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Recently, there has been talk about Wheel Of Fortune‘s new host, Ryan Seacrest, and veteran assistant, Vanna White, struggling during filming. While it is expected that anyone following in Pat Sajak’s footsteps will experience growing pains, this seems to be more. However, Vanna breaks her silence on the conflict rumors.

Growing Pains

Undeniably, Wheel Of Fortune is going through a huge transition. Reportedly, while Vanna White is expecting things to be a little rocky, there have been moments she questions if she should have retired with Pat Sajak. Since Pat’s leaving, it seems like there has been some division between the new host, Ryan Seacrest, and the longtime letter-turning queen, Vanna. Without a doubt, the growing pains of training a new host, after the tried and true work of having the same host for more than forty years, has to be grueling. However, Vanna sends a message...

The off-Broadway comedic hit Oh, Mary! is moving to Broadway’s Lyceum Theatre starting June 26, and, while it’s gaining a bigger platform, Cole Escola, the show’s star and creator, wants to keep the zany hit show pretty much as is.

“It’s going to be bigger, better, bolder …” Escola says, before dropping the act. “It’s going to be exactly the same … we don’t want to spoil the recipe.”

That recipe saw the play — which had its world premiere at the Lucille Lortel Theatre last winter — sell out and extend twice. Given that the play follows a reimagined Mary Todd Lincoln, depicting her as a petulant wannabe cabaret star with a predilection for booze and, in its absence, paint thinner, the warm reception wasn’t necessarily a given. It even drew praise from Lincoln director Steven Spielberg, Sally Field (who played Mary in the movie) and screenwriter Tony Kushner,...

Gordon Ramsay has suffered through a recent traumatic experience. He experienced a home invasion when squatters showed up at his York & Albany Hotel. As a result, he has set up some new massive security measures around his home.

Here is what Gordon Ramsay has done to protect him and his family.

Gordon Ramsay Victim Of Home Invasion

Ramsay watched as squatters (who called themselves the Anarchist Association London Branch) invaded his multi-million-dollar gastropub in April. He realized the danger he could be in with these things happening and he decided to proactively set up security measures to protect his London mansion.

Ramsay felt he could take no chances as he and his family moved out of their London mansion to renovate it. As a result, the celebrity chef hired a professional high-tech security firm to protect his property and house day and night. There will be guards and dogs patrolling the property 24 hours a day.

Real Housewives of Beverly Hills alum and Vanderpump Rules star and executive producer Lisa Vanderpump is bringing her restaurant expertise to Season 2 of Fox’s competition series Gordon Ramsay’s Food Stars.

Vanderpump will face off against her longtime friend Ramsay as they each select food and beverage industry entrepreneurs to join their teams.

The teams are then put through “Business Bootcamp,” designed to test their tenacity, initiative, perseverance and ambition as business leaders. With a $250,000 prize on the line, these entrepreneurs will be challenged in all aspects of running a food or beverage enterprise, including re-marketing a food product, innovating a new product, building brand loyalty, sales pitching and management, according to the description.

In addition to Ramsay and Vanderpump, the challenges will be evaluated by guest judges, curated focus groups and customer feedback, profit and loss metrics, and market and corporate feedback.

Upcoming Vanderpump also has Vanderpump Villa, a...

Derren Brown is back on Audible with a third series of his acclaimed Bootcamp for… series. This time, in Derren Brown’s Boot Camp for Emotion, he takes a closer look at emotion and how they play a very powerful role in everything we think, everything we say and everything we do. In the eight-part series, Derren is joined by top behavioural scientists and diverse experts.

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“Reginald the Vampire” producer December Films has inked a first-look deal with Cineflix Studios (“Tehran”).

The first project to come out of the deal is a new ten-part series, “Carpe Demon” from showrunner Emily Andras (“Wynonna Earp”). Based on the Julie Kenner novels of the same name, the series about a demon hunting suburban mom is in development for Paramount+ Canada.

Canada and LA-based December Films launched in 2020, founded by Julie Dicresce and Todd Berger.

The company has numerous series in productions and is in post on feature “Out Come the Wolves” for IFC Films, Altitude Films and Level Film and rom-com “Bootcamp.”

“We are excited to be building on our successful partnership—and long friendship—with this first-look deal,” said Peter Emerson, president for Cineflix Media. “In an ever-evolving marketplace, Todd possesses an uncanny ability to transform challenges into opportunities. Todd and Julie have an incredibly exciting development slate,...

