Ashley Cole 'tied up by robbers who threatened to cut his fingers off' during burglary

Holly Jones In collaboration with Hot Docs 2022, Chiledoc announced that the Toronto-based festival will showcase seven Chilean documentaries as part of its Made In Chile strand. Screening from April 29, the selections highlight the burgeoning global impact of Chile’s spirited documentary film initiative, encompassing diverse and bold perspectives from new voices nationwide.As North America’s largest documentary film festival, conference and market, Hot Docs strives to forge essential relationships that lead to production opportunities for documentary filmmakers with a keen eye on the global market.“We are excited to celebrate and spotlight this new movement of documentary filmmakers from Chile,” shares Shane Smith, director of programming for Hot Docs. “Their bold and daring approach to reexamining their country’s multifaceted history while crafting powerful and distinctively Chilean stories is making the documentary industry, and the world, take notice.” Made in Chile bows, indeed, just days after “My Imaginary Country,” from Patricio Guzmán, the doyen of Chilean documentary filmmakers, was selected for a special screening at the Cannes Festival.Paula Ossandón, director of Chiledoc, the sectorial brand for Chilean documentary, elaborates on the state of documentary filmmaking in Chile: “The production of documentaries in Chile is prolific.

A woman has told a murder trial of how she desperately tried to stem the alleged victim's bleeding while her kids fetched her towels. Jordan Brophy asked the mum if he was dying as she tended to the wounds on his head, neck and arm, the trial at Liverpool Crown Court heard on Wednesday.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe American Cinema Editors gathered with production designers, set decorators and more as a sign of solidarity to push the Academy for inclusivity as they look ahead to the 2023 Academy Awards.Releasing a video statement that opens with a quote from director Francis Ford Coppola, “The essence of cinema is editing,” the editors addressed the Academy’s decision  to trim eight categories from the main broadcast and pre-record the winning speeches in the “Golden Hour.”The message was direct, “We feel cheated, insulted and angry by the way our art was deemed superfluous in favor of bloated performances and spectacle.” As they pleaded with other crafts to join in the call, they asked that in the future their voice be included in the conversation, “Give us a voice in this process. Let us work together to find a solution that truly honors filmmaking and assure this never happens again.” Leading up to the Oscars, it was announced that the awards for documentary short, film editing, makeup and hairstyling, original score, production design, animated short, live action short and sound would be those categories affected.As shock and outrage rippled through, Variety conducted a “Variety Artisans: Special Report” virtual panel that dug into why AMPAS’ telecast decision cut so deep.

EXCLUSIVE: Ashley Holland, a TV lit agent and partner at WME, is leaving the agency to join Onyx Collective, Disney’s curated content brand for creators of color and underrepresented voices. I hear her deal is still being finalized, and she will stay at WME for a few more weeks, but Holland is expected to be a senior scripted executive at Onyx.

Season 2 premiere of “Russian Doll” Monday at the Bowery Hotel. “I’ve been around for so long, there’s probably nothing in anybody’s vocabulary that I have not been called at one time or another,” she added.Ashley, 82, got her start on Broadway, starring in 1961’s “Take Her, She’s Mine,” and transitioned into film with movies such as 1964’s “The Carpetbaggers” and 1965’s “Ship of Fools.” She was a frequent guest on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson” and is probably recognized most for her role as Freida Evans in the 1990 to 1994 CBS sitcom “Evening Shade.”When asked about what it was like toiling in Hollywood decades before the #MeToo movement and whether she had any pearls of wisdom for the younger generation, she was happy to reply.“Darling, I have often said when questioned by the young actorettes, as I like to call us,” she said in her trademark throaty drawl.

Natasha Lyonne and Chloe Sevigny step out in their stunning looks for the season two premiere of Russian Doll held at The Bowery Hotel on Tuesday night (April 19) in New York City.

Sean Murray and Gary Cole are opening up about the casting shakeup that happened in the current season of NCIS.

