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CBS has huge plans for the upcoming 50th season of Survivor. Control is in the hands of the fans for pivotal elements of the competition, and favorites including Colby Donaldson, Benjamin “Coach” Wade, Joe Hunter, and Kyle Fraser are returning for the landmark season.

The White Lotus creator Mike White is also back for another attempt at outwitting, outplaying, and outlasting his fellow castaways. Season 50 will premiere in spring 2026.

“Survivor 50 will push the series into uncharted territory and impact the players like never before. For the first time ever, the game is ‘In the Hands of the Fans!’ Earlier this year, fans voted on key elements of the game, including ‘Idols or No Idols,’ ‘Final Four Fire Making: Keep It or Lose It,’ and ‘Live Finale and Reunion Show in L.A. – or Keep the Winner Reveal and Aftershow in the Jungles of Fiji.’ The players won’t know what...

Jeff Probst appeared live on CBS Mornings today to announce the 24 returning players who will compete in Survivor 50, the series’ milestone 50th season premiering in spring 2026 on CBS and streaming on Paramount+.

The castaways include iconic returning players from throughout the Emmy-winning series’ groundbreaking history, going all the way back to season one, which premiered in May 2000.

Survivor 50 will push the series into uncharted territory and impact the players like never before. For the first time ever, the game is “In the Hands of the Fans”!

Earlier this year, fans voted on key elements of the game, including “Idols or No Idols,” “Final Four Fire Making: Keep It or Lose It” and “Live Finale and Reunion Show in L.A. – or Keep the Winner Reveal and Aftershow in the Jungles of Fiji.” The players won’t know what the fans voted for until they are competing on the island.

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Ana De Armas Joins The John Wick Universe With Ballerina(Photo Credit –Facebook)

Step aside, John Wick, there is a new assassin in town — Ballerina, which is graceful, lethal, and burning for revenge. The film, hitting Indian cinemas on Jun 13, 2025, stars Ana de Armas in the lead role. The story follows Eve Macarro (Ana de Armas), a highly skilled assassin on a mission to avenge her family. Directed by Len Wiseman, the film is set between John Wick: Chapter 3 – Parabellum and John Wick: Chapter 4, blending the franchise’s trademark brutal action, slick world-building, and jaw-dropping stunts into one electrifying spin-off.

Ana De Armas Steps Into the John Wick Universe With Fire & Grit

Ana De Armas‘ layered performances in No Time to Die and Knives Out caught the filmmakers’ attention, who saw something electric in her. When she joined the John Wick universe, she didn’t just inherit a franchise — she earned it.

Even as Disney’s live-action remake of Snow White was struggling at the box office recently, the Mouse House knew that it could rely on Lilo & Stitch to turn the narrative around. The movie debuted this week to a stellar box office response, breaking Memorial Day records and setting itself up for massive success in the long run. It could even end up becoming Disney’s first billion-dollar hit since Moana 2 last year. The studio has been having a rough time at the box office this year, with Snow White tanking horribly, and its two Marvel offerings — Captain America: Brave New World and Thunderbolts* — underperforming both domestically and worldwide.

With $145 million domestically and around $158 million from overseas markets, Lilo & Stitchgrossed around $304 million in its global box office debut. It took just a weekend to out-gross Snow White’s lifetime haul by over $100 million. By comparison, Top Gun: Maverick made...

At the heart of History of Sound is wonderful gay romance between two men during the early 1900s.

But don’t make any comparisons to Brokeback Mountain, please per the movie’s star Paul Mescal and South African director Oliver Hermanus.

Mescal plays Lionel, a talented singer from rural Kentucky raised on the songs his father sang. In 1917, he leaves his family farm to attend the Boston Music Conservatory and meets David (O’Connor), a charming composing student, who bond over their love of folk music. David is soon drafted into the end of WWI. In 1920, the two spend a winter walking through the forests and islands of Maine. Lionel drifts through Europe in his twenties and thirties, building a new life of profound success and happiness, and experiencing new loves. Yet he is constantly drawn back to memories of his brief time with David, trying to understand the impact of their relationship.

Exclusive: Philippines production powerhouses GMA Network and CreaZion Studios are working with regional streamer Viu on Beauty Empire, an upcoming drama series starring Barbie Forteza, Kyline Alcantara, Ruffa Gutierrez and Gloria Diaz.

Directed by Mark Sicat Dela Cruz and created by filmmaker Real Florido and screenwriter Rona Co, the series lifts the lid on the Philippines’ highly competitive beauty industry. The cast includes two generations of former Philippine beauty queens – Gutierrez was Miss World Second Princess in 1993, while Diaz was crowned Miss Universe in 1969.

Complementing the female cast is a strong male ensemble cast led by Sam Concepcion and Sid Lucero, while also introducing Korean actor and K-pop star Choi Bo Min.

The story follows rags-to-riches CEO Noreen Alfonso (Barbie Forteza) who is out to take revenge on the people who have wronged her. She stake her claim as a new beauty industry player, tearing down the empire that her enemies have built.

