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Tierpark Berlin just got one adorable new attraction!

On Thursday, a polar bear named Tonja at the German animal park gave birth to a baby cub — and her labor and first few moments with the new addition were caught on camera and released on Tierpark Berlin’s YouTube page.

The still-unnamed baby polar bear — who is only about 30 centimeters long and, like all polar bears, came into the world deaf and blind — has since been seen nuzzling up to his mother.

The special occasion had extra significance for the 8-year-old mama bear, who lost a cub named Fritz just nine months earlier (The 3-month-old cub,...

Now that a record 92 countries have submitted foreign-language Oscar contenders, the Academy has to figure out what to do with them. Screening and ranking that many films is a challenging process, and Mark Johnson, chairman of the Academy’s foreign-language committee, know that it’s time for an overhaul.

“Ninety-two is a scary number,” said Johnson. “It keeps going up every year. I think it’s imminent that we will make some radical changes on how we whittle these down. I remember it was not that long ago that I would see 60 movies, that was the bulk out of 80. Now, we’ll see.”

Johnson is working on the problem with the Academy’s erudite new president, cinematographer John Bailey, who once argued rigorously in favor of Bela Tarr’s black-and-white masterpiece “The Turin Horse.”

Read More:New Academy President John Bailey is Willing to Ask if Movies Need Theaters For Oscar Qualification,...

Rocket League Taking First Steps to Cross-Platform Play After Autumn Update...

In a few months' time, Timeless star Matt Lanter will become a first-time father! "We are both overjoyed to be blessed with this new addition to our family! I think we are most looking forward to experiencing all of the firsts. First steps, first words, first everything," Matt and his wife, YouTuber and blogger Angela Lanter, told People. "We keep picturing the quiet moments (after the loud ones, of course) and morning snuggles with our baby!" Together since 2009 and married since 2013, the couple currently lives in L.A. with their Maltipoo pup, Ahsoka. Angela, who's battled endometriosis for over 10 years, also blogged about her pregnancy. "I never thought that getting pregnant would be a...

Timeless star Matt Lanter and his wife Angela, a popular YouTube lifestyle blogger, are expecting their first child, People can exclusively report.

“We are both overjoyed to be blessed with this new addition to our family!” the couple tells People.

“I think we are most looking forward to experiencing all of the firsts,” they add. “First steps, first words, first everything. We keep picturing the quiet moments (after the loud ones, of course) and morning snuggles with our baby!”

The happy pair married in 2013 and live in L.A. with their Maltipoo pup, Ahsoka.

Angela, 32, and Matt, 34, whose NBC show...

Laura Browning Grant has been teaching pilates for almost 15 years – but she never imagined she’d have to use the practice to help her husband regain even the most basic of motor functions.

On March 17, Jonathan Neal Grant, who began serving as a Navy Seal in 2007, was in a horrific car accident as he and a friend rushed to offer medical aid at the site of a fire in downtown Raleigh, North Carolina. Jon – who was serving as a combat medic instructor at Fort Bragg at the time of the accident – suffered a traumatic brain injury called a diffuse axonal...

Following multiple suicide attempts, stints of solitary confinement, alleged bullying at an all-male prison and being denied medications for her gender transition, U.S. Army Pvt. Chelsea Manning can be on social media like any other free civilian.

“First steps of freedom!!” Manning, 29, captioned her first post on Instagram after creating a profile, which she used to document her return to normalcy.

While most mundane activities — such as eating pizza and drinking Dom Pérignon — don’t usually grab national attention, Manning was finally able to take part in what she’s been missing out on since entering Fort Leavenworth military...

On the day of Chelsea Manning's release from prison, Pulse Films announced at the Cannes Film Festival that a documentary about the whistleblower and her adjustment into post-incarceration life is in the works.

Xy Chelsea, directed by Tim Travers Hawkins, acquired the exclusive rights to Manning's story, with filmmakers on site at Kansas' Leavenworth Prison Wednesday as Manning was released after serving seven years of a 35-year sentence, the most ever levied on a whistleblower.

"When I first wrote to Chelsea at the military prison in Kansas, she could not be filmed,...

Jessa (Duggar) Seewald's 2-month-old son Henry is the happiest baby!

The Counting On star took to Instagram on Friday to share an adorable video of the newborn grinning as he wakes up from a nap.

