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Higher ratings for violent scenes among film classification guideline changes
The BBFC has published new classification guidelines reflecting shifts in public opinion towards violence, drug use, sex and use of language.
3-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘Oppenheimer’s’ Alex Wolff on ‘So Long, Marianne,’ How Leonard Cohen ‘Sacrificed Love on the Altars of Fame’
“’I sacrificed my love on the altars of fame,’ Leonard Cohen said in the ‘70s,” “So Long, Marianne” showrunner Øystein Karlsen notes. Cohen was referring of course to his ‘60s decade-long relationship with Norway’s Marianne Ilhen, which shaped him for life. One of the highest-profile and most anticipated world premieres in Series Mania main competition, …
8-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Amaya Muruzabal, ‘Reina Roja’ Showrunner, ‘Hernán’ Creator Launches M Content with Mariano Chihade, ‘Love After Love’ Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
LILLE — Creating a major and ambitious new player on the Spanish-language film-TV scene, Amaya Muruzábal – showrunner, screenwriter, and executive producer on Amazon MGM Studios’ just-out big hit “Red Queen” and creator and executive producer on milestone production “Hernán” – is launching her own film-TV production house, M Content. M Content is founded with …
5-min read - EntertainmentVariety
In Political Thriller ‘8 Months,’ Truth Is Stranger Than Fiction: ‘We Were Pretending That Sweden Joined NATO, And Look At Us Now’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Based on the book by Magnus Montelius, Swedish series “8 Months” seemed more like a fantasy than political thriller. Not for long. “I read this book on vacation and I was intrigued by the idea that you could use a political consultant to find a new foreign minister. The only problem was that it was …
4-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Christspiracy: The Spirituality Secret review – Jesus was a vegetarian and other entertaining tosh
Unsupported assertions and gormless naivety drive this mishmash of pseudoscience and manipulated religious doctrine
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Upcoming Titles by Leading TV Fiction Players to Prove Spain’s Continued Competitiveness at Series Mania
Five upcoming Spanish TV fiction projects, involving top local production and distribution companies, feature in Coming Next from Spain, a showcase of series unspooling March 19 at Series Mania. Atresmedia TV’s “Sanctuary,” Movistar+ Plus’ “Fine Arts,” Filmax’s “Dating in Barcelona” Season 2, The Good Mood-Mediawan’s “The Other Life” and Onza Distribution’s “Heartless” will be presented …
5-min read - EntertainmentVariety
’Mindhunter’ Meets ‘Silence of the Lambs’ in South African Procedural ‘Catch Me a Killer’
“Catch Me a Killer” comprises many firsts: It is a series about South Africa’s first-ever criminal profiler, the first-ever woman to occupy such a position and, now, the first-ever series entirely shot in South Africa to be in International Panorama competition at Series Mania, Europe’s biggest TV festival. Abacus Media Rights(AMR), an Amcomri Entertainment company, …
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