Beachgoers were in for a bit of a shock during their visit to Lake Tahoe!
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Ben Croll Following the launch of startups in Kenya and South Africa in 2015, and the victory of Nigerian filmmaker Joel Kachi Benson’s “Daughters of Chibok” at Venice’s VR competition in 2019, industry eyes have looked to the African XR ecosystem with ever-growing interest.Some of that interest, however, has been a little short-sighted, so speakers at a NewImages panel about the growing African ecosystem made sure to set the record straight.“Over the years, there’s been a refocus on the
.Beachgoers were in for a bit of a shock during their visit to Lake Tahoe!
Casey Bloys, chief content officer at HBO and HBO Max, said he basically doesn’t know whether Mare of Easttown will be back.
One of the best aspects of a prestige limited series in 2021 is a network or streamer can attract A-list talent for a short run of episodes.
Christopher Vourlias For three small nations tucked away in a far corner of Northeastern Europe, wedged between the sprawling tundra of Scandinavia to the north and the lumbering bear of Russia in the east, Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania have long realized their strength in numbers: In 1989, amid mass protests calling for independence from the Soviet Union, half a million people joined hands in a human chain stretching from Tallinn to Vilnius.
It must be something in the wooder. Local police have had enough of pesky "Mare of Easttown" fans visiting Wallingford, Pa.
Kate Winslet's HBO drama Mare Of Easttown became one of the most talked about shows of 2021 and received immense praises from fans for its storyline as well as performances. Winslet particularly won hearts with her performance as Mare and fans are now hopeful about another season although the show's creator, Brad Ingelsby feels it may be difficult.
Will it live up to the first? That is one question that Mare of Easttown creator Brad Ingelsby is facing when trying to figure out whether the series, which became a massive hit for HBO, will return for a second season.
Christopher Vourlias To understand the success of Triggerfish, the fast-rising, Cape Town-based animation house, which won the prestigious MIFA Animation Industry Award this week in Annecy, one need look no further than the circumstances of its birth 25 years ago.South Africa was finally emerging from the shadows of apartheid, a cruel and exploitive system of institutionalized racism that had oppressed its Black-majority population for nearly 50 years.
Jamie Lang Disney EMEA hosted its annual Studio Focus at this year’s Annecy Animation Festival, lamentably pre-recorded for the second edition in a row, where the company announced a pair of new African series, the sci-fi anthology series “Kizazi Moto: Generation of Fire” led by “Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” co-director Peter Ramsey, and a musical kids show titled “Kiff” from South Africa.“This year’s fest is about celebrating African animation,” said Orion Ross, VP of original
EXCLUSIVE: The nutty world of Kiff is coming to Disney Channel, which ordered the animated series from South African creators and executive producers Lucy Heavens (Space Chickens in Space) and Nic Smal (Caillou). Kent Osborne (Adventure Time, Spongebob SquarePants, Phineas and Ferb) serves as co-producer and story editor.
Guy Lodge Film CriticMother Nature might be predator, prey or another supernatural being altogether in “Gaia,” infiltrating her targets with unfurling shoots and roots and sudden fungal outcrops, until she’s eventually growing from within them. Or so it seems in first-time feature director Jaco Bouwer’s cool, taciturn ecological horror, which isn’t in any kind of hurry to show us exactly what dark forces are at play in the woods that encircle a tensely matched trio of human characters.
Is Trevor Noah going back to the studio in September? Possibly.
Leo Barraclough International Features EditorLeonine Studios and Mediawan have boarded upcoming English-language horror “The Twin” for German-speaking and French-speaking territories respectively. The deal, inked by Film Constellation, marks the first time Leonine and Mediawan have jointly acquired a film.
One of HBO Max’s breakout hits (well, at least that’s what social media tells us), “Hacks” has been the third jewel in the Jean Smart renaissance that began with “Watchmen” and was followed by definite ratings hit, “Mare of Easttown.” Of course, you could argue that the veteran Hollywood actor never went anywhere or that her “comeback” really started with an Emmy-nominated turn in the second season of “Fargo” or maybe her run in another FX standout, “Legion.” Whatever the case, Smart has gotten
crocodile. The largest lake in Africa, Lake Victoria in Uganda, is home to a 75-year-old crocodile called Osama, named after the terrorist behind the 9/11 attack, who has killed and eaten 80 people.
Mare Of Easttown could return for a second season, HBO Chief Casey Bloys has said.Bloys spoke to Variety following the news that Brad Ingelsby, the show’s creator, has signed a three-year exclusive deal with HBO.“If Brad felt like he had a story to tell that felt like it would be at the same level, I think everybody would be open to it,” he said.“Right now, he doesn’t have that story.
Kate Winslet won over critics and audiences with her new HBO show, Mare of Easttown. The Academy Award-winning actress portrayed the role of Mare Sheehan, a police investigator in a small Pennsylvania town solving a murder case.
Sara Bareilles and Joe Tippett are such a cute couple!