Related: Jessa (Duggar) Seewald's Son Henry Turns 2 Months Old -- See the 'Superman' Pic!

"Hey cutie," Jessa cooed at Henry. "Hi, did you have a good nap?"

"You woke up happy," she gushed. "I love you. You're so sweet."

Watch: Ben and Jessa (Duggar) Seewald Share First Family Photo With Newborn Son, Open Up About Emotional Delivery

The whole family couldn't help but smile while posing together on Easter.

Related: Jessa (Duggar) Seewald Shares New Pic of 1-Month-Old Baby Henry Taking His 'First Steps'

Jessa and her husband, Ben Seewald, welcomed baby Henry in February. See more in the video below.

Jessa (Duggar) Seewald's baby boy is growing up so fast!

The Counting On star took to Instagram on Thursday to celebrate her son Henry turning 2 months old with a photo of the newborn's adorable "Superman" pose!

Watch: Ben and Jessa (Duggar) Seewald Share First Family Photo With Newborn Son, Open Up About Emotional Delivery

"Superman!

Tracy Morgan is crediting his Fist Fight cast mates with helping him adjust to life back on the big screen.

The 48-year-old comedian is returning to the big screen for the first time since the deadly 2014 traffic accident that left him hospitalized in critical condition — and he said it has been no walk in the park.

Morgan recently told Entertainment Tonight that he “tried not to think about ” as he filmed alongside Ice Cube and Charlie Day in the upcoming comedy.

“If I’d have thought about it, I might have got shook. So I didn’t think about it,...

And you thought hell would freeze over before this happened! The results are in for Guillermo del Toro’s Hellboy 3 Twitter Poll, and they’re pretty resounding! Del Toro promised that if 100k people voted he would have a serious sitdown… Continue Reading →

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After a tumultuous few months, Kim Kardashian and Kanye West are diving back into their normal daily routines. On Friday, the couple visited Beyoncé and Jay Z at their home in La. While their kids, North and Saint, were noticeably missing, the duo reportedly stopped by to celebrate Blue Ivy's 5th birthday, which is on Jan. 7. Kim and Kanye's visit comes nearly two months after the rapper called out Beyoncé and Jay Z during his Saint Pablo concert in Sacramento, CA. During his rant, Kanye said that Beyoncé only agreed to perform at the 2016 MTV VMAs if she won video of the year over him. He also slammed Jay Z for not calling him after Kim's terrifying Paris robbery, saying, "You still ain't call me! Jay Z, call me! Jay Z, I know you got killers, please don't send them at my head." Less than a week later, Kanye...

Lamar Odom is spending a little quality time with his "two favorite people."

The former basketball star, who checked himself into a 30-day rehab program in December, managed to sneak in some time with his kids on Friday.

Watch: Lamar Odom Checks Into Rehab More Than a Year After Near-Fatal Overdose

"No better way to end 2016 than with my two favorite people #TheOdoms #RichSoil," he captioned a sweet pic on Instagram with his 18-year-old daughter, Destiny, and 16-year-old son, Lamar Jr. -- his first photo on the app since June.

Related: Lamar Odom's Ex Liza Morales Says She's 'Proud' of Him for Checking Into Rehab

Odom has been focusing on his health lately. A source told Et earlier this month that it was the 37-year-old athlete's decision to check into rehab to address the issues that led to his near-fatal overdose in October 2015.

"He wants to get better and recently realized he needs to do this...

Liza Morales is sending her love to Lamar Odom.

The 37-year-old fashion designer, who shares two children with the former NBA star, took to Instagram on Friday to lend her support to Odom after news broke that he had checked himself into a rehab facility in San Diego, California.

Watch: Lamar Odom Checks Into Rehab More Than a Year After Near-Fatal Overdose

"Instead of directly responding to each of the media outlets that have sent emails and Dm's, let me express how proud we are of Lamar for taking the necessary steps in his life's journey," Morales wrote. "This is a private situation that has become public for observation, speculation and judgment. This may be media fodder for some, but Lamar is a father, kin and a friend."

"Anyone that has dealt (or is dealing) with the same situation with a loved one or friend knows it's one day at a time," she continued...

Lamar Odom has opened up in his first sit-down interview since his traumatic hospitalization in October 2015. The former NBA star sat down with The Doctors’ Travis Stork to talk about the night he was found unconscious in a Nevada brothel.

