Some people will literally do anything for citizenship. Including fall in love! Here’s a new Trailer for FRENCH GIRL starring Zach Braff, Vanessa Hudgens and Evelyne Brochu!
FRENCH GIRL
Zach Braff, Vanessa Hudgens, and Evelyne Brochu star in this heartwarming romantic comedy. Gordon, a hopeless romantic, finds his proposal plans are thrown into chaos when his girlfriend is swept away to Quebec by a job offer from her ex, a sophisticated celebrity chef. Determined to keep their love alive, Gordon leaves Brooklyn for her hometown, only to find himself hilariously out of his depth in attempting to charm her hard-to-impress, French-speaking family.
(Photo/video credit: Elevation Pictures)
Jennifer Lopez literally is everywhere these day! Today we get a new Trailer for THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD, coming soon to Prime Video. Here in this Documentary, she gets really candid about love, life and work. Arrives February 27, 2024.
THE GREATEST LOVE STORY NEVER TOLD
AMAZON MGM STUDIOS Presents An ARTISTS EQUITY Production
Directed by: Jason Bergh
Produced by: Courtney Baxter, Gillian Brown, Lindsay Utz, Stephan Bielecki
Executive Produced by: Dani Bernfield, Jason Bergh
Co-Produced by: Caitlin Alba-Rothstein, Eliza Comer
Synopsis: Directed by Jason Bergh, The Greatest Love Story Never Told follows Jennifer Lopez as she attempts her most daring project yet: independently producing a new album and cinematic original that explore her twenty-year journey to self-love. Intimate and empowering, the documentary offers unflinching access to Jennifer’s most personal moments as she works hard to reclaim her narrative through the making of This Is Me…Now. From interviews with her inner circle, including producing partners and longtime collaborators, to candid home moments, this is a vulnerable portrait of an icon who put it all on the line and discovered a newfound determination in self-acceptance and love.
Runtime: 86 Minutes
Today, 3x GRAMMY and 6x BRIT Award-winning global pop superstar Dua Lipa releases “Training Season,” the second single from her upcoming album, out later this year. Alongside the track, Dua has released the music video for “Training Season,” which you can watch here:
Speaking of the track, Dua shares, “I had been on a string of bad dates, and the last one was the final straw. The next morning I arrived to the studio to Caroline and Tobias asking me how it all went and I immediately declared ‘TRAINING SEASON IS OVER,’ and like the best ‘day after’ debriefs with your mates, we had a lot of laughs and it all quickly came together from there.”
She added, “And while it is obviously about that feeling when you are just absolutely done telling people…men specifically in this case, how to date you right; it is also about my training season being over and me growing with every experience. I have never felt more confident, clear or empowered. And while it may be that training season is never over for any of us, you start to see the beauty in finding that person to experience it with. You stop looking for the trainees and become more interested in having someone where you are and someone to grow with.”
Directed by Vincent Haycock, the “Training Season” video opens with Dua’s voicemail being flooded with apologetic messages and second chance requests. As the song continues, Dua sits alone while she’s surrounded by men vying for her attention as the room begins to spin into chaos. “Training Season” was written by Lipa, along with Caroline Ailin, Danny L. Harle, Tobias Jesso Jr., and Tame Impala’s Kevin Parker, and was produced by Parker and Harle.
Earlier this month, Dua kicked off the 66th Annual GRAMMY Awards with an electric medley performance of “Training Season,” “Dance The Night,” and “Houdini,” which you can watch here. Dua will return to the stage at the BRIT Awards on March 2nd, where she’s nominated for three awards including Artist of the Year, Best Pop Act, and Song of the Year for “Dance The Night.”
