News

Box office in China continues to fall due to Covid lockdowns causing cinema closures, with double-digit drops in box office revenues compared to last year’s numbers. Fantastic Beasts: The Secrets of Dumbledore held on to its No.

Originally published on Oct. 7, 2021: We first met Italian scientist Monica Gagliano while watching the documentary Aware: Glimpses of Consciousness, directed by Frauke Sandig and Eric Black; later, we had the opportunity to interview all three of them as journalists of the Hollywood Foreign Press.

There are those who proudly showcase their collections of stamps, magnets, porcelain plates, old coins, baseball cards and even cat figurines. But do they dedicate a room in their house solely to display their assemblage? Darren ‘Dags’ Maxwell has done just that for his obsessive assortment of everything Batman – a buying spree begun in the 1990s that saw him collect more than 1,300 items.

About the job What is the HFPA? The Hollywood Foreign Press Association (HFPA) was founded in 1943 – then known as the Hollywood Foreign Correspondents Association – by a group of entertainment journalists based in Los Angeles. During World War II, the non-profit organization established a cultural bridge between Tinseltown and millions around the world seeking an escape and inspiration through entertainment.

Debut filmmaker Trygvi Danielsen had no doubts. When he sat down to write the script of his first feature film, 111 Good Days (111 góðir dagar), he knew it had to be in the Faroese language.

In 2019 alone, direct investment in film production in Hungary reached $565. 6 million, not counting indirect investment in tourism.

Director Satyajit Ray had no thought of making a sequel to Pather Panchali until the rapturous reception the film received, both critically and financially. Aparajito (The Unvanquished) would become the second in the Apu Trilogy, followed by Apur Sansar (The World of Apu) in 1959.

Four new movies arrived at the French box office this week. Thanks to the school break and the Easter holidays, animation and light fiction films were the most successful.

Dia Mirza is an actor/producer at One India Stories LLP, as well as an Advocate for the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, and a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations Environment Program. An average working person may not be able to shop in an organic grocery store or buy an electric car.

If – as the adage goes – we are what we eat, how could that impact the future of our planet? Australian filmmakers Kate Clere and Mick McIntyre have been looking for answers in their upcoming six-episode docuseries, Eating Plants. The couple traveled to six countries (United States of America, Germany, Israel, United Kingdom, China, and Australia) to explore the plant-based movement and find the best food products, restaurants, influencers, chefs, experts, and benefits.