‘A flop!’: 1941 review brings down Citizen Kane’s perfect score
The negative review, published by the Chicago Tribute on May 7, 1941, was the 116th review of the film on the website. Source: https://www.hindustantimes.com/
Anthony Powell, Oscar-Winning Costume Designer, Dies at 85
He was honored for “Travels With My Aunt,” “Death on the Nile” and “Tess.” He was also renowned for the outlandish outfits he created for Glenn Close as the evil Cruella de Vil. Source: https://www.nytimes.com/
Real-life plot twists leave Oscars struggling to adapt to new reality
No full-blown red carpet, no outfit questions, no after-parties – many involved in Sunday’s Oscars are happy to take a break from a four-hour seated ceremony that, some argue, has long put the movie industry’s in-house favourites, the promotion of … Continued
Games developers invited to apply for UK Global Screen Fund from May
The Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport and the British Film Institute have partners on a £7 million fund for the UK’s screen industries — and games studios will be able to take part in the second phase. … Continued
Sony Pictures TV Launches Diversity Fund for Production Talent, Starting in U.K.
SPT will work with international production companies — including ‘Sex Education’ producer Eleven Films — to identify, develop and champion talent from underrepresented backgrounds. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/sony-tv-production-diversity-fund-uk
Hubs in London, Los Angeles and Paris give the Oscars international appeal
Carey Mulligan is in Hollywood, Emerald Fennell was last seen in her garage, and Sir Anthony Hopkins is unlikely to leave the easel in his Welsh hotel room. Britain’s Oscar hopefuls are scattered across the world as they prepare for … Continued
Aardman Shaun the Sheep Farmageddon director’s Oscar nomination
A WOTTON under Edge animation director said he had to keep pinching himself after he was invited to this year’s Academy Awards ceremony. Will Becher, 41, said it was a dream come true that Shaun the Sheep Farmageddon was nominated … Continued
HBO Max to Develop 100 Latin American Originals in 2020-21
Two months after unveiling its first original series lineup for HBO Max out of Latin America, WarnerMedia has announced that over the next two years the streaming platform will develop more than 100 local productions across the territory as Max Originals. The first third are already in … Continued
What happened to the cast of BBC One sitcom The Royle Family?
One is a semi-professional footballer, one voices Gogglebox and another suffered a tragic early death. Source: https://www.kentlive.news/news/celebs-tv/what-happened-cast-bbc-sitcom-5342500
Mayoral candidate says ‘meetings have taken place’ on national film studio for the North
Four of the candidates for next week’s West Yorkshire Mayoral Election vote took part in a heated discussion on the future of culture in the county this week. Source: https://www.yorkshireeveningpost.co.uk/news/