Writer/Director Thomas Vinterberg on Letting His Alcohol-Inspired ‘Another Round’ Remain Untamable [Interview]

British broadcaster ITV has dropped a regular Coronation Street director after he wrote a series of Facebook posts undermining concerns about systemic diversity problems in the UK television industry.

If you’re ever hoping to bump into Simon Cowell over the festive season, you’ll find him in Barbados! The pop mogul isn’t the only celebrity who likes to swap mulled wine for champagne bubbles and beach vibes. With Barbados back open for business, this is the perfect place for the tropical holiday you’ve been dreaming of, especially now you don’t have to quarantine on your return to the UK.

Launched last month, Universal Music’s new UK version of its Def Jam label – aka 0207 Def Jam – has announced Wretch 32 as its Creative Director.“Alongside being an incredible artist, we’re super excited our new label will be able to tap into Wretch 32’s unrivalled creative mind”, says co-President Alec Boateng. “I’ve been lucky enough to be close up and witness his ever-evolving genius many times.

Will Thorne Staff WriterThe Apple spy drama “Slow Horses” has added a quartet of eye-catching names to its cast.Joining Gary Oldman in the lead will be Kristin Scott Thomas, Jack Lowden, Jonathan Pryce and Olivia Cooke. News of the castings comes over a year after the small screen adaptation of Mick Herron’s Slough House books was first announced.“Slow Horses” follows a team of British intelligence agents who serve in a dumping ground department of MI5 – Slough House.

Netflix has underlined its recent promise to double its investment in its U.K. productions, announcing seven new scripted series commissioned by the original series team in London.

Janet W. Lee Thomas Vinterberg’s “Another Round” took home the top prize at the 33rd European Film Awards.The Danish dramedy swept Saturday’s virtual ceremony, nabbing additional wins for best director and best actor for Mads Mikkelsen, who plays an alcoholic high school teacher.

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds continue to be THE funniest couple on social media — usually at one another’s expense!

Danish filmmaker Thomas Vinterberg is back in the Oscar race with Another Round (Druk), a film whose star, Mads Mikkelsen, calls “an embracement of life.”

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- South Korean director Kim Ki-duk, who won the top award at the Venice Film Festival in 2012 but later faced allegations at home of trying to force an actress into shooting off-script sexual scenes while making another movie, has died in Latvia. He was 59.The Baltic News Service cited Latvia-based Russian documentary filmmaker Vitaly Mansky, president of an international documentary film festival in Riga, as saying Kim died after falling ill with COVID-19.

Dave McNary Film ReporterNeill Blomkamp shot an entire movie during the coronavirus pandemic.The “District 9” and “Elysium” director made a supernatural horror movie over the summer in Canada’s British Columbia. Blomkamp also wrote the script for the movie, which has a cast consisting mostly of Canadian actors.The film, Blomkamp’s first since the 2015 sci-fier “Chappie,” is backed by Stuart Ford’s AGC Studios.Plot details are being kept under wraps.

EXCLUSIVE: District 9 and Elysium director Neill Blomkamp has made an under-the-radar supernatural horror movie during the pandemic.

Kaleem Aftab Egyptian filmmaker Marwan Hamed, the director of “The Yacoubian Building,” “The Blue Elephant” and “The Blue Elephant 2,” which last year became the highest-grossing Egyptian film in history, is shooting “Kira and El Gen,” based on Ahmed Mourad’s book “1919,” about Egyptian resistance to British occupation.

No one can have it all, but if you’re Mads Mikkelsen, you can get pretty close. The 55-year-old Danish actor is a man in demand for some of the biggest names in cinema: James Bond, Marvel, Star Wars … and now Harry Potter.

Naman Ramachandran Oscar-, BAFTA-, Golden Globe- and Grammy-winning composer A.R.Rahman (“Slumdog Millionaire”) has provided further details of his recently announced role as the ambassador of the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) Breakthrough India initiative.“As ambassador, my role is to help BAFTA to recognize breakthrough talent across the breadth of the Indian film industry and help them navigate the diverse and creative landscape of the country,” Rahman told Variety.

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Rangers smashed Aberdeen 4-0 and warned the rest of the Premiership their best is yet to come. The English winger admits the confident team are seeing their chemistry build every week with the fluidity and interchangeability of the squad adding to Steven Gerrard 's significant armoury.