This story was originally published by Searchlight New Mexico and is published here as part of an ongoing collaboration with Rolling Stone. Additional reporting by Don J. Usner. Francesquita Martinez’s words are slow and deliberate, perhaps a result of the methadone she’s taking to kick her addiction, perhaps because she is lost in the memory of Sept. 29, 1999 — the Archangel’s day. The day the war on drugs came to Chimayó. Francesquita, eight years old at the time, had slept overnight at her grandparents’ house, where her father was living. She was getting ready for school that morning when she came across him, looking worried. “Good morning, baby,” he said, placing his index finger over his mouth and listening as if he heard movement outside. “Shhhhh.” Within seconds, men in SWAT gear battered down the door of the house. “GET DOWN ON THE FLOOR!” they shouted, assault rifles drawn. “I sat on the couch watching my dad being slammed to the floor, guns pointing at him, …
Notre Dame Opts Out of New NCAA Football Video Game, Says Athletes Should Get Paid
Getty The Fighting Irish has announced it will NOT be a part of the new EA Sports NCAA college football video game ... saying they won't give the green light until it's clear how players will be compensated. The new video game, which was announced earlier this month, is the first EA Sports college football game since 2013. When EA Sports made the announcement , the company said more than 100 teams would be in the game ... however it would NOT include current rosters or images and likenesses of real college players. At the moment, NCAA rules prohibit players from selling their NIL (Name, Image, Likeness) rights while they're still in school. But, Notre Dame says they won't cooperate with EA Sports until there's a plan in place for Fighting Irish athletes to be compensated fairly. "Notre Dame athletics welcome the return of EA Sports college football, the video game series that has historically helped promote interest in college football," AD Jack …
Vic Mensa Shares Letter Written To Virgil Abloh In New Song ‘What You Taught Us’
On his newly released song “What You Taught Us,” Chicago rapper Vic Mensa writes a letter to Virgil Abloh , the trailblazing artist and designer who died Sunday after a multi-year battle with cardiac angiosarcoma, a rare form of cancer. “Virgil Abloh is synonymous with visionary,” Mensa said in a statement. “To see him go from DJing Superfun parties in Chicago that Hollywood Holt would sneak me in when I was 16 to revolutionizing the way we think about design and its applications is a true inspiration to a generation that was blessed to be raised under his tutelage. Legends never die.” “What You Taught Us” ruminates on Abloh’s sudden death, with Mensa saying: “’I’m feelin’ kinda blue like Miles Davis LP / ‘Cause a legend that I knew but I’d never known was unhealthy / Left to heaven much too soon / Most I could do was post a selfie.” Later, Mensa sits with the concept of time, communication and how he’d be remembered himself. He asks about the duality of being both …
Rose d’Or Awards: Bo Burnham’s ‘Inside’ And Jack Thorne’s ‘Help’ Win Major Gongs
Bo Burnham’s Inside for Netflix and Jack Thorne’s Channel 4 drama Help took home the Comedy and Drama gongs at last night’s 60th Rose d’Or TV awards. UK shows performed well at the European Broadcasting Union event, which also saw long-running BBC1 entertainment show Strictly Come Dancing take home Studio Entertainment, ITV ’s Long Lost Family scoop Reality and Factual Entertainment and BBC1/AppleTV+’s 9/11: Inside the President’s War Room win for Documentary. The latter was one of three victories for director Adam Wishart’s Wish/Art Films, which also won both News and Current Affairs and the coveted Golden Rose for ITV’s Storming The Capital: The Inside Story, as correspondent Robert Moore was richly rewarded. Netflix’s French comedy/drama Call My Agent continued its success with the award for Comedy Drama & Sitcom and there was also a win for CBBC favourite Horrible Histories in Children and Youth. Help creator Jack Thorne would have been …
‘Air Doll’ U.S. Release; Red Sea Fund First Grants; Hindi “Biscuit King” Series; Tallinn Winners – Global Briefs
Kore-eda’s ‘ Air Doll ’ Gets First U.S. Release EXCLUSIVE: New York-based distributor Dekanalog has picked up Japanese pic Air Doll , directed by Palme d’Or winner Hirokazu Kore-eda, and will give the film its first U.S. release. Released in Japan in 2009, the film follows an inflatable sex doll who finds that she has grown consciousness and a heart. Wandering Tokyo, she discovers the innate complexities of being human, including the heartbreak of loneliness. The deal was overseen by sales agent Gabrielle Rozing at Fortissimo Films and George Schmalz of Dekanalog. The picture will be released in U.S. cinemas and on VOD in early 2022. Red Sea Fund First Projects Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Fund has selected 97 projects it will back as part of its first funding cycle. The projects hail from Saudi Arabia (26), the Arab region (60) and Africa (11) and range from feature films to shorts, animations and series. There were more than 650 submissions in the first round. Of …