In Dua’s recently revealed global Rolling Stone cover, her upcoming album was praised as “pop bliss,” while noting it is “uniquely and utterly Dua Lipa: confident dance pop full of witty Instagram-caption-ready one-liners.” In addition to “Training Season,” the album will include “Houdini,” which has now surpassed 300 million streams worldwide and was recently certified silver in the UK. Upon release, the single went straight to No. 1 on the UK Airplay charts making it Dua’s 11th No. 1 UK airplay record, and became the No. 1 music video in the world on YouTube the week of its release. The euphoric club-ready single garnered immediate praise across the board from the likes of Billboard and Rolling Stone, who lauded the track as “a neo-psychedelic dance-floor rager,” to Pitchfork and Vogue, who called it a “pop masterclass.” Recently, Dua became the first female artist to have three songs each with over two billion streams on Spotify (“One Kiss,” “Don’t Start Now,” and “New Rules”).
About Dua Lipa
3x GRAMMY and 6x BRIT Award-winning global pop powerhouse Dua Lipa is kicking off 2024 with “Training Season,” the latest single from her highly anticipated forthcoming album. Last November, Dua returned with the euphoric club-ready track “Houdini,” which went straight to No. 1 on the UK Airplay charts, drew in over 12 million YouTube views within 24 hours and garnered immediate praise across the board from Rolling Stone and Billboard, who said the track is “an immediate blast” to Pitchfork and Vogue, who called it “a pop masterclass.” “Houdini” followed Dua’s hit song “Dance The Night” from the box office sensation Barbie, which landed on the Oscars shortlist and earned nominations at the Golden Globes, Critics Choice Awards, and the GRAMMYs.
Dua’s certified platinum sophomore album Future Nostalgia solidified her position as both a critical success and top radio performer. The GRAMMY-nominated record was the longest running top 10 album by a female artist on the Billboard 200 in 2021, and spawned multiple worldwide hit singles, with “Levitating” earning certified diamond status and the title of Billboard’s No. 1 Hot 100 Song of 2021.
Dua has found superstar status on stage and off, thanks to her many passions outside of music. 2022 saw Dua launch Service95, a global style, culture and society editorial platform that now comprises a weekly newsletter, the Service95 book club and the Dua Lipa: At Your Service podcast, which has been lauded by The Sunday Times and The Guardian, and was named one of the Best Podcasts of 2022 by Spotify. Having graced every major fashion magazine worldwide from Vogue and Elle to W and Dazed, Dua added “designer” to her resume in 2023 when she co-designed Versace’s “La Vacanza” collection alongside Donatella Versace herself, which Vogue deemed “the hottest collaboration of the summer.”
Dua’s eponymous 2017 debut album is certified platinum, spawned six platinum tracks, and made her the first female artist in BRIT Awards history to pick up five nominations in a single year. Dua has a total of 10 GRAMMY nominations, with three wins for Best Pop Vocal Album, Best New Artist and Best Dance Recording. Across platforms globally, she has amassed over 40 billion streams and holds the record for having the top two most streamed albums by a female artist of all time on Spotify.
British Pop institution S CLUB are on the comeback trail, reuniting for a limited engagement on their THE GOOD TIMES TOUR! Back are members Rachel Stevens, Jo O’Meara, Bradley McIntosh, Jon Lee and Tina Barrett and oh my God, how do they look so good? Not that they wouldn’t because really it hasn’t been that long since we watched them on MuchMusic every day. But honestly, how do they look so good still?
The fab five came in from London today amidst one of the biggest snowfalls of the year in Toronto, arriving safe and sound. The BRIT Award-winning Act – the highest music honour in their native England – are here to play Meridian Hall tomorrow night, before heading to Boston next.
We’ve seen our fair share of stars over the years, but S CLUB honestly are so gracious despite their international stardom, and were so nice to take their time saying “hi” to fans. Including one who flew all the way from Winnipeg not to miss her chance to see them live!
2024 will be a big year for S CLUB as new Music is on the way we hear! We hope this is just a small taste of big things to come ahead for them! So glad to see them back!
See some highlights from S CLUB‘s Toronto arrival:
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On February 15, 2019, The Umbrella Academy Season One debuted globally only on Netflix. On that same date, five years later Netflix announced the debut date for the series’ fourth and final season: August 8, 2024.
