‘Life and Nothing More’ Director Antonio Méndez Esparza Breaks Down His Latest, Sold by Film Factory: ‘Something Is About to Happen’

Alex Cook tipped the scales at a whopping 31st 11lb after the first two Covid lockdowns. But he decided to turn his life around.

It was something he saw his mentor do many times - sketching on scraps of paper, serviettes, menus. These doodles by L S Lowry were in pencil or even Biro and he often gave them away.

Jaden Thompson Nigerian producer Mo Abudu, CEO of EbonyLife Media, has been helping to share the stories of African people through film and television for years — but never one written by her own hand. Until now, that is. Abudu made her screenwriting and directorial debut with the release of two short films honing in on mental health issues in Nigeria: “Her Perfect Life” and “Iyawo Mi” (“My Wife”).

Actor Nigel Harman has been taking the Strictly Come Dancing ballroom by storm as the competition's final is now only weeks away. But despite scoring high from the beginning of the series, Nigel was left downhearted during last Saturday's (November 18) Blackpool special.The actor, 50, and his professional dance partner Katya Jones did a quickstep to Duke Ellington’s song It Don’t Mean A Thing, which left them second from the bottom of the leaderboard.They received a total score of 31 points out of 40.This week Nigel and Katya will be doing the rumba to It's All Coming Back To Me Now by Celine Dion as they hope to glide into week 11 of the competition.

Respected German industry veteran Martin Moszkowicz is stepping down as chairman of Resident Evil producer Constantin Film.

Scream VII filmmaker Christopher Landon has responded to the news of Melissa Barrera‘s firing by Spyglass Media over her social media repostings over the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Todd Gilchrist editor Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is a nesting doll of a film—a television broadcast of a documentary about a play, assembled with the same precision and detail as Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The French Dispatch” among others. Thematically, the connective tissue between its layers of reality, like many of those earlier films, is the notion and processing of loss.

Palestinian filmmaker Mohamed Jabaly is leaving the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam with a major award: Best Director in International Competition for his film Life Is Beautiful. But where he goes next is uncertain – he can’t return to Gaza for the time being because the border is closed as the Israel-Hamas war rages on.

John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent There’s “an enormous amount of fresh talent coming through, and those new voices, that for the most part don’t come from the U.S.,” CAA Media Finance’s said at San Sebastian’s Creative Investors Conference this September. Getting noticed ia another matter. Global content spend has near doubled in a decade, from $136 billion in 2013 to $250 billion this year, according to Ampere Analysis.

Barbra Streisand is opening up about her life.

He could not have made things easier for Greater Manchester Police. A victim of a cruel burglary turned detective to get all the evidence the force needed.

The Chase host Bradley Walsh has become something of a national treasure since making his TV debut in the 1990s. The 63 year old presenter worked as an apprentice at a Rolls-Royce's aircraft engine factory in Watford after leaving school and was also a professional footballer for Brentford before ankle injuries ended his playing career at 22. He then turned to show business - working as a bluecoat at Pontins before being recruited by ITV as a host of short-lived quiz show Midas Touch in 1995.

Quiz Lady director Jessica Yu is opening up about Paul Reubens‘ cameo in the film, which marks the late actor’s final film role.

Harry Potter star Miriam Margolyes has not had too much trouble raising a few eyebrows in recent times during appearances on talk shows and live radio. The 82-year-old became famous around the world for playing Professor Sprout in the Harry Potter films.

Producers and animators behind Netflix and Disney's latest releases are giving special talks at Manchester Animation Festival (MAF) this November.

Jennifer Garner and Rita Moreno are the cinematic duo we never expected but needed. The two are starring in “Family Switch,” the new Netflix holiday movie that sounds like a blend of various Millennial favorites like “Freaky Friday” and “13 Going on 30.” Jennifer Lopez and Emme spotted holding hands and shopping in LAClassic and current beauty icons that'll make you proud to be LatinaTodo dia panfletando Family Switch / trocados até a Netflix soltar o trailer Emma Myers irá contracenar com a talentosíssima Rita Moreno, uma das poucas atrizes a possuir o título EGOT (GATE).

Offset and Quavo have paid tribute to their late Migos‘ bandmate Takeoff on the first anniversary of his death.The late rapper, real name Kirsnick Khari Ball, died aged 28 on November 1 last year when he was shot dead in an alleged dice game gone wrong in Houston, Texas. In January, a man was charged with the murder of Takeoff but was released on bail after paying a $1million (£824,150) bond.

Priscilla Presley broke down during an interview with Piers Morgan as she opened up about the death of her daughter Lisa Marie. Lisa Marie, who was the only daughter of Elvis Presley, passed away earlier this year at age 54 from a small bowel obstruction caused by previous weight-loss surgery. Now, Priscilla, 78, has revealed that her daughter was suicidal in the months before her death, as she struggled with the loss of her son Benjamin Keough, who took his own life in 2020.

MGMT have announced their fifth studio album ‘Loss Of Life’ and shared its first single – listen to ‘Mother Nature’ below.The duo – comprising Andrew VanWyngarden and Benjamin Goldwasser – are set to release the 10-track follow-up to ‘Little Dark Age’ (2018) on February 23, 2024 via Mom + Pop. You can pre-order/pre-save it here.Today (October 31) MGMT have previewed the forthcoming record with a nostalgic guitar-based song titled ‘Mother Nature’, which arrived with an animated video directed by Jordan Fish.In a joint statement, the band explained that the single “outlines the archetypical MGMT mythology of one hero attempting to get the other hero to come on the journey that they ‘must’ go on”.They went on to explain that “one part” of ‘Mother Nature’ “sounds like Oasis“.The accompanying video sees two animal friends, Dog and Turtle, join forces to take down an evil pet collector.“I hope the story makes people happy and feel connected to family, friends and the animal kingdom as well,” said Fish, who has worked with MGMT since their debut album ‘Oracular Spectacular’.

Jada Pinkett Smith is a talented actress and the wife of superstar actor Will Smith, but she has been at the center of a media firestorm in recent years. Despite being known for her successful career, her enduring marriage, and her hit talk show, “Red Table Talk,” Pinkett Smith’s life has been under intense scrutiny due to a series of controversies.