At least 15 people dead as earthquake shakes Ecuador and northern Peru

1804 Films announced today its release of film, Phels High. The film is written by Kevin J. Nelson and serves as his directorial debut. 

A US judge last week dismissed a song theft lawsuit filed against Childish Gambino which claimed that his 2018 hit ‘This Is America’ ripped off an earlier track called ‘Made In America’.The choruses of the two songs are not “substantially similar”, despite what that lawsuit claimed, the judge ruled, while the “distinctive flow” of the earlier work is not protected by copyright.Miami-based rapper Kidd Wes – real name Emelike Nwosuocha – sued Childish Gambino – aka Donald Glover, of course – in 2021, claiming that ‘This Is America’ lifted from his 2016 release ‘Made In America’.“The distinctive flow” heard in Glover’s track, the lawsuit stated, “is unmistakably substantially similar, if not practically identical, to the distinct and unique flow that was employed by Nwosuocha in recording his vocal performance of his rapping of the hook to his copyrighted work”.“The lyrical theme, content, and structure of the identically-performed choruses are also glaringly similar”, the lawsuit then added.Glover responded to the lawsuit last September seeking to have Nwosuocha’s legal action dismissed.

This time last week, I was sunning it up in Florida spending my birthday with Mickey Mouse. Now I'm writing this from my Trafford flat while I look out to the balcony being splatted with hail stones. Oh, how the mighty have fallen.

EXCLUSIVE: Television literary agent Christopher Licata has left CAA — and agenting. He has joined Los Angeles and London-based management and production company 42 (The Silent Twins, The Flatshare) as a manager. Based in 42’s Los Angeles office, Licata will continue to specialize in literary talent representation, working with creators and writers across television and film.

Taylor Swift‘s The Eras Tour is still on everyone’s minds after the opening shows this past weekend in Glendale, Arizona.

, has died, according to a statement provided by his family. Per the statement, the late screenwriter died March 15 at his Hudson Valley home in upstate New York. He was 83.Born in Brooklyn, New York, and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh law school, Steinberg turned to comedy writing after life as an attorney did not turn out how he had imagined it would.

Thirty years ago, US law enforcement executed a warrant on a large compound in Texas that belonged to religious leader David Koresh and the doomsday cult the Branch Davidians. What followed was the biggest gunfight on American soil since the Civil War that ended with a fiery inferno captured live on national television.

real internet rumors. While frightening to think of, Nabers says violent fan-obsessed people like Dre do exist. “Look at John Lennon, look at Versace, look at Selena,” Nabers says. There’s definitely people who have been part of our culture in American.

Ed Meza @edmezavar This year’s Malaga Festival and its industry section’s Latin American Focus are celebrating Peruvian cinema and talent. A number of Peruvian films are screening in the festival and industry section, including “El Caso Monroy,” by Josué Mendez, and Leonardo Barbuy’s debut feature “Diógenes,” which unspool in the fest’s main section and Zonazine sidebar. As a meeting point for producers and directors from Latin American and investors from Spain and the rest of Europe, the Malaga Festival Industry Zone (MAFIZ) serves as a key hub that promotes the co-production of Latin American projects aimed at the international market.

Paul Mescal and Daisy Edgar-Jones had a Normal People reunion at this year’s Oscars.The co-stars, who both starred in the critically-acclaimed 2020 drama, managed to find some time to catch up during Sunday evening (March 12). Indeed, even with a number of events taking place across the night, both Mescal and Edgar-Jones ended up at the same party.The two actors arrived at the Vanity Fair Oscars Party separately.

Khloé Kardashian shared a cryptic quote about people who are undeserving of her love one day after gushing over ex Tristan Thompson.