About THE UMBRELLA ACADEMY:
The Umbrella Academy is based on the comic book series created and written by Gerard Way, illustrated by Gabriel Bá, and published by Dark Horse Comics. The show is produced by UCP, a division of Universal Studio Group, for Netflix.
Series Credits:
CREATED FOR TELEVISION BY: Steve Blackman
SHOWRUNNER: Steve Blackman
EXECUTIVE PRODUCERS: Steve Blackman, Jennifer Cecil, Mike Richardson, Keith Goldberg, Scott Stuber, Beau Bauman, Pascal Verschooris, Jesse McKeown, Abbey Morris, and Jeremy Webb. Co-executive produced by Gerard Way and Gabriel Bá.
KEY CAST: Elliot Page, Tom Hopper, David Castañeda, Emmy Raver-Lampman, Robert Sheehan, Aidan Gallagher, Justin H. Min, Ritu Arya, Colm Feore, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, David Cross
Paramount+ today announced that Emmy® winner Jon Hamm will join the cast of the upcoming original drama series LANDMAN in a recurring guest role. Hamm will play Monty Miller, a titan of the Texas oil industry who has a long personal and professional relationship with Tommy Norris, played by Oscar® winner and series lead Billy Bob Thornton. Co-created by Oscar nominee Taylor Sheridan and Christian Wallace, LANDMAN is produced by MTV Entertainment Studios, 101 Studios and Sheridan’s Bosque Ranch Productions exclusively for Paramount+.
Set in the proverbial boomtowns of West Texas, LANDMAN is a modern-day tale of fortune seeking in the world of oil rigs. Based on the notable 11-part podcast “Boomtown,” the series is an upstairs/downstairs story of roughnecks and wildcat billionaires fueling a boom so big, it’s reshaping our climate, our economy and our geopolitics.
Hamm’s nuanced portrayal of high-powered advertising executive Don Draper in the award-winning drama series Mad Men earned him numerous accolades for his performance, including an Emmy in 2015 for Outstanding Actor in a Drama Series, Golden Globe Awards in 2016 and 2008, Television Critics Association Awards in 2011 and 2015, a Critics’ Choice Television Award in 2011 and multiple Screen Actors Guild nominations. Last year, Hamm starred in the fifth season of the critically acclaimed anthology series Fargo, for which he received a Golden Globe and a Screen Actors Guild Award nomination. Hamm also can be seen in season three of The Morning Show and the second season of Neil Gaiman’s Good Omens. His appearances on the Emmy-winning comedy 30 Rock from 2009-2012 earned him three Emmy nominations for Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series and his role in the second season of Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt earned him an Outstanding Guest Actor in a Comedy Series Emmy nomination. Hamm has hosted Saturday Night Live three times to critical acclaim. Additional television credits include A Young Doctor’s Notebook, in which he starred and executive produced, and Clear History. Hamm has starred in numerous films over the years; he recently starred opposite Tina Fey in the John Slattery-directed film, Maggie Moore(s) and in the film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical Mean Girls. Additional film credits include Confess, Fletch, which he also executive produced, Top Gun: Maverick, Wild Mountain Thyme, Lucy in the Sky, The Report, The Battle of Richard Jewell, Bad Times at the El Royale, Tag, Beirut, Baby Driver, Keeping Up with the Joneses, Million Dollar Arm, Friends with Kids and Bridesmaids. Next, Hamm will lend his voice to the animated detective comedy series Grimsburg, which he also executive produces. He’ll star and executive produce two upcoming series: Your Friends and Neighbors and the live-action television series adaptation of the psychological thriller podcast American Hostage.
In addition to Billy Bob Thornton, the series stars Ali Larter (The Last Victim), Michelle Randolph (1923), Jacob Lofland (Joker 2), Kayla Wallace (When Calls the Heart), James Jordan (Yellowstone), Mark Collie (Nashville), Paulina Chávez (The Expanding Universe of Ashley Garcia), and Demi Moore (Feud: Capote Vs. The Swans).
