SkyShowtime Greenlights Debut Polish Original

Alissa Simon Film Critic U.K. sales agent Mr. Smith Entertainment is launching one of the Marché’s most anticipated genre titles: “Grafted,” from Kiwi helmer Sasha Rainbow. The smart, surprising, female-led body-horror film marks the feature debut of the L.A.-based, Wellington-born Rainbow, who took a quick break from post-production in New Zealand to talk to Variety.  Penned by Mia Maramara, Hweiling Ow and Lee Murray, “Grafted” follows a bright but socially awkward Chinese scholarship student who arrives in Auckland to study biology and hopes to continue the work of her late scientist father. Rainbow was brought on board by Murray Francis, one of the film’s producers.

EXCLUSIVE: Jennifer Lopez appeared on television screens across the U.S. this Mother’s Day weekend.

Years into her tenure as a pop star, Kim Petras has finally announced her debut major label album…and it’s coming sooner than many might have expected.The pop singer revealed the title and release date for her upcoming collection on Monday (May 15), which is set to be titled Feed The Beast. The LP is expected to arrive on June 23 – a little more than a month from now.

“Feed The Beast,” the much awaited first album by Kim Petras, will be released on June 23 via Republic Records/Amigo Records. Petras has a lot in her kitty.

good the movie was, as an eye-popping visual thrill ride – and how emotional resonant its themes were, about animal rights, the sacredness of family and the importance of protecting our ocean – “Avatar: The Way of Water” quickly became a box office behemoth. It was later nominated for several Academy Awards, including Best Picture.

“The Simpsons” has immortalized Lizzo as a character, complete with her renowned flute!

The return of Raylan Givens has been set: FX has announced the summer premiere dates for some of its most critically-beloved shows.

The numbers are in!

Eurovision final have been reacting to comedian’s Mel Giedroyc’s “incredible” turn as a Polish milkmaid.The skit, which appeared as performers from 26 countries took to the stage in Liverpool, saw her re-create the performance of 2014’s much talked about Polish entry ‘My Slowianie’ by Donatan and Cleo.Fans loved the performance, with one calling it an “incredible” Eurovision moment and another saying “12 points for Mel Giedroyc.” Some struggled to get the reference at first, until videos of the original performance from Eurovision super-fans started to circulate online.Check out a video of the moment and some of the fan reaction here:Gutted no one is getting Mel’s churning butter reference!! It’s from Polands 2014 #Eurovision performance pic.twitter.com/r2hpHe5UfJ— Gee

BABYMONSTER is coming!

Robert De Niro and his partner Tiffany Chen are welcoming their new daughter. The couple revealed the name of their new baby and shared an adorable photo of the little one wearing a pink onesie.CBS Mornings reported that Gia Virginia Chen-De Niro was born on April 6, explaining to Gayle King that she was 8 pounds and 6 ounces at the time of her birth.

With the NBA and NHL playoffs in full swing, the NFL is grabbing some headlines today as the league reveals its 2023 schedule. It teased a few games ahead of the 5 p.m. release of the full schedule, and here’s a look at what we know so far (all times Pacific for brevity).

A royal courtship! Peter Phillips sparked a romance with girlfriend Lindsay Wallace years after they attended the same boarding school.

Nick Mohammed, the two-time Emmy nominee for his co-starring role on Apple TV’s Ted Lasso, will make his U.S. live performance debut for one night only at New York’s Town Hall on Friday, June 2. The show will bring his “Mr. Swallow” alter-ego character to American audiences for the first time.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Sales banner Best Friend Forever has unveiled the teaser for Ramata Toulaye-Sy’s buzzed-about Senegalese drama “Banel & Adama,” which is the sole feature debut slated for the competition at the Cannes Film Festival. The lushly lensed female emancipation drama, set to bow on May 20, takes place in a remote village of Northern Senegal where Banel and Adama are fiercely in love. Longing for a home of their own, they have decided to live apart from their families. When Adama refuses his blood duty as future chief and informs the village council of his intentions, the whole community is disrupted and chaos ensues. The film was shot in Pulaar language with a cast of local non-professional actors, including Khady Mane, Mamadou Diallo, Binta Racine Sy and Moussa Sow.

Naman Ramachandran Bollywood A-lister Sonakshi Sinha is making her streaming debut with Prime Video’s “Dahaad” (“Roar”). Sinha, whose father is the actor and politician Shatrughan Sinha, made her Bollywood debut with smash hit “Dabangg” (2010) and has starred in more than 30 films since then, alongside top actors including Rajinikanth, Salman Khan and Akshay Kumar. Set in a small, sleepy town in Rajasthan, western India, “Dahaad” is an eight-part crime drama that follows sub-inspector Anjali Bhaati (Sinha) and her colleagues at the local police station. When a series of women are mysteriously found dead, Bhaati is tasked with the investigation. 

. Three more original romantic comedy movies – “Arranged Love,” “Ms.

EXCLUSIVE: The story of a Dutch YouTuber accused of fathering more than 500 children is to be explored in a Netflix documentary series titled Fertility Fraudster [working title].

McKinley Franklin editor Amazon Freevee has ordered a two-season renewal of the Daytime Emmy-winning original series “Judy Justice,” the streaming service announced Monday. Freevee, too, has greenlit “Justice on Trial,” a new “Justice” spinoff created by and featuring Judge Judy Sheindlin. After debuting on Freevee in November 2021, “Judy Justice” has become the No. 1 original program with over 150 million hours watched. The series, too, won the Daytime Emmy in the “Legal/Courtroom program” following its first season. Episodes from Season 2 of “Judy Justice” are streaming now and will release each weekday through June 9.  “How shall I describe my feelings about the renewal of ‘Judy Justice’ on Amazon Freevee? Gratifying, certainly. Grateful, of course,” said Judge Sheindlin. “In exploring the continued success of the program, I do believe that people long to see old-fashion justice administered with an even hand. A little humor doesn’t hurt. I intend to deliver both for as long as I’m able.”

Amazon Freevee is going in search of the greatest reality star of all time.