To Fight Antisemitism, We Need More Jewish Stories On-Screen: ‘We Can’t Count on Larry David Forever’

Todd Longwell Georgia’s film and TV business has been booming ever since 2008, when it began offering a 20% transferable tax credit with a 10% bump for including the state’s peach logo in the credits. In recent years, it’s hosted “The Exorcist: Believer” and numerous big Marvel projects, including “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” and the upcoming Disney+ series “Ironheart,” as well as the Netflix hit “Stranger Things.” As the number of productions has grown, so has the infrastructure to support it.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent Rodrigo Sorogoyen, director of ‘The Beasts,’ the Best Foreign Film winner at France’s 2023 Cesar Awards, has gone into production on a new series, “The New Year’s Eves.” Following on Sorogoyen’s acclaimed “Riot Police,” and his episode in “Offworld,” chosen by Variety as one the best international series of 2022, “The Beasts” is produced by Movistar Plus+, the biggest Spanish pay TV/OTT operator, in collaboration with Madrid-based independent production house Caballo Films (“Riot Police,” “The Route”), co-founded by Sorogoyen. Movistar Plus+ International will handle distribution outside Spain.

Selome Hailu “Stranger Things: The First Shadow” is shaping up to replicate the high stakes of the Netflix drama, as demonstrated by photos released from rehearsals of the West End stage play. Among the first looks are images of Henry Creel and Dr. Brenner (played by Louis McCartney and Patrick Vaill) in an intense face-to-face standoff and Lonnie Byers sitting with and holding Joyce Maldonado (played by Chase Brown and Isabella Pappas), as well as of the larger company and “Stranger Things” creators Ross and Matt Duffer.

William Earl TikTok has announced its first-ever live global music event for fans, with a lineup that includes Cardi B, Niall Horan, Anitta and Charlie Puth. The social media platform is set to host “In the Mix” at Sloan Park in Mesa, Arizona on December 10. In addition to the headliners, TikTok is planning to highlight musicians from its emerging artist program Elevate with performances from Kaliii, Isabel LaRosa, Sam Barber and Lu Kala.

Chris Willman Senior Music Writer and Chief Music Critic The Country Music Association and ABC have announced the first rollout of performers for the 2023 CMA Awards telecast, foremost among them the year’s two most nominated artists: Lainey Wilson, who goes into the ceremony with nine bids, and Jelly Roll, who’ll arrive with five nominations. Others named as singing on the Nov. 8 telecast include Chris Stapleton, Tanya Tucker, K.

The Walking Dead, has been diagnosed with stage four cancer.The actor’s diagnosis was shared in a GoFundMe post by his family, who are hoping to raise $300,000 to “make it through the next year, pay for treatment to fight his cancer, keep their home, and maintain some sort of stability” for his wife Jessica and 13-year-old daughter Sadie.“After miraculously surviving a brain aneurysm just a year and a half ago, our beloved Erik Jensen was just diagnosed with Stage IV colorectal cancer,” the page reads.“The cancer has metastasized to his liver, but Erik is young and strong (cutting a film during chemo, working full-time as a director and writer throughout) and his doctors think they have a shot at shrinking the tumors enough to do two very major surgeries and get them all out,” they added. “He can make it through this. But Erik and his family are in for the fight of their lives, and they need your support.”Jensen played Dr.

Samuel L. Jackson has paid tribute to actor Richard Roundtree, who has died aged 81.Roundtree died in his home on Tuesday (October 24) in Los Angeles after a short battle with pancreatic cancer.The actor had his breakthrough role as detective John Shaft in the 1971 blaxploitation action thriller Shaft.

Jay-Z‘s 2001 album ‘The Blueprint’.Courtney – who claimed to be an associate of ’60s gangland criminals the Krays – was found at his home in Plumstead, south east London last Sunday (October 22) after reportedly dying by suicide. He was 64 years old.The Metropolitan Police said his death is currently being treated as unexpected and is under investigation.In a statement, Courtney’s family paid tribute to his “incredible, colourful, rock ‘n’ roll life”, and said he had experienced the “pain of both cancer and arthritis in his later years”.

Frontiers in Pain Research, Darius Valevicius – the first author of the research from McGill University in Montreal, Canada – found that while listening to a preferred artist may lead to a reduction of pain equal to painkillers, music that produces “chills” has an even greater impact.“We can approximate that favourite music reduced pain by about one point on a 10-point scale, which is at least as strong as an over-the-counter painkiller like Advil [ibuprofen] under the same conditions. Moving music may have an even stronger effect,” he said (via The Guardian).The study conducted saw 63 healthy participants attend the Roy pain laboratory on the McGill campus, and researchers applied heat akin to a hot cup of coffee to their left arm.

