‘A Woman’s Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem’ Set At 1091 Pictures; Josh Lucas-Starrer ‘Murderous Trance’ To Bow Via MVD Entertainment – Film Briefs

Chinese billionaire Jack Ma, famous for hislove of the spotlight, hasn't been seen in public in over two months following Beijing's aggressive crackdown on his Alibaba business empire. The celebrated entrepreneur was slated to appear as a star judge on the season finale of Africa's Business Heroes, a reality TV show created by his own philanthropic organization.

Love Island winner Jack Fincham has fuelled romance rumours with Laura Anderson after posting a cryptic snap on social media. The reality star, 29, took to Instagram to share a throwback snap of the pair - but cheekily tagged his location as Dubai.

Chilling scenes over the festive period of hit BBC soap EastEnders saw Lucas Johnson returning to Walford. Fans of the soap will know Lucas is responsible for the death of his ex Trina, the mother of his son Jordan.

Justice League actor Ray Fisher will not let down his bullhorn in his ire against Warner Bros., in particular DC Films President Walter Hamada.

Dionne Warwick has become something of a social media superstar in recent months.

straight to your inbox every day for freeAfter a troubled start to the season, Manchester United have started to find their rhythm in the Premier League and are within touching distance of early pacesetters Liverpool.While there is still a long way to go in terms of any title race, the improvements in the past month have been significant and have capped off what has largely been a great year for United domestically.A big factor behind that is, of course, the signing of Bruno Fernandes in

Dianne Buswell has shared her upset with fans after being unable to return home to her family this Christmas. The Strictly Come Dancing pro – who was recently reunited with boyfriend Joe Sugg – took to Instagram with a photo of the couple together, laying under their Christmas tree.MORE: Inside Strictly Come Dancing's Dianne Buswell's incredible London home with Joe SuggShe explained: "It was meant to be the night before I flew out to Australia to see the fam.

EXCLUSIVE: Gotham and Gracepoint alumna Jessica Lucas is returning to Fox as a new series regular on the upcoming fourth season of the network’s hit medical drama The Resident.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentTo celebrate Variety’s 115th anniversary, we went to the archives to see how some of Hollywood’s biggest stars first landed in the pages of our magazine. Read more from the archives here.George Lucas entered the movie pantheon in 1977 with “Star Wars.” But long before that, Lucas was on the radar of people in the industry.Variety first mentioned him on Jan.

Screen Media has acquired U.S. digital rights to After the Murder of Albert Lima, a true-crime documentary thriller directed and produced by Aengus James and which counts Meredith Vieira among its executive producers. With the deal, it will be released as a Crackle Original in the first quarter of 2021.

1091 Pictures has acquired the digital worldwide rights to “A Woman’s Work: The NFL Cheerleader Problem,” a documentary that highlights the pay gaps and toxic workplaces faced by cheerleaders in the NFL.The film directed and produced by Yu Gu and written and produced by Elizabeth Ai premiered at Tribeca in 2019, and 1091 will make “A Woman’s Work” available for purchase on January 26 and for rental on February 2, 2021.“A Woman’s Work” follows two former NFL cheerleaders, one for the (then)

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorSamantha Bee will have another year to vent to her heart’s delight on her TBS program, “Full Frontal.”The WarnerMedia-backed network will renew Bee’s satire-and-talk show for a sixth season, which will debut on Wednesday, January 13 at 10:30 p.m. eastern.“It’s a huge honor to get to keep doing this crazy smart and silly show for a sixth season,” said Bee, in a prepared statement.

Watchmen star Yahya Abdul-Mateen II has landed a new role in the upcoming Michael Bay film Ambulance.The actor, who has recently appeared in The Trial Of The Chicago 7 and will be seen next year in The Matrix 4, is set to star in the Bay thriller alongside Jake Gyllenhaal.While plot details are scarce, Ambulance is based off a 2005 film about two brothers who run from the police, and steal an ambulance without knowing it contains a female paramedic and a patient in a critical condition.Eiza

direct to your inboxFor landlord Simon Delaney, owning a pub isn't just about pulling pints.Running the Firbank Pub and Kitchen in Wythenshawe is about bringing members of his community together - young and old - in one safe space.It's about making sure his elderly regulars have a conversation that day, or the local football team have somewhere to celebrate their win.Simon, who also runs the Little Bee in Sale, has even won awards for his pub's ability to connect people, including best community

Say what you will about Michael Bay, his overuse of explosions and slow-motion hero shots, but the man can get a pretty good cast together. Case in point, last month it was reported that Jake Gyllenhaal was in talks to star in Bay’s new film, “Ambulance.” Now, he’s getting some company in the form of one of the best up-and-coming actors we have today: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II.

Billie Faires and family have spent much of this year renovating their new dream home. However, instead of selling their current home to new owners, Billie and Sam’s Mum Suzie Wells will be moving into the Essex property.

Name: Dionne Warwick. Age: 80 next week.

Traffic on the San Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge slowed to a crawl Saturday afternoon because of a protest caravan supporting the struggles of farmers in India, according to reports.  The jam was reported just before 2 p.m. PT and had started to ease up around 5:30 p.m., according to the San Francisco Chronicle.