‘They Call Me Magic’ Trailer: Measuring Magic Johnson’s Impact On And Off The Court

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentAlain Goldman, the well-respected French producer of “La Vie en rose” who’s just joined forces with Banijay, has teamed up with Amazon Prime Video on “Alphonse,” a humor-laced series by Nicolas Bedos (“La Belle Epoque”)The high-concept Prime original series is based on an original idea by Jean Dujardin, the Oscar-winning actor of “The Artist,” and Bedos. It marks the TV debut of Bedos, the Cesar-winning filmmaker of “Monsieur & Madame Adelman” and “La Belle Epoque,” which played out of competition at Cannes in 2019 and sold worldwideDujardin will star alongside Pierre Arditi (“La Belle Epoque”), Charlotte Gainsbourg (“Antichrist,” “Samba”) and Nicole Garcia (“Lupin”).

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFilmRise, the New York-based film and television studio and streaming network, has acquired the North American rights to a large swath of Japanese anime titles, headlined by more than episodes of the “Yu- Gi-Oh!” franchise.The deal with Konami Cross Media NY, part of Japan’s Konami Group, grants AVOD streaming rights for the FilmRise Streaming Network, including apps and free ad-supported TV (FAST) channels.The Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise is based on the manga series that inspired a trading card game played with monsters, spells, and traps, several video games, and a television series.“This iconic Japanese property will be featured alongside other beloved anime content, on our FilmRise Anime channel a growing new destination for North American anime fans,” said Max Einhorn, FilmRise’s SVP of acquisitions and co-production. The video streaming package includes 808 episodes of the “Yu-Gi-Oh!” TV series in English, and 541 dubbed in Spanish.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film CriticThe ad campaign for “Father Stu” — before-and-after photos with Mark Wahlberg first looking sleazy in a mug shot, then as a clean-cut clergyman glancing up at the heavens — makes you think it’s going to be a movie about the world’s toughest priest. It is, but not in the way you expect.

Helen Flanagan has admitted to falling behind with her children's homework during the Easter break. The mum-of-three took to her Instagram stories to reveal that she hasn't done much school work with her daughter Matilda as she revealed they've been 'too busy having fun'.

book. Reports of Maddow scaling back her schedule have been made ever since she signed a new multi-year deal with MSNBC and NBCUniversal, allowing her a broader range of projects.The new contract keeps her at the company through 2024.”I do still have all these other irons in the fire, all these other things I’m working on that I want to bring to fruition, none of them are fast, all of them take a long time, and I’m still working on all of them,” Maddow said on her program Monday.She clarified that for bigger news events, such as the lead-up to the election, she plans to be in the anchor spot more than once a week. “This might change….We will see how things go, but that is the plan as of now,” Maddow said. Rotating hosts will fill in the 9 p.m. slot the rest of the week, and there are no immediate plans for a permanent replacement host, according to a network spokesperson.

Connie, the retro lodging’s restored 1958 Lockheed Constellation airplane-turned-cocktail lounge, the 44-by-56-foot Runway Rink will be open weekends from this Friday, April 15, through Nov. 1 from 4 to 8 p.m. Saturdays and noon to 8 p.m.

Paige Turley has revealed she is not taken seriously as a music artist since appearing on Love Island and going out with Lewis Capaldi.

British Steel pension savers are to be compensated if they were poorly advised to switch their pension pots away from the company's more lucrative defined benefits plans.

gang of Irish mobsters has been slapped with massive sanctions after the US government has posted a $5m (£3.8m) report for information leading to the capture of its leaders.Claire Cronin, America’s ambassador in Dublin, announced the potential payout for anyone providing "information leading to the financial disruption of the Kinahans, or the arrest or conviction" of the crime cartel’s bosses.Christopher Kinahan, and his sons Christopher Jr. and Daniel Kinahan, are believed to preside over an international smuggling ring trafficking drugs and illegal weapons around the world.Bringing the gang to justice "is an urgent priority for President Biden and the US government,” Ms Cronin said.Announcing the sanctions on the Kinahans’ business interests, Gregory Gatjanis from the US Department of the Treasury said the gang was as much of a threat as the Japanese Yakuza gangs or Italian crime syndicate the Camorra.Other Kinahan associates named in the sanctions were Sean McGovern, Ian Dixon and Bernard Clancy, who are all believed to live in Dubai, and John Morrissey who lives in Spain.

