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Mary Poppins review – Disney’s entertainment sugar rush possesses thermonuclear brilliance
Manic, magic, madcap … Julie Andrews is superb in the role of the flying nanny, in a film filled with amazing songs
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BFI Promotes Melanie Hoyes To Director Of Inclusion
The BFI has upped Melanie Hoyes to Director of Inclusion. Hoyes joined the BFI in 2016 to lead the Black Star season. Developing a new data methodology, she was able to map historic ethnic diversity in onscreen representation in UK films. Hoyes then joined the BFI’s Inclusion Team, becoming Head of Inclusion in 2022. While …
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Locarno Film Festival Teams With Sony & The Academy Museum To Celebrate Columbia Pictures Centennial With ‘The Lady With The Torch’ Retrospective
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival will celebrate the centennial of Columbia Pictures with an expansive retrospective titled The Lady with the Torch, mounted in collaboration with the studio’s parent company, Sony. Organized in partnership with the Cinémathèque suisse, The Lady with the Torch will be curated by Ehsan Khoshbakht, co-director of Il Cinema Ritrovato, an annual …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Hollywood Reporter
AI Replaces ‘Mamma Mia!’ Musical Star Sara Poyzer for BBC Production: “Sobering”
The AI debate has intensified in the U.K. this week after veteran Mamma Mia! musical star Sara Poyzer in a social media post said that artificial intelligence has replaced her for a BBC production. Poyzer, who has played Donna Sheridan in the on-stage musical for more than years, posted a screenshot of an email containing …
2-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
‘Doctor Who’ Showrunner Says Disney+ Deal Had To Happen As Demise Of The BBC Is “Undoubtedly On Its Way”
Doctor Who showrunner Russell T. Davies has issued some doom-and-gloom thinking behind why the hit sci-fi series needed to partner with Disney+. Speaking to the They Like to Watch podcast, the storied British showrunner declared that the BBC is “somehow, surely, undoubtedly on its way out in some shape or form,” and additional cash and …
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Busan Hires Deputy Director; Hernan Lopez Launches Consultancy; Indian Amazon Streamer Buys Turkish Drama; RTVE Management — Global Briefs
Busan Hires Deputy Director The Busan International Film Festival has hired Pak Dosin, a former senior festival programmer, as co-deputy director. In a dual-leadership structure, Pak will act as festival director alongside co-deputy director Kang Seung-ah. Today the festival also announced that it has postponed the appointment of its next director. This year, the event …
3-min read - NewsDeadline
Richard Sharp Says Actions That Led To His Resignation As BBC Chair Were “Misrepresented Wilfully By Other Forms Of The Media”
“I wasn’t happy at the way my activities were characterized and think they were misrepresented wilfully by other forms of the media.” That is the verdict of ex-BBC Chair Richard Sharp, who was forced to resign almost a year ago after failing to declare his role in the facilitation of an £800,000 ($1.07B) loan facility …
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