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ghanaweb.com - Music industry headed for same collapse as film - Socrate Safo warns
Music industry headed for same collapse as film - Socrate Safo warns
GhanaWeb

Renowned Ghanaian filmmaker Socrate Safo has issued a stern warning about the state of Ghana's creative industry. According to him, the industry is dangerously repeating the mistakes that led to the collapse of the once-vibrant film sector. In a…

mirror.co.uk - Maria Leticia Gomes - Spectacular' action film with killer soundtrack on ITV tonight
Spectacular' action film with killer soundtrack on ITV tonight
The Mirror

One of the most iconic films of the 1980s - that made its main lead a Hollywood superstar - is on ITV tonight (Saturday). Starring Tom Cruise as Lieutenant Pete 'Maverick' Mitchell - a US Navy aviator selected to attend the elite Fighter Weapons…

mirror.co.uk - Dianne Bourne, Hannah McGreevy - Inside Run Away filming locations as thriller tops Netflix charts
Inside Run Away filming locations as thriller tops Netflix charts
The Mirror

*Warning - this article contains spoilers for Run Away.* The thrilling new Netflix drama, Run Away, adapted from Harlan Coben's best-selling thriller, hit streaming on 1 January, promising to be the next big binge-watch for the New Year. For…

dnaindia.com - Aman Wadhwa - Bengali film industry urges Kolkata Police to take legal action against social media harassment, details inside
Bengali film industry urges Kolkata Police to take legal action against social media harassment, details inside
DNA India

The film screening committee representing the Bengali film industry on Friday wrote to Kolkata Police seeking strict legal action against individuals allegedly involved in targeted, vulgar and defamatory attacks on filmmakers and artistes through…

mirror.co.uk - Jane Lavender - Awesome' war film which 'invented a genre' on ITV tonight
Awesome' war film which 'invented a genre' on ITV tonight
The Mirror

It's a war film so powerful it's credited with changing the cultural and political landscape when it was released and it's airing on ITV tonight. First Blood, the first in the series to feature Rambo, stars Sylvester Stallone and was released back…

mirror.co.uk - Parul Sharma - Magically wonderful' family film has 99% rating and is leaving Netflix soon
Magically wonderful' family film has 99% rating and is leaving Netflix soon
The Mirror

A Steven Spielberg masterpiece, dubbed 'the ultimate family film for all ages', is due to disappear from Netflix's roster shortly. The 1982 sci-fi flick, both directed and produced by Spielberg, broke numerous records (and clung onto them for a…

bbc.co.uk - Lizo Mzimba - Hamnet: Jessie Buckley 'overwhelmed' to be starring in Oscar-tipped film
Hamnet: Jessie Buckley 'overwhelmed' to be starring in Oscar-tipped film
BBC

Lizo MzimbaEntertainment correspondent Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features The Oscar-tipped Hamnet, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, is a film that shows the full range of human emotions, from elation to despair. It begins with a young William…

bbc.co.uk - Lizo Mzimba - Hamnet: Jessie Buckley 'overwhelmed' to be starring in Oscar-tipped film
Hamnet: Jessie Buckley 'overwhelmed' to be starring in Oscar-tipped film
BBC

Agata Grzybowska/Focus Features The Oscar-tipped Hamnet, starring Jessie Buckley and Paul Mescal, is a film that shows the full range of human emotions, from elation to despair. It begins with a young William Shakespeare falling in love with Agnes…

kpbs.org - City News Service - Just 7% of top 2025 films employed 10 or more women behind the camera
Just 7% of top 2025 films employed 10 or more women behind the camera
KPBS Public Media

Just 7% of films had 10 or more women employed in pivotal, behind-the-scenes roles in this year's 250 top-grossing movies, while 75% of the same films featured 10 or more men in similar positions, according to a San Diego State University report…

deccanchronicle.com - DC Correspondent - Astrologer Says Jananayagan Won't Be Vijay's Last Film
Astrologer Says Jananayagan Won't Be Vijay's Last Film
Deccan Chronicle

Renowned astrologer Prashanth Kini has predicted a successful political future for actor Thalapathy Vijay, stating that the Tamil superstar will become the Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu in 2031. According to the astrologer, Vijay's upcoming film…

express.co.uk - Jane Lavender - War film so powerful it 'changed culture and politics' on ITV tonight
War film so powerful it 'changed culture and politics' on ITV tonight
Express.co.uk

Sylvester Stallone in First Blood It's a war film so potent it's said to have reshaped the cultural and political milieu upon its release, is set to air on ITV tonight. The 1982 film, First Blood, which introduced audiences to the character of…

express.co.uk - Parul Sharma - 'Spellbinding' sci-fi film 'children and adults will love' is leaving Netflix
'Spellbinding' sci-fi film 'children and adults will love' is leaving Netflix
Express.co.uk

It has an almost perfect 99% critics' score A Steven Spielberg classic which has been hailed ‘the perfect family film for all ages' is set to depart from Netflix's catalogue very soon. The 1982 sci-fi film directed and produced by Spielberg…

bleedingcool.com - Tom Chang - It: Welcome to Derry Showrunners on Lillis' Finale Cameo & Film Ties
It: Welcome to Derry Showrunners on Lillis' Finale Cameo & Film Ties
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: HBO, TV | Tagged: it: welcome to derry, welcome to derry It: Welcome to Derry EP Andy Muschietti and co-showrunner Jason Fuchs discuss having Sophia Lillis reprising Bev for the season finale. Sophia Lillis returns as Beverly Marsh in…

express.co.uk - Jess Phillips - Jane McDonald forced to stop filming in 'scary' moment: 'I am going to die'
Jane McDonald forced to stop filming in 'scary' moment: 'I am going to die'
Express.co.uk

Jane McDonald was forced to stop filming her Channel 5 show Jane McDonald was forced to stop filming her new Channel 5 series Pole to Pole in a “scary” moment, as the cruising legend headed to the Antarctic Peninsula on her latest…

cornwalllive.com - LJ Trewhela - The bizarre case of Cornwall's jailed 'worst film-maker in the UK'
The bizarre case of Cornwall's jailed 'worst film-maker in the UK'
Cornwall Live

It's a true story worthy of a film itself – except you'd dismiss it as absolutely unbelievable. Hollywood actors being helicoptered into the first independent film studio in Britain since the 1960s - in sleepy little Four Lanes in Cornwall -…

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