The Office US star Rainn Wilson has spoken out against “anti-Christian bias” in Hollywood following a recent episode of The Last Of Us.Wilson took to Twitter after watching the penultimate episode of the HBO series, which centered on a group of cannibals led by someone who appeared to be a Christian preacher.The preacher named David (played by Scott Shepherd) turned out to be the main villain of the episode, and later attempted to sexually assault lead character Ellie (Bella Ramsey).“I do think there is an anti-Christian bias in Hollywood,” Wilson tweeted after watching the episode. “As soon as the David character in The Last of Us started reading from the Bible I knew that he was going to be a horrific villain.

The Last Of Us showrunner Craig Mazin has defended season one’s controversial ending.The show’s first season came to an end with the episode Look For The Light, which aired in the UK today March 13 and US yesterday (March 12). HBO renewed the series for a second season back in January.The first season concluded at the exact same point as the original video game.

The Last Of Us will return for a second season on HBO.Created by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and the original game’s co-creator Neil Druckmann, the series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) 20 years after modern civilisation has been ravaged by a deadly infection.The first episode became HBO’s second biggest premiere in over a decade, behind House Of The Dragon, with 4.7million viewers in the US across HBO and HBO Max.HBO announced the show will return for a second season in January ahead of the third episode.“I’m humbled, honoured and frankly overwhelmed that so many people have tuned in and connected with our retelling of Joel and Ellie’s journey,” Druckmann said. “Now we have the absolute pleasure of being able to do it again with season two! On behalf of everyone at Naughty Dog & PlayStation, thank you!”The journey continues.

The Last Of Us has proved to be a major hit for HBO, and with the first season coming to a dramatic end, many will be eager to know if a second is on the horizon.Created by Craig Mazin (Chernobyl) and the original game’s co-director Neil Druckmann, the series follows Joel (Pedro Pascal) and Ellie (Bella Ramsey) 20 years after modern civilisation has been ravaged by a deadly infection.A synopsis reads: “The series takes place 20 years after modern civilisation has been destroyed. Joel, a hardened survivor, is hired to smuggle Ellie, a 14-year-old girl, out of an oppressive quarantine zone.“What starts as a small job soon become a brutal, heartbreaking journey, as they both must traverse the US and depend on each other for survival.”Reviews for the first season have been extremely positive across the board, so it’s no surprise that many are already looking forward to a second run of the video game adaption.The Last Of Us will indeed return for a second season.

Kim Kardashian and the rest of her family have reportedly been omitted from the exclusive guest list for the upcoming Met Gala.The iconic first Monday in May is always reserved for the world’s fashion elite to strut their stuff on the red carpet at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.The Kardashians have been a staple at the annual event since a pregnant Kim, 42, first stepped into the event way back in 2013 alongside her now ex-husband Kanye West. But, according to Page Six, times have certainly changed, and the entire family have been snubbed by the Gala boss and Editor-in-Chief of US Vogue, Anna Wintour.

Depeche Mode have spoken about their 1987 track ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ appearing on HBO‘s The Last Of Us.The track, which originally appeared on their 1987 album ‘Music For The Masses’, is heard at the end of the first episode, ‘When You’re Lost in the Darkness’. It is then featured again in the series’ sixth episode.Streams of ‘Never Let Me Down Again’ saw a 220.5 per cent increase in the US alone thanks to its inclusion in the closing sequence of the hit apocalyptic show’s pilot.“That was nuts,” frontman Dave Gahan said. “We didn’t expect that.

People with Long Covid could suffer from a wider range of symptoms than previously thought, scientists studying the condition have found. 

YG Entertainment has released the first episode of Last Evaluation, the online series that will decide the line-up of the upcoming girl group BABYMONSTER.The episode opens with YG Entertainment founder Yang Hyun-suk breaking down his idea for wanting to further evaluate the trainees by splitting the members up into two different groups. “To form a team, you can’t just put together members that are really good,” he said.

Last year, as the industry was looking to lift itself out the pandemic’s purgatory at the box office, SXSW lit the wick on A24’s Everything Everywhere All at Once, which wound up dynamiting the 18-34 hipster moviegoer set in what became the highest-grossing indie film of 2022, the best ever for the New York-based distributor, and now a potential Oscar Best Picture winner.