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Jessica Kiang It is not unprecedented to have a Sundance-premiering film play in the Berlinale competition. Yet director Celine Song’s journey with “Past Lives,” which received raves in Park City and makes its international bow in Berlin, feels like a fresh phenomenon. She’s a first-time filmmaker. Her movie has no big names. And it is unapologetically personal. Breakthrough status suits Song, who told Variety, “Everything I do, I have to believe it is the first time I’m doing that kind of thing.” Her recent resumé bears that out: Since her Off Broadway play “Endlings” closed early due to the pandemic, she has written for Amazon’s “The Wheel of Time” and mounted a production of Chekhov’s “The Seagull” entirely within the Sims 4 universe on Twitch. 

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent The wave of protests sparked across Iran by the death of Mahsa Amini by Iranian morality police in September came amid a banner year for Iranian cinema.  But as 2023 kicks off, more than 500 people who have protested her death and called for justice have been killed while prominent members of the Iranian film industry were either arrested, put on trial or banned from making movies. The result being that the country’s cinematic community has largely ground to a halt.  Which raises the question: unless something changes, how many films actually shot in Iran will be surfacing on the international festival circuit going forward?  

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent “A Cielo Abierto,” the latest film from Oscar-nominated Mexican screenwriter Guillermo Arriaga (“Babel”), is being brought onto Berlin’s European Film Market by Film Factory Entertainment. Produced by Argentina’s K&S Films, whose credits include “Wild Tales,” “The Clan” and “The Summit” — the last by “Argentina, 1985” director Santiago Mitre — “A Cielo Abierto” is directed by Mariana Arriaga and Santiago Arriaga, Guillermo Arriaga’s daughter and son, making their feature film debut.   “A Cielo Abierto” turns on two teen brothers who take a road trip to the Mexico-U.S. border to track down the man responsible for the car accident that caused their father’s death. 

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Madrid-based Buenapinta Media, a producer on Maite Alberdi’s Oscar-nominated “The Mole Agent” and Alauda Ruiz de Azúa’s “Lullaby,” has unveiled a development slate that includes new features by Ruiz de Azúa, Cinéfondation alum Guillermo García López, and Borja Cobeaga and Victor García León. The slate announcement comes one week after “Lullaby,” hailed by Pedro Almodovar as “undoubtedly the best debut in Spanish cinema for years,” triumphed at the 2023 Spanish Academy Awards, winning best first feature, actress (Laila Costa) and supporting actress (Susi Sánchez)   The 2023-24 production slate at Buenapinta Media, headed by Marisa Fernández Armenteros, also features Isabel Coixet’s just-announced “Un Amor.”

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief Karen Gillan, Marton Csokas, Harry Greenwood and Thomas M Wright join the cast of book-to-film crime drama film “Sleeping Dogs,” which shoots in Australia from next month. They join the previously announced Russell Crowe in the cast. The film is a book-to-film adaptation of E.O. Chirovici’s critically acclaimed novel, “The Book of Mirrors,” with a screenplay by Adam Cooper and Bill Collage (“Assassins Creed,” “Exodus: Gods and Kings”). The film also marks Cooper’s feature directorial debut. In the wake of a cutting-edge Alzheimer’s treatment, Crowe’s character, a former homicide detective, is tasked with re-examining a brutal murder case from his past – the grisly murder of a college professor (Csokas). Fighting to regain his memory, the detective enlists his former partner to help him revive the investigation. They encounter a magnetic and mysterious woman (Gillan), a tangle of contradictions and secrets and a horrific reality that changes the detective’s world view in the blink of an eye.

Objective journalism was on trial Friday night on Bill Maher’s Real Time, with the New York Times as a focus for the discussion on whether opinion has buried news coverage.

Shakira and Bizarrap’s hit song continues to create waves. Shakira took to social media to promote some new merch, which feature one of the song’s most iconic lines inspired by her break up with Gerard Piqué. Shakira and Karol G are officially releasing their first song together! This is what we knowShakira and Piqué’s divorce: Who has custody of their two pets?Shakira teased the merch on her Instagram, sharing a photo of herself wearing a white sweatshirt with a logo and one of the song’s most famous lyrics.

Kate Hudson cozies up to good friend and designer Zac Posen as they arrive for opening night of The Wanderer’s held at The Laura Pels Theatre on Thursday night (February 16) in New York City.

Ice-T and Coco Austin's daughter, Chanel, is getting into the family business, and she's so excited she could scream!Coco and her 7-year-old daughter were on hand Thursday to watch Ice-T receive his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and it was at the ceremony where Coco and Chanel spoke to ET's Ash Crossan about their ambitions as a formidable mother-daughter team.For starters, Coco admits she's momentarily put her career on hold to manage Chanel, who recently signed with youth talent agency, Zuri. And so far, Coco says playing the role of momager has been a blast.«I like it, more than managing myself. Actually, I put my stuff aside for so long, because I love doing her more than me,» Coco tells ET.

