TikTok influencers Charli and Dixie D’Amelio are facing backlash after travelling to the Bahamas during the coronavirus pandemic.
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Telefilm Canada, the country's top film financier, has vowed to fix a two-tiered industry where privileged producers receive generous and automatic funding long kept out of reach of Canadian filmmakers from BIPOC communities.
"We're being very mindful to not leave any voices behind and to support this impactful industry for today and for the future with, yes, an eye to equity and dismantling what would have been previously barriers to access," Telefilm executive director Christa Dickenson tells
.TikTok influencers Charli and Dixie D’Amelio are facing backlash after travelling to the Bahamas during the coronavirus pandemic.
Simon Cowell has been laying low since his horrific bike accident over the summer. But come January, the Britain's Got Talent judge is expected to return to work to start filming the new series of the ITV talent show.Simon, who has been in recovery and taken time off work since the summer, is due to return to the BGT panel alongside familiar faces Amanda Holden, Alesha Dixon and David Walliams.
Wonder Woman 1984 opened to an estimated $16.7 million over Christmas weekend, the best three-day debut at the distressed domestic box office since the novel coronavirus began, according to Warner Bros. Any sign of moviegoing is welcome news for Hollywood even if WW84 scored the lowest number in decades for a yuletide winner.
Chelsea Handler has never been afraid to speak her mind — and she did just that after receiving criticism for traveling to Canada amid the country’s COVID-19 travel restrictions.“Getting a lot of very violent messages, and I would like everyone to know that I am indeed quarantining for the full 14 days and happy to do it,” the comedian, 45, said in an Instagram Stories video on Tuesday, December 22. “So don’t think I’m bending rules.
Chelsea Handler is not here for people shaming her travels.
The National Film Board of Canada is pulling “An Inconvenient Indian” from “active distribution” following an apology from the documentary’s director, Michelle Latimer, over questions regarding her Indigenous heritage.
The National Film Board of Canada announced Tuesday that it will withdraw Michelle Latimer’s documentary Inconvenient Indian from “active distribution.”
restructures its media and entertainment divisions to focus more heavily on video streaming.Bergman’s former co-chair Alan Horn will continue to work as Disney’s chief creative officer. Both execs will continue to report to Disney chief executive officer Bob Chapek.
On Monday, award-winning trio Lady A opened up on the “Tamron Hall Show” about their controversial decision to drop ‘Antebellum’ from their name this past June.
Naman Ramachandran Deepa Mehta’s “Funny Boy” will no longer compete in the Academy Awards’ international feature film category and will instead be submitted for consideration in the best picture and general entry categories.The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has informed “Funny Boy” producer Telefilm Canada that the film does not meet the Academy’s eligibility requirements for the international feature film category due to the amount of English dialogue in the film.“Although we
Heather Rae Young will change her name when she marries Tarek El Moussa. The "Selling Sunset" star, 33, revealed the premarital tidbit alongside the "Flip or Flop" star during a joint appearance on the "Not Skinny But Not Fat" podcast, per People magazine.
Rachael Leigh Cook is on board! The actress has joined the cast of the upcoming teen comedy , a reimagined gender-swapped remake of Cook's 1999 classic The movie — which stars Addison Rae and Tanner Buchanan -- shared the news of Cook's involvement to Instagram on Monday with a snapshot showing Cook and Rae sitting side-by-side on set.«Look who’s back! Rachael Leigh Cook (@rachaelleighcook) joins the #HesAllThat family, playing Padgett's (@addisonraee) wise and caring mother,» the caption
Kristen Wiig is enjoying her life as a mother of two. The star welcomed twins with her fiancé, Avi Rothman, in January, and she recently opened up about how it feels to be a mom after a long road to becoming a parent.«It's the best,» Wiig told ET's Rachel Smith.
Did you know that Rachel McAdams was in a Marvel Studios film already? I like to think of myself as a pretty big Marvel fan, as a lifelong comic book reader, but I completely forgot she was in Scott Derrickson’s “Doctor Strange.” That isn’t to say she’s a bad actor because that’s absolutely not the case. She’s a damn treasure that should be an even bigger star than she is.
Guy Lodge Film Critic“Don’t mess with the grand diva,” says 8-year-old Arjie, usually in private or under his breath, to a world determined to mess with him from all sides.
Rachel Brosnahan is opening up about the status of The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel.
Prior to auditioning for NBC’s Saturday Night Live, Chloe Fineman claims that she religiously watched Jimmy Fallon’s audition tape for inspiration. On Tuesday, the actress-comedian appeared with her audition inspiration on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, in the first late-night appearance of her career — technically.
Dave McNary Film ReporterNeill Blomkamp shot an entire movie during the coronavirus pandemic.The “District 9” and “Elysium” director made a supernatural horror movie over the summer in Canada’s British Columbia. Blomkamp also wrote the script for the movie, which has a cast consisting mostly of Canadian actors.The film, Blomkamp’s first since the 2015 sci-fier “Chappie,” is backed by Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios.Plot details are being kept under wraps.