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Locarno’s Africa-Focused Industry Program; Reel Suspects ‘Bloodthirsty’ Deals; The Asylum Buys ‘Killer Advice’; ‘The Unreason’ Adds Cast; Hong Kong-Focused UK Film Season – Global Briefs

Locarno’s Africa-Focused Industry Program; Reel Suspects ‘Bloodthirsty’ Deals; The Asylum Buys ‘Killer Advice’; ‘The Unreason’ Adds Cast; Hong Kong-Focused UK Film Season – Global Briefs
Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival is launching a new industry event focusing on Africa. The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy, hosted in collaboration with the Realness Institute of Africa, will take place online from 26 September to 2 October 2021 and will welcome 10-12 participants from all over the African continent. The project offers a tailored program featuring masterclasses and meetings with internationally established professionals. The aim is to enhance participants’ understanding of the challenges facing the film industry, while allowing them to expand their personal network of contacts and develop their professional skill set. “The Southern Africa-Locarno Industry Academy will allow us to introduce our program for young professionals in this region. Participants will be able to connect with Industry Academy alumni in Latin America, the Middle East, the USA and Europe, joining an international network of future industry players,” said Markus Duffner, the new head of Locarno Pro.

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‘Love, Simon’ Writer Becky Albertalli’s ‘The Upside of Unrequited’ to Be Adapted for Film (Exclusive)

‘Love, Simon’ Writer Becky Albertalli’s ‘The Upside of Unrequited’ to Be Adapted for Film (Exclusive)
U.K. production company Shakespeare Sisters has acquired the film rights to the popular YA novel “The Upside of Unrequited,” written by best-selling scribe Becky Albertalli. The author’s debut novel, “Simon Vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda,” was adapted as the gay teen romantic comedy movie “Love, Simon,” which – distributed by 20th Century Fox – grossed $66 million worldwide, and inspired the Hulu spin-off series “Love, Victor.”

The movie adaptation of “The Upside of Unrequited” will be written and directed by Hillary Shakespeare and Anna-Elizabeth Shakespeare, who are best known for their recent coming-of-age film “Soundtrack to Sixteen.” Albertalli also joins as executive producer on the feel-good summer romance.

The story centers on awkward 17-year-old Molly, who has had 26 crushes and exactly zero kisses. She’s sure love confessions can only go one way for weight-challenged girls: utter humiliation. Now that her twin Cassie is swept up in her first romance, Molly has never felt more alone.
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Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic ‘The Unreason’; BBC Expands Nhu To LA; BBC Comedy Initiative; Abacus Reps ‘Masked Singer UK’

  • 14 December 2020
  • by Jake Kanter and Tom Grater
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Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic ‘The Unreason’; BBC Expands Nhu To LA; BBC Comedy Initiative; Abacus Reps ‘Masked Singer UK’
Tony Way, Sophie Thompson Join UK Indie Pic ‘The Unreason’

Exclusive: Tony Way, known for his roles in After Life and Game Of Thrones, will star with Sophie Thompson (Feel Good) in UK time-travel comedy The Unreason. The film follows real-life best friends Ruth and Megan, who run a vintage shop in leafy Muswell Hill. After stumbling across a time machine, they embark on trips to the past, ‘borrowing’ items to sell in the present with no idea of the irreparable damage they’re causing to the fabric of the universe. Way is playing an off-beat inventor working in obscurity in Muswell Hill’s underground scientific community, while Thompson is playing the lead antagonist, the jail-keeper of the hellish dimension the unreason. Chris Reading is directing the feature, an adaptation of his own short film of the same name. Producers are UK outfit Shakespeare Sisters. Filming is set to start
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‘Feel Good’ Review: Netflix’s Lively Queer Addiction Comedy Has ‘Fleabag’ Vibes

‘Feel Good’ Review: Netflix’s Lively Queer Addiction Comedy Has ‘Fleabag’ Vibes
Mae is an addict. It doesn’t matter that she’s been in recovery for “a long time,” as she vaguely assures her new girlfriend, she will always be an addict. That’s what the eccentric folks at her wildly unhinged Narcotics Anonymous meetings tell her, anyway. Her erratic behavior, which includes burning all her possessions in a trash can and saran-wrapping her phone inside a suitcase so she won’t text her girlfriend too much, makes a pretty strong case for the argument.

Anyone in recovery will tell you that addiction is about so much more than substance abuse. Even once sober, addicts substitute obsession with the high found with another obsession. That’s the savvy central tenet of “Feel Good,” a wildly entertaining breath of fresh air of a series arriving on Netflix just in the nick of time. Hilariously crafted, thrillingly paced, and brimming with the kind
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‘Feel Good’ Review: Love That Puts A Hurt On

‘Feel Good’ Review: Love That Puts A Hurt On
In the new Netflix romantic dramedy Feel Good, Mae falls in love with George. Mae (Mae Martin) is a Canadian living abroad, a comedian and a recovering addict who is effectively homeless. George (Charlotte Ritchie) is an English teacher, and has not only never dated another woman before, but is so terrified of having friends or family ask her questions about it that she literally makes Mae hide in a closet in one episode.