It looks like a little fun on Instagram has led some fans to believe that longtime couple Brad Goreski and Gary Janetti are actually in a throuple!

It’s BAFTA weekend here in London, and that means it’s time for our annual rundown of the festivities in store for nominees, execs and other well-heeled invitees. Notably in 2023, there’s a new venue for the Film Awards ceremony and dinner, while the roster of pre-awards events includes a new host. All will be capped off by celebrations of several key players on Sunday, from intimate to outsized bashes.

EXCLUSIVE: The Real Housewives of New Jersey and Vanderpump Rules both returned to Bravo this month with their best ratings in years.

“Trustfall,” and the singer says that making the LP helped her cope with own crisis of faith.“In order to be a human being in this world today, it requires a lot of trust, like just to … drop your kids off at school and participate in elections and have an opinion,” Pink said at an album release party held 101 floors up in the sky at the Edge overlooking Manhattan.“ ‘Trustfall’ is sort of [about] two things … I feel like we’re falling backwards, and the ground is uncertain. But it’s also that freedom and letting go, trusting and having faith in the universe that it’s going to take care of you.”And the 43-year-old mother of two — daughter Willow, 11, and son Jameson, 5 — takes comfort in the fact that “I know if my kids had the muscles, they would catch me.”Making “Trustfall” tunes such as first single “Never Gonna Not Dance Again” — which Pink performed on roller skates to open the American Music Awards last November —  helped the artist deal with her issues during the pandemic.“I wrote ‘Never Gonna Not Dance Again’ because I felt like the world was ending,” said Pink, who also performed acoustic renditions of new tunes “When I Get There” and “Trustfall” at the event, where she was interviewed by Peloton star Cody Rigsby.“I’m not wasting any more time.

co-wrote Garth Brooks’ 2007 No. 1 hit “More Than A Memory.” He also helped pen “Still” by Tim McGraw and “Dust” by the Eli Young Band.His songs have been recorded by the likes of Pickler, George Strait, Kelly Clarkson, Thompson Square and Jo Dee Messina, to name a few.He and Pickler eloped on Jan.

It’s officially over. Paul Wesley filed for divorce from wife Ines de Ramon after nearly five years of marriage, Us Weekly can exclusively reveal.

Milo Ventimiglia stepped on a TV set for the first time. Since then, he’s barely ever taken a break — at least not an intentional one. “After ‘Heroes,’ I had a hard time working, I couldn’t get a job,” Ventimiglia says. “It was one of the one or two times in my career where I thought about, what if I did something else? What if I got out of Hollywood? What if I left, and I moved out of the country? What if I did something like completely different than the path that I had been on? Because I couldn’t get work.” Ventimiglia continues: “As an actor, you’re out there, you’re pounding the pavement, you’re taking meetings, you’re auditioning, you’re putting what you can into those auditions, and you’re not getting the work. So therefore it’s kind of like, ‘Well, if they’re not buying what I’m selling, what am I doing here still selling?'”

Considering how high profile the University of Idaho murder case is, you’d think the state of Idaho would want to make sure every single aspect of the trial was as free of controversy as possible. But before it can even begin, it’s been saddled with scandal.

Brad Pitt spent Valentine’s Day apart from his new girlfriend Ines de Ramon, but he made sure to pamper her with a special treat!

Marc Anthony and Nadia Ferreira look happy and like they’re celebrating. The couple was spotted in Miami for the first time since they shared they were expecting a baby, and were all smiles.Marc Anthony is having a baby! Here’s a look at his childrenMarc Anthony and Maluma will perform at the 2023 PREMIO LO NUESTROAnthony and Ferreira were photographed getting inside a black car, with both of them laughing and smiling. Ferreira was wearing a black dress, matching flats and a light blue jacket.

The first look at the new Broadway musical Bad Cinderella has been released ahead of tonight’s first preview performance!

Natasha dubbed their baby a 'little miracle' and put together a video montage - including the moment Charles found out they were expecting. The sweet post had everything from snaps of their wedding to the soon-to-be mum of five's blossoming bump all the way to one of her interesting pregnancy cravings, spicy noodles and pickled onions. Natasha captioned the clips: 'Seven years of loving you.

Blake Lively announced that she was expecting her fourth child with her husband of 10 years, Ryan Reynolds. We learned of the news when the Gossip Girl alum revealed her bump at the 10th Annual Forbes Power Women's Summit in New York on Thursday, September 15, 2022. At the time, the 35-year-old posed in a sequinned mini dress from Italian fashion house Valentino, which she teamed with chunky platform heels.

