What are Jenelle Evans’ Teen Mom: The Next Chapter co-stars reactions to her returning to the franchise after being fired? She and her estranged husband, David Eason were let go from the show after he shot and killed her dog, Nugget. He also displayed some bad behavior not conducive to continuing on. Now that she has left the marriage, Jenelle is back but how does the cast feel? Keep reading for more details.
Teen Mom Jenelle Evans’ Co-Stars Shocking Reactions To Her Return
It has been several since Jenelle Evans has been a cast member on Teen Mom. She made a brief appearance for a party that Briana DeJesus was holding but other than that, she has been off of the series. Yet, when she announced her split from David Eason, fans had a theory she would return. They believed her separation was not sincere and just for her mental health.
Teen Mom Jenelle Evans’ Co-Stars Shocking Reactions To Her Return
It has been several since Jenelle Evans has been a cast member on Teen Mom. She made a brief appearance for a party that Briana DeJesus was holding but other than that, she has been off of the series. Yet, when she announced her split from David Eason, fans had a theory she would return. They believed her separation was not sincere and just for her mental health.
- 6/1/2024
- by Amanda Lauren
- TV Shows Ace
The General Hospital storyline also hints at Sonny Corinthos, played by Maurice Benard, making a vow and a tragic car accident set to occur in the first week of June. Also, other rumors suggest an explosion at Jason Morgan’s (Steve Burton) coffee warehouse. This may leave someone blind on General Hospital.
Finn, played by Michael Easton, makes a promise after an apology. And a secret alliance could be revealed. Spinelli, portrayed by Bradford Anderson, might get arrested. And Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) is not happy about it. So, there is a lot happening on General Hospital and viewers can’t wait.
The casting news suggests that John J York is back on set as Mac Scorpio. Also, another female veteran has been put on contract. More information on this is coming soon. However, rumors also swirl about potential exits on General Hospital, including Kirsten Storms, Bradford Anderson.
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Finn, played by Michael Easton, makes a promise after an apology. And a secret alliance could be revealed. Spinelli, portrayed by Bradford Anderson, might get arrested. And Maxie Jones (Kirsten Storms) is not happy about it. So, there is a lot happening on General Hospital and viewers can’t wait.
The casting news suggests that John J York is back on set as Mac Scorpio. Also, another female veteran has been put on contract. More information on this is coming soon. However, rumors also swirl about potential exits on General Hospital, including Kirsten Storms, Bradford Anderson.
Also there...
- 5/28/2024
- by Belynda Gates-Turner
- Soap Dirt
Teen Mom star Tyler Baltierra is reacting to the possibility that the daughter he put up for adoption may reject him. When he and his now-wife, Catelynn Lowell were teenagers, they had a little girl, Carly. It seemed best, in their eyes, to do an open adoption. Now, fans are wondering what would happen if Carly did not want to have anything to do with her biological parents at eighteen. Keep reading to see Tyler’s response.
Teen Mom Tyler Baltierra Reacts To Possibility Carly May Reject Him
When Tyler Baltierra and Catelynn Lowell were teenagers, they appeared on 16 & Pregnant. They opted to give their baby up for adoption given their pasts and the fact that they were young and not that stable. Luckily, they had an open adoption so they would be able to see their daughter, Carly yearly and still get updates. Their lives were further documented in the spinoff,...
Teen Mom Tyler Baltierra Reacts To Possibility Carly May Reject Him
When Tyler Baltierra and Catelynn Lowell were teenagers, they appeared on 16 & Pregnant. They opted to give their baby up for adoption given their pasts and the fact that they were young and not that stable. Luckily, they had an open adoption so they would be able to see their daughter, Carly yearly and still get updates. Their lives were further documented in the spinoff,...
- 5/28/2024
- by Amanda Lauren
- TV Shows Ace
Ahead of a July 2024 broadcast, the official website and accounts for the upcoming Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian anime revealed a brand-new trailer today, previewing the bilingual rapport between Alya and Masachika and the rom-com series' opening theme song, "1-ban Kagayaku Hoshi" ("The Brightest Star") by Sumire Uesaka as Alya. Each episode will also feature a different ending theme song cover by Uesaka in character. Related: Roundup: Anime Hit the Sweet Spot with Valentine's Day 2024 Messages Based on the light novels by Sunsunsun and Momoco, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is being directed by Ryota Ito ( Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie ), who also serves as series composer, at studio Doga Kobo alongside Yuhei Murota ( Love Live! series) as character designer and chief animation director. Yen Press publishes an official English version of the light novels and describes the story: Masachika Kuse sits next to Arya,...
- 5/17/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
With the release of the upcoming new Call of Duty, more details keep leaking about what the game will have. Black Ops 6 will apparently have a boat zombie map, very similar to Sea of Thieves. This will not be the first time that this mode uses a boat as its main scenario.
Many rumors are saying that the next game will be Black Ops Gulf War, and it will be some kind of sequel to the title in the series developed by Treyarch. The leaks also describe that the ship or boat will have cannons to shoot enemies.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6’s Many Features in the Zombie Mode Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will include a map with mechanics like Sea of Thieves.
Many leaks are circulating regarding the next big Treyarch Fps title. According to the leaks, it will happen after Black Ops 2 and will include some popular characters from the franchise.
Many rumors are saying that the next game will be Black Ops Gulf War, and it will be some kind of sequel to the title in the series developed by Treyarch. The leaks also describe that the ship or boat will have cannons to shoot enemies.
Call of Duty Black Ops 6’s Many Features in the Zombie Mode Call of Duty Black Ops 6 will include a map with mechanics like Sea of Thieves.
Many leaks are circulating regarding the next big Treyarch Fps title. According to the leaks, it will happen after Black Ops 2 and will include some popular characters from the franchise.
- 5/16/2024
- by Lucas Lapetina
- FandomWire
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” opened in second place at the South Korean weekend box office, a distance behind local holdover title “The Roundup: Punishment.”
“Punishment,” the fourth part of Don Lee’s “Roundup” action franchise, dominated proceedings for the third weekend in succession. It earned $5.53 million and advanced its cumulative total to $67.7 million, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Its earnings represented a still strong 58% share of the weekend theatrical market, but they were also down by 60% week-on-week, suggesting that “Punishment” may not reach the heights of the previous franchise elements.
In 2022, “The Roundup” earned $95.7 million (using current rates of currency exchange), while last year “The Roundup: No Way Out” earned $76.3 million.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” recorded $2.45 million between Friday and Sunday with a 26% market share. Over its full five-day opening in Korea, the film earned $3.10 million from 415,000 ticket sales.
“Punishment,” the fourth part of Don Lee’s “Roundup” action franchise, dominated proceedings for the third weekend in succession. It earned $5.53 million and advanced its cumulative total to $67.7 million, according to Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council (Kofic). Its earnings represented a still strong 58% share of the weekend theatrical market, but they were also down by 60% week-on-week, suggesting that “Punishment” may not reach the heights of the previous franchise elements.
In 2022, “The Roundup” earned $95.7 million (using current rates of currency exchange), while last year “The Roundup: No Way Out” earned $76.3 million.
“Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” recorded $2.45 million between Friday and Sunday with a 26% market share. Over its full five-day opening in Korea, the film earned $3.10 million from 415,000 ticket sales.
- 5/13/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
It’s Beast Cop vs Bitcoin in the fourth instalment of Ma Dong-seok’s enduringly popular Roundup action franchise, as his hulking detective goes toe-to-toe with a tech-savvy crime syndicate looking to expand into crypto. Helmed by action director Heo Myeong-haeng, Ma’s long-time stunt double and the man behind his apocalyptic Netflix splatterfest Badland Hunters, The Roundup: Punishment understands precisely how to wring the very best out of its loveable lunk of a lead, through a series of expertly choreographed close-quarter throw downs interspersed with Ma’s signature brand of self-effacing humour. The series, which began with 2017’s The Outlaws, sets itself apart from the endless procession of boiler-plate crime thrillers to emerge from Korea in recent years, by giving each instalment a uniquely international flavour. First...
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- 4/27/2024
- Screen Anarchy
MTV’s Teen Mom 2 introduced viewers to Jenelle Evans and David Eason’s tumultuous relationship. The couple is no longer on reality TV, and they’re seeking a divorce after their separation. In April 2024, Jenelle and David appeared in court — and David claimed that he couldn’t “afford an attorney.” Here’s what to know about his finances and living situation.
‘Teen Mom 2’ star David Eason claims he ‘can’t afford an attorney’ while in court against Jenelle Evans
Teen Mom 2 stars Jenelle Evans and David Eason arrived in court on Thursday, April 24, 2024, to discuss the domestic violence restraining order that Jenelle requested. In March 2024, Jenelle filed paperwork to get the restraining order, alleging that David killed a family puppy on Feb. 6, 2024. According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, David appeared in court in April without a lawyer. He claimed he didn’t have the money for an attorney.
‘Teen Mom 2’ star David Eason claims he ‘can’t afford an attorney’ while in court against Jenelle Evans
Teen Mom 2 stars Jenelle Evans and David Eason arrived in court on Thursday, April 24, 2024, to discuss the domestic violence restraining order that Jenelle requested. In March 2024, Jenelle filed paperwork to get the restraining order, alleging that David killed a family puppy on Feb. 6, 2024. According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, David appeared in court in April without a lawyer. He claimed he didn’t have the money for an attorney.
- 4/25/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Teen Mom 2 star Kailyn Lowry is currently living in fear.
The reality TV personality recently confessed on a podcast that someone has some dirt on her and could leak it to the public any day now.
Naturally, that’s enough to fill anyone with fear. But what did Kail have to say about the situation? Keep reading to get the scoop.
Kailyn Lowry Constantly Looks Over Her Shoulder These Days
On a recent episode of Kail’s Baby Mamas No Drama podcast, she opened up about her fears. Her cohost Vee Torres casually asked Kail if she ever worried about her past coming back to bite her. After all, Kailyn Lowry is now a mother of seven and has put many of her bad habits behind her.
Sadly, the Teen Mom 2 star admitted she worries about that each and every day. No matter what she’s done to put the past behind her,...
The reality TV personality recently confessed on a podcast that someone has some dirt on her and could leak it to the public any day now.
Naturally, that’s enough to fill anyone with fear. But what did Kail have to say about the situation? Keep reading to get the scoop.
Kailyn Lowry Constantly Looks Over Her Shoulder These Days
On a recent episode of Kail’s Baby Mamas No Drama podcast, she opened up about her fears. Her cohost Vee Torres casually asked Kail if she ever worried about her past coming back to bite her. After all, Kailyn Lowry is now a mother of seven and has put many of her bad habits behind her.
Sadly, the Teen Mom 2 star admitted she worries about that each and every day. No matter what she’s done to put the past behind her,...
- 4/21/2024
- by Nikole Behrens
- TV Shows Ace
Ma Dong-seok has been getting a lot of attention from the media in the last few years. While his work in the Marvel Cinematic Universe has certainly helped get his name out there, it was his iconic series, The Roundup, that helped his face get recognized. While this was the case in Western cultures, he has been a respected member of the South Korean film industry for decades.
Ma Dong-seok in Champion
Being one of the most talented and respected actors from there, it is not surprising that he is strong-willed and lives up to his title of the ‘Korean Superman’. It would seem that these traits were truly tested when he had to survive a true natural catastrophe.
