Genre Film Fund ACJ & Sobini Films To Produce Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Burst’ From Bobby Smith Jr.

Odds are, if you celebrate Christmas, you’re well aware of the lore surrounding the holiday, specifically the story of Santa Claus and Mrs. Claus.

LOS ANGELES -- Actress Rhonda Fleming, the fiery redhead who appeared with Burt Lancaster, Kirk Douglas, Charlton Heston, Ronald Reagan and other film stars of the 1940s and 1950s, has died. She was 97.Fleming’s assistant Carla Sapon told The New York Times that Fleming died Wednesday in Santa Monica, California.From her first film in color, “A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur’s Court ” (1949) with Bing Crosby, Fleming became immensely popular with producers because of her vivid hues.

Lise Pedersen While the global pandemic caused cinema theaters in France to close for the first time ever (“Even the war didn’t close down cinemas!” exclaimed Lumière Festival director Thierry Frémaux on opening night), it did mean people had more time to watch movies.

Kelly Osbourne has revealed the extent of her incredible weight loss as she shops for children's clothes.The 35 year old has lost a whopping six stone, wowing fans with her new image as she's been spotted out and about. But now, the daughter of Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne has admitted she struggles to find clothes to fit her new frame and has to buy garments for children.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentThe 24th Ji.hlava Intl. Documentary Film Festival, which had to pivot into a digital only event at the last minute, has unveiled a lineup (see link here) with more than 220 films, including 59 world and 26 international premieres.The festival, which runs from Oct.

 Selena Gomez  is set to star in and produce a new horror film titled, “Dollhouse,” according to Variety. The film is described as a psychological thriller and will be set around New York City’s elite fashion scene.

TV and film producer Bobby Smith Jr. and romance novelist Brenda Jackson are teaming up.

Dino-Ray Ramos editorWavelength Productions (Feels Good Man, Farewell Amor) has partnered with the Black TV & Film Collective (BTFC) to launch the inaugural BTFC Producers Fellowship. Wavelength has committed to financing and co-producing a collection of six short films, alongside the BTFC and Cinereach to amplify Black creative voices and bring their stories to the screen.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterBobby Smith Jr. and his Ashore Entertainment and author Brenda Jackson have partnered to launch a film and television company to develop and produce titles from Jackson’s collection of romance novels.Smith Jr.

Denise Petski Senior Managing EditorIn a move to expand diverse voices in the romance novel industry, writer Bobby Smith Jr.

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BLACKPINK isn't just in your area anymore. Come Oct.

Legendary actress and singer Jenifer Lewis says her sex addiction in the ’80s was “dangerous.”

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Yen Tan, whose feature 1985 debuted at SXSW in 2018, has signed on to helm Beauty, the story of Julia Pastrana, a woman who suffered from the rare genetic condition hypertrichosis. In the 1800s, showman Theodore Lent made her a worldwide attraction.The pic will be produced by Mark Amin for Sobini Films and David Permut for Permut Presentations.

Millie Bobby Brown paid a virtual visit to “The Tonight Show” on Friday.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterSaban Films has acquired distribution rights to numerous global territories on “Wildcat,” a thriller starring “Black Mirror” actor and BAFTA winner Georgina Campbell.The distributor will roll out the film in North America, Variety has learned, as well as the UK and Ireland where Saban has recently expanded their presence.Jonathan W.

SAN SEBASTIÁN, Spain -- Georgian writer-director Dea Kulumbegashvili’s first feature film “Beginning” triumphed at Spain’s San Sebastian International Film Festival, scooping up four of its top prizes including best film and best director.The story about a community of Jehovah’s Witnesses in a isolated village in Georgia amid the aftermath of an extremist attack also won best screenplay and best actress for Ia Sukhitashvili in the awards ceremony Saturday night.“Beginning,” a Franco-Georgian