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Alessandra Celesia’s The Flats scooped the main Dox:Award prize at Cph:Dox in Copenhagen this evening.

The film depicts a run-down Belfast housing estate, where echoes of conflict in Northern Ireland still haunt the lives of the residents.

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The Flats is a co-production between France’s Films de Force Majeure, the UK’s Dumbworld Productions, Ireland’s Planet Korda Pictures and Belgium’s Thank You & Good Night Productions.

The Cph:dox jury praised it for “not only creative and conceptual daring, but a filmmaker with the humility to realise when the story outgrows its framework,...

Cillian Murphy movies ranked. (Photo Credit – IMDb/Instagram)

The dazzling life of Cillian Murphy, the man who transformed from a rock band rebel to a silver screen sensation, with pit stops at law school and the theatre along the way. Despite initially chasing parties over passion, Murphy’s undeniable talent soon stole the spotlight, earning him many awards and a cult following, especially for his electrifying performance in “Oppenheimer.” Now, join us as we delve into Murphy’s movie magic, unveiling the top 10 films that have solidified his reign as Hollywood royalty. Grab your popcorn and brace yourself for a cinematic journey like no other!

10. Free Fire (2016)

Genre: Action, Crime, Comedy Cast: Brie Larson, Sharlto Copley, Armie Hammer, Cillian Murphy Runtime: 90 minutes Tomatometer: 70% IMDb Rating: 6.3/10 Available on: Max (US) Rent from : Prime Video for ₹69 (India)

In 1978, Stevo, Bernie, and their companions assembled with arms dealer Vernon and his associates...

It was followed by Germany, Poland, Italy and Spain.

French films grossed an estimated €234m and 37.4m admissions from overseas markets in 2023. This was up 37.8% year on year and a 38.5% jump from 2022, but 18.5% down on a pre-pandemic 2019, according to export figures unveiled by Unifrance.

Animation was the top genre for French films internationally for the first time, stealing the spotlight from comedy and drama that typically attract the most audiences overseas.

The top five films by admissions were the animated Miraculous: Ladybug & Cat Noir – The Movie (7.15m), live action comedy Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom (2.74m), animation...

Paris-based sales company is kicking off sales for the projects at Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous in Paris this week

Paris-based sales company The Party has added an eclectic blend of new titles to its 2024 line-up including Sophie Fillières’ posthumous This Life of Mine, Oscar nominated Four Daughters director Kaouther Ben Hania’s next film and a Franco-Vietnamese musical comedy.

The Party is kicking off sales at Unifrance’s Rendez-Vous in Paris this week for Fillières’ seventh feature, the comedy drama This Life Of Mine.

Fillières died in July 2023, at age 58, shortly after completing filming - sending shockwaves through the French film industry.

To say Greta Gerwig’s “Barbie” is a hit is a gross understatement. Not only did the film wow critics, with a great 90% on Rotten Tomatoes, but the comedy has connected with the general public in a massive way, earning a huge $162 million in its first three days. But that doesn’t mean everyone loved it. As with most everything in today’s culture, there are folks who enjoy something and then others who make it their mission to destroy that same thing.

Continue reading Greta Gerwig Didn’t Expect The ‘Barbie’ Outrage But Hopes The Film Is “An Invitation For Everybody To Be Part Of The Party” at The Playlist.

The next big reality competition series coming to Paramount+ is essentially Jersey Shore meets Love Island meets RuPaul’s Drag Race meets… so much alcohol.

Premiering on Wednesday, June 29, All Star Shore will pit 14 international reality stars against one another for a brutal “party competition series,” featuring challenges like “Party Pong” and “Shots and Found.”

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Exactly how much bigger can reggaeton get? This is a perpetually grating question that’s followed the genre around as it’s skyrocketed to the very center of the mainstream over the last few years and become one of the most omnipresent sounds on the planet. To naysayers, the music represents an annoyingly large bubble that’ll pop and fizzle out any day now, while fans and artists are hell-bent on proving that there’s limitless space for it to keep growing. Unfortunately, certain acts — driven by the popularity, profitability,...

