All articles by Tom Grater – Page 19
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NewsRidley Scott disappointed not to direct 'Blade Runner' sequel
The director’s commitment to Alien: Covenant means Denis Villeneuve will direct the long-awaited sequel.
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NewsFrank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions hires Lorraine Sullivan
Former Canal+ exec joins the company with a remit to develop European film and TV projects.
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NewsBerlin 2016: TV strand to extend across festival
The television drama strand will again showcase premium titles at next year’s Berlinale, extending from two days to being spread across the festival.
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News'Star Wars: The Force Awakens' tracking to be biggest film ever at UK cinemas
Experts predict Disney-Lucasfilm epic to reach $166m (£110m), surpassing Skyfall’s record.
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Comment'Carol' director talks female-driven films at BAFTA event
Todd Haynes discussed his career at a BAFTA Life in Pictures event.
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News'Room', 'The Big Short' to bookend Dubai fest
Spotlight, Truth and Concussion are also among the festival’s programme.
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CommentWATCH: 'Captain America: Civil War' first trailer
The titular Captain faces off against Iron Man in Marvel’s next superhero blockbuster.
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CommentIDFA: docs highlight refugee crisis
Three new documentary films highlight the plight of children caught up in the refugee crisis.
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NewsDCM: 2016 to be biggest ever year for family films
Speaking at DCM Upfronts, Tom Linay predicts strong 2016 at UK box office; Sir John Hegarty delivers keynote.
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News'Son Of Saul' wins at UK Jewish Film Festival
Lazlo Nemes’ Holocaust film took the top prize at the festival, which closed with the UK premire of Amir Wolf’s Fire Birds.
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FeaturesMichael Fassbender: the master and the mastermind
Following a series of charismatic turns, Michael Fassbender finishes 2015 on a high with a suitably meticulous portrayal of Apple saviour Steve Jobs. Tom Grater chats to the actor about method and motivation
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NewsLaw firms Lee & Thompson and Forbes Anderson Free to merge
The combined entertainment law firms will operate under the Lee & Thompson name.
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NewsDavid Heyman, NBCUniversal launch television venture
Heyday Television will create content in both the UK and USA, which NBCUniversal will then distribute.
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NewsOdeon-UCI chief issues warning to UK cinema industry
Speaking at today’s UKCA conference, Ian Shepherd said that the industry’s current good health is not necessarily permanent and more needs to be done to sustain growth.
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News'God Bless The Child' wins at CPH:DOX
Other winners include Among The Believers and The Fear Of 13.
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FeaturesOscars 2016: Latin American contenders
The last time a Latin American film won the foreign-language Oscar was in 2009 with The Secret In Their Eyes, now remade with Nicole Kidman. Screen meets four of this year’s hot contenders.
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FeaturesOscars 2016: inside the 81 Best Foreign-Language Film submissions
The 81 features submitted for foreign-language Oscar contention will be whittled down to a shortlist of nine in mid-December, before being narrowed further to the final five nominations. Screen delivers the lowdown on this year’s contenders.
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News'Cartel Land' leads Cinema Eye Honours nominations
The Look Of Silence, Meru, The Wolfpack and Amy all received multiple nominations for this year’s non-fiction awards.
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NewsDavid Leon developing 'The Albatross' with Ingenious
EXCLUSIVE: Leon’s next project will deal with the subject of immigration into the UK.
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FeaturesQ&A: David Leon, 'Orthodox'
Former Screen Star of Tomorrow David Leon on making his debut film in the orthodox Jewish community, bare-knuckle boxing, and working with Oliver Stone.