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“Let us be clear: there’s only one reason the city commissioners ruled they were going to stop our production on the street: politics, pure and simple, and they pretty much admitted it,” Shapiro said. “One commissioner named Cindy Daniels said, quote, ‘I’m not willing to sacrifice the resources of the safety, the security of the mental health of our community. Absolutely not. This wasn’t a Hallmark film. This wasn’t, you know, Christmastime in Livingston, and it wasn’t a romantic story.’ Well, I mean, I wasn’t aware that we had to fulfill your idea of what the story required.”

He added, “In fact, I’m fairly certain the First Amendment says precisely the opposite of that. So they’re saying a Hallmark romance would have been totally fine. But a Daily Wire film about enforcement of immigration law loses that. That is content discrimination openly performed and a violation of the First Amendment.”

Permits were reinstated Monday night after a meeting with city officials.

Filming for “Pawn Shop” in Livingston, Mont., was shut down following a Special City Commission meeting on Saturday, during which locals complained about the production’s impact on the Livingston food bank and improper warnings about hazardous stunts. The Commission concluded the meeting with “a motion to immediately temporarily suspend Bonfire Pawn Shop LLC’s permit while seeking legal opinion from the city attorney in a timely manner to amend, suspend, or revoke the permit to come back to the commission not after 5 p.m. on Oct. 5th.”

Cast members for “Pawn Shop” include Myles Clohessy, Danny Trejo, Harvey Keitel, Henry Thomas, CJ Salvador, Noel Guglielmi, Paris Bravo, Joseph Lucero, Eddie Spears, Simon Rhee and Forrie J. Smith.
Michael Polish serves as director.

An official logline for the film reads: “When a Minneapolis riot forces a young ICE officer to complete a high-stakes arrest alone after his partner is killed, he is hunted through the streets by a furious mob intent on freeing the prisoner and punishing anyone who still upholds the law. Barricaded inside a neighborhood pawn shop with a hard-edged Hispanic veteran and the man’s progressive college-age grandson, ordinary men must choose between the rule of law and the chaos that wants to burn it all down in a modern siege of honor and defiance.” %!s()

“Phoebe’s great, but going to a phoebe show solo seems a little sad,” the reader wrote. Another attendee had asked Herlihy for a hug, which he gave, but the reader dismissed the encounter as “a moot point since no photos!”

The internet has summarily ridiculed the (thankfully) anonymous user, who, in psychoanalyzing the decision to attend a concert alone, both confirmed the reason for no phone policies at shows and illustrated how ingrained the surveillance-driven ethos of these invasive little devices in our pockets has become. 

“Cannot imagine anything more lame than opening the Instagram app and messaging Deuxmoi,” one X user posted. 

The reader also makes an unforced judgment error. Going to concerts alone is decidedly not sad. Beyond the fact that Phoebe Bridgers is probably the ideal concert to attend by oneself, going out to see a show alone is one of life’s great pleasures. 

Of course, it’s a grand experience to meet up with a bunch of friends at the show, or dance in the embrace of a significant other, but being at a show alone offers a more personal kind of intimacy that, increasingly, is hard to find. 

For one, at least in an ideal world, you’re able to blend into the mass of the crowd, whose attention — again, in an ideal world — is laser focused on the stage, a shared object of adoration that finds you in communion with complete strangers, enraptured in something near-religious and sometimes even explicitly so, the human spirit dialed to a frequency that alone or in a group you get to tap into for a brief moment, experiencing the oneness of all things — unless you’re staring at your phone or looking around for celebrities to call out.  

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The post about Herlihy calls to mind the return to concerts of the early post-COVID era. When concertgoers became notorious for all manner of anti-social behavior, from throwing random stuff on stage to shouting disruptive comments during sets, that many concluded was a result of spending so much time in isolation. Even as the world has gotten more accustomed to live events, the more pernicious tendency these days is the constant surveillance from people on their phones, hoping the real world experience unfolding in front of them might have some cultural value on the clout web. 