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There are not enough words in either the English or Spanish language to express the magic that is Bad Bunny's latest album "Un Verano Sin Ti." We all had high expectations for the highly-anticipated fourth solo album, which was released on Friday, May 6, and was accompanied by the music video for one of the album's tracks titled "Moscow Mule." But while we may have already been expecting the best, Benito has a way of still blowing our minds with his creative genius. If you haven't listened to the album, be prepared to have it on loop for days - I know I will.

One of the things that sets Bad Bunny apart from some of the other reggaeton artists of today is his ability to experiment with other genres and sounds. His two albums "X 100 Pre" and "Oasis" spoke to his signature Latin Trap style.

Exclusive: Lance Reddick (John Wick franchise), Teyana Taylor (Coming 2 America) and Laura Harrier (Hollywood) are the latest additions to 20th Century Studios’ White Men Can’t Jump reboot. They’re set to star alongside previously announced cast members Jack Harlow and Sinqua Walls.

The film will offer a new take on Ron Shelton’s 1992 sports comedy, starring Woody Harrelson, Wesley Snipes and Rosie Perez, which saw Black and white basketball hustlers join forces to double their chances of winning money on the street courts and in a basketball tournament. Harlow is stepping into the role originated by Harrelson, with Walls taking on Snipes’, and Reddick playing Benji Allen, the father of Walls’ character Kamal. Benji is living with Ms and has been Kamal’s coach and support system since a very young age. Details with regard to the characters that Taylor and Harrier are playing have not been disclosed.

White...

Madonna is collecting her favorite club remixes, as well as some previously unreleased tracks, for a massive new collection, Finally Enough Love: 50 Number Ones, set to arrive Aug. 19.

The new collection was inspired by Madonna’s Feb. 2020 achievement of notching her 50th Number One on the Billboard Dance Club Songs chart with “I Don’t Search I Find.” In doing so, Madonna not only became the first artist to earn at least one Number One song on the Dance Club Songs chart in five separate decades (the Eighties through the...

Apple TV+ has set its cast for Season 2 of the murder mystery comedy The Afterparty. Sam Richardson and Zoë Chao are set to return alongside previously announced star Tiffany Haddish. They will be joined by high-profile new Season 2 cast additions Elizabeth Perkins (Sharp Objects), Zach Woods (Silicon Valley), Paul Walter Hauser (Black Bird), Poppy Liu (Hacks), Anna Konkle (PEN15), Jack Whitehall (Jungle Cruise) and Vivian Wu (Away) in the comedy from Oscar winners Chris Miller and Phil Lord.

Season 2 will revolve around a murder at a wedding. Richardson, joined by Chao, reprising their respective roles as Aniq and Zoe, will take on lead duties solving the crime, with Haddish back as Detective Danner.

Woods plays Edgar; Perkins portrays Isabel; Liu is Grace; Hauser plays Travis, Konkle is Hannah, Whitehall portrays Sebastian and Wu is Vivian.

Created by Miller, The Afterparty is a genre-defying comedy series in which each episode explores...

Welcome to this week’s review of Aew: Dark which was, apparently, filmed at the same time as Battle of the Belts 2 (the commentary table and ring barriers had the Botb apron on it!). We’ve got a smaller 6-match card but one that features some bigger talent – which is apt given we’ve got a live paying audience and not the usual Universal crowd. Let’s get into the review!

Match #1: Red Velvet def. Dulce Tormenta

My Thoughts: Red Velvet is fully embracing her new “baddie” persona, which is probably for the best as her babyface persona was running out of steam – as heard in her Owen Hart qualifying match the other week. Here she takes a more determined, more vicious stance against Dulce Tormenta. Though Tormenta didn’t take it lying down, offering up some great offence. But like most of these “enhancement” talent matches, despite the...

Sneak Peek images of "Aquaman" actress Amber Heard in "Glamour" (US) magazine, photographed by Jason Kibbler:

"My name is 'Mera'," said Heard about her fishy role in director James Wan's "Aquaman". "You have to maintain a vigorous imagination while being suspended 25 feet in the air, acting with very little around you that resembles the world that will be depicted when it comes out...

"I would audition for everything, from 'Hot Girl Number 3' at 'Party' to 'Daughter Leaving for College'. I would go around, a lot of times by city bus. I'd sit toward the back and change underneath my jacket.

