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koreatimes.co.kr - Yonhap - Film industry mourns iconic actor Kim Ji-mi
Film industry mourns iconic actor Kim Ji-mi
The Korea Times

The Korean film community on Wednesday mourned the death of veteran actor Kim Ji-mi, one of the brightest stars of the nation's cinematic golden age in the 1960s, remembered by colleagues as a 'once-in-a-century performer' and 'heroine' of Korean…

variety.com - Partner Content - China Film Co-Production Corporation's China Film Pavilion Debuts at Red Sea International Film Festival
China Film Co-Production Corporation's China Film Pavilion Debuts at Red Sea International Film Festival
Variety

Under the guidance of the China Film Administration, China Film Co-production Corporation (CFCC) set up China Film Pavilion in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, during the Red Sea International Film Festival, which takes place from Dec. 4 to 13. The pavilion…

buzzfeed.com - Jennifer McPhee - Only The Biggest Film Fans Can Ace This Quiz About The Films With Potty Mouths
Only The Biggest Film Fans Can Ace This Quiz About The Films With Potty Mouths
BuzzFeed

To think you used to be fined for swearing in a film...

theguardian.com - Peter Bradshaw - Quentin Tarantino needs to stop criticising films and start making them again | Peter Bradshaw
Quentin Tarantino needs to stop criticising films and start making them again | Peter Bradshaw
The Guardian

Did Quentin Tarantino just put Paul Dano into the alpha league of the world's most loved and admired movie actors? His recent insults aimed at Dano counterprovoked a flood of defensive praise, with Daniel Day-Lewis, Dano's costar in There Will Be…

gizmodo.com - Germain Lussier - Jack Champion Has Already Filmed 'More Than a Little' of 'Avatar 4
Jack Champion Has Already Filmed 'More Than a Little' of 'Avatar 4
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

He's not nine feet tall or blue, but Spider, Avatar's human character played by Jack Champion, looms large over the franchise. In the new film, Avatar: Fire and Ash, much of what happens with and to Spider drives large sections of the story. And…

theguardian.com - Geoffrey Macnab - 'The bullying can't go on': the film-maker following Filipino fishers under siege by China
'The bullying can't go on': the film-maker following Filipino fishers under siege by China
The Guardian

During a televised debate in 2016, populist presidential candidate Rodrigo Duterte made a typically belligerent statement that he himself would jetski to Scarborough Shoal in the South China Sea and plant a Philippine flag there. Duterte claimed…

newsweek.com - Wagner Moura on 'The Secret Agent,' Oscars and his return to Brazilian film
Wagner Moura on 'The Secret Agent,' Oscars and his return to Brazilian film
Newsweek

'I think this film is a reflection of our shared perplexity over what happened in Brazil under Bolsonaro.” The actor talks The Secret Agent, the Oscars buzz surrounding it and why “carrying Brazil with us” makes the moment so…

independent.co.uk - Shahana Yasmin - Robert Pattinson and Zendaya 'engaged' for film promo stunt
Robert Pattinson and Zendaya 'engaged' for film promo stunt
The Independent

Notifications can be managed in browser preferences. A new film starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson was promoted using an unusual marketing tactic: a fake engagement announcement in The Boston Globe. The notice, featuring their characters Emma…

rediff.com - Roshni Shekhar - AI Films Are Coming: India Must Adapt
AI Films Are Coming: India Must Adapt
Rediff.com

'If we don't become part of this, if we don't embrace this particular technology, millionaire brands might go down, which we cannot allow.' As India is set to see artificial intelligence-powered films on the silver screens next year, with some…

hollywoodreporter.com - Scott Roxborough - Is Kevin James Doing a Stealth Marketing Campaign for His New Film?
Is Kevin James Doing a Stealth Marketing Campaign for His New Film?
The Hollywood Reporter

Has the King of Queens taken a page from the Longlegs playbook? Online speculation is growing that comedy star Kevin James is engaging in some stealth marketing for his upcoming film, Solo Mio, by posing as “art teacher Matt Taylor”…

popsci.com - Stan Horaczek - The latest Polaroid instant film camera is down to just $99 at Amazon making it a killer holiday gift
The latest Polaroid instant film camera is down to just $99 at Amazon making it a killer holiday gift
Popular Science

Product news, reviews, and must-have deals. Did you know you're not supposed to shake a Polaroid picture? There's actually a chemical process going on inside of each Polaroid print and shaking it won't help it turn out any better. In fact, it might…

indiewire.com - Ryan Lattanzio - Sundance Film Festival 2026 Lineup Includes New Films from Gregg Araki, Judd Apatow, Josephine Decker, Jay Duplass
Sundance Film Festival 2026 Lineup Includes New Films from Gregg Araki, Judd Apatow, Josephine Decker, Jay Duplass
IndieWire

Farewell, Utah: The Sundance Film Festival will make its final bow in Park City and Salt Lake this January ahead of a 2027 move to Boulder. Announced on Wednesday, the 11-day program of films and episodic series includes new narrative projects by…

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Japan Expands Film Incentive Program, Introduces Multi-Year Subsidies for International Productions
Japan Expands Film Incentive Program, Introduces Multi-Year Subsidies for International Productions
Variety

Japan ‘s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry is extending its film and television incentive program through fiscal year 2026 with enhanced provisions designed to attract more overseas productions, the Visual Industry Promotion…

deadline.com - Jesse Whittock - Japan Sweetens Film Incentive Program With Multi-Year Subsidies
Japan Sweetens Film Incentive Program With Multi-Year Subsidies
Deadline

Japan is continuing with its incentive program for overseas projects, which has supported the likes of The Smashing Machine, and is enhancing the offer for 2026. The Visual Industry Promotion Organization (VIPO) and the Japan Film Commission have…

deadline.com - Jesse Whittock - 'Saiyaara' Named IMDb's Most Popular Indian Film Of 2025
'Saiyaara' Named IMDb's Most Popular Indian Film Of 2025
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: Saiyaara, Mohit Suri's romantic film starring Ahaan Panday and Aneet Padda, is the most popular Indian movie of the year, per IMDb ‘s latest number crunch. The movie topped the ten Indian movies most popular with IMDb customers…

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