The Game Boy Advance had a truly fantastic library of games, and the two Advance Wars titles were among the best Gba games of all time. A moreish take on turn-based strategy games, their light-hearted approach and memorable characters made for a brilliant choice for strategy on the go. Now, Nintendo and WayForward have remade the classics as Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp.

With Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp, players get a ground-up remake of 2001's Advance Wars and 2003's Advance Wars: Black Hole Rising. This means the campaigns of the two games, complete with new voice acting, character art, and sprite work, but a wealth of other features too. Advance Wars 1+2: Re-Boot Camp includes local and online multiplayer, custom map creation, and more to keep returning and new players entertained. It's a good thing too, since the wider franchise hasn't seen a game since 2008's Advance Wars: Days of Ruin.

Dreamcast Audio is excited to announce the launch of the Dreamcast Podcast Pitch Contest, a unique opportunity for talented creators and aspiring brands to turn their podcast ideas into reality. The contest is designed to provide participants with the tools, resources, and guidance they need to launch a successful podcast and achieve their goals.

The Dreamcast Podcast Pitch Contest will take place from February 14th to March 7th, and will feature a Podcast Clarity Bootcamp, a panel of expert judges, and prizes of up to $20,000. Contestants will also have access to a Podcast Pitch Canvas, a unique tool that helps them clearly define and communicate their podcast concept.

"We know how challenging it can be to turn a podcast idea into a reality, and we're excited to provide creators and brands with the support they need to achieve their goals," said Edwin Frondozo, host of the Dreamcast Podcast Pitch Contest.

Lifetime is upping its holiday movie game by adding three movies to its 2022 It’s a Wonderful Lifetime movie slate, which will include a reunion of Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman stars Jane Seymour and Joe Lando in a flick executive produced by Toni Braxton.

A Christmas Spark follows a widow (Seymour) who has lost her zest for life and given up on ever finding love again. She reluctantly takes on the job of directing the town’s Christmas pageant and soon finds herself falling for her leading man (Lando), the town’s most eligible bachelor.

A Christmas Spark is produced by Lighthouse Pictures and is being distributed by Sony Pictures Television. Braxton, Stephen Bulka and Jamie Goehring are executive producing. Rhonda Baraka directs from a script by Eirene Tran Donohue.

Gospel artist Kirk Franklin is also returning to executive produce and star in his second holiday movie for Lifetime, Kirk...

ReviewThe story comes from a real life policeman, Sibi Thomas, who sometimes acts in films.CrisBy now, Malayalam movie goers must be familiar with the way police stations work, the moment by moment drudgery becoming part of several scripts. Rajeev Ravi’s Kuttavum Sikshayum takes that route and then diverts away with five policemen, on a very non-cinematic chase of thieves. You are not therefore caught in the routines of a police station but also not exactly gripping your chair, wondering what’s next. Even as there are things happening all the time, it is a bit of a lull, tension-free, a story you can watch in pieces like a book you keep upturned to read later. Kuttavum Sikshayum is an unhurried police story, not in the tone of your everyday thriller, and therefore not everyone’s cup of tea. Quite in contrast to all that’s upcoming, Asif Ali...

Scandinavia is bringing talent old and new to the Cannes Film Market’s Cannes Docs sidebar this year, with a showcase of five feature length films-in-the-making pitched as part of the Scandinavian Showcase on Saturday.

“Children of the Lowest Heaven”

From Denmark, internationally acclaimed writer-director Birgitte Stærmose Mortensen, who has been working on mini-series for HBO, Starz and Netflix for the past five years, presented “Children of the Lowest Heaven” (“Ønskeliv”), a hybrid doc set in Kosovo.

Inspired by her short “Out of Love” (2009), about a group of children living in poverty in post-war Pristina, it picks up where she left off with the characters, who are now young adults, still fighting to survive in one of Europe’s poorest nations.

It’s about the long-term effects of war, and what it means to live a life in poverty. Poverty is not a moment but a lifelong state of being:...

“There is a new studio Star System…but instead of focusing on acting talent (as it did in the 1930s), it prioritizes those with the skills to create new stories, produce new shows and manage the evolution of new character IP…in other words, to make content that will succeed by the measures important in the new world order,” Ampere Analysis’ Guy Bisson announced at MipTV in a presentation.

By that measure, few figures were as important at this month’s buoyant French TV festival Canneseries than German author Ferdinand von Schirach and Constantin TV’s Oliver Berben.

Broadcast on Zdf and produced by Berben, 2013’s ”Crime Stories” and 2015’s “Shades of Guilt,” both based on von Schirach best-selling short story anthologies, scored up to 5 million viewers per episode and exceptional market shares of 17-18.

