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John Bleasdale Guest Contributor August’s Locarno Film Festival will go British with its latest retrospective: Great Expectations: British Post-War Cinema, 1945-1960. The retrospective forms a major strand of the film festival’s programming and for many festival goers is a standout and popular attraction. Boasting fresh restorations and rare screenings of difficult to get prints, past seasons have been devoted to filmmakers such as Douglas Sirk or studios such as last year’s retrospective, The Lady with the Torch, which celebrated the centenary of Columbia Pictures.

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Serial Killer Documentary Exploring Goa’s Notorious ‘Dupatta’ Murderer Sets DocuBay Debut (EXCLUSIVE)

Naman Ramachandran Streamer DocuBay is set to premiere “Dupatta Killer,” a true-crime documentary exploring the case of Mahanand Naik, described as “Goa’s most infamous serial killer.” The documentary, which begins streaming March 21, delves into the disturbing story of Naik, who was accused of murdering 16 women but ultimately convicted for only one. His method involved luring victims with false promises of marriage before strangling them with their own dupattas (scarves).

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Brut Posts TikTok Subscriber Milestone; UK Composer Debbie Wiseman Honored; Japan’s ‘Totto-Chan’ Triumphs At Anima 2025 – Global Briefs

Brut Post TikTok Subscriber MilestoneFrance’s young adult-focused, online news-skewed platform Brut is sounding its own bell after hitting 10 million subscribers on TikTok, making it the top French publisher on the Chinese-owned platform. The subscriber gains also make the platform the second most followed European news publisher on TikTok after the Daily Mail. “Making news on TikTok was a challenge. A successful bet with 10 million subscribers, which makes us the leading news media in France on a platform historically focused on entertainment,” said TikTok Editor in Chief Laurent Lucas in a release. “This symbolic milestone reflects the success of an editorial policy developed especially for new uses of information consumption in France and around the world.” Launched by Guillaume Lacroix and Renaud le Van Kim in 2016, the Paris-based platform employs some 250 people. It has had its financial ups and down over its existence but reported last year that it had gone into profit in the final quarter of 2023. The company is also pushing into the U.S., Africa and India.

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‘Move Ya Body’ Director Elegance Bratton Unearths Foundations Of House Music, With Assist From Former First Lady: “Hillary Clinton’s A House Head” – Thessaloniki

House music typically thumps at 120-130 beats per minute, in 4/4 time.

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BBC Buys Thomas Vinterberg’s Debut TV Project ‘Families Like Ours’

The BBC has acquired Oscar-nominated director Thomas Vinterberg‘s first TV series.

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Chinese Record-Breaking Animation ‘Ne Zha 2’ Sold To Trinity CineAsia For 37 Territories Across UK & Europe

UK-based, pan-European distributor Trinity CineAsia has acquired theatrical rights from Beijing Enlight Media for record-breaking Chinese animation Ne Zha 2 across 37 territories, including the UK, Ireland, Germany, France and Spain.

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Locarno: David Lean, Carol Reed & Powell And Pressburger Titles Set For PostWar British Cinema Retrospective

British postwar cinema will serve as the focus of the retrospective programme at this year’s Locarno Film Festival.

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‘Ne Zha 2,’ World’s Highest-Grossing Animated Film, Heads to European Theaters

Naman Ramachandran Trinity CineAsia has secured theatrical distribution rights for “Ne Zha 2” across 37 European territories, including the U.K., Ireland, Germany, France, and Spain, from Beijing Enlight Media. The animated blockbuster, which has shattered box office records, will debut in the U.K. and Ireland on March 21, with previews beginning March 14.

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China Box Office: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Passes $2 Billion, Climbs to 6th in All-Time Imax Rankings

Naman Ramachandran China’s box office maintained its robust pace, with “Ne Zha 2” continuing to dominate. The Cococartoon release grossed RMB274.9 million ($38.2 million) over the March 3–9 period, bringing its cumulative total to $2.04 billion, according to Artisan Gateway. The animated epic has become the first Chinese film to surpass $2 billion at the box office, marking a historic milestone.

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‘Drop’: Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar Talk Harness Stunt and Relationships With Their Phones After Blumhouse Thriller Impresses SXSW Crowd

Emily Longeretta Meghann Fahy and Brandon Sklenar play a pair on a first date gone very wrong in Blumhouse’s latest thriller, “Drop,” which had its world premiere at Austin’s Paramount Theater on March 9 at the SXSW TV & Film Festival. But the duo and the event couldn’t have gone more right. In one of the loudest receptions of this year’s SXSW premieres, the crowd loudly applauded multiple times throughout the movie, which follows Fahy’s Violet as she’s on a first date with Sklenar’s Henry.

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Nicole Kidman & Matthew Macfadyen Premiere 'Holland' at SXSW Festival, First Reactions Revealed

Nicole Kidman and Matthew Macfadyen hit the red carpet at the world premiere of their new movie Holland held at Paramount Theatre on Sunday (March 9) in Austin, Tex.

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‘Holland’ Review: Nicole Kidman Leads Mimi Cave’s Manic Midwestern Thriller — SXSW

As Nicole Kidman continues her mission to champion female directors, her latest role in writer-director Mimi Cave‘s Holland is proof positive of that very talent.