formerly Mad Cornish Projectionist.
In the latest in THR’s series about life after Hollywood, a former TV and film scribe undergoes a gut renovation as he settles into a second career as a construction worker. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/life-after-hollywood-hollywood-writer-nick-morton-construction-1236565629/
The $111 billion deal that would see Paramount Skydance swallow up Warner Bros. Discovery took another step closer to reality Thursday after WBD shareholders overwhelmingly voted in favor of the merger. But the pact isn’t over the finish line — … Continued
Stalker’s Path in Tallinn, Splendid Palace in Riga, and Roman Well in Belgrade are among the ten new places added by the European Film Academy to the Treasures of European Film Culture. Source: https://www.filmneweurope.com/news/region/item/127826-historical-sites-from-fne-partner-countries-added-to-efa-s-treasures-of-european-film-culture
European trade organizations representing the full film industry sector spectrum are up in arms against the EU Commission’s plans to make major changes to its Creative Europe funding program by combining its culture and media strands under the so-called AgoraEU … Continued
The 21st century presents quite the paradox for cinephiles. To those born before the smartphone era, it was hard to imagine ever having too much cinema. Yet, we are now deluged in moving images, fast cuts, unrelenting edits. “Firehose” doesn’t … Continued
This is what The Criterion Collection does best: They take a venerated (or sometimes less-known) director, assemble their work in a gorgeously conceived box set, and use archival material, interviews, documentaries, and essays to put that person’s celebrated work in … Continued