Inspired by a von Schirach stage play ”The Verdict” punched almost 7 million viewers and a...

It’s been over a year since audiences last saw Cassie Bowden (Emmy-nominated Kaley Cuoco), a flight attendant drawn into the world a world of murder and intrigue after waking up next to a dead man.

Based on the novel by Chris Bohjalian, “The Flight Attendant” wasn’t just a story about Cassie’s attempt to clear her name; she is the last person to have spent time with murder victim, Alex Sokolva (Michiel Huisman). It’s also a stark examination of addiction, as part of the reason Cassie is implicated in Alex’s murder has to do with her inability to remember anything that happened.

“The Flight Attendant” was one of the first original series created for HBO Max and its success translated into nine Primetime Emmy Awards, including nominations in Best Lead and Supporting Actress for Kaley Cuoco and Rosie Perez, respectively.

The series would win an Emmy...

Israeli drama The Lesson has won two prizes in this year’s prestigious Canneseries Longform Competition.

Kan 11’s six-parter featuring Fauda’s Doron Ben-David about Amir, a 43-year-old teacher, and Lian, a 17-year-old student, who engage in an emotional conflict, won Best Series and Best Performance for co-lead Maya Landsman. Federation Entertainment boarded the drama several days ago.

Meanwhile, Canada’s Audrey Est Revenue won the Dior Grand Award, Best Music was awarded to Sky Deutschland’s Souls and Belgium’s Hacked took first prize in Short Form Series.

The prestigious prizes were awarded at a swanky event in Cannes tonight, which sees out the Canneseries drama forum and Mip TV.

Call My Agent! creator Fanny Herrero was President of the Jury which consisted of actors Denis O’Hare, Anne Marivin, Sami Outalbali, Ólafur Darri Ólafsson and Composer Daniel Pemberton. Writer Anthony Horowitz sat on the Short Form Jury.

The...

Hamburg 1982. Andreas, in the family bathroom, spies his mother’s stockings, pulls one over his head breathing in deeply. His mother, still in a dressing gown, calls him to breakfast. As she makes him cheese on toast, he oggles her breasts.

Cut to the present. Andreas lives in a deeply religious Bavarian hamlet with Claudia, his besotted, church-frequenting, apron dress wearing wife. But he sinks into sexual reverie and perversion, unable to escape the distant past. Tragedy ensues, near inevitably, it could be argued.

Directed by Oliver Hirschbiegel, helmer of the Oscar-nominated “Downfall,” “The Diver” is one of six episodes in anthology series “The Punishment,” in which six of Germany’s most exciting directors, established and up-and-coming, adapt six short stories by Ferdinand von Schirach collected in his latest anthology, “Punishment” (“Strafe”).

Few writers have plumbed with such terse and knowing nuance the distinction of public and private guild and punishment than von Schirach,...

Fanny Herrero, “Call My Agent!” creator and showrunner, will be president of the jury at television series festival Canneseries, which runs April 1-6.

The French screenwriter’s other credits include “Les Bleus,” “Odysseus,” “Fais pas ci faire pas ça,” “A French Village” and “Kaboul Kitchen.” Her latest series, “Standing Up” has just been launched on Netflix, and opened Series Mania.

Also on the jury will be French actors Anne Marivin and Sami Outalbali (“Sex Education”), American actor Denis O’Hare, Icelandic actor-producer Ólafur Darri Ólafsson (“The Minister”), and British composer Daniel Pemberton (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”).

The Official Selection features 10 series in competition. These are Belgian crime drama “1985,” Norwegian relationship drama “Afterglow,” Canadian comedy-drama “Audrey’s Back,” Italian crime comedy-drama “Bang Bang Baby,” Spanish crime drama “El Inmortal,” French political thriller “The Inside Game, Seeds of Wrath,” German anthology series “Punishment,” German mystery drama “Souls,” Danish biographical drama “The Dreamer – Becoming Karen Blixen,...

Happy Friday International Insiders, Tom Grater here with your weekly round-up of our top international headlines.

Ukraine Crisis Intensifies

Covering conflict: It has been another week of tough news from the embattled nation of Ukraine, with Russia’s military assault on the country intensifying and no sign of a peace accord being reached. Here’s a rundown of our coverage of the conflict over the past five days:

Foreign Affairs Correspondent Hollie McKay was back with another special report for Deadline from on-the-ground. Her interviews with people sheltering from the war in Kyiv, including Ukrainian actor-musician Roman Matsyuta, are powerful.

