Ventana Sur to Launch Video Games Forum at 2021 Edition (EXCLUSIVE)

Rick Aiello was an actor known for roles in movies including “Do the Right Thing” and Twin Peaks: Fire Walk With Me.”Aiello was the son of actor Danny Aiello (1933–2019).

Naman Ramachandran Starz-backed streamer Lionsgate Play has revealed ambitious expansion plans in Southeast Asia, local commissions in India and a 60-strong English-language programming slate.In Asia, the service is currently available in India, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.“We’re certainly looking to go out to all South Asian territories, which is Nepal, Bhutan, Maldives: these are some of the territories that we’re going to go immediately,” Amit Dhanuka, executive VP at Lionsgate

Lola Lennox claims that she was inspired by Amy Winehouse's pitta bread lyrics as she paid tribute to the star on the tenth anniversary of her death. The La La Love Me and Back at Wrong singer talked about how Amy would inspire her during her teenage years.

HELLO! magazine, Strictly Come Dancing's Karen Hauer reveals her dream partner for 2021, as she becomes the show's longest-running professional dancer ahead of her tenth series.MORE: Karen Hauer hints at new romance after 'tough time' following split from David Webb"A same-sex partner would be incredible. The support behind Strictly's first same-sex couple last year was extraordinary.

EXCLUSIVE: Longtime ABC Studios/ABC Signature development executive Lisa Lang McMullen is leaving Disney after 12 years for Netflix where she will serve as Director on the Drama Development team run by Jinny Howe.

Remedy has released a short video featuring Sam Lake and James McCaffrey to celebrate the 20th anniversary of Max Payne.Remedy originally released Max Payne in 2001 on PC with Rockstar Games providing the console port. Since then, the game has had two sequels and a movie adaptation.The video posted on YouTube and shared on Twitter features Sam Lake, writer of the first two games and creative director at Remedy.

Olympics were greeted by a few familiar notes Friday night.Those video game songs that get stuck in your head.An orchestral medley of songs from iconic Japanese video games served as the soundtrack for the parade of countries at the opening ceremony.

?After successfully bringing down her archenemy, Zhilan, in an epic finale showdown, the unlikely heroine took the the first steps in embracing her warrior path. But while Nicky may have a temporary respite from the roller-coaster chase of ensuring the power of the eight weapons didn't fall into the wrong hands, her journey is far from over.

Mark Wahlberg is opening up about the reason he watches his kids' games from the car.While speaking to ET about his new movie,, the 50-year-old actor revealed that he's trying his best to give his children a normal life. Wahlberg shares four kids — Ella, 17, Michael, 15, Brendan, 12, and Grace, 11 -- with wife Rhea Durham.«Me being in the public eye, there are pros to that, but there's a lot of cons,» he explained.

Netflix has something exciting in the works for gaming lovers!

Netflix has given its first real hints about its push into video games.

Lola Lennox has shared her latest single ‘Love Like That’ – you can hear the new track below.The song was produced by Braeden Wright along with Lola’s mother, Eurythmics vocalist Annie Lennox.‘Love Like That’, which is Lennox’s second single of 2021, has been released today (July 16) and accompanied by a Natalie Johns-directed video which was shot in LA.

Netflix has flirted with the idea of gaming before, but with Google and Amazon firmly into the business now with their streaming services Google Stadia and Amazon Luna, Netflix is making moves and hiring people to make proper inroads into the industry, with plans in motion to develop games at the company.

Netflix's vice president of game development, confirmed Thursday, comes as the company seeks to sustain the momentum it gathered last year when people turned to the video streaming service to get through lockdowns imposed during the pandemic.Netflix wound up adding 37 million worldwide subscribers last year, by far the largest annual gain in its history.

Haley Bosselman editorThe Geena Davis-led Bentonville Film Festival announced the 2021 selections for its narrative, documentary, short and episodic film competition.“We are proud to offer audiences an inspirational line up celebrating diversity and inclusion on screen and behind the camera, to demonstrate the power of intersectional equity in entertainment media.

Netflix will reportedly offer video games through its subscription service in the near future.According to a new Bloomberg report, the streaming giant has allegedly hired former Electronic Arts (EA) and Facebook executive Mike Verdu as its vice president of game development.

Ellise Shafer administratorNetflix has signaled its expansion into the world of video games with its latest executive hire, Mike Verdu.Verdu will serve as Netflix’s vice president of game development and will report to COO and chief product officer Greg Peters.According to Bloomberg, which first reported Verdu’s hiring, video games should hit the platform within the next year as a new programming genre, akin to their rollout of documentaries and stand-up specials.

Super Mario 64, a sub-40-minute completion of Dragon Age: Inquisition, and an incredibly unlikely speedrun of Nintendogs.The event also featured completions of Dark Souls 3 and Super Metroid in lightning-fast times.The event featured a mixture of new and old games with 153 runs in all, 218 prizes given out, 22,621 donors, and 40,329 donations in all.

Matt James and Rachael Kirkconnell are stepping out in style.

In partnership with EXIT Festival.EXIT Festival kicked off its 2021 edition yesterday (July 8) as it welcomed 42,000 festivalgoers from over 70 countries during its opening day.The four-day Novi Sad, Serbia-based festival has returned this summer to celebrate its 20th anniversary.EXIT’s organisers have worked closely with the Serbian government this year to organise a coronavirus vaccination drive for international artists and visitors to the festival, which follows on from Serbia’s own