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The LA Screenings Are Back: Talent Returns & Slates Get International As Buyers Head For Studio Showcases
As buyers touch down at LAX for the annual LA Screenings, it will be a case of a return to the norm following the unusual circumstances of last year. The Hollywood labor strikes not only threw confusion on what would be a realistic purchase, but also stopped acquisitions executives getting face time (and a quick …
15-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In review – frenetic actioner in infamous Kowloon neighbourhood
The choreography is impressive as people are hurled through walls, thrown off rooftops and otherwise beaten to a pulp, but the editing is frenetic and the characters cartoonish
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Flourishing Films Boards Sales on Singapore-India Company Mumba Devi’s ‘Grand Sugar Daddy’ and ‘Not Today’ at Cannes (EXCLUSIVE)
Los Angeles-based Flourishing Films has boarded Singapore- and India-based Mumba Devi Motion Pictures’ “Grand Sugar Daddy” and “Not Today” at the Cannes Film Festival’s market. Flourishing is focused on expanding access to Black, diverse and female-driven filmed content originating from the U.S., Africa, the U.K. and worldwide. Mumba Devi, headed by producer Sweta Chhabria and …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
A marvel: how did X-Men ’97 become one of the year’s best shows?
What seemed like another lazy nostalgia cash grab became a favorite, with lessons that Marvel’s universe could learn from
5-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
Noémie Merlant Says Gory Sisterhood Tale ‘The Balconettes’ Was Sparked By Her Experiences With “Microaggressions, Major Aggressions And Even Physical Violence”
Noémie Merlant’s star is rising as an actress. Baby Ruby and Tár won her international recognition across 2022 and 2023, while anticipation is growing around her starring role in Audrey Diwan’s English-language reboot of erotica classic Emmanuelle. In the meantime, Merlant is hitting Cannes with The Balconettes, her second film in the director’s chair after …
8-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Digital Platform ‘The Gleaners and I’ Brings Agnès Varda to Next Generation of Filmmakers
After nearly two years of planning, the digital platform “The Gleaners and I: Revisiting Agnès Varda’s Edit” is about to go live. Supported by Martin Scorsese, the pedagogical platform will open the treasure trove of Agnès Varda’s archives, making never-before-seen footage and hours of unused rushes available to nascent filmmakers across the globe. Through “The …
2-min read - EntertainmentEvening Standard
Megalopolis at Cannes Film Festival review: If you love Francis Ford Coppola give this tawdry mess a miss
1/5 Epic in its four decade development, running time and stellar cast, the film fails to produce a coherent or entertaining movie
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