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bbc.co.uk - Phil Harrison - Industry celebrates 20 years of Kent Film Office
Industry celebrates 20 years of Kent Film Office
BBC

Phil Harrison, in Maidstone and Craig Buchan, South East The film industry in Kent has been celebrating the anniversary of an organisation promoting the county as a production destination. Kent Film Office was started 20 years ago to attract film…

bbc.co.uk - Phil Harrison - Industry celebrates 20 years of Kent Film Office
Industry celebrates 20 years of Kent Film Office
BBC

The film industry in Kent has been celebrating the anniversary of an organisation promoting the county as a production destination. Kent Film Office was started 20 years ago to attract film and television productions to the county and support them…

nytimes.com - Steven Lee Myers - An Indian Film Embraces a Taj Majal Conspiracy Theory
An Indian Film Embraces a Taj Majal Conspiracy Theory
The New York Times

The Taj Mahal, India's most famous landmark, is haunted by a conspiracy theory. It has been pushed for years by an ardent cadre of pseudo-historians, lawyers and religious believers who claim that everything you've been told about the building is a…

mirror.co.uk - Matt Jackson - 'I was on Gogglebox and my experience was ruined by issue during filming'
'I was on Gogglebox and my experience was ruined by issue during filming'
The Mirror

Former Gogglebox star Daniel Lustig-Webb has revealed that appearing on the show “ruined” television for him. Daniel joined the show in 2019 with his then husband Stephen Webb. The hit Channel 4 show sees everyday families reacting to…

mirror.co.uk - Neela Debnath - Here's a look at the filming locations for Spider Island in Under Salt Marsh
Here's a look at the filming locations for Spider Island in Under Salt Marsh
The Mirror

Under Salt Marsh delivered another gripping episode this week as detective Eric Bull (played by Rafe Spall) and his ex-boss Jackie Ellis (Kelly Reilly) pressed on with their probe into schoolboy Cefin Hill's (Jack Thomas-Humphreys) death. As their…

mirror.co.uk - Paige Freshwater - Most underrated' film available on NowTV and Sky Cinema leaves viewers 'crying
Most underrated' film available on NowTV and Sky Cinema leaves viewers 'crying
The Mirror

Movie lovers are being told to watch what's being hailed as the 'most underrated movie' that's leaving audiences sobbing. Eccy Reviews is known for his updates on the latest movies and series available on TV. Now he insists The Ballad of Wallis…

variety.com - Leo Barraclough - Germany to Impose Commitment on Streamers and Broadcasters to Invest in Local Content, and Boosts Public Funding for Film
Germany to Impose Commitment on Streamers and Broadcasters to Invest in Local Content, and Boosts Public Funding for Film
Variety

The German government is set to introduce an investment commitment on streaming platforms and TV broadcasters that would oblige them to invest 8% of their revenue in Germany in local content. It has also committed to nearly doubling its funding for…

mirror.co.uk - Hayley Anderson - Underrated' Catherine O'Hara film quietly drops on Netflix days after death
Underrated' Catherine O'Hara film quietly drops on Netflix days after death
The Mirror

An “incredibly underrated” Catherine O'Hara film has been added to Netflix just days after the Hollywood icon's death. Tributes have flooded in since news of actress Catherine O'Hara 's death on Friday, January 30, with fans, family…

mirror.co.uk - Neela Debnath - Netflix fans urged to watch 'brilliant' new film about the 'real Queen's Gambit'
Netflix fans urged to watch 'brilliant' new film about the 'real Queen's Gambit'
The Mirror

Netflix has just dropped a documentary perfect for viewers gripped by 2020 chess drama The Queen's Gambit. Queen of Chess follows real-life chess champion and former child prodigy Judit Polgár, documenting how she rose to become a…

nerdist.com - Isabela Merced to Lead Sega's THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD Film
Isabela Merced to Lead Sega's THE HOUSE OF THE DEAD Film
Home - Nerdist

In recent years, Sega found major success in theaters with Sonic the Hedgehog. That blue speedster is totally killing it, with three films of his own and a fourth one on the way. And while the gaming company is certainly keen to keep the Sonic love…

deccanchronicle.com - DC Correspondent - Bhatti: Hyderabad to Become Global Film Hub, Gaddar Awards on Grand Scale
Bhatti: Hyderabad to Become Global Film Hub, Gaddar Awards on Grand Scale
Deccan Chronicle

Hyderabad:Deputy Chief Minister Mallu Bhatti Vikramarka on Friday said the Gaddar Film Awards function, scheduled to be held on Ugadi, would be organised on a grand scale with support from the state government, and would be aimed at drawing global…

hollywoodreporter.com - Georg Szalai - Rotterdam Film Festival: 'Variations on a Theme' and 'Master' Win Top Awards
Rotterdam Film Festival: 'Variations on a Theme' and 'Master' Win Top Awards
The Hollywood Reporter

Variations on a Theme, a South African drama by directors Jason Jacobs and Devon Delmar about an elderly goat herder who gets drawn into a scam offering overdue reparations for her father's unpaid wartime service, won the coveted Tiger Award for…

variety.com - Clayton Davis - Before This Oscar Season Ends, One Film Already Deserves Consideration for the Next: Meet 'Josephine'
Before This Oscar Season Ends, One Film Already Deserves Consideration for the Next: Meet 'Josephine'
Variety

Before this year's Oscar race draws to a close, one film has already staked its claim on next year's conversation: the Sundance breakout “ Josephine.” Premiering in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at this year's Sundance Film Festival…

thesun.co.uk - Joanne Kavanagh - Sophie Turner transforms into Lara Croft as she films action scenes for TV show
Sophie Turner transforms into Lara Croft as she films action scenes for TV show
The Sun

SOPHIE Turner braved the pouring rain to transform into Lara Croft as she filmed daring stunts for the hotly-anticipated TV reboot. The Game of Thrones star, 29, is riding high in her career and is now taking on the legendary video game character…

variety.com - Dennis Harvey - 'The Strangers: Chapter 3' Film Review: Even The Stabbing Feels Perfunctory in Weak Wrap to Horror Trilogy
'The Strangers: Chapter 3' Film Review: Even The Stabbing Feels Perfunctory in Weak Wrap to Horror Trilogy
Variety

Those stalwarts holding out stubborn hope that Renny Harlin's “Strangers” trilogy would end with more bang than whimper might choose the Who's “Won't Get Fooled Again” as their theme song after sitting through “…

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