In a newly released clip, Odom revealed that the last thing he remembered was, “Being at that brothel and thinking I was going to just rest a little bit.”

Watch: Lamar Odom Takes First Steps Toward Recovery on 'The Doctors' -- Watch the Intense Promo

He went on to discuss the traumatic aftermath of the widely publicized incident and his long road to recovery.

“I didn’t know until Khloe [Kardashian] had told me that I was in a coma,” he said of his now-ex wife. “I couldn’t even speak at the time. I couldn’t talk. Nothing would come out when I would open my mouth, so I was scared.”

Leading up to the...

Exclusive: Beta Cinema inks deals, including Germany, on competition drama.

Beta Cinema has closed a string of deals on hard-hitting Berlin competition drama 24 Weeks.

Following a competitive situation in Germany, writer-director Anne Zohra Berrached’s second feature was snapped up by Neue Visionen in an all rights deal.

Deals have also closed in Benelux (September Films), Poland (Aurora Films), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), Turkey (Filmarti), Ex-Yugoslavia (Discovery Films), Hungary (Cirko), Columbia (Cineplex), Taiwan (Swallow Wings), China (Lemon Tree Entertainment) and Korea (JinJin Pictures).

Deals are pending in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and France.

24 Weeks stars celebrated German actress Julia Jentsch, who won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in the Oscar-nominated Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, and was produced by zero one, the outfit behind Toronto drama The People Vs. Fritz Bauer.

The story follows cabaret performer Astrid (Jentsch), who when six months pregnant learns that her unborn child will be severely disabled. She and her...

Exclusive: Beta Cinema inks deals, including Germany, on competition drama.

Beta Cinema has closed a string of deals on had-hitting Berlin competition drama 24 Weeks.

Following a competitive situation in Germany, writer-director Anne Zohra Berrached’s second feature was snapped up by Neue Visionen in an all rights deal.

Deals have also closed in Benelux (September Films), Poland (Aurora Films), Greece (Feelgood Entertainment), Turkey (Filmarti), Ex-Yugoslavia (Discovery Films), Hungary (Cirko), Columbia (Cineplex), Taiwan (Swallow Wings), China (Lemon Tree Entertainment) and Korea (JinJin Pictures).

Deals are pending in Scandinavia, Eastern Europe and France.

24 Weeks stars celebrated German actress Julia Jentsch, who won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in the Oscar-nominated Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, and was produced by zero one, the outfit behind Toronto drama The People Vs. Fritz Bauer.

The story follows cabaret performer Astrid (Jentsch), who when six months pregnant learns that her unborn child will be severely disabled. She and her...

Festival to honour David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Ettore Scola through special screenings; security to be tightened.

Actors Clive Owen, Alba Rohrwacher and Lars Eidinger are to join Meryl Streep in the International Jury of this year’s Berlinale (Feb 11-21) which kicks off next week with the international premiere of the Coen brothers’ Hail Caesar.

The seven-person jury deciding on the Bears, revealed this morning at a press conference in Berlin, also includes the UK film critic Nick James, French photographer Brigitte Lacombe and the Polish film director Malgorzata Szumowska whose last film Body won a Silver Bear for Best Direction at last year’s Berlinale.

Owen is no stranger to Berlin as he was in town and at Studio Babelsberg in 2008 for the shoot of Tom Tykwer’s The International which opened the Berlinale in 2009, while Eidinger is well known to Berlin theatre-goers as part of the Schaubühne ensemble as well as his film and...

Festival to honour David Bowie, Alan Rickman and Ettore Scola through special screenings; security to be tightened.

Actors Clive Owen, Alba Rohrwacher and Lars Eidinger are to join Meryl Streep in the International Jury of this year’s Berlinale (Feb 11-21) which kicks off next week with the international premiere of the Coen brothers’ Hail Caesar.

The seven-person jury deciding on the Bears, revealed this morning at a press conference in Berlin, also includes the UK film critic Nick James, French photographer Brigitte Lacombe and the Polish film director Malgorzata Szumowska whose last film Body won a Silver Bear for Best Direction at last year’s Berlinale.

Owen is no stranger to Berlin as he was in town and at Studio Babelsberg in 2008 for the shoot of Tom Tykwer’s The International which opened the Berlinale in 2009, while Eidinger is well known to Berlin theatre-goers as part of the Schaubühne ensemble as well as his film and...

Beta acquires the second feature of Two Mothers director Anne Zohra Berrached.

