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The 14th Panama International Film Festival (IFF Panama) will conclude on April 12th, with Dominican filmmaker Leticia Tonos hailed as having returned to form with her latest feature film, “Milly, Queen of Merengue.” This is Tonos’ first attempt at creating a biomusical. She is best known for three dramas that represented the Dominican Republic at the Oscars. It began with his debut feature “Love Child” (“La hija Natural”), followed by “Cristo Rey” and “A State of Madness” (“Mis 500 Locos”). “Milly, Queen of Merengue” centers on multiple Latin Grammy Award winner Milly Quesada, who flees civil war in her native…

Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s girlfriend Kirsten called police to the “Jersey Shore” star’s Miami home last month for a “domestic dispute.” According to a police report obtained by TMZ, Kirsten called 911 at the reality star’s $1.2 million mansion on March 29, asking Ortiz-Magro for help retrieving her belongings after telling her they needed to separate. Kirsten told authorities that she and the MTV star had been “together for three years and lived together as a family.” Last month, police were called to Ronnie Ortiz-Magro’s Miami home for a “domestic dispute.” (Photo: Ortiz-Magro) Brian Prall / SplashNews.com Kirsten called 911 at the…

Spoiler Alert: This article contains spoilers for the Season 3 finale of “The Shrinking,” now streaming on Apple TV. Harrison Ford is still “shrinking.” The Apple TV series ended its third season Wednesday with a poignant episode that creator Bill Lawrence has reiterated in interviews and on social media, framing as a finale of sorts. That got him into a bit of trouble, as fans began to believe that Lawrence was going to reinvent “Shrinking” as something completely different next season. But rest assured, as Variety reported on Monday, the same stars will be playing the same characters next season.…

Duchess Meghan’s recent business pivot may indicate that her lifestyle brand, As Ever, is facing growing pains. Celebrity PR specialist Kayley Cornelius spoke to Page Six after the Duchess of Sussex applied for a trademark for ‘As Ever’ in Australia – weeks before she and Prince Harry were scheduled to visit the country. “Meghan’s application for a trademark for her lifestyle brand ‘As Ever’ in Australia feels like a very deliberate move, but it speaks to the bigger picture in terms of how the brand is currently performing in the US,” a Pressbox spokesperson said. Experts say Meghan Markle, who…

The writers of two of the most engrossing TV series take on Marvel’s most famous mutants. Director Jake Schreier, who is set to reboot the X-Men in the MCU, told Collider that he asked Beef creator Lee Sung-jin and Bear co-showrunner Joanna Caro (also part of the Beef creative team) to give their input on the latest draft of the upcoming superhero adventure. Schreier also teased what’s in store for fans of the vigilante hero. “If you go back and read the X-Men[comics]there’s not just the ideology, but also the interpersonal drama, which is almost melodramatic,” Schreier said. “If you…

Now in its 10th year, IFF Panama’s First Look Fund, Primera Mirada, has selected four finalists from a pool of 13 entries. These will be screened in an invitation-only session on April 10th and 11th, where attendees will have the opportunity to meet a jury comprised of Carlos Gutierrez, co-founder and executive director of Cinema Tropical, David Hernandez Palmer, Colombian Indigenous filmmaker and programmer, and Kelly Swanson, executive director of the Indigenous Film Board of Canada. Looking back on this year’s crop, industry coordinator Cat Caballero, who selected the finalists along with festival executive director Carla Quintero, said, “There’s a…

The latest temporary custody agreement only allowed for “supervised” visitation between Taylor Frankie Paul and ex Dakota Mortensen’s 2-year-old son. On Tuesday, a judge ruled that the “Secrets of a Mormon Wife” star can watch Ever for up to six hours a week until his next court hearing on April 30. The judge told the court he was “concerned about her instability”. “When she gets mad, it means something.” A judge has confirmed that Taylor Frankie Paul (pictured), who lost temporary custody, “supervised” visitation between her and ex Dakota Mortensen’s two-year-old son Ever. TikTok/@dakotamortensen The “Secrets of a Mormon Wife”…

Today’s episode of the “Daily Variety” podcast features actor and singer Andra Day to talk about her participation in the “Night Out for No Kid Hungry” fundraiser scheduled for April 11th at Rolling Greens in downtown Los Angeles. It promises to offer unique collaborations with top culinary stars including Shirley Chan, Ludo Lefebvre, Michael Mina, Brooke Williamson and Alexander Hong. Day also reports that new music will be released soon. “I haven’t decided yet whether it will be an EP series or a full album,” she says. Given the urgency of the issue and the fact that many families face…

Page Six may receive compensation or receive an affiliate commission when you click or make a purchase on a link. Featured prices are subject to change. Exactly one year after The Handmaid’s Tale’s final season premiered, its sequel is coming to Hulu. The new 10-episode series Testaments is based on Margaret Atwood’s The Handmaid’s Tale sequel novel of the same name and takes place several years after the action of the original series. Chase Infinity, who broke out in “One Battle After Another,” leads “Testament” as Agnes Mackenzie (also known as June/Offred’s daughter Hannah in “The Handmaid’s Tale”). The series…

The theme of motherhood prevails in IFF Panama’s Su Mirada – Her Gaze – program but from less traditional approaches, says industry coordinator Cat Caballero, who has observed different outlooks in this year’s crop. “You see varying perspectives that range from a child’s relationship with his mother, as well as on the woman who decides not to become a mother, and the one who chose to be a mother but is struggling through that whole process,” she notes. The theme came up organically, she observes, even among those who were not selected. “They also dealt with motherhood – but not…