‘Cocktail Chameleon’ Author Mark Addison Shares 3 Margarita Recipes Perfect for the Start of Summer

EXCLUSIVE: Zoë Kravitz has rounded out the cast for her directorial debut Pussy Island, with Christian Slater (Dr. Death), Alia Shawkat (Search Party) and Geena Davis (Thelma & Louise) signing on for roles, along with Adria Arjona (Morbius), Haley Joel Osment (Goliath), Liz Caribel Sierra (God’s Time), Levon Hawke (The Crowded Room), Trew Mullen (Sunny Family Cult), Saul Williams (Akilla’s Escape), Cris Costa and Kyle MacLachlan (Blue Velvet).

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentEnergetic Italian sales agent Open Reel has closed world sales rights to Valentin Merz’s “De noche los gatos son pardos,” which will world premiere in this year’s Locarno Festival International Competition. One of two first features in Locarno’s main competitive section, “De noche los gatos son pardos” (“At Night All Cats Are Black”) returns to Europe’s largest mid-Summer film event after winning the biggest prize last year at its First Look pix-in-post showcase focused on Swiss movies.That prize went to the section’s boldest entry, a genre mashup of film shoot drama and comedic procedural which proves an ode to sexuality in its multiple manifestations, as well as to love and filmmaking.  Shot through with a meta conscience, “De noche…” turns on a highly disparate crew and cast shooting a sexually-souped costume drama in wooded hills. Suddenly, its director, Valentin disappears.

Blaming the booze? After claiming her response to Erika Jayne yelling at Garcelle Beauvais’ son was “misinterpreted,” Kyle Richards is hinting at a different culprit — alcohol. 

Issa Rae (“Insecure”). The series premiere on July 21 with two episodes at 6 p.m. PT/9 p.m.

Thania Garcia Mariachi singer Angela Aguilar has signed a worldwide deal with performance-rights organization SESAC Latina. The 18-year-old singer comes from a long line of mariachi and Mexican cinema royalty – including her father, the Grammy-award-winning mariachi singer-songwriter Pepe Aguilar; the late film star and master mariachi singer Antonio Aguilar; and her grandmother, the prolific Mexican singer and actress Flor Silvestre.Having made her singing debut in 2012 at the age of nine, the singer has only continued to gain recognition.

Becky G took to social media to share a teary video addressing plagiarism accusations from fellow Mexican beauty founder Araceli “Cely” Ledesma. According to the founder of Araceli Beauty, the singer, actress, and businesswoman created Treslúce Beauty as a blatant copy of her 2018-launched brand. However, Becky G denies the allegations and assures her culturally rich products are inspired partly by her Latina roots, ingredients, and symbols native to Mexico.

Nearly two years after calling it quits, Evan Bass is finally ready to open up about his split from Carly Waddell.

Paramount’s Sonic The Hedgehog 2 has crossed the $400M threshold at the global box office, including $190.6M from domestic and $209.5M internationally through Tuesday. It is currently the No. 8 film worldwide in 2022 and is likely to jump up a few notches as it still has Japan and Hong Kong to release. At Paramount’s CineEurope presentation today, a threequel was touted.

Marc Malkin Senior Film Awards, Events & Lifestyle EditorDiego Boneta was 15 years old when he was close to starring in “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian.” “They did the audition in Mexico City,” the “Father of the Bride” actor tells me on this week’s episode of the “Just for Variety” podcast. “They flew me to L.A.

killed two actors near the Mexico set of “American Jesus.” “We are deeply saddened by the tragic accident that took the lives of Ray Garduño and Juan Francisco González,” a Netflix spokesperson told Entertainment Weekly. “Our thoughts are with their loved ones and with those injured during this unfortunate accident.”The accident happened on the Baja California Sur peninsula on June 16.

Paul Walker and Jenni Rivera are being honored with stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The two will receive the posthumous honor at some point in 2023.Rita Moreno joins the ‘Fast & Furious’ saga as Vin Diesel’s character’s beloved grandmother‘West Side Story,’ ‘Gentefied,’ Demi Lovato & more nominated for GLAAD AwardsThe deaths of Walker and Rivera rocked the entertainment community due to their tragic nature.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorFor Gaz Alazraki’s remake of “Father of the Bride,” now streaming on HBO Max, the beloved classic about a daughter’s impending wedding day was reimagined with some twists — it moved from Connecticut to Miami, and from a white family to a wealthy Cuban-American brood led by Andy Garcia and Gloria Estefan, parents to Adria Arjona. Diego Boneta portrays the groom, a lawyer from a Mexican family.For the score, Alazraki turned to composer Terence Blanchard, whose credits include “Mo Better Blues,” “Da 5 Bloods” and “BlacKkKlansman.” As heard on the track “Saving Wedding Montage” (listen above), Blanchard provided his own update — a score with his signature jazz sound.When I first read the script, I was wondering if they wanted me to do a Latin-based score because the film has some great Latin artists. But, that’s not what Gaz wanted.

Father of the Bride, on HBO Max, when he calls. For most actors, the premiere of a film or TV series is just part of the job—but in this case, it's more like a family reunion. “I've never spent so much time with a cast while shooting," Boneta tells Glamour.

DEALSWarner Chappell has signed Puerto Rican rapper Villano Antillano. “Queer people need to feel like they can be their true, authentic selves and I want to use my music as a channel to help inspire and uplift”, says Antillano.

The remake of Father of the Bride is being released on HBO Max this week and the cast stepped out for a red carpet premiere!

Pixar, after seeing its movies sidelined to Disney+ during the pandemic, returns to the big screen this weekend with Lightyear, the origin story of the spaceman toy which little Andy plays with in the Toy Story movies.

Emilio Mayorga Autour de Minuit, a co-producer of Annecy contender “Unicorn Wars,” has acquired international rights to another Annecy entry, the dialogue-free “Two Little Birds” (“Dos pajaritos”), a 20-episode series by Argentine animators Alfredo Soderguit and Alejo Schettini (2013 Bafici Audience Award winner “Anina”). The deal excludes co-production territories Argentina, Colombia and Uruguay.Produced by Luciana Roude at Argentina’s Can Can Club (“Teclópolis”), Soderguit at Uruguay’s Palermo Estudio (“Anina”) and pubcaster Señal Colombia, the ornithological slapstick comedy follows the hilarious situations lived by two little birds sharing the same tree.

Eiza González looks stylish while on a coffee runBillie Eilish se sincera sobre su salud mental: ‘Vivir con Tourette es agotador’This time the star from “Ambulance: Escape Plan” who is always making radical and stylish changes, opted for cool fringe bangs and we must admit, she pulled it off and looks absolutely fabulous!According to hair stylists, this cut to be the hit of this summer and they expect more celebrities join her with bangs. The long hair with bangs is the latest hair-do combo for the season.