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Most British movies we cover here at Telly Visions tend to be the highfalutin kind that makes grand debuts at international film festivals, but that's because those are the sorts of films most classically trained British actors get cast in. However, one should never assume that the U.
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Of the Big Five Film Festivals held over the first nine months of the year, The Berlin International Film Festival probably produces the least buzz here in the States. There are several reasons for that, starting with the Film Festival’s openly political bent, which has been a hallmark of
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January 2025 has already had a very rough start. Destructive California wildfires, the death of creative legends, tech bros gone wild, freezing cold snaps ... Can Punxsutawney Phil just see his shadow now so there’s a mass excuse for us all to hide in our “burrows” for six more weeks?
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When Netflix transitioned to streaming originals in 2013, it made the move to " disrupt" the entertainment industry. It's certainly done that: destroying cable, sending multiple successful production studios into bankruptcy, and changing how the average person consumes television. But it's also been forced to
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It is a truth universally acknowledged that the first few months of the year are a slog. Don't believe me? A U.K. psychologist came up with a whole formula to prove that January 24 is the most depressing day of the year, thanks to the combination of
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Certain filmmakers tend to set themselves a filming and production schedule that centers the Cannes Film Festival as the main release of their movies. These filmmakers are usually the sort of artists who make esoteric fare, stuff that would never draw a Marvel-sized audience, and whose film successes are predicated
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While most have heard of the Cannes Film Festival, one of the oldest international competitions, far fewer are aware of the Cannes Market, which happens simultaneously with the festival. The market is where executive producers with money to spend go to find their next films. Production studios with empty release
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For all that a particular segment of the population likes to complain about the shallow nature of the entertainment industry, it's hard to understate film and television's power to shape and inform our society. The most recent example is Mr Bates vs The Post Office, whose
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Netflix initially announced in April 2024 that it was commissioning a feature film adaptation of the 2014 bestseller The Ballad of a Small Player. The project is directed by Edward Berger, whose All Quiet on the Western Front swept the BAFTAs (though not the Oscars) in 2023; from the outset,
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You've probably never heard of French history's most famous Black general, who fought alongside (and later feuded with) Napoleon and inspired a literary classic. Director Ladj Ly aims to change that with his upcoming film Dumas: Black Devil. Known for his crime thriller Les Miserables, which
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When reporting on projects that have not started filming, it's always best to wait for the official press release if you need confirmation on casting. While some trust IMDb, it's too easy for bad actors to edit the cast lists randomly; there are also last-minute circumstances
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Every few years, separate projects accidentally align in Hollywood in what is known in the industry as "twinning." Recent examples include 2022's pair of Pinocchio films, one from Disney and one from Netflix, and 2023's two TV series about Alexander Litvinenko, one with Benedict