‘Frank Capra: Mr America’ Filmmakers On Why Their Candid Doc Of A Complicated Hollywood Legend Will Speak To Modern Audiences — Venice

BreAnna Bell Erica Campbell, Tasha Cobbs Leonard, Israel Houghton, Tamela Mann, David Mann, Naomi Raine, Loretta Devine and Michelle Williams will appear in Season 2 of BET+’s “Kingdom Business,” Variety has learned. After an intense finale cliffhanger, the second installment picks up with Denita Jordan (Yolanda Adams) tries to protect her kingdom after going through tragedy.

Sean Penn is getting candid about politics and the Oscars.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter Taika Waititi’s new film “Next Goal Wins” is based on the true story of the American Samoa soccer team, infamous for their brutal 31-0 FIFA loss in 2001. Their story was immortalized in the 2014 documentary of the same name by Mike Brett and Steve Jamison, so Waititi admits he took some creative liberties in adapting the story for the screen. “I had to twist the truth,” he told the audience before the world premiere at the Toronto Film Festival.

The Prince of Wales has spoken of enjoying the opening matches of the Rugby World Cup as he visited Bordeaux to watch Wales’s Pool C fixture against Fiji. William, patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, was greeted by RWC director Gareth Davies, venue director Paul Couet-Lannes and WRU president Gerald Davies after arriving at Stade de Bordeaux.

Ellise Shafer Chappell Roan’s debut album, “The Rise and Fall of a Midwest Princess,” has been almost a decade in the making. Roan’s career had a fairy-tale beginning: After posting covers on YouTube, she was signed to Atlantic Records at just 17, which took her from small-town Missouri to Hollywood. She released an EP in 2017, “School Nights,” but in 2020, Roan was dropped by the label.

Guy Lodge Film Critic Frank Marshall’s film “Alive” has never exactly been a classic, but for a certain bracket of moviegoers who saw it in 1993, it remains a vivid memory. A heart-in-mouth recreation of the 1972 Uruguayan Air Force Flight 571 crash — from which 16 people eventually survived 72 days stranded in a remote, snowy stretch of the Andes in western Argentina, while 29 perished — it visualized the events past the remit of worldwide news reports and magazine stories.

Prince Harry has returned to the UK where a meeting with his older brother Prince William "would be possible" if either of them wanted to make it happen, a royal expert said. The Duke of Sussex returned to the UK from his Montecito home in California where he now resides with his wife Meghan Markle and their children, to attend The WellChild Awards event on Thursday, 7 September. He has been a Patron of the national charity for sick children, WellChild for the past 15 years and will present the Award for Inspirational Child and deliver a speech.

It is only appropriate that Sony’s terrific new comedy, Dumb Money starts with the Columbia Pictures logo. That was the studio that Frank Capra famously helped build with his movies where the little guy triumphs over the corporate bad guys. Dumb Money is positively Capraesque in the way it tells its David vs Golitath improbable story about how an internet geek started a movement that blew up the heretofore loser stock of shopping mall game store GameStop and became the toast of Wall Street while bankrupting a couple of billionaire hedge funds in the process. It had its World Premiere tonight at the Toronto International Film Festival before its theatrical release later this month.

Coco Gauff is advancing to the US Open finals. Following a long and delayed match against Karolina Mulchova, the 19 year old advanced to the finals, becoming the youngest American woman to reach the finals since Serena Williams in 2001. Coco Gauff’s siblings: A supporting cast in her rising stardomCoco Gauff stays grounded thanks to her parents and legendary grandmotherA look at Coco Gauff’s off-court styleGauff played Mulchova on Thursday night, which was interrupted by climate change protesters.

Jake Bloom, the founding partner of Bloom, Hergott LLP, the largest and most successful entertainment law firm in Hollywood history, died today of natural causes at his home in Sun Valley, Idaho. He was 81 years old.

For his feature directorial debut, Day of the Fight, Jack Huston has reteamed with his former Boardwalk Empire colleague Michael Pitt to tell the story a once celebrated boxer who takes a redemptive journey through his past and present on the day of his first bout since leaving prison.

McKinley Franklin editor More than a decade after its 2007 debut, Will Smith’s post-apocalyptic horror “I Am Legend” is receiving a sequel. After signing a multi-year deal with Warner Bros, “I Am Legend” writer Avika Goldsman confirmed that “I Am Legend 2” is in the works. The original film grossed $585 million worldwide, serving as an adaptation of Richard Matheson’s 1954 novel of the same name.

Prince William made a devastating promise to his mum Princess Diana just a year before she died.The Prince of Wales, who was just 14 at the time, reportedly vowed to get his adored mum's title back after she was stripped of Her Royal Highness following her divorce from the now King Charles. Diana tied the knot with Charles in 1981 during a fairytale royal wedding at St Paul's Cathedral and she officially became HRH The Princess of Wales.The royal couple went on to welcome their two children, Prince William born on 21 June 1982 and Prince Harry who arrived two years later on 15 September 1984.

There have been plenty of rumours surrounding Kevin Costner’s exit from “Yellowstone” after five seasons starring in one of the streaming world’s most successful series.

Clayton Davis Senior Awards Editor How much longer will the Oscars wait? That is, wait to embrace the quality and sheer brilliance of documentary filmmaking in a significant way, meaning nominating one in the best picture category? Matthew Heineman’s deeply moving “American Symphony,” which follows Oscar and Grammy-winning composer Jon Batiste as he prepares for his performance at Carnegie Hall, is yet another home run for the filmmaker behind “Cartel Land” and “City of Ghosts,” not to mention a singular love story. Batiste’s larger-than-life personality was on full display following the Telluride screening of the documentary, when he led a band down to the main street of Telluride.

Who can forget the delightful hitchhiking scene in It Happened One Night, or Clarence the angel earning his wings in It’s a Wonderful Life, or Mr. Smith collapsing in the midst of his epic filibuster in Mr. Smith Goes to Washington?

Bethenny Frankel is on the outs with Bravo thanks to her “reality reckoning” plan!

Legendary musician and composer Ryuichi Sakamoto died in March 2023 of cancer at the age of 71 and much of the world mourned. While perhaps not the most famous musician/composer on earth, the Japanese musician was a musical icon nonetheless.

Prince William was once “propositioned” by a 96 year old care home resident - and Kate Middleton had the perfect response. The Prince of Wales, 41, paid a visit to the Queens Bay Lodge Care Home, Edinburgh, in May 2021 - when Covid-19 social distancing rules were still in force.There he met 96-year-old Betty Magee, who was clearly a fan of the future king. William later recalled the encounter to wife Kate, 41, as well as actresses Emma Stone and Emma Thompson during a video call.

Naman Ramachandran “Bullet Train” duo, director-producer David Leitch and his producing partner Kelly McCormick, have partnered with Universal Pictures Content Group for Hollywood stunt performer series “Action.” The 6 x 60′ series follows elite stunt performers as they push themselves to the limit and risk personal sacrifice for professional success and aims to capture their real lives. It will feature exclusive behind-the-scenes access to some of Hollywood’s biggest movie sets including “The Fall Guy,” directed by Leitch and produced by McCormick, a film that celebrates these talented individuals as the crew go about their work as stunt doubles, coordinators and second unit directors on set.