‘The Pearl Comb’ Filmmaker Ali Cook On The Desire To Create A “Terrifying” Mermaid Tale

Contrary to popular belief, the seaweed isn’t always greener in somebody else’s lake. In the case of Ali Cook’s ...

Oscar-Shortlisted Short Film ‘The Pearl Comb’ Lands On Disney+ As Miranda Richardson & David Lancaster Sign On As Exec Producers

The Pearl Comb has launched on Disney + as double Academy Award nominee Miranda Richardson and Oscar-nominated producer David ...

‘The Pearl Comb’ director Ali Cook on myth, mermaids, and the Oscar shortlist

The writer-director reflects on his short film’s unlikely rise through the festival circuit, the challenge of creating a ...
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State leaders say new year to bring bigger fight to end infant mortality

PINE BELT, Miss. (WDAM) - Leaders in different arenas around the state are looking to make 2026 the year they fight harder to diminish a tragic statistic staining the state of Mississippi. Four months ...

Joan Plowright, Dame and Tony Award winner, dies at 95

Joan Plowright, an era-defining English actress, is dead at 95. Plowright died Jan. 16 surrounded by her family, according to ...