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John Hopewell Chief International Correspondent LOCARNO — Marianly Tejada, star of Netflix hit “One of Us Is Lying,” and Jean Jean, multi-prized for “Woodpeckers,” are attached to headline “Predicament” (“Predicamento”), an action-thriller written, produced and to be directed by Dominican Republic’s Ico Abréu. A step up into the mainstream, but maintaining the social issue focus of much of Abréu’s TV and experimental work of the past two decades, “Predicament” is shaping up as one of the major propositions in preparation from the Dominican Republic, thanks to its star cast, government backing, thriller propulsion and growing bevy of production partners.

Netherlands and England soared into the knockout stages of the FIFA Women's World Cup with emphatic victories on day 13.

The FIFA Women's World Cup in Australia could be England's to lose after Tuesday's glittering display against the Chinese. Unfolding at Hindmarsh Stadium, the 16,500-capacity home of Adelaide United, manager Sarina Wiegman's superstars made a lightning-quick start to the match; Alessia Russo squeezing in the opener after just four minutes of play.

Open Doors is a case in point. Five takeaways on this year’s lineup: Recalibration of a Sense of Self “Three Bullets,” at Open Doors Projects Hub, is made by Dominican Génesis Valenzuela, an alum of San Sebastian’s prestigious Elías Querejeta Zine Eskola, which plumbs the murder of Dominican immigrant Lucrecia Pérez, shot and killed by four neo-Nazis, the same year that Spain celebrated its conquest of Latin America. Valenzuela will come in at the film as she reconstructs her own identity as a “human being/woman/Afro-Caribbean/filmmaker.” “The driving force of this film is the desire for emancipation, both from the constraints of existence and from those of filmmaking,” she has said.

The terrifying first trailer for The Exorcist: Believer has been released!

Universal today announced specifics for its popular Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Orlando Resort and Universal Studios Hollywood. All-new haunted houses include “The Exorcist: Believer,” inspired by the new Universal Pictures film from Blumhouse and Morgan Creek Entertainment, “Chucky: Ultimate Kill Count” based on the popular USA & SYFY series, and “Universal Monsters: Unmasked,” inspired by Universal’s legacy of iconic cinematic monsters.

The Exorcist: Believer – check it out below.Directed by David Gordon Green, who helmed the recent Halloween reboot trilogy, The Exorcist: Believer similarly serves as a direct sequel to William Friedkin’s 1973 original.As shown in the trailer, the connecting thread is the return of Ellen Burstyn as Chris MacNeil, who is tracked down by concerned father Victor (Leslie Odom Jr.) to help save his possessed daughter Angela (Lidya Jewett) and her friend Katherine (Olivia Marcum).A synopsis reads: “Since the death of his pregnant wife in a Haitian earthquake 12 years ago, Victor Fielding has raised their daughter, Angela, on his own. But when Angela and her friend Katherine disappear in the woods, only to return three days later with no memory of what happened to them, it unleashes a chain of events that will force Victor to confront the nadir of evil and, in his terror and desperation, seek out the only person alive who has witnessed anything like it before: Chris MacNeil.”Other confirmed cast members include Ann Dowd, Raphael Sbarge, Jennifer Nettles and Okwui Okpokwasili.The Exorcist: Believer is the first entry in a planned trilogy, with a follow-up titled The Exorcist: Deceiver scheduled to be released on April 18, 2025.The original Exorcist, based on the book by William Peter Blatty, was followed by sequels Exorcist II: The Heretic in 1977 and 1990’s The Exorcist III.

Universal and Blumhouse have today unveiled the first trailer for The Exorcist: Believer — the first film in a new trilogy following up the 1973 horror classic, The Exorcist — at the same time setting an April 18, 2025 nationwide release for follow-up film The Exorcist: Deceiver.

Ellen Burstyn returns as Chris MacNeil for “The Exorcist: Believer,” a follow-up helmed by David Gordon Green, who recently revived the “Halloween franchise. A sequel, “The Exorcist: Deceiver,” will hit in theaters on April 18, 2025, Universal announced Tuesday, along with releasing the trailer for “Believer.” They are the first two entries in a planned “Exorcist” trilogy.

Georgia Stanway’s penalty helped a disjointed England overcome Haiti and make a winning start to their World Cup campaign.

It may be too early to start blasting Three Lions, but football is well on its way back home thanks to England's Lionesses. England's women team scored a stunning 1-0 victory over Haiti on Saturday morning as they kicked off their FIFA Women's World Cup campaign in Brisbane.

Manchester United and Lioness star Ella Toone will appear in a limited edition of Elle UK magazine with international teammate Alessia Russo amidst their Women's World Cup campaign.

Manchester City defender Esme Morgan has offered an insight into England's World Cup preparations as the competition for places heats up and new partnerships are forming.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, Pope Francis and Oscar-nominated filmmaker Evgeny Afineevsky are sharing the Cinema for Peace Award, an honor recognizing their “contributions to the freedom of Ukraine and humanitarian efforts to protect civilians and children.”

Manchester City midfielder Jess Park has departed England Women’s World Cup squad due to injury.

Gordon, Gino and Fred: Road Trip was thrown into chaos when Gino D'Acampo quit after three series leading it to be axed. The chef, 46, said that he was leaving due to a row over 'complicated' contracts.  Fred has now told The Sun of his new idea for a show: 'I'm reading an incredible book called Black Spartacus, about a guy called Toussaint Louverture who led the revolution in Haiti and I want to do a passion project about him.

A portrait of a community, and family, in flux, Monica Sorelle’s feature debut “Mountains” is a deceptively low-key, but nevertheless textured, exploration of Miami’s Little Haiti community and the effects of gentrification on immigrant families.

