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standard.co.uk - Carla Feric - Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77
Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77
Evening Standard

Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, known for films including The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, has died aged 77, his publicist has said. A statement to the Press Association confirmed that Thomas “passed away peacefully” surrounded…

scmp.com - Reuters - 'Woman Unknown' wins Gold Lion at Venice Film Festival
'Woman Unknown' wins Gold Lion at Venice Film Festival
South China Morning Post

Danish filmmaker May el-Toukhy's post-war drama Woman Unknown ⁠won the Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival on Saturday, with its star Mathilde Arcel also taking best actress honours in a rare double victory. El-Toukhy was the only woman…

bbc.co.uk - Chris Caulfield - Wonder Woman filming site to become £200m housing development
Wonder Woman filming site to become £200m housing development
BBC

Chris Caulfield Local Democracy Reporting Service A Grade II* listed building which was used as a filming location for Wonder Woman 1984 is to be transformed into a £200m housing and leisure development. Plans have been approved to convert…

bbc.co.uk - Jessica Rawnsley - Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77
Oscar-winning film producer Jeremy Thomas dies aged 77
BBC

Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas, whose films included The Last Emperor and Sexy Beast, has died aged 77. The British filmmaker 'passed away peacefully' surrounded by family and loved ones at his home in Oxfordshire on Friday, his publicist…

bbc.co.uk - Chris Caulfield - Wonder Woman filming site to become £200m housing development
Wonder Woman filming site to become £200m housing development
BBC

A Grade II* listed building which was used as a filming location for Wonder Woman 1984 is to be transformed into a £200m housing and leisure development. Plans have been approved to convert Legal and General House in Kingswood into 299 homes…

bbc.co.uk - Olivia Copeland - Meta glasses: Is it okay to film people in public places?
Meta glasses: Is it okay to film people in public places?
BBC

It's the latest wearable tech boom that is likely coming to a street, park or town square near you. But not everyone sees the future of smart glasses as rose-tinted. The technology allows users to make calls, interact with AI hands-free and also…

theguardian.com - Lorenzo Tondo - IDF soldier filmed shooting Palestinian in leg amid West Bank settler standoff
IDF soldier filmed shooting Palestinian in leg amid West Bank settler standoff
The Guardian

An Israeli soldier shot a Palestinian man, wounding him in the leg, as settlers confronted villagers by grazing livestock on Palestinian-owned land in the town of Faqqua in the occupied West Bank. Eyewitnesses said that a group of settlers had…

theguardian.com - Peter Bradshaw - Film producer Jeremy Thomas was a cross between a kindly Cambridge don and the movie world's cool uncle
Film producer Jeremy Thomas was a cross between a kindly Cambridge don and the movie world's cool uncle
The Guardian

To say that movie producer Jeremy Thomas was British cinema royalty did not quite do justice to his meritocratic, democratic instincts. A brilliant and inexhaustibly creative man, self-effacingly charming and quietly spoken in a world of loudmouths…

vulture.com - Alejandra Gularte - Woman Unknown Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Woman Unknown Wins Golden Lion at Venice Film Festival
Vulture

The Venice Film Festival has come to a close, and a new film has earned the prestigious award of the Golden Lion. Woman Unknown, a Danish film about a nanny (Mathilde Arcel) whose World War II past is catching up to her, won several awards…

variety.com - Matt Donnelly - 'The Odyssey' Becomes Universal's Highest-Grossing Film of All Time
'The Odyssey' Becomes Universal's Highest-Grossing Film of All Time
Variety

On a box office voyage for less than two months, Christopher Nolan's “ The Odyssey ” has become the highest-grossing film in the history of Universal Pictures. The 114-year-old film company announced the milestone on Saturday, when…

express.co.uk - Emmanuella Ngimbi - Hollywood heartbroken as star dies days before film premiere
Hollywood heartbroken as star dies days before film premiere
Daily Express

Jeremy Thomas has died at 77 years old Oscar-winning producer Jeremy Thomas has died at 77-years-old. A statement confirmed that he 'passed away peacefully' surrounded by his family and loved ones at his country home in Oxfordshire on Friday…

deadline.com - Melanie Goodfellow - Venice Film Festival Unveils 2026 Winners
Venice Film Festival Unveils 2026 Winners
Deadline

The awards ceremony of the Venice Festival kicks off at 7pm local (10am PT) and Deadline will be live updating the winners. The red carpet is already underway with Maggie Gyllenhaal and her jury posing for photos, with sightings of Golden Lion…

nbcnews.com - 'Woman Unknown' wins Golden Lion, Malkovich 'humbled' by best actor award at Venice Film Festival
'Woman Unknown' wins Golden Lion, Malkovich 'humbled' by best actor award at Venice Film Festival
NBC News

VENICE, Italy — “Woman Unknown,” a drama about Denmark in the aftermath of the Nazi occupation directed by May el-Toukhy, won the prestigious Golden Lion at the 83rd Venice Film Festival on Saturday. The Maggie Gyllenhaal -led…

koreatimes.co.kr - Baek Byung-yeul - Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
Lee Chang-dong's 'Possible Love' wins top prize at Venice Film Festival
The Korea Times

Filmmaker Lee Chang-dong claimed the prestigious Golden Lion for Best Film at the 83rd Venice International Film Festival on Saturday (local time) with his latest feature 'Possible Love.' The historic victory marks the second time a Korean movie…

vanityfair.com - Eve Batey - All The Winners At The Venice Film Festival 2026
All The Winners At The Venice Film Festival 2026
Vanity Fair

In Babies, Seth Rogen and Anna Kendrick Stare Down Parenthood Rogen, Kendrick, and Lauren Miller Rogen talk to Vanity Fair about the real-life experiences that inspired their new movie, a will-they-won't-they story about having children. The 25…

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