Filmmaker Annemarie Jacir On Her Journey To Preserve Palestinian Cinema For Future Generations

Dr. Anthony Fauci, under attack for his role in funding research at a laboratory many suspect of being the cause of the worldwide coronavirus pandemic, defended his actions Sunday on CNN’s State of the Union talk show.

Kevin Hart might just be the winner of the prank war that's going on between him and Nick Cannon. Hart took to Instagram Thursday to share the digital billboard he put up in Los Angeles with Cannon's phone number on it.

EXCLUSIVE: Yotam Guendelman, Mika Timor and Ari Pines, the Israeli filmmakers behind Netflix true-crime doc Shadow of Truth, have struck a first-look deal with Ample Entertainment.

Monroe Cannon, daughter of Mariah Carey and Nick Cannon, is working her best angles and poses for the children’s apparel company OshKosh B’gosh. The 10-year-old stars in her first-ever brand campaign playing the role of her mom in 1980.

She’s a superstar!

Nigeria during a shoot for their documentary “We Were Never Lost,” about Jewish tribes on the African continent.Activist and Columbia University graduate Rudy Rochman, director Noam Leibman and French-Israeli journalist Edouard Benaym flew from Israel to Nigeria on July 6, according to reports.

There’s a new star in Mariah Carey, 51, and Nick Cannon’s family! Monroe Cannon stars in OshKosh B’gosh’s new back-to-school campaign. The 10-year-old is following in her parents’ footsteps because she’s not afraid of the spotlight!

Who Is America?.The former Alabama Chief Justice sued Baron Cohen for defamation after the show, in which he was interviewed under the guise of being honoured for his support of Israel, aired in 2018.Who Is America? saw Baron Cohen play an Israeli anti-terrorism expert who, during Moore’s interview, claimed he had access to technology that would show whether Moore was a paedophile.While serving in the US Senate, Moore had been accused of sexual misconduct against underage girls.

A controversial Alabama politician’s $95-million lawsuit against Sacha Baron Cohen has been dismissed.

Rebecca Davis editorTen top Chinese directors have signed on to give a joint donation of RMB1 million ($155,000) to support new Chinese works and directors at the Pingyao International Film Festival, marking a vote of confidence in the festival’s future as its leadership changes hands.The helmers contributing to the fund are a who’s who list of leading Chinese directing talent, including: Jia Zhangke, Lou Ye, Diao Yinan, Ning Hao, Feng Xiaogang, Guan Hu, Chen Sicheng, Wang Xiaoshuai, Zhang

Rebecca Davis editorChinese authorities in a number of counties nationwide plan to bar residents who have not been vaccinated from entering indoor entertainment venues, like cinemas, as part of its attempt to significantly ramp up its vaccination campaign.Policies restricting the movement and entry of unvaccinated people will been rolled out in various places around the country throughout the month of July. Chinese cinemas have been operating at 75% capacity since re-opening nationwide in July

Read more: At home with the Welsh entrepreneur who flopped on The Apprentice but now runs a £16m business and drives a Ferrari From being mobbed in the supermarket by fans to learning Welsh while living in China, Iain has revealed how he ended up as a celeb on the other side of the world. Born in Southampton and raised in Cardiff, the now 43-year-old is currently a bilingual presenter on a prime time Chinese television show.

Fauda, Shtisel, Your Honor, On the Spectrum and Magpie—these are just a few of the hit series shopped globally by producer-distributor Yes Studios, Israel’s powerhouse drama conduit. Launched only four years ago, the international arm of local broadcaster Yes is on a roll. Not only does it cut remake rights around the world on its biggest properties, but it’s also seeing a growing appetite for the original versions of its shows.

Rebecca Davis editorThe tear-jerking, patriotic pandemic film “Chinese Doctors” locked down a $53.5 million China opening weekend, according to Maoyan, setting itself up to become the most commercially successful political tribute film so far this year.Such films have been helped along by a line-up cleared of competitors.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Nocturna,” an Argentinian-made fantasy film that played last month in the Shanghai International Film Festival’s midnight fantasy section, has been picked up by Chinese company Naropean.Naropean, which shares executives with HGC Entertainment, one of the more prominent Chinese IP groups, has taken rights for China, Asia and Oceania, as well as remake rights.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefChinese regulators have formally blocked the proposed merger of Huya and Douyu, two of the country’s largest live streaming operators. The planned merger had been orchestrated by social media and gaming giant Tencent and had been valued at approximately $5.3 billion.The announcement was made by the State Administration for Market Regulation in an online statement on Saturday morning, after relevant stock markets had closed.

Rebecca Davis editorThe U.S. film industry is heaving a sigh of relief that “Black Widow” is poised to become the highest grossing domestic debut of the post-pandemic era, marking America’s return to moviegoing in force.The Scarlett Johansson-starrer is projected to earn around $80 million in its North American opening weekend, beating out “F9” last month.