‘CODA’ Sparks First Sundance Film Festival Bidding Battle

Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings actor Simu Liu is the latest star to join the cast of the highly-anticipated live-action Barbie film!

Born and raised near the infamous 8 Mile boulevard in Detroit, Eminem nurtured his talent for rhyming to become one of the world’s greatest rappers and best-selling artists of all time. Along the way, the 49-year-old musician — real name Marshall Mathers — would go on to score a whopping 17 Grammy Awards and even a Best Original Song Oscar for “Lose Yourself” in 2003. He’s set to win over a new legion of fans when he performs the Super Bowl LVI halftime show on February 13 with his iconic hip hop peers Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, Mary J. Blige and Kendrick Lamar.

Coronation Street viewers are certain Lydia will become a serial killer after her stalker storyline intensifies, with fans comparing her to Emmerdale villain Meena Jutla.Viewers saw conniving Lydia Chambers steal the key to Sarah and Adam's flat after they changed the lock to avoid Adam Barlow’s unknown stalker.Lydia seized the opportunity and staged a threatening Valentine’s Day card and scattered rose petals all over the flat in a bit to terrify the couple and cause problems in their happy relationship.Soap fans were stunned to learn Adam's tormentor was ex Lydia after she recently befriended Sarah Platt in an attempt to get back at Adam."Lydia seriously gives me serial killer vibes," said one viewer."Why do I get the feeling Lydia is starting to go too far with this psycho behaviour #Corrie she is going to become a killer!" guessed another.While a third added: "Love female psychopaths in serial dramas. @RebeccaRyan1 is owning this fantastically.

Brooklyn Beckham and his fiancee Nicola Peltz are getting ready to say goodbye to their home in Los Angeles, less than a year after purchasing the mansion.

Channel 4 episode, which fans dubbed 'bittersweet'.The late comedian passed away in August last year following a secret battle with lung cancer.In a tweet before Friday's show, the official 8 Out of 10 Cats Twitter page said it would feature "the late great Sean Lock in one of his last appearances on the show."Sean appears alongside Jimmy Carr, Jon Richardson, Harry Hill, Rachel Riley, Susie Dent and Rosie Jones in the episode, which viewers on Twitter described as 'both lovely and sad', as well as 'bittersweet'.One viewer wrote: "Sean Lock is in the new episode of 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown and it's both lovely and sad."Another said: "Watching Sean Lock on 8 out of 10 cats. Still can’t believe he’s passed away.

Ariana Madix got real about secretly struggling behind the scenes of Vanderpump Rules when she first joined the cast in 2013.

The body of a California woman has been discovered just about two weeks after she first went missing at the very end of January.

Peter Andre is a doting dad to four kids, but on Friday he shared a clip where he was left a bit bemused by the antics of his teenage daughter Princess.MORE: Peter Andre's wife Emily celebrates amazing success after Katie Price dramaIn the video, which Peter had recorded several months earlier, the pair looked like they were about to film together, but Princess took over and demonstrated to fans how she'd make a "messy bun". The 14-year-old left her dad with his head in his hands as she explained the process to viewers, especially when she flipped her long blonde hair right in front of his face.WATCH: Peter Andre left bemused by daughter PrincessIn a high-pitched voice Peter murmured: "Great," as she completed her tutorial, but it's clear that it was all in jest, as they soon quickly began giggling together.SEE: Peter Andre's wife Emily shares rare family photo with lookalike brotherREAD: Peter Andre pays tribute to wife Emily with sweet photo following Katie Price's commentsIn his caption, he teased: "Found this in my vids from a few months back.

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Instagram earlier this evening to share her appearance at Care Of Police Officers Winter Ball last week.The Loose Women panellist posed with those involved as she opened up about her enjoyment of the event on social media.She even admitted Sir Rod Stewart got involved as well after donating a special gift for the auction.Posting in view of her 150,000 followers, Penny could be seen holding an auction gavel.She donned a gorgeous white dress for the occasion alongside understated jewellery.Alongside the snap, she wrote: “Such a humbling and special night, that I was very proud as their patron to be apart of!!” (sic)As well as this, Penny shared the post from the official UKCOPS account as well.This read: “A very special last-minute surprise (donated by Rod Stewart), from tv presenter and special constable Penny Lancaster has helped raise more than £30,000 for the charity.“COPS Winter Ball 2022, sponsored by police support service provider SSCL, took place at the National Memorial Arboretum last weekend.”On their official website, it was revealed what Sir Rod had donated to the cause.A post shared by Penny Lancaster (@penny.lancaster)During the black-tie event, Penny auctioned off the opportunity to meet the Maggie May singer.The lot also included going to see him perform in one of his shows later this year.Speaking about this, Penny said: “I’m really pleased the auction, including my surprise lot, went well and raised so much money.“COPS is a charity that is close to my heart, so it was an honour to help.”The Loose Women panellist has been a Special Constable since April last year.She has previously shared how she was inspired to join the force after taking part in the show Famous and Fighting Crime.However, Sir Rod has