Ma Dong-seok Was a Part of Something Horrific
Ma Dong-seok has become the talk of the town with the upcoming release of the third part in The Roundup series, The Roundup: Punishment.
Ma Dong-seok in Champion
Being one of the most talented and respected actors from there, it is not surprising that he is strong-willed and lives up to his title of the ‘Korean Superman’. It would seem that these traits were truly tested when he had to survive a true natural catastrophe.
Ma Dong-seok Was a Part of Something Horrific
Ma Dong-seok has become the talk of the town with the upcoming release of the third part in The Roundup series, The Roundup: Punishment.
- 4/18/2024
- by Ananya Godboley
- FandomWire
Two months after revealing its Korean slate for 2024, Disney+ has unveiled another series from the country. Titled Low Life, the show will premiere on the platform next year and Hulu in the U.S.
The series will star veteran actor Ryu Seungryong (Moving) and Yang Sejong (Doona!). Set in 1970s Korea, the story follows a fisherman as he discovers a treasure lost for generations at the bottom of the ocean. Taking a small part of it home for himself, word soon begins to spread about the vast fortune waiting to be claimed by those brave enough to risk the depths. Desperate to escape his depressing life, Oh Heedong (Yang) partners with his uncle Oh Gwanseok (Ryu) in an attempt to reach the treasure before the rest of the world.
This title is part of Disney+ strategic push in Asia Pacific to develop original content in Korea. The streamer has been...
The series will star veteran actor Ryu Seungryong (Moving) and Yang Sejong (Doona!). Set in 1970s Korea, the story follows a fisherman as he discovers a treasure lost for generations at the bottom of the ocean. Taking a small part of it home for himself, word soon begins to spread about the vast fortune waiting to be claimed by those brave enough to risk the depths. Desperate to escape his depressing life, Oh Heedong (Yang) partners with his uncle Oh Gwanseok (Ryu) in an attempt to reach the treasure before the rest of the world.
This title is part of Disney+ strategic push in Asia Pacific to develop original content in Korea. The streamer has been...
- 4/15/2024
- by Sara Merican
- Deadline Film + TV
The shortest distance between two points is popularly believed to be a straight line. But if one of those points is the chin, cheekbone or torso of some sneering and/or psychotic Korean gangster, the shortest route is actually the arc described by either one of Korean megastar Don Lee’s fists, here playing the fists of Detective Ma, protagonist of the ludicrously watchable “Roundup” series.
“The Roundup” and “The Roundup: No Way Out” the first two sequels to 2017’s “The Outlaws,” seemed to inch a little closer each time to the platonic ideal of star-driven action-franchise purity. Now, with Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) and his fists directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, a stunt choreographer who worked on Lee’s breakout “Train to Busan,” the fourth episode gets closer still. “The Roundup: Punishment” minimizes unnecessary originality, while gloriously maximizing the opportunities for Lee to crack wise, or look aggrieved and a little bored,...
“The Roundup” and “The Roundup: No Way Out” the first two sequels to 2017’s “The Outlaws,” seemed to inch a little closer each time to the platonic ideal of star-driven action-franchise purity. Now, with Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) and his fists directed by Heo Myeong-haeng, a stunt choreographer who worked on Lee’s breakout “Train to Busan,” the fourth episode gets closer still. “The Roundup: Punishment” minimizes unnecessary originality, while gloriously maximizing the opportunities for Lee to crack wise, or look aggrieved and a little bored,...
- 2/25/2024
- by Jessica Kiang
- Variety Film + TV
South Korean star Don Lee has revealed that four more films are being planned for the hit Roundup franchise and confirmed he is lined up to return to the Marvel Cinematic Universe.
The action star is in Berlin with The Roundup: Punishment, which will receive its world premiere tonight (February 23) as a Berlinale Special Gala.
It is the fourth instalment in a series that began with The Outlaws in 2017 before sequel The Roundup became the top grossing film at the Korean box office in 2022 with takings of nearly $100m (KRW131.3bn) – bringing audiences back to cinemas post-pandemic – and The Roundup: No Way Out...
The action star is in Berlin with The Roundup: Punishment, which will receive its world premiere tonight (February 23) as a Berlinale Special Gala.
It is the fourth instalment in a series that began with The Outlaws in 2017 before sequel The Roundup became the top grossing film at the Korean box office in 2022 with takings of nearly $100m (KRW131.3bn) – bringing audiences back to cinemas post-pandemic – and The Roundup: No Way Out...
- 2/23/2024
- ScreenDaily
The official Twitter account for the upcoming Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian anime adaptation today announced that the series will now premiere in July 2024 , three months after its original planned release in April. Related: Roundup: Anime Hit the Sweet Spot with Valentine's Day 2024 Messages Based on the light novels by Sunsunsun and Momoco, Alya Sometimes Hides Her Feelings in Russian is being directed by Ryota Ito ( Shikimori's Not Just a Cutie ), who also serves as series composer, at studio Doga Kobo alongside Yuhei Murota ( Love Live! series) as character designer and chief animation director. Yen Press, which publishes the light novels' official English version, describes the series as such: Masachika Kuse sits next to Arya, a girl of Russian and Japanese descent. She’s beautiful, haughty, and an exceptional student, while Masachika is nerdy and known for being a slacker. He’s an easy target for her comments in Russian,...
- 2/19/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
While many anime franchise have released commemorative illustrations , SparQlew , a voice actor unit belonging to record label Kiramune , released their third CD single, "You're My Valentine," a Valentine's Day song for their fans, on February 14, and simultaneously posted the song's music video on Kiramune's official YouTube channel . SparQlew was originally formed as a five-member unit in November 2017, but its founding member Shoya Chiba left the unit in December 2021. Its current four members are: Yuto Uemura (Atsushi Nakajima in Bungo Stray Dogs ) Yuya Hozumi (Gildan in Seven Knights Revolution: Hero Successor ) Shun Horie (Migi n Migi & Dali ) Takuto Yoshinaga (Tsukushi Tsukamoto in Days ) SparQlew "You're My Valentine" music video CD single jacket SparQlew latest artist photo Related: Roundup: Anime Hit the Sweet Spot with Valentine's Day 2024 Messages Sources : Kiramune official YouTube channel , SparQlew official Twitter © Kiramune Project, All Rights Reserved.
- 2/15/2024
- by Mikikazu Komatsu
- Crunchyroll
She's everything. He's just Kitahama. Upcoming rom-com anime Giji Harem , in which a drama club girl voiced by Saori Hayami puts on a one-woman show to get the attention of her crush voiced by Nobuhiko Okamoto, today unveiled a teaser trailer that puts Rin's many parts in the spotlight. Related: Roundup: Anime Hit the Sweet Spot with Valentine's Day 2024 Messages The trailer also reveals the animation staff at studio Nomad producing the adaptation of Yu Saito's original manga, including Toshihiro Kikuchi ( Bungo Stray Dogs Wan! ) as director, Yuko Kakihara ( Buddy Daddies ) as series composer, Yoshihisa Sato ( Summer Time Rendering animation director) as character designer and Takeshi Watanabe ( The Duke of Death and His Maid ) as music composer. A release date for the series is yet to be revealed. Source: Official Twitter...
- 2/14/2024
- by Liam Dempsey
- Crunchyroll
To celebrate the Lunar New Year, also known as Chinese New Year, the official Pokémon YouTube channel released an adorable animated short from Chinese animation studio Hanmu Chunhua (Hmch) and director DaiWei, both known for their work on the donghua series All Saints Street . The short, named “Tadaima (I’m Home)” follows a group of people coming home for the holiday with their partner Pokémon. Director DaiWei said in a comment that he has “loved Pokemon since [he] was little” and “never thought that [he] would be able to create an animation about Pokémon.” He said that put all of his favorite Pokémon in the short with the whole studio putting all their effort into creating the animation. Related: Roundup: Scale Up Your 2024 Celebrations with Over 100 Anime New Year's Visuals and Illustrations Continuing the celebrations, Pokémon will be taking the series again to Yokohama, this time to the area around its Chinatown...
- 2/10/2024
- by Daryl Harding
- Crunchyroll
MTV’s Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant brought Kayla Sessler’s story to the forefront. The mom of two is known for her previous engagement to Luke Davis, but now, she has a new man in her life, Ryan Leigh. Kayla recently announced that she’s expecting her third baby (and first baby with her new boyfriend). Here’s the announcement she made and what fans are talking about.
‘Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant’ star Kayla Sessler announced her pregnancy with her 3rd child
Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant fans know all about Kayla Sessler’s past. She had her son, Izaiah Cole Sessler, in September 2017 with her ex-boyfriend, Stephan Alexander. Then, she had her daughter, Ariah Jordynn Davis, in August 2019 with her then-boyfriend, Luke Davis. Now, she’s dating Ryan Leigh and announced her third pregnancy with the new guy on Instagram.
She posted a photo to Instagram on Feb.
‘Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant’ star Kayla Sessler announced her pregnancy with her 3rd child
Teen Mom: Young and Pregnant fans know all about Kayla Sessler’s past. She had her son, Izaiah Cole Sessler, in September 2017 with her ex-boyfriend, Stephan Alexander. Then, she had her daughter, Ariah Jordynn Davis, in August 2019 with her then-boyfriend, Luke Davis. Now, she’s dating Ryan Leigh and announced her third pregnancy with the new guy on Instagram.
She posted a photo to Instagram on Feb.
- 2/7/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
MTV’s Teen Mom 2 brought Chelsea Houska into the spotlight and introduced fans to her father, Randy Houska. Fans loved Randy and Chelsea’s relationship, as the dentist was always willing to provide witty life advice to his daughter. So, where is Randy now that Chelsea is off the air? Here’s what to know.
Where is Randy Houska, ‘Teen Mom 2’ star Chelsea Houska’s dad, after she quit the show?
Teen Mom 2 brought Chelsea and Randy Houska into the spotlight. Chelsea spent about a decade on the MTV series before calling it quits in 2020, and fans became invested in her family life. So, where is Randy now that Chelsea’s been off the air for a few years?
“Papa Randy” remains hard at work as a dentist in South Dakota. “Dr. Randy has been committed to helping Vermillion, South Dakota, smile for over 30 years, and he...
Where is Randy Houska, ‘Teen Mom 2’ star Chelsea Houska’s dad, after she quit the show?
Teen Mom 2 brought Chelsea and Randy Houska into the spotlight. Chelsea spent about a decade on the MTV series before calling it quits in 2020, and fans became invested in her family life. So, where is Randy now that Chelsea’s been off the air for a few years?
“Papa Randy” remains hard at work as a dentist in South Dakota. “Dr. Randy has been committed to helping Vermillion, South Dakota, smile for over 30 years, and he...
- 2/1/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Lotte Cultureworks will launch “Holy Night: Demon Hunters,” likely to be one of the biggest Korean movies of the year, at next month’s European Film Market in Berlin.
The occult-themed action movie stars Don Lee, the Korean-American superstar who also fronts “The Roundup” comedy-action franchise. The fourth instalment in that series “The Roundup: Punishment” will have its world premiere in the Berlin festival’s Berlinale Special section, with Lee expected to be in attendance, giving Lotte some additional momentum with the new title launch.
“Holy Night: Demon Hunters” sees Seoul descend into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network takes control. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police are forced to enlist Holy Night, a trio of demon hunters armed with supernatural powers.
The cast also includes Seohyun (real name Seo Ju-hyun) of K-pop sensation Girls Generation, who has acting credits in Netflix film “Love and Leashes” and TV series “Private Lives,...
