Brillstein Entertainment Partners Explore Sale; Casey Wasserman In Pole Position: The Dish

Naman Ramachandran Singapore-based film marketing and distribution firm Continental Entertainment Pte. Ltd. (CEPL), which holds global distribution rights for Bangladeshi auteur Mostofa Sarwar Farooki’s “Saturday Afternoon,” will release the film in the U.S. and Canada through Reliance Entertainment. The Bengali-and-English-language film takes its cue from the brutal terrorist attack on the Holey Artisan Bakery in Dhaka in 2016, which took place on a quiet Saturday afternoon and left more than 20 people dead. It had considerable festival play, winning awards at Fukuoka, Moscow and Vesoul. The film was initially banned and had finally been cleared for release in January after a four year struggle with the Bangladesh Film Censor Board. However Bangladesh’s Ministry of Information and Broadcasting appears to have taken a U turn and the situation remains fluid. Consequently, the film will open in the U.S. and Canada on March 10 before its Bangladesh release. It will also be released in other countries in subsequent months.

EXCLUSIVE: Neon is in pole position to win North American rights to Nicolas Cage and Maika Monroe horror-thriller Longlegs in the first sizeable domestic deal of this year’s EFM.

Following Thursday night's dramatic recoupling Love Island Casa Amor bombshell Cynthia Otseh-Taiwo has issued a stark warning that Casey O-Gorman may end up regretting his choice to recouple with Claudia Fogarty.The dental receptionist had gotten close to Casey over the few days she was in the villa, but he ultimately chose to stick with Claudia instead of forming a new couple with Cynthia. Now after leaving the villa, Cynthia said that she has doubts over Casey and Claudia's connection, and that they may not quite be a "perfect match." On not being picked, she said: “We’d spent the whole day together. Even if I’d got a little inkling, like if he was a bit off with me that morning, then I’d have been like ‘OK, he’s probably not going to pick me’.

EXCLUSIVE: Eric Benét (For Your Love, Real Husband of Hollywood) and Sevyn Streeter (Empire, Black Lighting have signed with Cultivate Entertainment Partners for representation.

Pogue night out! The Outer Banks cast made a statement as they celebrated their season 3 premiere at the red carpet event.

Polo G recently joined Future on his One Big Party Tour and now the two rappers have joined together on new song "No Time Wasted." The track marks the first time the Chicago-based Polo G has collaborated with his Atlanta peer. Check out the Southside-produced track below.

SM Entertainment CEO Chris Lee (also known as Lee Sung-soo) has claimed the label’s founder Lee Soo-man is the reason why aespa’s new music has been delayed.On February 16, Lee, who is one of the K-pop agency’s two current CEOs, released a 30-minute statement regarding the company. In the video, which is the first part of a series, Lee made several allegations about SM’s former chief producer Lee Soo-man.According to Chris Lee’s video, Lee Soo-man was the reason why aespa’s music has been delayed.

Charna Flam Veteran entertainment publicist Andrew Freedman died Feb. 8 in New York after being diagnosed with liver cancer in August. He was 67. Freedman worked with clients including Gayle King, Barbara Walters, Joan Collins, Margo Martindale, Christopher McDonald and Harry Shearer. Prior to his career as a publicist, Freedman served as communications specialist to Sen. Ted Kennedy during his 1980 presidential campaign, which was followed by his campaign work for Sen. George McGovern in South Dakota and Reps. Jim Howard and Andy Maguire in New Jersey. Following his campaigning involvement, from 1984-1991 Freedman worked at NBC and served as a spokesman for the network’s programming. Freedman oversaw the network’s press operation for the U.S.-Russian Reykjavík and Geneva summits, the 1988 Seoul Olympics, the network’s presidential election coverage and managed media relations for NBC Nightly News, “Meet the Press” and the “Today” show.

