China Box Office: ‘Octopus With Broken Arms’ Retains Top Spot
The Chinese box office continued to be dominated by “Octopus With Broken Arms,” which held its top spot. Source: China Box Office: ‘Octopus With Broken Arms’ Retains Top Spot
Don’t Look Up director says ‘half a billion people’ have now seen film despite critics
Adam McKay says the Jennifer Lawrence and Leonardo DiCaprio-starring satire resonates with a widespread feeling of being deceived by government and media. Source: Don’t Look Up director says ‘half a billion people’ have now seen film despite critics | Film … Continued
Executive Calls for Action to Save Screen Music in Los Angeles
In an open letter, orchestra contractor and Oscar winner Peter Rotter calls for action to bring back scoring work to the City of Angels. “Our town has become silent, still and devoid of music making,” he writes. Source: Executive Calls … Continued
Rebecca Zlotowski Receives French Cinema Award at Culture Ministry
The tribute, which is given by the film promotion body Unifrance, honors actors, filmmakers and producers who have contributed to making French cinema shine abroad. Source: Rebecca Zlotowski Receives French Cinema Award at Culture Ministry
Lights, camera, concrete! How Hollywood is playing a part in brutalism’s redemption
Oscar-tipped film The Brutalist is the latest stage in the cultural rehabilitation of what was once architecture’s most reviled style but is now winning a new generation of admirers. Source: Lights, camera, concrete! How Hollywood is playing a part in … Continued
The power of cinema: Study shows film intervention reduces violence against children
A new study from McMaster University, in collaboration with community partners and researchers from Duke University, Oxford University, and Mahidol University, shows that screenings of a locally-produced narrative film about parenting led to a significant reduction in physical violence against … Continued