Tag: FilmFestivals
Michael Madsen, Hollywood tough guy and Quentin Tarantino regular, dies at 67
Michael Madsen, who was known for his Hollywood tough guy roles and gained notoriety playing the sadistic Mr. Blonde in regular collaborator Que [...]
UK government confirms “no plans” to rejoin Creative Europe, introduce a streamer levy or cut VAT on cinema tickets | News
The UK government has ruled out a return to Creative Europe or the introduction of a streamer levy in its formal response to the culture, media a [...]
‘And Just Like That…’: Would Carrie, Charlotte, and Miranda Even Be Friends Anymore?
There’s complicated, and then there’s complicated. In the Sex and the City universe, things between Carrie and Aidan have always been messy. But Carr [...]
“Audiences are craving British movies,” says True Brit’s Zygi Kamasa at inaugural slate presentation | News
UK distributor and producer-financier True Brit has co-financed $125m of UK film production budgets in the company’s first 18 months of operation [...]
Uta Briesewitz Talks ‘American Sweatshop’, Early Days On ‘The Wire’ & The Hollywood Agent Who Told Her: “Nobody Wants To Work With A Female DP”
Uta Briesewitz delivered a Munich International Film Festival Masterclass on her recent movie American Sweatshop and also shared tales of her time [...]
Christopher Nolan’s ’The Odyssey’: Everything We Know
Only a director like Christopher Nolan could bring Homer’s Odyssey to the screen with a budget of $250 million—and an ambition worthy of the Olympian [...]
French box office continues 2025 slump into summer with 23% dip in ticket sales in June | News
France’s box office continues to suffer through the start of summer with ticket sales dropping by 23% year on year to a total of 10.9 million adm [...]
How are A24 and Sony reviving the romantic comedy with Celine Song’s ‘Materialists’? | News
Celine Song’s Materialists has raced to $31m in North America through A24 and an early $10m internationally via Sony boosted by calibrated campai [...]
French distributors to benefit from revamped CNC financial support
The CNC, France’s central film body has heeded calls to transform the way it supports the theatrical distribution sector by increasing its distr [...]
Sofia Coppola Is Having a Very French Summer
Sofia Coppola made a film about Marie Antoinette—but maybe next, she’ll consider Empress Eugénie. Biarritz, the seaside town founded by Eugénie de Mo [...]