Posts by Nathan Pine
Belgium’s Oldest Distributor Belga Films Collapses But “Future Looks Bright” For Sister Companies Belga Studios & Independent Films, Says CEO
In a stark sign of the challenges facing Europe’s independent distribution and exhibition sector, news broke on Tuesday that Belgium‘s oldest distributor Belga Films has been liquidated. Belgian newspaper Le Soir first reported the news, detailing that the company’s bankruptcy and liquidation had been declared by the commercial court of Walloon Brabant on February 12,…
Read MoreDinah Washington Biopic In The Works With British Playwright Winsome Pinnock To Pen Screenplay & Danny Glover On Board As Executive Producer
EXCLUSIVE: A large-scale biopic based on the life of the legendary jazz and blues vocalist Dinah Washington is in the works, with veteran British playwright Winsome Pinnock signed on to write the script and Danny Glover executive producing. The film will chronicle a pivotal two-week period in London at the height of Washington’s career, following…
Read MoreDisney+ Creates Top Development Job In UK
EXCLUSIVE: Disney+ has created a top development job in the UK as the streamer continues to expand its EMEA team. A job ad posted two days ago said Disney is seeking an “experienced, strategic, creative, and highly collaborative Senior Manager, Development, UK Scripted,” to join the Rivals and Extraordinary commissioning team, which is run out…
Read MoreBeta Film Boards Quebec Noir Series ‘Northern Traces’ Starring Danny Gilmore
EXCLUSIVE: Quebec noir is coming to London. Northern Traces is one of the most-watched shows of the last five years on French-language streamer illico+ in Canada, and Beta Film has swooped for international rights. The six-parter will be part of Beta Film’s slate for the London TV Screenings next week. Northern Traces hails from Quebec-based…
Read MoreUS homebuilder sentiment dips to five-month low on affordability
Mortgage rates are near the lowest in more than a year, but still double the level that prevailed throughout much of 2021 Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 04:39 PM US HOMEBUILDERS’ confidence slipped again this month, bogged down by persistent worries over affordability and high construction costs. An index of market conditions from the…
Read MoreGet Your AI Off Our ‘Stranger Things’ & ‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Netflix Tells ByteDance In Latest Hollywood Cease & Desist Letter
Netflix “will not stand by and watch ByteDance treat our valued IP as free, public domain clip art,” the streamer told the TikTok owner tonight. In a short and stern cease and desist letter over Seedance 2.0, Netflix want generated AI videos of Stranger Things, KPop Demon Hunters, Squid Game and Bridgerton shut down now.…
Read MoreRetailer Carrefour targets higher cash and profits as CEO Bompard unveils new strategy plan
Published Wed, Feb 18, 2026 · 03:22 PM [PARIS] Europe’s largest food retailer Carrefour on Wednesday (Feb 18) vowed to grow its cash and profitability, aiming for an operating margin of 3.2 per cent in 2028 and 3.5 per cent by 2030, as part of boss Alexandre Bompard’s new plan to boost profits and speed…
Read MoreDaniel Radcliffe Doesn’t Want New ‘Harry Potter’ Cast To Be Asked About Original Cast To Not Be “Weird Spectral Phantoms”
Daniel Radcliffe is looking out for the new Harry Potter cast and suggests fans not ask about the original cast. The actor portrayed The Boy Who Lived across eight films, which were adaptations of J.K. Rowling’s book series. As HBO embarks on a new adaptation, now as a series, Radcliffe wants the kids to have their own…
Read MoreStephen Colbert Calls Out CBS, Again, Over Equal-Time Furor, But Says “I Don’t Want An Adversarial Relationship With The Network”
Last night, after Stephen Colbert’s monologue and before his second act, he had to go backstage at the Ed Sullivan Theater to discuss FCC guidelines. Knowing that he was going to discuss the fact that his interview with Texas State Rep. James Talarico was not going to be broadcast on the show, but rather only on…
Read MoreYouTube Outage Affects Homepage, App, YouTube TV & More; Issue Resolved After Fix To “Recommendation System”
YouTube is addressing the issue that took the service down for some users for a couple of hours. Many users took to social media to complain that YouTube was not loading certain videos. The digital media platform was inundated with reports that some users were not able to stream videos on the site. “If you’re…
Read More‘Heated Rivalry’s Connor Storrie Latest In Talks To Join A24 Comedy ‘Peaked’
EXCLUSIVE: Connor Storrie, star of the breakout hit series Heated Rivalry from Crave/HBO Max, is in talks to join the cast of Peaked, the comedy coming together at A24. Storrie’s role is being kept under wraps. Set to shoot this month, Peaked follows the two girls who traumatized you in high school as they try…
Read MoreMounting A Monster Epic: ‘Frankenstein’s Costume, Production Design & Prosthetics Team On Realizing Guillermo Del Toro’s “Operatic & Theatrical” World – Crew Call Live
How did Guillermo del Toro’s adaptation of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein differ from all other cinematic predecessors? Says del Toro’s 2x Oscar nominated production designer Tamara Deverell, it’s the filmmaker’s “desire for us to do something operatic and theatrical.” Like an abstract piece of art, there’s much to absorb and get wonderfully lost in onscreen in…
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