Martin Scorsese Gives Update On Life Of Jesus Project: “I Am Contemplating It Right Now. I Want To Make Something Unique & Different” – Berlinale

Im contemplating it right now. Im not quite sure yet how to go about it, he said. Im always interested in that. Martin ScorseseGetty Images The packed press conference covered multiple aspects of Scorseses life, career and views on cinema. Asked the old chestnut question on whether cinema was dying, Scorsese said it was transforming rather than dying. It never was meant to be one thing. We were used to it being one thing....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 162 words · Cynthia Brown

Nikki Haley Seizes Spotlight With ‘State Of The Race’ Speech Announcing That She’s Not Dropping Out

Well, Im not. Far from it, and I am here to tell you why. Its not normal to insult our military heroes and veterans, she said. Nikki HaleyPhoto by Allison Joyce/Getty Images Its not normal to spend $50 million in campaign contributions on personal court cases. Its not normal to threaten people who back your opponent. And its not normal to call on Russia to invade NATO countries. Donald Trump has done all of that and more in just the past month....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 145 words · Sheila Garcia

Sam Mendes, Sony & Apple Corps Set Four Beatles Theatrical Movies On Paul McCartney, John Lennon, George Harrison & Ringo Starr

Hell tell interconnected stories, one from each band members point of view. The dating cadence of the films will be revealed closer to the films release. Im told they are locking down writers quickly. From left: George Harrison, Ringo Starr, John Lennon, Paul McCartney and Sam Mendes (inset)Getty Images Starr weighed in about the projects on X/Twitter today: Have you heard the news? We all support the Sam Mendes movie project....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 277 words · Mark Kaufman

Sugar23 Signs Sterling Hampton IV, Director Of Sundance Docu Short ‘Merman’

Originally premiering at last years Tribeca Festival,Mermanchronicles the life and times of Andre Chambers, a 58 year-old Black queer man otherwise known Merman, watching as he speaks about his life as an emergency nurse, leather enthusiast title-holder, and civil rights activist. Shot in Palm Springs over the course of a day, the film combining the mediums of digital film, 2D and 3D animation, and artificially-generated animation was directed, produced and edited by Hampton, who also penned the score....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 321 words · Cody Watkins

Sydney Sweeney To Make ‘SNL’ Hosting Debut & Josh Brolin Returns; Kacey Musgraves & Ariana Grande Set As Musical Guests

Saturday Night Livehas set its latest tranche of hosts and musical guests. Next up,Sydney Sweeneywill make her hosting debut on March 2 withKacey Musgravesas musical guest. They will be followed byJosh Brolinas host andAriana Grandeas musical guest on March 9. Sydney Sweeney and Josh BrolinGetty She is also starring inImmaculate, a thriller premiering at SXSW that opens on March 22. Musgraves, whose new album comes out on March 15, returns for her third appearance....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 112 words · Matthew Evans

Two Adult Men Charged With Murder In Fatal Shooting At Kansas City Super Bowl Rally; Face Life Sentences If Found Guilty

Half of the victims were children younger than 16, and the youngest victim is 8 years old. The Jackson County Family Court Division said that additional charges are expected as the police investigation continues. But because the suspects are juveniles, they can be held for a longer time with a court order. An injured person is loaded into an ambulance after the mass shooting at Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl victory rally....

February 20, 2024 · 3 min · 436 words · Brian Haynes

‘Mr Bates’ & ‘Dr Death’ Producers On The Power TV Drama Can Have: “A Purpose Bigger Than Just Entertaining” — Berlinale Series Market

They did it because they were angry. They had to buy in, he added. Masterpiece will premiere it in the U.S. in April. ‘Mr Bates vs the Post Office’ITV It was a passion project for everyone, said Spence. You have to jump hurdles to prove it is as accurate as it can be, said Spence. I dont mean that in a holier than thou way, he told an audience at the CinemaxX cinema....

