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theguardian.com - Andrew Pulver - Edinburgh international film festival showcases a Scottish industry in rude health
Edinburgh international film festival showcases a Scottish industry in rude health
The Guardian

Now that its disastrous collapse and speedy rebirth is a trauma slowly receding in the rear-view mirror, the Edinburgh international film festival can set its sights on bigger things. Apart from its traditional role providing a showcase for the…

forbes.com - Afdhel Aziz - How Think-Film's Danielle Turkov Is Turning Movie Campaigns Into Real-World Impact
How Think-Film's Danielle Turkov Is Turning Movie Campaigns Into Real-World Impact
Forbes

Danielle Turkov during GLOBSEC Forum in 2026 ' Dark Waters,' the 2019 legal drama starring Mark Ruffalo, dramatized one lawyer's decades-long fight against DuPont over a toxic industrial chemical called PFOA. When Danielle Turkov's Think-Film built…

mirror.co.uk - Parul Sharma - Epic' war film now on Netflix based on much-loved classic book
Epic' war film now on Netflix based on much-loved classic book
Daily Mirror

Boasting relentless action, outstanding performances, and no shortage of twists and turns, an all-time classic war film has firmly cemented its place within the war-action-adventure genre. Although the war epic often finds itself overlooked in the…

theguardian.com - Peter Bradshaw - Borges, ballet and BDSM: 10 must-see movies at Edinburgh international film festival
Borges, ballet and BDSM: 10 must-see movies at Edinburgh international film festival
The Guardian

George MacKay gives a viscerally intense performance in a new film from For Those in Peril 's Paul Wright. He plays a troubled restaurant worker called Dylan, who snaps during his asinine corporate “performance assessment” and heads…

screendaily.com - Jeremy Kay - Moby talks film investment strategy and what the music industry could teach indie film
Moby talks film investment strategy and what the music industry could teach indie film
Screen

Source: Travis Schneider / Jen Rosenstein Moby and his producing partner Lindsay Hicks of Los Angeles-based Little Walnut Productions founded their company in 2020 to champion creative activism. Little Walnut's credits have included fully funding…

afr.com - Michael Bodey - This film is a forgettable blip in an otherwise brilliant career
This film is a forgettable blip in an otherwise brilliant career
Australian Financial Review

Holy Days is an odd little curio from New Zealand starring two of Australia's best, Judy Davis and Jacki Weaver, and an adoptee, Miriam Margolyes.

clickondetroit.com - Lindsey Bahr - Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala
Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala
ClickOnDetroit | WDIV Local 4

UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL 1PM ET ON AUG. 13 Actors Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honored at the Academy Museum Gala this fall. The red carpet for the annual fundraising event, now in its sixth year, has become…

koreaherald.com - Yonhap - Actor Kim Min-hee attends Locarno film fest with director Hong Sang-soo
Actor Kim Min-hee attends Locarno film fest with director Hong Sang-soo
The Korea Herald

Actor Kim Min-hee and her longtime partner, director Hong Sang-soo, attended the Locarno Film Festival this week, foreign media reports showed Friday, in what marked their first public appearance together following the birth of their son. Kim and…

digitalspy.com - Laura Carreno-Müller - Hit Point filming locations: Where was U&Dave's new crime drama filmed?
Hit Point filming locations: Where was U&Dave's new crime drama filmed?
Digital Spy

Saffron Hocking and Nick Blood take the lead in Hit Point, a new crime drama airing this Thursday (13 August) on U&Dave. The pair team up as Bella and Leo, two London detectives whose latest case pulls them into the city's criminal underbelly when…

1428elm.com - William Jones - Sunscreen Film Festival announces Fantastic Fest
Sunscreen Film Festival announces Fantastic Fest
FanSided

Genre films are always worth celebrating. Ever since the dawn of film as a medium, genre films have been the stomping grounds of inspiration, innovation, and experimentation for literal decades of filmmakers and audiences alike. For a period of…

deadline.com - Dessi Gomez - Better Than The Movies' Film Adaptation News & Updates: Everything We Know
Better Than The Movies' Film Adaptation News & Updates: Everything We Know
Deadline

Latest in the lineup of Netflix romantic comedies based on books is the feature adaptation of Lynn Painter 's best-selling book, Better Than The Movies. Painter's novel came out five years ago, but its path to development has unfolded relatively…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Busan's Asian Contents & Film Market Names Japan 2026 Focus Country for Producer Hub
Busan's Asian Contents & Film Market Names Japan 2026 Focus Country for Producer Hub
Variety

The Asian Contents & Film Market (ACFM) has selected Japan as the 2026 Focus Country for its Producer Hub, a co-production networking platform tied to the Busan International Film Festival (BIFF(. Japan will send 10 producers to Busan in October…

wral.com - LINDSEY BAHR — AP Film Writer - Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala
Film academy to honor Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and John Carpenter at museum gala
WRAL News

Actors Colman Domingo, Charlize Theron and filmmaker John Carpenter are set to be honored at the Academy Museum Gala this fall. The red carpet for the annual fundraising event, now in its sixth year, has become a reliably starry and glamorous…

express.co.uk - Parul Sharma - Netflix war film hailed 'masterpiece as good as Bridge on the River Kwai'
Netflix war film hailed 'masterpiece as good as Bridge on the River Kwai'
Daily Express

It has been called one of the 'greatest war films of all time' Epic war films like The Bridge on the River Kwai, The Great Escape and Paths of Glory are hailed as some of the best in the action-adventure genre, and anyone who has seen these movies…

collider.com - Jeremy Urquhart - 10 Best Gangster Movies in Film History
10 Best Gangster Movies in Film History
Collider

It's neat to realize just how many of the best movies of all time happen to belong to the gangster genre. The “ crime ” genre, broadly speaking, might well be the best-represented genre if you're looking at a fairly safe and…

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