Author: Madiha Ahmed

Locarno Film Festival High-profile filmmakers including Lucrecia Martel and Lav Diaz have contributed to a retrospective program for the Locarno Film Festival (August 5-15), selecting 20 titles from the event’s 74-year history that will have online and physical screenings next month. Due to ongoing pandemic disruption Locarno shifted the majority of its festival online this year, though … Continue reading Lucrecia Martel & Lav Diaz Pick Titles For Locarno Film Festival Retro Program; MUBI To Screen Globally Continue Reading →

Warner Bros Pictures EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros has created an anonymous reporting mechanism in Europe so that cast and crew can alert senior managers if they witness colleagues breaking Covid-19 safety protocols during production. Warner Bros, which is edging closer to getting blockbusters Fantastic Beasts and The Batman back into production in the UK after a months-long filming hiatus, has introduced the … Continue reading Warner Bros Sets Up Anonymous System For Reporting Coronavirus Malpractice During Shoots Continue Reading →

Weta Digital, Streamliner and Avalon Studios is changing the game when it comes to production with a new LED-stage virtual production service. So what does this mean, exactly? The three teams have launched a cutting-edge service that combines live performance with real-time visual effects. The new workflow features large easily configurable LED panels that are able to display imagery … Continue reading Weta Digital Teams With Streamliner And Avalon Studios To Launch New LED-Stage Virtual Production Service Continue Reading →

NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises has promoted executive vice president Beau Ferrari to chairman, replacing Cesar Conde, the new chairman of NBCUniversal News Group. Ferrari has stepped up with immediate effect and will report to Mark Lazarus, chairman of NBCUniversal Television and Streaming. He will be tasked with carrying on the good work of Conde, who led Telemundo’s rise in the prime-time Spanish-language … Continue reading NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises Promotes Beau Ferrari To Chairman Continue Reading →

Bob Costas is joining CNN as a contributor, providing commentary on a range of sports-related issues, including the challenges presented by the coronavirus crisis and on other society-related matters. CNN President Jeff Zucker said in a statement: “Bob Costas is a legendary, respected voice across the spectrum of sports and beyond. As the world continues to change amid the coronavirus … Continue reading Bob Costas Joins CNN As A Contributor Continue Reading →

Exhibs have a lot riding on Tenet.Warner Bros. Warner Bros. is taking Tenet off the theatrical release calendar for now, because the U.S. major circuits remain closed in New York and Los Angeles due to coronavirus. Warner Bros is now prepping the film for an unconventional theatrical rollout, which won’t be a global day-and-date release that was expected. … Continue reading ‘Tenet’ Undated For Now: Warner Bros. To Announce New Date “Imminently”, Pic’s Theatrical Global Rollout Won’t Be “Traditional” Continue Reading →

Photo courtesy of The Lede Company EXCLUSIVE: Grace Van Patten is set as a lead opposite Nicole Kidman and Melissa McCarthy in Hulu’s tentpole limited series Nine Perfect Strangers, based on Big Little Lies author Liane Moriarty’s latest book, from David E. Kelley, Bruna Papandrea’s Made Up Stories, Kidman’s Blossom Films and Endeavor Content. Co-written by Kelley, John Henry Butterworth and Samantha … Continue reading Grace Van Patten Joins ‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ Hulu Limited Series Continue Reading →

Jon Rahm won the PGA’s Memorial Tournament on SundayDarron Cummings/AP Images A polite ovation of golf claps is in order as the PGA Tour’s Memorial Tournament, which won a quiet Sunday night in the ratings. The tournament, which aired on CBS, delivered a 0.5 in the adults 18-49 demographic and 5.25 million viewers. The numbers, as … Continue reading PGA Tour Memorial Tournament Tops Ratings On Quiet Sunday Night Continue Reading →

HBO Max HBO Max will premiere the CNN Films documentary On The Trail: Inside the 2020 Primaries, which captures the network’s team of female journalists and embeds as they covered the nomination contest. The project will premiere on August 6. Those spotlighted include Dana Bash, Kaitlan Collins, Jessica Dean, Daniella Diaz, Annie Grayer, Kyung Lah, MJ Lee, Abby Phillip, Arlette … Continue reading HBO Max To Debut CNN Films’ ‘On The Trail: Inside The 2020 Primaries’ Continue Reading →

Memento Update: Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they’re scheduling Michael Covino’s The Climb for a New York City and Los Angeles opening on Oct. 9. Hopefully movie theaters are open by then. Despite Warner Bros. moving Tenet temporarily off the release calendar as they they re-calibrate their global release strategy on the film, the studio is sticking by their Wonder … Continue reading Sony Pictures Classics’ ‘The Climb’ Eyes Fall Debut In New York & Los Angeles – Update Continue Reading →