Geoffrey Johnson Dies: Tony Award-Winning Casting Director For ‘Cats’ And ‘Les Miserables’ Was 91

Malina Saval Associate Editor, FeaturesThe feature film “Freda” and short film “You Can Always Come Home,” both family dramas, earned top prizes at the 39th edition of Miami Dade College’s Miami Film Festival. Presented in a hybrid format this year, with both in-theater and virtual presentations, the 2022 Festival ran from March 4-13.Making its U.S.

supports HTML5 videoJussie Smollett has reportedly been moved to a psychiatric ward after being jailed for staging a hate crime. The Empire actor was handed a 150-day sentence on Thursday months after he was found guilty on five of the six charges he faced for lying about the attack, while prosecutors claimed he staged the incident in a bid to help his career. After the judge’s decision, Smollett, 37, told the court: ‘Your honour, I respect you and I respect the jury, but I did not do this.‘And I am not suicidal. And if anything happens to me when I go in there, I did not do it to myself.

DANCING On Ice fans will need to tune in later tonight to catch the latest episode of the hit skating show. ITV has re-jigged its schedules and put Paul O'Grady: For The Love Of Dogs in the 7pm slot, with Phillip Schofield broadcasting live by himself straight afterwards.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefBrent Renaud, a U.S. filmmaker and journalist, was killed in Kyiv, Ukraine on Sunday, while reporting on the Russian invasion of the country.

Kanye West looked pretty happy on his date night with new love interest Chaney Jones, right after his ex-wife Kim Kardashian went Instagram official with boyfriend Pete Davidson. The Heartless rapper was spotted sitting courtside with model Chaney watching the Minnesota Timberwolves take on the Miami Heat in Miami, Florida on Saturday. When they weren’t engrossed in the game, Kanye, 44, and Chaney, 44, looked like giddy school children laughing and chatting together, while the rapper managed to grab a moment to catch-up with music producer Future who sat next to the pair. Kanye and Chaney have been pictured hanging out together since earlier this year but, following his split from actress Julia Fox, made their relationship Instagram official last month. It appears the Grammy-winning rapper has a type as many have drawn comparisons between Chaney and his ex-wife Kim, with both sporting long dark hair and similar fashion sense. The influencer recently cleared the air by insisting any likeness between her and Kim is completely random genetics, as she has ‘never’ had plastic surgery on her face. ‘No I have never had surgery on my face, I was born like this,’ she told her Instagram followers. Chaney has gone under the knife for other procedures, and shared a revealing throwback photo of her from a number of years ago, where she is seen relaxing in a bikini.She said of the photo: ‘This was before my BBL (Brazilian butt lift).‘Same face, same nose lol I’ve never been in denial about surgery and to answer everyone’s questions yes I had a BBL but I’ve always been thick before surgery.’ Kim Kardashian finally goes Instagram-official with Pete DavidsonHailey Bieber had 'very small blood clot to brain' after

Elon Musk’s ex-wife Talulah Riley appeared to confirm her romance with Love Actually actor Thomas Brodie-Sangster at a pre-Baftas party this weekend. The couple were in great spirits as they partied at the star-studded bash at The Londoner hotel on Friday, to celebrate the Bafta Film Awards taking place on Sunday. Love was apparently in the air for Talulah, 36, and Thomas, 31, as they cosied up at the dinner table and happily posed for photos together while also being pictured cutting shapes on the dancefloor and having a laugh. They were joined by the likes of Strictly Come Dancing presenter Tess Daly and husband Vernon Kay, former Good Morning Britain host Piers Morgan, Call The Midwife actress Helen George, Victoria star Jenna Coleman and ex-BBC Radio 1 presenter Edith Bowman. It’s the first time Talulah and Thomas have attended a red carpet event together since romance rumours emerged earlier this year. The pair were spotted looking cosy as they headed to lunch in London last month holding hands.

Hallmark has gone to the dogs! Many of the network’s beloved actors and actresses are also fervent animal lovers and devoted puppy parents.

One Show presenter candidly spoke out on the “petrifying” effect some of his work activities have on him.He explained how he finds reading out loud scary as he revealed the technique he uses to be able to read the autocue.Matt told The Yorkshire Post: “The scariest thing someone can do to me is hand me an email on live television and ask me to read it out.“It does something to me. It’s absolutely petrifying.“Whatever I read, I learn.

Walking slow down Market Street, loose paving slabs that splash muddy water all over your shoes... pigeons. Everyone's got a gripe or three with Manchester City Centre.