The occult-themed action movie stars Don Lee, the Korean-American superstar who also fronts “The Roundup” comedy-action franchise. The fourth instalment in that series “The Roundup: Punishment” will have its world premiere in the Berlin festival’s Berlinale Special section, with Lee expected to be in attendance, giving Lotte some additional momentum with the new title launch.
“Holy Night: Demon Hunters” sees Seoul descend into chaos as a devil-worshipping criminal network takes control. In a desperate plea for salvation, the police are forced to enlist Holy Night, a trio of demon hunters armed with supernatural powers.
The cast also includes Seohyun (real name Seo Ju-hyun) of K-pop sensation Girls Generation, who has acting credits in Netflix film “Love and Leashes” and TV series “Private Lives,...
- 1/26/2024
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Badland Hunters is Netflix’s latest entry into the world of Korean cinema, and it makes for a gritty post-apocalyptic actioner featuring one of Korea’s biggest stars, Don Lee. However, there’s some confusion about whether it’s a sequel or not. Last year, one of Korea’s biggest blockbusters was Concrete Utopia. Critically acclaimed for its dystopian vision, that film was a tour de force for veteran lead actor Lee Byung-hun. It also won numerous Korean film awards and was South Korea’s entry for the Best International Feature Film category for this year’s Academy Awards. However, it did not make the shortlist.
Concrete Utopia is about a devastating earthquake that reduces Seoul to rubble. Everything is in ruins except the Imperial Palace Apartments. The apartment dwellers covet their resources and keep outsiders out, building a utopia lead by Yeong-tak (Lee). The film was lauded for its keen observations on power,...
Concrete Utopia is about a devastating earthquake that reduces Seoul to rubble. Everything is in ruins except the Imperial Palace Apartments. The apartment dwellers covet their resources and keep outsiders out, building a utopia lead by Yeong-tak (Lee). The film was lauded for its keen observations on power,...
- 1/26/2024
- by David Crow
- Den of Geek
MTV’s Teen Mom fans know the saga between Ryan Edwards and his soon-to-be-ex-wife, Mackenzie Standifer. Ryan attained fame with Maci Bookout, as they had their son, Bentley, while filming 16 and Pregnant. After their breakup, Ryan moved on with Mackenzie, and they had two children together. Now, Ryan reportedly has a new girlfriend — and Mackenzie appeared to shade the relationship on Instagram.
‘Teen Mom’ star Mackenzie Standifer seemingly posted a response to Ryan Edwards and his new girlfriend
Teen Mom star Ryan Edwards has a new girlfriend after Mackenzie Standifer. After Ryan completed 28 days in rehab, he was ordered to spend time at a halfway house. He reportedly met his new girlfriend, Amanda Connor, in rehab before heading to the halfway house in late 2023.
Ryan and Amanda are going strong in 2024. Amanda posted a clip to Instagram showing her and Ryan in the car together. The clip had “Say You...
‘Teen Mom’ star Mackenzie Standifer seemingly posted a response to Ryan Edwards and his new girlfriend
Teen Mom star Ryan Edwards has a new girlfriend after Mackenzie Standifer. After Ryan completed 28 days in rehab, he was ordered to spend time at a halfway house. He reportedly met his new girlfriend, Amanda Connor, in rehab before heading to the halfway house in late 2023.
Ryan and Amanda are going strong in 2024. Amanda posted a clip to Instagram showing her and Ryan in the car together. The clip had “Say You...
- 1/26/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
MTV’s Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans is in hot water over her son, Jace. Child Protective Services took in Jace after another runaway incident at the end of 2023. Jenelle’s husband, David Eason, is now being investigated for abusing Jace. Additionally, Jace has a new temporary legal caretaker who allegedly has ties to David. Here’s what to know.
‘Teen Mom 2′ star Jenelle Evans’ son, Jace, has a legal caretaker who has ties to Jenelle’s husband, David Eason
Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans is in the spotlight due to her son, Jace, and his most recent runaway situation. Jace ran away from home several times in the past, and his most recent stint landed him in the hospital. Cps investigated the incident and found a possible connection between marks on Jace and Jenelle’s husband, David Eason.
Jenelle does not have custody of Jace, as her son is in Cps care.
‘Teen Mom 2′ star Jenelle Evans’ son, Jace, has a legal caretaker who has ties to Jenelle’s husband, David Eason
Teen Mom 2 star Jenelle Evans is in the spotlight due to her son, Jace, and his most recent runaway situation. Jace ran away from home several times in the past, and his most recent stint landed him in the hospital. Cps investigated the incident and found a possible connection between marks on Jace and Jenelle’s husband, David Eason.
Jenelle does not have custody of Jace, as her son is in Cps care.
- 1/19/2024
- by Lauren Weiler
- Showbiz Cheat Sheet
Korean blockbuster “The Roundup: No Way Out” suffered a 50% week-on-week decline, but it was still strong enough to see a pair of Hollywood newcomers.
The third part of the Don Lee-starring Roundup franchise, “No Way Out” earned $5.16 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. It accounted for a 42% share of the market and attracted 650,000 additional spectators.
After three weeks in cinemas, its cumulative including previews now stands at $68.9 million, earned from 8.91 million spectators. That makes it the biggest film of the year (ahead of Japanese animation “Suzume” on the $44 million mark) and one of only three Korean-produced films in this year’s top ten.
On this pace, “No Way Out” should reach the 10 million ticket sales mark of a mega blockbuster in Korea, but tit is unlikely to surpass last year’s second instalment. That released in...
The third part of the Don Lee-starring Roundup franchise, “No Way Out” earned $5.16 million between Friday and Sunday, according to data from Kobis, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. It accounted for a 42% share of the market and attracted 650,000 additional spectators.
After three weeks in cinemas, its cumulative including previews now stands at $68.9 million, earned from 8.91 million spectators. That makes it the biggest film of the year (ahead of Japanese animation “Suzume” on the $44 million mark) and one of only three Korean-produced films in this year’s top ten.
On this pace, “No Way Out” should reach the 10 million ticket sales mark of a mega blockbuster in Korea, but tit is unlikely to surpass last year’s second instalment. That released in...
- 6/19/2023
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
Welcome to Global Breakouts, Deadline’s fortnightly strand in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. The industry is as globalized as it’s ever been, but breakout hits are appearing in pockets of the world all the time and it can be hard to keep track… So, we’re going to do the hard work for you.
This week we’re featuring South Korean smash The Roundup: No Way Out, the third installment of crime action franchise The Outlaws which was originated by and stars Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) who also produces. A runaway hit in its home market, it has provided a major shot in the arm to the local box office which has been stuck in the doldrums so far this year; and there is much more to come for what Lee likens to a sort...
This week we’re featuring South Korean smash The Roundup: No Way Out, the third installment of crime action franchise The Outlaws which was originated by and stars Don Lee (aka Ma Dong-seok) who also produces. A runaway hit in its home market, it has provided a major shot in the arm to the local box office which has been stuck in the doldrums so far this year; and there is much more to come for what Lee likens to a sort...
- 6/14/2023
- by Nancy Tartaglione
- Deadline Film + TV
South Korea’s box office proved remarkably resilient during the pandemic. Theaters never really closed. But the market has needed a big local blockbuster, and “Train to Busan” star Don Lee provided it with his return as a cranky detective kicking righteous ass in the critically acclaimed “The Roundup: No Way Out.”
With a massive $60.35 million in just over two weeks, the action sequel was what South Korean theaters needed after a slow start to 2023 mostly dominated by Hollywood films like “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Japanese releases like “The First Slam Dunk.”
With a population of 51.7 million, under a sixth the size of the U.S., South Korea punches above its weight cinematically: It’s the sixth-largest theatrical market, just behind France, according to Gower Street Analytics, and movie-crazy enough that it outperforms larger countries with well-developed economies like Germany.
A pandemic stalwart looking for hits
South Korea...
With a massive $60.35 million in just over two weeks, the action sequel was what South Korean theaters needed after a slow start to 2023 mostly dominated by Hollywood films like “Avatar: The Way of Water” and Japanese releases like “The First Slam Dunk.”
With a population of 51.7 million, under a sixth the size of the U.S., South Korea punches above its weight cinematically: It’s the sixth-largest theatrical market, just behind France, according to Gower Street Analytics, and movie-crazy enough that it outperforms larger countries with well-developed economies like Germany.
A pandemic stalwart looking for hits
South Korea...
- 6/12/2023
- by Scott Mendelson
- The Wrap
An Tae-jin's The Night Owl Photo: Fantasia International Film Festival
The first wave of films has been announced for this year's Fantasia International Film Festival, providing a taste of what attendees at the Montreal-based festival can look forward to. In celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Republic of Korea, this year's festival will have a special focus on South Korean cinema, including the North American première of Jung Bum-shik's horror anthology New Normal, An Tae-jin's period thriller The Night Owl, and hotly anticipated The Roundup sequel The Roundup: No Way Out. There will also be a selection of the country's most impressive genre hits from the past two decades.
Lovely, Dark And Deep Photo: Fantasia International Film Festival
Alongside this, there will be a screening of the latest work by the Adams family, Where The Devil Roams, which follows a group of sideshow performers in pursuit of immortality,...
The first wave of films has been announced for this year's Fantasia International Film Festival, providing a taste of what attendees at the Montreal-based festival can look forward to. In celebration of 60 years of diplomatic relations between Canada and the Republic of Korea, this year's festival will have a special focus on South Korean cinema, including the North American première of Jung Bum-shik's horror anthology New Normal, An Tae-jin's period thriller The Night Owl, and hotly anticipated The Roundup sequel The Roundup: No Way Out. There will also be a selection of the country's most impressive genre hits from the past two decades.
Lovely, Dark And Deep Photo: Fantasia International Film Festival
Alongside this, there will be a screening of the latest work by the Adams family, Where The Devil Roams, which follows a group of sideshow performers in pursuit of immortality,...
