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In 1956, when the French diving pioneer Jacques-Yves Cousteau (1910-1997) made his documentary, The Silent World, in 1956, it was a novelty in many ways that he himself could not have anticipated. The feature was co-directed by Cousteau, who was then 46, and a young director, Louis Malle, 24, who would go on to become a major voice in French and world cinema (Lacombe Lucien, Atlantic City, Au Revoir les Enfants) in the next three decades.

Venom and James Bond went on a rampage at the box office and set records domestically and internationally, respectively. Venom: Let There Be Carnage, actor Andy Serkis’ third directing feature, surpassed all expectations and raked in a whopping $90.

The Reykjavik International Film Festival (RIFF) prides itself on being a low-key and unpretentious film festival without VIP treatments and long red carpets. The festival, which lasts 11 days and this year was from September 30 until October 10, is young and hip.

In 2003 Daniel Craig spoke with the journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association in London about playing poet laureate Ted Hughes in the movie Sylvia with Gwyneth Paltrow as Sylvia Plath. “My intention in doing this part was to try and get as even-handed a portrayal of Ted and Sylvia as possible, so that we weren’t just leaning either way.

The 1923 establishment of Turkey as a Republic delivered the coup de gråce to the Ottoman Empire, and the country’s president, Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, encouraged culture and art. The first free elections were held in 1950.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced Todd Boehly has been appointed interim Chief Executive Officer and will lead the group as they commit to continued membership diversity, credentialing, and further organizational transformation. Over the last several months, the HFPA has implemented significant changes to its structure and bylaws to address issues of transparency and inclusivity.

Dakar-based Pamela Diop holds a Master’s degree in film and television production and management, she worked with director Jean Luc Herbulot, who is also the CCO of the company, to create Saloum. In the film’s opening scene three Africans with guns are escaping with a white man.

The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) announced the selection of its 2021 incoming class of new members, the largest and most diverse in its 78-year history. The incoming class caps a six-month-long reform process that has transformed the way the Association operates through five key areas of focus: Accountability, Membership, Inclusion, Good Governance, and Transparency.

“Unlike other kids my age,” recalls Bretten Hannam, “I didn’t play with many toys. I would rather draw, paint and tell stories.

What a film is about is not the same thing as the story it tells. This is useful to remember when watching the new Netflix documentary Britney vs Spears, released in advance of an important legal hearing on her case in Los Angeles the following day.