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Marta Balaga Documentary “Shadowland” – which has its world premiere at Los Angeles’ Beyond Fest on Oct. 5 – was supposed to be a “happy story” set in the French Pyrenees, a place known for its mysteries. Embracing magic and witchcraft, spiritual “seekers” from all paths of life settle there, hoping to find the greatest treasure – the Holy Grail – or experience supernatural encounters.

Cromlix House, the luxury hotel owned by Sir Andy Murray and his wife Kim near Dunblane, has been given the green light for changes to the C-listed building to create more guest accommodation.

A Rutherglen church has undergone a facelift which has a continental feel to it.

Naman Ramachandran New York-based indie sales outfit Visit Films has secured worldwide sales rights to “The Easy Kind,” starring country singer Elizabeth Cook, following the film’s well-received premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. In the film, Cook portrays a fictionalized version of herself, exploring the challenges of a musician navigating middle age and an industry that has yet to fully recognize her talent.

Molly-Mae Hague has sparked another frenzy thanks to the return of her engagement ring after she was seen telling fans why she feels 'so lucky'.

Naman Ramachandran Indie film distributor Gravitas Ventures has secured U.S. and Canadian rights to “Between The Beats,” a feature documentary chronicling San Francisco‘s early 1990s rave scene and its lasting impact on the Bay Area.

Christopher Vourlias LevelK has boarded Paula Korva’s “Sudden Outbursts of Emotion,” a sex-positive comedy about the complexities of modern love and midlife crises, which took home the top prize this week at the Finnish Film Affair, an annual industry event running parallel to the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival. Korva’s feature debut follows Jane, a travel agent who sells people on adventure but is happily settled in her own life with her partner, Mikki.

Christopher Vourlias Paula Korva’s “Sudden Outbursts of Emotion,” a sex-positive comedy about the complexities of modern love and mid-life crises, took home the top prize Thursday at the Finnish Film Affair, an annual industry event running parallel to the Helsinki Intl. Film Festival. The film was one of five fiction feature works in progress and seven works in development that were pitched to an audience of industry guests in Helsinki during the Nordic event’s showcase of local and regional projects.

Callum McLennan SAN SEBASTIAN — Projects exploring the ethical dilemmas of an AP photojournalist, the transformation of a Spanish-Chinese gangster into a monk and a personal journey by Eric Cantona stood out at the 20th Lau Haizetara Documentary Co-Production Forum, part of the San Sebastián Festival. The pitches were presented to a stellar lineup of commissioning and programming execs, including Mehdi Bekkar of Al Jazeera, Sergio Ramos from AMC Networks and Cleo Veger of Dogwoof. Their collective expertise, which also took in top outlets like Arte France, Movistar Plus+ and the Sundance Institute, highlighted the forum’s relevance.

Jem Aswad Executive Editor, Music Lady Gaga has dropped a new album titled “Harlequin” consisting of songs inspired by her character in the forthcoming film “Joker: Folie À Deux,” in which she stars opposite Joaquin Phoenix as Lee, a reimagining of Harley Quinn. The songs are nearly all classic American Songbook favorites like “Get Happy,” “That’s Life” and “That’s Entertainment,” except for a pair of angsty Gaga originals, one of them bearing the second half of the film’s title.

Ethan Shanfeld Putting the “act” in Action Bronson, the Flushing-born rapper and host of “Fuck, That’s Delicious” has joined Austin Butler and Zoë Kravitz in Darren Aronofsky‘s “Caught Stealing.” The film follows Hank Thompson, a burned-out former baseball player who is “unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld” of New York City in the 1990s. Production is currently underway in the East Village of Manhattan. From Sony Pictures, “Caught Stealing” is based on the books by Charlie Huston.

Rachel Zegler and Kit Connor are making their Broadway debuts TONIGHT in the new production of Romeo + Juliet and we have the first photos from the show!

JAEHYUN is one of the biggest superstars on the K-pop scene, and we want Just Jared readers to get to know him even better.

The Hills of California, the new Jez Butterworth play directed by Sam Mendes that began previews at the Broadhurst Theatre on September 11 and opens this Sunday, September 29, has received a two-week extension to its limited engagement.

Welcome to Deadline’s roundup of the submissions for this year’s Best International Feature Film Oscar category. Below you will find details on each movie that has been officially put forward so far, and we will update the post as more titles are added. This is a hotly contested race that often results in clear front-runners but also surprising gems.

TikTok‘s streaming service, TikTok Music, is shutting down after just over a year of operations.The platform has announced they’ll be ceasing operations of TikTok Music on November 28. “We would like to thank you for all of your support, and we hope you enjoyed the music,” they said in a statement shared to the official website.Initially teased in 2022 and then launched in July 2023, TikTok Music is currently available in Indonesia, Brazil, Australia, Singapore and Mexico.Ole Obermann, TikTok’s global head of music business development, told Billboard Pro that the app would be closing the streaming service “in order to focus on our goal of furthering TikTok’s role in driving even greater music listening and value on music streaming services, for the benefit of artists, songwriters and the industry.”This includes TikTok’s Add To Music feature, which was launched in November last year and allows users to directly save sounds from the app to their streaming platform of choice.

Lanarkshire Conservative politicians have described local homelessness levels as “scandalous”.

The Pastoral Committee and friends of Croftfoot Parish Church held a coffee corning in aid of Macmillan Cancer Support.

East Kilbride author Margaret McDonald will be in town next week to chat about her riveting debut novel Glasgow Boys.

Electors in the Fortissat and Mossend & Holytown council wards are being reminded to use their vote in the by-election on Thursday, October 10.

A Blantyre butcher tasted success at a national competition by striking gold for one of their popular products.