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Outfest has announced the complete lineup for its 40th-anniversary Outfest Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival , which will take place from July 14-24 at multiple locations throughout Los Angeles. More than 200 films, representing 29 countries, will screen as part of this year’s lineup. 42 will make their world premieres, including the doc Stay on Board: The Leo Baker Story from Drew Barrymore’s Flower Films and Pulse Films; the UK feature Phea , starring Sherika Sherard; Mercedes Kane’s Art and Pep ; and Scout Durwood’s Youtopia. Outfest Los Angeles’ Episodics section will also feature a host of world premieres, including advanced looks at at Shudder’s forthcoming docuseries Queer for Fear ; the comedy special Queer Riot, headlined by Margaret Cho; and writer-producer Des Moran’s series halfsies , as well as a free sneak peek screening of the upcoming Prime Video series A League of Their Own , starring Abbi Jacobson. The fest’s Platinum section, … [Read more...] about Outfest Rounds Out Lineup For Its 40th Los Angeles LGBTQ+ Film Festival

Billy Strings backs his black Jeep Gladiator down to the lip of Nashville’s Percy Priest Lake and hops out to unhook the tricked-out bass boat he’s towing behind him. The heavy sounds of Primus, one of his favorite bands, spill loudly out of the cab, where old Combos wrappers, cigarette butts, and fishing lures are strewn about. Strings, in a Dickies work coat with “Boomer” embroidered over the heart and a “Billy Strings” patch on the opposite side, lets his cigarette dangle from his mouth while he frees the boat from the trailer in a pair of white fishing gloves. “I love this little fucker,” he says, tossing me a line attached to the boat before jumping back into the Jeep to park it nearby. “Just walk it into the water like a dog — and don’t let it float away.” Soon, Strings is bounding back down the parking lot, onto the small dock, and behind the wheel of his boat, a 16-foot Tracker he bought as a birthday gift to himself a few years ago. On board, there’s about a dozen … [Read more...] about Drugs, Bluegrass, and Bass Fishing: How Billy Strings Outran His Past and Infiltrated the Mainstream

EXCLUSIVE : Charithra Chandran , who plays Edwina in Netflix’s smash hit period drama Bridgerton , is to star in a rom-com podcast series. Chandran, who also starred in Alex Rider, will lead A Mid-Semester Night’s Dream , from Meet Cute , the podcast company that specializes in rom-com stories. The series follows a group of graduate students doing a semester on Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, who discover a magical edition of the play which makes people fall in love with whoever reads from it. It’s fall semester at Athinai State University and Mia, Lyle, Helen and Demetri are in a love square. Both Lyle and Demetri have the hots for Mia, who only has eyes for Lyle. Meanwhile, Helen continues to pine for Demetri and their now-extinguished romance. Alliances and affections are all set to change when Patrick, a TA spurned by academia and the arrogant Professor Oberman, starts wreaking havoc on the class via the magical book. The cast also includes … [Read more...] about ‘Bridgerton’s Charithra Chandran To Star In Meet Cute’s ‘A Mid-Semester Night’s Dream’

Apple TV + has given an eight-episode series order to a one-hour drama inspired by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Edith Wharton’s unfinished final novel The Buccaneers , with Kristine Froseth (The Assistant) , Alisha Boe ( When You Finish Saving The World), Josie Totah (Saved by the Bell) , Aubri Ibrag ( Dive Club), Imogen Waterhouse ( The Outpost ) and Mia Threapleton (Shadows) cast as the buccaneers. Written by series creator Katherine Jakeways ( Tracey Ullman’s Show, Where This Service Will Terminate ) and directed by BAFTA winner Susanna White ( Bleak House, Jane Eyre, Generation Kill ), the as-yet untitled series is currently in production in Scotland. The official logline: Girls with money, men with power. New money, old secrets. A group of fun-loving young American girls explode into the tightly corseted London season of the 1870s, kicking off an Anglo-American culture clash as the land of the stiff upper lip is infiltrated by … [Read more...] about Apple TV+ Orders ‘The Buccaneers’-Inspired Drama Series; Kristine Froseth, Alisha Boe, Josie Totah Among Lead Cast

Julia Roberts and George Clooney reunite for some vintage rom-com magic in the new trailer for their upcoming movie, Ticket to Paradise , set to arrive Oct. 21. Directed by Mama Mia! Here We Go Again filmmaker Ol Parker, Ticket to Paradise boasts a classic set-up: Roberts and Clooney play a divorced couple who reluctantly agree to join forces as they fly to Bali to stop their head-over-heels daughter from marrying young and making the same mistake they did. It goes without saying that hijinks ensue. The trailer is packed with all the good stuff as Roberts and Clooney quibble and sling one-liners back-and-forth as they try to enact their plan. But it also goes without saying that the former couple also learns to enjoy each other’s company again as they mortify their daughter by dancing to House of Pain’s “Jump Around,” and prove they’ve still got a knack for drinking games. Ticket to Paradise also stars Billie Lourd, Kaitlyn Dever, and Lucas Bravo. It marks the first … [Read more...] about Julia Roberts, George Clooney Reunite for Some Classic Rom-Com Hijinks in ‘Ticket to Paradise’

Backgrid Kim Kardashian pulled an all-nighter Friday -- or maybe just a partial-nighter -- shooting what appears to be a commercial for her family's Hulu reality show. Kim slipped into a long, tight black dress during the shoot in the darkness of Los Angeles. The shoot was at a studio somewhere in the City of Angels. Backgrid Kim seemed focused but at times, multi-tasking with the help of her rusty, trusty iPhone. Pete Davidson was MIA from the shoot ... he's doing some shooting himself -- a movie down in Australia. Backgrid The Hulu shows seems to be doing well for the brood. With divorce, babies, marriage, breakups and such -- there's no shortage of material. … [Read more...] about Kim Kardashian Films Late-Night Commercial for Hulu Reality Show

Paul Staehle and his young son, Pierre , were reported missing this week -- alarming fans who've followed his story ... but the guy says it's a big misunderstanding. The "90 Day Fiance" star tells TMZ ... he's aware he and his 3-year-old have officially been reported as MIA in Louisville, KY -- made public in a since-deleted bulletin posted by Missing People in America -- but denies he's kidnapped and fled with his own kid ... saying they were simply on a long work trip together dating back to early June, and that Pierre is safe. Missing People In America/Facebook Paul -- who says he's had, in recent months, sole custody of his 2 children, Pierre and Ethan , whom he shares with ex-wife, Karine Martins -- explains that he's been bouncing around these past few weeks between Pennsylvania and FL with Pierre, as PS seeks work. The reason he brought Pierre with him for this journey, he says, is because the kid suffers from extreme separation anxiety. … [Read more...] about ’90 Day Fiance’s’ Paul Staehle Denies He and Son Pierre are ‘Missing’