All articles by Ben Dalton – Page 79
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      NewsAlaa Eddine Aljem’s ‘Eldorado’ among Rotterdam 2023 CineMart selection
20 features and five immersive projects will be presented at the co-production market.
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      NewsUkrainian smuggling drama ‘Pamfir’ scores UK-Ireland theatrical deal (exclusive)
The film debuted in Directors’ Fortnight at Cannes.
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      News‘Saint Omer’ actress Kayije Kagame, Netflix star Benedetta Porcaroli among 2023 European Shooting Stars
Joely Mbundu from ‘Tori And Lokita’, Kristine Kujath Thorp from ‘Sick Of Myself’ also in.
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      NewsLithuanian film ‘The Visitor’ wins latest development prize at Les Arcs industry village
‘Rossosperanza’, ‘Veni Vidi Vici’ also win prizes.
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      NewsAngelo Badalamenti, composer for David Lynch, dies aged 85
Badalamenti wrote scores for ‘Twin Peaks’, ‘Mulholland Drive’, ‘Blue Velvet’.
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      FeaturesMicheal Ward on ‘Empire Of Light’ nude scenes: “If Jude Law can do it, I can do it!”
England’s racial divide is probed in Sam Mendes’s 1980s-set Empire Of Light. Actor Micheal Ward tells Screen about the bittersweet film’s toughest moments, romancing Olivia Colman and getting butt naked.
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      NewsTurkish government demands repayment of funding from Queer Palm-nominated ‘Burning Days’
The film already debuted at Cannes 2022 and released in Turkey this weekend.
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      News‘Roald Dahl’s Matilda The Musical’ holds UK-Ireland box office lead as ‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ tops £30m
Slow weekend for new titles as cinemas await ‘Avatar: The Way Of Water’.
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      NewsNew Europe boards Sacha Polak’s ‘Silver Haze’, sells to France, Benelux (exclusive)
Polak’s drama pitched in the work-in-progress strand of Les Arcs 2021.
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      NewsBaghdad sex doll feature ‘Hanging Gardens’ wins top prize at Red Sea film festival
Lotfy Nathan receives best director award for ‘Harka’.
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      NewsJackie Chan confirms ‘Rush Hour 4’ in the works with Mike Tyson; talks next film ‘Never Let The Rain Stop’
The Hong Kong actor gave an in-conversation talk at Red Sea International Film Festival.
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      NewsIFC Films buys Andrea Pallaoro’s Venice Competition title ‘Monica’ (exclusive)
Trace Lysette, Patricia Clarkson star in the family drama.
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      NewsRed Sea Souk industry winners include Saudi dark comedy ‘Scapegoat’
Prizes for ‘A Trip To Jerusalem’, ‘Aisha Can’t Fly Away Any More’.
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      NewsInside the opening of Saudi Arabia’s first independent cinema
“This explosion in enthusiasm renews your hope in the future of cinema.”
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      NewsAndrew Dominik on ‘Blonde’ reaction: “I’m really pleased that it outraged so many people”
“I was expecting critical success and that no-one would see the film. ‘Blonde’ was the opposite.”
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      NewsSpike Lee ESPN series titled ‘Da Saga Of Colin Kaepernick’
Lee says Kaepernick has been “whiteballed” and “denied his dream”.
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      News‘Angus, Thongs And Perfect Snogging’ director Gurinder Chadha says Aaron Taylor-Johnson should be next James Bond
Chadha also discussed lack of belief in the commercial prospects of her films; and attending Red Sea.
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      NewsSharon Stone says she was told “women don’t direct” after ‘Basic Instinct’, talks gender pay gap
Stone recalled her abrupt introduction to fame; explains Saudi visit.
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      NewsGuy Ritchie on his trip to Saudi’s Red Sea festival: “I’m a creative guy, not a political guy”
Updates on ‘Hercules’, next projects; filmmaker advocates “cultural collaboration”.
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      NewsOliver Stone says Saudi Arabia “much misunderstood” at Red Sea Film Festival opening
Shekar Kapur says “winds need to change” in international film industry cultural dynamics.
 








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