'No Man's Land': Film Review

Anna Marie de la Fuente ZDF Enterprises, to be rebranded ZDF Studios in April, has snagged worldwide distribution rights to the topical post-WWII dramatic series “Between Two Worlds” (“Ein Hauch Von Amerika”).Skein is set in a fictional German town in the ’50s where a robust U.S. military presence is impacting the lives of its people, in particular the two young friends Marie and Erika, whose relationships with their family, community and each other are put to the test by the presence of a U.S.

Jamie Lang Norwegian broadcaster NRK has boarded Hummelfilm’s coming-of-age crime drama series “Nowheresville,” one of 10 projects participating in this year’s Berlin Co-Pro Series where producer Marte Hansen and series creator-director Rebecca W. Kjellmann are virtually pitching the series to potential partners, financers and broadcasters.Development on the project is already well underway, with four finished scripts and outlines for the show’s other four episodes already banked.“We are currently continuing the writing process, while working on the financing and production set-up for the series,” the partners explained to Variety before pitching in Berlin.

Snoop Dogg and Kelly Clarkson have been announced as the hosts for the US' answer to Eurovision, the American Song Contest. 

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentZDF Enterprises and the U.K.-based Parsonage Productions are developing a new drama, “The Bronte Girls,” a fictional account of the last summer which the three Bronte sisters spent together.The drama is based on the stage play of the same name by New York-based playwright Caroline Franklin (“Last Night at the Carmine”). Franklin will adapt the drama for the small screen with the British writer-director Darcia Martin (“Riches,” “Shakespeare & Hathaway,”Call the Midwife”).The initial series, structured as a six-part drama, will be executive produced by Harvey Myman, Patty Lenahan Ishimoto and Patrick Irwin, who first worked together on A+E Networks’ U..K.

Naman Ramachandran Amazon Prime Video and Germany’s Leonine Studios are expanding their existing partnership with a multi-year license agreement.Under the deal, Prime Video gets exclusive second window SVOD-rights for a six-month period to upcoming theatrical feature films and home entertainment titles from Leonine’s slate and also includes non-exclusive SVOD rights to titles from Leonine’s content library.Titles include Keanu Reeves’ “John Wick 4” and its spin-off “Ballerina,” starring Ana de Armas; Channing Tatum’s directorial debut “Dog”; Roland Emmerich’s “Moonfall,” starring Halle Berry; Nicolas Cage action-comedy “The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent”; Guillaume Canet’s “Asterix & Obelix: The Middle Kingdom,” with Gilles Lellouche, Marion Cotillard, Vincent Cassel and soccer star Zlatan Imbrahimović; Jennifer Lopez starrer “Shotgun Wedding”; and Leonine Studios co-production “The School of Magical Animals 2,” the sequel to Germany’s most successful theatrical release of 2021. Leonine Studios CEO Fred Kogel said: “It’s fantastic that we can expand our long-standing partnership with Prime Video by this agreement and achieve another important milestone for our licensing business with premium content.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentNetflix has dropped the trailer for “Standing-Up,” the new show by Fanny Herrero, the creator of French hit series “Call My Agent!”“Standing-Up” follows Aïssatou, Nezir, Bling and Apolline, four artists from different backgrounds who are trying to break into the world of stand-up comedy. They meet every day at the Drôle, a Parisian comedy club, where they come to practice their art: making people laugh.

Marta Balaga Danish helmer Lone Scherfig is already developing the second season of “The Shift”, she revealed on Monday during an online Berlinale Series Market talk “From Film to Series.”Set in a maternity ward and starring Sofie Gråbøl and Pål Sverre Hagen, it’s the first series as a showrunner for Scherfig, who in 2019 opened Berlinale with “The Kindness of Strangers” and won a Silver Bear for “Italian for Beginners.”“It’s a tribute to the people who work in the healthcare system under extreme pressure, to the care and the love they show, even despite tough working conditions,” she said. “The Shift” is produced by Creative Alliance, with Beta Film handling the sales.

Emilio Mayorga Carla Simón’s first feature “Summer 1993” was a knockout; a Generation Kplus and Best First Feature award winner at the 2017 Berlinale and Spain’s 2018 Oscars submission, winning three Spanish Academy Goya Awards. The director has since become a reference within a new wave of Catalan women filmmakers that have broken out to considerable box office and festival success.Now, Simón competes in Berlin’s main competition with her sophomore effort “Alcarràs,” exploring her own roots through her adoptive mother’s family.Set in the so-called Catalan Far West, in a small village near Lleida, the film is shot entirely using non-professional actors.

K.J. Yossman BBC drama “Peaky Blinders” has set a premiere date for its sixth and final season.The show, led by Cillian Murphy, will return on Feb. 27.Murphy plays Tommy Shelby in the hit series.BBC revealed the news with an enormous mural painted on the side of a wall in Birmingham of Murphy’s face, which was tweeted with the caption: “The Shelbys are back in business.”The mural was created by by street artist Akse.

