Tamera Mowry-Housley, Teri Hatcher and James Denton Lead Hallmark's October Movie Lineup (Exclusive)

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Veteran film, theater and opera director Julie Taymor has been set as the president of the competition jury at next month’s Tokyo International Film Festival. Taymor (“The Lion King”) will head a small group that selects the winners from the 15 competition titles that unspool in Tokyo between Oct. 24 and Nov. 2, 2022. The other four members of the jury will be announced later. Taymor is the second woman to head the jury in as many years and follows Isabelle Huppert in 2021. There was no competition in 2020 due to COVID. And in 2019, the jury was headed by China’s Zhang Ziyi.

EXCLUSIVE: Tanner Stine (Impulse) and Kaylee Bryant (Legacies) will lead the supernatural horror Spin the Bottle from director Gavin Wiesen (The Art of Getting By), with Justin Long (Barbarian) and Ali Larter (The Rookie) to play supporting roles.

Sophie Turner was a stylish and «proud wifey» on Monday night as she stepped out to support husband Joe Jonas in his big screen debut.The couple attended the Toronto Film Festival premiere of, a historical drama focusing on the real-life story of two elite US Navy fighter pilots during the Korean War, hitting theaters Nov. 23. Jonas and Turner's red carpet appearance marked their first since welcoming their second child earlier this summer.

Drake was feeling humorous on Friday night.

EJ Panaligan editor Dane Cook’s new stand-up special, “Above It All,” will be released through the social media platform Moment next month, the comedian announced on Friday. The special will first premiere on October 4 during a special screening event at the TCL Chinese Theatre in Hollywood — which, according to his reps, marks the first time a comedian has premiered a special at the venue.

Sam Fender has announced a second date at Newcastle United’s St. James’ Park stadium next summer.The singer-songwriter confirmed details of his first hometown show at St.

Online tributes have been pouring in for a well-known Dartmouth, N.S. rapper who died after being stabbed on the Halifax waterfront early Sunday morning.

Roy Trakin British synthpop pioneer Howard Jones has signed with Jonathan Wolfson, joining a roster that includes Daryl Hall & John Oates, Loverboy and Fee Waybill’s The Tubes. “Being a proud Gen X-er, I was always a big fan,” said Wolfson. “Not only was Howard Jones a ubiquitous force on MTV, but his eternally optimistic songs have also passed the test of time.  His current live show is a celebration of his legacy, as well as the present, and things to come.” Jones, who was managed from the beginning of his career in the early ‘80s by U.K.-based David Stopps, parted ways “amicably” seven years ago to handle his career with wife Jan, but was introduced to Wolfson by his agent, Paradise Artists’ Rick Shoor, who invited the manager to see the artist’s June show at Ace Hotel Downtown Los Angeles.

Sam Fender has announced his first ever stadium show at Newcastle’s St James’ Park – read Fender’s interview with NME about the 2023 gig below and find ticket details here.The singer-songwriter will play the huge hometown show at the home of his beloved Newcastle United on June 9 next year, becoming the first Geordie band to headline the venue.“It’s been a running joke since we started the band,” Fender told NME this week of his long-running desire to play a gig at the venue. “We used to be like, ‘Ah, imagine if we headlined St James’ one day!’ Now that it’s happening, it’s a little bit bizarre.“I think we manifested it by accident,” the singer added, saying that he and his bandmates “used to take the piss” and discuss the idea of playing a headline show at the famous football ground.Fender continued: “No actual Geordie band has ever done it.

Hallmark Channel has released the full lineup of movies coming in October!

Malibu Barbie and Brooklyn Barbie are ready to party under the sea after transforming into mermaids in TheWrap’s exclusive sneak peek at the upcoming Netflix movie musical adventure “Barbie Mermaid Power,” from Mattel.The film follows Barbie “Brooklyn” Roberts (who made her debut in the Barbie universe last fall), Barbie “Malibu” Roberts, and her sisters Skipper, Stacie, and Chelsea “on an underwater adventure as they transform into mermaids to help save the world of Pacifica,” per a logline from Mattel. “In ‘Barbie Mermaid Power,’ Barbie and Barbie are summoned by Isla (from Dolphin Magic) to compete to be the underwater Power Keeper in a series of challenges designed to find their inner powers.

Joshua Jackson is hard at work on his new show.

Emily Longeretta Teri Hatcher and James Tupper will star as former high school sweethearts in Hallmark Movies & Mysteries original movie “Mid-Love Crisis,” premiering this fall. Brian Markinson, June Laporte and Matreya Scarrwener also star. Hatcher portrays Mindy, a single mom approaching her 50th birthday who “realizes she’s in the throes of a bonafide mid-life crisis.” During a long weekend at the family’s lake house with her daughter Rita (Laporte) and Rita’s girlfriend, Emily (Scarrwener) Mindy is surprisingly reunited with her former boyfriend — Emily’s uncle, Sam (Tupper), who she hasn’t spoken to in three decades. As Rita plans to surprise Emily with a proposal, she tells her mom she wants her dad to join them, leading to Mindy’s two exes under one roof.

Naman Ramachandran Actor Billy Zane and rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer Quavo are starring in action thriller feature film “Takeover.” Zane plays Gamal Akopyan, the leader of an international heist ring, who uses street takeovers to get away with mass robberies. When his latest heist goes awry, he must do whatever it takes to escape the Atlanta takeover scene alive – with nine figures worth of diamonds. Street takeovers are a U.S. phenomenon where motorists arrive at a particular location in a coordinated manner similar to flash mobs, block streets with their vehicles and engage in stunts with their cars. Criminals often use this time to conduct robberies.

Addie Morfoot ContributorThe 18th edition of the Camden Intl. Film Festival, kicking off Sept. 15, will feature a handful of award-contending documentaries fresh off showings at Telluride and the Toronto film festivals.

Emily Longeretta James Denton will star alongside his son, Sheppard Denton, in Hallmark‘s “Perfect Harmony,” a new original moving premiering in the fall on Hallmark Movies & Mysteries. Sherri Saum will also star.In, “Perfect Harmony,” Denton portrays Jack Chandeller while Saum plays Barrett Woodword. When thier mutual friends, Naomi (Julia Benson) and Simon (Peter Benson), are ready to tie the knot, they ask the duo to be Best Man and Maid of Honor.“Barrett is a buttoned-up college professor.

Manori Ravindran International EditorExplorer and TV personality Bear Grylls is telling his coming-of-age story in an animated movie produced with Bron Studios.“Endangered” will chart the story of how the former British soldier set out on a path to become an adventurer. It will follow an ordinary teenage boy who finds himself “plunged into a world of action, exploration and danger” as the newest recruit of a covert, kids-only emergency rescue organization: the Secret Ops Squad.In the film, an animated 14-year-old Grylls finding his feet among a five-strong team of intrepid teens.

Tamar Braxton is celebrating her “family” Adrienne Bailon Houghton and Israel Houghton’s baby news.

Tamera Mowry-Housley is set to host the Dr. Seuss Baking Challenge on Amazon Prime Video.