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“Everyone thought it was going to be shit”: Keira Knightley’s unlikely 2002 breakthrough
A rare sports film that doesn’t suck. The post “Everyone thought it was going to be shit”: Keira Knightley’s unlikely 2002 breakthrough first appeared on Far Out Magazine.
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Isaac Ezban Sets Next Movie ‘Delivery,’ His ‘Most Personal Project Yet,’ Partnering With Sin Sentido Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Multi-prized Mexican filmmaker Isaac Ezban (“The Incident,” “The Similars,” “Párvulos”) is in advanced development on his sixth and “most personal project yet,” a time-travel, sci-fi road movie. The project is one of 34 works presented at this year’s Frontières International Co-Production Market at the Fantasia Film Festival in Montreal, forming part of its Officila Selection..…
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BBC finances strain despite hit shows as licence base declines
The BBC says its finances are under growing pressure even though some of its programmes continue to perform strongly, because the number of households paying the TV licence fee is falling. That matters because the licence fee remains the corporation’s main source of income, so a shrinking payer base raises questions about how sustainable the…
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BBC Boss Says ‘Doctor Who’ Disruption Is Opportunity For Creative Regeneration
BBC director general Matt Brittin has made a bullish case for the future of Doctor Who after the sci-fi show’s Christmas special was canceled amid production changes. Brittin — who declared his love for Doctor Who before joining the BBC earlier this year — said the exit of showrunner Russell T Davies, producer Bad Wolf,…
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Jason Statham’s The Meg 2 is a global hit on Netflix, and still worth watching
Meg 2: The Trench is currently the 8th biggest movie on Netflix. In it, Jason Statham faces off against a trio of giant prehistoric sharks
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BBC Commercial profits rise 17% helped by Bluey success
BBC Commercial reported a 17% rise in EBITDA to £267 million in 2025/26, helped significantly by the global success of “Bluey” and stronger performance in direct-to-consumer services and consumer products. The results matter because the commercial arm is a major source of funding for the BBC, returning hundreds of millions of pounds that support the…
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BBC License Fee Payers Plummet By Half A Million
The number of households paying the BBC license fee plummeted last year at a time when the corporation is desperately seeking a revamp of its funding model. Today’s BBC Annual Report showed that license fee payers slid by 539,000 last year to around 23.3 million. This is the biggest decline since 2020-21 and likely one…
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10 Greatest Fantasy and Adventure Movies of All Time
From How to Train Your Dragon to Princess Mononoke, these are the greatest movies that combine the wonder of fantasy with the daringness of adventure.
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Star Wars creator George Lucas says film studios nowadays care more about “what the fans think” rather than trusting filmmakers
“The audience doesn’t know what they want to see”