Martin Scorsese Doc Deal; Walter Presents Ties With Stan; Pluto TV France Debut; Lionsgate Play Indonesia Launch — Global Briefs

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentRenewing a frequent relationship between one of Europe’s highest-profile distributor-curators of foreign language drama series and one of their biggest suppliers, VOD service Walter Presents has swooped on a six-title drama series package from Germany’s ZDF Enterprises.Deal plays off a just-announced exclusive strategic alliance between Walter Presents and Australia’s Stan, owned by Nine Digital, which charges Walter Presents with securing

Haley Kluge editorSPOILER ALERT: Do not read if you have not yet watched the Feb. 8 episode of “The Bachelor.”Last week’s episode of “The Bachelor” ended after Matt James invited Jessenia Cruz and MJ Snyder for a two-on-one date before the rose ceremony.

straight to your inbox every day for freeOle Gunnar Solskjaer insists his conversations with Paul Pogba will remain private after the Manchester United midfielder's brother cast doubt on his future again this week.Mathias Pogba warned his sibling could 'go for free' if United fail to sell the France international in the summer, as Pogba's contract expires in 2022.Pogba's agent, Mino Raiola, outlined his intention to engineer a transfer after this season ends in an interview with Tuttosport in

Sofia Richie may have a new man in her life who isn’t Matthew Morton.

Sofia Richie may have a new man in her life who isn’t Matthew Morton.

EXCLUSIVE: French artist Thierry Guetta aka Mr. Brainwash, who gained prominence after appearing in Banksy’s 2010 film Exit Through the Gift Shop, is getting his own documentary. The feature-length pic hails from OBB Pictures and will be directed by Michael D. Ratner, who helmed and executive produced Justin Bieber: Seasons for YouTube Originals and its follow-up Justin Bieber: Next Chapter.

If there’s one person who makes our tummies rumble it’s TV chef James Martin.The star is known for his culinary skills and work as a television presenter and you may recognise his cheerful face from This Morning and Saturday Kitchen. James has also presented Jame Martin’s French and American adventures.

A number of notable events transpired since the last Saturday Night Live Episode – from the violent attacks on the U.S. Capitol to the release of Netflix’s Pretend It’s A City – and Weekend Update hosts Michael Che and Collin Jost recapped it all.

Fran Lebowitz!” I later squealed to my colleagues. “Who’s Fran Lebowitz?” they asked.

The Eternal Daughter.

EXCLUSIVE: Here’s a hot one. A24 has boarded world rights to under-the-radar ghost story The Eternal Daughter, starring Oscar-winner Tilda Swinton.

Guinness endurance record-holder Martin Parnell, who ran 250 marathons in 2010 for a charity, recalls the moment he decided to run alongside pioneering women in Afghanistan defying insults and threats to run secret marathons for freedom. It came in 2015 after Parnell suffered a life-threatening blood clot and facing dark despair one day read an article about Zainab, the first woman to run an official marathon in Afghanistan against local customs.

Ellise Shafer administratorAlberto Grimaldi, a film producer whose credits include the Spaghetti Western “The Good, the Bad and the Ugly” and Martin Scorsese’s “Gangs of New York,” has died. He was 95.Grimaldi’s son, Maurizio Grimaldi, confirmed his death to Variety, adding that his father died of natural causes.Born in Naples, Italy on March 28, 1925, Grimaldi originally studied law before starting his own production company, Produzioni Europee Associati, or P.E.A., in 1961.

On Sunday, iconic filmmaker Spike Lee was honored by the New York Film Critics Circle with a special award for his short New York New York, which was filmed during the pandemic. After fellow filmmaker Martin Scorsese presented him with the award, Lee did not mince words during his acceptance speech which was pre-recorded on January 6, the day when Donald Trump supporters invaded the Capitol.

The New York Film Critics Circle (NYFCC celebrated its 86th annual awards ceremony to celebrate this year’s winners and for the first time, it was virtual.

You have to hand it to Michelle Pfeiffer. First, because the woman seemingly hasn’t aged much at all over the past few decades, which mind-boggling and impressive.