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thestandard.com.hk - The Standard 英文虎報 - Hong Kong Cinema Day attendance jumps as Rosanna Law touts strong year for film
Hong Kong Cinema Day attendance jumps as Rosanna Law touts strong year for film
The Standard

Hong Kong's annual 'Cinema Day' saw a significant surge in attendance, with moviegoers flocking to 52 cinemas across the city to enjoy 54 local and international films for a special price of just HK$30 per ticket. SCROLL TO CONTINUE WITH CONTENT…

bbc.co.uk - Pauline McLean - River City films last ever scenes after 24 years on the BBC
River City films last ever scenes after 24 years on the BBC
BBC

Pauline McLeanScotland arts correspondent It was a bittersweet day in Shieldinch as the cast and crew of BBC drama River City filmed their last ever scenes. Actor Stephen Purdon, better known as 'Shellsuit' Bob O'Hara, said it was 'emotional…

bbc.co.uk - Pauline McLean - River City films last ever scenes after 24 years on the BBC
River City films last ever scenes after 24 years on the BBC
BBC

It was a bittersweet day in Shieldinch as the cast and crew of BBC drama River City filmed their last ever scenes. Actor Stephen Purdon, better known as 'Shellsuit' Bob O'Hara, said it was 'emotional, surreal, hard to put it into words' on their…

forbes.com - Ewan Spence - Apple Loop: iPhone 18 Pro Cherry, Filming The Neo, Critical iOS Update
Apple Loop: iPhone 18 Pro Cherry, Filming The Neo, Critical iOS Update
Forbes

John Ternus will become the CEO of Apple, Inc. on Sept. 1st 2026. Photographer: Adam Gray/Bloomberg © 2026 Bloomberg Finance LP Taking a look back at this week's news and headlines from across the Apple world, including Tim Cook stepping down…

hotair.com - Mark Judge - The Anti-Communist Film Festival Invite List: Adam Driver and George Pelecanos
The Anti-Communist Film Festival Invite List: Adam Driver and George Pelecanos
HotAir

This fall, the Victims of Communism Foundation is hosting an Anti-Communist Film Festival. The idea for the festival came to me last year, and the Victims of Communism Foundation is the perfect sponsor for the event. Over the past year, I've…

bleedingcool.com - Kaitlyn Booth - Battlefield Film in The Works, Christopher McQuarrie Directing
Battlefield Film in The Works, Christopher McQuarrie Directing
Bleeding Cool News

Posted in: Electronic Arts, Games, Movies, News | Tagged: Battlefield is the latest video game to get a big-screen adaptation, with Christopher McQuarrie directing, Michael B. Jordan producing, and possibly starring. Battlefield is getting a…

bloomberg.com - Thomas Buckley - Michael Jackson Film Skirts Scandals, Eyes Big Opening Weekend
Michael Jackson Film Skirts Scandals, Eyes Big Opening Weekend
Bloomberg

Michael, a biopic about the career of arguably the world's most famous entertainer, is expected to be the top-grossing film in theaters this weekend, despite poor reviews and a legal setback that forced the filmmakers to leave out some of the most…

hollywoodreporter.com - Scott Roxborough - Two Months Into the War, Iran's Film Community Feels Under Attack - and Left Behind
Two Months Into the War, Iran's Film Community Feels Under Attack - and Left Behind
The Hollywood Reporter

With no end in sight to the ongoing war in Iran — both Iran and the U.S. this week seized ships trying to move through the Strait of Hormuz — the country's filmmakers say they feel both “under attack” — from U.S.

variety.com - Naman Ramachandran - Anthony Chen Warns Social Media Is 'Hurting Our Humanity' as Singapore Trilogy Closer Opens Far East Film Fest
Anthony Chen Warns Social Media Is 'Hurting Our Humanity' as Singapore Trilogy Closer Opens Far East Film Fest
Variety

Anthony Chen used a panel at the Far East Film Festival, Udine, on Saturday to deliver a sharp critique of social media's effect on human attention, cinema culture and what he called the fundamental experience of being human – remarks that…

kpbs.org - The world comes to Hollywood for this year's TCM Classic Film Festival
The world comes to Hollywood for this year's TCM Classic Film Festival
KPBS Public Media

Turner Classic Movies and its TCM Classic Film Festival have have staunch supporters, including Steven Spielberg, Martin Scorsese and Paul Thomas Anderson. They've h elped keep both alive during recent budget cuts from their parent company Warner…

hulldailymail.co.uk - Coreena Ford - Hull gets the blockbuster LEGO treatment in brilliantly inventive viral film
Hull gets the blockbuster LEGO treatment in brilliantly inventive viral film
Hull Live

They've made blockbusters with Batman, Justice League, Star Wars and a host of other superheroes. And now it's Hull's turn in the spotlight as the star of a brilliantly inventive LEGO-style movie. A three minute-plus film capturing all that is…

heraldscotland.com - Craig Williams - Highlander reboot set to film in Glencoe
Highlander reboot set to film in Glencoe
The Herald

Production on the big-budget action-fantasy, directed by John Wick director Chad Stahelski and starring Henry Cavill in the lead role as the immortal Connor MacLeod, began in January. After scenes were filmed in central London, production then…

timeout.com - Laura Ratliff - An all-Wallace Shawn film festival hits Metrograph
An all-Wallace Shawn film festival hits Metrograph
Time Out

New York has a habit of turning its most idiosyncratic figures into full-blown institutions, but this might be the most delightfully niche tribute yet. A film festival dedicated entirely to Wallace Shawn is landing on the Lower East Side next…

variety.com - Joe Otterson - Jez Butterworth Sets Five Year Film and TV Deal with Universal Entertainment
Jez Butterworth Sets Five Year Film and TV Deal with Universal Entertainment
Variety

Jez Butterworth has signed a five-year film and television deal with Universal Entertainment, Variety has learned. The deal will begin in January 2027. “Jez Butterworth is a versatile creator whose storytelling has a way of getting under…

deadline.com - Matthew Carey - War On Drugs Film 'Searching For Drug Peace' To Premiere At Hot Docs
War On Drugs Film 'Searching For Drug Peace' To Premiere At Hot Docs
Deadline

EXCLUSIVE: In 2024, almost 80,000 people died of drug overdoses in the U.S., according to the CDC's National Center for Health Statistics. North of the border, the situation is just as alarming. In Canada in the past decade, more than 50,000 people…

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