Why China’s Du Jie chose to make ‘The Height Of The Coconut Trees’ in Japan
The film will world premiere in Busan’s New Currents competition. Source: Why China’s Du Jie chose to make ‘The Height Of The Coconut Trees’ in Japan | Features | Screen
Pobol y Cwm at 50: The TV soap where Hollywood stars are born
A Welsh-language soap opera where a number of Hollywood stars have made names for themselves is marking its 50th anniversary.Pobol y Cwm, about the fictional village of Cwmderi in south-west Wales, was first broadcast on the BBC in 1974.A number … Continued
ILLIT, KATSEYE and RIIZE to Perform at First-Ever L.A. Ceremony of K-Pop-Centric MAMA Awards
The CJ Entertainment-produced award show, touted as the “No. 1 K-Pop awards,” will hold the first night of the two-day long ceremony at the Dolby Theatre, marking the show’s first expansion into the U.S. Source: MAMA Awards Announces Performers and … Continued
Denis Villeneuve Awarded French Legion of Honor
“Dune” helmer Denis Villeneuve has been awarded the French Legion of Honor.The Quebecois filmmaker received the Chevalier of the Order of Arts and Letters on Tuesday from France’s Minister of Culture Rachida Dati in Paris. Source: Denis Villeneuve Awarded French … Continued
Fred Zinnemann Lumière Retrospective: Hollywood Embraces the French Classic Film Fest as a Gateway for Heritage Cinema
Hollywood’s major studios have stepped up by providing fresh digital restorations for a major retrospective of Fred Zinnemann’s work at the Lumière Film Festival in France’s Lyon. Source: Fred Zinnemann Retrospective
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Writer Elisabeth Finch Apologizes: “I Lied About So Much”
Finch’s tales of bone cancer and other harrowing medical issues are now the subject of the Peacock docuseries ‘Anatomy of Lies.’ Source: ‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Writer Elisabeth Finch Apologizes: “I Lied About So Much”