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What to know about the bipartisan push for a federal film tax credit
First, it is important to note how lawmakers got to this position. Here is everything to know about the bipartisan push for federal Hollywood tax breaks. In layman's terms, a federal film tax credit essentially incentivizes studios to keep their…
Oasis, auteurs and seven hours of Bertolucci: 12 unmissable movies from Venice film festival
Danny Boyle's movie, adapted by James Graham from his own play, is a primal scene of modern Britain and its agonies over class, culture and empire. Rupert Murdoch buys the Sun newspaper in 1969 and turns it into a raucous circulation powerhouse of…
Luca Guadagnino's Artificial announced as BFI London Film Festival Gala
Luca Guadagnino's film Artificial has been announced as one of the Galas at the BFI London Film Festival. The biographical comedy drama film stars Andrew Garfield as OpenAI chief executive officer Sam Altman, who was fired and then rehired by the…
Emily Blunt to Receive Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film at Santa Barbara Film Festival
The awards season is heating up with the fall festivals underway, and Emily Blunt is in line for one of its marquee tributes. The Academy Award nominee will receive the 19th annual Kirk Douglas Award for Excellence in Film from the Santa Barbara…
California Lawmakers Pass Film Credit Fix on Tax Cap
The California Legislature has approved a budget fix for the entertainment industry that allows studios to cash in their tax credits faster. Both the Assembly and state Senate passed the bill, SB 186, before the end-of-session deadline of midnight…
The Game season 2 filming locations as Channel 5 thriller returns for new series
One of Channel 5 's top performing dramas of last year has returned. The Game, starring Grantchester's Robson Green and McDonald and Dodds actor Jason Watkins, has made its comeback for season two. It comes after the first season was hailed a…
Venice Film Festival opens with Danny Boyle's Murdoch film, an award for Clooney and geopolitics
VENICE – George Clooney may be at the Venice Film Festival to receive a lifetime achievement award, but he didn't dwell just on memories and nostalgia on Wednesday. Before the award ceremony, which he plans to attend with his wife Amal…
9 films I'm most excited to watch at the London Film Festival
With just one month to go until the London Film Festival returns for its 70th edition, the incredible line-up has finally been unveiled. Over 12 days, the capital's iconic venues – including the BFI Southbank and the Southbank Centre's Royal…
Dyson launches £420 toothbrush that films 'live cleaning footage' inside your mouth
It is the live stream you never wanted to see but may find impossible to resist: rolling footage beamed live from inside your mouth while you are cleaning your teeth. Dyson, the home appliance maker that made its name inventing bagless vacuums and…
It's Here! Officially Announcing the 2026 Anti-Communist Film Festival
Ladies and Gentlemen, I'm happy to announce the lineup for the 2026 Anti-Communist Film Festival. We have some wonderful films we are screening: The Lives of Others, Night Crossing, Hail, Caesar!, Pikleck's Report, The Killing Fields, Red Dawn. The…
London Film Festival Lineup: Ava DuVernay's '14th' - Full List
The full 2026 London Film Festival lineup has been confirmed, with Ava DuVernay's latest feature documentary, 14th, and Boots Riley's I Love Boosters among the headline titles. This year's LFF will run from October 7 to 18. The festival will open…
CA Lawmakers Pass Exceptions For Film Corporate Tax Credit Cap
The California Legislature passed a bill Monday night, as the legislative session neared its midnight deadline, to allow film and television studios a few key exemptions from a recently enacted statewide restriction on corporate tax credits. The…
Trisha Krishnan Toplines Panorama Studios' First Tamil Film, a Psychological Horror Shot in London (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian star Trisha Krishnan is leading Panorama Studios ‘ first Tamil-language production, a psychological horror directed by Raja Krishna Menon. Radhika Sarathkumar and Aparna Balamurali co-star in the yet-to-be-titled film, which has begun…
Armie Hammer is back after being cancelled. But his choice of film is problematic
“Some people are able to grow without cataclysmic events befalling them and some people need an anvil dropped on their head,” former Hollywood star Armie Hammer says. “I guess I'm the latter.” The 40-year-old American's…
Hanuman Ansh sequel confirmed, Kangana Ranaut calls Neem karoli Baba film 'therapy'
4 min read New Delhi Make us preferred source on Google A little over three weeks after it opened to a muted response, Vishal Chaturvedi's Hanuman Ansh has pulled off one of the year's most surprising box-office turnarounds. The low-budget…
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