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It’s not every night you get to share the stage with blues legend Buddy Guy. It also doesn’t happen every night that you’re given the keys to a major movie studio. But that’s how Sinners director Ryan Coogler and Proximity Media co-founders Gingy Coogler and Seb Ohanian spent their Friday night when they received the keys to a Warner Bros. lottery ticket to commemorate the huge success of the vampire epic. “It was crazy coming to work on the Warners property every day,” Ryan Coogler recalled when the trio took in the historical artifact. “Even on the really tough days,…
The prominent media analytics firm has partnered with Qatar’s Emerging Films Commission to open a regional office in Qatar’s capital Doha, which will provide data-driven intelligence to the small, oil-and-gas-rich Arab nation as it looks to take its emerging film and television business to the next level. The Qatar Film Board is a public institution that is part of the Media City Qatar Hub and is tasked with promoting the growth of the country’s entertainment industry. The group is led by Hassan Al Thawadi (pictured), a Qatari lawyer who oversaw the 2022 FIFA World Cup soccer tournament, which was seen…
What you need to know Emily Mariko is pregnant with her second child with husband Matt Rickard and is expecting the birth. She announced the news on Nov. 23 in a cute Thanksgiving-themed video. The couple are already parents to son Theodore “Teddy”, due in July 2024. Baby salmon bowl will be available again! Emily Mariko, 33, whose salmon bowl recipe went viral on TikTok, is currently pregnant and expecting her second child with husband Matt Rickard. She announced the news on Sunday, Nov. 23, in a cute Thanksgiving-themed video. The latest video, the culmination of a series of videos…
Billiardista, a billiards drama starring Venice Film Festival Best Actor winner John Arcilla and cameo appearances by legendary billiards players Efren “Bata” Reyes and Francisco “Django” Bustamante, will have its world premiere at the 56th International Film Festival of India (IFFI) in Goa. Directed by Phil Giordano, the film tells the story of Aya (Loisa Andalio), a young girl living in a Manila slum who dreams of becoming a world billiards champion, but after her father is murdered, she is manipulated into participating in a dangerous underground gambling game by her hustler uncle Itoy, played by Arcila. Giordano, an Italian-American…
What you need to know Cynthia Nixon revealed her Thanksgiving plans amid her busy schedule starring in Broadway’s Marjorie Prime. The Gilded Age actress co-stars with June Squibb in Jordan Harrison’s Pulitzer Prize finalist. Squibb plays Marjorie and Nixon plays her daughter Tess. Cynthia Nixon has revealed her impressive Thanksgiving plans. Speaking exclusively to PEOPLE at The Gilded Age’s FYC event in New York City on Nov. 18, she teased her plans for the holiday season amidst her busy schedule starring in Broadway’s Marjorie Prime. When asked about his holiday celebrations, Mr. Nixon, 59, said, “I’m going to have 22…
Aeon Productions, led by former James Bond producer Barbara Broccoli, and Qatar’s newly formed Film Commission are co-producing an adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Othello, directed by and starring David Oyelowo and starring Rachel Brosnahan and Cynthia Erivo. The film will be Broccoli’s first project since selling the Bond rights to Amazon MGM and will be shot in Qatar’s capital Doha. This is an adaptation of the theatrical production of Othello, directed by Sam Gold and first performed at New York Theater Workshop in 2016. “I have wanted to produce a film version of Othello ever since I performed it in…
What you need to know Darcey and Georgie revisit the many conflicts they faced on 90 Day Fiancé this season: Happily Ever After All is Said The conversation centered on the fate of Darcey and Georgie’s marriage. Things are now being tested as George begins to have second thoughts about not having children. Stacey also shared some of her marital troubles on Tell All and suggested she and Darcey could be headed for another “twin divorce”. In “90 Day Fiancé: Tell Me All About Happily Ever After,” Stacey revealed that she and her twin sister Darcey may be facing another…
Soraya Akalagi, a teenage Afghan refugee, has repeatedly referred to herself and her fellow displaced migrants as “playing a game.” It’s not until “The Fox Under the Pink Moon,” a candid and urgent documentary about her years-long struggle to enter Europe, gets a little further along that we discover what she actually means by that phrase. The “game” is an attempt to cross borders, and the short, charming film, directed by Iranian doctor Mehrdad Oskouei, sees Soraya lose several rounds before making major changes in her life, most of which are set against them. Her modern, whimsical euphemisms are a…
The New Zealand Film Board is stepping up its push into the Indian market, announcing an enhanced incentive package while aiming to revitalize a largely dormant co-production agreement that has only been used once every 15 years. Ahead of the WAVES Film Bazaar in Goa, NZFC CEO Annie Murray outlined significant changes to the country’s International New Zealand Film Production Rebate that will come into effect from 1 January 2026. Mr Murray said the changes were informed by feedback from the Producers Guild of India and were aimed at positioning New Zealand as a more competitive destination for Indian films…
What you need to know Lizzo, 37, opens up about her weight loss journey and her mixed feelings about the body positivity movement in a candid new essay. The Grammy Award winner revealed that he weighs over 200 pounds. “Still a proud big girl,” she also expressed concern about the current “Ozempik craze.” Additionally, she revealed that she started losing weight in 2023, during a period of severe depression. Lizzo opens up about her weight loss journey and her concerns about the current state of weight loss culture. The 37-year-old singer explored her thoughts in a candid personal essay titled…