Cineverse Acquires ‘The Funeral’ for Screambox Streamer (EXCLUSIVE)

for book clubs that we've read recently? I'm so glad you asked.I come from a long line of book club-loving women. I grew up going with my mother and grandmother to their clubs as a teen, then founded my own shortly after moving from New York City from California in my 20s.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “The Strike,” directors Joebill Munoz and Lucas Guilkey chronicle a 2013 prison hunger strike that changed imprisonment policies across the U.S. The doc tells the story of America’s supermax prison Pelican Bay, which opened in 1989 and was designed specifically for mass-scale solitary confinement. For decades, the California prison held mostly Black and Brown men alone in tiny cells without windows for years or sometimes decades based on questionable evidence.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Picture Tree Intl. has boarded international sales for Constantin Film’s comedy fantasy blockbuster “Chantal and the Magic Kingdom,” which will receive its market premiere in Cannes. The film has been No.

Can Yaman has lined up his next role. The Turkish hearthrob will be playing the fictional pirate Sandokan in a reboot series that hopes to reintroduce the legendary character a new generation of viewers. The series will be adapted by the European production company Lux Vide and is based on the stories written by Emilio Salgari.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi director and producer Osama Alkhurayji’s debut feature film “Siwar” recently wrapped principal photography in AlUla, the swathe of northwest Saudi Arabia comprising ancient artifacts, a lush oasis and sandstone canyons that’s becoming a burgeoning local film production hub. “Siwar” involves two families – one Turkish, the other Saudi – whose fates become entangled due to a revelation about their newborns.

B&M shoppers are raving about a "chic" £20 lamp that could easily be mistaken for a high-end brand from The White Company. The budget retailer is currently selling a Concrete Table Lamp, which bears a striking resemblance to The White Company's Southwold Table Lamp, priced at £195.

Manchester United footballer Brandon Williams has appeared in court charged with dangerous driving after a crash in Cheshire.

EXCLUSIVE: US-Bangladeshi action movie MR-9: Do or Die, starring ABM Sumon, Michael Jai White and Frank Grillo, has been picked up by Quiver Distribution for a North American VOD/digital release this month.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Amazon’s free-of charge, ad-supported streaming platform that is only available in India, miniTV, is expanding its reach within the country. It is adding 200 shows for regional audiences and speakers of Tamil and Telugu. The new line-up of dubbed titles includes marquee and fan-favourite Hindi originals including “Hunter- Tootega Nahi Todega,” “Physics Wallah,” action-packed patriotic series “Rakshak- India’s Braves,” and young romance series “Highway Love.” Hollywood titles dubbed into Tamil and Telugu will include library titles “Twilight,” “Now You See Me,” the “Hunger Games” series, the “Step Up” franchise films and “Red.” miniTV will also upload Korean, Turkish and Mandarin shows dubbed in Tamil and Telugu languages.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Ed Westwick (“Gossip Girl”), John Hannah (“The Mummy”) and British newcomer Alanah Bloor are set to join Turkish lead Can Yaman in “Sandokan,” Lux Vide’s reboot of the cult Italian TV series about the adventures of its titular pirate who, with his motley crew, fights against colonial powers in Southeast Asia. Shooting is set to start April 22 outside Rome on this high-end reboot of Italian writer Emilio Salgari’s exotic epic.

Holly Jones German sales outfit Patra Spanou Film (“Blue Moon”) has acquired international rights to “The Pleasure Is Mine” (“El Placer Es Mío”), the debut feature from Brazilian-born screenwriter and director Sacha Amaral, whose prior efforts on short “Billy Boy” earned him a slot at the Cannes Cinéfondation program in 2021. The boutique sales agency has also shared an exclusive first-look teaser with Variety ahead of the drama’s premiere in international competition at this year’s Bafici in Buenos Aires, running April 17-28.

EXCLUSIVE: Brussels-based company Best Friend Forever (BFF) has acquired international sales rights for Canadian director Matthew Rankin’s Universal Language.

Cannes parallel section Acid, run by France’s Association for the Diffusion of Independent Cinema (ACID), has unveiled its 2024 line-up. (scroll down for full list)

Naman Ramachandran Athens-based boutique film outfit Heretic has two titles in the Cannes ACID (Association for the International Distribution of Independent Cinemas) sidebar. Heretic’s own Greek production, co-produced with North Macedonia’s List Production, “Kyuka Before Summer’s End,” by debut director Kostas Charamountanis, is the opening film of the ACID program.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large Netflix has acquired “Rather,” the documentary about veteran journalist Dan Rather‘s landmark career in news. The film, which premieres April 24 on the streamer, utilizes the story of of Rather’s life on television to also explore the evolution of broadcast journalism, the troubles a free press now faces, along with the slide of American society from hard-fought advances in social justice and democratic freedoms.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival has announced that the 40th annual festival will take place in Santa Barbara, California, from February 4 through February 15.

Police stormed a plane from Manchester that had been forced to divert due to an 'unruly passenger' on board on Tuesday night (April 10).

Anitta has announced a run of headline shows for her 2024 ‘Baile Funk Experience Tour’ – find all the details below.The Brazilian singer-songwriter is due to head out on the road next month in support of her sixth album ‘Funk Generation’, which will be released on April 26.Kicking off in Mexico City on May 18, the North American leg of ‘The Baile Funk Experience Tour’ will also include stop-offs in Los Angeles, Miami Beach, Toronto, Chicago and New York.Anitta is then set to visit South America, with gigs scheduled in Bogotá, Lima, Santiago and Buenos Aires.The artist will embark on a run of concerts in Europe too, with dates confirmed in Berlin, Amsterdam, Paris, Ibiza, Madrid, Barcelona and Milan.Anitta will play at the O2 Forum Kentish Town in London on June 28, marking her only UK date on the tour. Tickets for this show go on general sale at 10am BST this Friday (April 12) – you’ll be able to buy yours here.

Love Island's Georgia Harrison has sparked rumours of a split from Anton Danyluk after she was spotted getting cosy with fellow All Stars contestant Chris Taylor. The pair were seen looking relaxed and comfortable as they left Loughton restaurant Tom, Dick and Harry's, but curiously, the outing hasn't made it onto their Instagram profiles, despite both being known for sharing their daily lives on social media.

A French adaptation of Beta Film‘s International Emmy-winning Turkish thriller series Persona is in the works with a female protagonist.