Tony Leung Lines Up Johnnie To Film, India Project and Serial Killer Series as He Chairs Shanghai Jury (EXCLUSIVE)

EXCLUSIVE: Storyville is moving into shorts. The storied BBC documentary strand will begin making premium short docs alongside features for the first time, coming as the corporation both grapples with YouTube and attempts to leverage its power. Just revealed on stage at Sheffield DocFest, Storyville boss Nevine Mabro issued a call for “bold, innovative filmmakers […]

The Doctor is famed for having powers of regeneration, but the shape-shifting Time Lord’s next transformation could well be the most challenging yet. That’s the early verdict of UK industry insiders after the BBC dropped a TARDIS bombshell on Wednesday, when the broadcaster announced a major creative rethink of Doctor Who. Gone is a Christmas […]

Australian actress Abbie Cornish took to the stage at the Taormina Film Festival on Thursday for a discussion on her career featuring Palme d’Or contender Bright Star, Oscar winner Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri and crime thrillers Jack Ryan and Detained among some 50 credits. Speaking to a youthful audience, Cornish said it was important […]

Jinkx Monsoon will make her London West End debut this summer, stepping into the role of Mary Todd Lincoln in “Oh, Mary!” at Trafalgar Theatre for a six-week run from Aug. 17 to Sept. 26. Monsoon, the first and only drag queen to win “RuPaul’s Drag Race” twice, previously played the role on Broadway, where […]