- 5/11/2023
- by Jennie Kermode
- eyeforfilm.co.uk
We think the market is bouncing back. The streamers are no longer hogging the good films financed by international sales agents and distributors, international and national as well as regional film funds; they are now creating their own content, buying less. There are many new indie projects and new international sales agents. Now if only the theatrical venues would fill up again, all would be well. We wait word from the European Film Market itself to know more than anecdotally how the sales agents fared. But anecdotally, it went pretty well. You can read my Rights Roundup next up soon. Sales agents reported buyers were still very selective, while pre-sales on all but the most alluring commercial packages with name cast and director remain a tough proposition. Acquisitions teams looking for special films to fill slots in 2024 were prepared to wait until a completed feature was ready to watch. Ticket sales for this year’s Berlinale 2023 totaled 320,000 by the time the festival closed on Sunday (February 26). This figure is close to pre-pandemic levels where the 2020 edition reached 330,000 tickets. Sales were up 105% from last year’s festival which sold 156,472 tickets — though seating capacity was reduced by 50% due to Covid-19 restrictions. Berlinale also confirmed the 74th edition will take place February 15–25, 2024. It will be Co-Director of the Berlinale Marietta Rissenbeck’s last year. In addition to the public, this year’s festival saw 20,000 accredited professionals from 132 countries in attendance, including 2,800 media representatives, while the Berlinale Co-Production Market organized 1,500 meetings. Eliminated this year were festival delegates and programmers from EFM accreditation. The European Film Market (EFM), which finished on February 22, reported a record number of attendees at 11,500+ — up from the previous record of 11,423 in 2020, the last year of an on-site EFM. There were 230 stands at this year’s market across the Martin Groppius Bau and Marriott Hotel sites, up from 203 in 2020; with 612 companies exhibiting, an increase of 8.5% from 2020’s 564. The 612 companies originated from 78 countries, with the market participants hailing from 132 countries. The biggest increase of 57.9% was in the number of screenings, from 971 to 1,533, although this is partly explained by the 647 online screenings which took place this year. 599 of the screenings were market premieres. The number of films was up too, with 773 compared to 732 three years ago. The total number of buyers was up to 1,302. Costs are also up. Great govenment support from normal 35% of the budget to $2.3m, 45% of the budget for the Berlinale! Racism debate …Norwegian black face animated character causes film to be pulled from opening the section ___…The President of the European Film Academy, Matthijs Wouter Knol resigns his position at the Anti-Racism Taskforce Artef, citing a conflict of interest between his two positions…is it the job of the Anti-Racism Taskforce to tell a festival what it can/ should or should not show? Who is deciding what is racist and what is Ok? How to find dis-interested judges? Let me be the judge. I have long experience with racism and racist and other exclusionary policies and being from the USA, I have no professional interests in the European Film Industry. And being so-called white and Jewish, my perspective is not only one race that I am particularly vested in. My credentials attest to my multi-racial preferences as I have dealt with every race throughout my professional and private life. Put me on a committee with an outside Asian, an outside African, an outside Middle Easterner and an outside Latinx and we will be set. Ties cannot happen and festivals are always free to program what they deem worthy of conversation and debate. Carlo Chatrian, artistic director, and Mariette Rissenbeek, executive director, of the Berlin International Film Festival, reflect…This is taken verbatim from Screen: You decided to pull the first screening of Norwegian director Rasmus A. Sivertsen’s animated film Just Super in Generation KPlus after the Anti-Racism Taskforce for European Film (Artef) contacted the festival outlining concerns “about the film’s depictions of Blackface and animalisation of Black people” to give yourselves time to work out how to proceed. Subsequent screenings went ahead with a disclaimer printed at the entrance of each cinema showing the film contextualising the concerns “so as to avoid potentially harming any viewers”. Chatrian: It is very telling that the way one film is seen by one community or one group of people is not an absolute truth. The film was released in Norway and seen by hundreds of thousands of people. A film is always an encounter between you, us, the viewer, and the film itself. It changes all the time. When did both of you see first see the film? Chatrian: In this case I saw the film after it was selected. The film was selected by Generations. For me it was more about the animation style so I didn’t see the film in its entirety before it was selected. I saw it afterwards. But that’s not the point. It’s not because I haven’t seen it. It’s about embracing all the different points of view. And that’s part of the process. A film festival like Berlin is great as we gather a global community. It’s important to say the first screening was pulled in agreement with the [production] company. Even if one single viewer feels offended by some images we have to take this concern seriously. We cannot say, ‘they read something that is not there’. When it comes to feeling you can not judge feeling. If you feel hurt, simply you feel hurt. In the end we took the right decision. The second screening took place. The filmmaker was there and introduced the film, the audience was informed so we could go with our conscience clear. We said the film might be perceived in the way that the filmmaker didn’t want to. Rissenbeek: If you don’t have a certain history yourself you just might not be aware of what could be an unconscious implication of the film. It’s a very thin line. Will you make any change to the processes of the programming team? As you say, Artef saw something that hadn’t been seen by the Norwegian audiences, the programming team, even the press who had seen the film earlier Chatrian: For sure. The problem in this case was the timing was so short [between the concerns raised by Artef and the first public screening]. At the same time we have to accept mistakes can happen on both sides. And then we have to learn from this mistake or use this mistake as an opportunity to talk about it. We could have used it as an opportunity to explain that a film can be seen differently. Did you receive any feedback from audiences after issuing the disclaimer? Rissenbeek: We didn’t get any feedback from audiences after the film. Chatrian: We prepared the teachers so we know some teachers decided to go with their class and do some special work on that. Other reflections on this year’s festival, their personal highlights, handling a difficult situation and what they would like their legacies to be can be read here sin Screen International. My particular professional entry into this Berlinale was through two doorways. One was through a group I have been working with for the past three years, since meeting the innovator Millie Zhou on a tour I was conducting of the Berlin Market several years ago. Zhou is a young Chinese film entrepreneur(esse?) living in London. Her business partner Zixi (Cc) Zhang is a young Chinese film business entrepreneurse (?) living in Beijing. Under the mentorship of the producer Angus Finney and the Cambridge University Business School where he is a professor, each year they bring a group of emerging Chinese filmmakers living both inside and outside of China to Berlin and to Cannes. Angus and I and others share views of the film business today. We find our own views on films are shaped further by theirs; we exchange so much about cultures and visions that I am always engaged. And this year I learned so much from the participants and from Angus Finney and Simon Crowe, the international sales agent whose specialty is animation and family films. The other doorway I entered was by way of the Canadian Media Fund and Hot Docs who sent a delegation of Bipoc (Black, Indigenous, and People of Color) and 2Slgbtq+ (2 Spirit is the Indigenous term covering the spectrum of male-female sexual identity, LGBTQ+ has become familiar to most people by now) filmmakers to the EFM. Another tour was of the Canadian Media Fund staff, Tamara Dawitt, outgoing VP of Growth & Inclusion and Marcia Douglas incoming VP of Growth & Inclusion along with Carol Anne Pilon the Ed of the Association of Francophone Producers (an org which supports French producers living outside of Quebec). Carol Anne attended EFM to explore opportunities for her membership. When the first five days with the two groups were finished, though I was exhausted and though the weather was cold, cold, cold, gray, rainy, and windy, I was still up for running between East and West Berlin screenings. I caught the Opening Night film, Rebecca Miller’s She Came to Me, produced by Christine Vachon among others and in all, I saw 22 films. A good number. Of them, my favorites were Sira, Art College 1994 , Kokomo City, Der Vergessener Mensch, Roter Himmel, Adentro mio, and most surprisingly, Allensworth. Here they are with my little encapsulated takes on them. She Came To Me directed by Rebecca Miller. A sweet, positive story of love and creativity. Anne Hathaway is a brilliant comedienne! And Marisa Tomei is no slack either. Peter Dinklidge plays it straight and everything ends happily. Produced by Killer Films and international sales by Protagonist, two of the best names in the business, Benelux rights are with Belga, France’s are with Originals Factory, Japan’s are with Shochiku. Peter Dinklidge plays it straight 2. Sira directed by Apolline Traoré. Panorama Audience Award for best feature, Sira tells the story of a young nomad named Sira who refuses to surrender to her fate without a fight and instead takes a stand against Islamist terror. This is a great film to pick up and is still available for U.S.! Contact international sales agent Wide. This is a story of a real female warrior set today in Sahel, the region that stretches across the north of sub-Saharan Africa. Boku Haram kidnaps and rapes a 17 year old on a caravan going with her nomadic Fulani family to her wedding with the son of a farming family. We see Boku Haram’s other young women kidnapped from schools to use as sex slaves, breeders and servants hopelessly trapped, but she survives and in the end, carries the day. Music by Cyril Morin is, as all his music, unique and perfectly fitted to the film. This coproduction of Burkina Faso, France, Germany and Senegal runs a bit long at 122 minutes but its heart is pure as it traces the fight to survive by this Fulani woman. At the Berlinale party, Jacqueline Lyanga, the Berlinale’s new U.S. delegate programmer introduced me to the producers Verena Kurz and Sara Boekemeyer of Sira who live in Berlin. They work with the Twkvers’ company in Kenya. In 2008, Tom Tykwer and Marie Steinmann-Tykwer founded the production company Some Fine Day Pix, to give young African filmmakers the opportunity to create their own films. This film will surely get Kenya’s push for Academy Award nomination. The problem will then be finding strong enough publicity on their shoestring budget to get it seen widely enough to be shortlisted, which it clearly deserves. Perhaps the below-the-radar Academy campaign of Andrea Riseborough for her role in To Leslie can offer some lessons and perhaps a U.S. distributor will pick up the film and make a decent campaign for it. The film went on to Burkino Faso where it played in Fespaco, Africa’s top film festival and its oldest, founded in 1969. Since the bi-annual festival was last held in 2021 the West African nation has had to deal with the political fallout from two coups within eight months and spiraling violence driven by groups linked to al-Qaeda and Islamic State. In BerlinApolline Traoré spoke so eloquently to the audience afterward that they did not want to let her go but were forced to leave the theater so the next film could play. She began this film eight years ago. Five countries are still being terrorized by Boku Haram: Nigeria, Chad, Niger, northern Cameroon, and Mali. Only Mauritania has rid itself of them. She hopes that this tale of resistance brings hope to the people of the region. She spoke of the Fulani people, who the star represents. They are divided by color and don’t mix with each other, nor do Muslims usually marry Christians so this story is complicated in ways Westerners may not wholly understand. The topic, very near and dear to Apolline, may also not find a home with Burkino audiences. And there is something else close to her heart: portraying women as strong characters. Watch the Berlinale Meets interview with Apolline Traoré, director of Sira. “I simply have to give them a voice. Most of the time, they are portrayed as victims: People show women in refugee camps who have lost their fathers or husbands. But it’s these same women who protect their children. Who have used dangerous escape routes to save them.” Women, in fact, who have demonstrated how to survive. According to Traore, it is precisely these women who play a major role in the fight against the jihadists in Africa. Watch the discussion of women filmmakers in Africa here. Director and writer Apolline Traoré was born in 1976 in Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso. Her father’s profession, a diplomat, led to her travelling the world. At the age of 17, her family moved to the United States and she began her studies at Emerson College in Boston, a well known institution in the field of art and communication. This is her fourth feature film. Its international sales agent (Isa) is Wide Management. TV5Monde has worldwide TV rights. Why isn’t Wide pushing this film? 3. Art College 1994 directed by Jian Liu. Remember how much we cared about art, revolution and the world and had no idea about what life was like in college? So these students live lives of art until the real world enters their existence and they go their ways into real life. This captures the purpose and aimlessness of our college days. The