Timely Topics and a World in Crisis Take Center-Stage at Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s Pitching Forum

(CNN)Elliott Page's character on "Umbrella Academy" will mimic real life.Page's character on the hit Netflix series will come out as transgender in the third season.The streaming giant celebrated the news by retweeting Page on it's dedicated LGBTQ+ content Twitter account, Most."FEELS SO GOOD TO SAY THIS: Elliot Page stars as Viktor Hargreeves in Umbrella Academy S3!!!," the Most tweet read.Page's original tweet included a photo of the star in character.In 2020 the Oscar-nominated performer went public with being transgender and identifying as non-binary.

Bruce Willis’ family took to social media to reveal that the actor had been diagnosed with aphasia. The actor’s wife, Emma Heming, later shared a new message to thank his fans.“Your love, support, compassion, prayers really help,” she wrote.

Lady Gaga to Cee Lo Green, everyone from fashion’s usual risktakers to newcomers try to make an impression on viewers at the ceremony, walking the red carpet in looks that will be remembered from years to come.As we gear up for this year’s ceremony on April 3, check out some of the most insane, unforgettable looks from past GRAMMYs ceremonies.

Khloé Kardashian isn’t playing around with Blac Chyna‘s child support claims!

The Willis family is feeling the love.

This is wild.

Harry Styles‘ fans are close to pushing his new song “As It Was” past the Spotify record!

This was a big week for Sienna Miller!

Sydney Sweeney shows off her award she received during the opening ceremony of the 2022 Canneseries Festival on Friday (April 1) in Cannes, France.

Did you know that Elle Fanning and Lucy Liu are friends?!

Kellan Lutz and Nikki Reed had a special connection on the set of Twilight and he’s surprised that they never actually dated in real life.

Trevor Noah is returning to the GRAMMYs! The host is gearing up to helm music's biggest night on Sunday — all the way from Las Vegas, baby!«First of all, it's an honor,» Noah shared in interviews ahead of the big night. «I mean, hosting the GRAMMYs one time, it is a lifetime achievement. Hosting it twice is an opportunity to mess things up, so it's terrifying, it's exciting, it's an honor and most importantly, I think it's a celebration, because the first one was deep in the pandemic and now cases are going down, people are getting back together, we're gonna have an audience and I'm really excited to share it with people in the crowd.»While Noah said he appreciated the «intimacy» of the 2021 GRAMMYs — where the performances took place inside on a sequestered soundstage, while nominees received their awards on a socially-distanced outdoor stage — he admitted that he's excited for the whole show to be back under one roof this year.«Whenever people ask me what performances I'm most excited to see, I realize that my answers are almost always lies, because I haven't yet seen the performances,» he joked. «I have ideas of who I think I want to see in my head, but then I'm always surprised on the night. Last year was a perfect example of that… You don't know who's gonna bring something up, you don't know who's gonna do something different, you don't know who's gonna roll out a giant bed and twerk on it, so yeah, this year I'm excited to see anybody on stage because that's what makes the GRAMMYs amazing is it's basically the year's biggest all-around concert: Everything country, hip-hop, jazz, whatever it is everything, on one stage, which is what I love.»Dear @cbs … 1.

After two-plus years of the Covid pandemic and drought, the largest fires in recorded history and a recall election in California, Governor Gavin Newsom left yesterday for two-weeks to Central and South America with his family. Bad timing.

Sony’s dive into the deeper waters of Marvel with vampire anti-hero Morbius looks to be shaping up to be a new franchise for the Culver City studio. Industry estimates are pegging around $17M today with a shot at an opening north of $40M for the $75M feature production.

The Human Rights Campaign is sanctioning Fox Corporation from its list of top workplaces following Fox News’ coverage of Florida’s ‘Don’t Say Gay’ bill and LGBTQ+ issues.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterSamantha Morton is returning to the world of “The Walking Dead,” with the actress set to appear in the upcoming anthology series “Tales of the Walking Dead” at AMC.Morton will star in an episode of “Tales of the Walking Dead” as Alpha, the villainous character she played in Seasons 9 and 10 of the hit zombie apocalypse series. Alpha was the leader of The Whisperers, a group that survived by donning zombie skin in order to move freely among the undead and then attacking other living humans for resources.

Thania Garcia The best in music are all headed to Sin City where the anticipation is higher than ever for the 64th Grammy Awards in Las Vegas’ MGM Grand Garden Arena. With a lineup that includes Olivia Rodrigo, Lady Gaga, BTS, Billie Eilish, Silk Sonic, Brandi Carlile, Lil Nas X with Jack Harlow, Jon Batiste, John Legend, Carrie Underwood, J Balvin with Maria Becerra, H.E.R., Chris Stapleton and more, it’s going to be an exciting and wide-ranging night of music.With Music’s Greatest Night just around the corner, dozens of honorary events and parties are happening leading up to Sunday’s show.See Variety’s updated list of festivities below.APRIL 1MusiCares Person of the Year5 p.m.MusicCares will be honoring Joni Mitchell as Person of the Year.MGM Grand Conference Center DaBaby at Drai’sTIME TBD Drai’s Day/nightclub11th story rooftop of The Cromwell on the Las Vegas Strip EMPIRE & Paper Route Empire Present: Key Glock – Yellow Tape 2 Album Release7:00 p.m.

