‘Leo & Lou,’ From ‘Elite’s’ Zeta Studios, Acquired by Filmax (EXCLUSIVE)
Rapidly building a packed sales slate at Berlin, Filmax has pounced on “Leo & Lou,” a feel-good road movie set against the stunning, windswept landscapes of Galicia in northern Spain and produced by Zeta Studios, producer of Netflix hit “Elite.” Filmax will unveil first-look images at Berlin’s European Film Market. In the film, Leo, described […]
Vibeke Løkkeberg’s Berlinale Forum Opener ‘The Long Road to the Director’s Chair’ Expands Into Four-Part Series (EXCLUSIVE)
Vibeke Løkkeberg’s documentary “The Long Road to the Director’s Chair,” which takes an unflinching look at the historical struggles for gender equality in filmmaking, is set to become a multi-part TV series. The adaptation was announced by producer Anders Tangen of Viafilm ahead of the film’s world premiere at this year’s Berlinale Forum. Originally shot […]
‘Yellowjackets’ Season 3 Is More Lopsided Than Ever: TV Review
In the Canadian wilderness where the namesake soccer team of “Yellowjackets” has been stranded for months, it’s finally summer. Snow has melted; there are leaves on the trees; the abandoned cabin that burned to ash in the Season 2 finale has given way to a makeshift village of wooden lean-tos. For a group so exposed […]
Catherine Zeta-Jones to Star in Revenge Thriller Series ‘Kill Jackie,’ Based on Nick Harkaway Novel, From Prime Video, Fremantle and Steel Springs
Catherine Zeta-Jones is set to star in “Kill Jackie” (working title), a new revenge thriller series from Prime Video, Fremantle and Steel Springs Pictures. The show is based on the novel “The Price You Pay,” written by bestselling author Nick Harkaway as his pseudonym Aidan Truhen, and begins production in March. The Oscar winner will […]
Derek Jacobi, Mawaan Rizwan, Meera Syal, Danny Dyer, Alice Eve and Lucien Laviscount Among Bumper Lineup Joining Sky Christmas Comedy ‘Tinsel Town’ (EXCLUSIVE)
A extensive lineup of names have joined Kiefer Sutherland and Rebel Wilson in Sky’s upcoming Christmas comedy movie “Tinsel Town.” Derek Jacobi (“Gladiator II”), Mawaan Rizwan (“Juice”), Maria Friedman (“Unforgotten”), Jason Manford (“Waterloo Road”), Asim Chaudhry (“People Just do Nothing”) Danny Dyer (“Rivals”), Ray Fearon (“Barbie”), Alice Eve (“Star Trek In To Darkness”), Lucien Laviscount […]
Are the BAFTAs the True Predictor of Oscar Things to Come?
The last two years of the BAFTA Awards told opposite stories of how Britain’s most prestigious film honors correspond with their American counterpart, the Oscars. In 2023, they went wholly in their own direction, voting differently from AMPAS in all major categories — showering Edward Berger’s “All Quiet on the Western Front” with gold and […]
Berlin-Based Directors Keep Politics Center Stage as Festival Kicks off on Eve of Elections
The Berlin Film Festival is historically the most political of all the major film festivals, and this year is no exception. The 75th edition of the Berlinale unspools amid the turbulent lead-up to Germany’s Feb. 21 general elections that in recent weeks have seen thousands of Germans take to the streets in Berlin and other cities against the rise […]
Tilda Swinton on Attending Berlin Film Festival Despite Calls for Boycott Over Gaza: ‘I Was Given a Platform’ That Was ‘More Useful to Our Causes Than Me Not Turning Up’
Tilda Swinton spoke about her decision to attend Berlin Film Festival despite calls for a boycott over the war in Gaza, saying it was “more useful to our causes” for her to show up. On Thursday night, the Oscar winner received the festival’s honorary Golden Bear and made an impassioned speech in which she called […]
Kyrgyz Drama on Violence Against Women ‘Kurak’ Lands at Fire and Ice Media for Asian Sales at EFM (EXCLUSIVE)
Philippines-based Fire and Ice Media has nabbed Asian sales rights to “Kurak,” a powerful Kyrgyz drama tackling violence against women, and is introducing the film to buyers at Berlin’s European Film Market (EFM). The film, now in post-production, represents a milestone France-Kyrgyzstan co-production – the first in two decades – and stands as the largest […]
Smart Money Podcast: Cross-Country Moving Tips and What a CFPB Shutdown Could Mean for You
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