For many decades, Disney movies have been dazzling their audiences with their lovable characters, charming stories, and positive, uplifting messages. While each of these films is delightfully unique, many of them do share a handful of similarities. One such similarity is, of course, the inclusion of a hero (or heroes) for the viewers to root for. These heroic characters are often meant to provide a positive role model for impressionable young viewers, giving them an example of how they should strive to act in their own lives.

However, when taking a look back years later, it becomes increasingly apparent that some of these protagonists actually do some rather questionable things over the course of their films, even bordering on the Disney villains being morally superior to the heroes. Even though most of them go on to learn their lessons, the fact that they performed these actions at all begins to...

Anime is no stranger to fairy tale tropes. Depending on what series fans check out, they'll find everything from twists on familiar tales, like Snow White with the Red Hair, to classics told in a different setting, like My Happy Marriage. It's only natural that some anime would take the typical Beauty and the Beast trope and pair someone sweet with a monstrous soul.

However, there are many ways one can write a trope. Some monstrous souls are simply ordinary humans that don't match beauty standards. Others are little monsters or beasts. Some even have curses cast on them. No matter how the anime displays this familiar trope, Beauty and the Beast is always a lovable classic to fall back on.

A Gentle Giant Meets His First Love in My Love Story!! Streaming On: Crunchyroll

My Love Story!! is a romantic comedy anime based on the manga written by Kazune Kawahara and illustrated by Aruko.

Hailey Bieber is so happy for Selena Gomez!

To say that fans have not been normal about Hailey and Selena is an understatement.

The perceived rivalry between the two women, spawned by Justin Bieber’s back-to-back courtships with them and some “coincidences,” has led to Selena urging people to show Hailey kindness.

Now, Hailey’s showing her appreciation — and subtly congratulating Selena on her engagement to Benny Blanco.

Hailey Bieber attends the 2023 Baby2Baby Gala Presented By Paul Mitchell at Pacific Design Center on November 11, 2023. (Photo Credit: Monica Schipper/Getty Images) Selena Gomez is engaged, and Hailey Baldwin is (subtly) congratulating her!

On Wednesday, December 11, Selena Gomez shared her big news on Instagram. She is engaged to Benny Blanco.

Taylor Swift and other A-listers quickly showered Selena with their heartfelt congratulations.

Hailey Bieber did not leave a public comment. However, she indicated her support by hitting “like” on Selena’s joyous post.

Ryan Murphy and Evan Peters' new comic book series, The Beauty, adds a Monsterverse star. One of the most influential figures in contemporary television, Ryan Murphy has created and produced several series, including Nip/Tuck, Glee, American Horror Story, American Crime Story, Pose, 9-1-1, 9-1-1: Lone Star, Ratched, American Horror Stories, and Monster. Over the course of his career, Murphy has received a total of 38 Emmy nominations and won six.

On television, the collaboration between Ryan Murphy and Evan Peters has been especially fruitful, starting with FX's American Horror Story, with the actor playing multiple characters over the course of 10 seasons, sometimes playing multiple characters in a single season. In addition to American Horror Story, Peters also starred in Murphy's FX series Pose. Their most recent collaboration came in Netflix's Monster: The Jeffrey Dahmer Story, with Peters earning an Emmy nomination for his portrayal of the titular serial killer.

Korean manhwa have a distinctive style separate from Japanese manga. They are often fully colored and geared toward a digital format, which is why they are optimized for scroll reading. Manhwa also have their own distinctive story tropes and characters. Popular adventure works like Solo Leveling and Tower of God belong to a main characters becoming overpowered as they progress through game-like battles and levels trope. Many manhwa feature female leads that display empowerment and strength, especially in the romance genre.

Another popular trope is the idea of characters becoming overpowered after they reincarnate into a new world or back to their past. Here's a look at some reincarnation manhwa with female leads that become badass after they reincarnate.

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We had heard that director Rhys Frake-Waterfield and producer Scott Jeffrey Chambers were planning to create a cinematic universe with the Winnie the Pooh: Blood and Honey films and other horror movies inspired by children’s stories, like Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, Bambi: The Reckoning, and Pinocchio Unstrung. Then, Jagged Edge Productions and ITN Studios officially announced that this cinematic universe, which is being referred to as The Twisted Childhood Universe, is building up to the crossover movie Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble, which will be released in 2025. Now, Deadline has confirmed that Martin Portlock, who plays Peter Pan in Peter Pan’s Neverland Nightmare, will be reprising the role in Poohniverse.

The confirmation of Portlock’s involvement comes in Deadline’s report that Poohniverse: Monsters Assemble has secured distribution deals in in Latin America (Bf Distribution), Germany and Italy (Plaion), the UK (Altitude), Benelux (Nd Pictures), France (Factoris), Australia and...