Ahead of this year’s Berlinale (Feb 11-21), Beta Cinema has taken worldwide rights for German competition entry 24 Weeks, the second feature of director-writer Anne Zohra Berrached.

The film stars Julia Jentsch, who won the Silver Bear for Best Actress in the Oscar-nominated Sophie Scholl: The Final Days, and was produced by zero one, which made Toronto title The People Vs. Fritz Bauer.

Berrached, whose first feature Two Mothers won the Dialogue in Perspective Award at Berlinale 2013 and the First Steps Award, wrote the script with Carl Gerber.

The story centres on cabaret performer Astrid (Jentsch), who six months pregnant learns that her unborn child will be severely disabled. She and her husband Marcus (Bjarne Maedel) have a choice, but little time.

Astrid feels lost, impossible to continue her comedy routine and, ultimately, only she can take this weighty decision of what to do.

The...

At a loss for what to watch this week? From new DVDs and Blu-rays, to what's streaming on Netflix, we've got you covered.

New on DVD and Blu-ray

"Sicario"

Emily Blunt, Benicio Del Toro, Josh Brolin, and Victor Garber star in this sharp, critically acclaimed (93 percent certified fresh on Rotten Tomatoes!) drug war thriller, which is out on Blu-ray, DVD, and On Demand on January 5. Blu-ray bonus featurettes include "Stepping into Darkness: The Visual Design of Sicario," "Blunt, Brolin & Benicio: Portraying the Characters of Sicario," "Battle Zone: The Origins of Sicario," and "A Pulse from the Desert: The Score of Sicario."

"The Walk"

Watch Joseph Gordon-Levitt's Philippe Petit take a wild walk on a wire between the Twin Towers. The bio-drama from director Robert Zemeckis co-stars Sir Ben Kingsley, Charlotte Le Bon, James Badge Dale, and Ben Schwartz. The Blu-ray and DVD both include the "Pillars of Support" featurette,...

Lamar Odom has been transferred from a Las Vegas hospital to a rehabilitation facility in Los Angeles, where he’s reportedly taken his first steps since his apparent overdose last week. Lamar Odom In Rehab Facility On Monday, Odom was discharged from Sunrise Hospital in Las Vegas and taken via helicopter to a rehab facility in […]

The post Lamar Odom Update: Transferred To L.A. Rehab, Takes First Steps Since Overdose appeared first on uInterview.

Producers plan feature debut of Student Academy Award winner Talkhon Hamzavi.

Contrast Film, the producers of Locarno Swiss competition film Wonderland (Heimatand), are planning the feature debut of Iranian-Swiss director Talkhon Hamzavi, Oscar nominated for Best Live Action Short with Parvaneh.

Stefan Eichenberger, one of the partners in Contrast Film with Ivan Madeo and Urs Frey, produced Parvaneh which received the Silver Medal in the Foreign Film category at the Student Academy Awards in 2013 as well as the First Steps Award for Best Short in Berlin in 2013.

“The collaboration with Talkhon went well and a great friendship developed that we were keen to continue working with her,” producer Ivan Madeo told ScreenDaily during this week’s Locarno Film Festival.

Her feature-length debut - entitled Hot Spot - is being written together with Lorenz Suter (The Eternal Tourist) and was awarded a development grant worth $25,000 (Chf 25,000) by the Société Suisse des Auteurs (Ssa) at its annual funding session...

Producers plan feature debut of Oscar-nominated Talkhon Hamzavi.

Contrast Film, the producers of Locarno Swiss competition film Wonderland (Heimatand), are planning the feature debut of Iranian-Swiss director Talkhon Hamzavi, Oscar nominated for Best Live Action Short with Parvaneh.

Stefan Eichenberger, one of the partners in Contrast Film with Ivan Madeo and Urs Frey, produced Parvaneh which received the Silver Medal in the Foreign Film category at the Student Academy Awards in 2013 as well as the First Steps Award for Best Short in Berlin in 2013.

“The collaboration with Talkhon went well and a great friendship developed that we were keen to continue working with her,” producer Ivan Madeo told ScreenDaily during this week’s Locarno Film Festival.

Her feature-length debut - entitled Hot Spot - is being written together with Lorenz Suter (The Eternal Tourist) and was awarded a development grant worth $25,000 (Chf 25,000) by the Société Suisse des Auteurs (Ssa) at its annual funding session this week.

