scored the lead role in Demi Lovato’s upcoming NBC sitcom “Hungry.”Lovato, 29, was set to star in and produce the comedy series, however, they had to step down from the show due to scheduling conflicts.The “Cool for the Summer” singer will still executive produce alongside their manager Scooter Braun.The multi-cam production is penned by “Hot In Cleveland” screenwriter Suzanne Martin and will be directed by TV directing legend James Burrows (“Cheers,” “Friends”).“Hungry” chronicles a group of friends who attend a food issue support group and help each other as they look for love, success and the perfect thing in the fridge that’s going to make it all better. Valerie Bertinelli, Gabriel “Fluffy” Iglesias, Ryan McPartlin, Anna Akana and Ashley D.
‘Alcarràs’ Review: A Farming Family Faces Change in a Beautifully Observed, Richly Inhabited Ensemble Drama
15.02.2022 - 22:11 / variety.com
Guy Lodge Film CriticYou can practically smell the midsummer fatigue that wafts through “Alcarràs” on the faintest and most occasional of breezes: a mixture of sweat, baked earth and ripe, plump peaches, inviting in the moment but suggestive of future spoiling. All simple seasonal pleasures are on borrowed time in Carla Simón’s lovely, bittersweet agricultural drama, and not just because winter is inevitably coming.
For the large, garrulous Solé clan, who have spent every summer of their lives picking fruit from their familial orchard, this looks to be the last in that tradition, as they face imminent eviction from their patch of land in Catalonia. Yet as they squabble over their uncertain future — and plenty else besides — the sun shines and peaches droop voluptuously from endangered branches.
There’s nothing for it but to complete the final harvest. In her second feature, Catalan writer-director Carla Simón returns to the rural region that served as the backdrop to her remarkable, autobiographical debut “Summer 1993,” and the film once more benefits from her warm affinity for this alternately parched and verdant landscape.
That “Alcarràs” has been granted a Competition slot at this year’s Berlinale — four years after “Summer 1993” bowed at the same festival in the far lower-profile Generation sidebar — is indicative of the global impression made by Simón’s unassuming but utterly winning debut. Her follow-up shares and builds on many of that film’s virtues, from her subtly textured, fully inhabited evocation of place to her sure hand with non-professional actors, who this time make up the entire ensemble.
Film Movement Classics Acquires 2K Digital Restorations Of Oscar Winner Asghar Farhadi’s Early Films ‘Dancing In The Dust’ And ‘Beautiful City’
EXCLUSIVE: Film Movement Classics has acquired North American rights to 2K digital restorations of Asghar Farhadi’s first two features Dancing in the Dust and Beautiful City, which have been signed off on by the two-time Oscar winner himself. Both restored dramas will be released theatrically this year, with a release on all heading home entertainment and digital platforms to follow.
Paris Jackson to tour with concert promoter her family sued for dad Michael’s death
TMZ first reported.However, the company was later sued by the Jackson family for wrongful death after the King of Pop’s 2009 fatal drug overdose at the age of 50. The international pop star’s mother, Katherine Jackson, 91, filed the lawsuit in 2010, according to ABC News, for hiring Dr. Conrad Murray, who was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter and served less than two years of a four-year sentence in connection to the musician’s early death, according to the BBC.
Duchess Camilla’s Future Queen Consort Title Is ‘Driving a Wedge’ in Royal Family: Princes Harry and William ‘Blindsided’
Not everyone is on board. Following many ups and downs within the royal family, author Christopher Andersen addressed new issues that may be causing a divide for Prince Harry and Prince William with other family members.
Frail Queen faces troubling ‘problems’ which ‘won’t disappear overnight’, says expert
Our monarch has faced a challenging start to her Platinum Jubilee year. From her positive Covid test to Prince Andrew’s eye-watering settlement, the Queen has had a turbulent 2022. Sadly, one expert says her troubles aren’t over yet.
