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EXCLUSIVE: IFC Films and Sapan Studios today announced they have acquired North American rights to The Disappearance of Shere Hite, a feature documentary on the famed sex researcher whose pioneering study of women’s sexuality sold millions but triggered a ferocious backlash.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In 2016, documentary director Cynthia Hill received a LinkedIn message from Stephen Pandos, a man who believed that his parents were responsible for the 1987 disappearance of his 15-year-old sister, Jennifer Pandos. Hill remembers reading the message and thinking, “there must be a story there.” So the director of “Private Violence” and “What Happened, Brittany Murphy?” began filming Stephen. “When you start a project you are never sure if there’s going to be anything there or not,” she says. “But we thought it was at least worth doing a test shoot.”

The mum of a teenage girl who went missing after going to a fairground has described her disappearance as “horrendous”.

South American soap opera star, Jefferson Machado, has been found dead, four months after he went missing in January. He was 44.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Kinology has come on board the highly anticipated next film of Russian filmmaker Kirill Serebrennikov, “The Disappearance of Josef Mengele,” based on Olivier Guez’s bestselling novel. Kinology is at Cannes to present the project to buyers. Set to start shooting in a few weeks, the film is being produced by Charles Gillibert at CG Cinema (“Annette”) and Ilya Stewart at Hype Studios (“Tchaikovsky’s Wife”). It stars August Diehl as Mengele, the notorious Nazi doctor who found refuge in South America at the end of WWII and was never captured. Mengele died in Brazil in 1979 without having been judged for his crimes. The daring movie will focus on Mengele’s fugitive years, spanning from Paraguay to the Brazilian jungle, and will be told from the man’s point of view.

Fans around the world have enjoyed seeing adorable Prince Louis during the Coronation ceremony at Westminster Abbey. The youngest child of the Prince and Princess of Wales yawned and chatted to his sister Princess Charlotte during the service, which saw his grandfather King Charles III and Queen Camilla crowned. However, many viewers were left baffled when the Prince appeared to go missing and wasn't alongside his parents Kate and William, during some of the ceremony.

The sister of Madeleine McCann has spoken for the first time about her disappearance at a remembrance vigil.

Madeleine McCann's parents said their daughters is "still very much missed" in a heartbreaking statement issued to mark 16 years since she went missing. Kate and Gerry McCann wrote an update on the 'Official Find Madeleine Campaign' Facebook page on the anniversary of her disappearance. Maddie went missing on May 3, 2007 while on holiday with her family in Praia da Luz, Portugal.

A woman who vanished while on a hiking trip took the 'most disturbing photo in Appalachian Trail history.' American mum Gerry Largay's disappearance in 2013 left her loving family devastated.

Ricky Gervais and Richard Osman have reacted to losing their “blue tick” on Twitter. At the behest of Twitter CEO Elon Musk, the social media platform finally removed the “legacy verified” marks on celebrity profiles, with users now needing to pay a monthly fee in order to be “verified”.

Drake Bell's wife has filed for divorce. The 'Drake and Josh' star's estranged spouse Janet Von Schmeling has applied to the courts to officially end her four-year marriage to the actor - who caused alarm earlier this month when he was reported missing, only to be found safe shortly afterwards - and revealed they actually separated last September. According to documents obtained by TMZ, Janet has cited irreconcilable differences as the reason for the split and she is seeking primary and legal custody of their two-year-old son Wyatt, though she wants Drake to be granted visitation rights.

It’s officially over. Drake Bell’s wife, Janet Von Schmeling, has filed for divorce just one week after the Nickelodeon alum’s disappearance, Us Weekly can confirm.

Celebrating her little one. Janet Von Schmeling commemorated her son’s second birthday after estranged husband Drake Bell was reported missing and later found.

