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Ever since Lauren Alaina first came into the spotlight on American Idol at 15 years old, she had to deal with people calling her hurtful names like “Miss Piggy.” In the years following body acceptance became a huge part of her platform—but it was going on a reality show and living with a supermodel that truly helped change her perspective. Here, she explains.I grew up in North Georgia. I had an older brother, and he kept me outside for my entire childhood.

Joe Leydon Film Critic“Panama,” the latest offering from The Mel Gibson Movie of the Month Club, is the sort of instantly disposable action-thriller that wears its cynicism on its sleeve while laboring to grab attention with quick-cut visuals. Those combine with more gratuitous nudity than you can shake a stick at — without, it should be noted, any sticks — to goose a narrative that is tediously predictable when not borderline incoherent.

It’s not I’m a Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here — but it sure is close. CBS on Wednesday debuted Beyond the Edge, a new reality show from Renegade (Naked and Afraid) that drops nine celebrities into the jungles of Panama to compete in challenges while earning cash for their charities (and personal pocketbooks).

It’s time to meet the cast members of CBS’ new reality series Beyond the Edge!

CBS' , which launches Wednesday after , the former NBA star and eight other celebrities test their mental and physical mettle in the jungles of Panama, where they compete in challenges and endure brutal conditions as they push themselves to go beyond their comfort zone — all for their respective charities. Other stars along for the intense two-week ride, which does not feature any eliminations but rather allows them the ability to leave the competition early, include Jodie Sweetin, former Colton Underwood, Lauren Alaina, 's Eboni K. Williams and Craig Morgan.The 42-year-old NBA champion «initially» didn't have any desire to sign up for when he was first approached by producers.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS and the producers behind the network’s new reality series “Beyond the Edge” were bracing for their celebrity cast to mutiny. They even had contingency plans in place, just in case their stars decided to give up in the face of grueling conditions.“I remember in the middle of production, saying on multiple occasions, ‘I can’t believe they’re still out there,’” says CBS alternative series senior VP Mitch Graham. “You never know in a new format, what you’re going to get.

Blue Mountain Film Festival (BMFF), the event held 90 minutes from Toronto in the titular mountains, has named Diana Sanchez as Co-Director of Programming.

Nick Clement Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival will present its 39th annual edition from March 4-13, featuring a mix of in-theater and virtual presentations. With more than 120 films from 35 countries on display, ranging from features to documentaries to shorts, the event will be filled with premieres and special screenings and events.“Last year we did the hybrid event, with reduced capacity and no parties and limited guests.

ABC’s decision to suspend Whoopi Goldberg from “The View” for two weeks for her remarks about the Holocaust has opened the network up to criticism that its response derailed a teachable moment for the nation about a sensitive topic often misunderstood and seldom discussed on air.Goldberg set off a cancel-culture media circus Monday when she said on the show that the Nazis’ genocide of 6 million Jews during World War II wasn’t about race, but rather, “man’s inhumanity to man” and that the conflict was between “two white groups of people.” The Nazis were white supremacists who wanted to eradicate what they considered an inferior race.Her suspension came after she apologized that night on Twitter and the next day on the show, which featured the CEO of the Anti-Defamation League at her invitation. The network’s action spurred strong emotions and split allegiances about whether the politically liberal actress should be canceled or counseled.Isaac de Castro, editor of Jewcy, an online platform for young Jews, said on Twitter that Goldberg’s offensive comments reflected the inability of many Americans to understand race and racism outside their prism.

CBS has officially announced their brand new competition series!

star Jasmine definitely has regrets when it comes to her extreme jealousy over her boyfriend, Gino. ET's Melicia Johnson spoke to Jasmine about the current season of the hit TLC reality show, and she opened up about the root of her «out of control» behavior.Gino, 51, traveled to Panama from Michigan to meet 34-year-old Jasmine in person after talking online for nine months.

Jodie Sweetin, former Bachelor Colton Underwood and “Real Housewives of New York City”‘s Eboni K. Williams are testing their limits.

