formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
The Russia-born filmmaker and artist, who is the focus of a Sarajevo Film Festival tribute, discussed his expansive ‘Dau’ project, including casting 352,000 people, during a masterclass. Source: Ilya Khrzhanovsky on Russia Ban, Venice Fail, Cabbage, Criminals Cast
Two major global milestones were crossed this weekend as Warner Bros/DC’s Superman passed the six-century mark — at $604.5M through Sunday — and Apple Original Films’ F1, via WB, also pushed the needle past $600M, reaching $603.4M through today. Source: … Continued
The drama premiered in competition at this year’s Cannes Film Festival, where it opened the festival and won the jury prize ex aequo. Source: Oscars: Germany Selects Mascha Schilinski’s ‘Sound of Falling’
Box-office growth hasn’t quite matched the season’s buoyant mood, but ‘F1’ and ‘How To Train Your Dragon’ could be important hits. Source: The summer box office delivered consistent hits but lacked a big breakout success | Features | Screen
Mike Flanagan directs his latest Stephen King adaptation starring Tom Hiddleston, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Karen Gillan and Mark Hamill. Source: UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘The Life Of Chuck’ dances into 622 cinemas, ‘Eddington’ also launches | News | Screen
A new film dramatises the rescue during WW2 of hundreds of British POWs from the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese cargo liner. The story has not been widely recounted – until now. Source: ‘He owed his life to those Chinese fisherman’: … Continued