Destry Allyn Spielberg’s Indie Feature Debut Suffers Financing Hurdles and Still Owes Vendors

Devoted fans of popular period drama Outlander, starring Sam Heughan and Caitriona Balfe, have had to wait a long time for new episodes after the first part of season seven finished in August 2023.The story, about Second World War nurse Claire Randall, who travels back in time to 18th century Scotland where she meets and falls in love with dashing Highlander Jamie Fraser, ended on a massive cliffhanger after the first eight episodes of that season aired and there was no news when the second batch of season seven’s remaining eight episodes would arrive. Fans were left wondering the fate of Claire, Jamie and Jamie’s nephew Ian, who decided to leave their new American home during the early days of the Revolutionary War to head back to Scotland.

A teenager has been rushed to hospital after a crash between an e-bike and a car in Grangemouth.

Dog owners are being alerted to signs that their pets may be suffering from a condition typically associated with humans.

The final round of Britain’s Got Talent auditions aired on Sunday 16 May before it switches to the live semi-finals. Some viewers, however, didn't quite feel satisfied by the latest episode.

For football supporters of a certain age, it is sometimes worth reminding them that there was once a time when Manchester City went into the Manchester derby as underdogs.

Gene Maddaus Senior Media Writer The producer of Destry Allyn Spielberg‘s feature film debut said Thursday that the production has paid its debts to its vendors in New Mexico. The film, “Please Don’t Feed the Children,” wrapped production last fall, but still owed about $200,000 to various rental houses. The vendors were told several times over the last five months that they would be paid shortly, but those promises went unfulfilled.

shows the famous ’80s stars reuniting. As director Andrew McCarthy – who is also a member of the Brat Pack – says in the trailer, the phenomenon started with the 1985 New York magazine cover that gave the stars the now-iconic label. “I just remember seeing that cover and thinking, ‘Oh, f—,'” he says in the trailer.

The Splendour of Life” (“Une splendeur de vivre”) is set to start principal photography at locations across Canada and the Philippines, the producers revealed at the Cannes Film Festival. The ensemble cast includes Camille Rutherford (“Anatomy of a Fall”), Garance Marillier (“Raw”), Sue Prado (“Your Mother’s Son”), Kyrie Samodio (“Hito”) and Amaryllis Tremblay (“Genesis”). Set against a lush countryside backdrop, Marie (Rutherford) questions her relationship, while Noée (Marillier) grieves her father.

EXCLUSIVE: Dubai-based management and production company 75East has signed Palestinian director Mahdi Fleifel, whose narrative feature debut To A Land Unknown is playing in Directors’ Fortnight this year.

Ben Croll Ariane Labed simply describes herself as European. Herein is the most concise and expansive way to encompass a career with many footholds, a professional path that kicked off in Greece — where Labed became the emblematic star of the early 2010’s Greek Weird Wave — before winding towards American indie fare from the likes of Richard Linklater, followed by lead roles on primetime French dramas.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Pirates of the Caribbean” producer Jerry Bruckheimer has provided more clarity on the current state of the Disney adventure franchise. He already teased in March that a total reboot was going to be the first “Pirates” movie out of the gate in the future because “it’s easier to put together because you don’t have to wait for certain actors.” This reboot is now confirmed to have writer Jeff Nathanson attached. Bruckheimer announced the news in an interview with Entertainment Weekly.

Taylor Swift performed ‘Guilty As Sin?’ for the first time during one of her ‘Eras’ tour shows, and used the 89th show of the tour to create a mashup of songs from her ‘1989’ album.Check out footage from the concert below.The moment took place at the second of the singer’s three performances in Sweden last week, which also happened to mark the 89th show as part of her record-breaking ‘Eras’ tour.For Swift, the number 89 has some significance – not only is 1989 the year that she was born, but it also marks the title of her hit fifth album which she shared in 2014. So, to celebrate the occasion in Sweden, the pop legend threw in some surprises during the set.They took place as Swift launched into the surprise song section of the live show, which usually sees her play two songs that aren’t usually in the setlist.

Official portraits of royalty or politicians are often very staid and forgettable. That is not the case with King Charles‘ first official portrait.

Naman Ramachandran Disney’s “Kingdom of The Planet of the Apes” debuted atop the U.K. and Ireland box office with £3.8 million ($4.7 million), according to numbers from Comscore. Universal’s “The Fall Guy” dropped down to second place with £948,970 and now has a running total of £6.7 million.

Brian Eno, as well as members of Fontaines D.C., R.E.M, Bastille and more have read out letters from Palestinians suffering in Gaza as part of a ‘Voices For Gaza’ initiative.The clips have been shared on the Instagram page for Voices For Gaza, and sees famous faces from across the entertainment industry read letters from those in Palestine aloud, recalling the graphic details of the war.It aims to help raise funds for the charity Medical Aid for Palestinians and bring awareness to the ongoing crisis happening in the country.At time of writing, the conflict has led to the deaths of over 34,600 Palestinians. The attacks by Hamas on October 7 last year killed over 1,200 people.Among those who have taken part in the charity initiative is Brian Eno, who reads out a letter from a civilian in Gaza, written in February 2024.

Rafa Sales Ross Guest Contributor Spanish writer and director Claudia Costafreda is on a roll. “Cardo” and “Veneno” have both been selected as Variety’s best international TV shows in their respective years and went on to find great success domestically and internationally, the latter landing distribution deals with major streamers such as HBO Max.

George Clooney is heading to Broadway!

Travis have shared a new single featuring Coldplay‘s Chris Martin and The Killers frontman Brandon Flowers.The song ‘Raze The Bar’, which is the second track to be lifted from the band’s forthcoming album ‘L.A. Times’, tells the story of the closure of New York’s much loved Black & White Bar. You can listen to it below.The Greenwich Village haunt attracted lots of famous bands and scores of local creatives over the years, from The Strokes to graffiti artist Richard Hambleton but it was shut down during the pandemic.Healy told NME: “Everyone went there, because it was near Irving Plaza and all the bands would always go there.

Fontaines D.C. played the first show to launch their new album ‘Romance’ at an intimate Brooklyn show last night (Wednesday May 8) – giving two unreleased songs their live debut.

K.J. Yossman Kaleidoscope Film Distribution has unveiled its Cannes slate, including George Michael documentary “Portrait of an Artist.” The company is also repping global sales rights for Lucy Lawless’ directorial debut “Never Look Away,” a documentary about photojournalist Margaret Moth, and “Forked,” a documentary about celebrity chef Susan Feniger. “George Michael: Portrait of an Artist” features copious archive footage as well as interviews with Michael’s close friends and colleagues including Stephen Fry and Stevie Wonder.