Robert Plant’s first performance of Led Zeppelin’s ‘Stairway To Heaven’ in 16 years was prompted by a fan’s “six-figure” charity donation, according to new reports.The performance of the iconic 1971 track – from the band’s ‘Led Zeppelin IV’ album – took place during a charity concert last Saturday night (October 21).Organised by former Duran Duran guitarist Andy Taylor, the show was held at Soho Farmhouse in Oxfordshire and raised funds for The Cancer Platform. It also saw the legendary rock frontman perform Led Zeppelin’s ‘Thank You’ and ‘Black Dog’.Now, according to a new interview with former Reef and current Goldray guitarist Kenwyn House – who played alongside Plant at the gig – the performance of ‘Stairway To Heaven’ was prompted by a six-figure charity donation.“Someone bid a huge amount of money for him to sing this song,” he told Led Zeppelin News.

Jonnie Irwin has been flooded with support after updating his fans on his 'mistake' amid his battle with terminal cancer. The TV presenter, who is best known for fronting Channel 4's A Place In The Sun and BBC's Escape to the Country, shared the devastating news that he had been diagnosed with terminal lung cancer in November last year.

Councillors are finally set to vote on hugely controversial plans to build thousands of homes in the Tameside green belt next week.

Stacey Solomon has told fans she 'can't cope' after sharing a fresh family update on her Instagram. The Loose Women star, 34, left fans saying they 'can't believe it' as she shared some adorable photos to mark her daughter's first Halloween.

Yousef Makki was unlawfully killed by his schoolfriend Joshua Molnar, a coroner has ruled. A second inquest had been held into the death of the 17-year-old, from Burnage, who was killed in Hale Barns, Trafford, on March 2, 2019.

A man who hurled racist abuse at passengers on a bus in Manchester has been locked up.

Since 2022, the government has banned children aged 15 and under from being placed in "careless" settings – accommodation that has extremely limited support. This ban has not been extended to 16- and 17-year-olds, despite 29 children dying whilst in independent or semi-independent accommodation over a five-year period (2016-2021).

Two food alerts have been issued over a serious infection that can be caused by consuming products contaminated with bacteria.

Teen Mom star Jenelle Evans' husband, David Eason, has been charged with child abuse involving his 14 year old stepson Jace.This follows a child neglect investigation that started earlier this month involving both Jenelle and David.The investigation kicked off after Jenelle, a former reality star, reported her son missing for the third time. In September, it was reported that Jace had escaped through a window at home and ran into the woods. Jace later told police that his stepdad, David, had hurt him.

Hannah Tointon is probably best known for playing the role of Katy Fox in the E4 soap, Hollyoaks.The actor portrayed the character on and off for 10 years before finally saying goodbye to the show in 2017, when it was revealed that Katy had tragically passed away from a drug overdose. Throughout her time in Hollyoaks, Hannah was able to sink her teeth into some gritty storylines, including dealing with her murderous brother Warren, being kidnapped by Clare Cunningham and her numerous romances. However, despite such a dramatic decade on the soap, Hannah shared that it was time for her to leave to pursue other things.

The genius behind ITV's much-loved comedy, Benidorm, has hinted at a possible revival of the show, five years after it was cancelled. Derren Litten, the creator, has teased that he's ready to pen new episodes, sparking excitement among fans. Derren, 52, is the mastermind behind the hit show which ran for ten seasons and over 74 episodes for more than a decade.

As the Tokyo Film Festival returns with a focus on international expansion, this year’s MPA seminar hosted as part of the festival industry program was centered around how to make the country a more attractive production environment for international producers.

Hollywood film star Richard Roundtree died at his home in Los Angeles on Tuesday at the age of 81 as tributes have been pouring in for the US actor and “pioneer” for his role in the Shaft film franchise.

Family Guy.In the third episode of season 22, which aired last Sunday (October 22), Peter Griffin (Seth MacFarlane) remarks that he’ll “go it alone like Meghan Markle and Prince Harry”, who stepped down as working members of the Royal Family in 2020.The show then cuts to an aside featuring a cartoon version of the couple lying by the pool, where a butler approaches Harry and says: “Sir, your millions from Netflix for… no one knows what.”After Harry says to “put it with the rest of them”, Meghan asks Harry: “Babe, time to do our daily $250,000 sponsored Instagram post for Del Taco.”“I shouldn’t have left the made-up nonsense,” Harry replies. Check out the clip below.Harry and Meghan signed a multi-year Netflix deal in September 2020 reportedly worth around $100million, although the deal’s exact worth is unknown.Following the deal, the couple have produced several shows including the documentary series Harry & Meghan, Live To Lead and 2023’s Heart Of Invictus, a project about the Invictus Games which was founded by Harry.Harry and Meghan were previously targeted by South Park in a parody earlier this year, which depicted the couple as the Prince and Princess of Canada on a “worldwide privacy tour”.Created by Seth MacFarlane, Family Guy first began in 1999 and is currently in its 22nd season.

