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Cher is offering a single piece of advice for all women!

Mark Shelmerdine, the veteran producer who revived London Films as an indie powerhouse and played a pivotal role in the development of the international TV distribution market, died October 26 in Santa Barbara surrounded by his family. He was 78.

A third person has been arrested and charged in connection with the death of a 22-year-old man in Motherwell.

Jason Alexander is weighing in on the possibility of a Seinfeld reunion that Jerry Seinfeld teased last month. However, it seems that the actor who played George Costanza during the nine-year run of the sitcom is unaware of any revival actually happening.

Christopher Vourlias Sofia Exarchou’s “Animal” won the Golden Alexander at the 64th Thessaloniki Film Festival on Sunday, marking the first time in 30 years that a Greek film took home the top honors at the country’s longest-running film event. Exarchou’s sophomore feature, which premiered at the Locarno Film Festival, was praised by Variety’s Jessica Kiang as “a poignant portrait of life amid the sequins and the seediness of a Greek resort.” The film follows a group of entertainers at an all-inclusive island resort preparing for the busy tourist season who are forced to wrestle with the dark reality that the show must go on as the sultry Mediterranean nights turn violent.

Christopher Vourlias A middle-aged man grappling with his thwarted ambitions grows obsessed with a beautiful young woman. The fallout threatens to unravel the fraying seams of his precarious, frustrated life in Stergios Paschos’ “The Last Taxi Driver,” which world premieres in the main competition this week at the Thessaloniki International Film Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: Good Deed Entertainment has acquired U.S. rights to the indie comedy That’s Funny, written, directed by, and starring Alex Grossman. Co-starring Ben Cain (Cruel Summer), Melanie Hutsell (Saturday Night Live), and Nicole Forester (Jack Reacher), the film arrives on Amazon, Apple TV, Google Play, and Vudu on November 17 before opening in select theaters December 7.

Selome Hailu The upcoming fourth season of the CW‘s “Superman & Lois” will be its last. The series’ final ten episodes are set to air in 2024. Without “Superman & Lois,” only three shows from before Nexstar’s acquisition of the CW will remain on the network: “All American,” “All American: Homecoming” and Walker.” The conclusion was expected, however, as DC Studios heads James Gunn and Peter Safran indicated to press in January that they expected the series to run for “one or two more seasons.” “Superman & Lois” premiered in February of 2021 and stars Tyler Hoechlin as Clark Kent aka Superman and Elizabeth Tulloch as Lois Lane.

The 20th edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival has announced its selection, opening with Richard Linklater’s comedy Hit Man. (scroll down for full list of films)

Greece’s Thessaloniki International Film Festival returns this evening for its 64th edition with a screening of The Pot-au-Feu (The Taste of Things), the latest film by French-Vietnamese director Trần Anh Hùng. 

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The Marrakech International Film Festival has announced its full jury, signaling that the event is forging ahead with its 20th edition despite the Israel-Hamas conflict — which has caused cancellations of several other fests in the region — and the earthquake that hit the country in September. Joining Jessica Chastain – who is the fest’s previously announced jury president – will be Iranian actor Zar Amir; French actor Camille Cottin; Australian actor and director Joel Edgerton; British director Joanna Hogg; U.S. director Dee Rees; Swedish-Egyptian director Tarek Saleh; Swedish actor Alexander Skarsgård and French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani.

Cher spilled some tea about Madonna and her relationship with Alexander Edwards in a new interview with the Los Angeles Times.

EXCLUSIVE: Caylee Cowan (Divinity) has signed on to star opposite Alexander Calvert in Double Exposure, a new indie from writer-director Howard Goldberg, who also produces alongside Laura Nickowitz and Julia Verdin.

Britney Spears is opening up about her very brief marriage to Jason Alexander.

Lise Pedersen “Vive la paix, vive le cinéma!” Irène Jacob, the president of Lyon’s Lumière Institute which runs the Lumière Film Festival, chose to mark the opening of the event on Saturday night with a solemn message of peace, a week to the day after the outbreak of renewed conflict in the Middle East. “Tonight, we are really looking forward to this festival as a gesture of peace, because we do not forget what is going on in the world, the tragedies that move us, the wars all around us, the children and civilians in danger, the madness and the sadness of our divided world.

Bradley Cooper has moved from one supermodel to the next… with help from the first??

Cher‘s romance is still going strong! In fact, it sounds like she’s more in love right now!

A man was caught out with £114,000 worth of cocaine when his car was stopped by officers on the M6 in Cheshire.

