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It’s become pricier to watch Love Is Blind and The Gentlemen in the UK after Netflix upped its prices, hiking the monthly cost of its cheapest package by a third. The changes narrow the pricing gap between Netflix’s cheapest ad-supported tier and its top-level plan. The streamer’s new UK pricing kicked in yesterday, Se
May el-Toukhy is in competition at the Venice Film Festival with post-World War Two psychological thriller Woman Unknown as one of just two female directors in the running for the Golden Lion this year. Set in Denmark in the summer of 1945, the picture revolves around nanny and housemaid Marie (Mathilde Arcel), who is
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Gloria Steinem, the American feminist icon and founder of Ms. magazine, died Wednesday, September 2, at her home in New York City. She was 92. Her death was announced in a joint post on her Instagram account and The Gloria Steinem Foundation. A cause of death was not disclosed, but the statement said she “passed […]
Amelia Dimoldenberg, the creator behind Chicken Shop Date, has announced that she is bringing the hit YouTube interview series to a close after a “final few dates”. The online creator, who began the series as a column at the age of 17 and has since interviewed talent such as Billie Eilish, Andrew Garfield and Paul McCa
EXCLUSIVE: Tubi has put its boots on for a first UK original made with creators. The free streaming platform has ordered Wheel of Misfortune, a series from football freestylers Paul Wood and Paul Klein, or Woody & Kleiny, who have nearly 16 million YouTube followers and over five million on Instagram. The show will see
EXCLUSIVE: David Oyelowo and Nate Parker’s Mansa Studios is turning to TikTok for its latest slate of microdramas. The company is launching three vertical shows direct via the TikTok Minis platform. These are My Twin Sister Stole My Man, a relationship-driven drama about betrayal, identity and the complicated ties that
Hot Docs, the world-class documentary film festival in Toronto, has announced some major personnel moves – elevating Diana Sanchez to president and bringing in Mara Gourd-Mercado to succeed Sanchez as executive director. Gourd-Mercado, currently head of industry at CPH:DOX in Copenhagen, will report to Sanchez in her n
Olivia Rodrigo’s Daisy Chain Fields Festival was a success, raising $20 million, which will be donated to charities that benefit women. Following the festival, the “Good 4 U” singer took to social media to reflect and express her gratitude. “Seeing Daisy Chain come to fruition yesterday was the greatest joy of my caree
L.A. Rams fans and TV executives are both smiling today about the same thing. Aaron Donald, the all-world defensive tackle who led the Los Angeles to a Super Bowl victory in 2022, announced today that he will come out of retirement this season. The team confirmed the news by sharing a letter on Rams letterhead […]
State support for the contracting L.A. film and TV industry is now in the hands of California Governor Gavin Newsom and some (hoperfully) very creative accountants. With just hours to spare, the California State Senate passed SB 2319 by a vote of 33-5. The legislation creates a separate tax incentive for the post-produ
The summer domestic box office is so close —so close–to hitting an all-time record, which would surpass the $4.756 billion held by summer 2013. Currently, per Rentrak, the North American box office for the first Friday in May through EOD today stands at $4.598 billion, officially the second-highest summer ever behind 2
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