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Twitter followers up to date with his recovery following his knee surgery.The 48-year-old had to undergo the procedure last week after tearing his cartilage in September.The incident occurred while Paddy took part in a football match as part of Soccer Aid 2021, where he was joined by a string of celebs, including Olly Murs, Usain Bolt, Chunkz and Jamie Redknapp, for the charity event.But the father-of-three was later forced to withdraw from the competition due to his painful injury, which he joked at the time was “not something that can be sorted with the magic sponge”.Paddy waited a whopping six months before the surgery could take place. And while his condition is “getting better” by the day, he still has to commit himself to plenty of exercises as part of his recuperation regimen. On Friday, the Top Gear presenter posted a photo of his wound on Twitter, with a bandage seen covering part of his knee. And for his caption, he wrote: “On the mend. 10 days post lateral meniscus surgery, had my first physio today. “Did a few shallow squats and some glute work.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterCome on, Simu Liu, let’s go party.Marvel’s “Shang Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” star has been cast in “Barbie,” a new movie based on the popular doll. As previously announced, Margot Robbie is playing Barbie and Ryan Gosling is playing her boy toy Ken.

Jennifer Maas TV Business Writer“9-1-1: Lone Star” has already featured guest appearances by two “Angel” alums, Julie Benz and Amy Acker, during the first few episodes of its currently airing third season. And if showrunner Tim Minear — who was a writer and executive producer on “Angel” and brought in Gina Torres, a vet of the WB series, as a lead on “Lone Star” at the start of Season 2 — is down for it, an actress from one of Minear’s other beloved series would love to make another reunion happen: “Firefly” star Morena Baccarin.“Oh, that would be fun! I haven’t seen those guys in forever,” Baccarin told Variety Friday, during an interview for her upcoming NBC drama “The Endgame.” “I love Tim.

There’s bleak, there’s despairing, and then there is Ulrich Seidl, Austrian chronicler of the marginal, the miserable and plain mad. If there are Nazis still worshipping Hitler in some rural basement, Seidl will dig them out. Closet religious fanatics, marriages mired in cruelty, depraved things respectable people do on holiday that nobody at home will know about: Ulrich Seidl sets them out for all to see. Perhaps the Rimini director/co-writer is not so much bleak as relentlessly clear-eyed.

CODA has won the top award at the Sundance Film Festival, taking this year's U.S. Grand Jury prize.

For the first time in recent memory, the Sundance Film Festival recruited just three members each for its competition juries. Even in the context of a virtual festival, that might have been a mistake after one film dominated the Dramatic category winning four awards.

EXCLUSIVE: In the first big deal of the 2021 virtual Sundance Film Festival, Apple has landed worldwide rights to CODA, for a number just north of $25 million. That sets a new a Sundance acquisitions record — above the $22.5 million that Palm Springs received last year from Hulu/Neon. But this time, all the premiere watching and all night auctioning was done far from the slopes of Park City. It came down to a pitched battle between Apple and Amazon.

Writer-director Siân Heder, whose unconventional family drama “Tallulah” premiered at the 2016 edition of Sundance, is excited to be back at the festival, even if the conditions are somewhat different this year with the event taking place virtually due to the ongoing pandemic. “Sundance sent us a package yesterday,” Heder says over a Zoom conversation before the opening night premiere of her film “CODA.” “[It] had a down coat, my festival badge, and a hat for Sundance.

“This is America,” says costume designer Brenda Abbandandolo of her most recent project CODA, Child of Deaf Adults, which will premiere at Sundance on Jan 28. The film features a largely deaf cast and tells the story of Ruby, the only hearing member of her family, torn between her dream and her family’s business.

In this virtual era, it goes without saying that much of the communal aspect of a film festival has evaporated. Strangers don’t compare notes waiting inline or with their neighbor before a film begins.