NEON Buys ‘Ailey’ Following Sundance Premiere

Australian Open winner Naomi Osaka got the name game wrong.

An unlikely pair! Singer Cyn revealed via Instagram that she welcomed a son with Jaime King‘s estranged husband Kyle Newman amid their messy split.

Jaime King's estranged husband, Kyle Newman, is a dad again! On Thursday, Newman and his girlfriend, singer Cyn, announced they had welcomed a baby boy after the 27-year-old performer managed to keep her pregnancy a secret. «Surprise! I’m a mommy!» Cyn, whose full name is Cynthia Nabozny, captioned photos on Instagram.

Moving on! Kyle Newman welcomed his first child with girlfriend Cynthia Nabozny amid his and estranged wife Jaime King’s split.

 Serena Williams  is letting fans know just how thankful she is for their support following a disappointing outcome for her at the Australian Open this week.The 39-year-old--who many consider to be the greatest athlete of all time--suffered a devastating loss to Japanese star Naomi Osaka on Thursday.

On Tuesday evening, Britney Spears posted a new message on Instagram with comments that appeared to allude to Framing Britney Spears, a documentary on the pop singer's conservatorship released last week. The post itself is a video of a performance of Spears' song "Toxic," performed in 2018.

Hulu on Wednesday unveiled premiere dates for its spring slate of original documentaries, including a film on the “cautionary tale” of WeWork and its charismatic co-founder Adam Neumann.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired “Holler,” a drama about a woman who joins a dangerous scrap metal crew in order to pay for her college education.The deal is for North American right. IFC will release the film in June 2021.

Neon has picked up Jamila Wignot’s documentary Ailey, about dance and choreography legend Alvin Ailey, after its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival. The deal is Neon's second at Sundance after it nabbed the North American rights to Flee, an animated doc from Jonas Poher Rasmussen that counts Riz Ahmed and Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as executive producers.

NEON has made its second acquisition of the Sundance Film Festival with Jamila Wignot’s Ailey, about dance legend Alvin Ailey.

Also Read: Neon Acquires Jonas Poher Rasmussen's 'Flee' in 7-Figure Deal“Ailey is a searing and inspirational account of a visionary artistic genius who used his gift of dance and movement to express the Black American experience,” Darcy Heusel, Neon’s Head of Impact and Audience Engagement, said in a statement.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaFilmmaker Maisie Crow was visiting a Texas high school to speak to students in a video production class about her career behind the camera when she saw something shocking. A group of teenagers were making their way through the hallways, SWAT team style, brandishing red plastic guns.“I was taken aback,” says Crow.

The 2021 Sundance Film Festival is happening virtually this year, but Zoe Lister-Jones and husband Daryl Wein came up with a fun way of celebrating their film!

CODA,” a drama about a teenage girl who is the only hearing person in her family, is sparking an intense bidding war following its crowd-pleasing debut at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The movie has been praised for featuring deaf performers in key roles, and saw emotionally-charged social media reactions.

In Peter Nicks’ documentary Homeroom, premiering today at the Sundance Film Festival, Oakland mayor Libby Schaaf speaks with a small group of students of color from Oakland High School.

A first date can really be stressful.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorBaobab Studios has released the trailer for its new virtual reality experience film “Namoo” ahead of its Sundance premiere.“Namoo,” which means “tree” in Korean, will be premiering as part of Sundance’s New Frontiers. The feature is written and directed by Erick Oh, who previously worked on “Heart” and “How to Eat Your Apple.”The film is brought to life through virtual reality and celebrates a grandfather’s passing.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaThe 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival will look very different. With the coronavirus pandemic raging, Sundance has opted for a virtual gathering, following in the footsteps of the Toronto Film Festival and the New York Film Festival.

Angelique Jackson RLJE Films, a business unit of AMC Networks, has acquired the U.S. rights to the film “Prisoners of the Ghostland,” which stars Nicolas Cage and Sofia Boutella, ahead of its Sundance world premiere.“Prisoners of the Ghostland” stars Cage as a ruthless bank robber, sprung from jail by a wealthy warlord, called The Governor (Bill Moseley), whose adopted granddaughter Bernice (Boutella) has gone missing.

Nina Lucas first appeared on the Cobbles in 2019.The gothic niece of Roy Cropper is set to be involved in a romantic story line with Asha Alahan, the show has confirmed to Digital Spy. Coronation Street producer Iain MacLeod has also previously told the publication that: "There'll be a fantastic and unique love story for Nina, which might not entirely end up where you expect now.