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K.J. Yossman Screen finance company Great Point Media has appointed administrators following the death of its founder, Jim Reeve Great Point Media, which was founded by Reeve and Robert Halmi in 2013, has invested in films including “Asteroid City,” “Lady Macbeth” and “Blue Jean,” among other projects. Its last available accounts, filed in Jan.

In partnership with Warner Bros. UKNME Screens will show Challengers, the latest film from visionary director Luca Guadagnino, at a special preview event in London later this month.

EXCLUSIVE: Oscar-nominated actor Willem Dafoe is set to join the ensemble cast of of Sony Pictures’ SNL 1975 (working title), which will be directed by Jason Reitman and based on the real-life behind-the-scenes accounts of the opening episode of Saturday Night Live. Reitman and Gil Kenan penned the script.

In partnership with STUDIOCANALNME Screens is back with another exciting opportunity to see one of the year’s biggest new films before anyone else. This time we’ll be showing Sam Taylor-Johnson’s moving exploration of Amy Winehouse, Back to Black.

Naman Ramachandran Top Bollywood star Ajay Devgn‘s Indian visual effects studio NY VFXWaala has set a strategic partnership with Sweden’s Goodbye Kansas Studio. NY VFXWaala has secured a major stake in Goodbye Kansas, through an offshore subsidiary, while simultaneously launching a joint venture studio in India.

We’ve heard Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are planning on being homebodies for the next few weeks. The pair — both huge stars in their respective fields — have an unusual lull in their schedules. No concerts, no games.

While he’s obviously famous for his celebrated acting career, Ethan Hawke is still a notable writer/director, as well as an author, stage actor, and more. Having just finished up the docuseries, “The Last Movie Stars,” in 2022, Hawke’s latest narrative directorial effort is “Wildcat,” based on the short stories of writer Flannery O’Connor.

One Day has been on my mind ever since I binged every single episode this week, and to be honest, I'm not sure I'll ever be the same. Portraying the love story of Dexter Mayhew and Emma Morley, the 14-part is based on David Nicholls' best-selling 2009 book which I also devoured when it was released back in the day.Starring of The White Lotus fame and (This Is Going to Hurt), One Day is an incredibly relatable, heartwarming, and thoughtful view of a love story that spans 20 years.

Jim Reeve, the British film and TV financier, has died aged 64.

EXCLUSIVE: UTA has signed acclaimed actor Rupert Friend for representation in all areas.

Poor Things took a pair of prizes including Best Picture at the Set Decorators Society of America‘s 2023 SDSA Awards, which were handed out today. Yorgos Lanthimos’ film starring Emma Stone also won for Best Achievement in Décor/Design of a Period Feature Film.

Set Decorators Society of America has announced the winners of the SDSA Awards, recognizing excellence in the art of set decoration for films released in 2023. This year’s winners of the five categories included “Saltburn,” “Poor Things,” “Barbie” and “Asteroid City.” “Poor Things” took home the prize for both achievement in decor/design of a period film and best picture, with “Saltburn” winning in the contemporary film category for decor/design.

ADG Awards celebrated outstanding production design in theatrical motion pictures, television, commercials, animated features and music videos. “It’s our honor and privilege to gather the guild to recognize the excellence among our members,” says award show producers Michael Allen Glover, ADG and Megan Elizabeth Bell, ADG in a joint statement. The ADG divides live-action features into three categories.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Sony Pictures Classics has acquired all rights worldwide to “Between the Temples,” a comedy with Jason Schwartzman and  Carol Kane that earned strong reviews when it debuted at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. Directed by Nathan Silver, the film follows a forty-something cantor who is at a personal and professional crossroads. That’s when his grade-school music teacher re-enters his life as an adult bat mitzvah student, prompting the pair to form an unusual connection.

on “The Graham Norton Show.” “Completely, head to toe, in blue paint,” the “Breaking Bad” star continued. The Golden Globe winner said things took a dangerous turn when he began shooting the scene for the 2001 “Hal Quits” episode.“As you shoot, you’re moving around,” Cranston explained.

Jon Burlingame Two songs from “Barbie” have been nominated as best song, part of a diverse collection of songs and scores nominated for the 96th annual Academy Awards. “What Was I Made For?” by Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell, and “I’m Just Ken,” by Mark Ronson and Andrew Wyatt, were chosen by the 390 voting members of the Academy music branch.

There’s so many great films and shows dropping on TV and streaming platforms these days that it can be tricky to find which providers offer the top content with the best deals. That’s why we’ve scoured the January sales and spotted some awesome deals from Virgin Media that come with loads of blockbuster films and shows.

Bill Murray (The French Dispatch), Michael Cera (Life & Beth) and Benicio Del Toro (The French Dispatch) have been set to star in the newest feature from seven-time Academy Award nominee Wes Anderson, which is set to go into production this year, Deadline has confirmed.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor “Saltburn,” “Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Asteroid City,” “Barbie” and “Oppenheimer” are among the films singled out for excellence by the Art Directors Guild (IATSE Local 800). The guild announced the nominations for its 28th Excellence in Production Design Awards in motion pictures, television, commercial and music video categories. ADG Awards winners will be announced at a ceremony on Feb.

The Art Directors Guild revealed the nominees for the 28th Annual Excellence in Production Design Awards also known as the ADG Awards this morning and there were, for better or worse, few surprises. On the film side, potential Oscar nominees “Asteroid City,” “Barbie,” “Poor Things” and “Oppenheimer” all earned nominations in the three ADG film categories.

The indie box office busted out this year, hitting is stride post-Covid with an eclectic string of releases that made a splash artistically and financially.

