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variety.com - Ellise Shafer - London Film Festival Industry Forum Lineup: Danny Boyle, PC Williams, Akinola Davies Jr. and More
London Film Festival Industry Forum Lineup: Danny Boyle, PC Williams, Akinola Davies Jr. and More
Variety

The BFI London Film Festival has revealed the full lineup for its Industry Forum. Joining the previously announced Spotlight conversations with producers James Wilson and Pippa Harris, “Ink” director Danny Boyle will be interviewed…

variety.com - Elsa Keslassy - France's Film and TV Industry Faces Funding Squeeze as Netflix Becomes Leading Private Investor in French Content
France's Film and TV Industry Faces Funding Squeeze as Netflix Becomes Leading Private Investor in French Content
Variety

Merely seven months before a fateful presidential election which has the far right leading polls, the French TV and film industry is in shambles. Despite recent efforts led by French President Emmanuel Macron to showcase and export France's unique…

salon.com - Coleman Spilde - We got the original 'Resident Evil' films all wrong
We got the original 'Resident Evil' films all wrong
Salon.com

In the sixth and final installment of Paul W.S. Anderson's original “ Resident Evil ” film franchise, the writer-director — known for his abrasive, nu-metal vulgar auteurism — raises a middle finger of sorts to his…

gq.com - Zack Hauptman - Barry Keoghan on His 'Very, Very Personal' New Film
Barry Keoghan on His 'Very, Very Personal' New Film
GQ

“You want to know which Beatle I play, huh?” Barry Keoghan says. We've been talking, over Zoom, about his latest film, Lemonade, which premiered last week at the Toronto International Film Festival, but as our time ticks down, I'm…

mirror.co.uk - Kimberly Nhundu - Film fans 'tearful' over nostalgic sequel that 'brings back memories
Film fans 'tearful' over nostalgic sequel that 'brings back memories
Daily Mirror

Film buffs admit the new Disney film completely exceeded their expectations. A heart-warming family film that's packed with nostalgic moments is finally available to watch at home. It is the fifth instalment in a hugely popular animated franchise…

mirror.co.uk - Marc Baker - Pulp frontman's mum gives saucy reason he's called 'Jarvis' Cocker new film
Pulp frontman's mum gives saucy reason he's called 'Jarvis' Cocker new film
Daily Mirror

In the nineties, when Britpop ruled the world, indie rockers Pulp beat Oasis to the coveted 1996 Mercury Music Prize. Now a 90 minute film - Pulp: What Do You Do For An Encore? - released tomorrow, documents their rise from the working class…

standard.co.uk - Helen William - 'Great jacket' Tom Cruise tells prince as William and Kate attend film premiere
'Great jacket' Tom Cruise tells prince as William and Kate attend film premiere
Evening Standard

The Prince and Princess of Wales mingled with Hollywood royalty at the world premiere of Tom Cruise's new film Digger. A smiling Cruise commented “great jacket” as William walked towards him wearing a tuxedo with a striking…

gizmodo.com - Germain Lussier - Brad Bird Discusses the Long Road to His New Animated Film 'Ray Gunn
Brad Bird Discusses the Long Road to His New Animated Film 'Ray Gunn
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

You'd assume that directing classic, unforgettable movies like The Iron Giant, The Incredibles, Ratatouille, and Mission: Impossible – Ghost Protocol would make it easier to get a movie made. Especially when that film is Ray Gunn, a cool…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - 'Ah Girl,' 'The Sea Speaks His Name' to Bookend Jakarta Film Week
'Ah Girl,' 'The Sea Speaks His Name' to Bookend Jakarta Film Week
Variety

Singaporean director Ang Geck Geck Priscilla's “ Ah Girl ” will open the sixth Jakarta Film Week, set for Oct. 21–25, and Yosep Anggi Noen's “ The Sea Speaks His Name ” (“Laut Bercerita”) will close…

rediff.com - ASEEM CHHABRA - Angh: The Other Indian Film Going To The Oscars
Angh: The Other Indian Film Going To The Oscars
Rediff.com

'I like to make films where I am also conflicted. I don't want to make films with themes that I am sure about because then it easily becomes agenda-driven.' 'I was just trying to capture the characters in their rural setting. In that sense, the…

independent.co.uk - Henry Roberts - I visited Venice for the film festival and these are the city's most cinematic spots
I visited Venice for the film festival and these are the city's most cinematic spots
The Independent

Venice is a cinematic city in more ways than one. Every September, thousands of cinephiles descend upon the Lido for the Venice Film Festival, to watch great films, drink Campari and try to catch a glimpse of George Clooney. The seven mile-long…

theweek.com - Irenie Forshaw, The Week UK - The best Aardman films
The best Aardman films
The Week

Aardman Animations is back with its third feature starring Shaun the Sheep, “the claymation lamb with a heart of gold”, said Empire. The latest, a Halloween-themed film – “The Beast of Mossy Bottom” – sees…

afaqs.com - afaqs! news bureau - Clinic Plus shows how daughters become mothers' strength in new film
Clinic Plus shows how daughters become mothers' strength in new film
afaqs!

Clinic Plus has released a Daughters' Day film that builds on its #MeriBetiStrong campaign, this time exploring how a daughter can become a source of strength for her mother. The film is built around the thought, ‘Maa ki Majboori nahi, Beti…

hollywoodreporter.com - Katie Kilkenny - Meet One of the Key Republicans Championing a Federal Film and TV Tax Credit
Meet One of the Key Republicans Championing a Federal Film and TV Tax Credit
The Hollywood Reporter

Hollywood is stereotypically seen as an industry beloved and supported by liberal politicians, but the current push for a federal film and television tax credit is complicating that typical portrait. Even before President Donald Trump ordered…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Berlinale Title 'Lali' to Open Tasveer Film Festival's 21st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
Berlinale Title 'Lali' to Open Tasveer Film Festival's 21st Edition (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Seattle's Tasveer Film Festival & Market has unveiled its 21st edition lineup: 136 films from 16 countries screening Oct. 13-18, opening with Sarmad Sultan Khoosat's “ Lali,” a Berlinale Panorama title, in its West Coast premiere. The…

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