Posts by Nathan Pine
Dorian TV Awards Honor ‘Hacks,’ ‘Severance’ and ‘The Traitors’; Cole Escola & Jean Smart Feted
Hacks and The Pitt were among the big winners at the 17th Annual Dorian TV Awards. Chosen by GALECA: The Society of LGBTQ Entertainment Critics, this year’s Dorian winners also included Severance, The Traitors and Pee Wee as Himself. Multi-hyphenate Cole Escola (creator/star of Oh, Mary!) earned GALECA’s Wilde Wit Award, while Ncuti Gatwa—the first…
Read MoreDonald Trump drops below Joe Biden, Hillary Clinton in popularity ranking
President Donald Trump‘s popularity has fallen below that of former President Joe Biden and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, according to a recently released YouGov ranking the most popular politicians in the second quarter of 2025. Newsweek has reached out to the White House outside of regular working hours via email for comment. Why…
Read MoreFrance’s Studio TF1 Taps Former 42 & Universal Exec As It Eyes International Expansion
France’s Studio TF1 has appointed former 42 and Universal International Studios executive David O’Donoghue as EVP International. Based out of London, he will join the group at the end of July and report to Pierre Branco, CEO of Studio TF1. The appointment comes amid Branco’s ongoing strategy to expand the international footprint of Paris-based production…
Read MoreFewer courses, higher stakes: What golf’s shrinking footprint means for Singapore’s players and clubs
[SINGAPORE] The announcement this week that the government will not renew the leases for six golf courses in Singapore could lead to an increase in club membership prices over the next few years, say industry watchers. “There’s no panic, but people are paying attention,” said Lee Lee Langdale, owner of golf membership brokerage Singolf Services.…
Read More‘The Monster of Florence’ Teaser: Netflix Sets October 22 Launch For Stefano Sollima’s Italian Serial Killer Drama
Netflix has unveiled a fresh teaser trailer for Stefano Sollima’s four-part Italian crime drama The Monster of Florence as well as an October 22 launch date to tie in with the 10th anniversary of the platform’s arrival in Italy. Created by Leonardo Fasoli and Sollima, who previously collaborated on organized crime drama Gomorrah, the drama…
Read MoreMarché Du Film’s Innovation Exec Predicts Fully AI-Generated Feature Films Within Five Years — Karlovy Vary
Sten Saluveer, Strategic Advisor and Head of the Cannes Next Innovation Summit, the Marché Du Film’s tech-focused think tank, made a startling prediction about the future relationship between Artificial Intelligence and film production during a presentation at the Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s International Industry Insights Forum on Monday. “What we’re estimating is that in about…
Read MoreI’m a Shopping Editor, Here’s What I’m Buying from Amazon Prime Day 2025: Tested & Approved Deals
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Read MoreChina car sales jump in June but EV price war concerns intensify
[BEIJING] China’s car sales rose in June for the fifth straight month, but reports by some major electric vehicle makers of easing demand raised concerns about intensifying competition in the world’s largest auto market. Sales grew 18.6 per cent in June year-on-year to 2.1 million vehicles from a 13.9 per cent rise in May. First-half…
Read MoreLocarno Title ‘God Will Not Help’ Sets Sales With New Europe
EXCLUSIVE: New Europe Film Sales has boarded Croatian director and screenwriter Hana Jušić’s drama God Will Not Help ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Locarno Film Festival in August. It is Jušić’s second solo feature film after multi-award-winning 2016 debut Quit Staring at My Plate, on which New Europe also handled sales. Jušić’s…
Read MoreLocarno: Radu Jude, Abdellatif Kechiche & ‘Viet And Nam’ Filmmaker Trương Minh Quý Among Directors Set To Debut New Works In Competition
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival will debut 17 features, including new works by Radu Jude and Abdellatif Kechiche, as part of its 2025 competition. This year’s event runs from August 6 to 16. The festival announced its competition lineups this morning. The Radu Jude feature is his much-talked-about Dracula. The film was shot in Transylvania and…
Read MoreFar-Right Purges On Culture Sectors In Slovakia & Hungary Spark Concern Among CEE Delegates In Karlovy Vary: “This Is Not Just A Local Fire”
It’s been nearly a year since Slovakia’s hard-right minister for culture Martina Šimkovičová fired Matej Drlička from his position as director of the Slovak National Theatre, the country’s oldest and most significant theatre. While there was no immediate explanation, the move was seen as part of the government’s crackdown on contemporary culture with the minister,…
Read More‘Last One Laughing UK’ Producers Developing Format In Which Comedians Transport A Gigantic Ball Across Various Terrains
The producers behind Last One Laughing UK have located what they hope will be the next big British format. Banijay labels Initial and Zeppotron are developing a version of Dutch format Let’s Play Ball, which broke out on YouTube with more than 1 million views and will soon launch on SBS6 in the Netherlands. The…
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