Set in Malta in the 1980s, veteran director and accomplished actor Valerie Buhagiar’s latest film outing “Carmen,” will focus on a woman finding a new start in life through romance. The titular character Carmen spends most of her life serving the church. However, when her brother passes, she realizes her own mortality and leaves her life behind to compensate for lost time.

Although a well-versed actor, Buhagiar is no stranger to the directing chair.

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Is there a more influential video game series than Microsoft‘s “Halo” series from the last twenty years? The first game’s debut in 2001 virtually assured XBox’s success as a console, and the series went on to become one of the most critically acclaimed franchises of all time. The latest in the series, “Halo Infinite,” debuts right now, but that’s not the only new “Halo”-related media soon on its way.

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Whenever there’s a strong female character in film or TV nowadays, the inevitable question comes about whether or not that character was influenced by society’s current trends, such as the #MeToo movement or Time’s Up. Normally, that’s the opportunity for the actress to speak up and give her well-rehearsed speech about women’s representation. And that seemed to be what happened when “Today” was interviewing Natascha McElhone about her role in the new Hulu series “The First.” But then her co-star, Sean Penn, decided to chime in.

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Tribeca Review: 'Mr. Church' Starring Eddie Murphy, Britt Robertson And Natascha McElhone

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