Bekmambetov speaks: It has been difficult for Russians to speak out against the invasion, particularly since a new censorship law was passed, but some have been able to lodge protests. Russian-Kazakh director Timur Bekmambetov spoke to Deadline from Israel this week, condemning the “tragedy” in Ukraine and announcing he is...

The first teaser for NBC’s revived of Law & Order – “The one that started it all,” as its caption reminds us – is out, with Sam Waterston’s District Attorney Jack McCoy prominently featured.

Along with Waterston, the teaser also offers views of new cast members Oldelya Halevi as Ada Samantha Maroun, Jeffrey Donovan as Det. Frank Cosgrove, and Hugh Dancy as senior prosecutorial assistant Nathan Price.

“It’s Ok to the play the hero, as long as you win,” Waterston says in the video.

The revived returns on Feb. 24 on NBC and is billed as Season 21. The new installment of Law & Order, from Dick Wolf and writer-showrunner Rick Eid, will continue the classic bifurcated format and will once again examine “The police who investigate crime and the district attorneys who prosecute the offenders.”

Law & Order is produced by Wolf Entertainment and Universal Television, a division of Universal Studio Group.

“Sy’s winning personality and determination were enough to take her far, but a lack of experience made me say sayonara,” host Gordon Ramsay proclaimed at the end of the seventh episode of “Hell’s Kitchen.” He was referring to Syann Williams, the 26-year-old line cook from Atlanta who stole America’s heart during this Las Vegas-themed installment. Sy started out the season strong, winning the Punishment Pass reward in the second episode for her shrimp and grits dish. However, she wasn’t able to keep up that momentum and ended up being the eighth person eliminated.

See ‘Hell’s Kitchen’ Season 19 cast: Meet the 18 chefs for Las Vegas edition

After Sy’s emotional jacket removal, the former Red Team member remained optimistic in her exit interview. “Although I may not be ready right now for Lake Tahoe, my journey was amazing,” she said, referring to the season’s ultimate...

The secret about Marriage Boot Camp is, there's neither a boot camp nor do you have to be married. Similar to how you can be divorced or separated and still be a Real Housewife, the We tv series—which premiered seven years ago—soon figured out that married couples shouldn't get to have all the fun, that serious (or loosely attached) dating duos should have a chance at living all together and talking it out with counselors too. The "boot camp" refers to the gamut of activities and discussions that occur over the course of 10 days of filming, making for nonstop drama, many tears, a fair amount of shouting and some hypnotically entertaining...

PreMadonna is making her mark on yet another reality show after joining the cast of Love & Hip Hop: Miami and squaring off again against Joseline Hernandez. Previously, PreMadonna has feuded with Joseline on Love & Hip Hop: Atlanta and also appeared on WEtv’s Marriage Boot Camp: Reality Stars. Now that the Waist Gang boss is back on TV, Love […]...

Mollywood The story is based on a real life investigation of a bank robbery in Kasaragod.Digital NativeAsif Ali has signed up a new film that will be directed by Rajeev Ravi and it has been titled Kuttavum Shikshayum (Crime and punishment). Sibi Thomas is penning the screenplay for this flick in association with Sreejith Divakaran. Sibi Thomas, before venturing into the film industry, was a circle inspector who served at a police station in Kasargod. Sibi was seen as a cop in Dileesh Pothan’s Thondimuthalum Driksaskshiyum, which was well received by the audiences. After proving his mettle as an actor, Sibi Thomas is set to take the new avatar as a screen writer. He will be penning the screenplay and it will be based on the real investigation that he had done in 2016. Apparently, the film will be based on the jewelry robbery in Kasargod that Sibi investigated.

1:17 Pm Pt -- We tv finally got back to us, and it sounds like the network is trying to distance itself from the "Marriage Boot Camp" folks who reached out to Jenelle's peeps, because a spokesperson just said, "We tv has no plans to cast Jenelle Evans on Marriage Boot Camp." Jenelle Evans isn't missing a beat after getting booted from "Teen Mom 2" ... because we've learned she's already been approached by "Marriage Boot Camp,...

Exclusive: WeForShe has called “Action!” on the 2018 participants for its DirectHer Program. The women’s advocacy group, which is focused on creating practical ways to establish more gender equality in television, today named nine breakout female helmers and the veteran episodic helmers with whom they will be paired.

Directors with experience outside of episodic are identified through the WeForShe Program. They then are partnered with veteran episodic directors who guarantee their work during key parts of production and shooting. The inaugural program for DirectHer placed nine female directors who collectively have gone on to direct 65 episodes of TV so far.