Currently filming in and around Fort Worth, Texas, LANDMAN is executive produced by Taylor Sheridan, David C. Glasser, David Hutkin, Ron Burkle, Bob Yari, Christian Wallace, Geyer Kosinski, Michael Friedman and Stephen Kay. Dan Friedkin and Jason Hoch, for Imperative Development LLC, and J.K. Nickell and Megan Creydt, for Texas Monthly, also executive produce. Peter Feldman serves as co-executive producer.
The series is the latest addition to Sheridan’s growing slate on Paramount+, which includes 1923, 1883, SPECIAL OPS: LIONESS, MAYOR OF KINGSTOWN, TULSA KING and LAWMEN: BASS REEVES.
Paramount+ today announced that its upcoming original film LITTLE WING, a heartwarming coming-of-age story from Awesomeness, will premiere Wednesday, March 13, 2024 exclusively on Paramount+ in the U.S. and Canada, and the following day in the UK and Australia. Additional Paramount+ international market premiere dates will be announced at a later time. First look images for the film were also released.
LITTLE WING follows Kaitlyn, a teen who is reeling from her parents’ divorce and the pending loss of her home. She and her best friend hope to solve her mother’s financial woes by stealing a valuable bird, but Kaitlyn, instead, forms a bond with the owner, that leads her to a new outlook on life.
Starring in LITTLE WING are Brian Cox (Succession) as Jaan, the pigeon racer; Kelly Reilly (Yellowstone) as Maddie, Kaitlyn’s mom; Brooklynn Prince (Cocaine Bear) as Kaitlyn; and Che Tafari (Me Time) as Adam, Kaitlyn’s classmate and friend.
From Awesomeness, and inspired by The New Yorker article about by Susan Orlean the world of pigeon racing, LITTLE WING is a Paramount+ original movie written by Academy Award nominee John Gatins (Flight) and directed and executive produced by Emmy Award nominee Dean Israelite (Power Rangers). John Gatins and Naomi Despres serve as producers. LITTLE WING is executive produced by Karen Rosenfelt, Donald De Line, Susan Orlean, Brian Cox, Don Dunn and Liz Brandenburg.
Focus Features and Universal Pictures Canada will release THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES In-Theatres Nationwide on Friday, March 22nd, 2024. Today we get a look at new Artwork:
The Film premiered at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
Trailer below:
Writer/Director: Kobi Libii
Producers: Julia Lebedev p.g.a., Eddie Vaisman p.g.a., Angel Lopez p.g.a., Kobi Libii p.g.a.
Executive Producers: Mike Upton, Oren Moverman, Leonid Lebedev
Cast: Justice Smith, David Alan Grier, An-Li Bogan, Drew Tarver, Michaela Watkins, Aisha Hinds, Tim Baltz with Rupert Friend and Nicole Byer
Story: THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF MAGICAL NEGROES is a fresh, satirical comedy about a young man, Aren, who is recruited into a secret society of magical Black people who dedicate their lives to a cause of utmost importance: making white people’s lives easier.
Today, Prime Video announced the premiere date for American Rust: Broken Justice, the long-awaited second season of the compelling crime drama American Rust starring Emmy-winner Jeff Daniels (The Newsroom) and Golden Globe-winner Maura Tierney (The Affair). All 10 new episodes of Season Two will be available on March 28, 2024, exclusively on Prime Video in the U.S., UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada. American Rust: Broken Justice will be a part of the savings, convenience, and entertainment that Prime members enjoy in a single membership.
American Rust: Broken Justice takes us back to the fictional small town of Buell, Pennsylvania. Del Harris (Daniels) and Grace Poe (Tierney) try to rebuild their lives after the harrowing events of Season One. Season Two picks up with a string of seemingly unrelated murders, hinting at a much larger conspiracy that threatens everyone in this small, tight-knit town.
Based on Philipp Meyer’s critically acclaimed novel of the same name, the first season of American Rust premiered on Showtime, exploring the tattered American Dream in a Rust Belt town in southwest Pennsylvania through the eyes of police chief Del Harris. Harris becomes compromised when the son of the woman he loves (Tierney) is accused of murder, and he is forced to decide what he’s willing to do to protect him.
