‘Nonnas’ Cast, Writer on How Netflix Movie Reveals “Family Can Come in All Different Ways”

‘Nonnas’ Cast, Writer on How Netflix Movie Reveals “Family Can Come in All Different Ways”

[The following story contains spoilers from the Netflix movie Nonnas.] In Nonnas, the Netflix movie based on Joe Scaravella’s nonnas-centric restaurant on Staten Island, Vince Vaughn‘s Joe is inspired to open the fictional version of Enoteca Maria after his mother dies, suggesting that the eatery will help him keep his mom’s memory alive, because “food…

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Netflix to Invest  Billion-Plus in Spain Over Four Years as Part of Originals Push

Netflix to Invest $1 Billion-Plus in Spain Over Four Years as Part of Originals Push

Netflix is doubling down on investing in Spain to keep producing Spanish originals, co-CEO Ted Sarandos said on Tuesday during a visit to Madrid to celebrate the streaming giant’s 10-year anniversary in the country. Visiting Netflix’s hub in Tres Cantos, just outside Madrid, along with Pedro Sanchez, the president of Spain, the top executive said that Netflix…

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‘Straw’ Review: Taraji P. Henson and Teyana Taylor in Tyler Perry’s Reliably Overwrought Netflix Thriller

‘Straw’ Review: Taraji P. Henson and Teyana Taylor in Tyler Perry’s Reliably Overwrought Netflix Thriller

Janiyah Watkinson (Taraji P. Henson), the protagonist of Tyler Perry’s latest feature Straw, is having one of the worst days of her life. The trouble starts when her daughter Aria (Gabrielle Jackson) tells Janiyah that she needs $40 to pay her school lunch debt, otherwise the administrators will publicly shame her again. Then Janiyah’s landlord…

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Netflix Inks Creative Partnership With Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms in India

Netflix Inks Creative Partnership With Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms in India

Netflix has entered into a new creative partnership with Ekta Kapoor’s Balaji Telefilms in India, further enhancing its content offering in the world’s most populous country. The collaboration, unveiled Saturday in Mumbai, will focus on producing a range of high-quality entertainment, including films, series, and other digital content, designed to appeal to the diversity of…

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Canal+ to Distribute Netflix in Francophone Africa in Landmark Pact

Canal+ to Distribute Netflix in Francophone Africa in Landmark Pact

Canal+ has signed a first-of-its-kind distribution deal with Netflix that will see the French pay-TV player carry Netflix content for countries across Sub-Saharan Africa. Starting next month, Canal+ will offer its subscribers across 24 French-speaking African countries Netflix original content, from global hits such as Stranger Things, Money Heist, Squid Game, and Emily in Paris,…

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