“The...

Proving that she’s much more than just a super-hot singer/dancer, Shakira just announced a new collection of cute and colorful toys for Fisher-Price.

Under the First Steps moniker, the six-piece range includes a soft soccer ball that plays music in addition to several other developmental playthings.

Shakira stated, “When it comes to baby’s development, the early years are the most important. Each play experience is an opportunity for baby to learn about the world around them.”

Additionally, the “Hips Don’t Lie” songstress has a new 12-part web series on her adventures in motherhood on the way. “Having a baby helps you focus on what’s really important. By playing, we learn so much about our baby and ourselves.”

Happy to announce my partnership with @FisherPrice! We've teamed up to help give babies the #BestPossibleStart and support @fpiesdescalzos! Shak

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Shakira is partnering with Fisher-Price to launch a line of baby toys as well as a Web series for moms. The Mattel, Inc.-owned company announced Friday that the First Steps collection of toys and baby gear would be available in November. Shakira co-developed six products, including a bouncer that plays music, alphabet blocks and a musical soccer ball, an ode to her soccer-playing boyfriend Gerard Pique, who plays for Fc Barcelona. All of the proceeds will benefit her Barefoot Foundation, which provides education and nutrition to children in impoverished areas of her native Colombia. Pre-order

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Like mother, like daughter!Kim Kardashian and North West sat front row at another fashion show for Paris Fashion Week, the two stepping out with Kanye West in an assortment of ensembles only they would attempt to pull off.While Nori's dress definitely wasn't as low cut as her mom's very revealing look at the Givenchy show, the two matched in sheer, black outfits. Kim took the plunge in her number -- which looked like a black lace leotard with a sheer skirt attached. Kanye also wore all black.Video: Kim & Kanye Booed at Paris Fashion WeekThe family got the front row treatment at the show. No surprise though, considering Kim, Kanye and North West all wore the fashion house's designs on the reality star's wedding day (above). This is the second show the couple's one-year-old daughter has attended this year, following her debut at the Balenciaga event last...

It's been a rough week for Kim Kardashian and Kanye West.After Kim was tackled by red carpet crasher Vitalii Sediuk on her way to the Balmain show on Thursday, the duo had another cold welcoming when they arrived to the front row for Lanvin later that evening.Kim Causes Chaos at Kendall Jenner's Runway ShowThe two were apparently a couple minutes late for the event -- and the already-seated audience greeted them with a sea of boos when they finally arrived.Noticing the tension in the room, Kanye quickly addressed the crowd."Alber asked to see us, don't boo us," Kanye shouted, referring to Lanvin designer Alber Elbaz. "We're not late, we're not late!"Photos: North West Takes First Steps In ParisThat seemed to smooth things over and the two enjoyed the runway show, Kim showing off some ridiculous cleavage in a dress that barely covered her nipples.

Most fashionable celeb baby ever?

It's North West's world, and we all just live in it.

North West made headlines when her famous parents Kim Kardashian and Kanye West took her to her first fashion show Wednesday -- Balenciaga's 2015 spring/summer fashion show -- and in a new interview with Yahoo Style, Kim revealed the surprising reason the adorable one-year-old was seated front-row at Paris Fashion Week.

Photos: North West is Front-Row at Paris Fashion Week

"She started to cry when we were walking out the door, and we couldn’t leave her," Kim explained. "So, it was a spur-of-the-moment thing. But it was an amazing fashion show for her to be at for her first show.”

But that's not the only reason Nori was turning heads Wednesday night -- people also caught their first glimpse of her out and about walking as her parents lovingly watched on. In July, Kim shared...

This is exactly what Kendall Jenner didn't want!Kim Kardashian and hubby Kanye West caused utter chaos at the Balmain runway show in Paris on Thursday, as more than 200 people rushed in to be close to the superstar couple.Kendall Jenner Steals the Spotlight at Milan Fashion Week The pair -- along with momager Kris Jenner -- attended the event to support Kendall, who hit the runway in a very revealing black window pane-printed dress with nude paneling. See another risque look from the show in the gallery above!While the model should have been the center of attention, her older sister stole the spotlight from her ... yet again.The 18-year-old beauty recently revealed that she prefers if Kim steers clear of her runway shows -- and now we can see why! "Kim was invited to a lot of the shows that I was in," she previously told Love magazine.