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Elgin James Developing Drama Series ‘King Of Ashes’ Based On Novel By S.A. Cosby At FX

  • Elgin James is developing *King of Ashes* for FX.
  • The series is based on S.A. Cosby’s crime novel.
  • Roman Carruthers faces danger tied to his brother’s debts.

Elgin James is developing a television adaptation of S.A. Cosby’s novel *King of Ashes* for FX, with Amblin, Higher Ground and 20th Television. The project brings together established production partners and a director currently working on a new *Prison Break* series. The Southern Gothic crime drama follows Roman…

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Stanley Kubrick, the Ultimate Outside-the-Box Director, Gets a New Box (Set)

  • Criterion’s 30-disc set collects all 16 Kubrick films.
  • It includes more than 25 hours of extras.
  • *Fear and Desire* receives its first estate-authorised release.

Criterion is releasing *The Complete Kubrick*, a 30-disc collection bringing together every film Stanley Kubrick directed. The set matters because it includes his early work and *Fear and Desire*, which the filmmaker withdrew from circulation and which has not previously had an estate-authorised release. Arriving on 20 October,…

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Wayfarer Studios Sets Six For Coming-Of-Age Feature Drama ‘The Alchemy Of Being Okay’

  • Yasmeen Fletcher leads a new coming-of-age drama.
  • Sarah Mokh makes her feature directorial debut.
  • The story follows a teenager dealing with grief and family pressures.

Wayfarer Studios, Familiar Stranger and Amanat Films are making The Alchemy of Being Okay, a coming-of-age drama led by Yasmeen Fletcher and featuring five other actors. The film marks Sarah Mokh’s feature directorial debut and follows a teenager whose hopes for a new life are unsettled by grief…

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On This Day in 1973, John Denver Released a Song That Reached No. 1 After Appearing in a Heartbreaking TV Movie

  • Denver released the song as a single in October 1973.
  • It reached No. 1 in the US in March 1974.
  • The song featured in a TV film based on Lyn Helton’s story.

John Denver released “Sunshine on My Shoulders” as a single on 23 October 1973, and it later reached No. 1 in the United States. Its use as the theme for a popular television film helped bring wider attention to the song, whose themes of love and happiness took…

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In 2014, Helen Mirren was refused something she’d always wanted. The movie went on to make almost $100,000,000

  • Mirren wanted to speak French in the film.
  • Filmmakers thought US viewers would reject subtitles.
  • The film grossed almost $100 million worldwide.

In 2014, Helen Mirren hoped to perform her role in *The Hundred-Foot Journey* in French, but the filmmakers turned her down, believing American audiences would not want subtitles. The episode highlights a compromise between Mirren’s interest in French cinema and the film’s aim to reach a broad US…

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Laika chief says generative AI conflicts with Wildwood’s handmade filmmaking approach

  • Knight says generative AI is at odds with Laika’s artistic approach.
  • More than 1,000 artists worked on Wildwood over five years.
  • He sees potential AI benefits in medicine and science.

Laika CEO and Wildwood director Travis Knight says generative AI conflicts with the studio’s handmade approach because it can replace artists’ work and, in his view, lacks the human experience behind meaningful stories. His comments come as AI becomes more prominent in Hollywood, including through digital replicas and…

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Leah Nelson’s Tangles wins top prize at animation festival

  • “Tangles” won the festival’s Grand Jury Prize.
  • “Iron Boy” took two feature awards.
  • “Paper Trail” and “Please” won the shorts prizes.

“Tangles”, directed by Leah Nelson, won the Grand Jury Prize at the ninth Animation Is Film Festival. The 2D film follows a family affected by their mother’s dementia, and the jury praised its stark monochrome style and sensitive adaptation of Sarah Leavitt’s graphic novel, which also recalls 1990s…

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Olivia Wilde’s New Movie Takes a Very Different Look at Modern Romance [Exclusive]

  • Gregg Araki’s film examines generational attitudes to sex and consent.
  • Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman play artist and assistant.
  • The film is available on 4K, Blu-ray, DVD and digital.

Gregg Araki’s film *I Want Your Sex* explores how people from different generations approach sex, consent and relationships. A preview clip featuring Olivia Wilde and Cooper Hoffman shows their characters debating those attitudes, offering a contrasting view of modern romance. Hoffman plays Elliot, an unemployed young man who…

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‘Elsinore’ to Receive Gotham Legacy Tribute in Honor of Ian Charleson (EXCLUSIVE)

  • “Elsinore” will receive a Gotham Legacy Tribute on 30 November.
  • Andrew Scott plays actor Ian Charleson, who died in 1990.
  • The film won Toronto’s International People’s Choice Award.

The Gotham Film & Media Institute will give Focus Features’ “Elsinore” a Gotham Legacy Tribute at its awards ceremony on 30 November. The honour recognises the film’s portrayal of Ian Charleson and the work of Andrew Scott, screenwriter Stephen Beresford and director Simon Stone in bringing the actor’s…

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My Chemical Romance stage cheerleader and rifle routine during Hollywood Bowl opener

  • My Chemical Romance opened a five-night Hollywood Bowl residency.
  • “Teenagers” featured a staged cheerleader and military scene.
  • The run marks *The Black Parade*’s 20th anniversary.

My Chemical Romance opened a five-night Hollywood Bowl residency on 21 October with a concert marking the 20th anniversary of *The Black Parade*. During “Teenagers”, dancers dressed as cheerleaders began with a routine before taking up rifles in a staged scene defending the band from militarised forces; they…

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