Thich Nhat Hanh (1926 – 2022), Zen Buddhist monk and mindfulness pioneer

Angelique Jackson Bleecker Street has secured North American rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s new action-comedy, “Mafia Mamma,” starring Toni Collette, Monica Bellucci and Rob Huebel.Collette stars in the film as a suburban American woman, who inherits her grandfather’s mafia empire and must learn navigate her new role as the head of the family business, defying everyone’s expectations.Based on an original idea by acclaimed French novelist, screenwriter and filmmaker Amanda Sthers, Hardwicke directs from a screenplay written by Debbie Jhoon and Michael J. Feldman (Peacock’s “AP Bio,” Hulu’s”Deadbeat”).

Bleecker Street has acquired North American rights to Catherine Hardwicke’s action-comedy Mafia Mamma, starring Toni Collette (The Staircase, Nightmare Alley), Monica Bellucci (The Matrix franchise, The Man Who Sold His Skin) and Rob Huebel (The Descendants, The Goldbergs), which is heading into production in Italy in May.

The plucky Queenslander delighted Aussie tennis fans when she won her first Australian Open championship with a 6-3, 7-6 (7-2) triumph over American Danielle Collins on Saturday night, breaking a 44-year title drought for Australia in women's singles in Melbourne.

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Monica Vitti has died at the age of 90. The award-winning actress has passed away after a long battle with Alzheimer's disease. Walter Veltroni, the former Mayor of Rome and a film critic, confirmed the news via a Twitter post.

Variety’s Actors on Actors roundtable chats and looked back on their time filming the 2006 historical drama. Dunst, 39, recalled how uncomfortable she was filming nude scenes for the colorful feature based on the 18th century doomed queen of France.The “Power of the Dog” star played the title role while Dornan, 39, portrayed Axel von Fersen — a friend of Antoinette’s from the Swedish court.

Refresh for latest…: Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home scaled fresh heights this session as it reached an amazing new milestone by crossing the $1B mark at the international box office. The offshore cume through Sunday is an estimated $1.003B for a global total of $1.74B.

Monaco have reportedly set a hefty price tag on Aurelien Tchouameni as the midfielder continues to be linked with a move to Manchester United.

J. Kim Murphy Another weekend, another easy No.

Princess Charlene of Monaco is continuing her recovery.

Clayton Davis The Writers Guild of America Awards announced its 2022 nominations, where huge boosts were given to films such as “Being the Ricardos,” “Don’t Look Up,” “The French Dispatch,” “King Richard” and “Licorice Pizza” in original screenplay.Adapted screenplay includes “CODA,” “Dune,” “Nightmare Alley,” “Tick, Tick … Boom!” and “West Side Story.” Missing from the lineup are “C’mon C’mon” from Mike Mills and “The Tragedy of Macbeth” from Joel Coen.On the adapted screenplay side, notable awards contenders that were ineligible included “Benedetta” (IFC Films), “Cyrano” (MGM/United Artists Releasing), “Drive My Car” (Janus Films/Sideshow), “The Lost Daughter” (Netflix), “Passing” (Netflix), “The Power of the Dog” (Netflix), “Spider-Man: No Way Home” (Sony Pictures) and “Zola” (A24).

Costume Designers Guild Awards have been announced!Celebrating another year of excellent costumes, wardrobe and the people behind the clothes, the 2022 CDGA will take place for the first time at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, California, on Wednesday, March 9.,,, and are among the costumes recognized in film this year. On the TV side,,,, and are among the nominees.«Throughout the pandemic, we’ve been reminded how important costume design is, not only to entertain — but to inspire,» Salvador Perez, President of the Costume Designers Guild, IATSE Local 892, said in a statement.

Clayton Davis Sam Raimi, the director of Columbia Pictures’ original “Spider-Man” trilogy starring Tobey Maguire, has spoken out about watching his original cast reprise their roles in last year’s “Spider-Man: No Way Home.”In an exclusive interview with Variety while promoting the Oscar-shortlisted film “You’re Dead Hélène,” a live-action horror short film produced by Raimi, the director discussed seeing Maguire, Willem Dafoe and Alfred Molina take up their iconic characters once again.“It was so much fun,” Raimi said. “I love ‘No Way Home’ and the audience I was with went crazy.

Making room for Monaco! Jeannie Mai debuted the adorable nursery she and Jeezy created for their newborn on Friday, January 21.

Nato has confirmed it is sending additional ships and fighter jets to eastern Europe amid Russia's troop build-up near Ukraine.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAdd another notch on “Spider-Man: No Way Home’s” long list of box office achievements.Over the weekend, Sony’s comic book adventure became the sixth-highest grossing movie in history with $1.69 billion at the global box office (not adjusted for inflation). It passed “Jurassic World” ($1.67 billion) and “The Lion King” ($1.66 billion) to secure that spot.Now in its sixth weekend of release, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” returned to the No.

Refresh for latest…: With an amazing $1.69B worldwide cume through Sunday, Sony/Marvel’s Spider-Man: No Way Home has become the No. 6 film ever globally, passing Jurassic World ($1.67B) and The Lion King ($1.662B) to get there. This includes a running $970.1M from the international box office, which should portend an eventual $1B overseas gross — and without a China bump. Domestic is at $721M+.

J. Kim Murphy After one weekend outside of the No. 1 slot, “Spider-Man: No Way Home” could be surging ahead to lead the domestic box office once again.