“This is a love letter to Black women,” Da’Vine Joy Randolph said backstage at the Academy Awards, having just collected her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Holdovers.
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EXCLUSIVE: Buenos Aires-based Filmsharks has sold a series of its EFM titles, including Spanish horror pic The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth (El Hombre Del Saco) and a new 4K remastered version of the cult Argentinian thriller Nine Queens, to multiple international territories.
The Boogeyman: The Origin of the Myth has been sold to RUSIA/CIS (Nashe Kino) for theatrical, Cambodia and Laos (Westec), and German-speaking Europe (Busch Medien). Previous deals on the pic include Mantícora, which picked up all rights for Latin America, the U.S., and Canada. Amazon’s Prime Video has acquired Spanish SVOD rights, and Antena 3 grabbed free TVV rights.
The company has also sold the Spanish-Argentine supernatural horror drama, Restless Waters, Shivering Lights from director Ángeles Hernández, starring Hugo Silva, to Spain (Alfa) for theatrical and Kinologistica (Russia/CIS). Finally, Filmsharks has locked a deal for a theatrical release in France via Eurozoom for a 4K restoration of the cult classic thriller Nine Queens (2000), starring Ricardo Darín and Gastón Pauls. Disney’s Star distribution, formerly Buena Vista Int’l, will re-release Nine Queens in cinemas across Latin America on February 22. Sony Pictures Classics have North American Rights.
“We are finding homes for top-notch concepts that distributors can theatrically market as refreshing concepts,” said Guido Rud of Filmsharks.
Filmsharks was also at EFM with People’s Cup, a documentary feature about Argentina’s 2022 World Cup win led by Inter Miami’s Lionel Messi. The film was produced by Pablo Bossi, best known for titles such as Nine Queens and Son Of The Bride. The film has already opened in Argentina via Disney’s Star distribution and has cleared the 1.2m
“This is a love letter to Black women,” Da’Vine Joy Randolph said backstage at the Academy Awards, having just collected her Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her role in The Holdovers.
. So, when someone said, “John Cena, would you be willing to present the for best costumes naked for a bit?” I can only assume he responded something along the lines of, “Heck yeah!” Because that is what he did.The moment began with host Jimmy Kimmel reminding the audience of an important piece of Oscars history, when a real live streaker interrupted a presenter during the 1974 ceremony. According to the bit, Cena was then supposed to run on stage to recreate the moment.
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Celebrity Big Brother has seen one star involved in a new feud as Louis Walsh has been branded "vile" by Coronation Street actor Sally Ann Matthews, 53.The former X Factor judge, 71, and music mogul, who regularly ended up in tiffs with Simon Cowell during their time together on the hugely-popular entertainment series, has already rubbed a number of his housemates up the wrong way. Now the Jenny Bradley star has gotten involved in the drama despite not being in the bungalow herself, as she voiced her opinions on Louis' comments on social media. Taking to X, formerly known as Twitter, Sally Ann shared her frustration about Louis making fun of her fellow Corrie star Colson Smith, 25, in the hours after they both entered the house together.
EXCLUSIVE: It was a moment of high drama befitting a premium TV series and yet was playing out in real time in front of the people of Poland.
Kings Of Leon have opened up about the first time they heard their track ‘Sex On Fire’ on the radio.While appearing in a new interview with USA Today‘s Ralphie Aversa in support of their latest track ‘Mustang’ and their forthcoming album ‘Can We Please Have Fun’, Kings Of Leon – comprised of Caleb, Jared, Nathan and Matthew Followill – opened up about their 2008 hit ‘Sex On Fire’.“I remember I was at a Mexican restaurant with my wife, we were having like a tortilla soup and margaritas, and I think Andy our manager called me and said ‘Hey, there’s an interview we need you to do like right now’,” recalled Caleb.He continued: “I picked up the phone and it was Zane Lowe and he was debuting ‘Sex On Fire’. When he introduced the song, even like hearing it over the phone, I was like ‘Oh man, this does feel different’.
Andy Cohen is spilling the tea on The Traitors Season 2 reunion, which was filmed last week.
Morgan Matthews‘ upcoming road movie 500 Miles, starring Academy Award nominee Bill Nighy and buzzy teen actor Roman Griffin Davis, has sold to multiple territories for Beta Cinema, following its launch at the Berlinale’s European Film Market (EFM) last month.
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The second season of “The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power” should arrive on Prime Video later this year, but the streamer is already making inroads into a third go-around. Series executive producers and showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D.
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Lionel Messi’s success is thanks to his talent, discipline, and the unwavering support of his family. His wife, Antonela Roccuzzo, has been in his corner since they began dating in 2008, but their story goes back to when they were children in Argentina. For years she has helped maintain his happiness and stability.
Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Germany’s Beta Film is introducing at the London TV Screenings the first episode of “Maxima,” a six-part drama about the love story between future Queen Maxima of the Netherlands and the then Dutch Crown Prince Willem-Alexander. The series is produced by Millstreet Films “The Neighbors”), with Videoland (RTL Netherlands) holding Dutch broadcasting rights.
EXCLUSIVE: Blue Fox Entertainment announced on Monday that Hard Miles, its cycling drama starring Matthew Modine (Stranger Things), will hit theaters nationwide on April 19. They also unveiled a series of first look stills, which you can view above and below.
Police have locked down a shopping centre car park with a blue forensic tent spotted behind the cordon.
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Will Smith couldn’t believe meeting Lionel Messi. It’s a common feeling that Messi has inspired ever since he moved to the US to play for Inter Miami, becoming one of the biggest attractions to the state. Yesterday, Smith attended the Inter Miami and Real Salt Lake game, waiting for Messi to exit the field in order to greet him.
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