‘The Light in the Darkness’ Creator Shares How His Video Game Can Educate People About the Holocaust

Coco Gauff is laughing at the weather that’s been plaguing the WTA Finals in Cancun. Over the weekend, Gauff played against fellow American Jessica Pegula. While she lost the match, leaving the contest at the semi-finals, the game between them was contested and was plagued by adverse weather.

Bodies starring Stephen Graham has topped the Netflix UK charts this week.On Thursday (November 2), the crime thriller series was the most popular TV show on the streaming service in the UK. Based on the DC graphic novel, it follows four detectives across four different time periods as they attempt to solve a murder.The second most popular is Get Gotti, a documentary series which follows the FBI’s battle to bring down infamous mob moss John Gotti.Other shows in the top ten include Beckham, Mike Flanagan’s The Fall Of The House Of Usher and BBC documentary series Conviction.

American sitcom Friends director James Burrows has revealed that the cast of the show were left “destroyed”, following the sudden passing of Matthew Perry.The actor, who is known for playing Chandler Bing in Friends, was found lifeless in his jacuzzi on Saturday, 28 October, with no illegal substances present and no foul play suspected. Following Matthews tragic passing at 54, director James spoke with NBC’s Liz Kreutz for Today where he expressed his “utter shock” and revealed what Matthew’s former cast members said in a text.

Don’t go into Netflix‘s adaptation of All The Light We Cannot See expecting it to be a direct translation of Anthony Doerr’s bestselling novel.

Oasis fans have taken to social media to join the outpouring of tributes to the actor Matthew Perry who died at the weekend.Perry, known widely for his portrayal of Chandler Bing in the hit US sitcom, Friends, was found dead at his home in Los Angeles on Saturday (October 29).But fans of the Oasis have been remembering Perry for a specific reason, the time he hosted Saturday Night Live and presented them as the musical entertainment for the evening.A post shared by Oasis Mania Fanpage (@oasismaniaofficial)The episode, which took place on October 4 1997, included various comedy skits, including Perry hosting a sarcasm class, fitting with his typical comedic style, and a parody take on Friends.But some Oasis fans are more focused on the end of the episode, where Perry closed the show, with Liam and Noel Gallagher standing either side of him. The duo had just that year released their third studio album ‘Be Here Now’, and performed the tracks, ‘Acquiesce’ and ‘Don’t Go Away.’The caption of the Instagram post read: “Rest in peace Matthew Perry.

Pat Saperstein Deputy Editor Hollywood is all about sweeping storytelling, and the tale of the Egyptian Theatre is as stirring as any Golden Age epic. Movie stars, earthquakes, dinosaurs, elephants, hidden tunnels — the Hollywood Boulevard movie palace has seen it all. Now the theater’s new owner Netflix, along with partner American Cinematheque, is ready to unspool the next reel of its 101-year long career, with a meticulously-executed rebuild.

The Eagles are keeping their promise.In July, the Rock and Roll Hall of Famers announced that their ‘Long Goodbye Tour’ with special guest Steely Dan would go all the way into 2025.Now, just a few months later, they’ve announced they’ve tacked on an additional ten concerts to their tour calendar that will take them to arenas in the U.S. and Canada from January through March 2024.“Our long-run has lasted far longer than any of us ever dreamed,” the band shared in a statement.

A live orchestra is set to perform the scores of some of the most played and beloved video games in a live show in Manchester.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Aria Mia Loberti, the breakout star of Shawn Levy‘s Netflix limited series “All the Light We Cannot See,” has narrated a new audio edition of Jules Verne’s classic novel “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea.” Loberti, a writer, human rights advocate and Fulbright Scholarship recipient, made her acting debut in “All the Light We Cannot See,” an adaptation of Anthony Doerr’s beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning novel which will premiere on Netflix Thursday. In the show, Loberti plays Marie-Laure, a courageous blind teenager living in Nazi-occupied France during WWII.

and blurred graphic footage. Over a black screen, a message from the Israeli Ministry of Foreign Affairs told the first grader: “WE WILL MAKE SURE THAT THOSE WHO HARM US PAY A HEAVY PRICE.”Assis, a 28-year-old barista from Brazil, said that the ad left her son shaken and she quickly deleted the game.“He was shocked,” she said in a telephone interview last week.

anchors of NBC’s “Today” show donned outfits for their morning broadcast on Tuesday, wowing viewers and fans.Hosts Carson Daly, Craig Melvin, Dylan Dreyer, Willie Geist, Peter Alexander, Laura Jarrett, Jenna Bush Hager, Hoda Kotb, Al Roker, Sheinelle Jones and Savannah Guthrie all sported costumes to celebrate the spooky holiday.This year’s theme for the day was “Kellyoke” — the iconic segment of the “Kelly Clarkson Show” where the “American Idol” alum sings covers of pop songs.The “Today” show emcees wore costumes that looked like the hottest musicians in town, and they even took the stage to croon a tune from said artist.The show’s costume designer Staci Greenbaum revealed that there was “custom stuff for everyone.”“It’s not like you can go into a store and find this stuff,” she said. “Everyone’s going to look amazing!”Keep reading to see all the looks from the “Today” show.Guthrie wore Taylor Swift’s bodysuit from the “Eras Tour” and even performed the country crooner’s song “Cruel Summer.”Her daughter, Vale, joined her at the mic and portrayed a younger version of Swift.Jones sparkled in all of her ’70s glory, dressing up as Diana Ross.

