The Greatest Showman makes Number 1 comeback on the Official Film Chart

Miguel and his wife Nazanin Mandi were back together after a four month separation, Ben Stiller and his ex-wife, Christine Taylor, are following suit.In a new interview with Esquire, the Night At The Museum actor revealed that they were back together, saying the COVID-19 pandemic sparked their reunion.In 2020, the pair decided that it would be best for him to move back into the family home, so he could be with their two children— daughter Ella, 19, and son Quinlin, 16—during the lockdown.A post shared by Esquire (@esquire)“Then, over the course of time, it evolved,” he told Esquire. “We were separated and got back together and we’re happy about that.”He continued, “It’s been really wonderful for all of us. Unexpected, and one of the things that came out of the pandemic.”As he went on to explain the surprising development in their relationship, the Zoolander star talked about mutual respect within their marriage while acknowledging one another’s differences.A post shared by Esquire (@esquire)“I think we have a respect for the ways that we’re similar and the ways we’re different,” he said.

Michael Jordan and Dennis Rodman had their fair share of conflict during their time in the NBA, the pair grew to love one another--and still do, to this day.Both Chicago Bulls legends were in attendance at the 2022 All-Star Game in Cleveland, Ohio, where the 75 greatest players of all time gathered to be honored by the NBA. Though it was initially reported that Jordan couldn’t attend the event because he was at the Daytona 500, he ended up making it and receiving the biggest ovation of the night.During his time on the big stage, MJ reunited with his former teammate Dennis Rodman.“What up, boy?...

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comDirector Judd Apatow describes himself as the “anti-David Fincher.”“I’m not the person that thinks you need to do 10 or 20 takes to get rid of all self-consciousness, to drain the actors so that they become so pure and in the moment,” the “King of Staten Island” helmer revealed on Variety’s Directors on Directors series.“I love it, I mean, what’s better than ‘Zodiac?'” Apatow continued. “When I see a Coen brothers movie, and people are like, ‘They have storyboards for the whole thing and they don’t change one comma.’ Nothing would break me faster than if you told me I had to make a movie and not change everything constantly.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Bill & Ted Face the Music” leads the way with four nominations in the Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild nominations (IATSE Local 706). The film was nominated in contemporary makeup, special makeup effects, period/character makeup and contemporary hairstyling.“Hillbilly Elegy,” “Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom,” “Mulan” and “Mank” were also a few of the films to receive multiple nominations on the film side across categories.

The COVID-19 relief package passed in December is expected to distribute $15 billion for artistic venues, which includes independent movie theaters. Around the greater L.A.

Former Disney Television executive Emily Cummins has joined Julie Plec’s Universal Television-based banner My So-Called Company as President. In her new role, Cummins will oversee development and produce projects for the company, including those which Plec will create and write, and those for which she will supervise other writers.

Ellise Shafer administratorThe 36th Santa Barbara International Film Festival is planning to screen its slate via two beachside drive-in theaters.The festival, taking place March 31 through April 10 at Santa Barbara City College, will include more than 80 film screenings. Admission to the beachside drive-in theaters is free with a required RSVP.“It’s imperative we bring a sense of hopefulness to 2021, but in the safest way possible,” said Roger Durling, SBIFF’s executive director, in a statement.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefDirector Robert Connolly (“Balibo”) and star Eric Bana (“Hanna,” “Hulk), both currently riding high at the Australian box office with “The Dry,” will reunite on “Blueback,” a film billed as a family-friendly, ecologically activist celebration of the natural world.Connolly has been developing the project for more than two decades. At one stage it was envisaged that actor-director Rowan Woods (“The Boys”) would direct the adaptation.The film is now moving into production with filming set in two of the remotest places on the continent: Bremer Bay and Ningaloo Reef, in West Australia.

Brian Steinberg Senior TV EditorFor as long as CNBC has been on the air, its viewers have seen Sue Herera. Starting next week, they may not spot her every day.The veteran business-news correspondent.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief“Detective Chinatown 3” lived up to its billing as the box office favorite over the Chinese New Year holiday period, with first day grosses passing $150 million by 4pm local time.Data from ticketing agency Maoyan showed the franchise comedy adventure film as clocking up RMB975 million of revenues, and claiming over 60% of the nationwide box office total. That total was derived from 17.9 million people buying tickets for the first day.Maoyan’s early forecast for the film’s career total is RMB5.89 billion ($912 million).

Duchess of Sussex has won her High Court privacy claim against the Mail On Sunday over the publication of a "personal and private" handwritten letter to her estranged father.Meghan, 39, sued Associated Newspapers Limited (ANL), the publisher of The Mail On Sunday and MailOnline, over a series of articles which reproduced parts of a letter sent to 76-year-old Thomas Markle in August 2018.She is seeking damages for alleged misuse of private information, copyright infringement and breach of the Data Protection Act over five articles published in February 2019, which included extracts from the "private and confidential" letter to her father.Her lawyers argued, at a hearing in January, that ANL has "no prospect" of defending her claim for misuse

U.S. video giant Netflix is set to open a corporate office in Canada and will hire a first-time content executive to deal directly with local Canadian producers.

ongoing coronavirus pandemic.The online tool is the first to fully integrate devolved benefits, including the new Scottish Child Payment which opens next week.The calculator has been produced by Scotland’s national advice service, Advice Direct Scotland, and data analytics developer Inbest, having been brought together by the organisation FinTech Scotland.It provides a free and impartial assessment of entitlement to a range of benefits such as Universal Credit, crisis grants and support payments.The launch follows an 87 per cent increase in Scotland’s claimant count between December 2019 and December last year – up from 110,705 to 207,180 – largely caused by the economic impact of the Covid-19 crisis.The UK Government has not published

captivated audiences with its story about a young FBI trainee, Clarice Starling, who turns to an imprisoned Dr. Hannibal Lecter as she hunts down a serial killer named Buffalo Bill, a new sequel series,, explores Starling’s return to the field and untold events of her past.

