‘Ozark’ Director Alik Sakharov On His Journey Through TV’s Golden Age, “Wonderful, Warm Memories” Of ‘The Sopranos’ & Netflix Drama’s Forthcoming, Final Season

Saban Films is closing in on a North American distribution deal for Pixie, a comedy thriller that stars Olivia Cooke and Alec Baldwin. Pixie also stars Ben Hardy, Daryl McCormack and Colm Meaney, with Barnaby Thompson directing from a script by Preston Thompson (Kids in Love).

 Alicia Keys  is an outspoken, powerful, and courageous leader, woman, and singer. The ‘No One’ singer announced on Thursday that she is launching a new initiative to raise a $1 billion fund to support small businesses owned by African-Americans.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorZachary Laoutides, Jaime Zevallos and Alexander James Rodriguez have been cast in Where Sweet Dreams Die, the Ave Fenix Pictures Studios dramatic thriller being directed by Mirza Esho. Production is now set to get underway in November in Chicago and New York with COVID-19 protocols in place.The pic follows an Italian American on the verge of losing his restaurant and wife to cancer.

Quiver Distribution and Redbox Entertainment have teamed to acquire the North American rights to the action comedy Chick Fight, starring Malin Akerman and Alec Baldwin. A theatrical, digital and on Demand release on Nov.

Amanda N'Duka pmc-editorial-managerQuiver Distribution and Redbox Entertainment have announced the North American acquisition rights to Chick Fight, an action-comedy featuring a starry cast that includes Malin Akerman, Emmy winner Alec Baldwin, Bella Thorne, and Kevin Connolly.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorAGC International is launching international sales during Toronto on action-thriller The Father, which will star Donnie Yen (Mulan) in the lead role alongside Alec Baldwin (Mission Impossible: Fallout) and Frank Grillo (Captain America: Civil War).Described as an ode to the revered action movies of the ‘80s, The Father is set against the Irish-American gangland of South Boston and charts the struggle of middle-class Hong Kong immigrant John Chung (Yen) making

After the film's premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, the trailer for the anticipated Gloria Steinem biopic The Glorias has arrived. Directed by Julie Taymor and based on Steinem's 2015 book,My Life on the Road, the adaptation takes a road less traveled by the cinematic genre as it follows the journalist, activist, and American feminist through the decades of her life.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorEXCLUSIVE: Samuel Goldwyn Films has acquired North American rights to Luxor, the Zeina Durra drama starring Andrea Riseborough that played at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.

Black Panther director Ryan Coogler has paid a moving tribute to Chadwick Boseman, saying he has been left “broken” by his death.

Doctor Strange director Scott Derrickson has urged US movie-goers to stay away from cinemas during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.Last week, Derrickson took to Twitter to tell people not to go and see Christopher Nolan’s new film Tenet. “Don’t go see Tenet or any other movie in a theater,” he wrote.

Recent reports via US Weekly confirm that Trevor Engelson (who was once married to Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle) has welcomed his first child with his wife Tracey Kurland. A source told the tabloid that the twosome had welcomed a baby girl named Ford Grace Engelson earlier this week.

PVRIS have parted ways with band member Alex Babinski following recent allegations of sexual harassment against the musician.The US outfit, which is fronted by Lynn Gunn, are set to release their third album ‘Use Me’ this coming Friday (August 28).Today (August 26), the group shared a statement on Twitter confirming that they had “been made aware of allegations involving Alex Babinski”, and that he will therefore “no longer be associated with PVRIS” with immediate effect.“We absolutely and

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterLingua Franca marks many firsts for filmmaker Isabel Sandoval. Originally from the Philippines, the drama marks Sandoval’s first feature shot in the United States and it made history at the 2019 Venice International Film Festival Venice Days program as the first film directed and starring an openly trans woman of color to screen in competition.

TMZ reported that in the film, Manning will play Karen White, an entitled white woman from the South set on ousting her Black neighbors, who are Black Lives Matter supporters, from her neighborhood.Also Read: Bill Maher Provides a List of Signs to Help White Women Know if They're a 'Karen'Managers Vanzil and Victor Burke are executive producing “Karen.” Daniels on behalf of his Flixville USA and Manning are also producing with Craig Chapman, and the producers are eyeing to begin production in

 Lauren Alaina has already rewritten her list of goals since catapulting to fame during season 10 of “American Idol.” The country star spoke to Fox News about her most notable partnerships and inspirations in country music and in checking off the boxes in her professional success. One particular achievement is very special since the likelihood of it happening for anyone other than Alaina is slim to none.

Bruce Haring pmc-editorial-managerEXCLUSIVE: CAA has signed Kimberlé Crenshaw, the cofounder and executive director of the African American Policy Forum, a gender and racial justice legal think tank.Crenshaw is a leading authority on civil rights, Black feminist legal theory, and race, racism and the law.She is also the founder and executive director of the Center for Intersectionality and Social Policy Studies at Columbia Law School; the Promise Institute Professor at UCLA Law School; and the

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsThe American Cinematheque will pay tribute to late filmmaker Lynn Shelton with an online conversation featuring Marc Maron, Kerry Washington and Reese Witherspoon.Announced Thursday, the American Cinematheque virtual event will honor Shelton’s body of television of work, which features a variety of titles ranging from Mad Men and Fresh Off the Boat to GLOW and Little Fires Everywhere.