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theatlantic.com - Rose Horowitch - The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The Atlantic

Everyone knows it's hard to get college students to do the reading—remember books? But the attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word. Professors are now finding that they can't even get film students— film…

bbc.co.uk - Lena-Zaharah Mohammed - Horror film Rabbit Trap filmed in England due to Wales smoking ban
Horror film Rabbit Trap filmed in England due to Wales smoking ban
BBC

A horror about mythical Welsh fairies had filming relocated to north Yorkshire after crew found out about strict non-smoking rules on sets in Wales. The ban made it impossible to make key scenes look authentic, according to director of Rabbit Trap…

standard.co.uk - George Lithgow - Major British film studio backs youth employment scheme
Major British film studio backs youth employment scheme
Evening Standard

A major British film studio has backed a scheme aimed at getting young people into work. Pinewood Studios – home to James Bond, Star Wars and the Carry On films – has pledged its support for the Government's “youth…

telegraph.co.uk - Eric Williams - Pictured: Paul Mescal as McCartney in new Beatles film
Pictured: Paul Mescal as McCartney in new Beatles film
The Telegraph

More than 50 years after The Beatles split, a new Fab Four has come together. Newly released photographs have given fans a glimpse of the upcoming Beatles film starring Harris Dickinson as John Lennon, Paul Mescal as Paul McCartney, Joseph Quinn as…

gizmodo.com - Germain Lussier - The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in February 2026
The Films and Shows You Should Be Streaming in February 2026
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

When we think of February, we think of Valentine's Day. We think of Super Bowls. And, maybe, we think of streaming. Yes, it's time for the Nerd's Watch, the place to find out all the best genre titles coming to Netflix, Disney+, Hulu, Peacock, and…

theverge.com - Robyn Kanner - The small film that answers the big questions
The small film that answers the big questions
The Verge

Director Hlynur Pálmason's wanted to make a new family film. So in The Love That Remains, he featured some of his own. Director Hlynur Pálmason's wanted to make a new family film. So in The Love That Remains, he featured some of his…

dailymail.co.uk - Nikki Schwab, Chief Campaign Correspondent - Melania director breaks silence on the secrets she let him film
Melania director breaks silence on the secrets she let him film
Mail Online

Melania director Brett Ratner once hosted a fundraiser for Hillary Clinton. But this week, he's touting the 'unbelievable' relationship between the president and first lady that he captured in his first documentary project. Ratner spoke to the…

mirror.co.uk - Mikey Smith - Epstein wanted to make a film about 'falsely accused' abusers inspired by Andrew
Epstein wanted to make a film about 'falsely accused' abusers inspired by Andrew
The Mirror

Jeffrey Epstein discussed with a major movie producer the idea of making a 'fictionalised' film showing what happens to people 'falsely accused' of sexual misconduct - naming former Prince Andrew and Bill Cosby as his inspiration. In 2015, Epstein…

mirror.co.uk - Olivia Wheeler - Death in Paradise favourite says 'it was nearly the end' in filming admission
Death in Paradise favourite says 'it was nearly the end' in filming admission
The Mirror

Death in Paradise actor Shaquille Ali-Yebuah made an appearance on Friday's BBC Morning Live. The episode, presented by Greg Rutherford and Janette Manrara, featured the 30 year old star, who portrays Officer Sebastian 'Seb' Rose, discussing the…

telegraph.co.uk - Gareth Corfield - Self-driving taxi in London films itself running red light
Self-driving taxi in London films itself running red light
The Telegraph

One of London's first self-driving taxis filmed itself running a red light as it carried its company's co-founder to Buckingham Palace to be decorated for services to AI. Alex Kendall, chief executive of the British AI startup Wayve, shared dashcam…

thesun.co.uk - Rod McPhee - Rivals filming thrown into chaos after new diva arrives on set distracting crew
Rivals filming thrown into chaos after new diva arrives on set distracting crew
The Sun

FILMING for the new series of Rivals has been thrown into chaos by the arrival of a new diva on the cast – a rogue piglet called Leftie. The infant swine has created a bit of a rift amid fears that it's been “triggered” by…

mirror.co.uk - Cally Brooks - Every time Melania has been spotted with Trump this year as she releases film
Every time Melania has been spotted with Trump this year as she releases film
The Mirror

This year has seen a surprising shift in the public profile of First Lady Melania Trump - from relatively low diplomatic and ceremonial visibility to glamorous red-carpet moments with her husband, Donald Trump. At the centre of it all is the…

mirror.co.uk - Neela Debnath - Here's your guide to the gorgeous filming locations for Under Salt Marsh
Here's your guide to the gorgeous filming locations for Under Salt Marsh
The Mirror

Under Salt Marsh arrives on Sky this week, and the British crime drama has already got viewers curious about its filming locations. The six-part Welsh-set series opens with the tragic death of schoolboy Cefin Hill (portrayed by Jack…

bbc.co.uk - She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
BBC

Melania Trump and her husband US President Donald Trump have walked the black carpet at the premier of her new documentary. Melania: Twenty Days to History, follows her in the run up to Trump's second inauguration, the first time a sitting first…

bbc.co.uk - She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
BBC

'She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film Melania Trump and her husband US President Donald Trump have walked the black carpet at the premier of her new documentary. Melania: Twenty Days to History, follows her in the run up to…

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