Another month, another star-studded new series from Ryan Murphy under his Disney deal. FX has given a series order to The Beauty, a drama starring Evan Peters, Anthony Ramos, Jeremy Pope and Ashton Kutcher. Peters, Ramos and Pope also executive produce.

Co-created, written and exec produced by Murphy and Matt Hodgson, The Beauty is based on the comic books by Jeremy Haun and Jason A. Hurley. Production on the 11-episode first season is slated to begin this fall, likely in November. Per usual for a Ryan Murphy project, no official details about the premise and the characters are provided.

The 2016 graphic novel The Beauty is about an Std that makes those affected beautiful. But the disease, dubbed “the Beauty,” eventually kills its hosts as part of a suspected sinister government plot. The main characters in the comics are detectives Drew Foster and Kara Vaughn, partners on beauty crime cases who...

Survivor has been a staple of CBS for more than two decades and is currently in its 47th season. Along with the popularity of the show, host and television personality, Jeff Probst has been a part of Survivor since its inception. Not only that, but Probst has also bagged the prestigious Emmy Award for his participation in this project.

Jeff Probst via Entertainment Weekly | Credits: YouTube

This makes complete sense, given that without his wonderful presentation, the show might not have reached the pinnacle of success as it is known today. It was this very thing that created a sense of fear in CBS that the host has too much influence on the show. But creator Mark Burnett saved the day and persuaded CBS of one thing.

How Mark Burnett Helped Jeff Probst Gain More Influence on Survivor?

Survivor has reached the heights of success, with the deep commitment of...

Now that it has been more than two decades since Jeff Probst hosted the first episode of Survivor, the show has aired many seasons of varying quality. After all, some Survivor seasons are considered better because they feature the show's best players or memorable moments, like the first player to be medically evacuated.

That longevity has also allowed the reality TV show to garner fans who are way past the point where they are figuring out which seasons to watch first. One of the topics that passionate Survivor fans like to debate the most is which season is the best ever. With that in mind, it is fascinating to look at what makes Survivor: Heroes vs. Villains the best season ever.

Survivor: Heroes Vs. Villains Is The Best Season Ever Because It Was Entertaining Throughout

Throughout Survivor's history, there have been many great seasons with boring parts. One perfect...

Rihanna kisses Jahleel Weaver on the cheek on the red carpet at the Daily Front Row Fashion Media Awards held at Rainbow Room on Friday night (September 6) in New York City.

Earlier in the night, the 36-year-old entertainer made a surprise appearance on stage to present an award to her friend Jahleel, who is also creative director of Fenty Beauty.

Rihanna presented the Magazine of the Year award to Jahleel Weaver and Katie Grand for their Perfect mag.

“I got called for this less than 36 hours ago,” she said on stage. “I wrote this speech in the car because it’s my friend, and I have to show up for my friend.”

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Also receiving awards that night were Selma Blair for Style Star of the Year, Jerry Hall for Fashion Legend, Anna Sui for Lifetime Achievement and more.

The Fashion Media Awards “celebrate the biggest,...

Selena Gomez is officially a billionaire, according to a Bloomberg report.

She is estimated to be worth $1.3 billion, making her one of the country’s youngest women with a 10-figure fortune. The publication determined a “vast bulk” of her net worth is attached to the success of her Rare Beauty makeup and cosmetics brand that launched in 2019.

Gomez, 32, started acting as a child before starting her music career and appearing in the Hulu hit series “Only Murders in the Building,” which was recently renewed for Season 5. Gomez will also star in the Cannes-winning musical drama, “Emilia Perez,” from Jacques Audiard, which is slated to open in select theaters on Nov. 1, before streaming on Netflix on Nov. 13.

Though Gomez has been more active on-screen in recent years, she did share a pair of fresh singles — “Love On,” in February, and “Single Soon” in 2023 — through her label Interscope Records, and also began teasing a new album.

On Friday September 6 2024, CBS broadcasts The Drew Barrymore Show!

Drew’s News With Giada De Laurentiis; Beauty Tips Season 4 Episode 330 Episode Summary

The upcoming episode of “The Drew Barrymore Show” promises to be a delightful mix of food and beauty. Titled “Drew’s News With Giada De Laurentiis; Beauty Tips,” this episode features the beloved chef and television personality, Giada De Laurentiis, joining Drew Barrymore for a fun-filled segment. Fans of both Drew and Giada can look forward to a special pasta-themed edition of Drew’s News, where the two will share their love for Italian cuisine.

In this episode, Drew and Giada will dive into the world of pasta, exploring different recipes and tips for making the perfect dish. Viewers can expect to see Giada’s signature style and expertise, making this segment not only informative but also entertaining. The chemistry between Drew and Giada is sure to bring smiles and laughter,...

Bringing Up Bates star Josie Bates Balka likes to share haircare routines and products from her business, Effortless Beauty. She’s one of the few kids of Gil and Kelly Jo who runs a business. However, some Reddit users think she’s been doing too much, and they even get exhausted for her. Keep reading to see why.

