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theatlantic.com - Rose Horowitch - The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The Film Students Who Can No Longer Sit Through Films
The Atlantic

Everyone knows it's hard to get college students to do the reading—remember books? But the attention-span crisis is not limited to the written word. Professors are now finding that they can't even get film students— film…

bbc.co.uk - Lena-Zaharah Mohammed - Horror film Rabbit Trap filmed in England due to Wales smoking ban
Horror film Rabbit Trap filmed in England due to Wales smoking ban
BBC

A horror about mythical Welsh fairies had filming relocated to north Yorkshire after crew found out about strict non-smoking rules on sets in Wales. The ban made it impossible to make key scenes look authentic, according to director of Rabbit Trap…

theverge.com - Robyn Kanner - The small film that answers the big questions
The small film that answers the big questions
The Verge

Director Hlynur Pálmason's wanted to make a new family film. So in The Love That Remains, he featured some of his own. Director Hlynur Pálmason's wanted to make a new family film. So in The Love That Remains, he featured some of his…

reason.com - Veronique de Rugy - From Georgia's film subsidies to Intel's collapse, industrial policy keeps failing
From Georgia's film subsidies to Intel's collapse, industrial policy keeps failing
Reason Magazine - Free Minds and Free Markets

Industrial policy is failing, and not just in Washington. Across America, officials promise to engineer the right economic outcomes by intervening in the market in just the right ways. Most people know that under Presidents Joe Biden and Donald…

mirror.co.uk - Olivia Wheeler - Death in Paradise favourite says 'it was nearly the end' in filming admission
Death in Paradise favourite says 'it was nearly the end' in filming admission
The Mirror

Death in Paradise actor Shaquille Ali-Yebuah made an appearance on Friday's BBC Morning Live. The episode, presented by Greg Rutherford and Janette Manrara, featured the 30 year old star, who portrays Officer Sebastian 'Seb' Rose, discussing the…

telegraph.co.uk - Gareth Corfield - Self-driving taxi in London films itself running red light
Self-driving taxi in London films itself running red light
The Telegraph

One of London's first self-driving taxis filmed itself running a red light as it carried its company's co-founder to Buckingham Palace to be decorated for services to AI. Alex Kendall, chief executive of the British AI startup Wayve, shared dashcam…

mirror.co.uk - Neela Debnath - Here's your guide to the gorgeous filming locations for Under Salt Marsh
Here's your guide to the gorgeous filming locations for Under Salt Marsh
The Mirror

Under Salt Marsh arrives on Sky this week, and the British crime drama has already got viewers curious about its filming locations. The six-part Welsh-set series opens with the tragic death of schoolboy Cefin Hill (portrayed by Jack…

bbc.co.uk - She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
BBC

Melania Trump and her husband US President Donald Trump have walked the black carpet at the premier of her new documentary. Melania: Twenty Days to History, follows her in the run up to Trump's second inauguration, the first time a sitting first…

bbc.co.uk - She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film
BBC

'She's done a great job' - Donald Trump praises Melania's film Melania Trump and her husband US President Donald Trump have walked the black carpet at the premier of her new documentary. Melania: Twenty Days to History, follows her in the run up to…

bbc.co.uk - Crispin Rolfe - Hurricane from Battle of Britain film gets new home
Hurricane from Battle of Britain film gets new home
BBC

A Hurricane fighter made for the 1969 film Battle of Britain will go on show at a museum later. The replica aircraft, which sat atop a cinema in Lincoln for two months to promote the movie, has now been given a permanent home at the We'll Meet…

mirror.co.uk - Aaliyah Rugg - Devil in Disguise start time, cast list, and filming locations
Devil in Disguise start time, cast list, and filming locations
The Mirror

A 'harrowing and distressing' crime drama series that delves into the life of one of America's most notorious serial killers is landing on TV screens sooner than you think. Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy is an eight part series that tells the…

independent.co.uk - Lindsey Bahr - Sundance Film Festival to name 2026 award winners
Sundance Film Festival to name 2026 award winners
The Independent

The juries of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival will be announcing this year's award winners Friday morning in Park City, Utah. Filmmakers Janicza Bravo, Nisha Ganatra and Azazel Jacobs are the jury for the U.S. Dramatic Competition, where titles…

bbc.co.uk - Crispin Rolfe - Hurricane from Battle of Britain film gets new home
Hurricane from Battle of Britain film gets new home
BBC

Holly Phillips,East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire A Hurricane fighter made for the 1969 film Battle of Britain will go on show at a museum later. The replica aircraft, which sat atop a cinema in Lincoln for two months to promote the movie, has now…

gizmodo.com - Germain Lussier - Domhnall Gleeson Can Save Us in Delightful Sundance Film 'The Incomer
Domhnall Gleeson Can Save Us in Delightful Sundance Film 'The Incomer
Gizmodo | The Future Is Here

A brother and sister have lived alone on a remote island their entire lives. They've created their own rules, their own society, and their own beliefs. Most of that stems from the final wish of their father: defend the island at all costs. So, many…

bbc.co.uk - Matt Weigold - Absnt Mind singer returns to Derby nan's house to film video
Absnt Mind singer returns to Derby nan's house to film video
BBC

A singer-songwriter, whose band has toured with Olly Murs and the Sugababes, returned to his roots to film the video for his new single in his nan's front room. Absnt Mind's latest release 'Allestree Lane' is about Derby-born Freddie Meyer, 19…

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