Roberto Benigni’s New ‘Pinocchio’ Movie Going Wide This Holiday Season

Deadline, the online mega-retailer has snapped up Shotgun Wedding for its Prime Video service in the UK, Canada, Australia and New Zealand, and a lot of Europe, while Lionsgate will distribute in the United States.

Rupert Murdoch, the 89-year-old media patriarch, received an initial dose of Covid-19 vaccine at a doctor’s office near his residence west of London.

London will add another studio to its growing library of film and TV facilities. Garden Studios —announced by the Arts Alliance investment group —is a new 62,000-square-foot hub in Park Royal in the northwest of the British capital, more central than others and just 7 miles from Soho.

Mariah Carey Christmas t-shirt has been released as part of Supreme’s Winter Tees collection.The cover of the singer’s 1994 album ‘Merry Christmas’, features on one of nine new t-shirts by the New York skateboarding lifestyle brand.The t-shirt also features a festive message dedicated to Supreme and is available to buy from tomorrow (December 17).

Naman Ramachandran The British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) will merge its Los Angeles and New York branches to form a single BAFTA North America in 2021, Variety has confirmed.The merger is in aid of a homogenous strategy designed to foster closer interactions with the U.K. body.

direct to your inboxA new variant of coronavirus has been discovered, the Health Secretary has announced. Matt Hancock appeared in the House of Commons this afternoon to give an urgent statement to MPs on the coronavirus pandemic in the UK.

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We’re all now used to the annual tradition of debating the controversial lyrics in The Pogues’ ‘Fairytale Of New York’ as a way of kicking off the festive season here in the UK. But with the focus on that, it can be easy to forget the other controversy this song sparks: the one when people try to cover it.It’s really hard to capture the spirit of a song like ‘Fairytale Of New York’, although many have tried.

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter.The news that the Pfizer coronavirus vaccine has been approved by the United Kingdom – with the Astrazeneca Oxford vaccine hopefully to follow - is a bright spot in the winter days as we head towards an uncertain Christmas.It looks too as if the UK Government has been far sighted in ordering 350 million vaccine doses from six different companies.I hope the Oxford vaccine joins the approved list quickly.

Giles Borg (Flutter) will direct UK feature Lead Heads, whose ensemble will include Rupert Everett (The Happy Prince), Tom Felton (Harry Potter), Derek Jacobi (Gladiator), Luke Newberry (Anna Karenina), Mark Williams (Harry Potter) and newcomer Olatunji Ayofe.

Venice Critics’ Week Names New HeadVenice Film Festival independent sidebar Critics’ Week has hired Beatrice Fiorentino as its new General Delegate, replacing Giona A. Nazzaro who left earlier this year to take the reins at Locarno.

The Asia Pacific Screen Academy honoured regional filmmakers at a special presentation on Australia’s Gold Coast last night (November 26).

Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid have sent their love to Meghan Markle and Prince Harry after the Duchess of Sussex announced she suffered a miscarriage. Good Morning Britain presenters Piers, 55, and Susanna, 49, shared tributes to Meghan, 39, and Harry, 36, as they spoke about the Duchess’ personal account shared in the New York Times.

Meghan Markle, the Duchess of Sussex, has revealed that she suffered a miscarriage in July, explaining in a deeply personal New York Times op-ed that losing a child means “carrying an almost unbearable grief.”