AFI Docs Unveils 2020 Slate: ‘9 To 5: Story Of A Movement,’ ‘Women In Blue’ Among Titles, Lee Grant To Be Honored

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentVariety published this week a digital Spanish Cinema Spotlight, looking at one of Europe’s fastest-growing content production scenes, galvanized by new rebates, the huge Spanish-language market and a thirst for streaming hits along the lines of “The Platform.”Below is the Spotlight, with its take on Spain’s burgeoning production hub, rebate revolution, evolving sales sector, multi-laureled animation scene, key titles and more….To read more, please

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentEllen Kuras, whose credits include “Ozark” and “Catch 22,” has come on board to direct Kate Winslet as Vogue cover model turned war correspondent Lee Miller. Joining them is screenwriter Liz Hannah (“The Post,” “Long Shot”).“Lee” follows Lee Miller as she travels to the frontlines of World War II as a photojournalist and embarks on a mission to expose the hidden truths of the Third Reich.

Jurassic World: Dominion star Sam Neill has opened up about the movie's imminent return to production.The actor, who is reprising his role as Dr Alan Grant in the upcoming sequel, spoke of how the movie is "breaking new ground" as it becomes one of the first major productions to return amid the coronavirus pandemic.Appearing on today's (June 24) This Morning, Sam updated fans, saying: "We are about to begin again, and I should be in the United Kingdom, all things being equal, in a couple of

Elizabeth Hurley’s love life has been filled with ups and downs over the years — as well as many famous men.Early in her Hollywood career, Hurley met Hugh Grant in 1987 while working on Remando Al Viento. The duo dated for 13 years before calling it quits in 2000 and have been close friends ever since.“He remains my best friend to this day, but … he really used to annoy me,” she said of their split on What Happens Live With Andy Cohen in 2015.

Even in our supposedly more enlightened times, when people hear the word ‘labor,’ they are likely to conjure up a predictable set of mental images: Burly white guys in hard hats. Nevermind that the labor movement’s momentum in recent years has been almost entirely due to the organizing efforts of women and people of color in lower-paid service industries.

A queasily riveting documentary that puts the audience far closer than comfort to some of the worst people in the world, ‘White Noise’ builds a template for how in the modern media landscape, the need to confront and make noise can overlap with greed and narcissism to create deadly results.

Christopher Vourlias As part of its annual showcase of documentary filmmaking, the Cannes Film Festival has unveiled a full program during this year’s virtual Marché du Film that will offer documentary professionals a dedicated platform to network and a tailored slate of industry events.From June 22-26, Cannes Docs will recreate the popular Doc Corner strand of previous festivals with an online documentary showcase that includes virtual exhibitors, curated selections of docs-in-progress,

Gucci Mane, Atlanta-based audio engineer Kesha Lee has worked on chart-toppers like Childish Gambino’s “This Is America” and Migos’ “Bad and Boujee” and is now the go-to audio engineer for rappers including Playboi Carti and Lil Uzi Vert.

Sarah Paulson has undergone a full-on transformation.

New albums from the Weeknd, Daniel Caesar and Jessie Reyez have been longlisted for the 2020 Polaris Music Prize.

Annecy: COVID Resilient, Though Not COVID Immune“Festivals’ going online is a test or demonstration of brand value. Annecy is not having a physical market, but you still really want to be associated with it, even if it’s online.

Dominic Patten Senior Editor, Legal & TV Critic“No one’s talking about the economic inequalities that may lead people to want to go through a glass door to get a pair of shoes,” said Ava DuVernay tonight on the Oprah Winfrey hosted special OWN Spotlight: Where Do We Go From Here?“No one’s talking about the systems that encompass all of the actions that we’re seeing,” the When They See Us filmmaker added of the reactions to the May 25 killing of George Floyd by Minneapolis police and the large

Stop me if you’ve heard this one: a lovable loser in a state of perpetual arrested development. A group of friends that love and support, but are probably holding him/her back.

Tim Dams Sheffield Doc/Fest, the U.K.’s leading documentary festival, has unveiled its 2020 selection, with a line-up of 115 films, including 31 world premieres.Due to coronavirus, this year’s festival is largely taking place online.

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Shortly after the video was released of George Floyd being killed by a police officer and protests began to rise up around the US, Spike Lee released a short clip editing together the videos of Floyd and Eric Garner being killed alongside a similar scene in the director’s own “Do The Right Thing,” asking the question, “When will history stop repeating itself?” In a new interview with the Los Angeles Times, Lee talked about the connection between his 1989 acclaimed film and the recent racist

“LMAO REMEMBER WHEN YOU MADE MY FIRST TELEVISION GIG A LIVING HELL?!?!” Samantha Ware, 28, tweeted after Lea Michele showed solidarity with the #BlackLivesMatter protests over George Floyd’s death. “CAUSE ILL NEVER FORGET.” Samantha accused Lea of bullying and other “TRAUMATIC MICROAGGRESSIONS” while on the set of Glee, which resulted in Lea issuing an apology for her past behavior.

WARNING: SPOILERS AHEAD: The King: Eternal Monarch premiered its 13th episode over the weekend and answered numerous questions. The K-Drama, starring Lee Min Ho and Kin Go Eun in the lead, solved the riddles of Lee Gon's saviour, the scars and the court lady.