"I've done the best I could without the luxury of being picky. There's an implicit apology expected of me for my participation in feminine beauty, but I can't play into this false narrative that my sexuality is mutually exclusive from my power. My physical appearance, no matter how it affects others,...

Spoler Alert: Do not read if you have not yet watched “What’s for Dinner?,” the April 1 episode of “Severance.”

Heading into its Season 1 finale next week, Apple’s “Severance” has finally answered at least one very burning question for fans: What the heck is a Waffle Party? On Friday, viewers saw exactly what Lumon Industries’ severed workers get as part of that top-tier reward through the experience of Mdr employee Dylan (Zach Cherry). Well, not all of it, because Dylan actually high-tails it out of the Waffle Party prematurely in order to flip the control room switch that will help his coworkers Mark (Adam Scott), Helly (Britt Lower) and Irving (John Turturro) in their plan to “wake up” as their Innie in the real world. By doing that, they hope to find someone who will believe them, and save them all from Lumon.

But we see enough of the Waffle Party,...

Nickelodeon is expanding its preschool series slate with greenlights for Face’s Music Party, a music variety show that combines animation and live action featuring a reimagining of its beloved ’90s Nick Jr. mascot; animated series Bossy Bear, from husband and wife team David Horvath and Sun-Min Kim (UglyDolls) and based on the popular book series by Horvath; and animated series HexVet, based on the eponymous Boom!Studios graphic novels by Sam Davies.

The new series were announced Thursday during Nickelodeon’s virtual upfront presentation along with renewals for Big Nate (Season 2) and Blaze and the Monster Machines (Season 7).

The 13-episode interactive series Face’s Music Party will feature a reimagined Face, voiced by Cedric Williams (Hunter x Hunter) as host and VJ, playing modern pop hits and revamped nursery school classics to create the ultimate music party. Face’s Music Party will premiere this summer on Nickelodeon’s preschool platforms in the U.

Nicolas Cage is doing just fine.

The energetic actor, movie star, and meme muse is coming off one of the most lauded performances of his career in Michael Sarnoski’s Pig. He’s by all appearances a healthy and thriving 58-year-old man with nothing but sunny days to look forward to. And yet, his latest and most distinctly Cage-ian film, The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent, operates as a sort of midpoint career eulogy.

This ambitious action-comedy, which just debuted at SXSW, casts Nicolas Cage in his boldest role yet: himself. Sort of. The Nicolas Cage of Tom Gormican’s film is an actor in crisis. The devil on his shoulder (which is an uncanny valley CGI young version of himself he calls “Nicky”) is adamant that he lives up to his potential as a blockbuster movie star, even while Nic would be more than happy to play the quirky...

Spider-Man has a couple of major milestones coming up. This year marks the 60 year anniversary of Spider-Man’s first appearance in Amazing Fantasy #15. We’re also getting a new volume of Amazing Spider-Man with a brand new first issue by Zeb Wells and John Romita Jr. Marvel is also celebrating the upcoming 900th issue of the long-running comic with Wells working with Ed McGuinness.

Wells’ big Spidey run is coming up this April and it comes with a big question: “What did Spider-Man do?”

While John Romita, Jr. is one of the Spider-Man artists, Zeb Wells also has had a big hand in the wallcrawler’s history. He wrote for the underrated Avenging Spider-Man series, gave us one of the best Lizard comics ever in the “Shed” storyline, brought back Carnage from being torn in half by the Sentry in space, had Spider-Man team up with Barack Obama, as well as many other stories.

The Swiss documentary festival has unveiled the line-ups for its Grand Angle and Latitudes sections.

Swiss documentary festival Visions du Réel has unveiled the line-ups for its Grand Angle and Latitudes sections, ahead of the full programme’s announcement on March 15, which includes A House Made Of Splinters, set in a children’s home in Eastern Ukraine.

A statement from the festival said: “Visions du Réel is joining the international movement of solidarity with the Ukrainian people, who are fighting for their freedom. We express our support for Ukrainian artists and filmmakers, and for all those whose lives are threatened and upended by the war.