Jay Ruderman There were several beautiful, gratifying moments at the 94th Academy Awards. But you would not necessarily know that by watching the viral videos circulating social media that emerged in the immediate aftermath of the ceremony, which focus on one particular distasteful incident.Today, it is time to let the dust settle on the so-called “slap heard around the world” and shift the conversation to “CODA,” enabling this year’s Best Picture winner to receive the attention and accolades it deserves.The narrative surrounding the success of “CODA” — which also took home Oscars for Best Actor in a Supporting Role (Troy Kotsur) and Best Adapted Screenplay — encompasses much more than initially meets the eye.

Chris Willman Music WriterCountry star Eric Church, who’s taken a social media battering for canceling a sold-out concert to attend an NCAA tournament game, is looking to make it up to Texas fans who were unhappy about being spurned for a ballgame.Church sent a message to ticketholders — or former ticketholders — for the show that was to have taken place Saturday night at AT&T Center in San Antonio, telling them they would be invited to a makeup show in the nearby city of New Braunfels in five months.“Thank you San Antonio for letting me take my family to this game,” Church wrote. “It took a minute to figure out how and when I could properly express my thanks.

The Real Housewives of Dubai” will premiere on June 1 at 9 p.m. ET, Bravo announced Friday.

Clayton Davis Academy Award winner Troy Kotsur is a man of many talents. But above all, he’s a lover of cinema and all its infinite splendor.On the cover of Variety this week discussing his historic best supporting actor win for “CODA,” Kotsur used American Sign Language (ASL) to interpret some of the most iconic lines in movie history.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorLooking back 50 years at anything that isn’t related to geology, evolution or astronomy feels like a glimpse at a long-bygone age. That’s especially so for the 14th annual Grammy Awards, which took place on March 14, 1972 at the Felt Forum in New York’s Madison Square Garden and were broadcast on ABC.The show was hosted by virtuoso easy-listening singer Andy Williams; presenters included Ed Sullivan, the Fifth Dimension, the Carpenters and “Brady Bunch” star Florence Henderson.

Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorIn many ways, “Daily Show” star Trevor Noah has been the most challenged Grammy Awards host in history: Last year he emceed the first-ever pandemic show, which featured the traditional awards and somewhat traditional performances, but in a semi-outdoor setting before a small, rotating audience of artists, presenters and staff. This year it’s a more-normal show, although it’s been rescheduled to Sunday from its original Jan.

Martin Lewis found fame thanks to his savvy money-saving tips, and his advice has never been needed more than now, with the cost of living rising significantly. The 49 year old has been providing tips to help with rising energy costs over recent weeks, and now he's provided advice for those looking to decrease their fuel bill. Petrol prices have reached an all time high, but there is one way you can cut your fuel bill, and it's all down to how you drive your car.

Just as we thought we were getting some sun, it seems the cold is on its way. And in fact Londoners are set to face one of the coldest nights on record tonight, with temperatures falling to -3C (27F).The Arctic blast in Britain will come after a day of further snowfall in some parts of the country.The temperature for Heathrow Airport will be -3.1C (26.4F) and this is the lowest ever for the airport, which is one of the capital's main weather stations.

Aside from a relatively slow start, April showcases an industry ready to get back to whatever version of the new normal is. With fewer and fewer films being released through streaming services, it looks like theaters are hoping for a comeback and, with some select titles, in particular, are looking like they could have just that.

do those makeup artists get a full beat while looking into the camera and not a mirror?This content can also be viewed on the site it from.Hailey Bieber rounds out her look with a little Kosas powder on her oily T-zone, then a Makeup Forever pencil she uses on her lips, but could serve other functions. Who doesn't love a multi-use product?!Courtesy of brand She uses the pencil to line her lips, though she only “overlines” at the peaks of her cupid's bow and follows her natural lip shape for the rest.

Christopher Vourlias Since its inaugural edition at the 60th Thessaloniki Film Festival in 2019, the Meet the Future program has offered a look ahead to the next generation of emerging film talents set to make waves in Greece, the wider Mediterranean region and beyond.After training the spotlight on up-and-coming documentary filmmakers from Serbia, who presented five projects in post-production to industry guests at last year’s Thessaloniki Documentary Festival, the focus shifts this year to Georgia, a country that’s seen its cinema profile rise in recent years on the strength of directors including acclaimed docmaker Salomé Jashi, whose arresting feature “Taming the Garden” (pictured) played in the Sundance World Cinema Documentary Competition.Yianna Sarri, the head of the Thessaloniki Documentary Festival’s industry arm, Agora, considers herself “one of the biggest fans of Georgian cinema for many years now.” “They make beautiful cinema,” she said, adding that she had “this [Georgian focus] in mind for a very long time.”In collaboration with the Georgian Film Center, Thessaloniki presents five up-and-coming Georgian documentary filmmakers who will present their next projects during a special Meet the Future showcase on March 15.Here are this year’s participants: