'Soul': Film Review | London 2020

Tom Grater International Film ReporterAsger Flygare, CEO of Scandinavian exhibitor Nordisk Film Cinemas, has penned an impassioned letter calling for the industry to support theaters by releasing fresh product, claiming the demand is there from audiences.Flygare pointed to the green shoots of recovery emerging from the Danish film industry, using the example of Thomas Vinterberg’s Mads Mikkelsen-starring pic Druk (English title Another Round), which was released locally on September 24.The film has clocked an estimated 800,000 admissions, making it the best performing Danish movie in three years. That’s despite the current COVID protocols, including restricting venues to 70% capacity.

‘Tis time… to watch Hocus Pocus all month long!

Amazon Prime Video‘s The Boys is set to begin shooting in early 2021, showrunner Eric Kripke has confirmed.The series was renewed for a third season back in July.Season two of the show, based on The New York Times best-selling comic by Garth Ennis and Darick Robertson, began streaming on a weekly basis on the streaming service last month, with its finale airing on October 9.Posting to Twitter, Kripke shared a photo of the script of the first episode of the third season, entitled Payback.

Nick Cave has shared a live performance video of his unreleased track ‘Euthanasia’ from his ‘Idiot Prayer’ live show — check out the clip below.Performed at Alexandra Palace in London back in July, the song featured as part of a livestreamed show which saw Cave playing a full solo set on a piano.An extended version of ‘Idiot Prayer – Nick Cave Alone at Alexandra Palace’ is set to be screened globally in select cinemas on November 5, and Cave has previewed the cinematic release today (October 16) by sharing footage of himself performing ‘Euthanasia’ during the show.The track was originally written during the ‘Skeleton Tree’ period and was first heard during July’s online streaming event.You can watch Cave perform his song ‘Euthanasia’

George Clooney and Grant Heslov have teamed up Bob Dylan to adapt John Grisham’s baseball-themed novel, Calico Joe. Clooney is attached to direct the feature and will produce with Heslov via the duo’s Smokehouse Pictures banner.

Bethenny Frankel is prioritizing self-care amid the coronavirus pandemic — and sometimes that means treating herself to a solo night out.On Wednesday, October 14, the 49-year-old entrepreneur filmed herself stepping out for a drink in New York City. “Not sure if New York City’s my playground, but … this bitch needs a little kick in the ass.

Glamour has celebrated powerful women. The magazine relaunched in 1943 as a place “for the girl with a job,” and that mission to amplify ambitious, driven women has remained.

@selenagomez in the Caroline Top in print DAY TRIP ☀️A post shared by LA’MARIETTE (@lamariette) on Oct 14, 2020 at 9:40am PDTGomez's friend and former assistant Theresa Mingus co-founded the line, and this isn't Gomez's first time appearing as a model for the brand. Gomez went viral when she posted a photo of herself showing off her kidney scar in the brand's Selena one-piece: When I got my kidney transplant, I remember it being very difficult at first showing my scar.

Nicki Minaj has confirmed she gave birth to a baby boy in September.On Thursday, the rapper uploaded a series of photographs of handwritten notes from her celebrity friends congratulating her on the news.The first note is signed by Beyoncé, who told Minaj: “Welcome to motherhood.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorHeyday Television, the production company run by Once Upon a Time in Hollywood and Marriage Story producer David Heyman, has acquired the film and TV rights to Ashley Audrain’s debut novel The Push.Heyday triumphed in a nine-way bidding war for the Penguin Michael Joseph book, which is set to be published next year and has drawn comparisons with We Need To Talk About Kevin, the Lionel Shriver psychological thriller the was adapted into a Tilda Swinton film in 2011.The Push is described as a “suspenseful, visceral novel, exploring how an unspeakable act can reverberate through generations.” The publisher adds that it “will ignite discussion around the expectations of motherhood that we’re taught not to

Saint Maud director Rose Glass has broken down the stunning final shot from the lauded new horror film.Note: heavy spoilers for Saint Maud ahead in the rest of this article.Glass’ directorial debut concerns live-in nurse Maud (played by Morfydd Clark), who becomes obsessed with the idea that she has to save the soul of new client Amanda.Maud, who is hearing messages from God – which may or may not be delusional – ends up killing Amanda, believing she’s saved her soul in the process. The film ends with Maud pouring propane above herself, and burning to death before the credits roll.Speaking to Digital Spy, Glass broke down the intense ending of the film.

At the Drug Enforcement Administration’s Training Academy in Virginia last year, an instructor on the firing range called out a name that was shared by two trainees, one Black and one white. When both responded, the white instructor clarified, “I meant the monkey.” That behavior, as alleged in an internal complaint, didn’t stop there.The instructor also was accused of going on the loudspeaker in the tower of the outdoor firing range to taunt black trainees by making “monkey noises.” “We were like, ‘It’s 2019.That shouldn’t even be a thing that we’re dealing with,’” said Derek Moise, who did not hear the noises himself but recalled the discomfort they caused his fellow Black trainees who did.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorHello, Jake Kanter here, and welcome to the latest edition of International Insider. This week, we ponder Mipcom’s slim pickings and examine the problems of production in a pandemic.

Elsa Keslassy International CorrespondentFilming on French soil will be spared from the nightly curfew that was announced by French president Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday and will go into effect on Saturday for at least six weeks.The 9 p.m.-6 a.m. curfew will be imposed in Paris and eight other cities where the number of coronavirus cases has spiked.Michel Gomez, the head of the Mission Cinema, a body in charge of coordinating film and TV shoots in Paris, told Variety that the French government has agreed to allow indoor and outdoor filming to take place at night, after 9 p.m.

Emily in Paris controversy. Seriously, this show has been the subject of since it started streaming on .

Nick Vivarelli International CorrespondentThe first posthumous Ennio Morricone album is ready for release.Four months after the Oscar-winning composer’s death in July, Morricone’s home label Decca Records and Italy’s CAM Sugar have joined forces on “Morricone Segreto,” a collection of pieces dating from the end of the 1960s to the early 1980s, featuring 7 previously unreleased tracks.“Morricone Segreto” (which translates to Secret Morricone) will be released on Nov. 6, a few days before what would have marked the Maestro’s 92nd birthday on Nov.

Nicki Minaj has confirmed she gave birth to a baby boy in September.On Thursday, the rapper uploaded a series of photographs of handwritten notes from her celebrity friends congratulating her on the news.The first note is signed by Beyoncé, who told Minaj: “Welcome to motherhood.

A news anchor from Boston has claimed she was sacked from her job as a result of a cameo appearance she made in Adam Sandler’s new film Hubie Halloween.Alaina Pinto wrote on social media that she “mistakenly violated my contract” with WHDH Channel 7 News by appearing in the Netflix comedy.Pinto plays one of three newsreaders in the movie who dress as Harley Quinn during a broadcast.“I mistakenly violated my contract with the station and I understand why management unfortunately chose to terminate me,” she wrote. In doing so, I mistakenly violated my contract with the station and I understand why management unfortunately chose to terminate me.