Actress Melanie Clark Pullen has tragically died at the age of 46 following a battle with breast cancer.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorBrooklynites will be excited to learn that BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! will return to the Lena Horne Bandshell in Prospect Park at full capacity, with live, free and in-person performances in June, kicking off on the 8 th with a performance by saxophonist-composer-producer Kamasi Washington and closing on August 6 with Nigerian singer-songwriter Yemi Alade.The innovative Los Angeles-based musician is one of the major jazz musicians to emerge in the past decade, having collaborated with a galaxy of jazz artists as well as Kendrick Lamar (on his groundbreaking “To Pimp a Butterfly” album), Florence + the Machine and others. He also has performed at multiple nights of BRIC JazzFest in years past.

Amanda Holden left fans floored as she poured her curves into a teeny showgirl outfit to tease the upcoming series of Britain’s Got Talent.The talent show judge, 51, strutted her stuff in a tiny white bodysuit covered in feathers, sequins and pink fringe as she made an impromptu catwalk of the backstage area.The strappy number left Amanda’s toned legs on full display as she tiptoed around in a pair of stunning glittery heels, with a feather boa wrapped around her neck and a train made entirely of pure white feathers trailing behind her.Finally, Amanda donned a Burlesque-style feathery headpiece, which she lightly touched while scampering across a wooden floor to make it to the stage.The stunner tied her blonde tresses up into a curly ponytail, with wavy strands falling to frame her face as she pouted for the camera while shooting a sultry look over her shoulder.She later clambered up the familiar stage steps as though to make her way on-stage to perform on BGT - but turned around at the last moment to kick her incredible legs in true showgirl fashion.Amanda opted for a natural yet glam make-up look for the shoot, pairing a pale pink lip with long dark lashes and a natural eyeshadow shade.She wrote on Instagram: "The show must go on!!! BGT IS BACK. Saturday 8pm @itv."Her fans immediately flocked to the comments section to heap praise on the sultry star, with one writing: “Gorgeous, beautiful and sexy!”“My heart feels ready to burst!” someone else chimed in, as a third eager fan gushed: “Wow girl!!”“Looking so hot.

beatings.Convicted drug dealer 32-year-old Nathaniel Pope was found unanimously guilty of inflicting more than 20 rib fractures on defenceless Kemarni Watson Darb which led to his death.The toddler was tragically found "lifeless" at home in West Bromwich, West Midlands, on June 5, 2018, after suffering what prosecutors describe as a "vicious, forceful assault".The verdict was given by a Birmingham Crown Court jury on Tuesday after hearing evidence that little Kemarni’s body had 34 separate areas of external injuries.Kemarni’s mother, 30-year-old Alicia Watson, was cleared of murdering her son but found guilty of causing or allowing the child’s death.The four-month trial was told Watson and Pope – who blamed each other from the witness box – were “partners in crime” and continued to live together for several months after Kemarni’s death.The youngster died from abdominal injuries on the afternoon of June 5 2018, after his ribcage was “crushed” at the couple’s two-bedroom flat in West Bromwich.Pope, of Wolverhampton, and Watson, of Handsworth, Birmingham, were also convicted of a single court each of child cruelty to Kemarni between May 1 and June 5 2018, relating to the infliction of rib fractures and an abdominal injury prior to the fatal injury.The pair were also separately convicted of two further counts of child cruelty in relation to other children.Both will be sentenced at a later date.In December Birmingham Crown Court heard that to punish three-year-old Kemarni Watson Darby, Nathaniel Pope would allegedly shut him in a bedroom by wrapping a door handle with a wire so he could not escape until he ‘calmed down’.According to Birmingham Live, tragic Kemarni's abdomen had been split which caused a "massive" internal

Meghan Markle will attend the Invictus Games for her first official trip with Prince Harry since leaving the Royal Family.

