‘Nova ‘78’ Teaser: Doc Featuring Never Before Seen Footage Of William S. Burroughs To Debut At Locarno

‘Nova ‘78’ Teaser: Doc Featuring Never Before Seen Footage Of William S. Burroughs To Debut At Locarno

EXCLUSIVE: Unfolding in New York’s East Village in 1978, the Nova Convention has gone down in history as a legendary counterculture meeting headlined by Naked Lunch novelist William S. Burroughs, and also featuring Patti Smith, Frank Zappa, Allen Ginsberg and Laurie Anderson. Aaron Brookner and Rodrigo Areias documentary’s Nova ’78 – which debuts out of…

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Global Screenwriting Contest Hub Launched By Stage 32

Global Screenwriting Contest Hub Launched By Stage 32

EXCLUSIVE: Stage 32 is launching a Global Screenwriting Contest Hub, bringing together dozens of writing competitions from around the world into one place including Oscar and BAFTA-qualifying contests. The move comes with screenwriting website Coverfly set to shut down in a few weeks’ time, and Stage 32 has hired a trio of former Coverfly employees…

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After Numerous Scandals, BBC Boss Tim Davie Says He’s Had A “Tough Period” But Is Going Nowhere: “This Job Is Not One You Take If You Want A Quiet Life”

After Numerous Scandals, BBC Boss Tim Davie Says He’s Had A “Tough Period” But Is Going Nowhere: “This Job Is Not One You Take If You Want A Quiet Life”

Following numerous scandals, it was perhaps unsurprising that BBC Director General Tim Davie faced questions over his position at today’s Annual Report press briefing. Per his response and that of BBC Chair Samir Shah, Davie is going nowhere as he approaches his five-year anniversary running the nation’s oldest public broadcaster. “It’s certainly been a tough…

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BBC License Fee Income Hits Record High

BBC License Fee Income Hits Record High

At last some good news for the BBC. The UK’s public broadcaster broke its license fee income record in the last financial year, while group revenue shot up by close to 10%. As the annual £174.50 ($234) fee was increased following two years of being frozen by the Conservative government, BBC license fee income hit…

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Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer asks for Donald Trump’s help: “dealmaker”

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer asks for Donald Trump’s help: “dealmaker”

Ghislaine Maxwell’s lawyer appeared to invite President Donald Trump to intervene in her Supreme Court appeal against a 20-year prison sentence over Jeffrey Epstein-related sex trafficking. David Oscar Markus described the president as the “ultimate dealmaker” and said Trump would disagree with the Department of Justice‘s decision on Monday to oppose Maxwell’s appeal to the…

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