Donald Trump to Adolf Hitler.Lee was making an acceptance speech at the New York Film Critics Awards yesterday (24 January), with his message pre-recorded on January 6, the day a mob of pro-Trump supporters rioted at the US Capitol building.Winning an award for his 2020 short film New York New York, which was filmed during the coronavirus pandemic, Lee reflected on the riot and said the country needed to come together at the “crossroads” they find themselves at.“It’s a very sad day in the history of America,” the director said. “We’re at the crossroads now… and everybody please be safe.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterWhen brothers Jake and Conor Allyn were growing up, they had something of an unusual family tradition.Whenever they would go to the movies, their dad, Rob, had a tendency to choose something that wasn’t exactly age-appropriate for his young kids.That’s how Jake came to perform a monologue from “Braveheart” in his elementary school talent show while the other students were singing along to Aaron Carter songs.Child-friendly or not, the Mel Gibson epic that easily earned its R-rating instilled in the siblings a deep love of movies and inspired them to start making their own homemade films. As kids, they borrowed their parent’s camcorder to capture footage around the block.

WHEN Joe Biden was sworn in as US President on Wednesday, one Brit was cheering louder than anyone else. For actor-writer Sacha Baron Cohen had risked his life ­making a movie that he hoped would prevent Donald Trump serving a second term.

Lisa Kennedy A nice-enough young man kills a nice boy. One is Mexican, the other white.

It’s hard to remember a moment in Hollywood when more production starts were announced or star commitments unveiled — witness Netflix’s slate of 70 films (yes, 70). The stars glow brightly in streamer heaven. And Donald Trump’s messy exit helped stoke the hubris.

The Tiger King documentary on Netflix became somewhat of a global sensation over the last year, and it seems Carole Baskin and Joe Exotic are still sworn enemies.

As President Donald Trump flew away this morning from office, documentary filmmaker Michael Moore gave him a parting jab on Twitter, saying “He has just left the White House for good. We the people have evicted him. I will go ahead & cancel the U-Haul. He now flies over the wreckage he has created, knowing we are not done with him,” Michael Moore said. “Trial. Conviction. Imprisonment. He must pay for his actions – a first-ever for him.”

Samantha Bee is ready to say goodbye to Donald Trump.

Two of the biggest names in pop music – Jennifer Lopez and Lady Gaga – took part in the Jan. 20 inauguration of Joe Biden and Kamala Harris.

Donald Trump may no longer be President, but he and his cronies are still around and capable of doing lasting damage.

Capitol riots earlier this month, which left five people, including a Capitol police officer dead. After several people tweeted that Sutcliffe, who played Lorelai's ex and Rory's father, Christopher, on the beloved series, attended the riots, the actor retweeted a video of a rioter smoking weed inside the Capitol. «There are rumors circulating that I 'stormed the capital (sic),'» the Canadian-born actor wrote, before adding, «Not true — though I would have been proud to share a smoke with this great Patriot!» There are rumors circulating that I «stormed the capital.»

Kristy Swanson is being roasted by fellow celebrities after defending Donald Trump against calls to digitally remove his cameo from "Home Alone 2: Lost in New York."  As the president faces a historic second impeachment, many on social media are looking to have his brief cameo on the 1992 holiday movie, written and produced by the late John Hughes, digitally removed from future iterations.  The campaign on social media prompted actor Macaulay Culkin to say he approves of the change.The scene in question sees Trump give Culkin’s Kevin McCallister character directions in a hotel lobby.

The first night that The Late Show with Stephen Colbert beat The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon in total viewers after his opening night, the bespectacled host sprung for pizza for his crew.

When Hurricane Maria blew across Puerto Rico in 2017, television news media descended to cover the disaster, filming the requisite scenes: wind lashing the island, infrastructure devastated, people desperate for rescue and relief.

Cardi B just landed her biggest role yet!

Macaulay Culkin is in full support of digitally removing Donald Trump from the 1992 film Home Alone 2: Lost In New York. The actor, now 40, became a household name following his turn as Kevin McAllister in the iconic Christmas movie — which featured a short cameo from the POTUS. One fan of the movie tweeted, “Petition to digitally replace trump in ‘home alone 2’ with 40-year-old macaulay culkin,” to which the former child star replied, “Sold.”

Home Alone 2: Lost in New York.The 1992 movie features a cameo in which the current President of the United States of America, a former reality TV host, points the mischievous (Culkin) in the right direction while he's running through the Plaza Hotel, which Trump owned at the time.In December 2020, Home Alone 2 director Chris Columbus claimed Trump forced his way into the movie as a condition for letting them film in the Plaza. “We wanted to shoot in the lobby.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorA new trailer for the upcoming docuseries “Trans in Trumpland” opens with ominous music as Donald Trump is heard in voiceover saying, “I will do everything in my power to protect our LGBTQ citizens.”There’s no question that Trump, who was impeached for a second time on Wednesday, did not fulfill his promise.

A Maryland man who was photographed inside the U.S. Capitol wearing his company’s ID badge, standing next to the viral horned rioter, turned himself in to authorities Wednesday, and has since been banned from Washington, D.C.

Macaulay Culkin wants that Donald Trump cameo cut fromHome Alone 2: Lost in New York,like other fans of the 1992 holiday classic have expressed. The call to remove the president from the film ramped up over the holiday season amid Trump's refusal to accept his defeat in the the 2020 presidential election to President-elect Joe Biden.

Macaulay Culkin said he’s “sold” on the idea of not only removing, but replacing, one of his Home Alone 2: Lost In New York co-stars – Donald Trump.