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Queer Asian-Canadian American filmmaker Quentin Lee and his Los Angeles-based production company Margin Films will celebrate 30 years of independent production with a week-long retrospective, Cinemasia America, at Laemmle Royal from May 1-7. The series streams daily worldwide on Asian American Movies (AAM.tv). Seven titles from Lee’s career will be screened over the course of the show, with the opening May 1st featuring his 1997 debut feature “Shopping for Fang,” co-directed with Justin Lin, who would go on to direct multiple films in the “Fast and Furious” series. The film also marked the theatrical feature debut of actor John Cho,…

A big and small career change. Nicole Kidman revealed on Saturday that the death of her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, in September 2024 inspired her to become a death doula, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. The 58-year-old actress admitted to University of San Francisco students during the school’s Silk Speaker Series that the profession “sounds a little strange,” but explained why it’s part of her “expansion.” Nicole Kidman (pictured above Wednesday) is pursuing a new career as a death doula. GC images The actress was inspired to do so after the death of her mother, Janelle Ann Kidman, in…

Panamanian director Abner Benaim, who represented Panama three times at the Academy Awards, including his finalist “Plaza Catedral,” won IFF Panama’s all-important Audience Award for his documentary “Tropical Paradise” (“Paraiso Tropical”). The festival, which concluded on April 12, also awarded prizes to industry participants, with Costa Rica’s Sofia Quiroz winning the coveted Post-Production Award for her all-female family drama Silent Birds, and Dominican Republic’s Jaycee Trompis taking home the Primera Mirada (First Look Award) for her documentary The Language of Water. Paper Tower, an observational document written by Laura García Cordon of Guatemala and 14 other candidates in the development…

2 minute readrundownJennifer Lopez attended Coachella for the first time as a performer. Jennifer Lopez made a surprise appearance during David Guetta’s set on Sunday, April 12th. Lopez joined Guetta on stage and provided vocals for their collaborative song “Save Me Tonight.”Jennifer Lopez made her debut at Coachella in an unexpected way. The “On the Floor” singer joined David Guetta’s set on Saturday, April 12, and provided vocals for his new song “Save Me Tonight.” This was her first time on stage as a performer, and also the first time she sang this song live.For the special moment, Lopez wore…

what did he mean? Pop singer Zara Larsson shared her candid reaction to Justin Bieber’s Coachella 2026 performance via TikTok on Sunday. “It makes me want to smoke a cigarette and watch YouTube,” the 28-year-old wrote over footage of herself and a friend streaming Saturday’s headlining set at a music festival in Indio, California. Zara Larsson joked about Justin Bieber’s Coachella 2026 performance via TikTok over the weekend. Zara Larsson/TikTok “What the hell?” she asked while watching a livestream of the pop star’s headline set on Saturday. Coccella/YouTube The group laughed as Bieber, 32, was seen sitting in a chair…

International film distributor, streamer and production company Mubi has acquired the rights to Fernando Einbecke’s Flies (Moscas) in Mexico and Latin America and plans to release it in theaters. This will be the first time Mubi will release a Mexican film in theaters throughout Latin America. The Guadalajara Film Festival (F(CG)) opened on April 17th, and “The Flies” had its world premiere at the Berlinale last February and competed for the Golden Bear. Best known for her previous masterpieces “Duck Season” and “Club Sandwich,” Einbecke’s latest work depicts a bitter, lonely woman who lives in a large complex and rents…

The season 3 premiere of ‘Euphoria’ included a title card honoring the tragic death of Eric Dane. Before the episode premiered on Sunday, a photo of Dane appeared on screen with the message, “In memory of Eric Dane. 1972-2026.” The show also included a ‘memorial’ tribute card to Dane, his late co-star Angus Cloud and late producer Kevin Turen. The “Euphoria” Season 3 premiere included a title card (seen above) that paid tribute to Eric Dane after his death. HBO The premiere also aired a “memorial” tribute card to Dane, her late co-star Angus Cloud, and her late producer Kevin…

Greg Gutfeld is ready to help another group of people who were willing to spend three months in isolation to get back to reality. Fox Nation, the Fox News Media-backed streaming service, will launch the second season of “Greg Gutfeld’s What Did I Miss” on April 27. The three-episode reality competition will be led by Gutfeld, who also co-hosts “The Five” and hosts the 10 p.m. show “Gutfeld!” on Fox News Channel. The show’s central setting is a group stranded in upstate New York with no access to the media, trying to determine which of the news headlines cited by…

Aubrey Plaza is ready to step into her new role as a mother. The “Parks and Recreation” alum, who is expecting her first child with boyfriend Christopher Abbott, broke the pregnancy news to Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes and Will Arnett on an upcoming episode of her podcast “Smartless.” “Yes, there’s a baby inside me,” she told the men, who all reacted in disbelief. “No, I just said there’s a baby inside me.” Aubrey Plaza (pictured showing off her belly for the first time last week) has spoken out about her “exciting” pregnancy for the first time. BrosNYC / Backgrid “Well,…

Hungarian film executives on Monday gave director Péter Magyar’s landslide victory two thumbs up, but the scale of reforms needed in the media and entertainment sector was daunting. Hungarian film director László Nemes, who won an Oscar for “Son of Saul,” told Variety magazine, “We are finally free! Hungary has chosen hope over fear, freedom over obedience, humanism over anti-humanism.” The election is a momentous change not only for the people but also for the arts, liberating all those who have been despised, sidelined and silenced by a corrupt regime.Hungary has a rich artistic tradition and we are excited to…