February 20, 2024 · 1 min · 124 words · Amanda Morales

‘My Favorite Cake’ Review: This 70-Year-Old Iranian Woman’s Love Story Is A Subversive Delight – Berlin Film Festival

Mahins friend Pouran likes talking about her ailments, real and imagined. Thats disgusting, snorts Mahin (Lily Farhadpour). I told her to marry! ‘My Favorite Cake’Hamid Janipour You wouldnt be like this if you had! Another of their wrinkly gang chips in. What joy did our dead husbands ever bring us? They all laugh, companionably. Theyre a lively lot in this warm Iranian drama, teasing each other about their incontinence and expired marriages....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 218 words · Amber Walter

‘Spinners’: ‘Fast & Furious’ Meets ‘Top Boy’ In Afro-European Co-Pro That Is So Much More Than An Extreme Sports Series

Thats why were doing the hard work for you. This week, we detail a co-production from South Africa and France that spotlights the four-wheeled sport of spinning. Not heard of it? Spinnersfor South Africa’s Showmax and Canal+ managed to combineThe Fast & FuriouswithTop Boy,all the while holding a mirror up to society.Showmax I had no idea about the choreography of the car it was like a modern circus. I rang Joachim the following day, told him about spinning, and we started research....

February 20, 2024 · 2 min · 276 words · Albert Tate

BBC Making Sarah Everard Documentary; ‘Grand Tour’ & ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Sales; ‘It Comes In Waves’ Cast; TrustNordisk Boards ‘Heldin’; ‘Peaky Blinders’ Restaurant – Global Briefs

BBC Studios is behind the single doc, which is being EP-d by Emily Lawson and Kirsty Cunningham. Discovery (WBD) has picked them up for DMAX in Italy and TVN in Poland. WBD has taken seasons one and two. BBC WBD acquired eight series in all for its European networks includingThe Repair Shop AustraliaandTeen First Dates. The film was written by Sammy Mohammed and produced by Amir Zagara of Zagara Productions....

February 19, 2024 · 1 min · 179 words · Laura Smith

BBC Reporter Gets Heat For “Cringe” Red Carpet Interview With Andrew Scott About Barry Keoghan’s ‘Saltburn’ Nude Scene

Andrew Scottappeared to walk away from aBBCNews red carpet interview at theBAFTA Film Awardsafter being asked aboutBarry KeoghansSaltburnnude dance. Scott was asked about his reaction to the scene by BBC entertainment correspondent Colin Paterson. I wont spoil it for anyone. The BBC’s Colin Paterson interviews Andrew Scott at the BAFTA Film AwardsBBC Its great, its great, Scott replied. Paterson then invited Scott to spoil away and asked: There is a lot of talk about prosthetics....

February 19, 2024 · 1 min · 119 words · Julie Lewis

Danny Masterson Transferred To Minimum Security Prison In San Luis Obispo After Safety Concerns At Charles Manson’s Old Lock-Up – Update

First built in 1954, the Mens Colony sits almost dead center between LA and San Francisco. Whether that amended complaint will be allowed by an LA Superior Court judge remains to be seen. In terms of getting out, state corrections records have Masterson being able to seek parole in 2042. Intake The date is based on Masterson not getting into any trouble behind bars. There is also a 47-prisoner strong Protective Housing Unit for those requiring extraordinary protection from other prisoners....

February 19, 2024 · 1 min · 185 words · Richard Boyle

Deadline’s Contenders Film: The Nominees Streaming Site Launches

Deadline has launched the streaming site forContenders Film: The Nominees, the Oscar nominees panel showcase that took place Saturday. Cast and creatives from eight Oscar-nominated films sat down for wide-ranging discussions about the craft that went into the making of the movies now in final stretch to the Academy Awards on March 10. The diverse panels ran the gamut, from Best Picture nomineesKillers of the Flower Moon,The HoldoversandAnatomy of a Fallto documentaries likeBobi Wine: The Peoples President, To Kill a TigerandNai Nai & Wai Po, the historical epicNapoleonand the animatedElemental....

February 19, 2024 · 2 min · 294 words · Darlene Summers