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standard.co.uk - Lauren Del Fabbro - Olivia Colman hails British film industry for championing 'odd' films
Olivia Colman hails British film industry for championing 'odd' films
Evening Standard –

Award-winning actress Olivia Colman has praised the British film industry for championing “odd” films. The 52-year-old actress stars in the upcoming fantasy comedy Wicker where she plays an ostracised local fisherwoman who asks for a…

gizmodo.com - Gordon Jackson - Shin Godzilla 2' Is Reportedly Filming This November
Shin Godzilla 2' Is Reportedly Filming This November
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here –

Fast Forever may not have a script or director, after all. Matthew Rhys says not to expect more Widow's Bay until at least 2028. Malcolm McDowell lends his voice to a legendary pumpkin in Trick and Treats. I'm so glad I live in a world where there…

theguardian.com - Benjamin Lee - Matchbox: the Movie review - as pointless as a film based on a toy car could be
Matchbox: the Movie review - as pointless as a film based on a toy car could be
The Guardian –

After a windy road, this week it finally happened. The day that Hollywood, and many of those who are invested in it, had been dreading, the grimly inevitable disappearance of Warner Bros as it was consumed by what is now known as Paramount. The two…

rediff.com - Rediff News - LIVE! When Nana did a film for just Rs 21!
LIVE! When Nana did a film for just Rs 21!
Rediff.com –

Veteran actor Nana Patekar's sudden death has left the film industry mourning, with actor-director Annu Kapoor recalling his long-standing association with the late actor and the trust Patekar showed in him early in his directorial career. Patekar…

bluewin.ch - Swiss Films and International Celebrities at the Geneva Film Festival
Swiss Films and International Celebrities at the Geneva Film Festival
bluewin.ch –

'Les Indes,' a Swiss-Spanish production, is in the running for Best Feature Film at GIFF. The historical drama by Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier transports viewers back to the 17th century and is, so to speak, a road movie on horseback.

afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - GAIL's 'Wah Kya Energy Hai' returns with a new set of films
GAIL's 'Wah Kya Energy Hai' returns with a new set of films
afaqs! –

GAIL (India) has launched the second season of its consumer awareness campaign, ‘Wah Kya Energy Hai', with four short films and a campaign anthem, ‘Naye Bharat Ki Nayi Energy'. The campaign uses everyday situations involving the…

bloomberg.com - Daniele Lepido - German Startup Trains Its Robots Using Humans Filming Themselves
German Startup Trains Its Robots Using Humans Filming Themselves
Bloomberg –

Germany's Agile Robots is training its machines by filming humans performing tasks, in a bid to compensate for a shortfall of data that is holding back industrial automation, according to its chief executive officer. Its Robot Academy comprises…

mirror.co.uk - Mark Jefferies - Fleabag's Andrew Scott didn't feel 'worthy' to be in a James Bond film
Fleabag's Andrew Scott didn't feel 'worthy' to be in a James Bond film
Daily Mirror –

Actor Andrew Scott has admitted he didn't feel completely comfortable and was “intimidated” when he was involved in a James Bond film. Former Fleabag and Sherlock star Scott played the villainous character Max Denbigh, also known as…

variety.com - Payton Turkeltaub - Variety to Honor John Turturro With the Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Film Festival
Variety to Honor John Turturro With the Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Film Festival
Variety –

Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and director John Turturro will be honored with the Variety Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Dade College's (MDC) Miami Film Festival GEMS on Monday, Nov. 2. The event will take place at Miami Dade College Wolfson…

hollywoodreporter.com - Joseph Kahn - Horror Movies and Politics Are Killing Film Festivals
Horror Movies and Politics Are Killing Film Festivals
The Hollywood Reporter –

I don't know why Zack Snyder went to TIFF to premiere his movie. Unless he filmed himself giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a life-saving blood transfusion while chanting “From the river to the sea,” the war thriller The Last…

kotaku.com - Rebekah Valentine - Xbox Is Forming A New Division Focused On Film, TV, And Adaptations
Xbox Is Forming A New Division Focused On Film, TV, And Adaptations
Kotaku - Gaming Reviews, News, Tips and More –

This morning, Xbox announced that it will form a brand new division within its organization called “XP”, which will focus on reaching fans “beyond gameplay through film and television adaptations, consumer products…

koreatimes.co.kr - Baek Byung-yeul - The Assassin(s)' controversy divides viewers at Busan film festival
The Assassin(s)' controversy divides viewers at Busan film festival
The Korea Times –

BUSAN — Amid escalating controversy over the film 'The Assassin(s),' visitors at the 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) are far from united in their views. Among those aware of the dispute, opinions were split between discomfort…

bleedingcool.com - Rich Johnston - Mark Millar's Next Film Is To Be King Of Spies For Netflix
Mark Millar's Next Film Is To Be King Of Spies For Netflix
Bleeding Cool News –

Posted in: Comics, Dark Horse Comics, Image, Movies, Netflix | Tagged: King Of Spies, Mark Millar, millarworld Mark Millar says his next film is to be King Of Spies for Netflix followed by the Nemesis trilogy, Magic Order, and Psychic Sam Mark…

deadline.com - Anthony D'Alessandro - Brian Robbins' Big Shot Lands Film Rights for 'CookieRun' Game
Brian Robbins' Big Shot Lands Film Rights for 'CookieRun' Game
Deadline –

EXCLUSIVE: Brian Robbin's family entertainment company, Big Shot Pictures, has optioned the feature rights to adapt CookieRun, the South Korean hit gaming franchise which counts over 300 million downloads. The project will be in partnership with…

jpost.com - REUTERS - Second mass stabbing hits Polish school, filmed in 'grim copycat' phenomenon
Second mass stabbing hits Polish school, filmed in 'grim copycat' phenomenon
The Jerusalem Post –

A 15-year-old former pupil killed one employee and injured two others at a Polish primary school on Thursday while wearing a helmet-mounted camera, the second school stabbing in two days, possibly in response to an internet challenge, authorities…

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