That’s a wrap on Euphoria Season 2. The HBO drama came to an epic conclusion on February 27. And not everyone made it out alive. Amid all the drama, chaos, and heartbreak of the second season, Lexi and Cassie’s mom was the much-needed comedic relief. Alanna Ubach’s Suze Howard was a standout of the second season. Following the intense Euphoria Season 2 finale, we’re breaking down Ubach’s most memorable moments of the season. Maddy’s Birthday Party In Season 2 Episode 4, “You Who Cannot See, Think of Those Who Can,” Suze pulled a Mrs. George. In her “I’m not a regular mom, I’m a cool mom” energy, she let Cassie (Sydney Sweeney), Lexi (Maude Apatow), Maddy (Alexa Demie), and Kat (Barbie Ferreira) drink at her house for Maddy’s birthday. “Any of you snitches to your parents about this, your days at the Howard House are finito burrito,...

When Mike Myers brought the character of Wayne Campbell to Saturday Night Live in 1989, Wayne was a solo act. Myers had conceived and performed the character on Canadian television, but when he wanted to bring him onto SNL for Wayne’s World, he felt like something was missing: a sidekick. Enter Dana Carvey. He’d already […]

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Several new faces have been added to the Season 3 cast of Starz’s “Party Down.”

“Alias” alum Jennifer Garner, Tyrel Jackson Williams and Zoë Chao are joining the show, which is returning for its third season more than a decade after Season 2, in series regular roles.

Additionally, Starz announced on Monday that “Westworld’s” James Marsden will be a recurring guest star.

Garner will play Evie, “a successful producer of studio franchise movies, who, in the wake of a breakup, is reconsidering her life choices. A fledgling relationship with Henry Pollard (Adam Scott) becomes a way for her to explore possible new directions,” per Starz.

Williams will play Sackson, “a handsome, confident, driven, wannabe influencer/internet personality. He’s knowledgeable and savvy about his specific internet niche, but a bit lost in every other aspect of life,” the network said in a release.

Chao is playing Lucy, “a passionate, outspoken,...

After rumors circulated that Brad Pitt may have started a relationship with Swedish singer Lykke Li, the actor reportedly confirmed that the two are just friends and not dating. Li is part of a group of artsy friends” that Pitt has been spending more time with recently. Another member of the group is Search Party star Alia Shawkat, […]

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Warning: The following contains spoilers for the Season 5 premiere of Search Party.

Search Party has always been an oddball in the TV landscape, but with the release of its fifth and final season, things are about to get a whole lot weirder… if that can even be believed.

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When we pick back up with the cultish comedy (all 10 episodes...

NBC courted millennial and Gen-z demographics with its New Year’s Eve centerpiece, “Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party, Hosted by Miley Cyrus and Pete Davidson.” The live special aired Friday, Dec. 31 from 10:30 p.m.-12:30 a.m. Et on NBC, with a livestream on Peacock.

The Miami-based event opened with Davidson and Cyrus rapping a lengthy parody version of Will Smith’s “Miami,” with Davidson joking that Bill Cosby and Kevin Spacey might show up to celebrate. Shots of fans moving their masks to the side to vape in the crowd immediately followed, setting the tone for the night.

After a short joint monologue with jokes about Covid and crying along to Cyrus’ songs (who hasn’t?!), the duo introduced an upbeat performance of “Tap In” and “Icy Chain” from Saweetie, complete with masked backup dancers. The music continued with a quick transition to Anitta performing “Faking Love,...

Tiffini Hale, one of the original castmembers on The All New Mickey Mouse Club and part of the Disney-created pop group The Party has died, according to her costars and bandmates. Hale was 46.

The actress and singer “suffered a cardiac arrest that resulted in her being left in a coma,” read a remembrance posted to The Party’s Facebook page and signed by three of her bandmates/Disney Channel peers — Deedee Magno, Chase Hampton, Jeune Pierre and Damon Pampolina. The post said that Hale died on Christmas morning surrounded by family.

Her bandmates shared love and thanks from the actress’ mother Nancy and sister Tanya and pledged that “her beauty, talent, style and fun loving spirit will forever live in our hearts and memories.”

Hale debuted on The All New Mickey Mouse Club when the new incarnation of the show launched in 1989. She stayed with the Disney Channel project through...

Dory has an unlikely business partner in the trailer for Search Party‘s fifth and final season (premiering Friday, Jan. 7 on HBO Max).