Returning from Season One are Daniels as Detective Del Harris, Tierney as Grace Poe, David Alvarez (West Side Story, 2021) as Isaac English, Alex Neustaedter (Colony) as Billy Poe, Julie Mayorga (Rare Objects) as Lee English, Mark Pellegrino (Supernatural) as Virgil Poe, Rob Yang (Succession) as Chief Steve Park, and Kyle Beltran (Inventing Anna) as Detective Fisher.
Joining the cast for Season Two are Luna Lauren Velez (Dexter) as Detective Angela Burgos, Marc Menchaca (Ozark) as Vic Walker, Nick Sandow (Orange Is the New Black) as Mike Orr, Britian Seibert (A Murder at the End of the World) as Cynthia Frazier, Christopher Denham (Billions) as Russell Wolff, Amelia Workman (FBI) as Rinna Bransford, Leon Addison Brown (The Knick) as Chief Bolt, and Sara Lindsey (High Desert) as Maya Park.
American Rust: Broken Justice is executive produced by Dan Futterman, Adam Rapp, Jeff Daniels, Paul Martino, Michael De Luca, Ivan Schneeberg, David Fortier, Nick Nantell, Katie O’Connell Marsh, and Elisa Ellis.
American Rust: Broken Justice is produced and distributed globally by Boat Rocker.
The International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights Geneva (FIFDH) announced documentary ‘An Unfinished Journey’ as part of their upcoming 22nd Edition of the festival, which will run from March 8-17th, 2024. The film, directed by American documentary filmmaker Amie Williams (Uncommon Ground, We are Wisconsin) and Canadian documentary filmmaker Aeyliya Husain (Shooting War, The Fifth Region), is also one of 16 films chosen to be part of the festival’s Impact Days. The film premieres on Tuesday, March 12th at 7:30 pm in the International Focus Competition. The film is produced by HitPlay Productions and Les Films D’Ici; producers include Nadine Pequeneza and Charlotte Uzu. It is currently out to market seeking domestic and international distribution.
“The situation in Afghanistan, especially for women, is dire and needs further attention by the international community,” say filmmakers Amie Williams and Aeyliya Husain. “The opportunity to showcase the film on a world stage in front of changemakers at FIFDH Geneva could help us start the conversations that will make a difference.”
“An Unfinished Journey’ focuses on four women: Homaira Ayubi, a former member of parliament in Farah Province; Zefnoon Safi, a former member of parliament in Laghman province; Nilofar Moradi, a former TV reporter and journalist; and Nargis Nehan, a former Afghan Minister of Mines and Petroleum. As a result of their prominent positions and advocacy for women’s rights, all four women were forced to flee Afghanistan in the aftermath of the Taliban take-over. The documentary follows their journey to Canada and efforts to raise awareness around the world about the plight of Afghanistan, especially women in Afghanistan.
This year the festival’s Impact Days program has selected 16 projects to participate in a two-day forum connecting filmmakers, NGOs and funders committed to the advancement of human rights around the world. ‘An Unfinished Journey’ is one of two films chosen to both participate at Impact Days and screen at the festival. The film’s world premiere will be followed by a discussion with the film’s co-directors, protagonist Former Afghan Minister Nargis Nehan and a local organization International Service for Human Rights (ISHR) advocating for ‘gender apartheid’ to be recognized as an international crime.
Synopsis:
Forced to flee their country after the Taliban take-over in 2021, four Afghan women leaders struggle to keep the world’s attention on the unfolding crisis in Afghanistan, while coming to terms with what it means to have their power usurped and two decades of progress dismantled. From their distant exile-countries these four female leaders – past parliamentarians, ministers and journalists – watch the Taliban strip women and girls of the right to be educated, to work and to participate in society. No longer in positions of influence, they are forced to reinvent themselves to continue the fight for a free and just Afghanistan. When the world’s attention has turned to the next headline and even the greatest superpower has admitted defeat, can these women succeed?
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