animation itself is not only beautiful but the story makes you forget these are animated characters, so real they become as people. Isa: Memento 4. Kokomo City directed by D. Smith. One of the smallest subsets of a subset of society: sex workers who are black trans women with dicks and the men who love them. These are the ultimate of the street hos but the women on camera are elegant and eloquent. Able to have made small nests that seem safe, though life for such beings is always precarious, these women are further marginalized by the wives of the men who frequent their beds. They are rightfully proud of their achievements, having made a decent life from less than nothing and, while still remaining underground, their pride in themselves as queens of their domains elevates us as we witness their beauty. This is a documentary about life as very, very few of us will ever know or could have even imagined. It made a great impression in Sundance and when it showed at the Berlinale, it won the Panorama Audience Award. The director D. Smith, trans herself, makes her debut with this film but is a veteran of the music industry and a Grammy-nominated producer, singer, and songwriter. In encounters and interviews, D. Smith portrays four Black trans sex workers in New York and Georgia. The protagonists discuss their lives with relish and without any sugar-coating. The conversations that emerge are deep and passionate reflections on socio-political and social realities as well as perceptive analyses of belonging and identity within the Black community and beyond. The protagonists also tell us about their lovers, friends and families, and how these relationships are marked by taboos and fetishisation, and also by their own desires. This vibrant portrait gives them space for their uninhibited and defiant narratives. Interestingly, as each reaches a level of self-sustenance and comfort, they reflect and begin to imagine their next level of development which will take them beyond earning their livings so precariously as sex workers in a very dangerous milieu. These are the lucky ones, chosen, no doubt by D. Smith because they had reached levels of success and even love, something so many of us miss. International sales agent and U.S. distributor: Magnolia Films. Spain: Filmin. Scandinavia: NonStop. U.K.: Dogwoof 5. Der vermessene Mensch/ Measures of Men directed by Lars Krause (The People vs. Fritz Bauer) A Berlinale Special Screening. You could say this is a conventional period drama, but the place, in Namibia as a German colony is entirely unusual and extremely engrossing as it is witnessed through the eyes of a young idealistic ethnologist who doubts social Darwinism in favor of love. It tells a tale of genocide and is enacted by two very talented actors Leonard Scheicher (The Silent Revolution, TV series Das Boot)and Girley Charlene Jazama. Alexander Hoffmann is determined to continue the legacy of his father, a pioneering ethnologist. At university, he gets caught up in the maelstrom of the evolutionist race theory of the late 19th century. Hoffmann is disgusted by the measuring of skulls, which has no other purpose than to pseudo-scientifically legitimize the superiority of the white race — but he goes along with it. He wants to find counter-evidence and seeks contact with Kezia Kambazemi, the interpreter of a delegation of Nama and Herero in Berlin who have been forced to take part in a “peoples show”. Shortly after the delegation leaves, an uprising against the German colonial power begins in what was then “German Southwest Africa”. As an ethnologist, Hoffmann becomes a member of an expedition and travels all over the country under the protection of the imperial army in search of skulls — and of Kezia. Leonard Scheicher and Girley Jazama in Der vermessene Mensch Lars Kraume’s topical film provides answers to some of today’s most pressing questions for turn-of-the-century German history, such as why the first concentration camps were built in what is now Namibia and how so many Nama and Herero skulls ended up in German museums. Isa Picture Tree. Studio Canal has German rights. 6. Afire/ Roter Himmel directed by Christopher Petzold. My favorite German director brings us his favorite actress, Paula Beer, once again. The magical element of Transit or of Ondine is missing here as four young adults find their loves and their destinies on the Baltic coast of Germany as fires are raging. There is a humor…and sadness…and it is the Winner of the Silver Bear Grand Jury Prize. The story follows novelist Leon (Thomas Schubert), who has escaped the city with his friend Felix (Langston Uibel), intending to put the finishing touches on his second book. Instead, the two become romantically enmeshed with Nadja (Paula Beer), a literary scholar who spends the summer selling ice cream, and the local lifeguard Devid (Enno Trebs). Unlike the others, Leon cannot embrace the season’s lighthearted self-abandonment. The raging fires lighting up the sky bring the entire entourage to a level of reality to be revealed to the viewer but not here. Enno Trebs, Langston Uibel, Paula Beer, and Thomas Schubert in Afire (2023) After acquiring Lila Avilés’ Tótem at the Berlinale, Sideshow and Janus Films acquired up their second title, Christian Petzold’s Afire, which will receive its theatrical release this summer. Great distributors! We’ll watch for it! Isa: The Match Factory has sold the film to Australia/ N.Z. to Madman; Austria to Stadtkino; Baltics to A One; Benelux, Surinam, Dutch Antilles to September; Brazil to Imovision; Canada to Films We Like; Czech, Hungary and Slovakia to Vertigo; Denmark to Camera; Germany to Piffl; Greece to One from the Heart; Italy to Wanted; Argentina, Chile, Paraguay and Uruguay to ifa; Norway to Arthaus; Poland to Aurora; Romania to Independenta; Serbia to Five Stars; So. Korea to M&m; Spain to Filmin; Switzerland to Filmcoopi; Taiwan to Light Year Images; Turkey to Bir; USA to Sideshow and Janus. Read more of rights bought and sold in EFM here. 7. The Klezmer Project/ Adentro mio estoy bailando directed by Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann. Premiering in the Encounters Competition, this is a suprising fun contemporary rom com, a film within a film and a concurrent folk tale about a young Argentinian man trying to win the love of an accomplished young musician who is also the daughter of a rabbi. He fakes making a music about the roots of klezmer and wins funding to make it from Austrian Broadcasting. As he travels to Ukraine and Moldovia, he and the crew find no remaining traces of Klezmer roots but we discover a lot about other local music roots while he gets to see his beloved. The film won the German Collection Society Gwff’s Best First Feature Award with a cash prize of €50,000. Isa: Films Boutique. Austria is sold to Filmgarten. Another find for a U.S Distrib! Fabulous as in Fable! The Klezmer Project/ Adentro mio estoy bailando by Leandro Koch and Paloma Schachmann 8. Allensworth directed by James Benning. Apparently James Benning is well known because this Forum screening was sold out. And the Q&a was extensive. How the audience could sit still for one hour without moving (nor did the pictures move!) for tableaus of 12 buildings through 12 months of the year with two songs, “Blackbird” sung by Nina Simone, “In the Pines” sung by Huddie Ledbetter, and a Lucille Clifton poem read out by a someone with a special dress directly to camera was a shock to me. And by the end I was transfixed. What a great discovery and he is so close to my home! Allensworth by James Benning “Allensworth is about a lost town in California’s Great Central Valley, built by and for Black Americans in the early 20th century. It was shot over a full year and positions the town in a veiled political and social context, hoping to bring attention to its historical importance.”– James Benning Benning wants the story of Allensworth to be known; it is near where he lives in California’s Tulare County, an unattractive part of Central Valley. Founded in 1908, Allensworth was the first independent Black governed municipality in California created in reaction to and migration from the restrictive Jim Crow laws of the South. As we pass through the year and around the settlement — a lonely tree before a winter sky, wood frame houses and a plain brick hotel from the early 20th century, passing trains heard-before-seen, elements of this specific heritage begin to accumulate as echoes in a place that is now a state park museum, a space for reflection as only cinema can make it, a place to think about what was, like the graveyard shown in the final shot. Allensworth faced racism and was closed down after 25 years, though as today’s news of storms and flooding in California have made us aware, it does still exist and is still being victimized once again by the more powerful. See article on “Ugly deeds, politics and high drama swirl amid the waters of a re-emerging Tulare Lake”: “Someone illegally cut the banks of Deer Creek in the middle of the night causing water to rush toward the tiny town of Allensworth.” The Tulare County sheriff issued evacuation orders for the towns of Alpaugh and Allensworth. Sjv Water, an independent, nonprofit news site serving the San Joaquin Valley, reported that a levee was intentionally cut, sending floodwaters into the low-income rural area, as agricultural interests in the basin attempt to avoid what seems like inevitable flooding this spring. James Benning was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA in 1942 and has been acutely aware of racism all his life. He studied film and has been making films since 1972 and has created numerous art installations. Since 1977, he has been a frequent guest at Berlinale Forum and Forum Expanded. He teaches at the California Institute of the Arts where, through his works, he continues to greatly influence younger generations of artists. One particularly important aspect of his oeuvre is his engagement with the American landscape and with racism engrained in the U.S. Using durational, fixed-frame shots, Benning’s films often study nature and humankind’s encroachment on the world. 9. I Heard it Through the Grapevine directed by Dick Fontaine. The title belies the story. Created by filmmaker Dick Fontaine who is well-known for his passion for music, this particular song has little to do with the story of James Baldwin on his return in 1957 from Paris to spend his last 20 years in the USA, although it does have an interesting history. “I Heard It Through the Grapevine” is a song written by Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong for Motown Records in 1966. Whitfield had started to write the song in Chicago, where the idea had come to him while walking down Michigan Avenue where people were always saying “I heard it through the grapevine”. The phrase is associated with black slaves during the Civil War, who had their form of telegraph: the human grapevine. James and David Baldwin Fontaine met James through his brother David Baldwin who had a New York jazz club. While this has the usual doc interviews and archival footage, the special use of music as the connective tissue makes this special. The soul’s underpinning of Black society is related to the jazz musicians of that day, all of whom knew the Baldwin brothers in one way or another and were known by them. The documentary’s urgency today as the loud emergence of white supremacy takes more and more of the stage and its viewpoint of 1980 when it was shot bares the roots of our society. Anything featuring James Baldwin should be seen by all who care about an equal and just society. It will be released theatrically in the U.S. in September 2023. 10. Irgendwann werden wir uns alles erzählen/ Someday We’ll Tell Each Other Everything directed by Emily Atef. A farm on the East German-West German border that recently stopped being a border, in the summer of 1990. A young woman stays at the home of her boyfriend and discovers a neighbor, an older man, with whom she has a torrid romance. Having loved Emily Atef’s Cannes competition film More Than Ever (2022) (See my blog), and having been impressed by 3 Days in Quiberon (2018), I was eager to see this. However, I found it reminiscent of French films made by middle aged male directors and could not find the feminist angle to the romance of the young woman and the older man. The ending, putting a coda of her looking back at this tragic romance as a mature writer, did not improve it for me. While I did not not enjoy it (I did), I was disappointed by it. 11. Ingebord Bachmann — Journey into the Desert directed by Margaret von Trotta, another of my favorite directors, also disappointed me. Depicting the relationship between well-known writers Ingeborg Bachmann and Max Frisch, it meandered and I never saw Ingeborg, whose poetry I do not know, writing anything, only complaining about not being able to write. So sorry that the now 80 year old Margarete von Trotta, director of 27 films, did not make a more remarkable or memorable film this time, especially so since Vicky Krieps was playing Bachmann. After her star roles in Emily Atef’s More than Ever and Corsage, both of which played in Cannes last year, this was especially disappointing. But maybe it is how Margarete herself felt during her years married to Volker Schlondorf. 