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Leo Barraclough International Features Editor Untamed Talent, a management and production company led by former Mister Smith Entertainment executive Antone Saliba, is launching with the backing of Dubai-based Front Row Productions, a joint venture of leading Middle East distribution companies Front Row Filmed Entertainment and Empire Entertainment. Front Row Productions will provide capital and strategic value to support Untamed Talent’s goals to innovate new business models covering the South West Asia and North Africa region, the fastest-growing entertainment market in the world.

Former Mister Smith sales executive Antone Saliba has launched management and production company Untamed Talent, with the backing of Dubai-based Front Row Productions.

The Match Factory has acquired international rights to the newly restored 4K version of Fatih Akin’s documentary Crossing The Bridge: The Sound Of Istanbul ahead of its retrospective screening at the Red Sea International Film Festival.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Match Factory has acquired the international rights to the recently remastered 4K version of Fatih Akin‘s 2005 documentary “Crossing the Bridge — The Sound of Istanbul.” The film is celebrating its new restored version with the premiere tomorrow at Red Sea Film Festival. In the film, Akin goes on a journey through Istanbul, the city that bridges Europe and Asia, and challenges familiar notions of East and West.

A pair of thugs tortured and killed a popular radio DJ before dumping his body in a wooded area. Mehmet Koray Alpergin and his girlfriend Gozde Dalbudak were kidnapped while walking home from an Italian restaurant in central London last October, according to Essex Live.

Manchester United's interest in Altay Bayindir preceded Erik ten Hag's arrival and two attempts were made to sign the goalkeeper before last summer, according to his agent.

Manchester United will hope to get over their Champions League disappointment quickly when they travel to Newcastle United this weekend.

Andre Onana is concerned he could lose his place as Manchester United number one if he represents Cameroon at the Africa Cup of Nations.

Winger Alejandro Garnacho has issued an apology to Manchester United's supporters following Wednesday night's pulsating 3-3 draw with Galatasaray in the Champions League at Rams Park.

Leo Barraclough International Features Editor The Match Factory has announced sales to key territories for Michel Franco’s latest feature “Memory,” which stars Jessica Chastain. The Academy Award winning actor is serving as jury president at this week’s Marrakech Film Festival, where she spoke about the film (see here). “Memory” premiered at the Venice Film Festival and was awarded with the Coppa Volpi for best actor to Peter Saarsgard.

The Match Factory has posted a raft of deals for Michel Franco’s drama Memory, starring Jessica Chastain and Peter Saarsgard, who won the Coppa Volpi for Best Actor in Venice following its world premiere there in September.

Erik ten Hag has assured Altay Bayindir he will get his chance in goal for Manchester United.

Manchester United goalkeeper Andre Onana was back in the firing line on Wednesday night after his performance in the 3-3 Champions League draw against Galatasaray.

Manchester United’s Champions League match against Galatasaray in Istanbul will go ahead, as it stands.

Tonight's Champions League meeting between Galatasaray and Manchester United is currently not under threat of postponement, despite heavy downpours in Istanbul.

Here are your Manchester United headlines for the morning of Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

Manchester United right-back Aaron Wan-Bissaka has admitted that training up against Wilfried Zaha helped make him a better defender.

Manchester United star Marcus Rashford has dedicated his goal against Everton to his late cousin who recently passed away.

Stephen Colbert had to cancel all of his Late Show with Stephen Colbert episodes this week due to a ruptured appendix.

Stephen Colbert has canceled “The Late Show With Stephen Colbert” for the week after suffering a health scare. On Monday, Colbert, 59, posted on Instagram via his show’s official account, “Sorry to say that I have to cancel our shows this week. I’m sure you’re thinking, ‘Turkey overdose, Steve? Gravy boat capsize?’ Actually.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media Reporter “Wish” misfired in its opening weekend, extending Disney‘s bleak box office fortunes. The animated musical fable, about the Wishing Star that so many Disney characters have wished upon over the studio’s century-long history, failed to become the de facto choice for families around Thanksgiving.

