return it to the states where they could forge their own policies, and that s what happened in kansas. state lawmakers can still adopt a ban on abortions as indiana did days later, but to-lifers must weigh pro-lifers must weigh whether republicans want to go that far especially when it comes to rape, incest and the life of the mother. now, i understand the deep beliefs of the pro-life side which vows to keep on fighting just as the pro-choice side would if it had lost, but this is the kind of democratic process majority envisioned. decisions are far more complicated than a simple yes or no. i m howard kurtz, and this is mediabuzz. if. howard: ahead, mike huckabee joins us on a wide range of media issues. we ll look at the senate voterama that s still going on as democrats are about to push through their big climate, health and taxes bill. the pundits quickly weighed in with opposing views on k