12. Golda directed by Guy Nattiv. Another star turn for Helen Mirrin and another disappointment for me, the story of Golda Meir, as told and directed by Guy Nattiv, gave little background into the Yom Kippur War during her tenure but gave a lot of attention to Golda as she made decisions about the soldiers fighting which pained her as if she were their mother. I learned that she herself had no children and no husband and that she was undergoing chemotherapy and radiation while directing the war. But for all that dramatic action, the movie was rather dull. I was also surprised to hear her real voice and that she had a completely American accent. There could have been more humor because she did have a well developed sense of humor, though these were the darkest days of Israel (up to that time). We face darker days now and there is no Golda Meir to mitigate matters. Helen Mirren as Golda Meir I also spent alot of time during the move trying to see Helen Mirren behind the prosthetics that made her look like Golda Meir. 13. A Golden live/ Or de vie directed by Boubacar Sangare. A slice of life look at young men (and some women) who, completely on their own, mine for gold in Burkino Faso. The documentarty centers on 16-year-old Rasmané, who barely seems like a teenager any more as he looks for a better future as he and other minors work in the 100 meter abyss of small scale mining to exhaustion, armed only with pickaxes to get the desired gold. 14. Joan Baez: I am a Noise directed by Karen O’Connor, Miri Navasky, and Maeve O’Boyle. Baez allowed her trusted friend, filmmaker Karen O’Connor to delve into her archives which she could never approach herself. They are very well organized by diaries, audio tapes of her music and of her therapy sessions, art, home movies, papers. Intertwined is her 2018 Fare Thee Well final concert tour which was initially to be the focus of this film. But the archives allow her to talk of her father and some sexual childhood recollections and of her panic attacks, of the tragedy of her sister’s death and of her love affairs (Dylan “broke my heart”), drugs and political activism. All this is impressive as her private life was rarely revealed during her 60 year career. Here she is shown as human; during her career she appeared more as a Saint Joan, or perhaps the Sad Eyed Lady of the Lowlands. It was a relief to learn she has a human side and is compassionate with herself as with others. This Berlinale was the first film festival she ever attended. 15. On the Adamant directed by Nicolas Philibert is a crowd pleaser and enables the audience to come to understand and love the people who visit this day care center for the mentally ill which sits in a boat on the Seine in Paris. It won the Golden Bear this year. Frankly I was surprised that Kirsten Stewart and her jury awarded this feel-good movie top prize and completely ignored Past Lives, the most acclaimed and loved movie of the festival judging from all I have heard. 16. Why Try to Change Me Now directed by Dalei Zhang shows China from its early days of socialism in a factory quarter of town and grows with its characters into the more mechanized/ digitized factories of today. We know the child will become a sociopath if not a psychopath, though we only see the first three episodes of this engrossing TV series where a grisly murder upsets the working class apartment building inhabitants and will become more and more of a problem. This is a series I want to see! 17. Absence directed by Lang Wu is a beautiful meditation on society and its changes in China seen through the eyes of an ex-convict returning to society and the woman he loved then and still loves. As the returned ex-convict Han Jiangyu focuses his attention on the dead fish and the lobsters slowly dying on the grill, he asks his childhood friend Kei if the animals have a soul. Kei’s restaurant business is booming. The island of Hainan, to which Jiangyu has returned after ten years in prison, has changed dramatically. It has become a flagship site of intensive housing construction — and therefore also a paradise for rip-offs and fraud. Jiangyu’s old love now has a daughter, possibly his. Together with his central character — a marvellous performance from Lee Kang-Sheng, who even manages to crack a smile — debut director Wu Lang searches for traces of the old and familiar in the new. The camera captures his wanderings through various places with very little grandstanding but abundant sensitivity for people in spaces, relationships in limbo and societies in flux. Almost every shot is unexpected and seems unspectacular at first, yet the delicate way with which they unfold always contains, alongside visual precision, the urge to tell a story (without words), one such story being that every reunion is also a farewell. 18. Passages directed by Ira Sachs who lovingly and nonjudgmentally tells a story of an egocentric director and the lovers whose love he squanders. Very gay, very Ira Sachs. As Peter Debruge puts it, “captures the shrewd, soul-piercing quality we’ve come to expect from Sachs and Mauricio Zacharias, who’ve now collaborated on five films together, resulting in the richest stretch of the director’s career.” Thought provoking and an enjoyable foray into the private lives of people we do not know. 19. Manodrome directed by John Trengove made me so nervous I wanted to leave, but I forced myself to stay because I thought the cruelty and non-consciousness it was portraying had something to tell me. And it did. Difficult as it was to watch, it was also mesmerizing. Adrien Brody playing a (crazy?) father figure cult leader to the lost and confused Ralphie, an Uber driver and amateur body builder played by Jesse Eisenberg made me squirm in my seat when he is inducted into a libertarian masculinity cult. Ralphie is a very, very angry young man who on Christmas was to become a father and whose own father abandoned him on Christmas. This is a violent and sad movie. The results of fathers leaving their children are the devastating consequences the children experience when they leave and which we see here. While male bonding and female hating are not my forte, the experience watching this movie reminded me of my feelings as I watched Taxi Driver. The feeling was anger that I was being manipulated against my will to watch something that made my stomach churn and I was unable to stop watching in spite of my disgust. South African director John Trengove’s debut feature The Wound opened in Sundance and Berlin and was named “the most important LGBT film you will see in 2018” by i-d magazine. The controversial film, briefly banned in his home country went on to collect 28 international awards, including Best First Feature at the BFI London Film Festival and Best International Feature at Outfest and was shortlisted for the International Feature Oscar. John trained as an actor and studied film at NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts. His television miniseries Hopeville was awarded the Rose d’Or and received an International Emmy nomination. He has received 2 best director Safta’s and an honorary award from the South African Academy of Arts and Sciences for his work on the drama series Swartwater. John lives between Johannesburg and São Paulo with his husband and filmmaker Marco Dutra. Manodrome is his second feature. International sales agent Capstone is selling it. 20. Silver Haze directed by Sacha Polak is a sort of a traditional British working class drama like I have not seen in several years. It is about Franky, 23 who, fifteen years after she got burnt when the pub where she slept as a child caught fire, she seeks revenge because she still hasn’t found any answers. It is not Ken Loach nor is it Mike Leigh, but its working class milieu reminds me of them. The director and writer Sacha Polak was born on July 29, 1982 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. She is known for Dirty God (2019), Hemel (2012) and Silver Haze (2023). Isa New Europe Film Sales has licensed the film to Cineart for Benelux and The Jokers for France 21. Jacob the Liar directed by Frank Beyer was remade in 1999 starring Robin Williams. This original 1974 version takes place during World War II in a Jewish ghetto in Central Europe and tells about an ordinary inhabitant who fakes news about Allied offensives to inspire hope for other victims of the Nazi regime. Jacob the Liar was the winner of Silver Bear at the Berlinale 1975 and nominated for Oscar in 1977. Director Frank Beyer worked as a director for the East German film studio Defa since 1958 and received numerous decorations for his work until his film Trace of Stones in 1966 was immediately banned in the Gdr. As a consequence he worked only for a period of about 10 years. In 1991 he received the Bundes Film Prize for his complete works in the reunified Germany. 22. Blackberry directed by Matt Johnson is a straightforward story about a smart man who cannot change his ways, thus bringing the Blackberry cel phone into prominence and thereby losing its pre-eminence. Isa XYZ sold Blackberry to Paramount Global Content for all international rights except for US which is owned by IFC, Canada by Elevation, Mena by Falcon, Scandinavia by NonStop and Skeye for Airlines.
- 4/6/2023
- by Sydney
- Sydney's Buzz
The cause of Raquel Welch’s death on Feb. 15 was cardiac arrest, with Alzheimer’s disease a possible underlying factor.
The cause of death was disclosed in a death certificate filed yesterday with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health and obtained by TMZ.
The star of One Million Years B.C. and The Three Musketeers also suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, which might have been an underlying contributor to her death at 82.
Her death had been confirmed in February by her reps at Media 4 Management, who noted that Welch died peacefully following a brief illness.
Welch rose to fame in the 1960s with performances in Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C. and Bedazzled, then reached a new level of notoriety with the 1970 release of the controversial Myra Breckinridge.
Subsequent films included Fuzz, The Last of Sheila, The Three Musketeers and its sequel The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge,...
The cause of death was disclosed in a death certificate filed yesterday with the County of Los Angeles Department of Public Health and obtained by TMZ.
The star of One Million Years B.C. and The Three Musketeers also suffered from Alzheimer’s disease, which might have been an underlying contributor to her death at 82.
Her death had been confirmed in February by her reps at Media 4 Management, who noted that Welch died peacefully following a brief illness.
Welch rose to fame in the 1960s with performances in Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C. and Bedazzled, then reached a new level of notoriety with the 1970 release of the controversial Myra Breckinridge.
Subsequent films included Fuzz, The Last of Sheila, The Three Musketeers and its sequel The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge,...
- 4/4/2023
- by Greg Evans
- Deadline Film + TV
Raquel Welch died of cardiac arrest, according to a death certificate obtained by TMZ and reviewed by Rolling Stone.
The actress died on Feb. 15 at the age of 82, with her manager saying at the time that Welch “passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness.” The death certificate lists cardiac arrest as the immediate cause of death, though it also notes that Welch was suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.
Welch enjoyed a 50-year career as an actress, breaking through in 1966 with roles in One Million Years B.C. and Fantastic Voyage.
The actress died on Feb. 15 at the age of 82, with her manager saying at the time that Welch “passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness.” The death certificate lists cardiac arrest as the immediate cause of death, though it also notes that Welch was suffering from Alzheimer’s Disease.
Welch enjoyed a 50-year career as an actress, breaking through in 1966 with roles in One Million Years B.C. and Fantastic Voyage.
- 4/4/2023
- by Jon Blistein
- Rollingstone.com
Los Angeles – Raquel Welch never let anyone define who she was, despite being touted as a sex symbol in her early career. She defined sexy in films such as “One Million Years B.C.,” “Fantastic Voyage” and the 1970s Three Musketeers series. The movie star and entrepreneur died at age 82 at her home in Los Angeles.
She was born in Chicago as Jo Raquel Tejada (her father was Bolivian). Her family moved to California and she desired a theatrical and dance career, attending San Diego State College on a theater arts scholarship. After marrying her high school sweetheart James Welch – they separated after having two children together – she began her early career in film as Raquel Welch … her agent advised her against a Latina last name. Her first credited film role was in “A Swingin’ Summer” (1964).
Raquel Welch in Chicago circa 2010
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com...
She was born in Chicago as Jo Raquel Tejada (her father was Bolivian). Her family moved to California and she desired a theatrical and dance career, attending San Diego State College on a theater arts scholarship. After marrying her high school sweetheart James Welch – they separated after having two children together – she began her early career in film as Raquel Welch … her agent advised her against a Latina last name. Her first credited film role was in “A Swingin’ Summer” (1964).
Raquel Welch in Chicago circa 2010
Photo credit: Joe Arce of Starstruck Foto for HollywoodChicago.com...
- 2/16/2023
- by adam@hollywoodchicago.com (Adam Fendelman)
- HollywoodChicago.com
Raquel Welch, the actor who became an icon and sex symbol thanks to films such as ‘One Million Years B.C.’ and ‘Three Musketeers’, died on Wednesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, her manager confirmed to ‘Variety’. She was 82 and is survived by son Damon and daughter Tahnee.
She came onto the movie scene in 1966 with the sci-fi film ‘Fantastic Voyage’ and the prehistoric adventure ‘One Million Years B.C.’, the latter of which established Welch as a sex symbol.
The actor, notes ‘Variety’, went on to appear in the controversial adaptation of Gore Vidal’s ‘Myra Beckrinridge’, ‘Kansas City Bomber’ and Richard Lester’s delightful romps ‘The Three Musketeers’ (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe, and ‘The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge’ (1974).
She was one of the first women to play the lead role – not the romantic interest – in a Western, 1971 revenge tale ‘Hannie Caulder’ – an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino...
She came onto the movie scene in 1966 with the sci-fi film ‘Fantastic Voyage’ and the prehistoric adventure ‘One Million Years B.C.’, the latter of which established Welch as a sex symbol.
The actor, notes ‘Variety’, went on to appear in the controversial adaptation of Gore Vidal’s ‘Myra Beckrinridge’, ‘Kansas City Bomber’ and Richard Lester’s delightful romps ‘The Three Musketeers’ (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe, and ‘The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge’ (1974).
She was one of the first women to play the lead role – not the romantic interest – in a Western, 1971 revenge tale ‘Hannie Caulder’ – an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino...