It’s the kind of thinking that forges a self-conscious stance that can’t imagine enjoying a concert alone. How can you enjoy anything, to say nothing of quality time with yourself, if you can’t for a second imagine your life unfolding anywhere but on a feed. %!s()

Audience led them from pillar to post in the 2024 renewal of Newbury's Group 1, which saw him beat some classy horses - including Charyn in second. Lady's Grace is also closely related to Esquire, who won the Greenham in the famous red and white silks. If she possesses similar ability to her siblings, she could be a very good animal.

Jahami - owned by Cheveley Park and trained by Roger Varian - debuted at Newcastle last month and will look to build on a respectable third of ten. She steps up in trip today to seven furlongs. Ray Dawson replaces Sean Dylan Bowen in the plate.

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Thespian Queen tried her luck in a Class 2 at Goodwood but was well beaten and drops down in grade today. A daughter of York Stakes winner Time Test, she could go close with Callum Hutchinson booked. Miss Clarice - who is a half-sister to Group 3 winner Mrs Danvers - could go well on debut for Jonathan Portman.

3.23 Brighton - Previous winners Bug Boy and Stintino Sunset clash

Bug Boy and Stintino Sunset were winners last time out and clash this afternoon in the Bet £20 Get £40 In Free Bets At matchbook.com Handicap.

Tony Newcombe's Bug Boy won here at the beginning of last month over course and distance and returns to the track facing a 1lb rise in the weights. Taryn Langley takes off 5lb as this 10-year-old looks for back-to-back victories.

Stintino Sunset bought up her fourth career victory at Bath last time out over the extended 11 furlongs. This six-year-old, trained by Julie and Shelley Birkett, is up to 53 today (from 49) and hasn't been rated this highly since August last year.

Seamus Mullins' Basilette steps down to a mile and a half having been denied by a head at Bath the last day. This seven-year-old mare will likely return to hurdling after this assignment but should be approaching peak fitness for this test.

8.00 Southwell - Nochebuena takes on facile Lingfield scorer Affettuoso

The Ralph Beckett-trained Nochebuena takes on impressive winner Affettuoso in the bettingsites.co.uk Your Betting Guide Handicap.

Top-rated Nochebuena comes here off the back of finishing a very distant ninth at Doncaster last time out. The start before she was behind Hoseki, who boosted the form at Newmarket on Saturday.

Affettuoso chased home some nice animals before he was gelded prior to his last start. Roger Varian's charge was sent off at 1-9 last time and justified market support, bolting up by just under eight lengths.

Cliff Danger tasted victory on his penultimate start and offers the better winning form from the remainder of the runners.

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Our day begins with Listed action from Auteuil, with the consistent Ovalie appearing well placed to trouble the judge for the Noel George and Amanda Zetterholm combination in the Prix Guillaume de Pracomtal.

Back at Southwell, Zafaan looks to defy a 5lb penalty in the opening bettingsites.co.uk Price Boosts Amateur Jockeys' Handicap (4.55pm) before Encore seeks victory on handicap debut at 6pm in the bettingsites.co.uk Bet Smarter Fillies' Handicap.

Also at the Nottinghamshire track, Meeting Point makes a first start for the Godolphin team in the 6.30pm bettingsites.co.uk Top UK Bookmakers EBF Maiden Stakes. The son of Space Blues takes on interesting Arm Racing newcomer Sayaarr in what could prove to be very informative contest. %!s()

Picked among 50 submissions from Eurimages member states, the 10 selected series will vie for the coveted €50,000 ($56,000) Council of Europe Series Co-Production Development Award.

“Never before have we welcomed that many big names and companies,” said Petri Kemppinen, co-head of TV Beats, alongside Roosa Toivonen.

This year’s crop hails from Belgium, Czechia, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Ireland, Lithuania, Poland, Spain, and co-production partner Canada. As underscored by Toivonen, the geographical spread mirrors TV Beats’ core which is “to act as a bridge between the Baltics, Central Eastern Europe, and the Nordics. Three territories – Czechia, Finland, and Estonia – topped the list of applications.

