Posts by Nathan Pine
Venice: Margot Robbie & David Bowie Projects Among Immersive Lineup
The Venice Film Festival’s immersive sidebar celebrates its 10th anniversary this year with a selection of projects, including titles featuring contributions by high-profile names such as Margot Robbie and Omar Sy. Overall, Venice Immersive will present 68 projects from 26 countries, of which 30 will play in competition, and 35 will be out of competition.…
Read MoreCyclosporiasis map shows U.S. cases as CDC updates advice
A new Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) map shows confirmed domestic cases of cyclosporiasis across 34 states, as federal health officials warned that the true scale of the outbreak is likely far larger than current national figures suggest and updated their surveillance data this week. In an update published July 14, the agency…
Read MoreAimee Lou Wood Returning For ‘Daddy Issues’ Third And Final On BBC
EXCLUSIVE: Aimee Lou Wood and David Morrissey are set for a one final round of Daddy Issues. The star will return to star in a six-part Season 3 of the BBC show, which has been BBC Three’s biggest comedy launch since the start of 2022. The show, which is filmed and set in Stockport, England,…
Read MoreCJ ENM’s Mnet & Universal Music Group’s Republic Partner To Launch Global Girl Group
Mnet, the music entertainment channel owned by Korea’s CJ ENM, is partnering with Universal Music Group’s Republic Collective on an initiative to produce and launch a global K-pop girl group. Under the partnership, Republic will collaborate across the full scope of the project, dubbed Girls Planet 2027, from production through to the debut group’s U.S.…
Read MoreLocarno Sets 2026 Competition Juries
Belgian filmmaker Fabrice Du Welz will lead the Concorso Internazionale jury at this year’s Locarno Film Festival. He will be joined by Italian producer Marco Alessi, French actress Lolita Chammah; Chilean actress Paulina García; and Olivier Père, former General Delegate of the Quinzaine des cinéastes and Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival, now Executive…
Read MoreTodd Blanche faces Epstein files grilling at confirmation hearing
Acting Attorney General Todd Blanche heads into a Senate confirmation hearing today with the fight over the Epstein files now shaping up as one of the biggest threats to his nomination. A handful of undecided Republican senators could determine whether Blanche, a former personal defense lawyer to President Donald Trump, advances in his bid to…
Read MoreAlternativa Distribution Launches To Bring Global South Films To TV & Streaming; Slate Includes Cannes Titles ‘A Poet’ & ‘If Only I Could Hibernate’
EXCLUSIVE: Alternativa has launched a distribution arm that will sell impact-driven films to broadcasters and streamers. Alternativa Distribution will be run by former yesDocu and TikTok exec Avital Lavi. It goes out of the gate with a ten-movie slate including Zoljargal Purevdash’s If Only I Could Hibernate, which played in the Un Certain Regard section…
Read MoreITV & Simon Cowell’s Partner Lauren Making Social Media Drama
EXCLUSIVE: ITV and Oscar-nominee Jeff Pope are teaming on a drama examining the devastating impact of social media on children, an idea that came to the broadcaster from Simon Cowell’s partner Lauren Cowell. The as-yet-untitled series will follow the story of multiple families and campaigners including Ellen Roome, who believes that the tragic death of…
Read More‘Colin From Accounts’ Ending With Season 3, Confirm Harriet Dyer & Patrick Brammall; Final Launch Date Set
The upcoming third season of beloved Australian comedy Colin From Accounts will be last, the show’s stars have confirmed. Harriet Dyer and Patrick Brammall, who play a mismatched Sydney couple who adopt an injured dog, made the announcement alongside production house Easy Tiger and streamer Binge. The news came as Binge revealed a July 27…
Read MoreToni Collette & Kit Harington Starring In Agatha Christie Classic
EXCLUSIVE: Oscar nominee Toni Collette (Hereditary) will play Miss Marple in the latest starry Audible Original, an adaptation of Agatha Christie‘s classic mystery novel The Murder At The Vicarage, which is releasing globally on 13th August, 2026. Alongside Collette, Kit Harington (Game of Thrones) will play Reverend Leonard Clement. The audio drama will also feature Calam…
Read MoreStuart Fails to Save the Universe Stars Tease Big Bang Theory Easter Eggs
“I’ve spoken to a few different people who were on the show, and I think people were excited about it,” Lapkus continued to E! News. “I think that there was a lot of support there, which was really nice. And you might see some familiar faces in the show, and then you’ll see that they’re…
Read MoreChina turns to electric taxis to soften Hormuz oil shock
Taxi usage and ridesharing are booming across Chinese cities, with trips up 6% since the Iran war Published Wed, Jul 15, 2026 · 02:48 PM [BEIJING] China has an increasingly important buffer against oil price shocks: electric taxis. Across Chinese cities, taxi usage and ridesharing are booming. In May, people took 3.05 billion trips, with…
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