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Venice Heat Wave Leaves A-List Stars Dripping in Sweat
“Oh my God, it’s so hot, I’m so hot!” exclaimed Nicole Kidman as she entered the Sala Grande, the central Venice Film Festival cinema, for the world premiere of her erotic thriller “Babygirl,”…
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Busan Film Festival Expands Program Despite Slashed Funding
The Busan International Film Festival will expand its screening program by some 8% in what it calls “an effort to maintain a scale befitting Asia’s top film festival.” This is despite a 50% cut…
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Francesca Comencini’s ‘The Time It Takes’ Boarded by Charades
Charades has taken international sales rights to “Il tempo che ci vuole” (The Time It Takes), directed by Francesca Comencini. The film will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the out of…
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Supernatural Horror ‘A Mother’s Embrace’ Rights Nabbed By Blue Finch
U.K.-based Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide rights to the supernatural horror film “A Mother’s Embrace” from director Cristian Ponce.
Set in 1996, the story follows Ana, a young…
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AGS Entertainment on Its Biggest Venture Yet
In a landscape where South Indian cinema is reaching new heights, AGS Entertainment is poised to make its mark with its most ambitious project to date. “The Greatest of All Time” (“GOAT“),…
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Claude Lelouch’s Bizarre Male-Crisis Comedy
Five years ago, French writer-director Claude Lelouch returned, for the second time, to the site of his greatest career success with “The Best Years of a Life,” an autumnal sequel to his…
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Sarah Friedland talks about older adults in ‘Familiar Touch’
Sarah Friedland isn’t done talking about the body just yet.
“My next film will be centered around it too. I’m working on a script that blends dance with narrative storytelling. I’ll probably…
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Manta Webtoon Platform to Add 300 Titles Over Year
Manta, one of the leading platforms for subscription-based digital comics, says it will add over 300 webcomic titles over the next year. It is also revamping its in-app currency, GEM.
The…
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Asif Kapadia on Taking Aim at the Elite in Dystopian Docudrama ‘2073’
Asif Kapadia sees a future vision of the world where “chairwoman” Ivanka Trump is celebrating her 30th year as leader of a nightmarish fascist police state that was once America, a land mostly…
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Conclave, Nickel Boys, A Real Pain and More
The 51st edition of the Telluride Film Festival concluded on Labor Day, with three standout films generating significant Oscar buzz: Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or winner “Anora,” Jacques Audiard’s…
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