Emily Longeretta This year’s “Summer Nights” programming event is officially underway at Hallmark Channel, as production has kicked off on a new movie, “Two Tickets to Paradise.” The film, being shot on location at the iconic Royal Hawaiian Resort in Oahu, Hawaii, stars Ashley Williams, Ryan Paevey and Mary-Margaret Humes.“Two Tickets to Paradise,” an Island Film Group Production, is executive produced by Jason Sallee. Ric Galindez and Roy Tjio are producers on the movie, with Dustin Rikert directing the script by Tracy Andreen and Kevin Taft.Last year, Hallmark Channel premieres six original movies in May and June, including four for its annual “Summer Nights” lineup.

surprise exit of original cast member Mark Harmon. “NCIS” currently stars Sean Murray, Wilmer Valderrama, Brian Dietzen, Diona Reasonover, Katrina Law and Rocky Carroll.

Cheryl for feeling a bit blue about ex-husband Ashley Cole getting engaged to Italian model Sharon Canu?But, as an insider tells us, it’s more than just nostalgia. The singer is on a full-blown memory lane bender, as she wonders how things could have been different if they'd only stayed together."Cheryl still thinks of Ashley as the love of her life," says a friend close to the star, who divorced former footballer Ashley in 2012 after four years of marriage, following multiple cheating allegations."She's not sitting there thinking she still has a chance with Ashley, but their marriage and divorce still haunts her."It may be more than a decade later, but Cheryl still feels the odd pang of regret and wonders if things could have been different for them if they had done things differently back then.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBel Powley, Liev Schreiber, and Joe Cole are set to lead the limited drama series “A Small Light” at Disney Plus, Variety has learned.The eight-episode National Geographic series tells the true story of Miep Gies (Powley), who played a critical role in hiding Anne Frank and her family from the Nazis.20-something secretary Gies didn’t hesitate when her boss Otto Frank (Schreiber) asked her to hide him and his family during World War II. For the next two years, Miep, her husband Jan (Cole) and several other everyday heroes watched over the eight souls hiding in the secret annex.

Bel Powley (The Morning Show) has been tapped as the lead and Liev Schreiber (Ray Donovan) and Joe Cole (Peaky Blinders) as the co-leads in Disney+’s A Small Light, a National Geographic limited series that tells the remarkable story of a Dutch woman who risked her life to shelter Anne Frank’s family from the Nazis for more than two years and then preserved Anne’s diary. The project comes from Grey’s Anatomy alums Joan Rater and Tony Phelan, Susanna Fogel, ABC Signature and Keshet Studios.

Ashley McBryde has revealed the heartfelt reason she has decided to skip the 2022 CMT Music Awards – despite being nominated for her collaboration with Carly Pearce.RELATED: CMT Music Awards 2022: All you need to know – performers, nominees, how to watch + moreThe country music singer is up for Collaborative Video of the Year alongside Carly for their duet, Never Wanted To Be That Girl, but will not be among the star-studded guests at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium on Monday.WATCH: CMT Music Awards introduce 2022 performersSpeaking exclusively to HELLO! US, Ashley revealed that she will instead be watching the ceremony at home with her mom after reuniting with her family for the first time in over a year."I won't get to go [to the CMT Awards] this time. I haven't seen my family; I didn't get to see them over the holidays, so it's been well over a year since I've seen my family," she told us.Exclusive: Ashley McBryde opens up about making history, Miranda Lambert and new musicExclusive: Carly Pearce teases exciting tour update that fans will loveAshley explained that she finally has a few days off from her busy work schedule before heading over to the UK for her tour and opted to spend some quality time with her loved ones instead of smooching with country music's finest.

EXCLUSIVE: Deon Cole (Black-ish) has been cast in the lead role of BET+’s upcoming dark comedy Average Joe. The series, which received a cast contingent script-to-series order in February, hails from Robb Cullen and McG.

Ashley Cole has announced his engagement to Sharon Canu, who he shares children Jaxon, six, and Grace, four, with. The former footballer has previously dated a few celebrities, including a very high-profile relationship with Cheryl.The pair got married in 2006 before divorcing four years later.