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YouTube executive predicts creator-led films will reach awards ceremonies

  • YouTube predicts more online creators will move to cinema and receive Oscar and Emmy nominations
  • *Obsession* and *Backrooms* proved the viability of YouTuber-led box office hits
  • YouTube has spent three years rebuilding industry trust through better communication about monetisation and content protection

YouTube's vice-president for Europe, the Middle East and Africa, Pedro Pina, has forecast that online video creators will increasingly transition into mainstream cinema, following the box office successes of *Obsession* and *Backrooms*, both directed by Gen Z YouTubers. Pina suggested that this trend will extend to award recognition,…

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10 Scariest Movies You Didn’t Realize Are Based on Books, Ranked

  • Ranking of horror films adapted from books, demonstrating successful literary-to-screen translations
  • Includes classics like Jaws and The Ring alongside contemporary entries like No One Gets Out Alive
  • Many adaptations elevate or reinterpret their source material whilst maintaining the core scares

This article ranks ten of the scariest films adapted from books, showcasing how some movie adaptations manage to equal or even surpass their source material. The pieces highlighted include classic horror films such as Jaws, where a great white shark terrorises a New England resort town, and The…

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Town councillors bid to buy cinema site for £1

  • Penistone councillors offer £1 to buy the town hall and save its cinema.
  • Barnsley Council cancelled a £1.8m renovation amid a £30m budget gap.
  • The town council hopes to fund repairs through grants and other means.

Penistone town councillors have offered Barnsley Council £1 for the town hall that houses the Paramount cinema, aiming to take ownership and find a way to restore the building. Their proposal follows the council’s decision to cancel a planned renovation, putting the future of the cinema and other…

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How Quentin Tarantino Officially Inspired This $368 Million Rom-Com [Exclusive]

  • "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" grossed £368.7 million globally and was inspired by Julia Sweeney's Tarantino-produced one-woman show
  • Vardalos credited Sweeyer's ability to blend serious truth with humour as her storytelling blueprint
  • The film's comedy stemmed directly from Vardalos' Greek family experiences rather than scripted invention

Nia Vardalos' 2002 rom-com "My Big Fat Greek Wedding" became a phenomenal global success, grossing £368.7 million at the box office and launching a franchise. During a panel at FanX Salt Lake City, Vardalos revealed that she drew significant inspiration from Julia Sweeney's one-woman show "God Said Ha"…

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Juno Films Takes North American Rights To ‘The Extraordinary Miss Flower’

  • Juno Films acquired North American rights to the experimental biographical film.
  • Theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles is planned for early 2027.
  • Geraldine Flower’s discovered love letters inspired Emilíana Torrini’s return to music.

Juno Films has acquired North American rights to *The Extraordinary Miss Flower*, an experimental biographical film by Iain Forsyth and Jane Pollard. The deal sets up a planned theatrical launch in New York and Los Angeles in early 2027, followed by a digital release. The film centres on…

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‘Light Pillar’ Director Xu Zao Readies AI-Themed Follow-Up ‘Easy, My Friend’

  • *Light Pillar* is competing at Pingyao and still seeks Chinese distribution.
  • Its live-action virtual world and animated real world helped speed production.
  • Xu’s next film follows an illustrator whose work is displaced by AI.

Xu Zao’s animated feature *Light Pillar*, screening in the Hidden Dragons section at the Pingyao film festival, is still seeking distribution in China. It follows a film-studio worker who falls for a woman he meets in a virtual game and is drawn into a failed journey to the…

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Barnoldswick council meeting halted after councillor refuses to stop filming chairwoman

  • Barnoldswick’s council meeting was adjourned after a dispute over filming.
  • Police attended but said removal was the council’s responsibility.
  • A brass band added an unexpected backdrop to the confrontation.

A meeting of Barnoldswick Town Council descended into disorder after chair Leanne Barrett asked councillor David Whipp to stop filming her. He refused, saying the public could film a public meeting, so Barrett adjourned proceedings and called the police; the incident echoes the viral Handforth Parish Council meeting…

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Child review – jump scares abound in twisty organ transplant fable that keeps horror at its heart

  • Luxembourg horror about black-market organ trafficking for a dying child
  • Subverts genre conventions with clever narrative structure and striking cinematography
  • Multiple jump scares and themes of parental guilt and economic inequality

A Luxembourg-made horror film follows a separated couple, Greg and Anne, as they travel to an unnamed Eastern European country to acquire an organ on the black market for their critically ill son Leo, who awaits transplant. When their mission goes catastrophically wrong, they encounter a disfigured antagonist…

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Prince’s 1987 double album distilled his restless musical experimentation

  • *Sign o’ the Times* captures Prince’s creative range at a pivotal point.
  • The 80-minute double album blends sharply different styles and themes.
  • John McKie’s new book traces the record’s creation through more than 100 interviews.

Prince’s 1987 double album *Sign o’ the Times* is presented as a defining record from the height of his creativity, bringing together his restless experimentation and wide musical range. A new book by John McKie examines how Prince channelled a period of personal and professional change into music,…

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Mamdani declines Kimmel’s request to text Trump a selfie together

  • Mayor Mamdani refused Kimmel's request to text Trump a selfie
  • Focus on policy work over performative political gestures
  • Emphasises shared NYC commitment despite policy disagreements with Trump

Mayor Zohran Mamdani appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live in Brooklyn and declined the host's humorous request to text President Trump a selfie of them together, joking that he loved "housing more". The exchange highlighted Mamdani's pragmatic approach to his working relationship with Trump, which has attracted media speculation…

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