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Olivia Colman hails British film industry for championing 'odd' films
Award-winning actress Olivia Colman has praised the British film industry for championing “odd” films. The 52-year-old actress stars in the upcoming fantasy comedy Wicker where she plays an ostracised local fisherwoman who asks for a…
Shin Godzilla 2' Is Reportedly Filming This November
Fast Forever may not have a script or director, after all. Matthew Rhys says not to expect more Widow's Bay until at least 2028. Malcolm McDowell lends his voice to a legendary pumpkin in Trick and Treats. I'm so glad I live in a world where there…
Matchbox: the Movie review - as pointless as a film based on a toy car could be
After a windy road, this week it finally happened. The day that Hollywood, and many of those who are invested in it, had been dreading, the grimly inevitable disappearance of Warner Bros as it was consumed by what is now known as Paramount. The two…
Swiss Queer Film Fest Drops Israeli Film After Boycott Threats: 'We're Not Sundance, Right?'
Israel 's official Oscar submission, Moshe Rosenthal's Tell Me Everything, has been dropped by the queer-themed Everybody's Perfect film festival in Switzerland after receiving boycott and protest calls and threats. “The Geneva Everybody's…
South Asian Filmmakers to Vie for $150,000 at Tasveer Film Market as Netflix, Aamir Khan Pictures Attend
South Asian filmmakers from around the world will compete for $150,000 in grants at the third Tasveer Film Market, held in tandem with the 21st edition of the Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle from Oct. 13-18. The market has picked 12 fiction and…
Live-Action CYBERPUNK 2077 Film in Development
This month, Cyberpunk 2077 will return to the small screen with season two of Netflix's animated series Cyberpunk: Edgerunners. But soon we might get to see a live-action take on the franchise up on the big screen. A new report says Paramount…
VIFF, Málaga Film Festival Launch Emerging Filmmaker Exchange
The Vancouver International Film Festival 's Institute for the Moving Image has announced a new partnership with Spain's Málaga Film Festival to launch an exchange between their respective emerging-talent programs – the Málaga…
John Rhys-Davies, Diego Boneta Fantasy 'Starbright' Boarded by Cappu Films Ahead of Busan Market (EXCLUSIVE)
International sales on “ Starbright,” Francesco Lucente's English-language fantasy adventure starring John Rhys-Davies, Diego Boneta and Alexandra Dowling, have gone to Cappu Films, which sealed the deal on the eve of the Busan…
Swiss Films and International Celebrities at the Geneva Film Festival
'Les Indes,' a Swiss-Spanish production, is in the running for Best Feature Film at GIFF. The historical drama by Pauline Julier and Nicolas Chapoulier transports viewers back to the 17th century and is, so to speak, a road movie on horseback.
German Startup Trains Its Robots Using Humans Filming Themselves
Germany's Agile Robots is training its machines by filming humans performing tasks, in a bid to compensate for a shortfall of data that is holding back industrial automation, according to its chief executive officer. Its Robot Academy comprises…
BioShock Director Says He's Been 'Dying To' Make The Film
Posted in: BioShock, Games, Movies, Netflix | Tagged: Director Francis Lawrence has provided an update on the BioShock film adaptation, saying that they are still working on the script, but 'I think we're pretty close.' Francis Lawrence says the…
Variety to Honor John Turturro With the Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Film Festival
Emmy Award-winning actor, writer and director John Turturro will be honored with the Variety Creative Vanguard Award at Miami Dade College's (MDC) Miami Film Festival GEMS on Monday, Nov. 2. The event will take place at Miami Dade College Wolfson…
Cole Sprouse Starrer 'Vintage Violence' to Close Singapore Film Festival as Closing Night Returns
The Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) will wrap its 37th edition on Nov. 1 with “ Vintage Violence,” Eugene Kotlyarenko's livestream-era crime caper starring Cole Sprouse and Mizuhara Kiko. The screening brings back a…
Horror Movies and Politics Are Killing Film Festivals
I don't know why Zack Snyder went to TIFF to premiere his movie. Unless he filmed himself giving Prime Minister Mark Carney a life-saving blood transfusion while chanting “From the river to the sea,” the war thriller The Last…
Xbox Is Forming A New Division Focused On Film, TV, And Adaptations
This morning, Xbox announced that it will form a brand new division within its organization called “XP”, which will focus on reaching fans “beyond gameplay through film and television adaptations, consumer products…
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