Locarno Fest’s First Look Strand Will Focus on Swiss Films in Post

Netflix and Sony Pictures Entertainment have set a significant new licensing deal giving the streaming giant an exclusive window for the studio’s theatrical titles starting in 2022.

Phoebe Dynevor has swapped the corsets of Bridgerton for a trench coat for her latest role as Clarice Cliff, a pioneering ceramic artist who roared to prominence in the 1920s while working in Britain’s pottery industry.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor“Big Little Lies” director Jean-Marc Vallée and producing partner Nathan Ross have set a first-look deal with HBO Max and HBO, where the pair are shepherding the limited series “The Gorilla and the Bird.”The three-year pact calls for Vallée and Ross to executive produce “Gorilla” through their Crazyrose banner. Vallée will direct the drama based on the memoir by Zack McDermott about a mother’s unconditional love for her bipolar adult son.

coronavirus pandemic, the Swiss festival’s 2021 event is set to take place July 2-17 with a limited capacity.Changing its format to coincide with the current guidelines set out by local authorities and the uncertainties due to COVID-19, for the first time ever a stage will be constructed on Lake Geneva 25 metres from the shore, with a maximum capacity of 600 seats along the shoreline.Three other stages with a smaller capacity will be hosting jazz concerts, workshops, sessions and more in the

EXCLUSIVE: Following critical acclaim that recently earned him multiple accolades including a SAG nomination, Nicholas Hoult is looking to stay in business with The Great producers for the long haul. Hoult has signed a first look television deal with MRC Television and Civic Center Media via his newly formed production company, Dead Duck Films.

So much for a fun day of fishing!

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentFollowing on an initial sale to MUBI for U.S., U.K, Italy, Turkey and India, Brussels-based sales agency Be For Films has clinched its first tranche of sales to international distributors on Berlinale Encounters title “Azor,” the first feature from Swiss talent to track Andreas Fontana.In new sales, Pamela Leu at Be For Films, part of the pan-European Playtime Group, has closed Spain (Vitrine Filmes), Portugal (Legendmain Filmes), Greece (Cinobo),

More legal trouble for the Real Housewives franchise. Federal prosecutors say Real Housewives of Salt Lake City star Jen Shah and her assistant, Stuart Smith, in a nationwide fraud, telemarketing and and conspiracy to commit money laundering scheme.

published in Evolutionary Systematics on Thursday, researcher Joseph Schubert described the newest member of the peacock spider group.“It has a really vibrant orange face with white stripes on it, which kind of looks like a clownfish, so I thought Nemo would be a really suitable name for it,” said Schubert, an arachnologist and taxonomist for Museums Victoria, in an article published on their website. The aptly named Nemo wasn’t easy to find either.

Sign up for our What's On newsletter - for all the latest whether you're staying in or heading out and about

Michael Douglas and Kathleen Turner reunite in this first look pic from the final season of The Kominsky Method.

It looks like Brooklyn Beckham has what it takes to start is own band, well, sort of. The 22-year-old took to the Face Swap app to trade places with the Spice Girls, including his mom, Victoria Beckham, in their “Say You’ll Be There” video.

Brooklyn Beckham has what it takes to start is own band, well, sort of. The 22-year-old took to the Face Swap app to trade places with the Spice Girls, including his mom, Victoria Beckham, in their «Say You'll Be There» video.In the hilarious clip, Brooklyn stars as Posh Spice, Baby Spice, Scary Spice, Sporty Spice and Ginger Spice, as they sing and dance to the hit track.

Joe Otterson TV ReporterNatalie Portman and Sophie Mas’ MountainA production company has set a first-look TV deal at Apple.News of the deal comes a week after it was reported that Portman had signed on to star in the Apple series “Lady in the Lake” with Lupita Nyong’o. Portman is also an executive producer on the series, as is Mas via MountainA.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentCeline Sciamma’s Berlinale competition title “Petite Maman” has been sold by MK2 Films around the world with some bidding wars in multiple territories.The critically acclaimed film, which marks Sciamma’s follow-up to “Portrait of a Lady on Fire,” has been sold to Alamode (Germany), Culture (Japan), Challan (South Korea) Sun (Latin America), Avalon (Spain), Madman (Australia/New Zealand), Red Cape (Israel), Cinéart (Benelux), Cineworx (Switzerland), Angel