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Tuesday, April 9, 2019

John Waters to Receive Locarno Film Festival's Top Honor by Robert Mitchell

John Waters is set to receive the Pardo d'onore Manor lifetime achievement award at this year's Locarno Film Festival, the first under new artistic director Lili Hinstin. The cult U.S. filmm…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:10AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, April 10, 2018

Olivier Awards Rename Prize After Peter Hall Following 'In Memoriam' Blunder by Robert Mitchell

Organizers of the Oliver Awards, Britain’s equivalent of the Tonys, apologized “unreservedly” Tuesday for omitting theater legend Peter Hall from the awards ceremony’…

SOURCE: Variety at 12:30PM[SHARE]

Friday, February 16, 2018

Saoirse Ronan, 'Three Billboards' Triumph at IFTA Film and Drama Awards by Robert Mitchell

Oscar-nominee Saoirse Ronan took home the best actress prize at the Irish Film and Television Academy's Film and Drama Awards, which took place in Dublin on Thursday night. Ronan's win for h…

SOURCE: Variety at 06:14AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 17, 2017

'La La Land's' Fred Berger to Produce Noir Thriller 'Strange but True' (EXCLUSIVE) by Robert Mitchell

"La La Land" producer Fred Berger has set multilayered noir thriller "Strange but True" as his next project. British sales company Bankside Films is handling international sales on the film,…

SOURCE: Variety at 04:40PM[SHARE]

Thursday, May 11, 2017

Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming, Russell Tovey to Headline BBC's 'Queers' by Robert Mitchell

Ben Whishaw, Alan Cumming and Russell Tovey are set to headline "Queers," a new series of one-off monologues for BBC Four curated and directed by "Sherlock" co-creator Mark Gatiss. The eight…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:23AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, May 3, 2017

Cannes: First Image for British Musical 'Been So Long' (EXCLUSIVE) by Robert Mitchell

Filming has wrapped on modern-day musical "Been So Long" in London. The film, which London-based international sales company Film Constellation will introduce to buyers at the Cannes Film Ma…

SOURCE: Variety at 10:30AM[SHARE]

Thursday, April 27, 2017

Bruce Springsteen: Jonathan Demme an 'Inspiration' Who Was 'Always Smiling' by Robert Mitchell

Bruce Springsteen hasÂ has added his own tribute to Jonathan Demme, calling the late director “an inspiration” who will be “deeply missed.” Demme,Â who died Wedne…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:22AM[SHARE]

Tuesday, April 11, 2017

IMAX and AMC Sign 25-Theater Agreement for Europe by Robert Mitchell

AMC Theaters and IMAX Corp. have signed a new joint revenue-sharing arrangement which will see the premium large screen format installed in an additional 25 AMC-owned cinemas across Europe. …

SOURCE: Variety at 08:06AM[SHARE]

Wednesday, February 15, 2017

New Alan Cumming Film, Others to Premiere at London LGBT Film Festival by Robert Mitchell

BFI Flare, the U.K.'s leading LGBT film festival, has announced the full lineup for its 31st edition, which includes world premieres for the BBC's "Against the Law" and U.S. drama "After Lou…

SOURCE: Variety at 02:30PM[SHARE]

Friday, February 10, 2017

Disney's 'Mary Poppins Returns' Begins Production in U.K. by Robert Mitchell

Principal photography has commenced on Walt Disney Studio's "Mary Poppins Returns" at the U.K.’s Shepperton Studios, Disney announced Friday. The much-anticipated sequel to Disney's 19…

SOURCE: Variety at 07:37AM[SHARE]

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