San Sebastian Opener To Star Money Heist Actor Miguel Herrán The latest movie by the Spanish filmmaker Alberto Rodríguez, Prison 77 (Modelo 77), will open San Sebastian Festival's 70th edition out of competition. The thriller stars Money Heist actor Miguel Herrán and Javier Gutiérrez. The film, the director's fifth…

EXCLUSIVE: Here's your first trailer for cult French filmmaker Patricia Mazuy's bowling alley-set thriller Saturn Bowling ahead of its debut in competition at the Locarno Film Festival next month. Arieh Worthalter (Hold Me Tight, The Green Perfume) stars as a police officer who inherits the family bowling alley and…

Boris Johnson has finally agreed to step down as UK Prime Minister following more than 50 resignations from his government in response to multiple scandals. According to the BBC, Johnson has said he will carry on until the fall when a new Conservative Party leader will be chosen. A No 10 spokesman confirmed that the…

EXCLUSIVE: The first season of hit Australian drama RFDS, which portrays the modern heroes of the Royal Flying Doctor Service, has been sold by Banijay Rights across Europe and the Middle East. Australian Seven Network’s gripping show has been picked up by Sky Italia, Ireland’s RTE, M7 Group S.A. in the Czech Republic…

Manny Charlton, the founding guitarist of Nazareth who played on the Scottish rock band’s best-known records, including “Love Hurts”, its LP Hair of the Dog, and also produced early Guns N’ Roses demos, died today. He was 80. His grandson, Jamie Charlton, posted the news on social media with the caption “RIP…

UPDATED, 1:37 PM PT: UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has sacked one of his closest allies, Michael Gove, after the Levelling Up Secretary was one of a clutch of cabinet ministers calling on Johnson to go, while more than 40 have now resigned. As of this evening in the UK, Johnson is clinging onto power as his…

Disney has signed a former Twentieth Century Fox Television Distribution and DMED exec to manage international content strategy across EMEA, LatAm, Asia Pacific and India. Kristen Finney takes on the newly-created role of Executive Vice President, Content Curation, of Disney's International Content and Operations…

Disney+ has greenlit The Lions of Sicily, an Italian series based on Stefania Auci’s The Florios of Siciliy from Paolo Genovese. The eight-parter tells the story of the Florio family. It follows brothers Paolo and Ignazio, two small spice merchants who have escaped from a Calabria stuck in the past and in search of…

More of P.D. James’ murder mysteries will be turned into TV dramas after AMC Networks’ Acorn TV and Paramount Global-owned broadcaster Channel 5 handed drama series Dalgliesh a two-season renewal. Des producer New Pictures will return to film the seasons, the first of which goes into production this year ahead of a…

EXCLUSIVE: Mubi has acquired world rights to Martine Syms' feature The African Desperate, which is due to open theatrically in New York on September 16, with a wider rollout to follow. The film had its world premiere at this year’s International Film Festival Rotterdam and North American premiere as the closing night…

Former EastEnders actress Mona Hammond has passed away aged 91. The trailblazing star played Blossom on the BBC's long-running soap between 1994 and 1997 and then again in 2010 but is best know for her pioneering work co-founding the Talawa Theatre Company. In that capacity, she was able to nurture hundreds of Black…

EXCLUSIVE: Ovation TV has voted in favor of Nordic noir spy thriller series Red Election. The arts network has taken linear U.S. rights to the ten-part drama after a deal with A+E Networks International, which co-produces the series with streamer Viaplay and Swedish drama producer Mopar Studios. It will debut the…