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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaMagnolia Pictures has acquired North American rights to “I Love My Dad,” one of the biggest breakouts from this year’s SXSW.Critics loved “I Love My Dad” reserving particular praise for the direction of James Morosini and for Patton Oswalt’s lead performance. The movie, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Narrative Feature as well as the Narrative Feature Competition Audience Award at the festival, certainly gets points for originality.

Hallmark Channel is bringing more inclusivity to the network with their brand new movie, Love, Classified.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaBroadway Licensing has acquired Stage Rights, an independent theatrical publisher and licensing company. Stage Rights joins Broadway Licensing family of imprints alongside Dramatists Play Service and Playscripts, helping the theater-maker expand its reach and range of offerings.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaIFC Films has acquired worldwide rights to the SXSW award-winning documentary “Bad Axe.” The deeply personal film is directed by David Siev, and follows the director as he returns home to rural Michigan. There, he captures his Asian-American family’s quest to keep their local restaurant alive, amidst the backdrop of pandemic and Trump-era political and racial tensions. It’s Siev’s feature debut.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaJenny from the block will return to her old stomping grounds.The 2022 edition of the Tribeca Festival will kick off on Wednesday, June 8, with the world premiere of “Halftime,” a new Netflix documentary that promises to inject some serious star wattage into the annual celebration of movies and media. The movie follows Jennifer Lopez as she reflects on her career as a global recording star and movie icon.

Spilling it all! Garcelle Beauvais has never been one to hold back when it comes to sharing her opinion — and her new book, Love Me As I Am, is no exception.

Trust Rihanna to ring in the last trimester of her pregnancy in the most fashionable way possible!

Love Island star Callum Jones has shared his sweet two-year anniversary plans for girlfriend Molly Smith.The couple met on the winter series of Love Island in 2020 and their romance is still going from strength-to-strength after moving into their own very own gorgeous four-bedroom house in Manchester last year.Talking about their life and romance since the ITV2 show, Callum, who recently took part in Manchester Remembers football match, exclusively told OK!: "It literally feels like it was about eight months ago, when you think about it, two years is a long time and it really doesn't feel like two years." Teasing details of their anniversary plans, he added: "It's actually next week, so yeah we've got something planned for that... going to go on a little date so I'm looking forward to it!" Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.

It’s official! Less than one year after Kendall Long returned to the Bachelor in Paradise beaches determined to find love after her split from Joe Amabile, she has introduced her followers to the man who won her heart.

Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaHaving chronicled the decline of one influential business with “The Last Blockbuster,” Taylor Morden will instead tell the story of the incredible rise of another in his next feature length documentary.Morden’s new film will examine Build-A-Bear Workshop, charting its growth from startup fad to decades-old experiential retailer. The film is being made with the company’s cooperation and will coincide with Build-A-Bear’s 25th anniversary.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video has doubled down on its investment in Japan with six local originals greenlit and an additional foray into live boxing. At an event in Tokyo on Wednesday, Amazon revealed a reboot of “Takeshi’s Castle,” the iconic game show starring Kitano Takeshi that aired on terrestrial network TBS from 1986-1989. The reboot, with the working title “Takeshi’s Castle Project' will bow in 2023.

Doubling down on investment and expanding its offer in Japan, Prime Video has unveiled a slate of new Japanese originals including a reboot of iconic game show Takeshi’s Castle and a local adaptation of anthology series Modern Love. The streamer revealed the lineup at a showcase event in Tokyo today, where it also announced it will livestream the World Bantamweight title fight between Naoya Inoue and Nonito Donaire on June 7.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefAquarius Films has optioned the film development and production rights to Abdul Karim Hekmat’s acclaimed article “True Love in Nauru,” and aims to produce it as feature film “Paradise.”“Paradise” is the powerful true story of two men who meet and fall in love in an Australian offshore detention center. Their relationship becomes a life-affirming source of strength as they take on institutional indifference and overcome hopelessness, finally making their way to freedom.Hekmat’s original article was published in The Monthly, an Australain political and society magazine.

Big night out! Mila Kunis and Ashton Kutcher enjoyed a date night at the 2022 Academy Awards.

Montana Brown has opened up on life after Love Island for many contestants, and said that some of those that don’t end up successful feel “embarrassed” about returning to their day jobs. Montana, 26, shot to fame on the popular ITV2 show in 2017 and lasted an impressive 50 days in the Love Island villa. While Montana has gone on to become a successful influencer, as well as launching her own swimwear line called Swim Society, not everyone ends up successful after leaving the show.

Addie Morfoot ContributorConnor Schell and Chernin Entertainment’s nonfiction banner Words + Pictures is getting ready for its next red carpet moment – the Oscars preshow on Sunday — via Full Day Productions, its fledgling live entertainment and unscripted specials production arm.Led by veteran executive producer David Chamberlin, Full Day was created in 2021. While Words + Pictures develops and produces nonfiction content focused on various topics, Full Day is focused on creating live shows, entertainment specials, and character-based unscripted series such as “The Oscars Red Carpet Show” on ABC before the Academy Awards.

“When I really love someone, I don’t notice others,” utters Anais (Anais Demoustier) to her affair partner while laying in bed together. It’s ominous wording for what’s to come for the protagonist in writer/director Charline Bourgeois-Tacquet’s new romantic comedy Anais In Love. It is similar to Jochum Trier’s The Worst Person in the World, but while that film feels grounded, Anais has its head in the clouds. However, that isn’t a massive ding on the movie as the over-optimism is used to its advantage as the character breaks numerous boundaries and hearts in her quest to find the one person who will become her everything.