Sergio Lira, Lynette Coll & Cristobal Güell Launch Latino-Focused Entertainment Company, Luz Films

The “Erin Brockovich” director moves his camera around so much, you want to yell at the screen, “Settle down, please! I have a headache!” There is a rationale for his nearly-nonstop motion shtick: the audience is experiencing the haunted house from the perspective of a ghost. And this particular ghost apparently needs to get its steps in.However, aside from a couple creepy voyeuristic scenes that the technique complements, its more obvious purpose is for Soderbergh to show off elaborate tracking shots.

EXCLUSIVE: L.A. and Cairo-based production company Ambient Light Films is upping its support for Middle East and North African indie cinema.

Naman Ramachandran British actor Michelle Collins (“Coronation Street,” “Doctor Who”) headlines the cast of horror-thriller “The Haunting of Helen’s Bridge.” The film, directed by Stephen Presley (“Pandemic: the people, the conspiracy, the journey”) and written by Presley and Gemma Esau, recently completed principal photography. It explores the urban legend surrounding Helen’s Mountain and its infamous bridge, located at Asheville, North Carolina.

Fox Corp. ad sales chief Marianne Gambelli is retiring, and the company has named Fox News vet Jeff Collins as her replacement.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Gaumont has unveiled a first still and trailer for “Black Tea,” Abderrahmane Sissako‘s highly anticipated follow-up to his 2015 Oscar-nominated film “Timbuktu.” The movie will world premiere in competition at the Berlin Film Festival. A lushly-lensed romance drama, “Black Tea” (previously titled “The Perfumed Hill“) tells the story of Joice, who leaves the Ivory Coast after walking out on her wedding day and sets off to start a new life in Guangzhou, China.

K-pop boyband TWS – an abbreviation of “Twenty Four Seven With Us” – have made their debut with their first mini-album ‘Sparkling Blue’.Today (January 22), the new Pledis Entertainment group – comprising members Shinyu, Doyoon, Youngjae, Hanjin, Jihoon and Kyungmin – made their debut with a music video for their first single ‘Plot Twist’. The song is part of TWS’ new mini-album ‘Sparkling Blue’, which arrived at the same time.The video follows the boyband on their first day in a new school and the awkward moments they face as newcomers. “First encounters are always so hard / ‘Cause nothing goes to plan / First encounters are always so hard / My name is,” they sing on the chorus.Ahead of their official debut, TWS also dropped their pre-release single ‘OH MYMY: 7S’ earlier this month.

For some reason the films in the Midnight strand at this year’s Sundance Film Festival haven’t actually been screening at midnight. This is probably good news for Greg Jardin’s ingenious horror-thriller, which, while perfect for a late-night-crowd, has perhaps too much meat on it to digest past the witching hour. But its complexity is also its allure, and there’s so much going on beneath its many surfaces that it could conceivably become a bona fide cult hit. A Sundance launch is a mixed blessing when it comes to this, so it’s hard to say right now whether It’s What’s Inside has the crossover immediacy of a Blair Witch Project or the long-haul slow-burn of a Donnie Darko. Whichever way it turns out, this is first-class genre filmmaking and an impressive calling card for everyone involved.

Tottenham defender Sergio Reguilon is due to join Brentford on loan for the rest of the season after having his stay at Manchester United ended early.

“Can’t Get Enough” — and the trailer for her upcoming short film, “This Is Me … Now: A Love Story,” teases that that title may apply to her sexual appetite.“We think you might be a sex addict,” says one of her friends gathered for what appears to be a J.Lo intervention.“What?!” responds the shocked superstar, who can previously be seen in a therapy session with her “Feelin’ So Good” collaborator Fat Joe.The two-minute trailer, which dropped on Wednesday, is for the Amazon Prime original that will premiere on Feb. 16, the same day that Lopez releases her ninth studio album, “This Is Me … Now.”But, really, it’s more love than sex that the 54-year-old pop diva craves in the sweepingly cinematic trailer for the short film, which was directed by Dave Meyers.

Diego Ramos Bechara editor Radio Silence Productions and Project X Entertainment, both behind the relaunch of the “Scream” franchise, are forming a joint financing pact with studio MRC to fund and produce horror and thriller features. The partnership, announced Wednesday morning, aims to produce two to three features annually.

K.J. Yossman Tavistock Wood co-founder Charles Collier has departed the agency he set up with former partner Angharad Wood to launch a new outfit, Chalcot Square Management.

Naman Ramachandran The 77th edition of the Edinburgh International Film Festival will feature a new competition and has revealed its 2024 dates. Competing for what EIFF describes as “industry-leading cash prizes” will be 10 features and 10 shorts, all world premieres. The festival returned for its 76th edition in 2023 following financial difficulties.

MaXXXine.As reported by Variety, James Hunter issued the lawsuit on Friday (January 12), in which he claims that he suffered a concussion after Goth kicked him.The suit states that Hunter worked for three days on production of the film, playing the role of “Dead Parishioner”. In one scene, Goth was required to run past him, step over him and keep running.

eclectic wardrobe from the upcoming of viral novel . Seriously, though, fans are .“Every photo that’s released just keeps getting worse and worse,” one fan commented on the now-infamous from May 2023, while another wrote, “This feels like a prank now.”The film's release date has been pushed to this summer.By Fortunately for nay-sayers, it appeared as if the fashion choices were moving in a more relatable direction as production picked back up in the new year.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni are filming their upcoming romance movie!

Mattel is staying in the film business. 

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor Sony Pictures Entertainment is set to announce its latest advanced visualization facility, Torchlight, at CES this evening. Located at Sony’s Culver City studios, Torchlight is already operational and being used by filmmakers. The facility will allow filmmakers to create digital scenes as part of their pre-visualization process.

Ferne McCann has revisited her The Only Way Is Essex days in a new TikTok video, with the mum-of-two recreating her iconic 'divaship' row with Gemma Collins with a pal.The 33 year old reality TV star starred on TOWIE from 2013 until 2016 alongside Gemma, 42, with the pair's rows regularly featuring on the ITVBe show. In an episode of TOWIE which aired back in 2016, Gemma and Ferne ended up having a heated exchange as Gemma told her friend she was unhappy with her "bizarre" behaviour on a night out, and accused her of acting like a "diva". The row begins with Gemma saying to Ferne: "You told me I needed a gastric band.

Blake Lively is back on set.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor The founder of VideoAmp, a measurement-technology start-up that has been vying with Nielsen and others to create a new means of tabulating video audiences, is stepping down from his CEO role just as the company plans to lay off nearly a fifth of its staff, Ross McCray, who led VideoAmp as it struck deals with titans such as Paramount Global and Warner Bros. Discovery, will remain as a shareholder and board member at VideoAmp, but will be replaced by Peter Liguori, an industry veteran who has led Fox Entertainment, FX and Tribune Media, among other companies. Peter Bradbury,, a former Nielsen executive, was named VideoAmp’s chief commercial and growth officer.