The dark comedy’s first three seasons followed the amateur sleuths through “a messy private investigation, semi-accidental murder, absurd cover-up and sensational trial,” per the show’s official’s description. Season 4 saw Dory taken prisoner by deranged fan Chip, forcing her friends to again form a search party to find her.

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NBC’s New Year’s Eve special hosted by Miley Cyrus and Saturday Night Live‘s Pete Davidson has revealed its performer lineup.

Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party Hosted by Miley Cyrus & Pete Davidson has added Brandi Carlile, Billie Joe Armstrong of Green Day, Saweetie, Anitta, Jack Harlow, 24kGoldn and Kitty Ca$h, with the network promising more surprise guests.

The special airs live on NBC from Miami starting at 10:30 p.m. Et and also will be live-streamed on Peacock. Miley’s New Year’s Eve Party succeeds NBC’s New Year’s Eve special hosted and produced by Carson Daly, which aired on the network from 2004 until last year (an NFL game pre-empted the 2017-18 special).

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The holidays are here! If you’re looking for board games to add to your collection, or shopping around for gift ideas and stocking stuffers, you’ve come to the right place. We put together a list of nine of the best board games and trivia games to buy this holiday season. Find our roundup of festive games below, and for more game-night recommendations check out the best movie trivia games for cinephiles and film buffs.

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Christmas Rush is a fast-paced elimination game, that lasts around 5-10 minutes. The object of the game is to collect a set of four identical cards and beat the Christmas rush for a game token.

Freeform is set to deck the halls with its annual 25 Days of Christmas programming extravaganza.

The festive schedule includes multiple showings of Home Alone (and its various sequels), Jingle All the Way, Love Actually, The Preacher’s Wife and the Santa Clause trilogy. You’ll also find beloved Rankin/Bass classics — including Frosty the Snowman, Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer and Santa Claus Is Comin’ to Town — and marathons of The Simpsons and Family Guy.

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“Stick close to me puss. You’re bringing me good luck.”

1958. American actor Robert Taylor with Cyd Charisse on the set of Party Girl, a film by Nicholas Ray.

Cyd Charisse in Nicholas Ray’s Party Girl (1958) will be available on Blu-ray November 30th from Warner Archive

When maverick director Nicholas Ray turns his talents to a gangster movie, a familiar genre becomes startling and new. Under the auspices of long-time M-g-m musical producer Joe Pasternak, and with the added gloss of the CinemaScope widescreen and Metrocolor, the auteur created a cult classic. Set in 1930s Chicago, Party Girl follows a bum-legged mouthpiece for the mob (Robert Taylor) and a gorgeous, wised-up vamp (Cyd Charisse) who fall in love, try to go straight… and head straight for trouble. Ray deepens the drama and heightens the violence with filmmaking artistry that has given Party Girl cult status: a screen painted in sinister ebony and blood red,...

Halloween just passed, so you know what that means: It’s time to look ahead to Freeform’s “25 Days of Christmas” month-long event — and it’s the 25th anniversary. It all kicks off on Wednesday, December 1. This year’s celebration includes your holiday season favorites as well as beloved classics (like Frosty the Snowman and Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer). Freeform will also air blocks of holiday episodes of The Simpsons and a marathon of Toy Story films. Also part of the event is the network premiere of Office Christmas Party starring Jason Bateman and Jennifer Aniston. Check out the full “25 Days of Christmas” schedule on Freeform below. Wednesday, December 1 7:00 a.m. – Holiday in Handcuffs 10:30 a.m. – The Simpsons 11:05 a.m. – The Santa Clause 1:15 p.m. – The Santa Clause 2 3:45 p.m. – The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 5:50 p.m. – Home Alone 8:20 p.

Parallel cinema cuts loose from the musicality of Bollywood and the common perception of Indian cinema at large. Coming out of West Bengal in the 1950s, parallel cinema appeared as an alternative to the glamour and dance; socially conscious and experimental in style and mood, it maps the origins of art cinema in India, and for the first time, the rest of the world was looking at India as an innovator of film language (Satyajit Ray’s 1955 train sequence Pather Panchali is one of the most celebrated in film history). In this movement, which followed in the wake of Italian neorealism, life's diegetics became the soundtrack, real life movement over set up musical numbers. This mix traces some choice moments in Parallel Cinema’s sound. Many songs and soundtracks from this period have a lofi quality to them—due in part to the quality of audio recording equipment throughout the years of the movement,...

