Posts by Nathan Pine
Crude oil ‘caught up in cautious enthusiasm’ over US-Iran peace deal, but analysts don’t expect further price easing soon
Markets are pricing in a normalisation in Hormuz flows, but observers say the process could take around six months [SINGAPORE] While the price of Brent crude oil has eased by around 30 per cent in the past month on the back of optimism over the Middle East ceasefire, observers believe that the prospect of a…
Read MoreGabrielle Faith Brown & Yolanthe Cabau Among Cast Of MuVpix Horizontal-Vertical Drama ‘Romeo & Juliet, Reimagined’
EXCLUSIVE: Microdrama star Gabrielle Faith Brown and European actress Yolanthe Cabau are among the stars of a Romeo and Juliet series that’s being made in both horizontal and vertical formats. Romeo & Juliet, Reimagined will adapt William Shakespeare’s masterpiece as a Montague-Capulet feud into the criminal underworld of modern-day Los Angeles. The series will run on…
Read MoreJason Alexander-Narrated Film ‘To Kill A Nazi’ Gets Deal, Trailer
EXCLUSIVE: Go2Films has boarded sales rights to Jason Alexander-nominated documentary To Kill A Nazi about the Entebbe hostage crisis, which unfolded 50 years ago. Penn State professor Boaz Dvir directs the film which will make its world premiere at the Dances With Films festival in LA on Monday, June 22, at the TCL Chinese Theatre. The…
Read MoreWikipedia deems Iran war a “victory” for Tehran as peace deal talks cancelled
Wikipedia has listed Tehran as triumphant in the Iran war as both the U.S. and Iran claim to have come out on top in the monthslong conflict, even with negotiations on a final peace deal hanging in the balance. The popular online encyclopedia described the outcome of the conflict, sparked by joint U.S.-Israeli strikes on…
Read MoreInternational Insider: Deep BBC Cuts; Previewing Annecy Animation; Léon Marchand Interview
Good afternoon Insiders, welcome back to another edition of the international newsletter with Max Goldbart steering things before heading to the Annecy International Animation Film Festival. Read on, and sign up here. Deep BBC Cuts BBC drama ‘Dear England’ BBC/Left Bank/Justin Downing Development spend slashed: It’s been a rough week for staff at the embattled…
Read MorePam Abdy & Mike De Luca Among Speakers Set For TIFF Industry Programme
Pam Abdy and Mike De Luca will headline an onstage in-conversation session at this year’s Toronto Film Festival. Abdy and De Luca’s talk will be part of the TIFF Market’s Dialogues programme. The festival said the discussion will focus on the “evolving role of studios in an increasingly global marketplace, the art of identifying and…
Read More5 Talking Points Ahead Of Annecy: ‘Minions’, AI, IP, Studios, China
The Annecy International Animation Film Festival gets underway this weekend at a time of change, opportunity and retreat for the animation sector as big budget studio fare chases the $1B box office, while indies grapple with funding squeezes, AI and the ever-changing habits of younger audiences. We’ve gathered a few of the talking points as…
Read MoreIran to launch complaint to FIFA over US World Cup treatment
Iran is set to lodge an official complaint with FIFA over travel restrictions that the country’s soccer team is facing at the 2026 World Cup. Amir Ghalenoei, the head coach of Iran’s team, has said his players are “the most oppressed” at the tournament. The Iran team is allowed to fly into the U.S. one…
Read MoreAmazon No Longer Releasing Luca Guadagnino’s ‘Artificial’
Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial will no longer be released by Amazon MGM. In a statement sent to Deadline, the studio said: “We have the utmost respect and admiration for Luca Guadagnino as an award-winning filmmaker – not to mention a longstanding relationship that we hope to continue. We believe that Artificial will be better served if…
Read MoreTrump Ties His Name and Credibility to Vance’s Dubious Iran Diplomacy
Donald Trump has been the greatest, most clear-eyed, and most transformative foreign policy president of my lifetime. But Trump is also the famed businessman who wrote The Art of the Deal four decades ago. There has therefore always been the risk that the president’s novel and often-unorthodox approach to foreign policy could be subsumed by…
Read MoreAs Hollywood leans into AI, the real battle is over likeness and who gets paid
When Brian Grazer has an idea for a movie, he now starts with a chatbot. The co-founder of Imagine Entertainment — the company behind “A Beautiful Mind,” “Apollo 13” and “Liar Liar” — said he sits down with Anthropic’s AI assistant, Claude, to rough out a story before handing it to a writer. “You can…
Read MoreMapletree CFO Wendy Koh appointed as Temasek’s new CFO
[SINGAPORE] Temasek has named a senior executive from Mapletree Investments as its new chief financial officer, with incumbent Png Chin Yee stepping down from the role to focus on her concurrent position as president of Temasek Singapore, the investment company said in a media release on Friday (Jun 19). Wendy Koh, who is currently group…
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