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Venice Days Lineup Puts Spotlight on Women’s Stories
The Giornate Degli Autori, simply known as Venice Days, has unveiled its 2024 lineup. The independently run event, which takes place alongside the Venice Film Festival, will this year follow a theme of creatures “poised over an abyss, walking a tightrope.” “To reach the other side, or else to escape from something behind them, or […]
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“Tom Cruise Is Writing Stories for Tom Cruise”: Manny Jacinto on His Axed ‘Top Gun’ Lines
Manny Jacinto is opening up on having the entirety of his dialogue cut from 2022’s summer blockbuster Top Gun: Maverick. The star — who has tongues wagging for his current role as a saber-wielding Sith Lord in Star Wars spinoff The Acolyte — played LT Billy “Fritz” Avalone in Tom Cruise’s $1.5 billion box office […]
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Richard Gadd’s Netflix Smash Hit ‘Baby Reindeer’ Earns 11 Emmy Nominations
Richard Gadd‘s smash Netflix hit Baby Reindeer has landed 11 Emmy nominations. Among the nearly dozen nods is a best lead actor in a limited or anthology series or movie for Gadd, as well as best supporting actress nominations in the equivalent category for Jessica Gunning and Nava Mau. Tom Goodman-Hill earns a best supporting […]
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San Sebastian Film Festival Unveils 11 Filmmakers Competing for New Directors Award
This year’s San Sebastian Film Festival will show the first and second films of 11 new moviemakers in the fest’s New Directors category. Together, with the remaining few to be announced in the coming weeks, they will compete for the Kutxabank-New Directors Award. Included amongst the lineup in Spain is New York-based Michael Tyburski (New York, […]
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‘Supacell’ Creator on George Floyd Inspiring His Hit Netflix Series and Hopes for Season 2
[This story contains spoilers from season one of Supacell.] Supacell is, in many ways, a love letter to drama, sci-fi, Black talent and south London — but it is not a superhero story. That’s what its showrunner, Rapman, wants fans to know. The six-part series has stormed into Netflix‘s most-watched programs this month and currently sits […]
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BBC to Introduce Welfare Measures on ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ After “Gross Misconduct” Claims
The BBC has confirmed a chaperone will be present for every rehearsal of the U.K.’s beloved celebrity dance show, Strictly Come Dancing, following complaints about the behavior of two former professionals. Strictly fan-favorites Giovanni Pierce and Graziano Di Prima will not return for this year’s series, as the channel pledges two new dedicated welfare producers […]
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The Task Ahead for the New U.K. Government – and Why the Culture Secretary Is Not “Minister for Fun”
Within the U.K.’s entertainment industry, as the country soaks up the vast change brought about by a historic general election, there is hope. Britain’s new Prime Minister Keir Starmer, who takes over from Conservative Party leader Rishi Sunak, made few promises during his campaign, but the Labour Party’s Creative Industries Sector Plan, published in March, […]
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Elander Moore, Indy Lewis, Jason Forbes Join ‘King & Conqueror’ Series as Filming Wraps in Iceland
Elander Moore (Kaos, Interview with the Vampire) and Jason Forbes (My Lady Jane, A Gentleman in Moscow) have joined the cast of the BBC and CBS’ joint period project King & Conqueror, about the Battle of Hastings. They join a previously confirmed star-studded line-up including James Norton as Harold, Earl of Wessex, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau as […]
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Paramount+ U.K. and Ireland Commissions ‘The Ex-Wife’ Season 2 Led By ‘Supergirl’ Star Katie McGrath
Paramount+ U.K. & Ireland have recommissioned psychological thriller series The Ex-Wife for a season two. Supergirl‘s Katie McGrath has joined the cast in the lead role of Jen, while Celine Buckens (War Horse, The Castaways) and Tom Mison (Sleepy Hollow, Watchmen) reprise their roles of Tasha and Jack. Jordan Stephens (Tucked, Foundation) returns to play […]
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India’s $600M Wedding: Kardashians, Justin Bieber, Nick Jonas, More A-List Stars Descend on Mumbai
A-list celebrities and top politicians have descended on India‘s second-biggest city for the wedding of the youngest son of Mukesh Ambani, Asia’s richest man. Anant Ambani, 29, is marrying his longtime girlfriend, Radhika Merchant, also 29, in what has been dubbed the wedding of the year, turning heads for its display of enormous wealth and […]
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The Killers Screen Final Minutes of England Euros Match for O2 Crowd Before Playing ‘Mr Brightside’
U.S. band The Killers cemented themselves in the hearts of England fans on Wednesday night by screening the last five minutes of the European Championships Semi-Final at their O2 Arena gig. After England’s national soccer team went 2-1 up, thanks to a last-minute goal from Ollie Watkins against the Netherlands, confirming their place in the […]
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Netflix Shares Teaser, Release Date for Second Part of Spanish Film ‘The Platform’
Netflix has revealed an Oct. 4 release date for the anticipated second part of The Platform universe, after the first film was one of the most popular Spanish movies on the streamer. Ranking fifth in the non-English film top ten category with nearly 83 million views, The Platform was released to huge success in 2019. […]
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