L.A.’s Colcoa French Film and Series Festival Lineup Kicks Off With ‘Between Two Worlds’ Premiere

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorThe Writers Guild of America has told members not to work for Germany’s Constantin Film, which the union maintains is not a signatory to the 2020 Minimum Basic Agreement.The WGA instructed members in a message sent Friday afternoon that it is invoking its Working Rule 8 to bar members from working for Constantin Film Development.

First ladies Jill Biden and Brigitte Macron twinned during a dinner date in Italy ahead of the 2021 G20 Rome summit on Friday, Oct. 29. The First Lady of the United States, 70, met with the First Lady of France, 68, wife of French president Emmanuel Macron, at Il Marchese in Rome for some wine and Italian delicacies. Both women wore matching black skirt suits with navy accessories, including a shawl and a clutch purse.

The Verge reported Wednesday that Netflix removed “Cuties” from its “coming soon” and “popular searches” categories and that it was excluded from searches that included the words “cute.” The article claimed Netflix also adjusted its algorithm so that queries such as “steamy/sexual titles” did not surface kids films, and the streamer also made sure that problematic search terms such as “pedo” did not surface “Cuties” because the algorithm takes into account behavioral data.An internal Netflix

Spencer, in theaters November 5. And while she obviously deserves an Oscar nom for her performance, she also deserves an Oscar for she's served on the red carpet throughout this press tour.At the Los Angeles Spencer premiere on Tuesday, October 26, Stewart wore a stunning two-piece look.

“Stop Right Now” because Coldplay and Melanie C just got together to perform a beloved Spice Girls ballad.

New England captain John Bateman has promised his game will not change after being asked to lead his country for the first time.

Frances McDormand and Joel Coen get cozy on the red carpet at the premiere of The Tragedy Of Macbeth during the 2021 BFI London Film Festival at The Royal Festival Hall on Sunday (October 17) in London, England.

IFC presents Mia Hansen-Løve’s Cannes entry Bergman Island, Searchlight debuts Antlers, Film Movement brings Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy to the arthouse this weekend, as A24’s surprise hit Lamb and Greenwich Entertainment’s The Rescue go wider week two after a strong open. It’s early days but a nascent specialty revival may be in the works ahead of a stream of potential hits from The French Dispatch to Spencer to Belfast.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLong-running footwear brand Dr. Martens has announced their 2021 “Dr.

Naman Ramachandran Former Disney Plus and Netflix executive Matt Brodlie and ex-Sierra/Affinity president Jonathan Kier have teamed to launch Los Angeles-based Upgrade Productions. The duo will serve as co-presidents.With backing from German powerhouse Constantin Film and a strategic partnership with Bron, Upgrade will develop and produce premium local language productions for a global audience.

Slash’s band The Conspirators, as well as Wolfgang Van Halen’s Mammoth WVH – has confirmed that he and wife Alexandra were involved in a serious car accident over the weekend.

Tom Cruise was spotted during a rare outting this weekend, accompanying his son to a high-stakes baseball game.On Saturday, October 9, the actor and his son, Connor Cruise, 26, were at Oracle Park in San Fransisco to watch the San Francisco Giants go up against the Los Angeles Dodgers in Game 2 of the National League Division Series.

Emmanuel Carrère’s Ouistreham (Between Two Worlds) has been set as the opening film of the 25th COLCOA French Film and Series Festival. The anniversary edition of the City of Lights, City of Angels fest kicks off on November 1 with the Juliette Binoche-starrer that opened Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes last July before winning the Audience Award at San Sebastian. Cohen Media Group releases in the U.S. in 2022.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAfter breaking ground in France, Franck Gastambide’s hit Canal Plus show “All the Way Up” (“Validé”), a comedy drama series unfolding on France’s vibrant rap scene, is set to roll out around the world.

Sandra Oh is hitting the red carpet!

Tom Cruise enjoyed a little baseball in San Francisco on Saturday.

Clayton Davis Audrey Diwan’s “Happening,” one of the three shortlisted films to represent France for the upcoming 94th Academy Awards, will make its North American premiere at the Chicago Film Festival as part of the Global Currants and Women in Cinema program on Saturday, Oct.