Atlas Music Publishing CEO Richard Stumpf Fired Following Investigation for Workplace Misconduct (EXCLUSIVE)

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticThe siren heard over the opening seconds of “A Cop Movie” doesn’t emanate from a car at all, but from an actor, imitating the piercing sound of approaching police with her voice. That’s a fitting fake-out with which to begin Alonso Ruizpalacios’ astoundingly original look at what makes an effective Mexico City cop.

The first thing to understand about the social dynamics in Mexico around police is that they differ greatly from how the public in the United States relates to law enforcement officers. Stateside, both the uncritical reverence some feel toward them—namely the Blue Lives Matter crowd—and the terror they incite among BIPOC communities emanate from their violent efficaciousness and status as inflexible figures reveling in a lack of accountability.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSony Music Publishing has partnered with Silence the Shame to launch “The Soundtrack of Mental Health,” a global multi-year program which will offer songwriters, employees, and the greater music community educational trainings and support around mental health.

Jamie Lang For the third year in a row, Netflix has a film in the main competition at the Berlin Film Festival. This year, Alonso Ruizpalacios’ “A Cop Movie” follows the path first blazed by Isabel Coixet’s “Elisa Y Marcela,” which at the time was met with a letter from 160 German independent exhibitors demanding the film be removed from competition.

Ahead of the release of her new album ‘Poster Girl’ this week, Sony Music Publishing has announced that it has signed Zara Larsson to a new global deal.“I’m so excited to start working with everyone at Sony Music Publishing”, she says. “They have such an incredible team and roster and I can’t wait to be a part of it”.Sony Music Publishing’s SVP A&R for Europe, Johnny Tennander, adds: “We’re incredibly proud to be working with Zara and to welcome her to Sony Music Publishing.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorSwedish singer-songwriter Zara Larsson has signed with Sony Music Publishing, the company announced Monday morning.

engaged to her boyfriend, Alvin Lozano, ET exclusively confirms.«Alvin and I are so excited to share the news of our engagement,» the interior designer and TV host tells ET.

.A portion of the  investigation brought awareness to the fact that the HFPA's 87-member group of international journalists currently has no Black members. The Globes previously received criticism for not including any Black-led contenders, like ,  or, in the Best Picture category.

Brett Ratner’s upcoming biopic about R&B duo Milli Vanilli has been dropped by Millennium Media.

Kim Kardashian West wishes she could talk to her dad right now. The 40-year-old reality star took to social media on Monday to honor her late father, Robert Kardashian, on his birthday with a touching post. «Happy Birthday Dad!» the mother of four wrote.

Cruz came under heavy fire last week after he flew his family to the Mexican city during the deadly winter storm which blighted the state of Texas, knocking out power and water supplies to millions of people.Cruz, who returned to Texas on Thursday (February 18) a day after flying to Cancún, told reporters that he planned the holiday for his daughters “wanting to be a good dad”, but had returned because it “didn’t feel right”.The Republican Senator was further mocked for his decision-making

Bradley Gibson, who currently recurs as Everett on the Starz series Power Book II: Ghost is set to join the forthcoming reboot of Kung Fu at the CW in a recurring role.

No North American movie company is more closely linked to the Chinese film industry’s fortunes than Imax Corp. The Ontario-based giant-screen exhibitor has more than 700 Imax theaters in China — nearly half its global total of 1,500 — and the company has said it plans to add as many as 400 new theaters there over the next three years.

Pat Saperstein Deputy EditorThe historic Music Hall Theater in Beverly Hills has been acquired by film distribution company Blue Fox Entertainment, which will renovate the three-screen complex for a planned October reopening.Blue Fox, a 6-year old company based in Century City, sees taking over a long-term lease on the theater as a natural extension of its independent film distribution and sales business.

Mónica Marie Zorrilla Gremlins, the fluffy and cute-until-they’re-creepy pint-sized Mogwai monsters that made their debut on the big screen the summer of ’84, will be making a comeback to wreak havoc soon enough. Variety has confirmed the voice cast for “Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai,” the upcoming animated family series from Warner Bros.

Jeff Bezos and Lauren Sanchez are heading out on a getaway.

British dance music pioneers The Prodigy are getting the documentary treatment. Pulse Films —the studio behind Gangs of London, Riz Ahmed's recent film Mogul Mowgli and Spike Jonze's Beastie Boys Story —is producing the project, which will mark the first feature-length music documentary about the band.