Jodie Sweetin, former Bachelor Colton Underwood and 's Eboni K. Williams are testing their limits.The trio are just one-third of the celebrity competitors on CBS' new reality competition series, which was announced Wednesday evening during the premiere of  The series, premiering Wednesday, March 16, follows nine celebrities as they trade «their worlds of luxury to live in the dangerous jungles of Panama, where they face off in epic adventures and endure the most brutal conditions, as they push themselves to go beyond their comfort zone.» It will also be available to stream live and on demand on Paramount+.Sweetin, Underwood and Williams will be joined by country singers Lauren Alaina and Craig Morgan, Super Bowl champion Ray Lewis, NBA champion Metta World Peace, supermodel Paulina Porizkova and NFL legend Mike Singletary.

There’s news from “deep in the heart of the Panamanian jungle.” CBS said today that its new celebrity-competition series Beyond the Edge will premiere at 9 p.m. Wednesday, March 16. Watch the cold open for the Survivor-style show above.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeCBS is finally confirming its celebrity-driven, “Survivor”-style reality series “Beyond the Edge,” which premieres March 16 at 9 p.m. ET. News of the show first leaked in December, including a list of most of the nine stars who had signed on to participate and compete in Panama.The nine celebrities in “Beyond the Edge” are country singer Lauren Alaina, Super Bowl MVP Ray Lewis, country artist Craig Morgan, NBA champion Metta World Peace, supermodel Paulina Porizkova, NFL legend Mike Singletary, actress Jodie Sweetin (“Full House,” “Fuller House”) and television personalities Colton Underwood (“The Bachelor”) and Eboni K.

just Ceci—more on that later) signs on to Zoom, but she's been awake since 2:30 that morning. By choice. Getting up in the middle of the night is simply par for the course when you're creating looks for some of the most iconic shows on television: A Different World, Living Single, and Sister, Sister, among them.After overseeing the costume designs for , A Black Lady Sketch Show, and Mixed-ish, Ceci (pronounced Cess-see) is bringing her vision to life in ABC and 20th Television's The Wonder Years, a new show inspired by the award-winning series that ran from 1988-1993.

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures and Working Title Films have set Demi Moore and Once Upon A Time…In Hollywood‘s Margaret Qualley to star in The Substance, with Coralie Fargeat (Revenge) directing her script. She is also producing alongside Working Title partners Eric Fellner and Tim Bevan.

Naman Ramachandran In a new series, Variety catches up with the directors of the films shortlisted for the International Feature Oscar to discuss their road to the awards, what they’ve learned so far, and what’s taken them off guard.Two of Abner Benaim’s films, documentaries “Invasion” (2014) and “Ruben Blades Is Not My Name” (2018), were Panamanian entries to the Oscars, but his “Plaza Catedral” is the first time a film from the country has been shortlisted. The film, which portrays a violent society with a gulf between the rich and poor, won major awards at the Guadalajara and Panama film festivals.

Panama makes its debut on the International Feature Oscar shortlist with the character-driven thriller Plaza Catedral. This contender from Abner Benaim (Ruben Blades Is Not My Name) is a taut two-hander between a grieving mother and a young street hustler, with a sobering message about corruption and violence. Samuel Goldwyn Films recently acquired the title.

Wilson Chapman editorThe Miami Film Festival has announced its opening and closing titles for its upcoming 39th edition.The festival, which showcases works from filmmaker’s in the Ibero-American diaspora, will premiere and end with two films listed on the Oscar shortlist for international feature film. “The Good Boss” (El Buen Patrón), a comedy written and directed by Spain’s Fernando León de Aranoa, will open the festival, which will close with “Plaza Catedral,” the sophomore narrative feature of Panamanian director Abner Benaim.“The Good Boss” stars Javier Bardem as Blanco, the owner of a family business up for consideration for a local award for business excellence. Determined to win the award, Blanco begins meddling in the lives of his employees, setting off a chain of events that leads to shocking repercussions.