Bringing Up Bates: Josie Bates Living Her Best Life With Family

Josie has been documenting her life as a mother to three children. The Bringing Up Bates star welcomed her third child, Miles, in February 2024. She often shares her baby boy’s first experiences in life. Many fans were also impressed that Josie was able to get herself back on track shortly after giving birth to Miles. She went off to the gym to battle her postpartum and immediately went back to running her business. But some Reddit users were left...

It has been over 30 years since Disney's Beauty and the Beast, and it is still one of Disney's best animated movies. The strong characters, fairy tale aspect, and stunning animation make the film just as magical as when it premiered. It is still Disney's only animated film (excluding Pixar) to receive an Academy Award nomination for Best Picture. Gaston is an excellent realistic villain, while Belle is one of the most iconic Disney Princesses. However, rewatching Beauty and the Beast brings up several harsh realities that went unnoticed while viewing the film for the first time.

Many Disney films have bleak truths upon rewatching them. However, Beauty and the Beast is a special case because it is seen as one of Disney's more problematic films because of Belle and Adam's relationship, among other things. Regardless, Beauty and the Beast is no exception to its harsh realities. Whether it is an explosive fact,...

Caroline Walker is back in PQube and developer Dual Effect’s upcoming sequel to 2021’s Tormented Souls with Tormented Souls II. Alongside gameplay footage provided by IGN during Gamescom, the teams have also released more eye candy for the game with a set of screenshots exclusive to Bloody Disgusting.

This extended gameplay footage and screenshots (which are captured in real time) offer up a glimpse at the upcoming return to the world of Tormented Souls, which has been completely re-imagined from the ground up in Unreal Engine 5. This first reveal shows the haunting beauty of the meticulously designed environments that the original game was praised for, with the developers promising to “elevate the horror experience to unprecedented levels!”

Original Tormented Souls protagonist Caroline Walker returns after her ordeal at Wildberger Hospital. Yearning for a normal life, Caroline is dealt another bad hand when her sister Anna falls victim to a mysterious affliction.

Producer Eric Gitter has spent many years bringing comic books and graphic novels to the screen, working on movies such as Extraction, Atomic Blonde and Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. Now he’s diving deeper into the genre as the co-founder of a new comic book and graphic novel publisher, teaming up with several independent publishing veterans in the process.

Joining Gitter in the new venture are former Boom! Studios topper Filip Sablik as publisher, former Idw head Jamie S. Rich as editor-in-chief, and comics creator Jeremy Haun as creative director.

The untitled company will eschew superheroes and lean toward horror, science fiction, crime and fantasy. The company did not disclose funding nor did it unveil a slate, although it hopes to lock up creators by the end of the year or early next. Its goal is to begin putting out books sometime in 2025.

Working off of Gitter’s background in Hollywood,...

In no world would anyone consider Jensen Ackles as an ‘ugly’ actor. One social media post has enraged fans of multiple actors, including the Supernatural actor, after it categorized them as “ugly men who are considered attractive”. However, it is not just fans who came to Ackles’ defense. Misha Collins, who starred alongside him in the CW series, replied to the post with a message to the actor.

Jensen Ackles as Dean Winchester in Supernatural | The CW

Misha Collins played the role of the angel Castiel in the series. He first appeared as a guest star in the Season 4 episode Lazarus Rising and later became a regular on the series. Collins even directed one of the episodes in Season 9 of the series, titled Mother’s Little Helper.

Supernatural Actor Defends Jensen Ackles After A Social Media Insult Misha Collins as Castiel in Supernatural | Credits: The CW

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We have recently reported that Ben Shattuck’s short story titled “The History of Sound” would be adapted in the form of a feature film. In case you forgot, the story tells us of a gay romance between two men who fall in love during World War I. The movie, as we have reported, is directed by South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus, who is known for his LGBTQ+-themed films, and his filmography includes movies such as Shirley Adams (2009), Beauty (Skoonheid) (2011), The Endless River (2015), Moffie (2019), and Living (2022). And while we reported about filming being done, it seems that the movie won’t be released this year, as everyone expected.

We have promised you to report further on this story and we are fulfilling our promise here, as we are going to bring you the latest updates on the movie’s release, coming straight from Hermanus himself, who told us about...

Penelope Cruz stunned in a black floor-length Chanel Haute Couture gown on Monday at the 2024 Met Gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York City.

Cruz’s dress had a ruffle and print design with some gray tinting. To match the beautiful gown, she sparkled in a silver necklace, ring and bracelet, which went well with the Sleeping Beauty theme for the show.

“It’s a little combination of those three ideas from the ’40s, ’50s and ’90s collections] and a few more,” Cruz told Vogue on the red carpet. “It’s like reawakening for us like Sleeping Beauty — the different versions of this dress.”

The Met Gala event had many unforgettable outfits, including Dove Cameron, Demi Moore, Lauren Sanchez and Lea Michele.

