Locarno Head Giona A. Nazzaro On His Political Competition Lineup, Why He Tapped Charlotte Wells For Jury Duty & How The Fest Is Navigating Hollywood Strikes: “I Don’t Think This Will Be Over Soon”

A man told a top judge that he "completely forgot" to show up for jury duty.

Cody Heller was a writer on “Wilfred.” A series where Daniel Radcliffe’s character imagined his neighbor’s pet as a real person in a dog suit. She created “Dummy,” a show where Anna Kendrick became friends with her boyfriend’s sex doll.

Arthouse Crunch Over the last decade, theatrical arthouse markets have imploded soufflé-like. “We used to make 5,000 admissions per title, now the target audience is 500,” Peter Bognar, at Hungary’s CinefilCo, told Variety at Locarno. So, to close the gap and move hopefully into a little upside, having tapped subsidies and local TV pre-buys, producers are looking ever more to overseas public-sector coin, channelled via international co-producer partners.

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Naman Ramachandran Indian filmmaker Dominic Sangma’s “Rapture” (“Rimdogittanga”) is the second in a trilogy of films based on his memories of village life that began with his debut feature “Ma’ama” (2018). The Garo-language film, which revolves around a 10-year-old boy who suffers from night blindness and for whom every night is terrifying when his village is gripped by the fear of child-kidnappers, originated from another memory of Sangma, who hails from Meghalaya in northeastern India.

John Bleasdale Guest Contributor Locarno can’t get enough of Ted Hope. Five years after receiving the festival’s Raimondo Rezzonico Award, the producer of modern indie classics such as “The Wedding Banquet” and “The Ice Storm” shook things up yesterday at Locarno’s StepIN think tank with an Out of the Box keynote, a sweeping blast on the state of the industry. It resonated hugely with senior European industry executives who are often now battling the very same issues which Hope zeroed in on.

Marta Balaga Beware! New Zealand is ready to hear the roar of its first “authentic” monster movie, “Taniwha.” “If you ask any New Zealander what our own unique Indigenous monster is, they will immediately reply: Taniwha!” explains director Libby Hakaraia. “In our Māori culture, they are very real: Every tribe has their own. They inhabit waterways, mountains, rivers, oceans and forests, and take many shapes.

Ice Cube is claiming to be the victim of political bias.

Tommy Dorfman is getting candid about her earnings as a striking member of SAG-AFTRA.On Monday, the actress took to Threads to offer a glimpse at the amount of money she made during the first season of Netflix's. «my earnings for the entire first season of 13 reasons why were $29,953.24 prior to agency and manager fees (20%) and taxes. 8 episodes over six months,» the actress, who starred as Ryan Shaver on the series, wrote.

More details are emerging about Ariana Grande and Ethan Slater’s relationship, and WOW…

Drake is iffy on the whole concept of marriage. On the one hand, he thinks it's an «ancient» way of thinking but on the other hand, he just may ultimately take the plunge, but that doesn't mean he doesn't still have his worries.Speaking to Bobbi Althoff on her podcast, the «Hotline Bling» rapper was asked about marriage. Fans will recall he famously had a necklace made for him that included 42 stones and a staggering 351.38 carats in diamonds to represent all the times he thought about proposing but never did.«I don’t know.

Pep Guardiola has already given a glowing review of Manchester United's latest addition, Andre Onana.

We are in the middle of holiday season, with many jetting off for a well earned break.

Going abroad on holiday is a chance to enjoy a change of scenery and discover a new place. Whether it’s exploring the coastline of a Spanish island or visiting a beautiful French city, a trip away can bring out your sense of adventure.

Holidaymakers visiting Wales this summer have been warned not to touch dead birds on the beach as concerns rise over a bird flu outbreak. In recent weeks reports of bird carcasses washing up on shores in west and north wales have increased as wild bird colonies around the UK continue to be affected.

Calling all music lovers, do we have a treat for you!

It’s Day 7 of the SAG-AFTRA strike and Day 80 of the WGA strike. 

earned several Emmy nominations, including “Best Comedy” and “Best Supporting Actor — Comedy” for co-star James Marsden. Part sitcom, “Jury Duty” is a “Truman Show”-esque faux documentary following the proceedings of a trial by jury over the course of a month. The catch? It’s a fictional trial and everyone is an actor — except for Gladden, a solar contractor from San Diego who found the gig on Craigslist and thought he was participating in a real trial that was being filmed for a local documentary.Marsden plays a conceited blowhard version of himself. “There was always a camera on me,” Gladden told The Post. “But the reason that didn’t make me suspicious was because James [Marsden] was always next to me.

Thania Garcia Gunna has announced a pair of headlining concerts — his first in two years — set to take place later this September. The shows will support the release of his fourth studio effort “A Gift and a Curse,” and come months after his release from jail following his plea in the YSL gang case. Gunna will perform first on Sept. 9 at New York’s Barclays Center in Brooklyn for a show dubbed “The Gift,” and follow up with another show, “The Curse,” at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles on Sept. 28. Tickets for both shows will be available for general purchase starting July 21, and presale tickets for Citi card members will be available July 18. Artist Fan Club and Spotify Fan First presales go on sale July 19. In partnership with PLUS1, Gunna is also donating $1 per ticket to the Goodr Foundation, an organization supporting hunger relief initiatives.

This was the moment a 'reckless' driver ploughed into a motorcyclist before leaving him lying in the road. Video footage shows 'selfish' Bryan Rothwell being pulled from his doorway and arrested moments later.