Marí Alessandrini Presents Debut Feature ‘Zahorí’ at Locarno’s The Films After Tomorrow

Selome Hailu Dominic Pagone has been promoted to senior vice president of entertainment public relations and awards at Showtime Networks Inc. and Paramount Television Studios, while Amanda Cary has been promoted to senior vice president of entertainment public relations at Showtime.Pagone will now also oversee the communications team for Paramount Television Studios after initially serving as senior vice president of entertainment public relations and awards solely for Showtime. He continues to report to Erin Calhoun, executive vice president of communications at Showtime Networks Inc.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorRapper-entrepreneur Snoop Dogg, who rose to fame during the 1990s on Death Row Records, has acquired the label’s brand from MNRK Music Group, which is controlled by private equity funds managed by the investment firm Blackstone, the firm announced on Wednesday.Terms of the transaction were not disclosed, however, a source close to the situation tells Variety that Snoop’s acquisition of the Death Row brand is the first part of a transaction that is expected to see him also acquiring some of the label’s music rights — his own and unspecified other artists. The source says the deal is expected to conclude in the coming weeks.In a statement, Snoop Dogg, now owner of Death Row Records, said: “I am thrilled and appreciative of the opportunity to acquire the iconic and culturally significant Death Row Records brand, which has immense untapped future value.

Peter Jackson was the highest-paid entertainer last year, according to the 2022 edition of Forbes' Highest-Paid Entertainers list.The Lord Of The Rings director earned an astounding $580 million in 2021, though it was driven by the sale of his visual effects business, rather than from his film directing.The lists top 10 was primarily rounded out by musicians including Kanye West, Jay-Z and Bruce Springsteen, but most of their enormous earnings came from from other business ventures or the sale of the song catalogues, rather than recordings or touring. Big earner: Director Peter Jackson earned$580 million in 2021, giving him the top spot on the 2022 edition of Forbes' Highest-Paid Entertainers list.

Coleen Rooney has opened up about her husband Wayne’s cheating in a new documentary about his life, admitting she learnt to “live with” the footballer’s infidelities. Coleen and Wayne’s marriage has been rocked by various allegations over the years, including reports he cheated with three prostitutes in 2002. And revealing she only accepted the 36 year old’s cheating after “a lot of arguing”, Coleen recalls the scandal in the new documentary, titled Rooney.The 35 year old says: “I think the first time we were young so there was a lot of arguing.

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David Bowie rarity has landed – listen to the star’s new live album ‘Something In The Air’, recorded at a 1999 gig in Paris, below.The reissue is the latest in a string of Bowie archival titles to be released as of late, with his 1975 album ‘Young Americans’ set to receive a limited edition vinyl reissue in celebration of its 45th anniversary next month.‘Something in the Air (Live Paris 99)’ is a 15-track LP capturing Bowie’s 1999 performance in France as part of his ‘Hours Tour’, will be the next to be released.Originally recorded on October 14 1999 at the Elysée Montmartre venue in Paris, the album was recorded after Bowie received France’s highest artistic order – the Commandeurs of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres.Listen to the new

She became a mother for the first time just a few months ago, and looked fierce and fabulous while out on the town.Chloe Sevigny was pictured out for a stroll in New York City on Friday, parading her toned bare legs in a poofy white blouse and barely-there black shorts.The Kids star, 45, was fashionable in the statement shirt dress, which featured a high collar and flared hem. New mama: Chloe Sevigny was pictured out for a stroll in New York City on Friday, parading her toned bare legs in a poofy white blouse and barely-there black shortsChloe wore her blond hair in a short sleek bob, parted in middle, and she had one gold pendant necklace layered over her blouse.

COLD Feet star James Nesbitt has paid tribute to his dad who has passed away at the age of 91. James, 55, released a statement on Friday confirming the sad news and described his father as "a wonderful parent".

When Sujata Day set out to write her first feature film, Definition Please, her idea was to explore the life of an Indian-American woman who once won a national spelling bee. Rather than have Monica, of whom Day plays in the film, follow a traditionally expected trajectory of becoming a doctor, lawyer, engineer or business executive, she opted for Monica's life to take a different route.