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Contemporary American writer and artist Ben Shattuck wrote a short story titled “The History of Sound,” which also became the title of the whole collection in which it was published. In short, the story tells us of the gay romance between two men who fall in love during World War I. So, why are we reporting on the story? Well, the story is going to be adapted into a movie soon, and we can officially confirm that the filming for the upcoming release has finally been done and that the movie can now enter post-production.

In the upcoming paragraphs, we are going to reveal all the known information about the movie, including the known production details, cast and crew members, plot, and release date, as the movie is entering its final stage of production.

The movie is being directed by South African filmmaker Oliver Hermanus, who is known for his LGBTQ+-themed films,...

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Fans of Rihanna’s music should not hold their breath for a ninth record anytime soon, it seems, according to a conversation with the singer-turned-mogul in the latest issue of Interview magazine.

The pop sensation, who hasn’t released an album since 2016’s Anti, recently spoke with Interview editor Mel Ottenberg on a wide range of topics, from her marriage to Fenty Beauty to music. On the latter topic, she has no news but that may not be great news for eager fans.

“I have a lot of visual ideas,” the singer told the outlet. “It’s weird. My brain is working backward right now. I usually have the music first, and the music leads me into all of these visual opportunities, and now I’m having all of these visuals.”

“I don’t have the songs for them yet, she added. “But maybe that’s the key, this time.

Bringing Up Bates star Josie Bates Balka transforms her mother, Kelly Jo, in her latest post. The 24-year-old is back with her online hustles after welcoming her third child, Miles. She’s been uploading clips and pictures of herself showing off some of her beauty routines. But Josie made things more interesting after surprising her followers with her mother. Keep reading to see their heartwarming moment.

Bringing Up Bates: Josie Bates Celebrates The Sixth Week Of Baby Miles

Josie has been embracing every moment with her baby boy. Recently, the Bringing Up Bates star uploaded a clip of Miles as he turned six weeks old. The video shows the tenth Bates child carrying her newborn son six hours after her delivery. Moments later, the clip was changed to Josie carrying a six-week-old Miles.

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Astro’s Cha Eun Woo At No. 1 In March’s Brand Reputation Individual Ranking ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

South Korean dramas and bands have been ruling our hearts for years, and their popularity has increased every passing day. One of the famous names is Cha Eun Woo. He is not only an actor but also a K-pop idol associated with the boy band Astro. He has been making headlines for his solo debut and show Wonderful World, which has led him to gain the top spot in this month’s individual brand reputation ranking.

Eun Woo is known for shows like True Beauty and Gangnam Beauty. He also recently made his solo debut by releasing the mini album Entity. The True Beauty star is also a famous face on social media, with 43.4 million fans on Instagram. He often keeps his admirers engaged by posting pictures of him from the sets, behind-the-scenes snaps of his photoshoots,...

Thanksgiving is a day to express gratitude for all of the things that we have in life. Black Friday, which follows immediately after, is all about snagging some good deals.

If you’re a lover of beauty and makeup, you know that this is the time of year when you can get some of the best sale prices on all of your must-have products. It’s also the ideal time to splurge on some fantasy items that have been on your wishlist for a while.

Of course, beauty retailers like Sephora and Ulta will be offering some good deals on their websites and in store. However, you might find an even better deal if you hunt around on your favorite brand’s own website.

It is a lot of work to scour deals across various websites, so we did it for you! We pulled together some of the best 2023 Black Friday deals for makeup lovers.

While it’s starting out its life as a midseason replacement series, Victor Rasuk has high hopes for his show, The Baker and the Beauty. Some of that optimism comes from Rasuk’s belief that it’s a good, positive romantic comedy for our time, but he also admits some of it comes from a more selfish place [...]

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Why so secretive, Kourtney Kardashian? In this clip from Sunday's all-new Keeping Up With the Kardashians, the Poosh.com founder finds herself at odds with sisters Kim Kardashian and Khloe Kardashian over her filming boundaries. "Our job is being open and honest and sharing a lot of ourselves. And it just seems like, for the past few years now, Kourtney hasn't really been open about her personal life on camera," the Kkw Beauty boss laments in a confessional. "So, all of the days that Kourtney isn't filming, Khloe and I are picking up the slack and are having to share more." Amid the mother of three's resistance to showcase her personal life, Kim and Khloe decide it's their...

Disney has been all aboard the live-action remake train since The Jungle Book made almost $1 billion at the global box office. Since then we've had live-action iterations of Beauty And The Beast, Dumbo, Aladdin, and The Lion King. Next up for the House of Mouse is the $300 million budgeted Mulan, set to hit theaters next year. 'Tis the season for giving and Disney graciously decided to unlock…...

