Directors in Glasgow Council firm awarded £150,000 in bonuses as cuts bite

Hispanic filmmaking is alive and well. Directors of Hispanic origins have had a long history in film, often exploring topics that shed a light on our pasts and histories with inventive approaches and revolutionary techniques.

William Earl In a sprawling new profile with GQ, director Martin Scorsese discussed comic book and franchise culture, a topic which he has spoken out about at length in the past. When asked about those blockbusters, Scorsese said that their omnipresence could be negative to audiences who aren’t well-versed in other types of film. “The danger there is what it’s doing to our culture,” he said.

A taxi has burst into flames in a car park area at Glasgow Airport this evening.

A Scottish Labour councillor accused of child sex offences in Fife has appeared in court for the first time.

Longtime TV director and producer Stan Harris, a three-time Emmy nominee and DGA Award winner who directed TV specials for Jack Benny, Dolly Parton, Bob Dylan, David Bowie and John Wayne, among many others, died of natural causes Monday while surrounded by family in Toronto, his son Danny Harris tells Deadline. He was 92.

Daniel D'Addario Chief TV Critic The documentarian Roger Ross Williams usually establishes trust by getting a meal with his subjects before shooting. In the case of “The Super Models,” he and co-director Larissa Bills were meeting four legends. Cindy Crawford hosted the pair at her Malibu home; Christy Turlington took them to a bookstore in Manhattan; Naomi Campbell Zoomed them from her closet.

Spanish cinema has undoubtedly been making a strong imprint on the international film festival circuit throughout the last few years and, crucially, there’s a new wave of female filmmakers that are driving this charge. 

The chief executive of a firm owned by Edinburgh City Council has been handed a £72,280 bonus while the local authority faces spending cuts.

Multi-Emmy-winning producing duo Glenn Weiss and Ricky Kirshner have been tapped as executive producing showrunners for the 81st Golden Globe Awards. Weiss also is set to direct the live show on Sunday, January 7, 2024.    

Jason Derulo has announced he will be taking to the stage in Glasgow in 2024.

Controversial interview remarks by Rolling Stone founder Jann Wenner have led to his removal from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Foundation board of directors.

It has been 15 years since the movie musical Mamma Mia! hit theaters and the film’s casting directors are opening up about the actresses that auditioned for the lead role of Sophie.

Veteran Broadway actor Michael McGrath died Sept 14 at his home in Bloomfield, NJ, Broadway World reported Thursday night. He was 65.

Former WarnerMedia CEO Jason Kilar has been named to the board of Roblox Corporation, the company behind the online game platform and game-creation system.

The Gotham Awards said today that Rustin, director George C. Wolfe’s snapshot of the life of civil rights icon Bayard Rustin that stars Colman Domingo, will receive its Icon & Creator Tribute for Social Justice. The Netflix pic will be honored at the 33rd annual Gotham Awards on November 27 at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan.

Two people have been charged in connection with a fatal road crash in Glasgow city centre.

Upon retrospect, the cancellation of “Batgirl” was just a precursor of the current era of streaming where companies are flat-out canceling projects before they’re given the chance to be released. TV shows are being canceled during production or before an episode airs.

Batgirl film abruptly shelved by Warner Bros. last year have shared their reaction to fellow DC title The Flash, describing their experience watching the film as “sad.” Filmmakers Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah, who co-directed Batgirl prior to its shock cancellation last August, spoke of The Flash in a recent interview with Insider. “We watched it and we were sad,” El Arbi said.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director “Batgirl” directors Adil El Arbi and Bilall Fallah told Insider while promoting their new Syrian war drama “Rebel” that watching Warner Bros.’ most recent DC tentpole, “The Flash,” was a sad experience for them. They claim they were told by studio executives that “Batgirl” would release after “The Flash,” thus continuing Michael Keaton’s revived run as Batman/Bruce Wayne. But that never panned out after Warner Bros.

BBC Scotland the project was designed to give Glasgow back “one of its sleeping giants”.He said: “This project is of huge cultural significance for music in Glasgow, Scotland and beyond. Seeing the unfortunate closure of numerous venues in recent years has been hard on the industry.“The venue’s history is renowned, and it holds a special place in people’s hearts, so we know that today’s news will mean so much to so many.“Glasgow is legendary for having one of the best crowds in the world and our aim is to champion that by attracting dance music fans from all over the UK and beyond.”Established in 1991, The Arches was renowned as a “powerhouse” of Scotland’s electronic music scene and was said to have helped to launch the careers of numerous famous Scottish acts.Its initial closure was brought about when, in the space of a month, a woman was found unconscious in the venue and police officers recorded 26 separate drug and alcohol related incidents.The venue was pushed into administration by Glasgow city council’s decision to “vary” the license, meaning it had to close by midnight.