Reddit have been left in hysterics at footage of a man dressed as the Joker towing a 'Batmobile'.In the bizarre clip which may or may not inspire the next Batman movie, a truck driver caked in clownish face paint grins and sticks out his thumb towards a passing driver. The excitable motorist behind the video, films as he pulls up alongside the car carrier with what looks to be a one of a kind Batmobile.As if spotting a rare comic book superhero's car on the road was not enough quality content, the clip only gets better once the driver is revealed.

news.com.au.They wrote the word “footpath” on the white car with permanent marker.In the anonymous Facebook post, the daughter said: “My dad parked in our driveway to help my mother get closer access to the house given her abilities."In doing so, they were blocking the footpath but walkers could still walk around the back of the car.“I totally understand the concerns of blocking the footpath but to write with permanent marker all over their front bonnet is disgusting erratic behaviour and I’m absolutely sickened to think a person such as this lives nearby.”The mum also claimed her dad was going to move the car once her mother was inside.However, he was unable to do so as the children needed constant supervision from the get go.She continued: “This is vandalism and is illegal!“I feel so sorry for this person in every way as they would have had so much hatred at the thought of walking around a car to go home and get a marker, come back and vandalise a car.“Just WOW!“Next time be a big enough person to ring the doorbell and advise [us] directly so we can fix this in an amicable way and you can walk the straight path that you so desire.“Or if you wish to remain anonymous, write it on PAPER!”And, while many of us would be fuming at the vandalism – some weren’t on her side.One such neighbour said: “Vandalism is illegal, but so is parking across the footpath.“If the mother has mobility issues, then they should have had more awareness themselves." Get all the biggest Lifestyle news straight to your inbox. Sign up for the free Daily Star Hot Topics newsletter"Don’t block the footpath.

National Lottery scratchcard - and the first thing she did was retire from her warehouse job and plan a wild trip to Las Vegas. While the lucky lady, Sandy Doyle, 58, from Salisbury, may still be coming to terms with the incredible news she is very clear that her nearest and dearest will also benefit from the win.Sandy said: "I’ll be helping out my two daughters and my grandkids too, I think the first treat for us all will be a trip to the beach for the Easter holidays where we can have fun and take some time to plan the future."Sandy’s exciting new future began when she popped to the local shop early on Sunday morning (April 10) to pick up a copy of the paper and treated herself to two Match A Million National Lottery Scratchcards.One scooped her a £10 win, the other made her a millionaire!Sandy said: "Once home I popped the kettle on for a cup of coffee and decided to scratch my scratchcards."When I revealed the £1MIL sign on the first Match A Million, I didn’t believe it so I put it to one side, and played the other.

A war crimes prosecutor vowed to hunt down the ‘unimaginably barbaric’ Russian soldiers who massacred hundreds of civilians near Kyiv yesterday.

Sugababes, The Damned, Imelda May and John Cooper Clarke have been announced for this year’s Field Of Avalon line-up at Glastonbury festival.Organisers for the Worthy Farm event shared a poster for the stage this morning (April 12), which also includes Lamb, The Hoosiers and McFly. You can view the full line-up below.They join headliners Billie Eilish, Paul McCartney and Kendrick Lamar for the bash, which will run between June 22-26.It will be Glastonbury’s first edition since 2019, with both the 2020 (due to be headlined by McCartney, Lamar and Taylor Swift) and 2021 festivals both cancelled due to the coronavirus pandemic.For the first of our Glastonbury 2022 area / venue announcements, here's the amazing @FieldofAvalon's line-up poster for this year's Festival! pic.twitter.com/QFdCofVVHA— Glastonbury Festival (@glastonbury) April 12, 2022Other names already confirmed for the Glastonbury 2022 line-up include Lorde, Foals, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Sam Fender, Megan Thee Stallion, Charli XCX, Arlo Parks, Haim, Blossoms, Beabadoobee, Olivia Rodrigo, Girl In Red, Megan Thee Stallion, Fontaines D.C., Elbow, Pet Shop Boys, Phoebe Bridgers, IDLES, St.

Tom Brady’s retirement lasted 40 days.

Selome Hailu Premiering his new Apple TV Plus docuseries “They Call Me Magic” at the South by Southwest Film Festival, Magic Johnson shared that Michael Jordan’s Netflix docuseries “The Last Dance” helped him decide it was finally time to tell his own life story.“The reason we did it is because when Michael did ‘The Last Dance,’ my phone just started ringing,” the former L.A. Laker said in a post-screening discussion.