“Estonia is very dynamic in TV drama, and we did receive more applications than from Lithuania and Latvia,” said Toivonen who mentioned the catchy story of “Stormbird,” about a young female fugitive, under Soviet-occupied Estonia in 1949. Also from Estonia is the fast-paced YA drama “Breaking the Ice,” produced by Jevgeni Supin, who was distinguished last year with an Honorary TV Beats Producer Award.

TV Beats co-heads also pointed at the larger number of projects in early development compared to previous years, set to make their very first pitch in Tallinn. “Obviously the hefty €50,000 development award from the Council of Europe is a major draw in today’s touch times for indie producers who struggle to gather development money when commissioners and public funders are cutting back. They need co-production partners to lift their projects,” Kemppinen said.

Theme-wise, in an age of distrust and as the Baltics and CEE feel the heat from Russian threats, espionage is the beating heart of three shows (“Tanner,” “Fortel,” “The Woman Who Roared”), while oppressive regimes, systems or leaders -even disguised as devils-feature in the remaining slate, next to the ever-popular crime bets.

Next to the TV Beats Co-Financing Market slate, more than 20 other top-tier series looking for additional financing, distribution and sales, will bow at ‘TV Beats Screenings’ and ‘TV Beats Coming Soon’, to be unveiled at a later date.

The TV Beats Forum is part of the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival’s industry platform Industry Tallinn & Baltic Event, running over Nov 9-20.

Full rundown of TV Beats Co-Financing Market lineup:

“Breaking the Ice” (“Päike mis sulatab jääd,” 6X45’, Estonia)
Young adult drama from Estonian powerhouse Zolba Productions (“Von Fock”, “My Dear Mother,” “A Girl From Tallinn”), co-penned and co-created by the seasoned Leana Jalukse (“Mother”, “Von Fock”) and German screenwriting expert Joachim Friedmann.

Beneath the polished surface of Estonia’s elite ice rinks, a Russian hockey prodigy ruled by his violent father and an Estonian figure skater groomed by a manipulative coach fall in love across a national divide. “Breaking the Ice” is not another fast-paced feel-good love story on skates,” says producer Jevgeni Supin. “Our series looks beneath the polished surface of youth sport, where abuse by parents and coaches is often disguised as pursuit for excellence. At its heart, it’s is a story about two young people who find the courage, through love, to break this cycle.”

“Fortel” (8X45’, Poland)

Legendary Polish film mogul and director Dariusz Jabłoński (“The Pleasure Principle,” “The Cop-A New Chapter”), serves as creator and showrunner of this spy thriller penned by US screenwriter Marc Grey, episodic writer of Apple TV’s International Emmy-winning show “Tehran.”

Jabłoński’s own pedigreed banner Apple Film Production is producing for commercial giant Polsat.
The core of the action is the little-known Polish town of Rzeszów close to the Ukraine border which has turned into a spy nest and arms dealing platform. The story tracks a CIA officer who sets a trap for Russian saboteurs, targeting confidential Western arms shipments while secretly searching for his missing brother, who may hold the key to the leak, says the logline.

“Fortel” is about the history we’re living through right now, in real time, two hours from my home,” Jabłoński tells Variety. “Rzeszów is a city that woke up one morning to find itself at the center of the war, with no instruction manual and no way out. I want to make a thriller that feels the way the war feels – chaotic, morally unresolved and shot through with unexpected moments of humanity, with a cast drawn from several of the countries involved. A Polish-based story that the whole world needs to see right now,” he claims.

“Happy New Year!” (“Laimingų Naujų!” 10X21’, Lithuania)

Created and helmed by rising talent Montis Norvaisis for his outfit Big Drama, setup with producer Lineta Lasiauskaitė. The drama turns on a young woman, victim of spike drinking at a lavish New Year’s Eve party in a remote manor. When the guests refuse to confront the crime, her best friend seeks justice herself. Norvaisis will draw from his own experience to portray a raw and authentic portrait of New Year’s Eve youth parties.

“Kalmann” (6X45’, Iceland, Finland, Estonia)
TV adaptation of Icelandic-Swiss crime author Joachim B. Schmidt’s “Kalmann” book series, penned by María Heba Þorkelsdóttir and Kristófer Dignus who directs.