- 2/16/2023
- by News Bureau
- GlamSham
Actress and international sex symbol of the ’60s and ’70s Raquel Welch, who died on Feb. 15 at age 82, first gained notice for her stunning physique, but proved her acting chops during her long career. Her films included “Fantastic Voyage,” “100 Rifles,” “Myra Breckinridge,” “Bedazzled,” “Tortilla Soup” and “Legally Blonde.” Her fans included painter Salvador Dali: He painted this abstract portrait of her in 1965.
Raquel turned heads as a scantily clad prehistoric hottie in 1966’s “One Million Years B.C.”
One of her first films was the 1966 sci-fi adventure “Fantastic Voyage” with Stephen Boyd in which they’re shrunk to microscopic size to go inside the body of an injured scientist.
She proved she was more than a just pretty face as a roller derby star in 1972’s “Kansas City Bomber.”...
Raquel turned heads as a scantily clad prehistoric hottie in 1966’s “One Million Years B.C.”
One of her first films was the 1966 sci-fi adventure “Fantastic Voyage” with Stephen Boyd in which they’re shrunk to microscopic size to go inside the body of an injured scientist.
She proved she was more than a just pretty face as a roller derby star in 1972’s “Kansas City Bomber.”...
- 2/16/2023
- by Sharon Knolle
- The Wrap
Raquel Welch, the movie star and model Playboy declared "the most desirable woman of the 1970s," has died at the age of 82. According to her manager, Steve Sauer, (via CNN) Welch passed away after a "brief illness."
Welch was a much-buzzed-about Hollywood ingenue throughout the early 1960s before attaining international stardom in 1966's sci-fi classic "Fantastic Voyage" and the prehistoric Hammer flick "One Million Years B.C." While the latter movie did little to enhance her reputation as an actor, the sight of Welch in a two-piece deerskin bikini made her the pin-up heir to Marilyn Monroe.
Welch's physical beauty was undeniable, and she embraced her sex symbol status. But the Latina performer, who adopted her first husband's last name to avoid the kind of typecasting that drove Rita Moreno from Hollywood at the height of her popularity, knew she was more than just a pretty face, and proved it time and again throughout her career.
Welch was a much-buzzed-about Hollywood ingenue throughout the early 1960s before attaining international stardom in 1966's sci-fi classic "Fantastic Voyage" and the prehistoric Hammer flick "One Million Years B.C." While the latter movie did little to enhance her reputation as an actor, the sight of Welch in a two-piece deerskin bikini made her the pin-up heir to Marilyn Monroe.
Welch's physical beauty was undeniable, and she embraced her sex symbol status. But the Latina performer, who adopted her first husband's last name to avoid the kind of typecasting that drove Rita Moreno from Hollywood at the height of her popularity, knew she was more than just a pretty face, and proved it time and again throughout her career.
- 2/15/2023
- by Jeremy Smith
- Slash Film
Reese Witherspoon, Paul Feig, Jackie Hoffman and Christopher Meloni are among the Hollywood notables paying tribute to Raquel Welch, who died at age 82.
Welch’s management confirmed her death to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. The star was known for such film roles in the 1960s and ’70s as Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C., Bedazzled, Kansas City Bomber and The Three Musketeers.
More recent credits included Chairman of the Board, Spin City, Welcome to the Captain, Date My Dad and How to Be a Latin Lover. She also memorably played herself on a 1997 episode of Seinfeld.
Reese Witherspoon took to social media to remember working with Welch on the hit 2001 film Legally Blonde. “So sad to hear about Raquel Welch’s passing,” Witherspoon tweeted Wednesday. “I loved working with her on Legally Blonde. She was elegant, professional and glamorous beyond belief. Simply stunning. May all her angels carry her home.
Welch’s management confirmed her death to The Hollywood Reporter on Wednesday. The star was known for such film roles in the 1960s and ’70s as Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C., Bedazzled, Kansas City Bomber and The Three Musketeers.
More recent credits included Chairman of the Board, Spin City, Welcome to the Captain, Date My Dad and How to Be a Latin Lover. She also memorably played herself on a 1997 episode of Seinfeld.
Reese Witherspoon took to social media to remember working with Welch on the hit 2001 film Legally Blonde. “So sad to hear about Raquel Welch’s passing,” Witherspoon tweeted Wednesday. “I loved working with her on Legally Blonde. She was elegant, professional and glamorous beyond belief. Simply stunning. May all her angels carry her home.
- 2/15/2023
- by Ryan Gajewski
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Raquel Welch, an iconic actress whose image adorned posters in bedrooms around the world partly because of her bikini-clad role in One Million Years BC, but enjoyed a career that was so much more than one acting job, has died. She was 82.
Jo Raquel Tejada was born in Chicago in 1940. The family moved to San Diego, where she took ballet and acting lessons, and as a teen she won beauty contests. Welch also did some professional modeling.
She made her screen debut as one of the call girls in Russel Rouse’s film A House Is Not a Home in 1964, and in the same year made an uncredited appearance in the Elvis Presley movie Roustabout.
One of her earliest and best known roles was in 1966 sci-fi adventure Fantastic Voyage, in which she played one of a team of scientists miniaturized and injected into another scientist's body to clear a blood clot.
Jo Raquel Tejada was born in Chicago in 1940. The family moved to San Diego, where she took ballet and acting lessons, and as a teen she won beauty contests. Welch also did some professional modeling.
She made her screen debut as one of the call girls in Russel Rouse’s film A House Is Not a Home in 1964, and in the same year made an uncredited appearance in the Elvis Presley movie Roustabout.
One of her earliest and best known roles was in 1966 sci-fi adventure Fantastic Voyage, in which she played one of a team of scientists miniaturized and injected into another scientist's body to clear a blood clot.
- 2/15/2023
- Empire - Movies
We have some sad news to share today, as Hollywood has lost one of its most legendary icons: Raquel Welch has passed away at the age of 82. Deadline reports that Welch’s passing was confirmed by her reps at Media 4 Management, who simply said that she had died after a brief illness.
Welch was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, but her family moved to San Diego, California when little Raquel was just two years old. She knew as a youngster that she wanted to get into the entertainment industry, and studied ballet for several years while entertaining – and winning – beauty contests. She attended San Diego State College on a theater arts scholarship, but despite doing some stage acting and landing a job as a weather presenter on the local news, it took a while for her to break through into films. In fact, Welch had married...
Welch was born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Illinois, but her family moved to San Diego, California when little Raquel was just two years old. She knew as a youngster that she wanted to get into the entertainment industry, and studied ballet for several years while entertaining – and winning – beauty contests. She attended San Diego State College on a theater arts scholarship, but despite doing some stage acting and landing a job as a weather presenter on the local news, it took a while for her to break through into films. In fact, Welch had married...
- 2/15/2023
- by Cody Hamman
- JoBlo.com
Raquel Welch, the award-winning actress and reluctant sex symbol, has died at the age of 82. Her manager confirmed the news to Variety.
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In a statement to People Magazine, her manager added that Welch “passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness.”
“Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances,” the statement continued.
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In a statement to People Magazine, her manager added that Welch “passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness.”
“Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances,” the statement continued.
- 2/15/2023
- by Kory Grow
- Rollingstone.com
Hollywood star Raquel Welch has died at the age of 82.
The star, who appeared in films including Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years BC, died on Wednesday (15 February) following a “brief illness”.
Welch’s rep confirmed the news to ABC, writing: “The legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness.
“Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances. The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs.”
“Raquel leaves behind her two children, son Damon Welch and her daughter, Tahnee Welch.”
Tributes have quickly flooded in for the star whose breakout role came in 1965’s Fantastic Voyage, with One Million Years BC arriving the next year.
While Welch had just three lines of dialogue in the latter, a publicity shot depicting her in a bikini costume...
The star, who appeared in films including Fantastic Voyage and One Million Years BC, died on Wednesday (15 February) following a “brief illness”.
Welch’s rep confirmed the news to ABC, writing: “The legendary bombshell actress of film, television and stage, passed away peacefully early this morning after a brief illness.
“Her career spanned over 50 years starring in over 30 films and 50 television series and appearances. The Golden Globe winner, in more recent years, was involved in a very successful line of wigs.”
“Raquel leaves behind her two children, son Damon Welch and her daughter, Tahnee Welch.”
Tributes have quickly flooded in for the star whose breakout role came in 1965’s Fantastic Voyage, with One Million Years BC arriving the next year.
While Welch had just three lines of dialogue in the latter, a publicity shot depicting her in a bikini costume...
- 2/15/2023
- by Jacob Stolworthy
- The Independent - Film
Raquel Welch, the big-screen star of the 1960s and ’70s who gained fame in movies including Fantastic Voyage, One Million Years B.C., Myra Breckinridge and many others, died today after a brief illness. She was 82.
Her death was confirmed by her reps at Media 4 Management.
Related: Raquel Welch: A Career In Photos
Welch’s career spanned more than 50 years, 30 films and scores of TV series and appearances, including about a dozen visits to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson spanning two decades. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Imagen Foundation in 2001.
From left: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch and Donald Pleasence in ‘Fantastic Voyage’ (Everett Collection)
Born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Welch’s family moved to San Diego when she was a toddler. She attended San Diego State on a theater arts scholarship and got her start as a local TV weathercaster before starting to...
Her death was confirmed by her reps at Media 4 Management.
Related: Raquel Welch: A Career In Photos
Welch’s career spanned more than 50 years, 30 films and scores of TV series and appearances, including about a dozen visits to The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson spanning two decades. She also received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the Imagen Foundation in 2001.
From left: Stephen Boyd, Raquel Welch and Donald Pleasence in ‘Fantastic Voyage’ (Everett Collection)
Born Jo Raquel Tejada on September 5, 1940, in Chicago, Welch’s family moved to San Diego when she was a toddler. She attended San Diego State on a theater arts scholarship and got her start as a local TV weathercaster before starting to...
- 2/15/2023
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Raquel Welch, the actor who became an icon and sex symbol thanks to films like “One Million Years B.C.” and “Three Musketeers,” died Wednesday in Los Angeles after a brief illness, her manager confirmed to Variety. She was 82.
She came onto the movie scene in 1966 with the sci-fi film “Fantastic Voyage” and the prehistoric adventure “One Million Years B.C.,” the latter of which established Welch as a sex symbol. The actor went on to appear in the controversial adaptation of Gore Vidal’s “Myra Beckrinridge,” “Kansas City Bomber” and Richard Lester’s delightful romps “The Three Musketeers” (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe, and “The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge” (1974). She was one of the first women to play the lead role — not the romantic interest — in a Western, 1971 revenge tale “Hannie Caulder” — an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” (2003), according to the director.
(Earlier, Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford...
She came onto the movie scene in 1966 with the sci-fi film “Fantastic Voyage” and the prehistoric adventure “One Million Years B.C.,” the latter of which established Welch as a sex symbol. The actor went on to appear in the controversial adaptation of Gore Vidal’s “Myra Beckrinridge,” “Kansas City Bomber” and Richard Lester’s delightful romps “The Three Musketeers” (1973), for which she won a Golden Globe, and “The Four Musketeers: Milady’s Revenge” (1974). She was one of the first women to play the lead role — not the romantic interest — in a Western, 1971 revenge tale “Hannie Caulder” — an inspiration for Quentin Tarantino’s “Kill Bill” (2003), according to the director.
(Earlier, Marlene Dietrich and Joan Crawford...
- 2/15/2023
- by Carmel Dagan
- Variety Film + TV
Raquel Welch, an international sex symbol and icon of the 1960s and 70s has died after a brief illness, according to her management company Media Four. Welch was 82.