Exclusive: CBS has taken in for development I Give It 6 Months, a multi-camera romantic comedy from Jordan Young (Bojack Horseman), Party Over Here, the production company founded by the Lonely Island’s Andy Samberg, Akiva Schaffer and Jorma Taccone, and CBS Studios.

Written by Young, in this anti-romantic, romantic comedy, two emotional wrecks in their 30s fall in love despite judgmental friends, who assure them it’s a mistake. They say there’s someone for everyone, but should there be?

Young executive produces with Party Over Here’s Samberg, Schaffer, Taccone and Ali Bell. CBS Studios is the studio.

Young is showrunner and executive producer of Dan Harmon’s new animated comedy series Krapopolis for Fox. He began his career on as an animator on The Simpsons before moving on to write and produce Comedy Central’s Drawn Together. His other previous credits include It’s Always Sunny in Philadelphia, Raising Hope,...

This news is simply the best. Sarah Levy married Graham Outerbridge on Saturday, Oct. 16. The 35-year-old actress, who played Twyla on Schitt's Creek, announced the news in an Instagram post on Monday, Oct. 18. "Bells are ringing," she wrote alongside a few photos of the newlyweds."10.16.2021." Her brother Dan Levy also confirmed the news in a separate post. "My sister got married this weekend," the 38-year-old actor, who co-created the Emmy-winning series and starred as David Rose, captioned a picture from the reception. "This is absolutely not a photo of us screaming the lyrics to S Club Party on the dance floor. Love you, @sarahplevy." While it wasn't...

Batman’s future butler has found a new home: The pre-prequel series Pennyworth has been renewed for Season 3, TVLine has learned, but will also move from Epix to HBO Max for the new season, which is set to debut next year.

The announcement was made as part of the DC FanDome virtual event on Saturday. The first two seasons of Pennyworth will also be available to stream on HBO Max early next year.

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This review contains spoilers for Marvel’s What If…? episode 7.

In episode 7 of Marvel’s What If…?, ‘What If… Thor Were an Only Child?’, we get to find out what would have happened if Odin had decided to return the wee babby Loki to his Frost Giant family instead of keeping him, and Thor had grown up believing he was an only child. I’m phrasing it that way because, y’know, Hela still exists. Lest we forget her majesty.

It’s a fun, fluffy episode that ends with a terrific cliffhanger that seems to set up the finale of this consistently entertaining animated series, and gives us plenty to talk about until it arrives. I’m sure they’ll find a way to kill Tony Stark at least one more time before it does.

If you’re a regular here and often read our weekly What If…? reviews, you...

Last year, the Jimmy Kimmel-hosted Primetime Emmys was the first major awards show to pull off a ceremony during the pandemic with all nominees featured remotely. This year, only “a handful” of the nominees will be beamed into the show via satellite, said Ian Stewart who, along with Reginald Hudlin, executive produced the well received virtual 2020 Emmys on ABC and also executive produce the 2021 awards on CBS, which will be held Sunday in an air-conditioned tent on The Event Deck at L.A. Live with limited, vaccinated audience sitting at dinner tables.

Hosting the Emmys this year is Cedric the Entertainer, star of CBS’ comedy series The Neighborhood. “He has extraordinary versatility — whether it’s comedy, whether it’s music, whether its drama, he can do it all,” Hudlin said. “What we want to do across the show is to feature his full range of talents.”

That will start right away.

Don’t know if you’ve heard but Netflix is doing pretty well with their local language releases. Now, with its list of new releases for September 2021, Netflix is leading with one of its biggest international hits.

Season 5 of the worldwide smash Money Heist is set to premiere its first half on Sept. 3. This Spanish series (called La Casa de Papel in its native tongue) about a group of geographically-named thieves found new life on Netflix to become a global phenomenon. Other international series of note this month include Sex Education and Jaguar.

Netflix’s roster of originals in September 2021 is pretty packed even beyond that. The final season of Lucifer premieres on Sept. 10. That will be followed by He-Man and the Masters of the Universe on Sept. 16 (not to be confused with Masters of the Universe: Revelation) and Mike Flanagan’s next horror series, Midnight Mass, on Sept. 24.