Produced by Kontent’s Guðný Guðjónsdóttir and Sara Djeddou Baldursdóttir, who have attached Iceland’s main streamer Síminn and co-pro partners Snapper Films from Finland and Cuba Films from Estonia. Headlining the show is the eccentric sheriff Kalmann, who uses unique instincts to solve murders.

“’Kalmann’ sits within the internationally established Nordic crime space, but brings warmth, humor, melancholy and humanity to the genre alongside a compelling murder investigation,” says Baldursdóttir, who plans to use TV Beats to test the show’s concept, tone and international potential. Production is set to start in the fall 2027.

“Intimacy on Prescription” (“Intimita na předpis, 8X60’, Czechia)
“Can good sex save every marriage,” says the logline about the tragicomedy set in 1970s Czechoslovakia, and inspired by the real story of Stanislav Kratochvíl, a pioneer of couples sex therapy. The show, helmed by established theater and film director Jiří Havelka (“Owners”), is set in a psychiatric clinic, where couples are invited to say out loud what society, marriage and shame have taught them to hide.

“For us, ‘Intimacy’ is not only about sex, but about the courage to speak honestly about desire, fear, shame, power and the need to be seen by the person closest to you,” says producer Karolina Zalabáková, who looks forward to pitching in Tallinn this story “strongly rooted in Czech and Czechoslovak history” with “emotional themes that are universal and highly exportable.” The screenplay from head-writer Kristina Májová, co-written with Matěj Randár and Jan Smutný, is based on an original idea by Kateřina Kořínková.

“Stormbird” (“Tormilind,” 5X42’, Estonia)

Historical thriller from acclaimed filmmaker Kadri Kõusaar, credited for the Cannes Un Certain Regard’s “Magnus” and Estonia’s Oscar pick “Mother.” Set in 1949, under Soviet occupied Estonia. After killing soldiers who attack her family, Lee (18), known as ‘Stormbird’, becomes a fugitive and joins the Forest Brothers band led by “Geronimo” to rescue her imprisoned brother, Uku. Hunted by the Red Army, she fights to survive, while her childhood friend Reinhardt becomes her enemy. producer Aet Laigu says “Stormbird” “is first and foremost a story about people trying to survive and forced to make impossible choices under occupation.” It’s also a unique take of a “rarely seen part of European history”, depicted through a young woman’s eyes, turning on topical themes such as freedom, resistance and identity.

“Tanner” (6X50’, Ireland, Canada)
Produced by Fíbín Films’ Bernie Hoban and Darach Ó Tuairisg, co-produced by Fraser Ash and Kevin Krikst for Canadian power-player Rhombus Media, attached to HBO’s Emmy nominated “The Sympathizer.”

The story created and penned by Keith Hodder, with Damian McCann and Sarah Gordon turns on a former Irish intelligence officer who returns home to investigate a missing teenager and uncovers a tech-powered conspiracy reaching from elite schools to the highest levels of government. Hoban says “Tanner” stands out thanks to its unique world “rarely seen before, the Irish intelligence services operating in a country whose prosperity is increasingly intertwined with some of the world’s most powerful multinational corporations, creating fascinating tensions between democracy, sovereignty and corporate influence.”” Through a uniquely Irish lens, “Tanner” tackles themes that resonate across the world while anchoring them in the journey of an unforgettable protagonist – a deeply flawed investigator whose greatest gift may also be his undoing,” she adds.

“The Inheritance” (“De Erfenis,” 6X45’, Belgium)
From fast-expanding powerhouse Panenka behind the New8 hit show “This is Not a Murder Mystery” and Series Mania 2025 Special Mention winner “Putain.” Commissioned by leading Flemish broadcaster VTM.
Created and penned by Alexandra Jans with Jan Van Dyck for producers Kato Maes, Kristoffel Mertens and Karlijn Van de Cruys. Psychological thriller set against the world of animal welfare and hunting. When Hanne, a staff member of a struggling animal rescue, unexpectedly becomes executor of a wealthy hunting family’s estate, a bitter battle over the inheritance erupts. Van de Cruys says the show will draw from its breathtaking location-Belgium’s largest national park of Limburg’s Hoge Kempen, and the personal take from Jans who has crafted the story out of her own personal experience.

