Category: Festivals
Sundance adds ‘The Alabama Solution’, ‘The Stringer’ to documentary slate
The Sundance festival has added Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman’s The Alabama Solution and Bao Nguyen’s The Stringer to its documentary fea [...]
Locarno film festival explores date shift forward to July from 2027
The Locarno Film Festival is mulling a date change from 2027 which could see the event move forward to the second half of July instead of its co [...]
‘Nosferatu’ storms UK-Ireland box office with £3.1m opening as ‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ holds top spot
Rank
Film (distributor)
Three-day gross (Jan 3-5)
Total gross to date
Week
1.
Mufasa: The Lion King (Disney)
£3.3m
£20.7m
3 [...]
Six talking points from the Bafta 2025 film awards longlists
While Jacques Audiard’s Emilia Perez and Edward Berger’s Conclave lead the way on the longlists for the Bafta Film Awards, closely followed by f [...]
Bafta unveils longlists for 2025 film awards; ‘Emilia Perez’, ‘Conclave’ score most longlist spots
Bafta has unveiled the round two voting longlists for its 2024 film awards, with Emilia Perez leading the way with 15 spots followed by Conclave [...]
French box office rises 0.5% year on year but remains 13% below pre-pandemic period
France was one of the few markets to see admissions enhance year-on-year in 2024, driven by a powerhouse top 10, three of which were local block [...]
‘It Ends With Us’ star Blake Lively sues director, co-star Justin Baldoni
Blake Lively has sued her It Ends With Us director and co-star Justin Baldoni and others, alleging sexual harassment and a campaign to discredit [...]
Ariana Grande celebrates her Wicked year: ‘Full of art and heart’
After a very eventful year, including her starring role in 'Wicked,' Ariana Grande is celebrating 2024 with a gallery of highlights. [...]
‘Mufasa: The Lion King’ tops UK-Ireland box office ahead of ‘Sonic The Hedgehog 3’; ‘Better Man’ opens in fifth, ‘Wicked’ crosses £50m
RankFilm (distributor)Three-day gross (Dec 27-29)Total gross to dateWeek
1.
Mufasa: The Lion King (Disney)
£4.2m
£12.6m
2
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Anthony Hopkins celebrates 49 years of sobriety: ‘One day at a time’
As Anthony Hopkins celebrates 49 years of sobriety, he encourages others facing similar struggles to seek lend a hand: 'I’ve had more fun in these 49 [...]