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Berlinale World Cinema Fund Chief Vincenzo Bugno Talks Bolzano Fest’s New Maso Short Films Lab
Vincenzo Bugno, who heads the Berlinale World Cinema Fund and is curator of the Torino Film Feature Lab, became artistic director of South Tyrol’s Bolzano Film Festival Bozen last year. In this guise, the veteran industry expert is putting his know-how behind a new program called Maso, dedicated to fostering the production of European shorts. …
2-min read - EntertainmentThe Guardian
Martin Scorsese to revive Frank Sinatra biopic with Leonardo DiCaprio
The director is planning to return to his long-delayed project with Jennifer Lawrence co-starring as Ava Gardner – but rights may prove a stumbling-block
2-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘Beethoven’s Nine’ Director Larry Weinstein Set Out to Make a Doc About the Famed Symphony — but Ended Up With His Most Personal Film Yet (EXCLUSIVE)
When ARTE Germany CEO Wolfgang Bergmann approached Toronto director Larry Weinstein in January 2023 about making a documentary to mark the 200th anniversary of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, the filmmaker didn’t exactly break into a chorus of “Ode to Joy.” Nor could he have anticipated that his film “Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity,” which premieres in …
5-min read - EntertainmentVariety
Henry Cavill Says ‘Maybe I’m Too Old Now’ to Play James Bond as Fake Movie Trailer With Him as 007 Goes Viral With 2.5 Million Views
Henry Cavill is being thrust back into the James Bond casting conversation on social media thanks to a viral fake movie trailer partially created by AI that imagines the former “Superman” actor as 007 and Margot Robbie as his Bond girl. In four days. the AI-generated trailer garnered over 2.5 million views on YouTube and …
3-min read - CelebrityThe Wrap
IndyStar Sports Columnist Apologizes to Caitlin Clark for Odd ‘Heart Gesture’ Exchange: ‘I’m Part of the Problem’
Gregg Doyel was roasted for a "creepy" first-ever exchange with the Indiana Fever's first pick in the WNBA draft The post IndyStar Sports Columnist Apologizes to Caitlin Clark for Odd ‘Heart Gesture’ Exchange: ‘I’m Part of the Problem’ appeared first on TheWrap.
4-min read - PoliticsDeadline
Trump Trial Judge Directs Media To Limit Disclosure Of Juror Information
UPDATE: Judge Juan Merchan directed media outlets to limit reporting on identifying information about jurors in the Trump hush money trial. Merchan excused one of the seven jurors selected so far after she complained of getting messages from friends and family members questioning her identity as a juror. She then said that she did not …
3-min read - EntertainmentVariety
‘Transformers One’ Trailer: Chris Hemsworth Is Optimus Prime in Animated Prequel With Scarlett Johansson, Brian Tyree Henry
Autobots, assemble: Paramount has released a trailer for “Transformers One,” the animated prequel film led by the voices of Chris Hemsworth, Brian Tyree Henry and Scarlett Johansson. Hemsworth voices young Optimus Prime, when he was just known as Orion Pax. Henry is D-16, before he became Optimus’ rival Megatron. The trailer shows the two starting …
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