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Berlinale World Cinema Fund Chief Vincenzo Bugno Talks Bolzano Fest’s New Maso Short Films Lab
Vincenzo Bugno, who heads the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and is curator of the Torino Film Feature Lab, became artistic director of South Tyrol’s Bolzano Film Festival Bozen last year. In this guise, the veteran industry expert is putting his know-how behind a new program called Maso, dedicated to fostering the production of European shorts. …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Martin Scorsese to revive Frank Sinatra biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio
The director is planning to return to his long-delayed project with Jennifer Lawrence co-starring as Ava Gardner – but rights may prove a stumbling-block
2-min read - EntertainmentIndiewire
Melissa Barrera Loves Playing Unlikable Characters — It Just Makes Her Work Better
The "Abigail" and "Scream" star "finds it way more interesting to play a character that feels irredeemable on paper," and she tells IndieWire how that drive for honesty is guiding her choices on- and off-screen.
10-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘Beethoven’s Nine’ Director Larry Weinstein Set Out to Make a Doc About the Famed Symphony — but Ended Up With His Most Personal Film Yet (EXCLUSIVE)
When ARTE Germany CEO Wolfgang Bergmann approached Toronto director Larry Weinstein in January 2023 about making a documentary to mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the filmmaker didn’t exactly break into a chorus of “Ode to Joy.” Nor could he have anticipated that his film “Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity,” which premieres in …
5-min read - BusinessDeadline
EarthxTV & Dailymotion Strike Deal To Launch Sustainability Channel
EXCLUSIVE: EarthxTV has teamed with online streamer Dailymotion to launch a sustainability-focused network. EarthX will showcase EarthxTV’s most popular series such as Texas Gator Savers, The Story of Earth Day and EarthxNews and Dailymotion programming that celebrates Earth’s people, landscapes and wildlife. The channel launches on Earth Day (April 22), free via Dailymotion. The partners …
1-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Henry Cavill Says ‘Maybe I’m Too Old Now’ to Play James Bond as Fake Movie Trailer With Him as 007 Goes Viral With 2.5 Million Views
Henry Cavill is being thrust back into the James Bond casting conversation on social media thanks to a viral fake movie trailer partially created by AI that imagines the former “Superman” actor as 007 and Margot Robbie as his Bond girl. In four days. the AI-generated trailer garnered over 2.5 million views on YouTube and …
3-min read - EntertainmentDeadline
Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films Acquires Film Rights To Hit Stage Adaptation ‘The Picture Of Dorian Gray’, Whose Current Star Sarah Snook Just Won An Olivier
EXCLUSIVE: Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films has acquired the film rights to one of the hottest theater shows around: the Sydney Theatre Company’s adaptation of Oscar Wilde classic The Picture Of Dorian Gray, which has recently been lighting up London’s West End. Sarah Snook has garnered raves for her performance in the latest iteration of the show and …
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