Glen Kamara has the potential to play for one of Europe’s top sides.The 25-year-old has been in sensational form this season with dominant performances from midfield that have helped Steven Gerrard’s side romp clear at the top of the Scottish Premiership.Kamara has notched two goals to complement his outstanding displays both domestically and in the Europa League.His performances have led to rave reviews and Niemi believes that they are more than deserved.He said: “It is quite obvious any time I am watching the matches that he is one of the most important players for Rangers.

Annika Pham Danish helmer Janus Metz’s next feature project after Amazon Studios’ “All the Old Knives,” starring Laurence Fischburne and Chris Pine, will be the Danish drama “Bastard Love,” produced by Jesper Morthorst (“Silent Heart,” “Rita”) and Lise Orheim Stender (“Heartstone,” “Venus Effect”) for Motor.“Bastard Love” will be Metz’s sophomore Scandinavian feature film after the multi-awarded ”Borg vs.

Guy Lodge Film CriticEvery generation of adolescents is divided from the one before in some sense, but the internet is less a divide than a gaping canyon: Someone who didn’t grow up online from early childhood can never fully share the other half’s view of the world, and vice versa. In years past, that impasse led to some distinctly alarmist, out-of-touch films about the perils of screen-centered life — Hideo Nakata’s dreadful “Chatroom” and Jason Reitman’s “Men, Women and Children” come to mind — that glibly stressed alienation over community, with precious little attempt to bridge the gap in perspective.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentSF Studios and sales banner REinvent have unveiled the trailer for “The Pact,” Bille August’s psychological drama based on real events in the life of Karen Blixen, the Danish author best known for her autobiographical novel “Out of Africa.”The film depicts Blixen’s tumultuous relationship with Thorkild Bjørnvig, a promising young poet, after she returned from Africa. Birthe Neumann headlines the film as Blixen in her first major dramatic film role since “The Celebration.”“The Pact” is produced by SF Studios and Motor with producers Jesper Morthorst and Karin Trolle.

I'm not sure any film or television franchise has generated a more wildly varied set of expectations than Thomas Harris' psychological horror output. When considering CBS' new drama Clarice, is it fairer to compare it to Jonathan Demme's Oscar-winning TheSilence of the Lambs or to Ridley Scott's infuriating big-screen sequel Hannibal? To Bryan Fuller's operatic NBC drama Hannibal or to middling cinematic efforts like Brett Ratner's Red Dragon? Bits and pieces of this brand have been pulled apart and stitched back together over the years with a persistence that serial killer Buffalo Bill might appreciate.

Michael Cohen, Donald Trump’s former personal attorney, has been doing a podcast since last September, and his show on Monday will feature an especially notable guest: adult film actress Stormy Daniels.

2017’s musical superstar The Greatest Showman marks another chapter of chart success as it rises back up to Number 2 on the Official Film Chart.

Justice League cut.The filmmaker, whose extended director’s cut of the 2017 DC movie arrives next month, has been teasing elements of his four-hour epic in the run-up to its release. The latest is a blurry image of Leto as the Joker holding up a playing card with a vinyl gloved-hand.In a post on Twitter, Snyder tagged both Leto and Suicide Squad director David Ayer, writing: “Amazing character you created.

Editors note: Gale Anne Hurd, a producer of films and television shows including the Terminator trilogy, Aliens, Armageddon and The Walking Dead, writes about the recent passage of a new copyright provision that targets streaming piracy, making it a felony to operate a large-scale, for-profit service. 

Magnolia Pictures has acquired the Sundance Film Festival entry “Cryptozoo,” multiple Individuals familiar with the sale told Variety.The animated fantasy was written and directed by Dash Shaw (“My Entire High School Sinking Into the Sea”) and boasts a voice cast featuring Lake Bell, Michael Cera, Angeliki Papoulia and Zoe Kazan. Representatives for Magnolia did not respond to requests for comment.Debuting in the Next section at the 2021 virtual festival, “Cryptozoo” follows a couple romping in the woods, seeking intimacy and a good high.

The 1969 killing at age 21 of Illinois Black Panther Party chairman Fred Hampton was a potent secondary plot point last year in Aaron Sorkin's The Trial of the Chicago 7. That same government hit job gets expanded treatment and wields proportionately explosive impact in Shaka King's Judas and the Black Messiah, a historical thriller with an urgency that speaks even louder more than half a century later.

Mike Cahill wants to blow your mind. That much is apparent from his previous theatrical films, Another Earth and I Origins, both of which dealt with intellectually trippy sci-fi themes.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV CriticBy now, you’d think, we would have learned to leave Clarice Starling alone.The dogged, haunted FBI trainee was so memorably played by Jodie Foster in 1991’s “The Silence of the Lambs” that Foster’s refusal to reprise the role made the sequel, 2001’s “Hannibal,” fatally unbalanced. No less a talent than Julianne Moore drowned in the role, unable to make the part her own and perhaps unwilling to try.