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After Avengers: Endgame and Spider-Man: Far From Home, MCU (Marvel Cinematic Universe) fans had a drought-filled 2020 with no movies in theatres, owing to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. While the Scarlett Johansson starrer Black Widow's release date is once again pushed to July 9, it's up to the MCU Disney+ shows to keep us satiated.

Naman Ramachandran Indian music giant Super Cassettes Industries, popularly known as “T-Series” after its label, has joined the Indian Performing Right Society (IPRS), becoming the last music major in the country to do so.T-Series joins the existing IPRS members who include Sony Music Entertainment India, Saregama India, Universal Music Publishing, Times Music and Aditya Music.T-Series, also a leading film producer, operates a vast music library of 200,000 titles, including more than 50,000

Get the stories that matter to you sent straight to your inbox with our daily newsletter. A picture can paint a thousand words – or so the saying goes – and this selection of artistic snaps from members of Motherwell Photographic Society certainly emphasises that point.

Sheila Hancock says that a year spent in lockdown has taught her that the UK needs a “revolution”. The 88-year-old actor appeared on BBC Radio 4’s Woman’s Hour on Tuesday (23 March), marking the one-year anniversary since the UK first went into lockdown for the coronavirus pandemic.

The Visual Effects Society has named Oscar-winning director-producer-screenwriter Peter Jackson as the forthcoming recipient of the VES Lifetime Achievement Award in recognition of his contributions to filmed entertainment. The award will be presented at the 19th Annual VES Awards, streaming worldwide on April 6 or 7 (depending on time zone) and hosted by comedian Patton Oswalt.

City of Girls by Elizabeth Gilbert. And now I'm reading Bringing Up Bébé, which is actually fantastic.

I May Destroy You has won big at the Royal Television Society Awards.The groundbreaking series, written by and starring Michaela Coel, impressed judges and won three trophies at the annual event.Judges called Coel’s performance “nothing short of electrifying”, and added: “Somehow she brought the audience into her head, heart and skin.”I May Destroy You won the RTS Awards for best female actor, best drama writer and best miniseries, with Coel beating Normal People‘s Daisy Edgar-Jones and Glenda

Naman Ramachandran Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” capped a triumphant edition of the U.K.’s Royal Television Society program awards for the BBC as the broadcaster scored 14 wins.Coel won actor – female, and writer, and the show also won best miniseries.In addition to the 29 competitive categories, three further awards were presented.

She added: “The people in Nepal are so friendly and welcoming. They really want to get to know you and whatever little you can do for them really makes a big difference to their lives.“I am just an ordinary person – nothing special – but my experience and what I can teach them is going to help them for the future.

Mr. Bachmann and His Class took director Maria Speth years to research, six months to shoot, and another three years to edit.

Naman Ramachandran After sparking the departure of Piers Morgan from ITV’s “Good Morning Britain,” the reverberations of Oprah Winfrey’s explosive interview with Meghan Markle and Prince Harry have prompted another British media exit.Ian Murray, executive director of the U.K.

Jessica Kiang The public, the private and the deeply personal run on parallel tracks in French director Alice Diop’s documentary “We,” a series of vignettes of life along the RER B, a railway line running through the suburbs and exurbs of Paris out to the surrounding countryside.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Cherry,” “Mank,” “News of the World,” “Nomadland” and “The Trial of the Chicago 7” are among the films nominated by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) in the feature film category.The ASC nominees for feature film, documentary and television cinematography represent the organization’s picks for the most compelling visual filmmaking over the past 14 months.

Also Read: How 'Nomadland' Cinematographer Survived a Scorpion Bite and 'The Crud' to Shoot Oscar FavoriteIn the Spotlight category, which singles out cinematographers from films that largely had film-festival or overseas distribution, the nominees were the Sundance entry “Swallow,” the French film “Two of Us” and the Russian “Dear Comrades!”Documentary nominations went to “The Truffle Hunters,” “Gunda” and “Notturno,” three docs whose directors also served as cinematographers.

Netflix are gearing up to release a series titled Inventing Anna, based on the life of Anna Sorokin. But who is Anna Sorokin? The “fake heiress” made headlines back in 2019 when she was found guilty of various crimes, including theft of services and grand larceny.

Peter Debruge Chief Film CriticAlready devastated by her husband’s execution, Mina (played by co-director Maryam Moghaddam) discovers that the man she loves was put to death for a crime he didn’t commit in “Ballad of a White Cow.” That would seem to be injustice enough for one person to bear, but in conservative Iranian culture, now that Mina’s a widow, she has less power than ever before: Fired from her job, evicted from her apartment and pressured toward marrying her pushy brother-in-law

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentA daring character-driven crime drama about motherhood, “Snow Angels” is one of the highlights of this year’s Berlinale Series selection.

Soul, Eurovision Song Contest and The Queen's Gambit were among the high-profile winners at the 2021 Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards on Tuesday night.

Jon Burlingame It was definitely an evening of “soul” at the second annual Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards, as the Pixar film “Soul” and the Latvian film “Blizzard of Souls” took the top prizes for outstanding original scores for 2020 films.The “Soul” composing trio of Trent Reznor, Atticus Ross and Jon Batiste won for outstanding original score for a studio film, their second such prize in 48 hours after winning the Golden Globe Sunday night.