Mumbai Film Fest To Honor Luca Guadagnino & Mani Ratnam

Marta Balaga DR Sales has been racking up sales for Danish drama series “Prisoner.” Starring Sofie Gråbøl, David Dencik, Youssef Wayne Hvidtfeldt and Charlotte Fich, it has been picked up by BBC (UK and Ireland), Canal+ Group’s channel Polar+ (France), MHz Networks (U.S.), SBS (Australia), NPO (Netherlands) and BeTV (French-speaking Belgium). Revolving around four desperate prison guards, forced to deal with everything from rampant drug trade to their personal problems and imminent closure of the prison, the show was created by Kim Fupz Aakeson.

Ellise Shafer Arnold Schwarzenegger for president? Though the former Governor of California can’t legally run for the United States’ highest office — the position requires one to be a natural-born citizen, and Schwarzenegger hails from Austria — he said in a new interview with the BBC that he thinks he’d be a good fit. “I feel like I would make a great president,” he said, adding that “everything I’ve accomplished was because of America.” “America gave me so many opportunities and the American people were so embracive, and they just received me with open arms.

Will Tizard Contributor Launching an ambitious program of compelling global and Czech work, the 27th edition of the Ji.hlava International Documentary Film Festival opened on Tuesday, kicking off six days of more than 350 film screenings by veteran and new filmmakers. Fest head and founder Marek Hovorka, who launched the event in his hometown in 1997, introduced what is now Central and Eastern Europe’s main event for docs, defining the fest mission as “a celebration of films, image, sound, gestures and diversity.” The films selected this year are “all very original,” he told the opening gala audience, and show filmmakers “perceive the world very differently.” The fest, raising its curtain in the location that remains its home, the communist-era DKO “house of culture,” as the pre-1989 regime dubbed such multi-purpose spaces, attracts for its launch hundreds of guests seated at white-decked tables, sipping local wine.

Travis Barker has teased some additional songs from Blink-182‘s ‘One More Time…’ sessions.The pop-punk trio released their ninth studio album last Friday (October 20) via Columbia.

A Strictly Come Dancing favourite is making his much-anticipated return to the BBC dance contest next week for its spin-off show It Takes Two. Fans will be delighted to see Kevin Clifton, 41, make an appearance on the programme, which comes almost four years after he quit the main show.

For anyone who drives regularly on the M56 or A556 through Cheshire, there is a familiar and sad sight along the roadside - of a gradually decaying old pub. Once The Nag's Head, and more recently the Cheshire Lounge, its car park and fields famously played host to Sunday car boot sales off Junction 7 of the M56 at Bowdon for years.

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STAYC recently wore the jerseys of the wrong Rangers team to their recent Dallas, Texas concert.STAYC are currently on the US leg of their 2023-2024 ‘Teenfresh’ world tour and played a show in Dallas, Texas on October 19.

Shaft and its sequels, has died at the age of 81.Roundtree passed away on Tuesday (October 24) in Los Angeles after a battle with pancreatic cancer, his longtime manager Patrick McMinn confirmed. “Richard’s work and career served as a turning point for African American leading men in film,” McMinn said in a statement to CNN. “The impact he had on the industry cannot be overstated.”Roundtree was born in New Rochelle, New York in 1942.

aespa member Giselle has opened up about her thoughts on K-pop, describing it as “music you can see” in a conversation with Grimes.Giselle, along with her fellow aespa members, recently participated in conversation about music and AI with Canadian musician Grimes for Rolling Stone magazine.As part of their conversation, Grimes touched on “the music video process” in Korea versus Hollywood. “I feel like it’s a medium that America is losing, but it continues to innovate in Korea,” she opined.“What we say in Korean a lot is, ‘music you can see’,” Giselle said in response to Grimes.

Naman Ramachandran Abramorama has acquired North American theatrical rights for Leslie Shampaine and Pip Gilmour‘s feature documentary “Call Me Dancer.” The deal was revealed on the sidelines of TIFFCOM, the film market attached to the Tokyo International Film Festival. The film follows Manish Chauhan, a young and talented street dancer from Mumbai who struggles against his parents’ insistence that he follow a traditional path.

The latest episode of MasterChef saw the terrifying moment a blender exploded in one of the contestant's faces, forcing them to leave the challenge on medical grounds. Brazilian chef Cristina Maia, 51, was taking part in the Signature Menu round and making a soup, before the blender exploded in her face, leaving her covered in the boiling hot liquid.