Here is the list of participants and their teammates are Lynn d’Angona (paired with Jonathan Frakes), Paige Morrow Kimball (Todd Holland), Jen McGowan (Mary Lou Belli), Sj Main Munoz (David Rodriguez), Melissa Oren (Tamra Davis), Bola Ogun (Tawnia McKiernan), Mo Perkins (Gail Mancuso), Amber Sealey (Daisy Von Schlerer Mayer...

Cartoon Network has partnered with Black Women Animate (Bwa) to host the production company’s first-ever Boot Camp Training Day on Saturday, Oct. 20 at Cartoon Network Studios in Burbank.

What’s described as an intensive training day will provide Bwa’s collective members and extended community the opportunity to develop and enhance their animation skills through a series of master classes and panels with industry leaders.

The event will kick off with a conversation featuring the team behind Cartoon Network’s hit series Craig of the Creek, celebrated for its attention to inclusion and positive representation of minorities.

“Cartoon Network Studios recognizes the value that Black Women Animate and its members contribute to the larger animation community,” said Rob Sorcher, chief content officer, Cartoon Network. “This partnership is designed to inspire conversation and creativity and is another step in our ongoing drive to be the inspirational home base for diverse talent.

It's happening, Teen Mom Og fans — Amber Portwood is in the early stages of labor! Amber, who's already mom to 9-year-old Leah with her ex Gary Shirley, is currently expecting a baby boy with her 34-year-old boyfriend Andrew Glennon and took to Twitter to let fans know that they could welcome their son earlier than they expected. "Another nocturnal night with my uncomfortable preggy belly but it's all worth it!" the 27-year-old reality star tweeted out to her fans on Sunday, May 6. "I'm [three centimeters] dilated and home waiting for labor! Wonder if I'll make it to my due date? Wish me luck loves! Goodnight." Another nocturnal night with my uncomfortable preggy belly but it's all worth it! I'm 3 cm dilated and home waiting for labor! Wonder if I'll make it to my due date? Wish me luck loves! Goodnight...

These two are far from friends! In an exclusive interview with Life & Style, Brandi Glanville reminisced about her Celebrity Big Brother days — and it turns out there's one co-star she didn't exactly hit it off with. For the inaugural state-side season, the star-studded CBS cast also included the likes of Ross Mathews, Omarosa Manigault, and James Maslow — and the former Real Housewives of Beverly Hills star did not hold back when asked who she planned on keeping in her life. "I won't be friends with Omarosa at all. With James, I think it's just hard to live with someone, like 24/7 you're with people you would never live with. I'm sure we'll be friends outside of it. We exchanged numbers. If I see him I'll be happy to see him. Omarosa is the one number I didn't ask for. I gave her a fake number. I don't need that in my life,...

The New York Indian Film Festival (Nyiff) announced the full lineup last night for their 16th year of celebrating independent, art house, alternate, and diaspora films from/about/connected to the Indian subcontinent (May 7 – May 14). Dedicated to bringing these films to a New York audience, the festival will feature 40 screenings (35 narrative, 5 documentary) –all seen for the first time in New York City. In addition, the festival will also feature five programs of short films.

The festival highlights various cinemas of India’s different regions. All the films are subtitled in English and some of the languages this year include Hindi, Bengali, Marathi, Tamil, Kannada, Malayalam, Telegu, Assamese, Haryanavi and Urdu. This year’s festival will feature a couple of sidebars –Nfdc restored first films of filmmakers and a three-generations sidebar, films of Bimal Roy, Basu Bhattacharya and Aditya Bhattacharya.

The festival’s film lineup includes 2016 National Award winners A Far Afternoon,...

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The BBC won't make any more series of The Musketeers after the third and final ten-episode run, it's been confirmed...

Following creator and showrunner Adrian Hodges' candidly worded departure ("I was totally knackered") from The Musketeers after series two, it's been confirmed that Porthos, Aramis, Athos and D'Artagnan will be hanging up their swords following the third run.

Ten new episodes of the BBC One action and adventure series, due to return to screens shortly, will bring the story to a conclusion. Executive Producer Jessica Pope promises that series three "will delight its fans and pay off everything they have come to love about the show." No chance of a shock-cancellation cliff-hanger there then, at least.

Digital Spy has some goodbye messages from castmembers Luke Pasqualino, Howard Charles, Tom Burke and Santiago Cabrera, all of whom express their thanks to fans and appreciation at having been part of the show.