Experts are urging people to stay safe this spring as a rare disease is on the rise in the UK.
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Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer A new documentary about the invisible struggles of Lyme disease will arrive on May 30, in time to mark the end of an annual awareness month around the condition. “I’m Not Crazy, I’m Sick” will release to paid video-on-demand, from director Ellen Brooks-Tao and cinematographer Clair Popkin (who shot the Oscar winning “Free Solo”). Sypher Studios and Fieldhouse Productions are producing. Sypher Studios and Fieldhouse Productions are producing in association with Global Lyme Alliance. Variety has an exclusive first look at the trailer below. The project follows three families, as well as WNBA star Elena Delle Donne, battling the disease and the eye-popping costs that treatment and diagnoses impose on patients. The doc was inspired by executive producer Kim Cleworth (“Exposure”) and her family’s journey.
“After six long years of chronic, debilitating illness, my daughter Atty was diagnosed with Lyme disease in 2019,” said Cleworth, founder of Fieldhouse. “I was shocked to learn that there are more cases of Lyme every year than HIV/AIDS, West Nile virus and Malaria combined, yet it receives far less funding due to inadequate testing and heavy stigma. Not to mention, treatment isn’t covered by most insurance. Our hope is that this film will be a call-to-action to support those affected by Lyme disease.” “I’m Not Crazy” first premiered at the 2022 Tribeca Film Festival. Cleworth and her daughter are on board for Fieldhouse with Nonny de la Peña. Jens Jacob and Jason Pamer are producing for Sypher Studios. Christopher Meloni, internet boyfriend and longtime “Law & Order” star, has for years advocated for Lyme disease research and relief. He calls the film “harrowing, and “a journey of
Experts are urging people to stay safe this spring as a rare disease is on the rise in the UK.
Lourdes Leon stunned in New York. The 26 year old model and singer was present at the launch of H&M x Mugler collaboration, in a black catsuit with bold cuts on it.Lourdes Leon shares photo and calls her friends ‘family’Lourdes Leon is the star of the new beauty campaign for Make Up For Ever: WATCHLeon matched the striking catsuit with a coat and heels. She paired the look with some striking make up and her black hair straightened, and added a dash of color with her nails, which were painted a bright green.
Naman Ramachandran “The Song of Scorpions,” starring Irrfan Khan, Golshifteh Farahani and Waheeda Rehman, written and directed by Anup Singh, will be released in India by Panorama Films and 70mm Talkies on April 28. The film’s release in India was withheld due to the pandemic in 2021. “The Song of Scorpions” is a story of twisted love, revenge and the redemptive power of a song. Nooran, carefree and defiantly independent, is a tribal woman learning the ancient art of healing from her grandmother, a revered scorpion-singer. When Aadam, a camel trader in the Rajasthan desert, hears her sing, he falls desperately in love. But even before they can get to know each other better, Nooran is poisoned by a treachery that sets her on a perilous journey to avenge herself and find her song.
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount+ is readying a new doc on King Charles III.
Showered with love! Amid Lindsay Lohan’s first pregnancy, her family and friends threw an intimate baby shower to celebrate the little one’s forthcoming arrival.
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. The thunder is hitting HBO Max. “Shazam! Fury of the Gods” is arriving on the streamer, which will soon be renamed to Max, on May 23.
Mel Gibson and Colin Woodell lead the cast for the three-part prequel series, , which will premiere in September on Peacock, it was announced Wednesday. The upcoming series explores the origins behind the hotel for assassins at the center of the franchise and is told through the eyes of young Winston Scott (Woodell) as he's dragged into the hell-scape of 1970s New York City to face a past he thought he left behind. Winston charts a deadly course through the hotel's mysterious underworld in a harrowing attempt to seize the hotel where he will eventually take his future throne.Woodell plays a younger version of the character portrayed by Ian McShane in the movies, and he's not the only cast member taking on a familiar role to fans of the franchise.
Adriana Lima has reunited with Victoria’s Secret!
Anna Tingley If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. If you missed “Cocaine Bear” in theaters, worry not: the absolutely preposterous slasher comedy about, yes, a coked-up bear, is coming to Peacock on April 14. The Elizabeth Banks-directed film hits the streamer nearly two months after it premiered in theaters, where it beat box office expectations and earned an impressive $24 million during its opening weekend. The wild R-rated movie, inspired by a stranger-than-fiction story about a drug runner’s plane crash, imagines the events that would have transpired if the American black bear that ingested a duffle bag full of blow had lived to tell the tale. It was budgeted at roughly $35 million, which was mostly dedicated to the CGI used to bring to life the coked-out beast alongside the human cast of Keri Russell, O’Shea Jackson Jr., Alden Ehrenreich, Jesse Tyler Ferguson and Brooklynn Prince. Its box office success marks another win for Universal following its killer-doll movie “M3GAN,” which collected $170 million globally and, like “Cocaine Bear,” also became available to stream on Peacock only seven weeks after its release.
