Virgil Films Acquires ‘100 Years From Mississippi’, A Portrait Of Centenarian Activist Mamie Lang Kirkland

A Lyft driver in Mississippi is fortunate to be alive and recovering after being shot seven times and left for dead this week.

EXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has picked up North American rights to K. Asher Levin’s thriller Dig, starring Thomas Jane, Harlow Jane, Emile Hirsch and Liana Liberato.

Naman Ramachandran “Annaatthe,” the latest film from Indian superstar Rajinikanth, will receive a massive 1,193 screen release outside India, in addition to more than 1,000 screens at home.The Tamil-language film, also being released in Telugu as “Peddhanna,” will release across 677 screens in the U.S., 17 in Canada, 110 in Malaysia, 23 in Singapore, 35 in the U.K., 43 across Europe, 85 in Australia and New Zealand, 117 in the United Arab Emirates and 86 in Sri Lanka.The film is releasing over

JACKSON, Miss. -- Bill Luckett was an attorney, small-town mayor, candidate for governor, blues promoter, friend and business partner of Morgan Freeman and irrepressible teller of tales about the people and culture of his beloved Mississippi.Luckett died Thursday at 73, a year after being diagnosed with cancer.

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Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorShortly before he was scheduled to perform at the Rolling Loud hip-hop festival in New York on Thursday night, rapper Fetty Wap was arrested on drug charges and later indicted, along with five others, on a drug trafficking conspiracy charge.Federal prosecutors say the six men allegedly transported and distributed drugs, including heroin and fentanyl in Long Island, according to an indictment obtained by CNN Friday.While initial reports of the arrest seemed to

Marta Balaga Kelly Duane de la Vega is putting the finishing touches to her documentary “In the Bones” (previously known as “Mississippi Red”), set to premiere in January. The film is set in Mississippi during a legislative session when equal pay for equal work and abortion rights are being decided, and zooms in on the lives of 12 protagonists – including a prominent Republican politician teaming up with a Democrat activist to create bipartisan pressure.

EXCLUSIVE: Juno Films has claimed North America rights to The Pact, a film from Oscar and Palme d’Or-winning director Bille August (Pelle the Conqueror, House of Spirits), which is based on the true story of Out of Africa author Karen Blixen, planning to release it in U.S. and Canadian theaters in early 2022, followed by a digital release later in the year.

Twitter page.“FYI - I will be singing our National Anthem for Game 6 of the NLCS in Atlanta tonight between the @Braves and @Dodgers,” he wrote, adding an American flag to his post.The 58-year-old Tritt is a native of suburban Marietta, not far from the Braves' stadium.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at LargeFresh off her recent Emmy win for the comedy series “Hacks,” Jean Smart is ramping up development at her production company, SmartAngel Entertainment.

The latest batch of police recruits in an Alabama beach town faced an interview board that included law enforcement experts and a civilian who was recognizable by his voice if not by his face: Hollywood actor Morgan Freeman.

A new series about the Civil Rights movement is shining a spotlight on the women who led the way.

Nemanja Vidic needs no introduction at Old Trafford and he continues to make his immense presence felt.

Morgan Freeman is getting involved in the Gulf Shores Police Department. The 84-year-old actor sat on an interview board for Alabama police recruits last week.The board also included law enforcement experts.

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Plans for a new, long-awaited city centre primary school with 210 places have been given the nod.

wrote in a statement Monday.Tritt canceled four upcoming shows in Indiana, Mississippi, Illinois and Kentucky.“Any show I have booked that discriminates against concert-goers by requiring proof of vaccination, a COVID test, or a mask is being canceled immediately,” the “The Whiskey Ain’t Workin'” singer said.Guitarist Eric Clapton and comic Jim Breuer have also said they would not perform at venues that require vaccination proof.Artists like Bruce Springsteen and the Foo Fighters have taken the