Jean Elie is a talented actor, producer, and writer with Haitian roots. He gained recognition for portraying Ahmal Dee, Issa Rae’s brother, on HBO’s Insecure and for his guest appearance on ABC’s American Crime. In addition to acting, Jean has collaborated with major companies like Puma, Showtime, Anheuser Busch, HBO, and Prime Video as a brand influencer. 

Pat Robertson has died.

Disney’s The Little Mermaid, Caribbean Slavery, and Telling the Truth to Children,” Ryder points out that the movie appears to take place in the Caribbean in the 18th century during a time of African chattel slavery — yet the islanders depicted in the film seem to live in a world free of this inhumanity.“In this setting, I do not think we do our children any favors by pretending that slavery didn’t exist,” he wrote. “For me Disney’s preference to try and wish the inconvenient truth away says more about the adult creatives than it does about children’s ability to work through it.”Though he acknowledged that the movie is a fantasy and doesn’t necessarily need to be historically accurate, he said that Disney shouldn’t be “encouraging historical amnesia.”“But the total erasure and rewriting of one of the most painful and important parts of African diasporic history, is borderline dangerous, especially when it is consumed unquestioningly by children,” he added.Ryder proposed that Disney could have instead set the live-action film in Haiti after slavery was overthrown, with Ariel meeting Prince Eric in the wake of real racial harmony and not sacrificing historical accuracy.“We owe it to our children to give them the most amazing fantastical stories possible to help their imaginations grow,” Ryder said.

The Little Mermaid has been criticized by a prominent media diversity advocate for failing to acknowledge the horrors of slavery in the Caribbean.

Paul Walker’s brother Cody Walker has named his newborn son after the late actor. Cody, 34, was devastated when Paul – best known for his role as Brian O’Conner in the ‘Fast and Furious’ franchise, died in a fiery car crash aged 40 a decade ago this year – and has now said he and his wife Felicia Knox have named their boy Paul after the tragic star. People said about the arrival of the youngster: “Paul Barrett (‘Bear’) Walker was born 7 lbs, 4 oz on Sunday, April 30, in Arizona.

TheWrap called it “visceral and vicious,” and overall it has received largely negative reviews after premiering in the Main Competition in Cannes on Thursday.While Sheridan initially said that he’d had a good time making the film, Penn took a different tack. “It’s a little more gray to me that we had a really good time,” he said. “I think we had a really valuable time.

told the Houston Chronicle.Other than the demon dolls, the items to be auctioned include: a fiberglass mermaid and a prosthetic leg, a spell bottle, Haitian money, an old bible, a Chinese beer, steamship coal from the 1800s and a message in a bottle sent from Jamaica — all found washed up on the beach by researchers from the reserve.The 2023 Tony’s Trash to Treasure sale will take place on Saturday, May 20, at Port Aransas, with all of the money raised from the sale being donated to Amos Rehabilitation Keep.ARK’s mission is to rescue and rehabilitate sick and injured birds, sea turtles, terrestrial turtles and tortoises found along the South Texas coast and then return them to their native habitat. According to the reserve’s website, 500 tons of marine debris washes up on Texas shorelines each year. While the majority is debris and plastic, every now and then something a little different is discovered.

EXCLUSIVE: Magnolia Pictures and mk2 have acquired rights to Oscar-nominated filmmaker Raoul Peck’s Untitled Ernest Cole Documentary, about South Africa’s first Black freelance photographer.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor The Roku Channel will shine a spotlight on the work of the veteran-led disaster response organization Team Rubicon through an unscripted series set to premiere May 25 from the production team behind PBS’ “This Old House.” “Team Rubicon” follows the organization’s volunteers as they are sent off in deployments across the country and overseas to help the neediest victims of natural and man-made disasters, from the recent storms in Selma, Ala. to the recent record snowfalls in mountain communities north of San Bernardino, Calif. The half-hour series, hosted by “This Old House’s” Kevin O’Connor, documents the real-world impact of extreme weather events and how the heaviest burdens fall hardest on the poorest communities and most vulnerable residents. The 13 self-contained episodes also emphasize the importance that volunteering plays for servicemembers in their transition to civilian life.

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large NBC’s “Today Show” has earned an Institutional Award from Peabody, the org announced Wednesday. The 71-year-old morning news program was selected by the Peabody Board of Jurors for this year’s honor, which “recognizes institutions and organizations, as well as series and programs, for their enduring body of work and their iconic impact on both the media landscape and the public imagination.”  “For nearly three quarters of a century, ‘Today’ has been a morning staple for millions of Americans and a consistent cultural touchstone for deeply moving human stories, groundbreaking news, and daily joy,” Peabody executive director Jeffrey Jones said in a statement. “We’re thrilled to recognize the program, not only for their decades of stellar reporting and storytelling, but also for their undeniable impact on culture and an informed public.”

Brian Steinberg Senior TV Editor Vladimir Duthiers has a new topic that he can discuss in his regular “What To Watch” segments on CBS Mornings” — himself. Duthiers, who has worked as a correspondent and fill-in on the program since 2019, has seen his role grow over time. He typically delivers segments on some of the trending items of the morning, and, more recently, took part in reports showing how he was preparing for the arrival of his newborn child. Now, his ties to the A.M. property will be even tighter. Duthiers has been elevated to “featured host” at the show. “With fatherhood and now this solidifying of my role on the morning show, my head is spinning,” says Duthiers.

Larsa Pippen is defending her hairstyle choices.

Defending herself. Larsa Pippen responded to comments after a fan accused her of cultural appropriation.