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Shahab Hosseini (The Salesman) is set to star as Iranian-American physicist and inventor Ali Javan in an upcoming biopic to be written and directed by Kourosh Ahari (The Night). Javan firstproposed the concept of the gas laser in 1959 at the Bell Telephone Laboratories.A successful prototype, constructed by him in collaboration with W.

SAG-AFTRA leaders told their members tonight that “most entertainment productions will remain on hiatus until the second or third week of January, if not later.” The update comes the day after the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health urged the film and TV industry to consider pausing production for a few weeks during the ongoing surge in coronavirus cases throughout the county.

With new eligibility requirements set to take effect on January 1, the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan said today that it has expanded its open enrollment outreach efforts. The goal is to connect participants who may be losing their coverage to other available benefits and services.

Cynthia Littleton Business EditorSAG-AFTRA leaders have been grappling for months with the outcry from members over big changes and cuts to the union’s health care plan starting next year.But as 2020 draws to a close, Michael Estrada, CEO of the SAG-AFTRA Health Plan, has a simple message for the union’s 160,000-plus members: Those who are eligible should sign up online or by telephone for a plan by Dec. 31, or risk facing even higher prices and a lapse in coverage early next year.

Dame Emma Thompson is fighting sexism in Hollywood. The "Love Actually" actress spoke about how it's more acceptable for older men to be with younger women in TV series and movies than vice versa.

Also Read: 10 Best Documentaries of 2020, From 'Crip Camp' to 'Totally Under Control' (Photos)The new films in the race, by far the largest number of films in any of the Academy’s monthly additions to the Documentary Branch screening room, are still being processed and are not all ready for viewing yet.The films are largely low-profile docs that have not won prizes or nominations at the nonfiction awards shows that have taken place so far.

Anthony Sullivan, an Australian man who fought for same-sex marriage rights for over 40 years, has very sadly passed away at his home in Hollywood, California. In 1975 when Sullivan  married his love, Richard Adams – a Filipino-American, it was a momentous time not only because it was a ground breaking moment but because it instigated the first case that would be put to the US Federal court to recognise a same-sex marriage.Anthony’s life began on February 26, 1942, when he was born to parents

Kylie Bunbury) inching closer to the truth regarding the missing girls, it was only a matter of time before Montana state trooper Rick Legarski (John Carroll Lynch) and his partner, Ronald Pergman (Brian Geraghty), found themselves in a whole heap of trouble they couldn't worm their way out of.

As Sundance director Tabitha Jackson's reign at the indie film festival gets well underway, the marquee indie U.S. film showcase has gone mostly online with a pandemic-era discovery lineup filled with work by women and BIPOC directors and more than half the 2021 program shot by first-time helmers.

Kay Burley has jetted off to South Africa to stay in an exclusive resort after being taken off air for six months for breaking COVID-19 regulations.The TV star issued an apology after she was caught hosting a party to celebrate her 60th birthday in Soho last Saturday.MORE: BBC Breakfast star Louise Minchin forced to take 'break' after painful injuryIn photos obtained by MailOnline, Kay can be seen marching through the first class lounge at Heathrow Airport as she awaited her flight out of the

Congrats are in order for Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden – the royal couple just announced that they are expecting their third child!

Prince Carl Philip and Princess Sofia of Sweden have revealed some very happy news: Sofia is pregnant with the couple's third child."We are happy and excited, and are looking forward to welcoming our third child—a sibling for Prince Alexander and Prince Gabriel, and a new addition to our family," the couple said in a statement.

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Sofia Richie loves who she’s “becoming.” The model, 22, shared a quote to her Instagram story on December 10 that seemingly referenced her ex Scott Disick, 37. Sofia and Scott, who began dating in 2017, when she was 19, split over the summer and now he’s dating  Amelia Hamlin, 19.

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentChinese multimedia artist Yi Zhou is set to shoot her feature film debut “Stars and Scars,” an English-language sci-fier centered on the memory phenomenon known as Highly Superior Autobiographical Memory (HSAM).The ambitious $20 million drama, set in 2050 and combining romance, action and science fiction tropes, has a still unspecified U.S. cast.