‘Ripley’ Production Designer on Crafting a Murderous Black-and-White World

Blackish star Yara Shahidi and her mother Keri Shahidi have made the move into audio production, calling a collaboration between their production company and SiriusXM “something we were waiting for.”

Michael Schneider Variety Editor at Large I think I can say this on behalf of the entire collective of reporters who cover television: Nothing makes us groan more than when a series star or producer refers to the setting as another “character” in their show. (Actually, I take that back, something else causes even heavier eye rolls: When a performer says their co-stars are “like a family.”) And yet, I may have to temper my cynicism.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor FX’s “Shogun” had planned to shoot in Japan; due to the pandemic, the production shifted to Vancouver. Production designer Helen Jarvis had never been to Japan, nor had she read James Clavell’s original novel that the series is based on. Nonetheless, she was determined to bring authenticity to the locations when building the world of feudal Japan in the 1600s.

When a marriage goes bad and the partnership turns deadly, the worst of humanity comes out. So it was with Victoria and Emile Cilliers, a married couple, with two children who went from living their dream to a coercive nightmare.

True crime fans will be able to watch a new Channel 4 documentary, The Fall: Skydive Murder Plot. The three-part series starts tonight (Tuesday) and covers a tale of betrayal and criminality which will strike fear into the hearts of those watching.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor The fifth episode of Netflix’s’ “Ripley” takes a darker turn when Tom Ripley’s (Andrew Scott) perfect life is interrupted. Having found the perfect apartment in Rome – Dickie Greenleaf’s – he receives an unexpected visitor, Freddie Miles (Eliot Summer). Freddie suspects all is not what it seems, and soon Tom ends up murdering him.

The stars of stage, screen, and sport will once again be out in force as they take part in what is billed as the "world’s biggest charity football match". Of course, we're talking about the return of Soccer Aid and plenty of famous faces will be taking to the pitch this weekend, again for a good cause.

K.J. Yossman Banijay U.K. has acquired “Peaky Blinders” producers Caryn Mandabach Productions Limited (CMP) for an undisclosed sum.

Annika Pham Toronto-based Syndicado Film Sales has picked up international rights to “Petroleo,” the fiction debut of doc Spanish filmmaker Álvaro F. Pulpeiro, lauded worldwide for his sensory and lyrical filmmaking, most recently displayed in the CPH:DOX-selected “So Foul a Sky.” The Galician-born filmmaker said the project was significantly influenced by Pier Paolo Pasolini’s unfinished book “Petrolio,” will draw inspiration “from Michelangelo Antonioni’s “The Passenger” (1975), the visual intensity of “Apocalypse Now” (1979) and the digital noir of “Miami Vice” (2006).” “Petroleo” will compete for the €30,000 ($32,700) Filmin Award for best title in the Film to Come section at the inaugural ECAM Forum co-production market, unspooling June 10-15 in Madrid.

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Whether exploring post-apocalyptic wastelands or the far reaches of space, it’s easy to get lost in the visual language of a video game world. Transitioning that experience into a cinematic storytelling form is no easy task, but this season has seen more than a few production designers square up to the challenge.

Jon Burlingame Music for drama can take on various styles and colors, as demonstrated by three of this year’s most talked-about miniseries. Jeff Russo spent two and a half years thinking about, and composing, the score for “Ripley,” Steven Zaillian’s eight-part thriller about a sociopath (Andrew Scott) who finds the high life in 1960s Italy worth killing for. “Every piece of music I wrote was related to Tom Ripley,” Russo (an Emmy winner for “Fargo”) says of the Netflix series.

Naman Ramachandran Revered Russian ballerina Anna Pavlova and ace Indian soccer player Bhaichung Bhutia are among the subjects of projects selected at the inaugural edition of India’s Doc Film Bazaar. The Bazaar has unveiled 15 projects that will participate in its Co-Production Market and the five films selected for its Work-in-Progress Lab. As revealed by Variety, the market is a documentary-focused sister edition of the Film Bazaar that takes place in Goa annually in November.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor There is a wealth of period costumes cross the categories for Emmy voters to think about this season. In limited series, Oscar-winner Colleen Atwood built 200 to 300 leather jackets for AppleTV+’s World War II drama “Masters of the Air.” “It took six months to get them built,” Atwood says.

Frankie Bridge always knows how to find the best fashion on the high street, and her latest picks are no exception. This time, the Loose Women panellist has left her fans gushing over a gorgeous pair of shoes from River Island that seriously look like they could be from a high-end label.

Hunter Ingram In Netflix’s “Ripley,” characters repeatedly call attention to the colors of the world around them. The blue hue of a painting; the purple paisley pattern of a robe. These vibrant details that might be passing remarks in any other show ring like a bell in “Ripley” simply because the show is shot entirely in black and white.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Director Francesca Archibugi, whose feminist fascist-era saga “La Storia” was Italy’s biggest TV event of 2023, is set to return behind camera on World War II drama “The Italian Chapel” set in Scotland’s Orkney Islands. Inspired by a true story, “Italian Chapel” is centered on a clash between the local Orkney community and prisoners of war who are confined there. Against this backdrop, a secret romance springs up between an Italian prisoner and a Scottish islander.

Cynthia Littleton Business Editor Canva, the online service that offers a host of easy-to-use design tools, is targeting large companies in general and Hollywood in particular as growth initiatives as the DIY platform plots its next 10 years. Canva, launched in Janaury 2013, has been one of the biggest and buzziest digital media startups to emerge from Australia’s increasingly busy tech, venture capital and startup sector over the past decade. Disney CEO Bob Iger made a personal investment in the Sydney-based company in 2022 when it was valued at $40 billion.

The Alexander White Agency is expanding its Los Angeles Commercial Division with the hire of veteran agent, Stephany Burns.

Camila Cabello has candidly spoken about her first intimate experience, which happened when she was 20-years-old with a familiar face from ITV This Morning.