When Claude Taylor started his Room Rater account on Twitter (@ratemyskyperoom) in April, it was to continue the jokes he and his girlfriend were making with each other about cable news talking heads' bleak film-from-home setups. Four months and nearly 300,000 followers later, he's established a hard 10-point scale with points for room depth, art, flowers, lighting and camera angle — "You can't get above a seven if you're shooting from the ground" — and has expanded his initially political figure-focused lens to include stars like Ryan Reynolds, Jeff Bridges, Tyra Banks, David Lynch, Thandie Newton and Colin Jost — and their rooms, of course.

Jamie Lang Tehran-born filmmaker Abtin Sarabi’s “Land Lot S7” featured in this year’s Pardi di domani short film competition at the Locarno  Festival. Now, the director is prepping two feature length documentaries, and has shared early details of each with Variety.“The mad proliferation of the wind gives the trees strange outlines,” reads “Land Lot S7’s” cryptic synopsis.

GARRETT CLAYTON’S A GAY IN THE LIFE Former Disney Channel star and out Hollywood actor Garrett Clayton (King Cobra) recently launched a weekly LGBTQ series on YouTube with the long-term goal of humanizing the stories and struggles of contemporary LGBTQ rights and peoples around the world. Co-created and co-hosted by Clayton’s fiancé Blake Knight, the series also intends to reveal how LGBTQ identities, attitudes, and experiences vary greatly from one country and culture to the next.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentUpcoming movies from two Argentine filmmakers, Lucrecia Martel’s “Chocobar” and Mari Alessandrini’s “Zahori,” won the top Pardo 2020 Awards at the Locarno Film Festival’s The Films After Tomorrow, its highest-profile competition, the festival announced Friday.Of other major plaudits in The Films After Tomorrow, a section highlighting COVID-19-hit productions, “Savagery,” from Portugal’s Miguel Gomes, scooped the strand’s Special Jury Prize.

Antiques Roadshow expert. The woman explained to art expert Philip Mould that she was only allowed to keep the painting "as long as it wasn't valued at too much".The painting, which she believed was drawn by famous court painter Sir Godfrey Kneller, was purchased by her grandparents and she picked it when they passed away in 2009.

2,500 fans watching Sam Fender at the new Virgin Money Unity Arena at Newcastle Racecourse. The gig made use of 500 platforms which were spaced two metres apart from one another.

Romeo Beckham has appeared to show off his very first tattoo while on a Greek getaway.

She landed at the center of controversy after her past racist actions came to light, resulting in her firing from Vanderpump Rules.But now Kristen Doute is attempting to repair her tattered image.The reality star, 37, introduced the new Peaceful Protest collection to her James Mae fashion line, with a 25% of proceeds benefiting the Black Fashion World and Watts Empowerment Center.

 David Beckham recreated his sexy Coty fragrance campaign image from 2005 with a little help from his son, Brooklyn.On Wednesday, August 12, the 45-year-old athlete took to Instagram to share a side-by-side of his portrait then and now. The original pic was photographed by the iconic Annie Leibovitz for an Instinct by Coty fragrance photoshoot 15 years ago, while the new image was taken by his 21-year-old son.“Same look, few more grey hairs 15 years on,” he wrote in the accompanying caption.

Michele Amabile Angermiller Hit songwriter Starrah is segueing from behind the scenes to front and center as an artist, dropping her debut single, “How It Goes,” on Aug. 12.

Channel 4 Mind Control star has now explained how the moment changed him and how he "deflected" beforehand.The 49-year-old has spoken candidly about his sexuality in a new interview, as well as his identity crisis.He said that after he came out, he lost a lot of his "self-consciousness".The television star was picked on at his private school in Croydon, where his father taught swimming, before going on to study German at Bristol University.It was there that Darren became an exhibitionist conjurer to hide his shyness.He tried to train himself out of his homosexuality before speaking out 13 years ago.The illusionist reflected that without this he may not have gone on to be a performer.Derren commented: "If you’re uncomfortable with what comes

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentHalted by COVID-19, and now part of Locarno’s The Films After Tomorrow competition, Lav Diaz’s “When the Waves Are Gone” looks set to mark the first time the Filipino auteur will enjoy the upsides of full-force international co-production.That co-production involve, moreover, some of highest-profile art film producers currently working in Europe.Winner of Locarno Golden Leopard (2014’s “From What Is Before”) and a Venice Golden Lion (2016’s “The Woman Who Left”), Díaz movies have been set apart not only by their extraordinary lengths –  2016’s “A Lullaby to the Sorrowful Mystery” clocked in at just over six hours – but also their lack of resources.“It’s understood that Diaz’s low-budget