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Cm Punk’s debut on “Aew: Rampage” on Friday night scored big in the television ratings.

According to Nielsen figures, Friday’s episode of “Rampage” drew 1.129 million viewers, 692,000 of which were in the adults 18-49 demographic. That represents a 0.53 rating in the key demo, the largest rating for any Aew program since the premiere of “Aew: Dynamite” in October 2019. It was also up 75% in the demo and 53% in total viewers compared to the debut episode of “Rampage” the week prior and was behind only the NFL in the demo on cable that night.

For comparison, Friday night’s episode of WWE’s “SmackDown Live” on Fox drew a 0.57 rating and 2.1 million viewers ahead of the company’s “SummerSlam” pay-per-view on Saturday.

“The debut of Cm Punk to open ‘Aew:Rampage’ on Friday made professional wrestling history; it was an emotional moment that created a memory of a lifetime,” said Tony Khan,...

The CineLink Talks run August 14-19.

Screen International and Documentary Campus once again teamed up with the Sarajevo Film Festival (September 13-20) to host CineLink Talks, an online programme of panels for the festival’s 2021 industry strand.

The series of 60-minute CineLink Talks ran from August 15-19. Topics included filmmaking during the pandemic, working with streamers, female filmmaker quotas, mental health in the film industry and new models for distribution; and masterclasses with filmmakers Mads Brugger and Alexander Nanau.

The talks are available to watch in full below.

In conversation with filmmaker Mads Brugger

Moderator: Damir Šagolj

What have producers...

The Mi Charitable Foundation’s seventh annual Summer Concert will culminate in an online performance from rocker Chris Daughtry on Saturday, Aug. 14. The event, which begins at 8 p.m. Eastern time, will be available to stream for free on the Mi Foundation Facebook page, the Mi YouTube channel, and at MIwindows.com.

Daughtry, whose debut album rocketed to No. 1 on the Billboard chart in 2007, has become a triple threat in the entertainment industry, working as a singer, actor, and artist.

“We’re looking forward to a fun night of entertainment for our team members, customers, and business partners nationwide,” Mi CEO Matt DeSoto said. “Our charity partners will also be sharing their stories highlighting the positive impact they are making, so, it’s sure to be a tremendous evening.”

Daughtry will be preceded on the webcast by Larkin Poe, a blues rock act comprised of sisters Megan and Rebecca Lovell.

Exclusive: New Line’s reimagination of its 1990 cult classic House Party for HBO Max is restarting production Monday night after closing down briefly last week out of caution for a positive Covid case on the set.

The County of Los Angeles Public Health reported that there were nine positive cases of Covid on House Party, but Deadline has learned that most of those were for people who never arrived to set — largely extras who were tested during pre-employment. While there was not a great need to shut down production on the feature from award-winning music video director Calmatic, given how it was only one staffer affected, the House Party production did so anyway out of an abundance of caution. We hear that the House Party crew and talent have already been tested, with no positive cases, and can safely proceed to set.

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Welcome to this weeks review of Aew: Dark which is keeping things short and sweet with only 7 matches running less than 45 minutes… I’m starting to dig Aew putting how manty matches are on the card in the YouTube title of each episode these days!

Match #1: The Blade def. Ryan Mantell

My Thoughts: Basically a showcase for Blade before his match with Orange Cassidy on Dynamite, this was a squash match with not only The Blade demolishing his opponent but The Bunny got up to some devious tricks too!

My Score: 1 out of 5 Match #2: Thunder Rosa def. KiLynn King

My Thoughts: Two of my favourite Aew female wreslters going head to menas that its going to be hard to decide who to root for in this match! King thankfully goit a nice, if smaller than Thunder Rosa’s, pop from the crowd and played up to the crowds...

Welcome to Nerdly, I’m Phil and this is a review of this week’s Aew Dark: Elevation, the eighteenth episode of Aew’s “developmental” brand which – this week – has been stacked with matches featuring some of Aew’s biggest names. So much for developmental!

Match #1: Thunder Rosa def. Dreamgirl Ellie

My Thoughts: Thunder Rosa gave Dreamgirl Ellie a lot of leeway in this match, reverting back to her standard “let your opponent put in the work and showcase themselves before squashing them” routine after the past few weeks doing traditional squash matches.