Happiest place on earth! Kylie Jenner and her two children, Stormi and Aire, topped off their Disneyland day with a sweet treat.

Family bonding! Kate Hudson enjoyed a shopping day out in New York City alongside her fiancé, Danny Fujikawa, mom Goldie Hawn and stepdad Kurt Russell.

Golden boy! Barry Keoghan may not yet be a household name, but the Irish actor has certainly hit the big time with his Academy Award-nominated role in The Banshees of Inisherin.

Meghan Markle is in a legal war with her estranged half-sister that likely won’t hurt her brand, but some experts are wondering what this latest chapter in an ongoing family drama will mean for the Sussexes. In 2022, Samantha Markle sued the Duchess of Sussex for allegedly making "false" statements to Oprah Winfrey in a 2021 interview.The elder sibling accused the former American actress of defamation "based on demonstrably false and malicious statements." Samantha alleged that the duchess' "lies" were "designed to destroy [her] reputation" and have subjected her to "humiliation, shame and hatred on a worldwide scale." Annie Pace Scranton, CEO of Pace Public Relations, told Fox News Digital she has no doubt the Duchess of Sussex will follow the royal motto of "keep calm, carry on." "I don't think this lawsuit will impact Meghan Markle's image at all because the American public has, in large part, already formed their opinions about her," said Pace Scranton.

Kevin Costner is branching out amid rumors he's leaving the hit show "Yellowstone."  The actor has joined TikTok. Costner made the announcement on his Instagram account, posting a throwback photo of himself with the caption, "Feeling young today…got a @tiktok account.

Scots Love Island star Lydia Karakyriakou has described her experience in Casa Amor as a "whirlwind" after she was dumped from the Villa on Thursday night.

Dame Judi Dench claims that her eyesight is getting so bad that she is struggling to continue acting.

Love Island fans think that Olivia Hawkins' fate has been 'sealed' on the hit ITV2 show after the drama that went down on Thursday night's episode of the show.The Islanders came back together after relationships in the villa were put to the test with the arrival of six new female and male bombshells in Casa Amor. Despite things looking promising for Olivia and ai Fagan before Casa Amor, they both pursued connections with the bombshells, resulting in them deciding to "twist" and choose new partners at the nail-biting recoupling.

Love Island has released an explosive first look at Sunday night's episode where the girls confront the boys after meeting with the Casa Amor bombshells outside the villa. During the latest instalment, Samie Elishi, Jessie Wynter and Claudia Fogarty went to meet with Cynthia Otseh-Taiwo, Layla Al-Momani and Lydia Karakyriakou after learning their men had cheated on them with the three bombshells.

Love Island viewers were shocked during Friday night’s episode (February 17) as nine bombshells got the chop from the South African villa. After the dreaded move to Casa Amor earlier in the week, Maya Jama flew to the villa on Wednesday to mediate the recoupling after the addition of twelve new Islanders. In Tuesday's explosive recoupling, Lydia Karakyriakou, Sammy James, Cynthia Otseh-Taiwo, who exposed Casey to Claudia in dramatic scenes, Lynda Flix, Layla Al-Momani, Ryan Weekley, Kain Reed, Frankie Davey and Bayley Mummery were all dumped from the villa.

The White Lotus is saying farewell to the Limited or Anthology Series category at the 2023 Emmys following the news that the popular HBO series has been renewed for a third season.

Love Island's fans have called for Movie Night to return to the show, after Casey O'Gorman 'lied' to Claudia Fogarty about the nature of his kiss with Cynthia Otseh-Taiwo in Casa Amor. All of the Islanders came back together on Thursday night's show, which saw one of the most explosive recouplings ever, with plenty of jaw-dropping drama as some of the Islanders infidelities were exposed.

A week before the first court hearing in the Rust criminal case against Alec Baldwin and armorer Hannah Gutierrez-Reed for the fatal October 2021 shooting of Halyna Hutchins, the Santa Fe District Attorney has added a particularly poignant individual to their witness list.

Dani Dyer has shown off her growing baby bump as she posed in a figure-hugging jumpsuit for her latest post on social media.The 26 year old Love Island star shared a selfie of her wearing a cotton ribbed zip-up all-in-one that clung to her curves and highlighted her already blossoming belly.The daughter of EastEnders actor Danny Dyer is preparing to welcome twins with her boyfriend Jarrod Bowen, also 26.The couple will be having identical girls, and Dani's eldest child Santiago, two, whom she shares with ex Sammy Kimmence, is undoubtedly excited to become a big brother. Sharing a snap taken in her bedroom mirror, Dani's bed and mirrored chest of drawers were also on show in the background. "I have never felt so tired in my life!" the star began her caption on Instagram.