“We’re just starting off steady this year as weren’t sure what restrictions would still be in place.
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Christopher Vourlias Vienna-based sales outfit Square Eyes has acquired Saeed Taji Farouky’s “A Thousand Fires,” which will open the Locarno Film Festival’s Critics’ Week section.Set in the Magway region of Myanmar, which is home to one of the oldest oil industries in the world, “A Thousand Fires” is a portrait of a family in flux and a story of intergenerational conflict and compromise.
It follows Thein Shwe and Htwe Tin, a husband and wife who run an unregulated oil field, producing a barrel
.“We’re just starting off steady this year as weren’t sure what restrictions would still be in place.
American actress Kristen Stewart has been returning to the world of awards caliber filmmaking with her upcoming movie “Spencer” focused on the iconic Princess Diana, the British royal that was beloved by the public but her life was cut short in 1997 when the tabloids’ obsession got her killed, leaving behind her two sons, Prince William and Prince Harry.
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Mental health struggles have been a part of Lil Wayne’s life since childhood.
Dolly Parton’s Christmas on the Square was just “a perfect little storm,” executive producer, star and composer Parton said during a panel for the Warner Bros Television movie at Deadline’s Contenders Television: The Nominees awards-season event.
SAG-AFTRA is the only major Hollywood union that doesn’t own its own headquarters, and that’s become a topic of heated debate between its warring factions in the union’s ongoing election of national and local officers. SAG – and now SAG-AFTRA – hasn’t owned its own national offices for 35 years, leasing at two different locations since 1986.
Will Thorne Staff WriterAs the 2021 Locarno Film Festival rounds its final bend, sales deals were still coming through.In one such pact, San Sebastian New Directors title “That Weekend” has been snapped up by leading Italian sales-production shingle The Open Reel. A debut feature from director Mara Pescio, the film tells the story of Julia who returns to the neighborhood she left years ago to recover money she hid in her home.
Chrissy Teigen, 35, had a perfect response to her critics on her Instagram Story on Tuesday August 10. The model dismissed trolls’ petty claims that she deletes the negative comments she receives on her social media. She also called the outrage “funny,” while she coolly clapped back in the low-key video, where she was wearing a colorful bathrobe.
Jem Aswad Senior Music EditorFrance-based Vivendi, parent of Universal Music Group, has sold 7.1% of that company’s share capital to Pershing Square Holdings, the investment firm managed by billionaire Bill Ackman, for $2.8 billion, with the possibility to sell him a further 2.9% by September 9, 2021.
Will Thorne Staff WriterThere is a lot that Thai director Ratchapoom Boonbunchachoke cannot say about his new project “A Useful Ghost.” But then again, when audiences in Thailand see the film, they will know exactly what it means.Set primarily in a family home, “A Useful Ghost” tells the story of a couple, March and Nat, and their young son Dot. March runs a vacuum cleaner factory, but ironically, one day Nat dies from a respiratory disease caused by air pollution in the area.
Joe Otterson TV ReporterSquare Peg and A24 are teaming to develop Adrian Tomine’s graphic memoir “The Loneliness of the Long-Distance Cartoonist” for television as an animated series, Variety has learned exclusively.The memoir, first published in 2020, explores Tomine’s life through a series of autobiographical sketches. When a sudden medical incident lands Tomine in the emergency room, he begins to question if it was really all worthwhile: despite the accolades and opportunities of a seemingly
Louis C.K., the controversial comic whose career all but vanished in 2017 with reports of sexual misconduct, has announced a major U.S. comedy tour that will launch next week with a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden’s Hulu Theatre in New York City.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefMyanmar director Maung Sun says he fears for the future of his writing and producing partner Ma Aeint who now faces charges brought by the military junta.Ma Aeint was arrested in early June in Yangon and was held for a month in judicial detention. She has since been transferred to the notorious Insein Prison, where she is being treated as a political prisoner.
police commander has said that he stands by the response to the Rangers title celebrations in George Square. Chief Superintendent Mark Sutherland, who is the divisional commander for Greater Glasgow, said heavy handed policing can often provoke crowd conflict rather than prevent it.
Blue Lagoon have said they are “disappointed” that the chain’s popular outdoor dining area in Balloch will not be remaining in place. Councillor Jonathan McColl branded the two-week trial “an accident waiting to happen” as he urged West Dunbartonshire Council not to renew the chippy’s lease for the outside seating area beyond the trial period on the site.
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Afterpay offers a “buy now, pay later” credit option that allows users to purchase a product immediately and then pay for it later in four equal payments, an option that became increasingly popular during the pandemic. The sale will see Square adopt that option while Afterpay will gain a bigger foothold in the U.S.
Bright Eyes have pulled the pin on four dates of their first headline tour in a decade, citing concerns regarding the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.The announcement came hours before the band took to New York City’s Forest Hills Stadium, sharing a statement to their email newsletter that read: “Due to the complications of managing a large touring party during a pandemic, Bright Eyes have made the difficult decision to postpone a handful of their indoor Summer 2021 shows.”“Over the past few weeks,