The Lotus and 3 Marys Entertainment production directed by Nicola Abbatangelo will be set in 1920s New York. Shooting on the musical The Land of Dreams, which is already earning a name for itself “the Italian La La Land” and which is directed by Nicola Abbatangelo, the thirty-something Molise filmmaker and author of the award-winning musical short Beauty, is currently underway in Bulgaria. Shot and sung in English, the film boasts an international cast: Belorussian actress Caterina Shulha (currently touring cinemas in Into the Labyrinth), England’s George Blagden, Scottish actor Kevin Guthrie (Sunset Song), Ryan Reid, Nathan Amzi and Italy’s Paolo Calabresi, Marina Rocco, Carla Signoris, Stefano Fresi and Edoardo Pesce (the winner of the Best Supporting Actor David di Donatello award for Dogman). The Land of Dreams is produced by Marco Belardi on behalf of Lotus Production (Leone Film Group), as...

The Afrikaans word “moffie” is South Africa’s answer to “faggot”: an anti-gay slur used liberally and illiberally across the country’s tangle of languages, in casual playground teasing or brutal bigoted assault alike. If it sounds ineffectively soft and silly on the tongue, trust that it can land with the targeted force of a bullet. We inevitably hear it a lot, hurled with equal viciousness and exuberance, in “Moffie,” the piercing, perfectly formed new film from Oliver Hermanus — in which a closeted, terrified teenager is conscripted and sent to war on the Angolan border in 1981. Each time the word is spoken, it burrows a little deeper under the skin: Anyone who grew up gay in pre-millennial South Africa may need to dig their nails into their armrest to get through what is

Following three fine features of steadily increasing ambition, “Moffie” is Hermanus’ masterpiece in the true sense...

Quibi continues its recent run on original programming with a series order for Centerpiece, a floral-arrangement docuseries led by floral artist Maurice Harris from executive producers Rashida Jones and Will McCormack.

Peter Kline, John Kaplan and Harris also are EPs on the show, which explores the nature of creativity through the process of flower design. Each episode will see Harris go on a creative journey with a celebrity guest exploring who they are to create a mind-blowing floral centerpiece.

Los Angeles-based Harris — who co-created the series with Kline — is behind Bloom & Plume, a bespoke floral design studio in Echo Park. His unique point of view, sense of humor and craftsmanship has made him both one of the most sought-after floral designers in L.A. and one of the most followed florists on Instagram. His clients include some of Hollywood’s biggest names as well as such top-tier brands such as Louis Vuitton,...

Exclusive: When The Street Lights Go On‘s long road to the screen has come to a happy end. Quibi has given a series order to the project, a coming-of-age murder mystery adapted from the Black List feature script by writers Chris Hutton and Eddie O’Keefe. The project hails from Paramount TV and Anonymous Content. When the Lights Go On was previously adapted to series by Hulu where it went to pilot in 2016.

Written by O’Keefe and Hutton and directed by Rebecca Thomas, in When The Lights Go On, after the murder of a beautiful young girl rocks a suburban community, the victim’s sister and her high school peers must struggle to find a sense of normalcy while coming of age in the midst of the murder investigation.

O’Keefe, Hutton and Thomas executive produce. Tariq Merhab and Chad Hamilton executive produce for Anonymous Content.

When The...

After five consecutive weeks wherein the weekend domestic box office failed to top the same weekend from a year prior, this weekend will easily buck the trend. Leading the charge, Disney's latest release, the "live-action" adaptation of The Lion King, is likely to outperform the combined top twelve from the same weekend last year all on its own as it is ushered into over 4,700 domestic locations and all over the world. With what has been a summer box office season that has seen plenty of films under-perform and miss expectations, Disney is hoping their CGI adaptation of the studio's beloved animated feature The Lion King delivers not only at the domestic box office, but all around the world. The film will launch in a record 4,725 domestic locations this weekend and industry expectations have it pegged for a debut around $175-180 million, which would be enough to top the current...

While Drew Struzan is probably the most recognized artist behind some of the most famous movie posters of all-time, the work of the late John Alvin is a close second. Alvin’s work graced the posters for movies like Blade Runner, Gremlins, The Goonies, Batman Returns, and Disney’s 1990s classics like The Little Mermaid, Beauty and […]

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Shane Dawson has had a massive year on YouTube with the launch of several multi-part docuseries -- and those ventures did not go unnoticed at the eighth annual Streamy Awards, where Dawson won in the ‘Documentary’ category for The Truth About TanaCon as well as the audience-voted ‘Creator Of The Year’ award. (Dawson's TanaCon series also took home an award for ‘Editing’ that was not presented during last night’s live YouTube broadcast).

This year's Streamys, hosted by The Try Guys -- with group member Eugene Yee Lang decked out in full drag -- also featured trophy presenter Charo changing into multiple showstopping outfits throughout the evening. And with the midterm elections just around the corner, several onstage presenters -- including Mamrie Hart, Grace Helbig, Liza Koshy, and DeStorm Power -- urged Streamys viewers to get out and vote.

Other notable winners last night included ‘Breakout Creator’ Emma Chamberlain, David Dobrik...