Lana Wilson always knew Brooke Shields was very beautiful and famous, but prior to making “Pretty Baby: Brooke Shields,” a deeply honest and affectionate portrayal of Shields’ life story, she didn’t really consider that much more about the American cultural icon. “I first vaguely remember encountering her though her sitcom work in the ‘90s,” recalls Wilson, also the filmmaker of the Taylor Swift documentary, “Miss Americana.” “And I had a vague sense of something that had to do with her postpartum [depression].
Matt Donnelly Senior Film Writer Ron Howard and Brian Grazer’s Imagine Entertainment has entered a significant content deal with Major League Baseball, Variety can report exclusively. The partnership will yield multiple scripted and unscripted projects, the first of which is a documentary feature from noted filmmaker R.J. Cutler (“The September Issue,” “Billie Eilish: The World’s a Little Blurry”) following baseball’s 2023 world series. “I’ve always been drawn to the drama, high stakes, and emotion of baseball ever since I was kid in the bleachers of Dodger Stadium,” Oscar winner Howard told Variety. “These also happen to be the very same elements that make for a great movie or television show, which is why Brian, Imagine, and I are so excited to be teaming up with Major League Baseball to bring more of their stories to life.”
Adriana Lima is getting her wings back. The iconic Brazilian supermodel, known for being one of the most popular Victoria’s Secret’s stars for over two decades is returning to work with the brand, becoming the face of the new Heavenly Eau de Parfum.The 41-year-old model unveiled the news to her fans and followers, revealing details about the new partnership and sharing her excitement to join the lingerie brand following their new image.
Reunited and it feels so good! Victoria’s Secret has tapped a legend to unveil its newest perfume.
Janine’s plan for a Memorial Day weekend solo trip is derailed when her mother shows up unannounced asking for help. Elsewhere, Gregory notices his colleagues are great at small talk and realizes he needs to brush up on his people skills.Henson is a three-time Emmy nominee and has earned a Golden Globe Award, a Critics Choice Award and three BET awards for portraying Cookie Lyon in FOX’s hit drama “Empire” and, in 2015, she was named Entertainer of the Year at the NAACP Image Awards.The news comes on the heels of Brunson hosting “Saturday Night Live” on April 1.
Looking back, Pang — a lifelong Beatles fan and subject of the new documentary “The Lost Weekend: A Love Story,” in theaters April 13 —told The Post, “It’s almost surreal. In one way, Yoko took advantage because I was naïve. But she also gave me a gift.
Thania Garcia Oscar Isaac and Gaby Moreno pay homage to their Guatemalan roots with a stripped-down rendition of the classic waltz anthem, “Luna de Xelajú.” The lead single off Moreno’s upcoming album arrived Friday alongside a music video directed by Diego Contreras (Fireland) which sees the two guitarists and singers performing the track in one take at the Palace Theater in Los Angeles. “‘Luna de Xelajú’ is considered the 2nd anthem of my country, Guatemala. Written by Paco Pérez in the 1940s,” explains Moreno. “I’ve been singing it since I was a teenager and more recently have been performing this song live in my concerts, usually as an encore. I invited my dear friend and incredible artist, Oscar Isaac, to sing it with me for this very special acoustic version…Just two voices with two guitars, singing together this timeless, sweet, and nostalgic song from our motherland.”
EXCLUSIVE: Bria Samone Henderson (The Good Doctor), Stakiah Lynn Washington (Primo), Tonya Pinkins (Red Pill), and Kim Estes (Dexter) have joined the cast of Angel City, the debut feature from filmmaker Noel Braham.
Atlas Fallen has been delayed, moving its release date from May to August 2023.As announced earlier in the month, Atlas Fallen was originally meant to launch on May 16. However, Deck13 and publisher Focus Entertainment have confirmed the game will now be released on August 10.“Our goal has always been to create a memorable A-RPG experience in a unique setting, with exciting gameplay and the option for fully playable seamless co-op with a friend,” reads a statement posted by Deck13 on Twitter.“We’d love to give the game some extra time which will allow us to deliver the best possible version of Atlas Fallen.”Sorry we didn't use the customary yellow background, missed opportunity.
Paramount will give Martin Scorsese’s Killers Of The Flower Moon a theatrical release in France from October 18, Deadline has confirmed, in a move that will make the film subject to the country’s strict windowing rules.
A release date has been set for Martin Scorsese’s highly-anticipated “Killers of the Flower Moon”.