MENA Distributor Front Row Promotes Nicolas Torloting, Carine Chaiban, Elie Touma as Operations Ramp Up

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Muvi Studios, the production arm of Saudi Arabia’s leading exhibition chain Muvi Cinemas, is ramping up production of Arabic movies with plans to release 10 titles spawned by its own pipeline in 2024, starting with comedy “Esabet Azeema” that will bow locally on Jan. 4. “Esabet Azeema,” which toplines Egyptian icon Esaad Younis making her hotly anticipated return to the big screen, is part of a co-production pact that Muvi struck in 2022 with prominent Egyptian studio Al Arabia Cinema.

We’ve heard about a lot of concert mishaps lately, but not usually because of the stars themselves!

Meri Brown is ready to find her happily ever after!

It’s official! Kody Brown is done with polygamy!

Tory peer Michelle Mone has said she could benefit from a contract between the Government and PPE firm Medpro in her first major broadcast interview since the scandal emerged.

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Adam Sherman (This Game’s Called Murder) has set the cast for his newest indie feature, the horror comedy Vampires of the Velvet Lounge. Mena Suvari (American Beauty) and Dichen Lachman (Severance) lead the ensemble, which also includes Stephen Dorff (Blade), Rosa Salazar (Alita: Battle Angel), Lochlyn Munro (Peacemaker), India Eisley (I Am the Night), Sarah Dumont (Scout’s Guide to the Zombie Apocalypse), Mark Boone Jr. (Sons of Anarchy), Tom Berenger (Platoon), Timothy V. Murphy (The Fabulous Four), Sherman Augustus (Strangers Things) and Tyrese Gibson (Fast & Furious franchise).

Humza Yousaf has been dealt a fresh blow by the Court of Session after a judge ruled the UK Government did have the power to block controversial gender reforms.

Nicolas Cage doesn’t really care if you know he’s related to Francis Ford Coppola. 

Tom Waits made a rare public appearance this week to honour actor Nicolas Cage.The singer-songwriter presented Cage with a lifetime achievement prize at the SFFILM Awards Night in San Francisco, California on Monday evening (December 4).Waits’ participation in the event had not been announced prior, and his presence prompted “gasps” and “wild applause” from those in attendance, according to the San Francisco Chronicle.After taking to the podium at the Yerba Buena Center For The Arts, the musician spoke about how he and Cage have known each other since the Oscar-winner was a teenager working for Waits as his driver.“He was the same as a teenager. It was troublesome for his family and other people around him,” Waits joked in his speech.

Nicolas Cage has chosen his two most underrated movies in a new interview.Speaking to Den of Geek, Cage said that the film Joe, which is directed by David Gordon Green and Bangkok Dangerous, directed by the Pang Brothers, were his two most underrated movies.Opening up about Joe, Cage said: “I thought [that] was a good example of that kind of 1970s performance style that we all got obsessed with back when we were watching pictures like Midnight Cowboy or Taxi Driver.”In the film, Cage plays the titular character. “[Those movies] became the arbiter for that which is considered to be good,” Cage continued.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Dubai-based distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has acquired Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region distribution rights to groundbreaking Saudi drama “Norah,” which world premiered in competition at the Red Sea Film Festival. Directed by pioneering Saudi director Tawfik Alzaidi, making his feature film debut, “Norah” is set in 1990s Saudi Arabia, when conservatism was at its height and all forms of art and painting were banned for religion-related reasons.

Dubai-based Front Row Productions has come on board Jordanian director and producer Zaid Abu Hamdan’s second feature Boomah about a female street thug.

Nicolas Cage has opened up about the possibility of retirement from acting, sharing that his time on the big screen may be coming to an end.The actor, known for his roles in films such as ‘Wild At Heart’, ‘Moonstruck’, ‘Dream Scenario‘ and more, spoke to Vanity Fair in a new interview in which he discussed the end of his film career, hinting that this streak of beloved performances may be coming to an end.“I may have three or four more movies left in me,” he told the publication. “I do feel I’ve said what I’ve had to say with cinema.

If there is anyone in Hollywood who marches to the beat of their own drum, it’s Nicolas Cage. Whether he’s doing incredibly unique performances in wild genre films or really nuanced performances in acclaimed dramas, you don’t know what you’re going to get with Cage.

Janelle Brown is speaking out about her sex life with her ex Kody Brown.

Pan Middle East and North African film distributor Front Row Filmed Entertainment has promoted staffers Nicolas Torloting, Carine Chaiban and Elie Touma to partners. 

Ronnie Rowe Jr. starring in a new Hallmark Channel movie this holiday season!

Miss Universe final a few weeks ago, the pageant’s owner, Anne Jakrajutatip, confirmed the removal of Lupita Jones as the director of the franchise in Mexico. Following the exciting Miss Universe final a few weeks ago, Anne Jakrajutatip, the pageant’s owner, confirmed that Lupita Jones would be stepping down as the director of the pageant in Mexico.

Machine Gun Kelly has offered Travis Kelce $500k to leave the Kansas City Chiefs and play for the Cleveland Browns.Appearing as a guest on Kelce’s and his brother Jason’s podcast, the ‘I Think I’m Okay’ singer proposed to the Chiefs tight-end a lump sum of money as well as a few other perks if he were to leave his current team and play for the Cleveland Browns instead. Both Kelce and MGK have called Cleveland, Ohio home.“I’m sure you get asked this question behind closed doors a lot, but I would be remiss if due to the nature of our friendship and just as a Clevelander if I did not insert this question personally,” began MGK over a facetime call to New Heights.He continued: “I will give you $500,000 cash upon arrival just for shopping or whatever you want.

The Prince and Princess of Wales have been pictured on royal duties with the Swedish prince and princess for the first time since the publication of Omid Scobie's book Endgame. Journalist Omid's tell-all book, which includes explosive claims about the Royal Family, was pulled from shelves in the Netherlands this week when it was reported the Dutch version included names of two senior royals said to have made comments about Prince Harry and Meghan Markle's son Archie's skin tone before he was born.