WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) – The 7th annual Wilmington Jewish Film Festival kicks off this weekend with seven film programs. Due to the pandemic, the month-long festival will be a virtual event this year consisting of seven feature films and four short films, all online. – Advertising – “We present a diverse group of films that […]
Getting to his table was a bit tricky: entering through the front door, checking in, passing the coat rack, going down a few steps, going left, waiting through an exit for someone to come and lead you outside along the ‘a way and in a big tent. Once inside the tent the air was cool. […]
The 93rd Annual Academy Awards ended in a surprise victory as the absent Anthony Hopkins won the award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Leading Role, recognized for his work in the film adaptation of the play . The father. The category was the last of the evening, a place traditionally reserved for […]
Toshiro Mifune in “The Blood Throne” by Akira Kurosawa twitter.com/the_proud_rebel I’m starting to think I have a Macbeth problem. Over the past three years or so I have watched at least twelve different adaptations of the Scottish play, and with Joel Coen’s play Macbeth’s tragedy on the horizon I don’t see myself stopping anytime soon. […]
Books are best friends. We have heard this bit over and over again and the best part is that it rings true every time. Whether it’s our escape or teaching us a thing or two about the world we live in, these books are the best way to travel places without moving an inch. And […]
Late yesterday, Apple Original Films announced an expansion to its list of award-winning documentaries with “Number One on the Call Sheet,” two feature-length documentaries from acclaimed storytellers, including Academy Award winner Jamie Foxx, Emmy nominee Kevin Hart, prolific producer Datari Turner and Academy Award winner Dan Cogan who will celebrate black achievements in the film […]
Feature films could be the next big untapped market for unscripted reboots. HBO Max is directing a series of reality TV competitions inspired by Magic mike and now Sony is looking at its movie library. Holly Jacobs, executive vice president, alternative programming and syndication for Sony Pictures Television, told Deadline she was about to market […]
From the start, Apple produced its own original content for the Apple TV Plus service, and now a new report suggests that the company will be focusing particularly on making feature films in the years to come. This is according to sources speaking to The Information (via MacRumors): Apparently ex-WarnerMedia executive Jessie Henderson has been […]
Apple is stepping up efforts to produce feature films, new report from Information. Apple already has a limited number of high-profile films, including “Palmer,” “Cherry,” and “Greyhound,” and sees it as a way to attract more people to Apple TV +. Apple told studio executives it aims to make more than 10 to 12 original […]
Unlike Disney, NBCUniversal, and ViacomCBS, Sony notably hasn’t launched a direct-to-consumer streaming service to compete with Netflix. Instead, the studio cements its future in a major deal with Netflix. Sony has signed a multi-year exclusive license agreement on the first payment window in the United States that will allow Netflix to have the first payment […]