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bbc.co.uk - Steve Ladner - The horror film star who fell in love with Whitstable
The horror film star who fell in love with Whitstable
BBC

Steve Ladner, Whitstable and Hsin-Yi Lo, South East Whitstable has attracted generations of devotees, including an actor who rose to international fame in a string of British horror films. Peter Cushing is remembered for playing Dr Van Helsing in…

theguardian.com - Hollie Richardson - TV tonight: a remarkable Bafta-winning film gets a vital update
TV tonight: a remarkable Bafta-winning film gets a vital update
The Guardian

Mir Hussein was eight years old when he first saw a camera in 2002. Documentary-makers Phil Grabsky and Shoaib Sharifi filmed him and his family in Afghanistan when US troops arrived, and followed him for two decades as he grew up and became a…

koreatimes.co.kr - Justin Kyle - SIWFF champions beauty of human imperfection in film
SIWFF champions beauty of human imperfection in film
The Korea Times

A flickering screen once was a sign of technological limitation. This year, the Seoul International Women's Film Festival (SIWFF) is using it as a sign of authenticity. Rounding out the summer and wrapping up the month of August, the 28th SIWFF…

deadline.com - Damon Wise - BFI CEO Ben Roberts Gives Keynote Address At Inaugural UK Film Conference: 'The Missing Piece, For Me, Is Having Film Firmly In The Classroom' - Edinburgh Film Festival
BFI CEO Ben Roberts Gives Keynote Address At Inaugural UK Film Conference: 'The Missing Piece, For Me, Is Having Film Firmly In The Classroom' - Edinburgh Film Festival
Deadline

In conversation with Clare Binns, managing director of Picturehouse Cinemas, at the Edinburgh Film Festival 's inaugural UK Film Conference BFI CEO Ben Roberts was candid from the outset about the problems of working for a major public-funding…

futurism.com - Victor Tangermann - Man Wearing Pervert Glasses Films Himself Harassing Famous Female Comedian in the Middle of TV Shoot
Man Wearing Pervert Glasses Films Himself Harassing Famous Female Comedian in the Middle of TV Shoot
Futurism | Science and Technology News

Can't-miss innovations from the bleeding edge of science and tech The public blowback to Meta's contentious smart glasses continues to grow. The popular camera-equipped accessories, which have earned the pejorative nickname of “ pervert…

koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Director Hong Sang-soo, actor Kim Min-hee win awards at Locarno film fest
Director Hong Sang-soo, actor Kim Min-hee win awards at Locarno film fest
The Korea Times

Director Hong Sang-soo and actor Kim Min-hee have clinched awards at this year's Locarno Film Festival for their latest film, 'Nowhere to Lay My Eyes.' Hong received the award for best direction at the 79th edition of the film festival in…

collider.com - Diego Pineda Pacheco - The 10 Scariest Movies in Film History
The 10 Scariest Movies in Film History
Collider

It takes something truly special for a movie to be genuinely scary. Even the tensest of thrillers and the most jump-scare-filled of horror films can have a tough time getting under the skin of veteran scary movie fans. It's only the most legendary…

eonline.com - Kathryn Hahn Shares 'Magic' Update on Filming Disney's Live-Action Tangled
Kathryn Hahn Shares 'Magic' Update on Filming Disney's Live-Action Tangled
E! Online

Watch: Kathryn Hahn Teases Her Return to the Marvel Universe in ‘Agatha All Along' (Exclusive) Amid production on the Disney live-action adaptation of Tangled —which features the Agatha All Along actress taking on the role of…

deadline.com - Andreas Wiseman - Locarno Film Festival Winners: Florin Șerban, Monica Bellucci
Locarno Film Festival Winners: Florin Șerban, Monica Bellucci
Deadline

The Pardo d'Oro at the 79th Locarno Film Festival has gone to Florin Șerban's drama You Don't Belong Here (Nu E Locul Tau Aici). Scroll down for full list of winners. The film marks the acclaimed Romanian director's return to feature…

collider.com - Diego Pineda Pacheco - The 10 Best Rom-Coms in Film History
The 10 Best Rom-Coms in Film History
Collider

Throughout film history, the cinematic art form has evolved in all sorts of unpredictable ways. And through it all, one thing has remained constant: incredible romantic comedies. Pretty much ever since the dawn of cinema as a storytelling medium…

nypost.com - Ben Cost - 'I was screaming': Scientists shocked as dolphins filmed using shells to trap prey for the first time
'I was screaming': Scientists shocked as dolphins filmed using shells to trap prey for the first time
New York Post

Researchers are shell-shocked at the latest marine discovery. Dolphins have been filmed using shells to ensnare their prey off the coast of Australia, marking the first time this clever tactic has been caught on camera, per a bombshell paper in…

hollywoodreporter.com - Lily Ford - 'I've Disobeyed the Film God Laws': Lindsey Ryan on Shooting Her Debut Feature at Sea, With Kids, a Boat and a Hamster
'I've Disobeyed the Film God Laws': Lindsey Ryan on Shooting Her Debut Feature at Sea, With Kids, a Boat and a Hamster
The Hollywood Reporter

When Lindsey Ryan showed producers an early draft of her script for Capsized, everyone was in agreement: She must be insane. “And it's true,” the American director laughs over Zoom in late July. We're catching up ahead of the world…

hollywoodreporter.com - Georg Szalai - Locarno Film Festival Awards Go to 'You Don't Belong Here,' Hong Sangsoo, Monica Bellucci
Locarno Film Festival Awards Go to 'You Don't Belong Here,' Hong Sangsoo, Monica Bellucci
The Hollywood Reporter

The winners are in, as the 79 edition of the Locarno Film Festival revealed its 2026 awards and special mentions in the Swiss town on Saturday. In the international competition, Romanian director Florin Șerban's Nu E Locul Tau Aici (You Don't…

examinerlive.co.uk - David Huntley, Caroline Hemmingham - Pair kidnapped, stripped and beat man before making him film ransom video
Pair kidnapped, stripped and beat man before making him film ransom video
Yorkshire Live

Two kidnappers who played a role in bundling a man into a van and stripping him naked have been sentenced to prison. Mark Pearce and Donald Hammond were part of a plot that saw a man seized and forced into a van in Stockton. The victim's eyes and…

inverse.com - Katie Rife - I Spent 10 Days at the Fantasia Film Festival. Here Are 10 Films To Watch Out For.
I Spent 10 Days at the Fantasia Film Festival. Here Are 10 Films To Watch Out For.
Inverse

What makes a film festival — or a film, for that matter — “genre?” As a category, it's more about what you leave out than what you put in: Although horror, science fiction, and fantasy have always been at the core of its…

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