Gay hockey drama 'Heated Rivalry' becomes hit in Russia, but fandom could lead to prison

Russian fans of “Heated Rivalry” could end up in prison if they display their love for the show, but the gay romance about ...

Gay ice hockey drama 'Heated Rivalry' becomes a surprise hit in Russia despite anti-LGBTQ+ laws

If you haven’t heard of gay ice hockey TV drama “Heated Rivalry” and its two lead stars Hudson Williams and Connor Storrie ...

Brittney Griner says making candid doc about her Russian imprisonment was 'very healing'

Six-time WNBA All-Star Brittney Griner couldn't wait to tell her story. Four years after her release from a Russian penal colony, her documentary "The Brittney Griner Story" will have its world ...
WSKG

'More relevant every day' in the U.S.: A filmmaker documented Russia's journalists

Julia Loktev's documentary My Undesirable Friends follows young independent journalists covering Putin's invasion of Ukraine.

‘Mr. Nobody Against Putin' Review: Intimate Doc Captures the Slow Erosion of Hope in the Russian Hinterlands

Made with footage smuggled out on encrypted platforms, David Borenstein and Pasha Talankin's Oscar-nominated film records how ...
Reuters

Russian drone strikes hit two foreign vessels in Odesa region, Kyiv says

KYIV, Jan 9 (Reuters) - Russia has attacked two foreign-flagged civilian vessels with drones in the southern Odesa region, killing a Syrian national and injuring another, Ukrainian officials said on ...
Time

Cinema: New Wave in Russia?

Ballad of a Soldier (Mosfilm; Kingsley-Frankel). A Russian soldier scuttles like a desperate bug across an open field. Like a big grey toad, a German tank relentlessly pursues him. Bullets frisk about ...