Fans are anxiously awaiting the 2024 Oscars nominations, and the Academy has released the shortlist of potential nominees in several categories.

Jon Burlingame Oscar’s music branch has had its say, naming 15 original scores and 15 songs to its shortlist for possible nomination at the 96th Academy Awards, with few surprises. As expected, all three “Barbie” songs that were entered — Billie Eilish’s “What Was I Made For,” Dua Lipa’s “Dance the Night” and Ryan Gosling’s “I’m Just Ken” — made the 15-song list.

Jon Burlingame Ninety-four songs and 149 scores have been deemed eligible in the music categories for the 96th annual Academy Awards, Variety has learned. Voting began this morning, with 390 members of the Academy music branch eligible to vote in this year’s competition.

Deadline’s Read the Screenplay series spotlighting the year’s most talked-about scripts continues with Asteroid City, Wes Anderson‘s latest film that had its world premiere at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.

Wes Anderson has been named one of TikTok’s biggest trends in 2023, according to a new report from the video-sharing platform.TikTok shared its annual Year on TikTok report today (December 6) which reveals the most-viewed trends on its site.The Wes Anderson trend saw users make and post videos using the distinctive aesthetic of the US director who released his film Asteroid City this year.According to TikTok’s report, they wrote: “This year, we loved acting like we were in a Wes Anderson film.”To achieve the style, users applied filters, colour grading and a symmetry that is often associated with Anderson’s unique style of filmmaking.You can see some examples of the trend here:With a good imagination, everything is symmetrical. Let a girl day dream! #wesanderson ♬ Obituary – Alexandre Desplat In more Anderson news, the director said that he thought his 1996 directorial debut Bottle Rocket was a “disaster”.The Oscar-nominated director, who recently helmed the short Netflix film The Wonderful Story Of Henry Sugar, made the confession while talking to attendees at the Lumière Film Festival (via Variety), and added that he wouldn’t have made it had he known how much audiences were going to hate it.The film centres on the character of Anthony (Luke Wilson) just as he’s released from a mental hospital, only to find that his wacky friend Dignan (Owen C.

Like trailers, movie posters are marketing materials to put butts in seats for movies and one could argue—with the fragmenting nature of streaming and the downtrends of movie theatergoing—that movie posters aren’t as important as they once were to pop culture and movie-going culture. That said, we still love ‘em, especially the artful, more visually dynamic ones that aren’t afraid to do more than put a bunch of floating heads on a poster to sell the cast of a movie.

Todd Gilchrist editor Wes Anderson’s “Asteroid City” is a nesting doll of a film—a television broadcast of a documentary about a play, assembled with the same precision and detail as Anderson’s “The Royal Tenenbaums,” “The Grand Budapest Hotel” and “The French Dispatch” among others. Thematically, the connective tissue between its layers of reality, like many of those earlier films, is the notion and processing of loss.

Brent Lang Executive Editor Steve Carell will make his Broadway debut playing the title character in a revival of Anton Chekhov’s “Uncle Vanya.” The production, which will be performed at Lincoln Center’s Vivian Beaumont Theater, will begin previews April 2, 2024, and open on April 24, 2024. It promises to be a starry affair. The cast boasts William Jackson Harper (“Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania”) as Astrov and Alfred Molina (“Spider-Man: No Way Home”) as Alexander Serabryakov.

Steve Carell will make his Broadway debut next spring in the title role of Lincoln Center Theater’s Uncle Vanya, appearing with, among others, Alison Pill as Sonya, Alfred Molina as Alexander Serabryakov and Anika Noni Rose as Yelena.

Ellise Shafer SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers for “Priscilla,” in theaters now. As the opening sequence of Sofia Coppola‘s biographical drama “Priscilla” unfolds, viewers meet a 14-year-old Priscilla Beaulieu (Cailee Spaeny) in 1959 West Germany to the tune of the Ramones’ 1980 hit “Baby, I Love You.” This time-bending choice may seem unexpected, but to those familiar with the work of Coppola — who famously soundtracked her 2006 historical film “Marie Antoinette” with the Strokes, Aphex Twin and the Cure — it won’t come as a surprise. After all, though the song is a subversion, it’s a cover of the Ronettes’ 1964 classic and carries much of the musical stylings of the period, courtesy of Phil Spector, who produced both versions.

Caroline Brew editor Billie Eilish and Finneas along with Lenny Kravitz and Diane Warren are among the nominees at the Hollywood Music in Media Awards. Eilish and Finneas landed a nomination for “What Was I Made For?” from “Barbie.

Variety, the 22-second clip, which has since been deleted from the internet, first appeared on X (formerly Twitter) on Saturday using an old clip of Johansson, 38, during a behind-the-scenes look at her film “Black Widow.” “What’s up, guys? It’s Scarlett and I want you to come with me,” the “Avengers” star says before the clip transitions to a group of AI-generated pictures that resemble the star“It’s not limited to avatars only,” a voiceover continues, sounding very similar to Johansson. “You can also create images with texts and even your AI videos.

In partnership with Warner Bros. UKNME Screens is set to return for its fifth instalment next month with a special showing of Emerald Fennell’s latest film Saltburn.

A24 has wrapped production on Death of a Unicorne, its new film starring Paul Rudd (Ant-Man franchise) and Jenna Ortega (Wednesday) that has been at the center of the online rumor mill for months. Others officially set to join the duo as part of the ensemble include Richard E. Grant (Saltburn) Téa Leoni (Flirting with Disaster), Will Poulter (Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3), Anthony Carrigan (Barry), Sunita Mani (GLOW), Jessica Hynes (Shaun of the Dead), and Stephen Park (Asteroid City).

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