Couple complain Animal Planet show cast them as pot growers

Frédéric Chopin in 1849 (Photo: Louis-Auguste Bisson)

“I’m not good at describing my films.” says the lead character in Mariusz Wilczyński’s maudlin but strangely riveting animation Kill It and Leave This Town. The Polish writer-director’s style is certainly a challenge to define. The drawing has a crude, old-fashioned charm but his subject matter is startling and often surreal, as horror, humor and nostalgia overlap. When it’s messy, it’s deliberately so: the artist spent 11 years on this, his first — and strongly autobiographical — feature. 

In 2018 it was reported that Oscar-nominated cinematographer Matthew Libatique, who shot films like “Requiem for a Dream,” and “A Star Is Born,” was arrested in Poland for allegedly assaulting a first responder. Now, Libatique is facing four years in prison as he’s scheduled to stand trial in February.

Animation house Black Women Animate (BWA) will team with Cartoon Network Studios to launch the first ever Black in Animation Awards Show. The virtual ceremony seeks to celebrate Black people who have paved the way and continue to do so in the animation industry.

Sphen and Magic, SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium’s gay penguin couple, have become parents for a second time. The couple first gained world-wide fame in 2018 when they adopted an egg and raised their first child Lara. They have now successfully hatched another egg together.The folks at SEA LIFE Sydney Aquarium were naturally delighted when they shared this news with Star Observer.“If one of our pairs has too many eggs or are not good at looking after their eggs we will sometimes foster these eggs out

Danielle Turchiano Senior Features Editor, TVOn a beautiful, sun-lit day in Costa Rica, new reality show contestants step into harnesses and prepare to rappel down a waterfall, with their teammate strapped to them. But should their teammate be too nervous to partake in the challenge, they will be allowed to perform an alternate instead because health and safety, including mental health and stress levels, come first over competition.

Kino Lorber has picked up North American rights for Polish comedic drama Never Gonna Snow Again from Malgorzata Szumowska and Michal Englert, for North America. The film stars Alec Utgoff of Stranger Things fame as a Russian-speaking immigrant from the East who becomes a masseur for the rich residents in a bland, gated community.

Also Read: Neon Acquires 'Night of the Kings,' Ivory Coast Oscar Submission, After Venice PremierePoland has been a roll at the Oscars, picking up nominations for the country’s last two submissions, including Pawel Pawlikowski’s “Cold War” in 2018 and Jan Komasa’s “Corpus Christi” in 2019.Szumowska made her first English language feature with “The Other Lamb,” which premiered at TIFF in 2019, and Kino Lorber previously released her film “Elles.”Mariusz Włodarski, Viola Fügen, Agnieszka Wasiak

ITV reality series returned to screens on Sunday night for its 20th run.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterThe 10th edition of U.S. In Progress Wroclaw, the industry wing of the American Film Festival in Poland which was held online this year, wrapped over the weekend and presented a variety of awards to the participating American film projects.The awards range from post-production services to travel bursaries and cash.

need that laughter, you need that serotonin it creates, you need that salve, especially now. It calms your soul when you find that place of laughter.“So it’s going to be great to hear the sound of laughter again.

Will Tizard ContributorThe Energa Camerimage cinematography fest, although slightly scaled down owing to Poland’s new listing on Europe’s red zone of high COVID-19 infection rates, remains committed to honoring the finest in lensing from around the world, says Kazik Suwala, the org’s festival office director.“From the program point of view, we actually are doing what we’ve been doing,” Suwala says.

The Battle Rounds are in full swing on season 19 of “The Voice” — and one of Tuesday’s epic matchups blew the coaches away!

— and one of Tuesday's epic matchups blew the coaches away!The showdown came between two of the singers on John Legend's team: John Holiday, a 35-year-old professor of music from Rosenberg, Texas, and Julia Cooper, a 21-year-old singer from Poland, Ohio.

Tom Grater International Film ReporterViaplay, the streaming service run by Nordic Entertainment Group (NENT Group), is launching in the U.S. next year.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNENT Group, the leading Nordic streaming company, is set to launch in Poland and the U.S. in 2021 and will roll out in five more European markets by the end of 2023.Viaplay, NENT Group’s streaming service, will be launched abroad as a tailored service offering premium Nordic drama series.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNENT Group, the leading Nordic streaming company, is set to launch in Poland and in the U.S. in 2021 and is planning to roll out in five more European markets by the end of 2023.

The Witcher to get the onscreen adaptation it deserves, and while fans won't have to wait that long for the anticipated second season of the Netflix series, the hiatus has still felt far too long for our liking. Luckily, Netflix tossed us a coin and announced that The Witcher Season 2 went back into production.The Witcher is inspired by Polish author Andrzej Sapkowski's Witcher books, which also spawned the popular CD Projekt Red video game franchise.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorEXCLUSIVE: Death In Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures’ adaptation of Louise Candlish’s Sunday Times best-selling real-estate book Our House has been picked up by British broadcaster ITV.Red Planet announced that it had secured the rights to the novel last year and now Deadline can report that ITV has commissioned a four-part series, which will be penned by EastEnders writer Simon Ashdown.Our House tells the story of Fi Lawson, who arrives home one day to