Newport Beach Film Festival Returns Live with Events and Honorees Including Harvey Keitel and Regina Hall

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe Middle East premiere of British director Joe Wright’s dazzling romantic drama “Cyrano” will open the Red Sea Film Festival, which is Saudi Arabia’s first full-fledged film festival and market with international ambitions.The ambitious event, which is a key plank of the kingdom’s plans to diversify its oil-based economy and become a prominent Middle East moviemaking hub – following the 2017 removal of its religion-related ban on cinema – is set to

Midnight Run is officially in the works, with Regina Hall set to star and Robert De Niro on board to produce.De Niro starred in the 1988 action comedy film alongside the late Charles Grodin and Yaphet Kotto, starring as a bounty hunter tasked with tracking down a former mob accountant.The new film will be written by Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s Aeysha Carr and is set to be released by Universal.Plans have been in motion for a Midnight Run sequel since the 1990s, with Timothy Dowling originally set to

Of all the films in Robert De Niro’s career, did you ever think you’d hear the news that “Midnight Run” would be getting a true sequel more than 30 years after the original film was released? Yeah, pretty shocking right? How about the news that De Niro is actually involved in the film, as well? READ MORE: 5 Essential Charles Grodin Movies Well, according to THR, a sequel to “Midnight Run” is in development with Robert De Niro attached as one of the producers.

Regina Hall is set to star in the sequel movie to Midnight Run.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterUniversal Pictures is making a sequel to “Midnight Run,” the 1988 action comedy starring Robert De Niro and Charles Grodin.Regina Hall, the actor best known for “Girls Trip” and “Scary Movie,” is starring in the follow-up.

The next edition of Universal’s 1988 cult classic comedy Midnight Run is finally happening after fits and starts throughout the years this time as a sequel we’re told. Regina Hall is set to star and produce in the feature which is being written by Brooklyn Nine-Nine scribe Aeysha Carr and also produced by Jesse Collins.

A remake of the 1988 comedy “Midnight Run” with Robert De Niro is in the works at Universal, with Regina Hall set to star in the action comedy film. Jesse Collins (“American Soul”) will produce “Midnight Run” for his Jesse Collins entertainment, as will Hall for her RH Negative banner.

Nick Clement When Louis Faranda and his team started putting together the New York Comedy Festival after a year’s absence due to the pandemic, they knew it would be a lot of work — it always is. But this year, bringing together hundreds of comedians to make thousands of New Yorkers and visitors laugh was even more challenging than before.“Early on, many comedians didn’t want to commit because no one knew what November would bring in terms of the pandemic,” Faranda says.

Christopher Vourlias When the curtain rises Thursday on the 62nd edition of the Thessaloniki Film Festival, it will be a long-awaited return to form for one of the oldest fests on the circuit, after a surge in COVID-19 cases last fall forced the organizers to pivot from a hybrid to a fully online edition.Attempting to sum up his feelings on the eve of opening night, festival director Orestis Andreadakis was gripped by emotion, using words like “strange,” “happy” and “anxious” in the same

Dylan Penn stuns in a red hot dress for the 2021 SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Friday night (October 29) in Savannah, Ga.

Selome Hailu editorCinema Napa Valley announced the lineup of filmmaker tributes taking place virtually at this year’s Napa Valley Film Festival from Nov. 10-14.

Nicole Bass entered her fourth decade in style with a huge party surrounded by friends and family.The former TOWIE star turned 30 at the weekend, inviting fans to share her special day via her social media channels. Nicole called in the professionals to provide the perfect party setting and later thanked them for their hard work on Instagram.

Kodi Smit-McPhee suits up in a sharp red ensemble for the 2021 SCAD Savannah Film Festival on Tuesday night (October 26) in Savannah, Ga.

Moses Ingram steps out in a pleated skirt and matching blazer for the 2021 Newport Beach Film Festival held at The Balboa Bay Club And Resort on Sunday afternoon (October 24) in Newport Beach, Calif.

Naman Ramachandran Teemu Nikki’s Venice and Antalya winner “The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic” won the Golden star for best film at the 5th El Gouna Film Festival in Egypt, which wrapped Friday. The award carries a cash prize of $50,000.The film’s lead Petri Poikolainen won best actor, while Maya Vanderbeque, the young star of “Playground,” won best actress.

Naman Ramachandran Yomna Khattab’s “Fifty Meters” (Egypt) was the big winner at the CineGouna Platform, the El Gouna Film Festival’s industry arm created to support and empower Egyptian and Arab filmmakers and help them find artistic and financial support. This year, the CineGouna Platform disbursed awards worth $300,000 across 13 projects in development and seven films in post-production.

Naman Ramachandran Palestinian filmmaker Said Zagha was turned away by Egyptian authorities in Cairo on his way to the El Gouna Film Festival to pitch his new project.The U.K. permanent resident has a Jordanian passport that indicates he is of Palestinian origin.

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