Hot Off Sundance Success, Questlove To Helm Sly Stone Doc; Common To EP

Sharon Stone had an incredible reason to celebrate on Tuesday after finally getting her hands on her debut book!The Basic Instinct star was overcome with emotion as she shared the unboxing of her tome, The Beauty of Living Twice, alongside her lookalike mother, Dorothy Stone.READ: Sharon Stone reveals incredible hidden talentSharon was almost speechless as she admired the pile of books, which feature a stunning black and white portrait of the actress on the cover.WATCH: Sharon Stone is giddy

Rebecca Davis editorChina’s top law-making body will consider this week a popular proposition to ban actors who have used drugs from entertainment industry for life at its annual weeklong meeting, which kicked off Friday.The National People’s Congress, the country’s rubber stamp parliament, counts some 3,000 professionals from across the country as delegates, including directors Jia Zhangke, Feng Xiaogang and Chen Kaige, as well as Jackie Chan and Yao Ming.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefImax China, the supplier of giant screen cinema facilities and services in Greater China, is one of the purest plays on the mainland Chinese movie exhibition market available to investors.

Haley Bosselman editor“The Day Sports Stood Still,” a documentary about the unprecedented sports shutdown of March 2020, will debut on March 24 on HBO Sports.The film centers on NBA All-Star and NBA Players Association president Chris Paul, who is also an executive producer. At the time, Paul played point guard for Oklahoma City Thunder and was up against the Utah Jazz on March 11, 2020, when the game suddenly stopped.

Pierre Morel’s upcoming action thrillerThe Blacksmith, which recently lost its star Nick Jonas due to a scheduling conflict, has a deal in place for the important China market. Beijing-based distributor Infotainment China Media picked up rights to the film ahead of Berlin's European Film Market and plans to stick with the project despite the casting change-up.

Helena Christensen and Norman Reedus‘ son is looking so grown up!

First Aid Kit will release a live Leonard Cohen tribute album, recorded shortly after the singer-songwriter’s passing.‘Who By Fire’ – named for Cohen’s 1974 song – will hit shelves and streaming services on March 26.

his Sundance win for his directorial debut, Summer of Soul, Questlove has announced he is already working on a follow-up feature, a documentary about musician and producer Sly Stone.The as-yet-untitled documentary film will capture the rise of Stone as a forerunner of funk as the vocalist of Sly and the Family Stone, to his legacy as a fashion icon.In a statement, Questlove said, “It goes beyond saying that Sly’s creative legacy is in my DNA…it’s a Black musician’s blueprint.“To be given the

After making his feature directorial debut with Sundance-winning doc Summer of Love, Ahmir "Questlove" Thompson has set his follow-up feature on Sly Stone. Questlove will direct the documentary aboutthe influential artist, king of funk, and fashion icon, with his partners Zarah Zohlman and Shawn Geehis producing under their Two One Five Entertainment banner.

After winning big at Sundance, Questlove has lined up his next project.

Chris Willman Music WriterAhmir “Questlove” Thompson has announced his second feature film as a director quickly on the heels of winning both the grand jury and audience prizes at Sundance this month for his first documentary, “Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).” He’ll return to that same era and musical milieu with a a documentary about Sly Stone, the frontman of Sly and the Family Stone, a group that appeared in 1969 footage used in “Summer of Soul.”“It goes

Also Read: 'Summer of Soul' Film Review: Questlove's Vibrant Concert Film Captures a Pivotal Harlem Moment“It goes beyond saying that Sly’s creative legacy is in my DNA… it’s a black musician’s blueprint.

Sometimes you just want to get away from things, and REM sleep– rapid eye movement sleep– can be a nice escape and rest. That’s the premise of “Come True,” a new IFC Midnight horror film about sleep paralysis.

, Disney's live-action origin story about the 101 Dalmatians villain (with Stone in the titular role). The first trailer for the movie dropped on February 17, and it's so spooky—and so chic. Go ahead and watch it for yourself, below, then we can discuss. Emma Stone, unsurprisingly, nails Cruella's smoky and inexplicable mystery while rocking some very memorable looks.

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The Sun, the 23-year-old is enamoured with her Swedish-American beau, who is said to have inspired her romantic new record. Speaking of her new album she said: 'It's super loved-up.