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Lawmakers Offer Film Industry a Fix on California Tax Credit Cap
Lawmakers in Sacramento introduced a budget fix on Thursday that helps film producers by adjusting a state cap on tax credits. The agreement, first reported by Variety on Tuesday, falls short of a full carveout for film and TV tax credits from a…
Raleigh's Newest Bar Is Like Being Inside A Romeo And Juliet Film Set
Patrick Shanahan and his business partner Robby Opperman did not come from the hospitality world, in fact, they came from the film industry. The duo opened Capulet Cocktail Club at The Exchange, a midtown community in Raleigh, next door to their…
Festival top spot for film honouring talented little sister
Leah McAleer first met her little sister, Beldina Odenyo, when she was 13 years old and living in Dumfriesshire. 'Bel was my sister but she also felt like my baby. She was five or six when our dad brought her over from Kenya where we had grown up…
Novak Djokovic film 'The Wolf in Winter' searches for a resolution its subject has not yet made
On the eve of his 20th appearance at the U.S. Open later this month, 39-year-old Novak Djokovic has no intention of keeping tennis fans in suspense. “I have no date in my mind, to be honest, the expiry date of my career,” Djokovic…
Sextortion: I was secretly filmed, then controlled for a year
Emma was 17 when she met a man on a dating site. On a video call, she says, he secretly took screenshots of her naked after she had undressed for him. According to Emma, he obtained more during the relationship and threatened to share them if she…
Sextortion: I was secretly filmed, then controlled for a year
Guy Lynn and Stephen Menon BBC London Investigations Emma was 17 when she met a man on a dating site. On a video call, she says, he secretly took screenshots of her naked after she had undressed for him. According to Emma, he obtained more during…
Film festival celebrates 15 years with 40 films and a new Colorado Springs home
There's something about sitting in a dark theater with a room full of strangers. For a little while, the outside world fades, the lights dim and the only thing that matters is what's unfolding on screen. And for a couple of hours, everyone in the…
BFI To Launch Refreshed Film Academy Programme
EXCLUSIVE: The BFI Film Academy, the UK film body's flagship skills incubator for young people aged 16-25, is expanding with the launch of 12 new BFI Film Academy Hubs across the UK. The BFI has said the scheme will focus on “local provision…
The Odyssey' Is Now the Highest-Grossing R-Rated Film of All Time
Call it fate, but the car from Deadpool and Wolverine just beat Deadpool and Wolverine. Up until this week, the R-rated Marvel sequel from 2024 was the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, having grossed $1.34 billion worldwide. But this week, that…
Veteran actress Grier to headline Film Training Manitoba event
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Man arrested over Nord Stream bombing was consultant on film about it starring Sean Penn
Earlier this month locals in Zagreb noticed something odd outside an art deco building. Sandbags and barricades appeared in front of the Esplanade hotel, along with a film crew and extras sporting Ukrainian military uniforms. Soon afterwards the…
Masterpiece BBC war film with acting icon in last on-screen role before tragedy
If war films and talented actors are your genre of entertainment, we've got a movie recommendation that'll be right up your alley. Dubbed an 'excellent movie all round', the edge-of-your-seat war drama thriller has completely captivated audiences…
How film festivals can impact a movie's success - and the Irish films already generating a buzz
They include festivals from Venice in Italy, Telluride in Colorado, Toronto in Canada and the New York Film Festival, all running in close proximity from the end of the summer through to the autumn months. A movie making its debut at these…
I watched 11 films at the Edinburgh Film Festival. Here are the ones worth your time
Strong archive material, a story that needs telling, insightful and intelligent voices to tell it: these things are like gold dust for documentary-makers. But Louise Lockwood's film about the late singer-songwriter Beldina Odenyo is more than the…
This Diva Is 'Unironically' Reissuing the Soundtrack to Her 2001 Film Flop, and We're Just As Surprised As Her
There's no denying that Mariah Carey is one of the most decorated artists of all time. The iconic singer has more No. 1 hits than any other solo artist in history, with 19 overall. By 2001, Mariah Carey had 15 No. 1 hits and was among the biggest…
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