“The Woman Who Roared” (4X45’, Finland)

From box-office hit habitué, actor and filmmaker Pamela Tola (“Ladies of Steel,” “Bad Apples”). Dramedy co-penned by Anastasia Pashkevich and Kristofer Seppälä, in which the recently widowed Leena (65) discovers that the Helsinki Zoo is actually an arena where international spies gather. She believes the place is linked to a top-secret nuclear weapon her late husband had hidden.

“The Woman Who Roared” offers a fresh take on the spy genre – thrilling, funny, and full of heart,” says producer Mete Sasioglu of Sons of Lumière, who will be looking for co-producers, especially from France, Eastern Europe and the Nordics in Tallinn.

“When Devils Rule” (“Los demones mandan,” 6X35’, Spain)
Darkly humorous political thriller with supernatural elements from the team behind Movistar Plus’ anticipated “Patagonia.” Atlantika Films’ Nano Arrieta-creator and producer with Claudia Ruíz — shares the writing room with Popy Blasco, Ibai Ariztegi and Bárbara Zemelman. In a world fractured by power, fear and political extremism, a group of women uncovers a demonic force operating at the highest level of society-and realizes the chaos around them may be part of a much darker design. %!s()

Since then the PFL has phased out the Bellator brand, before merging with Jake Paul's Most Valuable Promotions, but it's still unclear what its future looks like.

The UFC meanwhile, is in the first year of a seven-year broadcast deal with Paramount, and has faced criticism about fighter pay and matchmaking in the past 12 months.

Coker, 63, sees it as the perfect time to re-enter the MMA landscape.

"My body of work speaks for itself, I've done a lot in this sport and this space and I started coming to the conclusion that martial arts was in a bit of a funk," Coker told BBC Sport.

"The UFC had started their Paramount deal, PFL was shaking a bit, so I thought there needed to be something to shake up the sport again."

Ki MMA will feature a 32-fighter featherweight tournament, with events in North America, Europe, Asia and South America.

It also plans on featuring super fights from already established names within MMA, with Coker looking to sign free agents "in around two to three months".

The project is backed by $60m (£44.7m) in funding, with Coker promising that "fighters will come first and we'll treat them with respect".

Coker is regarded as a pioneer in MMA after being instrumental in the rise of former promotion Strikeforce.

Coker points to former UFC stars such as Daniel Cormier and Ronda Rousey as examples of fighters where he helped build their brand from scratch.

Cormier debuted in Strikeforce before winning UFC titles at light-heavyweight and heavyweight in a distinguished career.

Rousey, meanwhile, had fought two professional bouts prior to being signed by Coker, before going on to become one of the biggest MMA stars of all time.

Coker says his Ki MMA team have been searching gyms in cities such as Tokyo and Paris looking for "diamonds in the rough".

"I don't think anyone has built stars from scratch like we have in the past," said Coker.

"We will be in the star building business and the star searching business and that's what we're doing, searching for diamonds in the rough. We're gonna go mining.

"This is going to be a long distance race and take several years to build this group of fighters but the tournament speeds up the process."

Coker, who was born in South Korea, describes Ki as an East Asian word which means the "inner energy and spiritual journey of martial arts".

Coker has described Japan as the "birthplace of MMA" and wants his new promotion to reflect that.

A key change he wants to make is hosting Ki MMA fights in a ring as opposed to a cage, which was a key characteristic of former Japanese promotion Pride.

MMA fights are held in cages primarily to stop athletes falling out and to keep the action flowing, but Coker says it makes fights hard to see.

"I'm sitting right at the cage, and once they go to the side, I end up watching the whole fight on the big screen," Coker said.

"With the ring you have better viewing and more action because a fighter can't hold you against the cage and control you."

Coker says some details still need to be finalised but he's aiming to hold Ki MMA's first event early in 2027. %!s()