Angus Finney Industry players treading the floors of Le Meridien Delfina, the American Film Market’s new venue, will be besieged by aggressive funding offers and fliers tubthumping diverse landscapes and state-of-the-art facilities from all around the world — marketing tools promoting incentives and driving the heated battle for productions across the globe. The incentive wars have been raging for decades, with several U.S. states and leading producing nations — such as Canada, the U.K., France, Spain, Australia, New Zealand and Germany — battling over a $177 billion worldwide production pot being spent on film, scripted TV and docs in 2019 alone, according to consultants OlsbergSPI. Given the inherent link between total production spend and automatic funding systems as a crude percentage, that indicates that some $20 billion-$30 billion of tax credits, production rebates and other automatic mechanisms are underpinning worldwide production. But just as the industry at large is reeling from strike actions, the impact of streamers and talk of a “great spend re-correction,” all is not well in the land of automatic funding incentives.

Pop superstar Adele has paid tribute to Matthew Perry, calling the late Friends star “incredibly, incredibly brave”.

Paul Rudd recently teamed up with his Wet Hot American Summer Costars’ on stage to perform covers of hit songs by Gerry Rafferty and the Spin Doctors.The actor joined the Middle Aged Dad Jam Band – made up of filmmaker and comedian David Wain and actor Ken Marino – during their show at the City Winery in New York City on October 20.They performed a cover of the Spin Doctors’ 1991 hit ‘Two Princes’ as well as Gerry Rafferty’s ‘Baker Street’ with Rudd cosplaying the late singer in a black wig. The band were also joined by actor Justin Theroux, John Flansburgh of They Might Be Giants and Wet Hot American Summer and Yellowjackets composer Craig Wedren.Special Guest Jared Rafferty aka @Paul Rudd at the @David Wain Middle Aged Dad Jam Band show at City Winery in NYC on 10/20/23 #madjb ♬ original sound – Blair Neal paul rudd is the best singer in the world, true or false pic.twitter.com/LM2AGAncN4— hourly rudd OMITB S3 8/8 (@hourlyrudd) October 21, 2023JUSTIN THEROUX E PAUL RUDD TOPICO SENSÍVEL pic.twitter.com/Yx5XyZVYDx— annabel (@annaisabellag) October 21, 2023The Middle Aged Dad Jam Band are currently on their first-ever tour and have a handful of live shows left.

Tim Chan If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Variety may receive an affiliate commission. It all comes down to this. The Houston Astros take on the Texas Rangers tonight in Game 7 of their American League Championship Series, with the winner advancing to the 2023 World Series.

Following the TikTok-fuelled successes of her songs “Moonlight“ and “telepatía,” Kali Uchis has become one of the most visible Spanish-speaking pop artists in the United States. Orquídeas, her fourth album and second Spanish language LP, is out January 12, and today its second single “Te Mata” has arrived.

There were two major new entries this weekend at the international box office, one local (Tamil thriller Leo: Bloody Sweet) and one from Hollywood. Starting with the latter, Martin Scorsese’s Killers of the Flower Moon from Apple, Paramount and Imperative Entertainment, had a big opening with $21M in 63 offshore markets and No. 1s in 24 of those, including France, Germany, Australia, Spain, Netherlands and Switzerland. The global bow, factoring in its strong domestic opening, was $44M; great for a period movie with a long running time and at a moment when talent could not promote it due to the actors strike.

Editor’s note: This interview was originally published on May 16 during the Cannes Film Festival. It is being rerun now to coincide with the film’s domestic release and interviews were carried out prior to the SAG-AFTRA strike.

Matthew Vaughn, director of the Kick-Ass film franchise, is teasing the reboot movie and saying that none of the previous actors are coming back but leaves the door open for future installments.

Marta Balaga “Tony, Shelly and the Magic Light” continues to ward off the darkness. LevelK’s Czech stop-motion animation has sold to over 40 territories, including Germany (Eksystent Distribution), France (Eurozoom /Panoranime), Spain (MODIband Projectes Culturals), Italy (Just Wanted), Portugal (Film4you), Israel (New Cinema), Slovenia (Demiurg), MENA (Empire Networks), Switzerland (Out-side the Box), Estonia (Estin Film) Sweden (Njutafilms) and Denmark (Angel Distribution). “From the first moment we watched it, we saw its uniqueness and quality.