Lynne Ramsay Talks Love Of Shorts, The Art Of Adaptation & Why She Has No Plans To Make A Series – Qumra Masterclass

As Tiffany Pennywell and Brett Brown prepare for their Love Is Blind wedding day, the future bride nearly hit her breaking point.

EXCLUSIVE: After playing formidable and unique young women in The Last Of Us and Game Of Thrones, Bella Ramsey has found her next potentially memorable role as the star of period drama Monstrous Beauty.

EXCLUSIVE: Korea’s Lotte Cultureworks is teaming with Desert Bloom Pictures to produce a Korean-language adaptation of autism comedy drama On The Spectrum, which was originally produced by Israel’s Yes TV.

A tribute has been paid to a 'brave little boy' who tragically died in hospital shortly after his birth due to a heart disorder.

Joe Otterson TV Reporter Netflix has found the main cast for the limited series adaptation of the Elin Hilderbrand novel “The Perfect Couple.” Variety has learned that Nicole Kidman has officially signed on to star in the series, as has Liev Schreiber, Eve Hewson, Billy Howle, Dakota Fanning, Meghann Fahy, Ishaan Khattar, Jack Reynor, Sam Nivola, Mia Issac, Donna Lynne Champlin, and Isabelle Adjani. The show originally received its six-episode order at Netflix in August 2022. The official logline states, “Amelia Sacks (Hewson) is about to marry into one of the wealthiest families on Nantucket. Her disapproving future mother-in-law, famous novelist Greer Garrison Winbury (Kidman), has spared no expense in planning what promises to be the premiere wedding of the season — until a body turns up on the beach. As secrets come to light, the stage is set for a real-life investigation that feels plucked from the pages of one of Greer’s novels. Suddenly, everyone is a suspect.”

Love was not exactly blind when it came to season 4 contestant Zack Goytowski. The quirky 31-year-old criminal defense attorney fell for two women in the pods — one who baked him cupcakes for his birthday (33-year-old senior program manager Bliss Poureetezadi), and one who was kind of the pod mean girl and created drama with several of the other girls (26-year-old business owner Irina Solomonova).Claiming he knew Irina's true nature, Zack cut Bliss loose in the pods and proposed to Irina in a very cringey musical moment.But it was clear from the moment the pair laid eyes on one another that things weren't exactly… blissful.

Shirley Ju Director X knows a thing or two about music videos. From working under Hype Williams on the set of the 1998 classic movie “Belly,” to directing music videos for hip-hop heavyweights like Kendrick Lamar and Drake, the visual artist — whose real name is Julien Christian Lutz — has been delivering outstanding visuals for three decades and counting. Today, Lutz’s production company Fela teams up with Insight Production in announcing the launch of a new series dubbed “Video Star.” The show will explore the behind-the-scenes process and cultural impact of the most groundbreaking, innovative music videos dating back to the ’70s. It will additionally spotlight videos of the ’90s (when seven-figure budgets were introduced) leading up to modern-day examples, including some of Director X’s own innovative creations.

Although he is rightly judged as being in the vanguard of British independent cinema, Mark Jenkin nonetheless seems out of place in such company. Unlike his contemporaries—Peter Strickland, Lynne Ramsay, Andrea Arnold, Clio Barnard, and Jonathan Glazer, among others—he is a strict formalist, creating expressions through the rhythms and combinations of images and sounds rather than through conventional narratives or theatrical gestures.

Alan Carr gave an insight into friend Paul O’Grady’s thoughts on the after life as he paid a touching tribute to the beloved entertainer following his death at the age of 67. O’Grady’s husband Andre Portasio confirmed on Wednesday that he had passed away “unexpectedly but peacefully” on Tuesday evening. Taking to social media, comedian Carr, 46, confessed that he had been “no use to anyone” after learning of O’Grady’s sudden passing.

As one of the standout players (for better or worse) on the new season of, viewers seem instantly interested in 27-year-old marketing manager Micah Lussier.The Seattle-based contestant fell for two men in the pods — Kwame Appiah and Paul Peden. Ultimately, she cut Kwame loose and made things official with Paul.The pair got engaged and had a sweet first interaction.

star Micah Lussier is speaking out following the backlash surrounding her portrayal on season 4 of the hit Netflix dating show.The 27-year-old Seattle-based marketing manager took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday to issue an apology after receiving criticism both for her «mean girl» behavior in the show's women's lounge and for her flirtatious interactions with her ex, Kwame Appiah, after they were both engaged to other people.«I have apologized privately to the people that were hurt on the show by my hands. I would like to apologize publicly,» Micah began.

alum Natalie Lee is sharing some insider intel on season 4 standout Micah Lussier.Natalie appeared on season 2 of the hit Netflix dating show, where she got engaged to Shayne Jansen. The two made it to the altar, only to have Natalie turn Shayne down following a disastrous off-camera fight.

More to the story? Scheana Shay‘s friend Jamie Lynne offered more details regarding the hotel room drama — including her thoughts on Katie Maloney‘s claims in the newest episode of Vanderpump Rules.

Paddy McGuinness has given a rare, and brilliantly honest, insight into life as a dad-of-three as he continues to live with ex-wife Christine McGuinness in their Cheshire home. The comedian and presenter was on The One Show on Thursday night (March 23) to chat about his new Channel 4 show, Tempting Fortune.

Love at first snooze? Season 4 of premiered on Friday and the first five episodes were filled with drama, tears and ill-timed naps.When Tiffany and Brett first met in the pods, they seemed like a perfect match. But when Brett confessed his love for Tiffany, she fell asleep, leading Brett to have a very frustrated chat with his bros in the lounge.Though he declared he was «done,» Brett ultimately accepted Tiffany's apology and proposed to her just moments after.After telling Brett that she «accidentally fell asleep» because she was listening to his «soothing» voice, Tiffany spoke with ET's Will Marfuggi before the episodes aired to explain what led to the inopportune moment.«Long days, long days,» she told ET, laughing over the fact that it was included in the show.Brett also spoke with ET about the moment, saying, «It was one of those things that when it happened, I was like, 'If we make it out of the pods and we live our life together, this moment is going to stick with us for the rest of our lives.'»But not all napping was bad.

A new season, a new love triangle (or two… or three… or...). Season 4 of kicked off on Friday and tensions were high both in the pods and in the couples' romantic getaway to Mexico.After contestant Micah connected with both Kwame and Paul in the pods, she ultimately cut Kwame loose in favor of the environmental scientist.Kwame went on to link up with Chelsea and both Kwame and Micah exited the pods engaged to separate people.

Love was not exactly blind when it came to season 4 contestant Zack Goytowski. The quirky 31-year-old criminal defense attorney fell for two women in the pods — one who baked him cupcakes for his birthday (33-year-old senior program manager Bliss Poureetezadi), and one who was kind of the pod mean girl and created drama with several of the other girls (26-year-old business owner Irina Solomonova).Claiming he knew Irina's true nature, Zack cut Bliss loose in the pods and proposed to Irina in a very cringey musical moment.But it was clear from the moment the pair laid eyes on one another that things weren't exactly… blissful.

EXCLUSIVE: The story of the murder of six Black girls in the Washington, D.C. area in the 1970s is to be turned into a podcast and scripted series.

BAFTA-nominated Mike Faist and Oscar-nominated actor Lucas Hedges will star in a London stage adaptation of Annie Proulx’s best-selling novel Brokeback Mountain.

Michael Winterbottom has devoted much of his filmmaking career to revisiting real-life events through works blurring the boundaries between documentary and drama to various degrees.