Welch’s films included “Fantastic Voyage,” “The three Musketeers” and “Legally Blonde.”
Welch is best known for her breakout role in “Fantastic Voyage” (1966), after which she was signed to a talent contract with 20th Century Fox. She followed that with “One Million Years B.C.” in which she had only three lines. But her skimpy two-piece deerskin bikini became a best-selling poster and launched her into star status as an international sex symbol.
Raquel Welch publicity portrait for the film ‘One Million Years B.C.’, 1966. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)
Welch would then go on to star with Dudley Moore and Peter Cook in “Bedazzled” (1967) and star in the Western “Bandolero!” (1968) opposite Dean Martin and James Stewart.
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Welch’s films included “Fantastic Voyage,” “The three Musketeers” and “Legally Blonde.”
Welch is best known for her breakout role in “Fantastic Voyage” (1966), after which she was signed to a talent contract with 20th Century Fox. She followed that with “One Million Years B.C.” in which she had only three lines. But her skimpy two-piece deerskin bikini became a best-selling poster and launched her into star status as an international sex symbol.
Raquel Welch publicity portrait for the film ‘One Million Years B.C.’, 1966. (Photo by 20th Century-Fox/Getty Images)
Welch would then go on to star with Dudley Moore and Peter Cook in “Bedazzled” (1967) and star in the Western “Bandolero!” (1968) opposite Dean Martin and James Stewart.
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- 2/15/2023
- by Umberto Gonzalez
- The Wrap
A brawl among the cast of Teen Mom Family Reunion Season 2 shut down production as the crew strikes. Pic credit: ©ImageCollect.comCharlie Steffens/AdMedia/Kgc-11/StarMaxWorldwide
A recent scuffle among the cast of Teen Mom Family Reunion has halted production for Season 2 while the crew members strike.
As Monsters and Critics reported, Briana DeJesus and Ashley Jones were sent home from filming for Season 2 of Family Reunion, along with their moms’ Tea and Roxanne, after they were involved in a tiff that turned physical.
Ashley accused Roxanne of threatening to throw a chair at Tea, then “bumping” her in the kitchen, which she says set off the argument after she wouldn’t apologize. Briana accused Ashley of spitting in her face.
A source confirmed the extra-curricular activity, noting, “Ashley spit on Briana, and then someone started throwing stuff. It got more physical before it was finally broken up. But all...
A recent scuffle among the cast of Teen Mom Family Reunion has halted production for Season 2 while the crew members strike.
As Monsters and Critics reported, Briana DeJesus and Ashley Jones were sent home from filming for Season 2 of Family Reunion, along with their moms’ Tea and Roxanne, after they were involved in a tiff that turned physical.
Ashley accused Roxanne of threatening to throw a chair at Tea, then “bumping” her in the kitchen, which she says set off the argument after she wouldn’t apologize. Briana accused Ashley of spitting in her face.
A source confirmed the extra-curricular activity, noting, “Ashley spit on Briana, and then someone started throwing stuff. It got more physical before it was finally broken up. But all...
- 9/6/2022
- by Mona Wexler
- Monsters and Critics
Briana and Ashley were involved in a brawl during filming for Teen Mom Family Reunion. Pic credit: MTV
Season 2 of Teen Mom Family Reunion hasn’t even premiered yet, but there has already been a fight that got some of the moms sent home.
As Monsters and Critics reported, the moms from Teen Mom Og and Teen Mom 2 will come together once again for a second season of Family Reunion.
Among the cast representing Teen Mom 2 are Ashley Jones and Briana DeJesus, who reportedly got into an altercation involving their moms, Tasheilia Chapple, aka Pastor Tea, and Roxanne DeJesus, aka Roxy.
News of the brawl first came to light on Friday night when Ashley shared several Instagram Story slides accusing someone of trying to physically attack her mom, Tea.
Ashley shared a photo of herself and Tea and wrote, “If you come for my mom and physically try...
Season 2 of Teen Mom Family Reunion hasn’t even premiered yet, but there has already been a fight that got some of the moms sent home.
As Monsters and Critics reported, the moms from Teen Mom Og and Teen Mom 2 will come together once again for a second season of Family Reunion.
Among the cast representing Teen Mom 2 are Ashley Jones and Briana DeJesus, who reportedly got into an altercation involving their moms, Tasheilia Chapple, aka Pastor Tea, and Roxanne DeJesus, aka Roxy.
News of the brawl first came to light on Friday night when Ashley shared several Instagram Story slides accusing someone of trying to physically attack her mom, Tea.
Ashley shared a photo of herself and Tea and wrote, “If you come for my mom and physically try...
- 9/3/2022
- by Mona Wexler
- Monsters and Critics
Bar was arrested in Nevada and is currently behind bars. Pic credit: MTV
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter star Ashley Jones’ husband, Bar Smith, is serving time in jail after being arrested in Nevada.
Earlier this month, Bar was arrested on charges of being a fugitive from justice from another state, a felony, on August 22 at 4:50 pm.
The report comes via the City of Henderson Police Department‘s website, which shows that he was arrested as a “fugitive from another state,” which means he is being charged with fleeing state lines to avoid arrest or punishment after being charged with a crime in another state.
As Monsters and Critics recently reported, Ashley and Bar relocated from California to Nevada, so it’s likely that the state he’s fleeing from is California.
According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, Bar’s extradition hearing was held on August 24 where he was present,...
Teen Mom: The Next Chapter star Ashley Jones’ husband, Bar Smith, is serving time in jail after being arrested in Nevada.
Earlier this month, Bar was arrested on charges of being a fugitive from justice from another state, a felony, on August 22 at 4:50 pm.
The report comes via the City of Henderson Police Department‘s website, which shows that he was arrested as a “fugitive from another state,” which means he is being charged with fleeing state lines to avoid arrest or punishment after being charged with a crime in another state.
As Monsters and Critics recently reported, Ashley and Bar relocated from California to Nevada, so it’s likely that the state he’s fleeing from is California.
According to The Ashley’s Reality Roundup, Bar’s extradition hearing was held on August 24 where he was present,...
- 9/1/2022
- by Mona Wexler
- Monsters and Critics
If there’s one sport that has been under-served in pop culture, it’s roller derby. There’s Rollerball, Whip It, Kansas City Bomber, Unholy Rollers, and that’s about it. But HBO Max will be bringing attention to the brutal skating sport by turning the roller derby graphic novel series Slam! into an animated series from WarnerMedia’s Rooster […]
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The post Roller Derby Graphic Novel ‘Slam!’ is Becoming an Animated Series at HBO Max appeared first on /Film.
- 3/11/2021
- by Ethan Anderton
- Slash Film
'Making Love': Groundbreaking romantic gay drama returns to the big screen As part of its Anniversary Classics series, Laemmle Theaters will be presenting Arthur Hiller's groundbreaking 1982 romantic drama Making Love, the first U.S. movie distributed by a major studio that focused on a romantic gay relationship. Michael Ontkean, Harry Hamlin, and Kate Jackson star. The 35th Anniversary Screening of Making Love will be held on Saturday, June 24 – it's Gay Pride month, after all – at 7:30 p.m. at the Ahrya Fine Arts Theatre on Wilshire Blvd. in Beverly Hills. The movie will be followed by a Q&A session with Harry Hamlin, screenwriter Barry Sandler, and author A. Scott Berg, who wrote the “story” on which the film is based. 'Making Love' & What lies beneath In this 20th Century Fox release – Sherry Lansing was the studio head at the time – Michael Ontkean plays a...
- 6/24/2017
- by Andre Soares
- Alt Film Guide
I love the movies, really, truly I do, I love the movies. Cinema, motion pictures, movies, film, whatever you want to label this peculiar art form that we all cherish here at We Are Movie Geeks, I have loved it ever since the first time I saw a movie on television, in a theater or at a drive-in. I wish I could recall the first movie I ever saw and what the medium was in which I saw it.
One of my earliest memories was the yearly showing of Wizard of Oz on television and my delight at seeing Judy Garland in a different movie, Pigskin Parade, and realizing that actors made a living by appearing in more than one movie or television series.
I can recall seeing Battle Beyond the Stars at the Pine Hill Drive-in in Piedmont, Missouri, one of the Russian space movies bought and re-edited by Roger Corman.
One of my earliest memories was the yearly showing of Wizard of Oz on television and my delight at seeing Judy Garland in a different movie, Pigskin Parade, and realizing that actors made a living by appearing in more than one movie or television series.
I can recall seeing Battle Beyond the Stars at the Pine Hill Drive-in in Piedmont, Missouri, one of the Russian space movies bought and re-edited by Roger Corman.
- 3/10/2015
- by Sam Moffitt
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Blu-ray & DVD Release Date: July 17, 2012
Price: DVD $19.95, Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Olive Films
Bodies froth before being snatched in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
The classic 1956 science fiction/horror thriller film Invasion of the Body Snatchers finally arrives on Blu-ray.
Kevin McCarthy (Kansas City Bomber) stars as a doctor in a small California town whose patients are becoming hysterical and accuse their loved ones of “becoming” emotionless imposters. It doesn’t take too long for McCarthy and his friends to discover that plant-like extra-terrestrials have invaded Earth and are replicating the townsfolk in giant seed “pods,” taking possession of their souls while they sleep. Realizing that the epidemic is out of control and spreading everywhere, the remaining humans find themselves in a terrifying race for their lives.
Directed by the great Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) and co-starring Dana Wynter (On the Double), Carolyn Jones (TV’s The Addams Family) and Larry Gates...
Price: DVD $19.95, Blu-ray $29.95
Studio: Olive Films
Bodies froth before being snatched in Invasion of the Body Snatchers.
The classic 1956 science fiction/horror thriller film Invasion of the Body Snatchers finally arrives on Blu-ray.
Kevin McCarthy (Kansas City Bomber) stars as a doctor in a small California town whose patients are becoming hysterical and accuse their loved ones of “becoming” emotionless imposters. It doesn’t take too long for McCarthy and his friends to discover that plant-like extra-terrestrials have invaded Earth and are replicating the townsfolk in giant seed “pods,” taking possession of their souls while they sleep. Realizing that the epidemic is out of control and spreading everywhere, the remaining humans find themselves in a terrifying race for their lives.
Directed by the great Don Siegel (Dirty Harry) and co-starring Dana Wynter (On the Double), Carolyn Jones (TV’s The Addams Family) and Larry Gates...
- 5/3/2012
- by Laurence
- Disc Dish
Women fight in a roller derby and one goes off the track and doesn't return. She's sick in the locker room and her Db is later found. Me Tom (Christian Clemenson) identifies haematoma and a rib fracture on her Db. "Significant wound means a significant hit." Horatio (David Caruso) asks for Cod which he believes to be bleeding out internally, taking 150 pounds of pressure to break a rib. Intent was present which makes her death murder. Horatio asks what sort of weapon was used and Delko (Adam Rodriguez) thinks someone would have noticed a weapon. Not really since anything can be used. Horatio: "...it's called blunt-force trauma." Well that wasn't much of a one liner. Ryan (Jonathan Togo) tells Walter (Omar Miller) he hasn't been skating since Junior High. Walter calls "Roller derby real." Walter demonstrating yet more knowledge of such pursuits, well someone has to. Ryan asks how 'bad ass' the women can be,...
- 10/13/2011
- by mhasan@corp.popstar.com (Mila Hasan)
- PopStar
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