Film News Roundup: Sun Valley, Montclair Film Festivals Canceled

In today’s film news roundup, Dolly Parton makes a donation for coronavirus cure, Howie Mandel and Ashlee Simpson join the voice cast of “Pierre The Pigeon-Hawk” and American Documentary launches an artists emergency fund.

Amid the ongoing coronavirus crisis, one New Jersey elementary school teacher and his beloved pit bull are spreading a message of kindness and inspiration.

In today’s film news roundup, Anne Hathaway will portray an American journalist in Paris, blockbuster director Michael Bay signs with Sony Pictures, and “Extra Ordinary” and “The Etruscan Smile” are added to arthouse streaming services.

Frankie Catania, 21, and Gia Giudice, 19, aren’t any closer to getting married than they were last spring, when Dolores Catania‘s son and Teresa Giudice‘s daughter went to her high school prom together. Immediately upon Gia sharing the photos on Instagram in May 2019, fans of The Real Housewives of New Jersey went nuts over the possibility of a hot new romance.

By Patrick Hipes

In today’s film news roundup, Canada’s largest LGBTQ film festival gets postponed, the commercial industry’s health plan addresses the coronavirus pandemic and Margaret Qualley’s “A Head Full of Ghosts” finds a home.

It seems everything is on hold in the era of : schools, restaurants, stores. You name it.

Prom can’t last forever. Dolores Catania’s son, Frankie Catania, opened up about Teresa Giudice’s daughter Gia Giudice moving on with her new boyfriend after fans rooted for the Real Housewives of New Jersey offspring to date.

In today’s film news roundup, Frank Grillo and Luke Wilson join the cast of “Cosmic Sin,” the interrupted Miami Film Festival unveils its winners and the BAMcinemaFest and Provincetown festivals call off their events.

New Jersey’s Garden State Film Festival has found a way to still go ahead in the age of everything being cancelled due to the coronavirus.

In today’s film news roundup, box office reporting is going away temporarily, Hollywood Teamsters have job opportunities, comedy “The Incoherents” finds a home and Fathom Events postpones more than a dozen releases.

Lots of Bravolebs have been checking in with Watch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen amid the current health crisis and Melissa Gorga is just the latest to send an update to Andy Cohen and his crew. The Real Housewives of New Jersey mom had a lot to share about her family's self-quarantine and even passed along some tips to make things a bit easier.

In today’s film news roundup, Oscilloscope Laboratories and Kino Lorber are offering digital viewing alternatives in response to the coronavirus pandemic, and the DGA Health Plan has announced that participants won’t be charged for telemedicine/telepsychology visits.

In today’s film news roundup, “Phoenix, Oregon” is being offered at a discount, Fantastic Fungi Day​ is set for March 26, and the opening of Methodfest has been shifted to May.

In today’s film news roundup, Jamie Foxx signs on to direct “When We Pray,” the Garden State Film Festival is going to stream all 240 of its films rather than holding physical events and Courtney B. Vance pitches for the new COVID-19 fund for SAG-AFTRA members.

In today’s film news roundup, a disaster fund for SAG-AFTRA members is launched, the Doc10 festival is postponed and the Miami Film Festival plans to present awards, even though the event was called off in the middle of the festival with 27 films still to screen.

Teresa Giudice, 47, may already have four girls — but isn’t opposed to trying for a son with the right man! “Teresa definitely would freeze her eggs, she is serious that she would take that chance. Younger guys are into her, if she meets somebody responsible, she would definitely go for it, she’s never had a boy,” a source close to the Real Housewives of New Jersey star spills to HollywoodLife EXCLUSIVELY.

In today’s film news roundup, film festivals in San Franciso and Toronto are being canceled or postponed, the American Cinematheque stops screenings and veteran executive Jon Berg lands a new gig.

Teresa Giudice wants to have a baby boy.

The 2020 Montclair Film Festival has been postponed amid fears of the spread of the coronavirus. Late Show host Stephen Colbert has long supported the New Jersey festival, with his wife, Evelyn Colbert, serving as president of the board of Montclair Film, which presents the festival.