Tim Gray Senior Vice PresidentEverybody has to start somewhere. Cate Blanchett — long before her two Oscars and starring roles in film, TV and on stage — had an oddball beginning in showbiz.On March 28, 1994, Variety mentioned “Police Rescue,” a big-screen version of the hit Aussie TV series, in which she appeared.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterRobert Pattinson’s moody superhero adventure “The Batman” prevailed at the box office again.The film earned $66 million in its second weekend of release, propelling its domestic tally to a robust $238.5 million. After only 10 days on the big screen, “The Batman” ranks as the highest-grossing movie of 2022, as well as the second-highest grossing movie since the onset of COVID-19.

Emmerdale's Charley Webb, 34, and Matthew Wolfenden, 41, began dating in 2007 after meeting on the soap and married in 2018.

(CNN)Angelina Jolie drew parallels between refugees in Yemen and those suffering because of the war in Ukraine.The star, who has for years worked closely with the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), shared that she had traveled to Yemen in a video on her verified Instagram account over the weekend."I've landed in Aden, to meet displaced families and refugees for UNHCR @refugees and show my support for the people of Yemen," the caption read. "I will do my best to communicate from the ground as the days unfold.""As we continue to watch the horrors unfolding in Ukraine, and call for an immediate end to the conflict and humanitarian access, I'm here in Yemen to support people who also desperately need peace," she continued."The situation here is one of the worst humanitarian crises in the world, with one civilian killed or injured every hour in 2022," wrote Jolie who has served as a special envoy for UNHCR.

(CNN)Please don't ask Courteney Cox to quote dialogue from "Friends" episodes.Despite the 10 seasons she spent on the massively popular series, Cox has reminded the world that she doesn't remember much about her time on the show.She recently told "Sunday Today" that her lack of memory put her at a disadvantage for last year's HBO Max "Friends" reunion (HBO Max is owned by CNN's parent company)."I should've watched all 10 seasons because when I did the reunion and was asked questions, I was like, 'I don't remember being there,'" Cox said. "I don't remember filming so many episodes."She said she'll sometimes catch episodes on TV and has no recollection.

(CNN)Hailey Bieber said she was hospitalized for experiencing "stroke like symptoms" earlier this week.The model and wife of Justin Bieber explained the scary situation to her fans in an Instagram post to her stories on Saturday."On Thursday morning, I was sitting at breakfast with my husband when I started having stroke like symptoms and was taken to the hospital," she wrote. "They found I had suffered a very small blood clot to my brain, which caused a small lack of oxygen, but my body had passed it on its own and I recovered completely within a few hours.

Why does it always have to be snakes? Well, what says great peril more than a chamber full of the slithering reptiles? That’s how we first meet daring adventurers Dash and Lovemore, tied up on the floor in a tomb straight out of an ‘Indiana Jones’ movie. The two share barbs while menaced by a cartoonish villain and his henchman until one by one they all get deleted by author Loretta Sage (Sandra Bullock), tired of the cliche-ridden world she’s created.

In an evening otherwise marked by celebration, there was still a little room for award season controversy. Last night, director Jane Campion took home her first DGA Award for her work on “The Power of the Dog,” an Oscar frontrunner and gleeful twist on the western and male masculinity.

Martin Lewis revealed you can shave £70 off your energy bill by using less water.This doesn’t necessarily mean washing less either – all you need to do is swap out your shower head!Speaking at the Ideal Home Show, the consumer expert revealed: “There’s a website called savemoneysavewater.co.uk which collates all the freebies available from the water companies around the country, such as £30 aerated shower heads, which you can get for free."What that does is you can feel the same shower pressure but you’re actually using far less water to do it.”Martin added: "It’s worth checking out, go grab yourself a freebie, save on your water – good if you’re on a water bill – and save on your energy because you’re paying to heat less water."As showering contributes towards 25% of household water use, this makes sense.The MoneySavingExpert founder's advice is also echoed by the Energy Saving Trust, who recommend swapping out your shower head to save money.

Holly Willoughby has to skip Dancing on Ice on Sunday after she tested positive for Covid. She had to take a step back from her hosting duties this weekend as she self-isolates at home.

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Brent Lang Executive Editor of Film and MediaGeoffrey Johnson, the casting director for “Cats” and “Les Miserables,” died Friday in New York City at the age of 91, Variety has confirmed. The cause was respiratory failure.In a career that spanned decades, Johnson worked with Broadway legends such as Hal Prince, Andrew Lloyd Webber, David Merrick and Noël Coward.