, , and all rocked the style in just the past week alone, so you can expect to see disco curls everywhere this spring.It seems 2023 is leaning into a “more is more” beauty ethos; a stark contrast from previous years' low-key trends like the “ and . “The ‘disco curl’ trend is giving extra, over the top, and bold, and it’s so exciting as a hair dresser to see,” , celebrity hairstylist and founder of ., tells Glamour.

Andrew Freedman, the news and entertainment publicist who ran the New York-based Andrew E. Freedman Public Relations for more than three decades, died on February 8 following a cancer diagnosis last year. He was 67.

Love Island viewers think they have figured out an explosive twist on the hit ITV2 show amid the explosive Casa Amor bombshells. Only recently, the boys remained in the Main Villa where they were joined by new girls - Sammy, Layla, Cynthia, Lydia, Sanam and Lynda.

The One Chicago shows are airing tonight on NBC, and there have been some shocking exits that have happened so far this season.

Love Island's Casa Amor drama continues as Kai Fagan makes a move on newcomer Sanam Harrinanan in Wednesday night's episode. Admitting that she's the girl he's "most gravitating to", Kai tells Sanam that he enjoys speaking to the brunette beauty and getting to know her. "I've been really enjoying it.

Not your typical Valentine’s Day date…

Broadway’s upcoming production of Larissa FastHorse’s The Thanksgiving Play will star D’Arcy Carden (The Good Place), two-time Tony Award-winner Katie Finneran (Noises Off; Promises, Promises), Scott Foley (Scandal) and Chris Sullivan (This Is Us, Hadestown).

“Saturday Night Live” cast members are touring this year.Just a few of the most high-profile alum on the road over the next few months include Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Sarah Silverman, Tracy Morgan and Martin Short (with Steve Martin) to name just a few.However, none have demanded overnight buzz quite like Tina Fey and Amy Poehler’s upcoming four-show ‘Restless Leg’ Comedy Tour.On their first-ever tour, Tina Fey promised the shows will be “an evening of comedy, conversation, improv, maybe a little slow dancing between us” on Instagram.The duo, who co-anchored “SNL’s” Weekend Update, portrayed Sarah Palin and Hillary Clinton on the show and hosted the Golden Globes together four times, begin the quick run where they’ll celebrate “30 years of friendship” at April 28 at Washington, D.C.’s DAR Constitution Hall.From there, the “30 Rock” and “Parks and Recreation” stars (as well as “Baby Mama” and “Sisters” co-stars) will hit Chicago’s Chicago Theatre on May 20, Boston’s MGM Music Hall at Fenway on June 9 and finally Atlantic City’s Etess Arena at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino on June 10.And if you want to treat yourself to tickets to see the “Only Murders In The Building” and “Upright Citizens Brigade” stars live as soon as today, you can.Although inventory isn’t available on Ticketmaster until Friday, Feb.

Privately held, Korea-founded Maum Capital Group, together with its subsidiaries and affiliates, has made a significant undisclosed investment in Globalgate Entertainment, creating a strategic and financial alliance. At the same time, Globalgate Executive Chairman William Pfeiffer has been appointed CEO of the Maum affiliates as they focus on the development of the intercultural content-based businesses of the group, which includes Maum Culture Innovation and Maum Studios.

EXCLUSIVE: Chicago Fire star Jeff Hephner has boarded Abi Morgan’s Benedict Cumberbatch-starring Netflix UK series Eric.

Haven Entertainment has brought on Eric Schulman as a manager. He brings with him clients including Oscar nominee Barkhad Abdi (Captain Phillips), Cameron Dallas (Chasing Cameron), Sebastiano Pigazzi (We Are Who We Are), Sophie Lane Curtis (On Our Way), Radek Lord (The Resident), Cameron Kasky and Audrey McGraw. Schulman is currently producing Motherland Bounce, a half-hour comedy based on the life of Hasidic hip-hop star Nissim Black, which is being developed at HBO Max.

It’s getting hot in here! When it comes to firefighter TV shows, there are plenty for fans to choose from — including Chicago Fire and 9-1-1.