Sarah Hyland & Harvey Guillén To Star In Scripted Rom-Com Podcast ‘Bone, Marry, Bury’ From Dear Media
EXCLUSIVE : Dear Media , the female-focused podcast company, is moving into scripted audio series for the first time with a romantic comedy starring Sarah Hyland and Harvey Guillén. The Modern Family star and the What We Do In The Shadows star are leading the cast of Bone , Marry , Bury , which has been developed in partnership with RomComPods. The series, which will be released in February 2022, follows 26-year-old Allie, played by Hyland, who’s closing out the worst year of her life after recently being fired, dumped, and evicted. It starts with Allie on New Year’s Eve, where she plans to get wasted and leave this mess of the year behind. Little does she know that the NYE party she’s about to attend will be life-changing but not for the reason she thinks. Through the omniscient narrator, her best friend Gabe, played by Guillén, that by the end of the month, Allie will Bone, Marry, and Bury three different people… and they’re all at this party. It …
Netflix Commissions Five UK Series: Rapman Superhero Show; ‘One Day’ Adaptation; Abi Morgan Thriller
Netflix has announced five new scripted series that it has commissioned out of the UK, all of which will shoot in the country in 2022. On the list is Supacell , a superhero drama following a group of seemingly ordinary people from South London who unexpectedly develop super powers, with no connection between them aside from them all being Black. The six-part show is written by Rapman (aka Andrew Onwubolu), of Blue Story fame, who will also direct. Mouktar Mohammed and Henrietta Lee of New Wave are executive producer and associate producer respectively. The streamer has also commissioned an adaptation of David Nicholls’s romance novel One Day. It will follow protagonists Em and Dex as they meet up on one particular day year after year. The show is a Drama Republic Production with Universal International Studios and Focus Features. One Day was previously made into a feature starring Anne Hathaway and Jim Sturgess. Abi Morgan is writing Eric , a thriller the …
“A Dangerous Ideology”: Former Egyptian Footballer Mohamed Aboutrika Delivers Homophobic Rant On BeIN Sports
A former Egyptian footballer has described homosexuality as being “against humanity” and a “dangerous ideology that is becoming nasty” during a rant on Qatari network beIN Sports. Mohamed Aboutrika, who played 100 times for Egypt from 2001 to 2013, was responding to a question last weekend on the UK Premier League’s Rainbow Laces campaign, which has seen the likes of fellow Egyptian Muslim and Liverpool superstar Mohamed Salah take part in a bid to stamp out homophobia in football. During the two-minute rant, Aboutrika issued a string of slurs against homosexuality. “This phenomenon is not only against Muslim nature but it’s against human nature,” he said. “Allah says in the Quran that we have to honor the children of Adam but by doing this homosexuality we are not honoring humans, we are humiliating them.” BeIN acknowledged the comments, which were made in Arabic and translated online, but did not publicly condemn them or the presenter. Deadline understands …
‘Outlander’ Travel Docuseries Spinoff ‘Men In Kilts’ Renewed For Season 2 By Starz
Outlander stars Sam Heughan and Graham McTavish are ready to hit the road again – this time in New Zealand. Starz has renewed their hit travel docuseries Men in Kilts: A Roadtrip with Sam and Graham for a six-episode second season. Developed by Heughan and McTavish, Men in Kilts is produced by Boardwalk Pictures, in association with Sony Pictures Television. In season 2, the traveling duo will take in the Scottish influence of New Zealand, while diving into its own history. Cancellations/Renewals Scorecard: TV Shows Ended Or Continuing In 2020-21 Season In Season one, the two reunited for an epic adventure in Scotland, exploring their heritage and meeting people who truly showcase what it means to be Scottish. The half-hour, eight- episode first season of the series offers the duo’s one-of-a-kind perspective on everything from Scottish clans and the Battle of Culloden to whisky tasting and folk dancing. Whether hanging off the edge of a cliff, wrangling a flock of …
Social Media Marketing And Production Company Home Brew Promotes Sam Gibney To President
Terry Hines & Associates CEO, Grant Nemirow announced that former head of Motion Design and Executive creative director at Home Brew , Sam Gibney , has been promoted to President of digital marketing and production. Now in his ninth year with the company, Gibney played a vital role in developing and producing numerous digital, social and new tech strategies for the company’s diverse set of entertainment clients across television, film and streaming platforms. Gibney said, “I am simply honored that the team here at Home Brew has entrusted me with moving the company forward with a new vision. I look forward to entering into an era of growth, creativity in new areas and above all, establishing an environment where this incredible team feels valued, heard and empowered to be the best. A leader is only as strong as the backing of his/her team, I have that 1000% with Home Brew. Here’s to 2022.” In his new role, Gibney will report to Nemirow and oversee …