“Afrikaners is plesierig, dit can julle glo,” runs the chorus of the rustiest chestnut in Afrikaans folk music. It isn’t heard, much less proven, in “The Harvesters,” South African writer-director Etienne Kallos’ muscular, mood-rich debut feature. Unusual within the annals of its national cinema for its searching examination of the country’s once-dominant, now-dwindling white Afrikaner population, this sternly moving, vividly shot rural drama draws quasi-Biblical resonance from its tale of teenage foster brothers locked in a familial and cultural power struggle on a remote farmstead. That a low-key queer undercurrent courses through the conflict somewhat broadens the festival and distribution prospects of the film, the fine social divisions of which will nonetheless be unfamiliar to many outside viewers; in a Cannes edition heavy on auspicious debuts, this is among the most excitingly complete.

It says much about the out-of-time nature of life in the Bible belt of South...

At the end of a bumper year for film-making, Guardian film critic Peter Bradshaw unveils the contenders for his very own – imaginary – film awards

Most critics compile year-end roundups in a mood of shrugging acceptance that not every year can be great. But actually 2012 has been vintage, with some really brilliant films from the biggest names doing their best work – and some fascinating documentaries. So once again, I have created my imaginary awards nominations in the following categories: best film, best director, best actor, best actress, best supporting actor, best supporting actress, best documentary and best screenplay. You will have to imagine me, in full tuxedo-style evening wear announcing the Braddies at the Dorchester. (I have put Seth MacFarlane, Michael Haneke and Kylie Minogue on my table.)

So, the nominations are …

Best film

Amour (dir. Michael Haneke)

The Master (dir. Paul Thomas Anderson)

Holy Motors (dir. Leos Carax)

Killing Them Softly (dir.

Following strong reviews on its cinematic run earlier this year, Oliver Hermanus' heartbreaking Beauty (Skoonheid, 2011) makes its way onto DVD this Monday (8 October), courtesy of our Screen Award-winning friends at Peccadillo Pictures. To celebrate this release, we've kindly been given Three DVD copies of the film to give away to our valued readership. This is an exclusive competition for our Facebook and Twitter fans, so if you haven't already, 'Like' us at facebook.com/CineVueUK or follow us @CineVue before answering the question below.

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Susan Weeks Coulter, Gfi Founder and Board Chair, is in Cannes and available to meet with filmmakers, producers and sales agents regarding projects in development, and films seeking distribution and/or production funding.

(Look for the yellow bag!)

The Global Film Initiative is a leading distributor and funder of films from Africa, Asia, Central & Eastern Europe, Latin America and the Middle East, including:

Miss Lovely (dir. Ashim Ahluwalia, India). Un Certain Regard. Isa: Fortissimo. Screening May 24 and May 25.

Fat, Bald, Short Man/Gordo, Calvo Y Bajito (dir. Carlos Osuna, Colombia). There is no International Sales Agent. This film which I first saw as a work in progress in San Sebastian tells a wonderful emotionally fulfilling story of a fat, bald, short man using the simplest animated drawings. Whoever sees it loves it as you can see from its very long list of showcases:

2008. Selected for Cinéma in Développement a branch of Cinéma en Construction an initiative promoted by San Sebastián Film Festival and the Rencontres Cinémas d'Amérique Latine de Toulouse.

2009. Winner of the Feature Film Production category of the Colombian Cinematographic Development Fund (Fdc) contest.

2010. Best Feature Film Project during the V Producer’s Encounter of Cartagena Film Festival.

2010. Selected to be part of the Producers Network of Cannes Film Festival.

2010. Selected to be part of the Movie Market of Annecy Animated Film Festival.

2011. Selected to be part of Guadalajara Construye 5.

2011. Winner of the Fonds Sud Cinema Fund for post-production.

2011. Winner of the Fix Comunicación Prize during Guadalajara Construye 5.

2011. Winner of the Art Digital Prize during Guadalajara Construye 5.

2011. Biarritz Film Festival. Avant Premiere Section. Out of competition.

2011. Warsaw Film Festival. Free Spirit Competition. In competition.

2011. Chicago Film Festival. World Cinema Program. Out of competition.

2011. India Film Festival.

2011. Amiens Film Festival. In Competition.

2010. Best Feature Film Project during the V Producer’s Encounter of Cartagena Film Festival. 2010. Selected to be part of the Producers Network of Cannes Film Festival. 2010. Selected to be part of the Movie Market of Annecy Animated Film Festival. 2011. Selected to be part of Guadalajara Construye 5. 2011. Winner of the Fonds Sud Cinema Fund for post-production. 2011. Winner of the Fix Comunicación Prize during Guadalajara Construye 5. 2011. Winner of the Art Digital Prize during Guadalajara Construye 5. 2011. Biarritz Film Festival. Avant Premiere Section. Out of competition. 2011. Warsaw Film Festival. Free Spirit Competition. In competition. 2011. Chicago Film Festival. World Cinema Program. Out of competition. 2011. India Film Festival. 2011. Amiens Film Festival. In Competition.