A Ukrainian family are hoping to live a more 'peaceful' life in Edinburgh after escaping the war in Ukraine. Alexander and Yana Savko moved to the capital with their three children for 'refuge' as the war in their home country continues to rage.

Emiliano De Pablos European production-distribution giant Studiocanal is teaming with Spain’s Mr. Fields and Friends and Bambú, both led by producer Ramón Campos, on dramatic comedy “Rondallas,” written-directed by Daniel Sánchez Arévalo (“BlueDarkAlmostBlack,” “Cousinhood,” “Seventeen”).

Terry Kirkman, a founding member and a singer of the ’60s rock-pop band The Association, died Saturday. He was 83.

Michaela Zee Singer-songwriter Terry Kirkman, a founding member of the 1960s folk-rock band the Association, has died. He was 83. Kirkman’s death was confirmed on Sunday through a statement on the Association’s official Facebook page: “We’re saddened to report that Terry Kirkman passed away last night, RIP Terry.

Director Agnieszka Holland has been forced to take 24-hour security protection as she returns to her native Poland for the theatrical release of migrant drama Green Border on Friday (September 22) in the face of a fierce political backlash and online hate campaign.

Lise Pedersen LYON, France — Four-time Oscar winner Alfonso Cuarón and “Time Bandits” helmer Terry Gilliam will join a star director-studded lineup at this year’s Lumière Film Festival including Wes Anderson, Alexander Payne and Wim Wenders. Cuarón (“Roma,” “Gravity”) is returning to Lyon – where he was a guest of honor in 2018 – to present a selection of films by Swiss filmmaker Alain Tanner (“Charles Dead or Alive,” “The Salamander,” “Jonah Who Will Be 25 in the Year 2000”).

, 41, re-wore an Alexander McQueen blazer and matching cigarette trousers for the visit to HMP High Down, where she learned more about her patronage The Forward Trust.The princess found a touching way to keep her children close to her heart: a delicate personalized gold necklace engraved with the initials of , and . The Daniella Draper piece has become a favourite of the royal mother-of-three, who is known for her to accessorising.

Israel has defied the international film community by striking a filmmaking pact with Russia.

Israel has signed a filmmaking cooperation deal with Russia. The deal, which is understood to have been in the works for fifteen years, was inked by Israel’s Russian ambassador Alexander Ben Zvi and Russian culture minister Olga Lyubimova. “Now colleagues from Russia and Israel can exchange experiences, create films together, and work with film archives,” Lyubimova said in a post on the social network Telegram.

Quantum Leap‘s cast is getting bigger for season 2!

EXCLUSIVE: Emmy-nominated actress Shailene Woodley has signed with CAA for representation.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Triple Oscar nominee Agnieszka Holland’s “Green Border,” which will premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival, before going onto Toronto Film Festival and New York Film Festival, has sold to multiple territories. Variety has been granted access to an exclusive clip from the film, and Holland’s notes on the production, which we quote from below, again exclusively.

Prince George may be called a different name when he becomes King due to royal tradition.The young Prince, who is currently second in line to the throne, could be called something else when he becomes King as many previous monarchs have opted to be crowned with a different name.The ancient unwritten royal rule could see the future King George picking another name as previous members of the Firm have chosen to be formally sworn in using their middle names instead. King Charles III could have chosen to rename himself as King Arthur or King Philip due to them being his middle names in what is known, once coronated, as the monarch's Regnal name.

When it was reported that Britney Spears and husband Sam Asghari had split and are headed for a divorce, it came as a huge shock to fans. But, despite the public not expecting the news, it reportedly didn't surprise those who are closest to her. Speaking exclusively to OK!, Britney’s former bodyguard Fernando Flores revealed that he knew the relationship would never last.

A man's body has been found near a block of flats in Motherwell.

Red, White & Royal Blue, the new Prime Video rom-com starring Taylor Zakhar Perez and Nicholas Galitzine, is a retelling of a queer love story that was first told by novelist Casey McQuiston.

From 55 hours to 13 months, Hollywood has seen its share of shortly lived marriages. Sophia Bush recently filed for divorce from her second husband, Grant Hughes, weeks after celebrating their first wedding anniversary. Prior to saying "I do" in 2022, the actress married her "One Tree Hill" co-star, Chad Michael Murray, in 2005 before calling it quits five months later.

Mhairi Black has refused to rule out standing for the Scottish Parliament after she steps down from Westminster.