Apple Closing WW Deal For John Carney’s ‘Flora And Son’ After Spirited Sundance Auction; Pic Marks Breakout Turn For U2 Bono’s Daughter Eve Hewson & Joseph Gordon-Levitt

Conner Flowers has tragically passed away at just 32 years old.

Tom Brady was in a reminiscing mood on Wednesday morning, after he announced his retirement from the NFL for the second time.The quarterback, 45, took to his Instagram Stories to share a number of photos taken throughout his career, including a rare snap of him with his ex-girlfriend Bridget Moynahan, 51, and their son Jack, 15.In the sweet snap, the proud parents are seen smiling as their son has his arms wrapped around both of them.Tom and Bridget dated from 2004 until 2006. She found out she was pregnant with Jack shortly after their split, by which time Tom was already dating model Gisele Bundchen — whom he would later marry.The athlete and the former Victoria's Secret star — who divorced in October 2022 — share son Benjamin, 13, and daughter Vivian, 10.

One of the most delightfully warming and comically offbeat films at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Babak Jalali’s “Fremont” tells the story of Donya, a former Afghan translator for the U.S. government who’s felt adrift in the titular California city since resettling there to evade the Taliban.  READ MORE: ‘Fremont’ Review: An Afghan Insomniac Tries To Find Purpose In A Refreshingly Unique & Jarmuschian-Esque Indie Dramedy [Sundance] Living in an apartment complex alongside other Afghan immigrants, working at a Chinese-American fortune cookie factory in San Francisco, and spending evenings alone at a local restaurant that plays Afghan soap operas, Donya — portrayed, in a captivating debut performance, by real-life Afghan refugee Anaita Wali Zada —longs for companionship.

(Updated with LA DA response) As expected, Harvey Weinstein’s defense team have moved to ask for a new West Coast trial for the incarnated producer. In a risky move, the Oscar winner’s Werkman Jackson & Quinn attorneys are putting the credibility of Jane Doe #1 and the LA County District Attorney’s office at the heart of their attack

Legendary Entertainment announced today it will develop Syd Hoff’s book series “Danny and the Dinosaur” into a live-action feature film.Caroline Fraser of HarperCollins Productions, the publisher’s in-house publishing company (“Carmen San Diego,” “The Oregon Trail” and “Pretzel and the Puppies”) will produce.The story follows the adventures of young Danny and a dinosaur he meets at a museum. The books were first published by HarperCollins in 1958 and have since sold over 11 million copies in 12 languages.The rights to “Danny and the Dinosaur” are held by the Authors Guild Foundation, with the Anti-Defamation League Foundation, ORT America, Inc., and the United Negro College Fund, Inc.

LOVE affairs are frequent in the Dales and some couples aren't strong enough to withstand them. Such is the case for one iconic Emmerdale pair who finally call time on their romance. For several weeks, fans of the ITV soap have required Chas Dingle to get comeuppance for her recent actions.

The Sundance Film Festival has begun unveiling its Jury and Audience Award winners for 2023.

Moving on! Gerard Piqué’s romance with Clara Chia has continued to heat up following his breakup with Shakira.

Apple has confirmed Deadline’s scoop on winning an all-night bidding battle for the John Carney-directed Flora and Son, as Apple’s Heads of Worldwide Video Zack Van Amburg and Jamie Erlicht and their head of features Matt Dentler burned the midnight oil to make the label’s biggest Sundance Film Festival deal since they acquired CODA in 2021. That film went on to establish Apple as the first streamer to win the Best Picture Oscar, with the film also winning Best Adapted Screenplay for director Sian Heder and Best Supporting Actor for Troy Kotsur.

MORE viewers tuned in to Love Island’s spin-off show than they did the main show thanks to sizzling new host Maya Jama.  Early ratings indicate that Sunday night’s episode of the ITV2 dating show was watched by a peak of 1.51million, whereas 1.82million tuned in to see the Bristol-born presenter’s debut on Aftersun.  It’s further proof that Love Island’s new addition remains the biggest draw for fans.  A TV source said: “Spin-off shows are certainly not meant to be the main event. “They sit alongside the main show to make use of extra footage, steer narrative or ramp up noise around a programme.  “So no one ever expects the sister show to exceed the main show in figures.

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There is so much to appreciate about A.V. Rockwell’s A Thousand and One. The film chronicles the lives of native New Yorkers from 1994-2005, which was a period of transition in NYC. The atmosphere began to change, as stop and frisk was over-utilized, gentrification was displacing the people of Harlem at rapid speed, and the culture of the city gave way to sterilization. Now there are even fewer resources available, the wage gap is beyond repair and it’s unaffordable. Rockwell drew inspiration from this and created a coming-of-age story about finding an identity and chosen family.

The "Once" and "Sing Street" filmmaker is back with another testimonial to the transformative power of popular music.

Working at the opposite end of the spectrum to Baz Luhrmann, Ireland’s John Carney seems content to make low-key, localized musicals that are almost custom-sized for Sundance. True, some fingers were burned when, perhaps emboldened by the slow-burn success of 2007’s Once, he hired a big star (Keira Knightley), filmed in New York, and endured the full horror of a hands-on Harvey Weinstein release for the bigger-budgeted follow-up, Begin Again, in 2013. After whatever went down on that film, however, he returned to Ireland with a bunch of largely unknown actors for his next and arguably best so far: Sing Street (2016), an underrated romantic comedy about a young man (Ferdia Walsh-Peelo) trying to find his identity through his love of music.

One week after giving birth to her rainbow baby, Chrissy Teigen is already in awe of her postpartum body.

of his family's latest addition to the world (and by the world, I mean a small crowd at a private concert), explaining that he was running on very little sleep after welcoming “the little baby” that morning. “What a blessed day,” Legend said, revealing no further information. Well, just a few days later, Teigen shared the baby girl's name, as well as a gorgeous photo of their newborn daughter being held by older siblings, six-year-old and four-year-old .

Their growing family! Jenna Johnson and Val Chmerkovskiy have shared glimpses of their sweetest moments with their son following his arrival.

The Critics Choice Awards are set for Sunday at 7 p.m. ET/4 p.m. PT at the Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles. There ceremony will air live on the East Coast on the CW and tape-delayed on the West Coast except for in Los Angeles.In L.A., KTLA will host a preshow beginning at 2 p.m. PT on air and on the channel’s website.

Jack Cutmore-Scott (Kingsman, Deception) has been tapped to star opposite Kelsey Grammer in Frasier, Paramount+’s sequel series to the classic NBC sitcom. Cutmore-Scott will play Frasier Crane’s son Freddy. Also cast in the followup as a series regular is British actor Nicholas Lyndhurst who will play Alan Cornwall, a university professor who is an old college friend of Frasier’s.

Um… Is Austin Butler trying to rewrite history here?!