Beauty/Skoonheid (dir. Oliver Hermanus, South Africa), Premiered Cannes Ff 2011 Un Certain Regard. Isa: MK2.

Grey Matter/ MatiÈRe Grise (dir. Kivu Ruhorahoza, Rwanda) has played in the Tribeca Film Festival 2012 (Special Jury Mention Best Actor), Rio,Warsaw, Rotterdam, Durban, Dubai, Melbourne International Film Festival 2012

The Boda Boda Thieves (dir. Donald Mugisha, Uganda).

Click on the links below for recent Gfi news:

Festivals & Awards: Gfi Grantee Miss Lovely Selected for Un Certain Regard

Granting: George Ovashvili and Li Ruijun Among Gfi's Winter 2012 Grantees

Distribution: Watch The Finger and other Global Lens 2012 Films on Festival Scope!

Industry: Gfi Co-sponsors the Sierra Leone International Film Festival

New On DVD:Sérgio Bianchi's The Tenants and Levan Koguashvili's Street Days...

Lightning Entertainment has acquired international rights to five feature films and will present the slate of new titles, including the star-studded comedy Struck By Lightning written by and starring Glee.s Chris Colfer, to buyers at the upcoming Cannes Film Market, it was announced today by Robert Beaumont, President of Lightning Entertainment.

Struck By Lightning will make its market premiere at the Marché du Film following its Tribeca Film Festival world debut where it received an overwhelmingly positive response. Servitude will also make its market premiere with promotional footage being shown for family film Heaven.S Door and South African thriller One Last Look. Black South-easter is currently in production.

.We are thrilled to present this eclectic slate of new titles featuring films from across the globe to our buyers at Cannes and we are incredibly excited that both Struck By Lightning and Servitude will be making their market premieres next month,...

★★★★☆ Winner of the Queer Palm at last year's Cannes Film Festival, South African director Oliver Hermanus' sophomore feature Beauty (Skoonheid, 2011) is a devastatingly powerful story of obsession and sexual denial, which in itself acts as a powerful allegory for his country's continued transition from a nation of archaic beliefs and traditions to a more open and accepting culture.

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From Albania to Vietnam, 63 countries are hoping that their film entry will get picked to fill one of the five slots for Best Foreign Language Film for the 84th Annual Academy Awards.

Five slots, 63 countries, the competition is fierce! Is your country of choice one of the 63 hopefuls?

I'm happy that my home country, the Philippines, has an entry, the dramedy "The Woman in the Septic Tank" from director Marlon N. Rivera. Released in the Philippines on August 3rd, the film became the highest grossing independent movie in my country's cinema history. So keeping my fingers crossed for this movie!

The shortlist will be released in January and then it will be whittled down to five contenders when the nominations are announced on Tuesday, January 24, 2012. The winner will be announced on Oscar night on Sunday, February 26, 2012.

Take a look at the complete list of Best Foreign Language hopefuls:

Albania, "Amnesty,...

Yesterday the Academy finally released the full list of 2012 Foreign Language Oscar contenders adding four films I did not have on my previous list from the Dominican Republic, Indonesia, United Kingdom and a mysterious title I can't find anything about from Kazakhstan and now that the short list has been announced and everyone has posted the Academy's press release it's like searching for a needle in a haystack if you go looking for more information on it. That said, if anyone has a link to any information on Egor Mikhalkov-Konchalovsky's Returning to the 'A' I would love to share it as I have links and information for all other 62 films submitted for consideration. As I said in my last post addressing the category, I haven't seen any of these films, a rarity for me, but based on buzz the top contenders would seem to include Zhang Yimou's The War of Flowers,...

Nuri Bilge Ceylan's Once Upon a Time in Anatolia Oscar 2012: New Zealand/First Samoan Feature Among Best Foreign Language Film Contenders Albania, Amnesty, Bujar Alimani, director; Argentina, Aballay, Fernando Spiner, director; Austria, Breathing, Karl Markovics, director; Belgium, Bullhead, Michael R. Roskam, director; Bosnia and Herzegovina, Belvedere, Ahmed Imamovic, director; Brazil, Elite Squad: The Enemy Within, José Padilha, director; Bulgaria, Tilt, Viktor Chouchkov, Jr., director; Canada, Monsieur Lazhar, Philippe Falardeau, director; Chile, Violeta Went to Heaven, Andrés Wood, director; China, The Flowers of War, Zhang Yimou, director; Colombia, The Colors of the Mountain, Carlos César Arbeláez, director; Croatia, 72 Days, Danilo Serbedzija, director; Cuba, Havanastation, Ian Padrón, director; Czech Republic, Alois Nebel, Tomás Lunák, director; Denmark, Superclásico, Ole Christian Madsen, director; Dominican Republic, Love Child, Leticia Tonos, director; Egypt, Lust, Khaled el Hagar, director; Estonia, Letters to Angel, Sulev Keedus, director; Finland, Le Havre, Aki Kaurismäki, director; France, Declaration of War,...