Russian Producer Rodnyansky Brings Powerhouse Slate to AFM

Nicola Sturgeon has expressed fears that Vladimir Putin’s Russia is trying to influence the debate on Scottish independence by potentially distorting both sides of the argument.

As if the Rust fallout wasn’t already going to be a high-profile legal battle, now Gloria Allred is involved.

The Side by Side LGBT Film Festival, which takes place annually in St Petersburg, Russia, has had its website blacklisted by authorities in a move that the organizers say was provoked by an orchestrated campaign of complaints from ultra-right-wing groups.

the film Rust, after the fatal shooting of Halyna Hutchins on the New Mexico film set. Ms Mitchell says witnessing the killing of her friend had “taken away the joy in my life”, telling a press conference on Wednesday: “I relive the shooting and the sound of the explosion from the gun over and over again.

A Rust crew member has said actor Alec Baldwin "chose to play Russian roulette" by failing to check the gun on set before firing it. Mamie Mitchell, the script supervisor who called 911 after Baldwin fatally shot cinematographer Halyna Hutchins, is suing the star and the film's producers, alleging they did not follow safety protocols on set.

Attorney Gloria Allred held a press conference on Wednesday where she announced that the script supervisor on the Alec Baldwin movie "Rust," Mamie Mitchell, is the latest crew member to file a lawsuit against the actor and producers. Baldwin was handed a Colt revolver by assistant director Dave Halls while rehearsing a scene for the indie-western.

Lady Gaga‘s dialect coach on House of Gucci has said her accent is “more Russian” than Italian.The musician and actor plays Patrizia Reggiani in Ridley Scott’s biopic about the notorious murder of Maurizio Gucci.Gaga had previously said she “spoke with an accent for nine months” to prepare for her role in the film, also saying she experienced “psychological difficulty” playing the character.“I feel bad saying this, but her accent is not exactly an Italian accent, it sounds more Russian,” her

It’s not easy to reboot a cinema franchise, especially one which is close to 20 years old and based on a video game series that’s 25 years old.

Netflix Makes Deal With ‘Shoplifters’ Director

Naman Ramachandran Popular actor Alexander Petrov (“Ice,” “Method,” “Attraction”) is headlining an as yet untitled Russian drama series for Netflix.The series is from showrunner and screenwriter Eduard Oganesyan (“Chicks”), who is the co-founder of Monkey Style Film Company. It follows a celebrity who finds himself in the center of tragic events that destroys his personality and his desperate struggle to become himself again.

Christopher Vourlias Now in its 17th year, the Thessaloniki Film Festival’s Crossroads Co-Production Forum has become a de rigueur stop on the fall circuit for producers, distributors, festival programmers and sales agents from across Europe – and increasingly the rest of the world – as they look to spot promising projects in development from Southeast Europe, the Black Sea, and the wider Mediterranean region.For Yianna Sarri, who heads Thessaloniki’s industry arm, Agora, the reason is obvious.

EXCLUSIVE: The Boondock Saints are back. Director Troy Duffy has reunited with Norman Reedus and Sean Patrick Flanery for Boondock Saints III, a new installment of the saga of fraternal twin Irish brothers Connor and Murphy MacManus, who go on a vigilante track. That starts after they dispatch two Russian mobsters in self defense, and then have an epiphany to rid their Boston hometown of all crime, while being hunted by an FBI agent (Willem Dafoe) who can’t help but admire their cause.

Christopher Vourlias Russia’s Wizart Animation has closed pre-sales in multiple territories ahead of AFM for its animated feature “The Snow Queen and the Princess,” and has inked a package deal across Scandinavia for the first four titles in the successful “Snow Queen” franchise.The fifth movie in the series, which will be released in 2022, has been acquired by KLB SAS for France and French-speaking territories in Europe and Africa.

Alissa Simon Film CriticAs the pandemic continues to catalyze major life changes, motivating — or necessitating — many to make a new start, a film such as “Golden Voices” resonates even more deeply.