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Naman Ramachandran Director Chong Keat Aun, known for his evocative storytelling rooted in Southeast Asian history and folklore, is completing his latest feature, “Mother Bhumi,” a multi-lingual drama weaving land disputes, mysticism and female empowerment. The film is selected for the Hong Kong — Asia Film Financing Forum (HAF), the project market that operates concurrently with Hong Kong FilMart.

Charges in the February death of Adan Manzano, a Telemundo TV sports reporter in the New Orleans area to cover the Super Bowl, have been upgraded to second-degree murder, the Kenner (Louisiana) Police Department said Tuesday.

Carlos Aguilar A mother’s death set the stage for “My Life as a Zucchini,” the heartsore 2016 Swiss stop-motion that landed director Claude Barras an Oscar nomination for best animated feature. Now, the passing of a different maternal figure at the hands of unscrupulous men ignites the filmmaker’s eco-conscious, anti-colonial follow-up “Savages.” When a female orangutan is killed by loggers on the Indonesian island of Borneo, 11-year-old Kéria (Babette De Coster) and her father Mutang (Benoît Poelvoorde) adopt her adorable offspring and name it Oshi.

Deidre Sanders was visibly moved during a touching phone-in on This Morning as she discussed the loss of her husband. During Tuesday's (March 18) episode of the ITV daytime show, the agony aunt joined presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard to offer advice to viewers battling loneliness. Among them was Allan, a 62 year old from Dorset, who has been finding life tough since his husband Keith passed away on Christmas Eve in 2023.

two surviving dogs have been separated in the wake of the couple’s tragic deaths.Joey Padilla, the owner of dog day care center Santa Fe Tails, told the Daily Mail on Tuesday that Bear, a German shepherd, and Nikita, an Akita-shepherd mix, have been sent to new homes.Padilla said he dropped off one of the dogs out of the state, while the other is in a local home.The dog trainer couldn’t reveal where the pets ended up, but he did confirm that Hackman and Arakawa’s estate lawyer signed off on the decision.“It is with great joy that, with the consent of the estate attorney, I and my staff at Santa Fe Tails have successfully found homes for the Hackmans’ surviving dogs, Bear and Nikita,” Padilla said in a statement, per the Daily Mail.“We went through stringent efforts to ensure the best homes were found and the dogs have already begun settling into their new lives,” he continued. “We are all thankful for the concern and well wishes Bear and Nikita have received during their transition.”Padilla’s statement added, “It is our hope that everyone continues to wish them the best and honor their privacy so they can continue to heal.”A personal representative for the estates also released a comment to People.

The very private Gene Hackman will be allowed to retain some of that privacy posthumously, at least for a few more weeks.

Nearly three months after the devastating loss of The Vivienne, whose real name was James Lee Williams, a cause of death has been confirmed. In the wake of their passing, the late star's family has taken an admirable stance, which has now been made public.

Former Drag Race UK winner The Vivienne died from a cardiac arrest caused by the effects of taking ketamine.

It was announced last year that Robert Downey, Jr. would be returning to the Marvel Cinematic Universe (aka the MCU) in a brand new role, Doctor Doom.

The Vivienne (born James Lee Williams) tragically passed away at the beginning of 2025, and the cause has just been made public.

Protection were aghast at the killing of an animal on the show.Airing in the UK on Sunday (March 16) after it was shown in US and Canada back in December, the series explores the world of witness protection in the UK from the point of view of a police officer, played by Happy Valley star Siobhan Finneran.The opening episode featured a disturbing scene where a dog is shot dead and the body is shown on screen.

found dead with Arakawa and their dog in their New Mexico home on February 26, after neighbourhood security conducted a welfare check. Arakawa was 63, while Hackman was 95.Though no foul play was initially suspected, their deaths were “suspicious enough in nature to require a thorough search and investigation”, according to a search warrant affidavit.There had been some speculation that the couple had died due to carbon monoxide poisoning from a gas leak, but authorities were quick to rule that out as a potential cause, with the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Office issuing an update based on the New Mexico Gas Company’s “extensive investigation for gas leaks and carbon monoxide at Gene Hackman’s home,” conducted on the evening of February 26.On March 8, investigators have confirmed the cause of death for both Hackman and Arakawa, finding that they both died of natural causes, but a week apart.

Émilie Dequenne, the Belgian actor who won a top Cannes Film Festival prize for her breakout role in “Rosetta,” has died, a news report says. She was 43.Her family and agent told the news agency Agence France-Presse that Dequenne died Sunday of a rare cancer in a hospital outside of Paris.

Final Destination,” cheating death never seemed so fun. Directed by James Wong from a screenplay he wrote with Glen Morgan, based on a story by Jeffrey Reddick, the film came out of nowhere on March 17, 2000, to hit moviegoers like a bus.

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Anna Marie de la Fuente Celebrating its European premiere March 18 at the Malaga Film Fest, “The Day of the Storm” (“El día de la tormenta”) by Alexander Viola delves into the blending of Christian and African beliefs in the Dominican Republic, particularly in the region of San Juan de la Maguana. “This region in the deep south is rich in myths, supernatural stories and Santería practices, where the mystical and the everyday coexist,” said Viola and Cristian Mojica, his co-screenwriter and producing partner in their company Mentes Fritas.

Holly Jones Forqué-nominated Spanish director Gala Gracia (“Evanescente”) will debut her tender first feature, “Remnants of You” (“Lo que queda de ti”), in competition at this year’s Malaga Film Festival. The narrative follows Sara (Laia Manzanares, “Internal Affairs,” “Estoy Vivo”), a young jazz pianist living in New York who’s returned home to Spain’s Pyrenees after news of her father’s abrupt death.

Rush‘s Alex Lifeson has revealed that numerous drummers pitched auditions just minutes after Neil Peart’s death – find out more below.The legendary drummer died in January 2020 after living with an aggressive form of brain cancer called glioblastoma for three-and-a-half years. He was 67 years old.

Millie Bobby Brown has quite the growing family.

Following the poignant circumstances of the deaths last month of Gene Hackman and his wife Betsy Arakawa, more uncertainty lingers over what will happen to his $80million fortune.

ZZ Top have shared that their drummer, Frank Beard, will be taking time off of their tour to undergo a “health procedure”.The band issued a statement yesterday (March 14) to say that Beard would “temporarily” be stepping away during the ongoing string of gigs, which kicked off on March 5, “to attend to a health issue requiring his focus in the near term.”Beard will be replaced by “fellow Texan and longtime tech member, percussionist and drummer” John Douglas, who they say has a “close relationship” with the group and previously filled in when Beard underwent an emergency appendectomy in Paris in 2002.“He is looking forward to a speedy recovery,” the statement concluded.A post shared by ZZ Top (@zztop)Beard has served as ZZ Top’s drummer for over 55 years, after taking over from founding drummer Dan Mitchell who played on the band’s first single ‘Salt Lick’.Since then, Beard helmed their debut album – the aptly named ‘ZZ Top’s First Album’ – in 1971 through to 2012’s ‘La Futura’, and has co-written songs such as ‘Legs’, ‘Sharp Dressed Man’, ‘Gimme All Your Lovin’’, and ‘Tush’.The band’s most recent LP was the live album ‘Raw’ in 2022, which followed the death of ZZ Top bassist, Dusty Hill the previous year.