New details are emerging about what happened to lead to Drake Bell being declared missing and “endangered.”

said.Authorities said the bodies were recovered thanks to technology and efforts from Carroll County Mennonite Disaster Service and Christian Aid Ministries Search and Rescue Team out of Tennessee, who used remote-operated underwater vehicles in a «challenging environment» that passed depths of 180 feet.«Sheriff Holloway, along with the family of Chuck and Charley, would like to thank all the men and women who donated their time and efforts to help bring closure to the family and recover the two missing men,» the sheriff's office said.«Our heart goes out the family of Chuck and Charley Morris and we are thankful today that we can help bring closure,» the sheriff's office said.The pair went missing during a kayaking trip on Beaver Lake, a reservoir in the northwestern corner of the state, in mid-March, prompting an expansive recovery effort was launched.The effort included dive crews, boats, dogs and more from several agencies, according to Benton County Sheriff's Office spokeswoman Lt. Shannon Jenkins.But days into the search the operation became a recovery effort.«This lake is a serious challenge to search but we're doing everything we can,» Tony Wade, director of operations for Cajun Coast Search and Rescue told .Water temperatures in the lake had dropped to the 30s and 40s in the days following the kayakers' disappearance, reported.

after they went missing on March 16.The two embarked on a kayaking trip in the Ozark Mountains and following an unsuccessful search, a recovery effort was launched.“We were all hoping for a miracle, but at this point, the search for Chuck and Charley has moved to a recovery,” read a post by the band.“With help from the K9 team, there is a probable location on the lake, but logistical challenges including temperature, weather, and depth have prevented a recovery thus far. It is unknown how long these efforts may take,” it continued.

A desperate search is underway to trace a missing man who vanished overnight.

Police investigating the disappearance of a 28-year-old who vanished while camping with pals are appealing to a man seen walking in the area to get in touch.

Katie Reul editor “The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu,” a multi-generational comedy starring “Crazy Rich Asians” actor Lisa Lu, is set for a March 17 premiere at the Laemmle Theater in North Hollywood, following the film’s acquisition by Picturehouse. The coming-of-age story will then have a one-week theatrical run. Reflective of the feature’s expansive crew of female filmmakers, “The Disappearance of Mrs. Wu” is centered around the challenges of mother-daughter relationships. The film follows Emma (Rochelle Ying), an introverted teenager, on a road-trip up the California coast after her grandmother, Lily (Lu), asks for help breaking out of her nursing home. Along the way, Emma begins to obtain a better understanding of her immigrant mother and their complicated relationship.

Such a heartbreaking end to this missing person’s case…

It doesn’t look like Alice is giving up in the search for Jacob on The Way Home.

There one minute, gone the next. YouTuber Jake Paul has finally set the record straight on the disappearance of his vodka bottle tattoo following his fight with boxer Tommy Fury.

A frantic search has been launched for a Glasgow man following his "out of character" disappearance. Brian Lundie, 41, has been reported as missing from the Ballieston area in the city.

John Malkovich has said the disappearance of his friend and fellow actor Julian Sands is “a very sad event”.The pair became close while working on the film Killing Fields in 1983 and later appeared together in 2014 US drama series Crossbones. Malkovich is a godfather to one of Sands’ sons with his first wife journalist Sarah Sands. Authorities have vowed to “bring closure” to the Sands family, after more than five weeks of searching in southern California.The actor was first reported missing on January 13 in the Mount Baldy region of the San Gabriel mountains after failing to return from a hike.

An investigation into a welfare check carried out by Lancashire Police before Nicola Bulley disappeared has been launched by the Independent Office for Police Conduct (IOPC).

Police watchdogs have launched an investigation into a welfare check on Nicola Bulley carried out days before she was last seen.

John Malkovich admitted his heartache about the unknown as his dear friend and co-star, actor Julian Sands, has been missing for more than one month. "Julian and I were very, very close," Malkovich said during a press conference in Berlin for "Seneca — On the Creation of Earthquakes." John and Julian co-starred in the film, but first met decades ago on the Academy Award-winning movie, "The Killing Fields." Sands was reported missing on Jan. 13 after failing to return from a hike on Mt.

LIVE – Updated at 09:29Nicola Bulley’s family “just need a breakthrough to give us some hope”, her father has said, three weeks after the mother-of-two went missing while walking her dog in St Michael’s on Wyre. “Every day is a struggle,” said Ernie Bulley, shortly after the family revealed that the 45-year-old was dealing with side effects from the menopause.

A man has appeared in court charged with the rape of a child and abduction following the disappearance of an 11-year-old girl in the Scottish Borders.

Lancashire Police have referred themselves to the Independent Office for Police Conduct over the contact the force had with Nicola Bulley proper to her disappearance.