IFC Midnight Picks Up Supernatural Horror Movie ‘The Vigil’

Matt Grobar Assistant Editor, AwardslineDuring a virtual screen talk today at the 64th BFI London Film Festival, George Clooney discussed the importance of journalistic integrity, the COVID-19 pandemic, his upcoming Netflix film, The Midnight Sky, and the highlights of his illustrious career.Throughout the hour-long conversation with Scottish broadcaster Edith Bowman, which centered on a selection of his iconic films—including Out of Sight, O Brother, Where Art Thou? and Good Night, and Good

Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is developing a film franchise based on the works of Agatha Christie. The series will feature an entirely new pair of lead investigators.The first film, due to shoot in early 2021, will introduce a young heroine who is thrown into solving a murder, and teams up with an unlikely companion to solve the case.

London will be moved into Tier 2 coronavirus restrictions this week.MPs have been told that from midnight on Friday, the capital will be considered 'high risk' and see tougher measures put on millions of people.Mayor of London Sadiq Khan was in continuing discussions with ministers on Thursday morning about the move.Tier 2 will see Londoners banned from mixing indoors - including in pubs and restaurants - with anyone outside their household unless it is their support bubble.Outdoor meet ups are

the capital will be on 'High' coronavirus alert, meaning they'll have to face a number of new strict measures to help curb the spread of the virus. Londoners will no longer be able to mix with different households indoors, including in pubs and restaurants.

Amazon's huge Prime Day 2020 sale, and after a busy day yesterday shoppers can expect yet more mega deals on in-demand items as the event continues.

Killing Eve star Sandra Oh is set to star in a new supernatural horror movie, produced by Sam Raimi.Umma, the Korean word for mother, will see Oh playing a woman called Amanda, who lives on a farm in America.As Deadline report, Oh is set to star in the film alongside Lady Bird actor Odeya Rush, Atypical‘s Fivel Stewart, and Insidious: Chapter 3 star Dermot Mulroney.The report says that the film concerns Amanda’s estranged mother’s remains arriving from her home country of Korea, leading Oh’s

The pregnancy of Felicity Jones led to some changes in the storyline for her new Netflix  movie, “The Midnight Sky”, written, produced and directed by George Clooney.

After Felicity Jones revealed that she was expecting her first child to George Clooney, he made a change to The Midnight Sky script.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterIFC Films Unlimited, the streaming channel from indie stalwart IFC Films, has seen a staggering 300% growth in subscribers since the start of the coronavirus pandemic, Variety has learned.As the home to over 1,000 titles from the distributor, including “Y Tu Mama Tambien,” Frances Ha” and “The Babadook,” the streaming hub has exploded with users thanks to increased presence across numerous digital platforms, not to mention a U.S.

Andreas Wiseman International EditorUK distributor Altitude has announced four acquisitions for the UK and Ireland: Archenemy from Adam Egypt Mortimer, Quentin Dupieux‘s Mandibles (as previously announced), Mathieu Turi’s Meander and Philippe Lacôte’s Night Of The Kings.Archenemy stars Joe Manganiello (True Blood) as Max Fist, a hero from another dimension exiled to Earth.

Angelique Jackson Let’s talk about sex (and movies).Film review aggregator site Cherry Picks, which amplifies female-identifying and non-binary voices, is launching a new podcast centered on the topic of women and sex onscreen, titled “Cherry Pop,” with hosts Beandrea July and Meg McCarthy.“In film criticism, it’s not talked enough about the relationship that women have with sex, with their sexuality, with their self-exploration,” McCarthy tells Variety.

Manchester Evening News.Just after midnight, residents of Rutland Road in Tyldesley saw the blaze beginning and rushed over to alert the elderly man to the blaze.The group then helped to get him out of the house through the front door as flames leapt up one wall. The fire is believed to have started outside the man's home, said the victim's son, melting wheelie bins before burning down his shed and fence.

A pensive George Clooney sports a rugged beard in the first photos from his forthcoming film, The Midnight Sky.

Space is the only safe place left in George Clooney’s new post-apocalyptic thriller.

George Clooney is seen with a bushy beard in this first look photo from his upcoming Netflix movie The Midnight Sky, which will be released in December 2020.

The Midnight Sky, after director George Clooney intervened.Jones plays mission specialist Sully in the sci-fi thriller, which follows the crew of a starship returning home from one of Jupiter’s moons — having found it potentially habitable — only to discover that catastrophe has afflicted the Earth.Clooney told Vanity Fair that the film is “science fiction, which unfortunately is less fictional as we move through the days”.The 59-year-old actor and director said he received a call from Jones

coronavirus restrictions imposed from midnight today, a local MP has said.