A mum has warned others of cheap foreign weight loss surgery after waking up to find her stomach in a bag next to her - which she had to throw in the bin. Rosie Ritchie, 24, flew to Turkey for a £3k gastric sleeve operation with a cosmetic surgery provider.

A perfectly fit and healthy mum, Lynsey Gregory chalked her tiredness down to having a new-born. Deciding to get back into her active lifestyle in January 2019, Lynsey took a tumble which ultimately led to a devastating diagnosis.

Out with Thanksgiving, in with Christmas!

We’ve all heard of the first screenings for Oscar contending movies during Thanksgiving weekend, i.e. American Hustle and Joy in years past, however, to literally hold a glittery world premiere post-Turkey day is a rare feat. But that’s exactly what 32x Grammy winner Beyoncé did tonight with her AMC-distributed concert documentary movie Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé which made its grand debut at the Academy’s Samuel Goldwyn Theater.

A criminal family who ran a meth-making lab in Ashton are amongst those who have been jailed in Greater Manchester this week.

A mum whose baby turned blue and floppy while attending a Christmas event has revealed the moment she thought he had died.

A Morrisons worker has revealed what it’s really like to work at the supermarket – and the revelations have left people shocked.

Eleven people have been jailed after a 'crime family' which pushed millions of pounds worth of drugs onto the streets was dismantled. Fourteen people have been convicted from the major organised crime group, including a 72-year-old woman nicknamed 'grandma', who told police 'cross my heart and hope to die' as she denied her involvement.

When it comes to Christmas food, there is no denying that Marks and Spencer has become a go-to for many foodies over the years.

A mum who was left fighting for her life after undergoing a botched a 'mummy makeover’ in Turkey has spoken out about her traumatising ordeal.

Manchester United will be looking to secure a third successive Premier League win when they face Everton at Goodison Park tomorrow afternoon.

For a Friday that is time for reflection and giving thanks, host Billy Ray and returning original host Todd Garner welcomes WGA president Meredith Stiehm and SAG-AFTRA president Fran Drescher. They talk with the guys about the lessons learned from the long and brutal six month strike that is finally and mercifully over. The guild leaders advise IATSE and Teamsters negotiators what to expect when their deals expire next July. They also review a negotiation that in their minds never had to turn into such a protracted process. The gains made by their guilds could have been achieved if only the signatories had sent in the CEOs earlier to the bargaining table, and stopped trying to work from a contract and negotiating moves that were hopelessly outdated in the streaming age. Coming in for particular criticism here is AMPTP negotiator Carol Lombardini. After Billy Ray recalled watching Lombardini cancel catering and then announce that the WGA walked away from the table in 2017, Stiehm said this time the head negotiator for studios responded to rejection of an offer by the WGA negotiating committee by presenting the contract to membership and releasing the full offer to the media. Ray and Garner will do one more Strike Talk by the way, and to the editors, that is another thing to give thanks for.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Hollywood might not be feeling so festive this Thanksgiving. The holiday period is traditionally a busy time for moviegoing, but audiences aren’t turning out in force over Turkey Day, leaving the box office suffering from too much tryptophan. In this drowsy state of play, Disney’s “Wish” earned a lackluster $8.3 million on Wednesday.

The television business has a lot to be thankful for, if the number of Thanksgiving episodes it has churned out over the years is any indication.

Thanksgiving gobbler.“They don’t eat meat, but they do eat fish, and they’re allowed to eat one of my turkeys on Thanksgiving, but only on Thanksgiving do they eat anything related to meat,” Stewart, 82, told Business Insider of her pescatarian grandkids.The “very good kids” — Jude, 12, and Truman, 11 — also offer a helping hand in Stewart’s coveted kitchen, but they’re not the only plant-based foodies in the family.The celebrity chef’s 58-year-old daughter, Alexis, has been a vegetarian for more than four decades after their family served a lamb from their farm on a platter.“I tried to pass it off as a pork chop, but she knew the difference,” Stewart admitted to Business Insider. “It didn’t go over very well in our family.”Despite being surrounded by herbivores, the culinary aficionado swears she’ll never “go vegan.”“I really don’t enjoy vegan food, and I really love my eggs,” she told the outlet.