A completely honest review of Selena Gomez's Rare Beauty range
At times it can feel like just about every Hollywood A-lister either has or is in the process of bringing out their own beauty brand, so you’d be forgiven for feeling a little sceptical about them. But Selena Gomez seems to have won over the masses with her makeup line Rare Beauty, with products going viral in a way we probably haven’t seen since Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty. So if you’ve been feeling a little (read: very) jealous of US shoppers who have been loving the products, you’ll be glad to hear that the brand is now available in the UK exclusively at Space NK, both in store and online.To help you decide on the contents of your next shopping spree, our beauty writer Lucy has been busy putting the products to the test for a comprehensive and honest review of some of the brand’s best sellers.
Inside Royal Family's strict tea demands including thermometer for 'perfect' temperature
If you thought your brew-making routine was weird, wait until you hear how the royals do it. Behind palace doors, our Royal Family has a list of strict rules when it comes to food and drink. From banned foods like garlic and shellfish, to eating every last crumb of cake - the Queen has some unusual habits of her own.
Mark Wahlberg was forced to miss his family's Christmas holiday
Mark Wahlberg missed his family's Christmas vacation after testing positive for COVID-19. The 50-year-old actor - who has Ella, 18, Michael, 15, Brendan, 13, and Grace, 12, with his wife Rhea Durham - was stuck at home over the festive season after being diagnosed with the virus. He said on 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show': "We always go on holiday at Christmas and I'm down in the basement a couple days before Christmas, I don't get to open any gifts with anyone or anything and next thing you know, they're still going on holiday.
Mark Wahlberg Jokes Daughter's Boyfriend Took His Place on Family's Vacation After His COVID Diagnosis
Mark Wahlberg's family got a little savage when it came to their holiday vacation. The 50-year-old actor opens up on Thursday's episode of about contracting COVID-19 over the holidays, and how his wife, Rhea Durham, and four kids reacted. «We always go on holiday at Christmas, and I'm down in the basement a couple days before Christmas. I don't get to open gifts with anybody or anything,» he shares.
CNN Plus Plans Documentary Series on the Murdoch Family
Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorThe Murdochs, the media-mogul family that controls Fox News Channel, are about to be the subject of a new documentary series that will be distributed by one of their main rivals.CNN expects to launch a six-part documentary series, “The Murdochs: Empire of Influence,” on CNN Plus, the streaming video site slated to launch in weeks to come. The series is produced with The New York Times and Left/Right and is based on the New York Times Magazine article “How Rupert Murdoch’s Empire of Influence Remade the World,” by journalists Jonathan Mahler and Jim Rutenberg.
Jessica Lowndes Inks Multi-Picture Deal With GAC Family; Will Write, Produce & Direct Projects
EXCLUSIVE: Multi-hyphenate Jessica Lowndes has signed a four-picture deal to star in, write, direct and executive produce original films for GAC Family.
‘The Outfit’ Review: Mark Rylance Makes Clothes for Killers in Smart but Subdued Mobster Drama
Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticIt’s hard to imagine anyone better suited to the lead role of Graham Moore’s “The Outfit” than Mark Rylance — the story of a Savile Row tailor (technically a “cutter,” but we’ll come back to that) who works more or less exclusively for an Irish mobster in 1956 Chicago. Rylance’s character, Leonard Burling, knows the rules: You keep your head down and your mouth shut, and in return, you’re treated almost like family by the Boyle clan.
Freestyle Claims Docs On Bridges Family, Batman Obsessive; Gravitas, Cinedigm, Searchlight Acquisitions; ‘The Sleeper Must Awaken: Making Dune’ Clip; More – Film Briefs
EXCLUSIVE: Freestyle Digital Media has acquired North American rights to the narrative documentary Acting: The First Six Lessons, written by and starring Beau Bridges and his daughter Emily Bridges, as well as to the Batman-themed feature documentary Batman and Me, from director Michael Wayne. The digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Allen Media Group/Entertainment Studios plans to release both titles across VOD platforms on March 8.