Graham Foy on the Journey to Venice for Teen Drama The Maiden

“The Maiden,” Graham Foy’s finely tuned story of adolescent mythmaking, togetherness and grief, has its world premiere Tuesday in Venice Days before heading to Toronto, but the film’s impressive international journey actually began in Cannes two years ago. Based in Toronto since…

Dwayne Johnson Champions Brendan Frasers Comeback and Venice Raves, 21 Years After The Mummy Returns: Rooting For Your Success

When it comes to buzz emerging out of the 2022 Venice Film Festival, few actors dominated headlines as positively as Brendan Fraser. The actor is earning Oscar buzz and the best reviews of his career for his leading turn in Darren Aronofsky’s…

KiKA, TF1 and DR Sales Among Cartoon Tribute Nominees

Germany’s KiKA, France’s TF1 and Denmark’s DR Sales figure among the best-known of contenders for the 2022 Cartoon Tributes, awarded for outstanding achievement in Europe’s TV animation industry. France, followed by Spain, dominates Cartoon’s three categories of broadcaster, investor/distributor and producer of…

Sergio Leone’s Daughter Raffaella on His Legacy Depicted in Venice Doc ‘The Italian Who Invented America’ – Clip

Francesco Zippel’s Sergio Leone doc, which premieres on Tuesday at the Venice Film Festival, is the first portrait of the Italian master made with full support of his children Raffaella and Andrea. Titled “Sergio Leone: The Man Who Invented America,” the high-profile…

Meghan Markle says she 'read a lot of Archie Comics'

Meghan Markle says she grew up dreaming of a ‘perfect, cookie cutter lifestyle’ inspired by the Archie Comics she read as a girl – and jokes the character also led to a ‘love of red heads and the name’ Meghan Markle, 41,…

0.1%-owned Alexis Mac Allister currently outscoring Raheem Sterling, Luis Diaz and Bukayo Saka in Dream Team

THE early stages of a season always throws up a few Dream Team surprises. And 2022/23 is no different with Alexis Mac Allister currently sitting fourth in the midfield rankings after four and a half Game Weeks. The Argentina international (yes, he’s…

France Achieves TV Programming Export Record

Worldwide sales of French TV content set an all-time record last year despite severe challenges caused by the continued pandemic, according to the annual report on domestic programming exports by the National Center for Cinema and the Moving Image (CNC) and film…