Motion Pictures – Live Action “Greyhound” “Mank” “News of the World” “Sound of Metal” “The Trial of the Chicago 7”Motion Pictures – Animated “A Shaun the Sheep Movie: Farmageddon” “Onward” “Soul” “The Croods: A New Age” “Trolls World Tour”Motion Pictures – Documentary “David Attenborough: A Life on Our Planet” “My Octopus Teacher” “The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart” “The Social Dilemma” “Zappa”Non-Theatrical Motion Picture or Limited Series “American Horror Story: 1984”: Ep.

the VES website.The nominees:Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “Jingle-Jangle: A Christmas Journey” “Project Power” “Tenet” “The Midnight Sky” “The Witches”Outstanding Supporting Visual Effects in a Photoreal Feature “Da 5 Bloods” “Extraction” “Mank” “News of the World” “Welcome to Chechnya”Outstanding Visual Effects in an Animated Feature “Onward” “Over the Moon” “Soul” “The Croods: A New Age” “Trolls World Tour”Outstanding Visual Effects in a Photoreal Episode “Lovecraft

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe nominations for the 19th Annual Visual Effects Society Awards have been announced with “The Mandalorian” and “Soul” leading.“The Mandalorian” leads with 13 nominations including outstanding visual effects in a photoreal episode.

Jazz Tangcay Artisans EditorThe Cinema Audio Society (CAS) has announced the nominations for the 57th Annual CAS Awards for Outstanding Achievement in Sound Mixing for 2020 in seven categories, as well as the Outstanding Product Nominations.Among the films, TV shows and animated features nominated are “Mank,” “News of the World,” “Soul,” “Croods: A New Age,” “News of the World,” “Lovecraft Country” and “The Mandalorian.”As previously announced, George Clooney will receive the CAS filmmaker

A teacher comes under fire for a sex tape in Bad Luck Banging Or Loony Porn, the Berlin Film Festival competition entry from Romanian writer-director Radu Jude (Aferim!). We first meet Emi (Katia Pascariu) when she is engaged in graphic sex with her husband, who’s filming an amateur video.

Naman Ramachandran Hit BBC shows “I May Destroy You,” “Small Axe” and “Normal People” lead the nominations at the U.K.’s Royal Television Society (RTS) 2021 program awards.Michaela Coel’s “I May Destroy You” scored three nominations, as did Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe.” “Normal People” leads Daisy Edgar-Jones and Paul Mescal were nominated in the acting categories.The BBC leads the field with 40 nominations across the 28 categories, followed by Channel 4 with 17 and Sky with 12.The nominations

Todd Gilchrist Using historical recreation, comedy and the tropes of horror, many of the most impactful movies of 2020 dramatized important cultural conversations — some that audiences began examining long ago, and others they may still be reluctant to broach at all.Social commentary has become an additive, even essential element in the resonance of a contemporary narratives, even those set in the past or masked by the mechanics and conventions of a particular genre, simultaneously challenging

The Casting Society of America has made its final callbacks for 2020, unveiling the film nominees for its 36th annual Artios Awards. The winners will be announced during the virtual ceremony April 15.

Naman Ramachandran Phoebe Waller-Bridge, creator and star of smash hit “Fleabag,” will take on the role of the first president of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Society.Waller-Bridge performed her successful one-woman play “Fleabag” at popular venue Underbelly during the 2013 Fringe.

The Lounge Society have shared the video for new single ‘Cain’s Heresy’, filmed as a homage to The Strokes‘ ‘The Modern Age’ video and featuring the band’s legendary producer Gordon Raphael. Check it out below along with our interview with Raphael.As the Yorkshire Speedy Wunderground signees reveal details of their debut EP ‘Silk For The Starving’, the NME 100 alumni also share their high-octane new video filmed at the iconic Hebden Bridge Trades Club.

Also Read: 'On the Rocks' Film Review: Bill Murray and Rashida Jones Make a Dynamic Comic DuoCoppola’s feature directing career began in 1999 with “The Virgin Suicides,” “Lost in Translation,” “Marie Antoinette,” “Somewhere,” “The Bling Ring,” “The Beguiled” and the recent “On the Rocks.” She also directed the 2015 Netflix special “A Very Murray Christmas” and a 2017 production of Verdi’s opera “La Traviata” at the Teatro dell’Opera in Rome.

Amazon and Michael B. Jordan’s production banner, Outlier Society, have magnified their partnership, signing the actor and his company into a first-look film deal and an overall television deal.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterMichael B.

Also Read: Amazon Studios Head Jennifer Salke Says Her Golden Globes Noms 'Lead the Cultural Conversation'“We’re excited to deepen our relationship with Outlier Society!,” Amazon Studios head Jennifer Salke said in a statement. “Michael, Liz and the team will be key partners in our efforts to showcase compelling, ambitious and addictive content that can reach our global audience.

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW: Michael B. Jordan’s Alexa Super Bowl commercial heralds a deepening association with Amazon and its production and streaming arm Amazon Studios. Jordan, whose Outlier Society TV deal had been at Amazon Studios, has made a new deal that has an exclusive overall pact for television, and a new first look film deal to produce and acquire elevated films that reflect Outlier’s desire to showcase diverse filmmaking talent for Amazon’s growing original movies slate.

The Society of Composers & Lyricists (SCL) is set to give its Spirit of Collaboration Award to six-time Grammy winning and Oscar-nominated composer Terence Blanchard and Academy Award-winning writer, director and producer Spike Lee. Blanchard and Lee have jointly worked on 15 films and three TV projects, including Jungle Fever, Malcom X, 25th Hour, Inside Man, When the Levees Broke and last year’s BlacKkKlansman, which earned Lee the Oscar for best adapted screenplay.

Jon Burlingame The team of Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross leads all nominees for the second annual Society of Composers and Lyricists Awards, the organization of scorers and songwriters active in visual media.The composing duo (who won an Oscar 10 years ago for “The Social Network” and an Emmy last year for “Watchmen”) received three nominations.