Ben Silverman and Howard T. Owens’ Propagate continues to expand its Spanish-language production slate with the launch of Propagate Fuego, a new content division for both scripted and unscripted Spanish-language programming.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Mexico’s Tatiana Huezo and Abner Benaim of Panama, whose respective dramas, “Prayers for the Stolen” and “Plaza Catedral,” made the coveted shortlist in the Oscars’ international feature category, have quite a few things in common. Both have mainly worked in documentary filmmaking, although in the case of Benaim, he made a hit comedy in 2009, “Chance,” before focusing on nonfiction films.Neither are strangers to the Oscar experience.

Leo Barraclough International Features EditorGerman director Timm Kröger’s mystery thriller “The Theory of Everything” has started shooting at the ski resort of St. Jakob in Defereggen, Austria. The film’s first image has been released.

Clayton Davis The Oscars have announced that 276 feature films are eligible for this year’s Academy Awards, with nomination voting set to begin Thursday, Jan. 27 until Tuesday, Feb.

, Gino is stunned when Jasmine's friends show him a video of her with a male stripper.Gino traveled from Michigan to Panama to meet Jasmine after connecting online, but it definitely hasn't been smooth sailing. Jasmine's jealousy is out of control, especially when it comes to Gino even mentioning his ex-wife.

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Yale Levine and Jordan Beckerman of Yale Entertainment (Stowaway, Separation) have formed international film sales and distribution company, Great Escape.

EXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired Plaza Catedral, the Oscar-shortlisted film from writer-director Abner Benaim, which looks to represent Panama at the 94th Academy Awards, in the category of Best International Feature. The company’s release plan has not yet been disclosed.

veterans of the country’s 21-century “forever wars” — men and women who lost buddies and limbs to roadside bombs and suffer psychic scars — struggle to understand the why behind them. Some wonder: Were they instruments of less-than-noble imperialist adventures?A century ago, a gimlet-eyed Marine who featured in pretty much every early U.S. empire-building expedition — in Cuba, the Philippines, Panama, Mexico, Nicaragua and Haiti — asked himself the same question.

Paramount+ is to air live Premier League football in Mexico and Central America from next season.

Belgium, “Playground”Bhutan, “Lunana: A Yak in the Classroom”Denmark, “Flee”Finland, “Compartment No.

The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today unveiled its shortlist of 15 films that will advance to the next stage of voting in the International Feature Film category at the Oscars. Notable among omissions is Julia Ducournau’s Titane, the entry from France which won the Cannes Film Festival’s Palme d’Or — becoming only the second movie directed by a woman to scoop that prize.

Jessica Kiang The striking opening shot of Abner Benaim’s plangent drama “Plaza Catedral” induces slight vertigo. The camera rises on an elevator attached to the outside of a partially built skyscraper, looking out across Panama City’s high-rise apartment complexes, and eventually, at the bay beyond.

, Jasmine shares a big secret she's kept from Gino, who flew from Michigan to Panama to meet her after they connected online.There are already major red flags when it comes to 51-year-old Gino's relationship with 34-year-old Jasmine. Gino previously acknowledged to his family that he's given her money — despite being currently unemployed after losing his engineering job due to the pandemic — for cosmetic procedures like Botox and lip filler.

Actor’s Express is continuing its 34th season with a production of Intimate Apparel.

newcomer Gino's relationship with Jasmine is sure to be a standout on the new season of. On Sunday's season premiere, 51-year-old Gino prepared to travel to Panama to meet Jasmine, who's 17 years younger than him and whom he calls the love of his life.Gino, who was previously married to a Brazilian woman though they divorced, connected with 34-year-old Jasmine online and is definitely ready to get serious with her.

Long-distance difficulty. Relationships are always tough, but the couples of 90 Day Fiancé spinoff Before the 90 Days know that fact better than almost anyone.