My Score: 2 out of 5 Match #2: Matt Hardy def. Fuego Del Sol

My Thoughts: I can’t believe I have to give a Matt Hardy match a decent score. But I do. Why? Because Guego Del Sol matches get top-ranking scores all the time here on Nerdly. Am I biased? Yes. But I absolutely love Fuego…...

If you want to understand the present, then we got to take you back to the past.

Animal Kingdom returns Sunday, July 11, at 9/8c on TNT with a highly-anticipated fifth season that we've waited the better part of two years to see.

Given how long ago it was before we spent some quality time with the Codys, leading up to the premiere, it's only fair that we catch you up with everything that has transpired over the years.

If you aren't one to watch Animal Kingdom online via a binge, then this four-minute or less recap should give you all the highlights to freshen your memory.

And unsurprisingly, it's the now eldest Cody, Pope, who we hear, seemingly speaking to a therapist (?!?!) about some things and giving her his edited version of what's happened to him and his family over the years.

Whatever is going on, Pope is at a hospital,...

Shakira Ja’nai Paye, Andrew Santino and Bill Bellamy have joined the cast of New Line’s re-imagining of House Party, the 1990 cult classic comedy.

The trio join Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom and DC Young Fly, among others, on the roll call for the remake which is intended to stream on HBO Max.

Music video director Calmatic is making his feature directing debut with Party, which is being produced by The SpringHill Company, the banner run by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.

The original movie focused on two best friends and their efforts to throw the party of the year and ...

Shakira Ja’nai Paye, Andrew Santino and Bill Bellamy have joined the cast of New Line’s re-imagining of House Party, the 1990 cult classic comedy.

The trio join Jorge Lendeborg Jr., Tosin Cole, Karen Obilom and DC Young Fly, among others, on the roll call for the remake which is intended to stream on HBO Max.

Music video director Calmatic is making his feature directing debut with Party, which is being produced by The SpringHill Company, the banner run by LeBron James and Maverick Carter.

The original movie focused on two best friends and their efforts to throw the party of the year and ...

In Search Party‘s sixth episode of Season 3, John Early‘s Elliott Goss is blindsided by conservative pundit Charlie Reeny on live television after he agrees to appear to discuss his friends’ murder trial. Below, Early — one of TVLine’s Dream Emmy Nominees — and series co-creators/directors Charles Rogers and Sarah-Violet Bliss take us behind the scenes of that incendiary (yet hilarious) war of words.

Charles Rogers | We liked the idea that Charlie was a match for Elliott, and because he’s such a strong character with so much conviction, it was fun to see the rug being pulled out...

KollywoodNivetha posted an Instagram story about the packed food she had received, and also uploaded Swiggy's response.Tnm StaffActor Nivetha Pethuraj on June 24 shared an Instagram story about finding a cockroach in the food that she had ordered from Moonlight Takeaway, a restaurant in Chennai. Tagging Swiggy, the delivery partner with whom she had ordered the food, Nivetha requested for stricter protocols when it came to ensuring hygiene in food. “I have no idea what standards Swiggy India and the restaurants now a days are maintaining. I found cockroach twice lately in my food (sic),” she wrote in a post. Sharing a photograph of the cockroach inside a packed food box, Nivetha added, “It’s very vital to inspect these restaurants on a regular basis and fine them heavily if not upto standards (sic).” The actor, whose last Tamil film was Sangathamizhan with Vijay Sethupathi, also shared screenshots of messages...

It’s thrilling to watch Lionsgate make a run at the box office top spot with The Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard, a grown-up comedy.

Not a kiddie fantasy, like Peter Rabbit 2 or Cruella. Not a Covid-era placeholder, like The War With Grandpa, or a streaming event, like Borat Subsequent Moviefilm. But a rough, raucous, R-rated action comedy, not unlike Bad Boys For Life, which had three weekends atop the box office in January of last year before theaters closed and everyone stopped counting.

Breathe. Laugh. It almost feels like summer.

Through August, at least a dozen adult-leaning comedies are set for release in a recovery that has been initially dominated by horror and family fantasy. Maybe it’s too much to hope that two or three of them will raise momentum enough to smash through the cultural malaise that has soured life for a couple of years now.

But you never know.