That’s a lot of darkness to throw at any new relationship, and that’s before
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Olivier Awards: James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Phoebe Waller-Bridge & Hayley Atwell Among Nominees

Olivier Awards: James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Phoebe Waller-Bridge & Hayley Atwell Among Nominees
James McAvoy, Andrew Scott, Wendell Pierce and Toby Jones are going head-to-head for best actor in this year’s Olivier Awards, while Phoebe Waller-Bridge, Hayley Atwell, Juliet Stevenson and Sharon D Clarke have been nominated for best actress.

New musical & Juliet has nabbed nine nominations, Trevor Nunn’s Fiddler on the Roof has secured eight and Dear Evan Hansen has scored seven.

The UK awards, which celebrates the best theatre in London, will take place at the Royal Albert Hall on April 5.

Here’s the full list of play and musical nominations:

Best New Play

A Very Expensive Poison at The Old Vic

The Doctor at Almeida Theatre

Leopoldstadt at Wyndham’s Theatre

The Ocean at the End of the Lane at National Theatre – Dorfman

Best New Musical

& Juliet at Shaftesbury Theatre

Amelie The Musical at The Other Palace

Dear Evan Hansen at Noel Coward Theatre

Waitress at Adelphi Theatre
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Frightfest 2019: ‘Tales From the Lodge’ Review

Stars: Mackenzie Crook, Laura Fraser, Sophie Thompson, Johnny Vegas, Kelly Wenham, Dustin Demri-Burns | Written and Directed by Abigail Blackmore

A group of middle-aged friends gather at a remote lodge to honour a friend who recently drowned in a nearby lake. With emotions running high, everyone makes the most of a gloomy situation by celebrating the best way they know how: swapping silly, scary stories that would have earned a giggle from their dearly departed pal. Urban legends about a masked slasher, a paranormal ghost hunt and a post-apocalyptic wasteland soon lose their fun shock value as the sextet become stuck in a true terror tale that exposes dark secrets no one could have possibly foreseen.

Tales From the Lodge continues the very British tradition of the portmenteau horror – a genre that is synonymous with the UK horror industry of the 60s and 70s, companies like Hammer, Amicus and Tigon, and
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Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas Reunite for Red Nose Day's Four Weddings and a Funeral Special

Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas Reunite for Red Nose Day's Four Weddings and a Funeral Special
Hugh Grant and Kristin Scott Thomas are back for another wedding!

Grant and Scott Thomas, both 58, reunited for a short sequel to their classic 1994 film Four Weddings and a Funeral in a clip for One Red Nose Day and a Wedding which was posted on Friday to Instagram.

Looking exceptionally nervous, the two reprise their roles as Charles and Fiona, who greet guests as they arrive at a wedding chapel.

“You had better head on in,” Grant’s Charles tells Scott Thomas’s Fiona.

“Yes, I’d better. Good luck,” she replies, with a worried expression as he says, “Indeed.
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Lily James & Alicia Vikander Set For ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ Red Nose Day Return — Watch Teaser Clip

Lily James & Alicia Vikander Set For ‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ Red Nose Day Return — Watch Teaser Clip
Lily James and Alicia Vikander have signed on to the cast of the upcoming Four Weddings and a Funeral short film set to premiere on NBC’s Red Nose Day.

James and Vikander will join original Four Weddings cast members Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell and Kristin Scott Thomas in One Red Nose Day And A Wedding short, which picks up 25 years after the original hit British comedy. It will air exclusively in the U.S. as part of NBC’s night of programming supporting Red Nose Day on May 23. UK fans will get a sneak peak of One Red Nose Day and Wedding, which airs as part of Red Nose Day in the UK, tonight on BBC One. You watch the teaser clip below.

John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker also star in the short.
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Alicia Vikander, Lily James Confirmed for 'Four Weddings and a Funeral' Red Nose Day Return

The all-star Four Weddings and a Funeral return — set to air in the U.K. on Friday as part of the BBC's Red Nose Day coverage — has added two major names.

First rumored in December, Alicia Vikander and Lily James have now officially joined One Red Nose Day and a Wedding, picking up 25 years after the iconic 1994 original and reuniting Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah and Rowan Atkinson.

James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker are also starring ...
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SXSW 2019 Review: Tales From The Lodge Tells Grown Up Campfire Stories To Uneven Effect

A group of middle-aged pals gather at a lodge in the woods to celebrate the life of a fallen friend in director Abigail Blackmore's debut feature, Tales From the Lodge. While this basic one-liner for the film is nothing new and has been explored many times before, Blackmore and her team put a fun, gruesome twist on the old formula. Not everything is exactly as it seems in this lodge, and some revelations will have dire consequences.   The group who've joined the event to scatter their dear departed's ashes is a trio of couples who've spent years by each other's sides, with the exception of a single new addition. The old guard consists of Emma (Sophie Thompson), Russell (Johnny Vegas), Martha (Laura Fraser),...

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SXSW 2019: New Clip, Images, and Poster for Horror Comedy Tales From The Lodge

Longtime friends pass the time at an isolated cabin telling scary stories to each other, but it's not long before they find themselves embroiled in their own terrifying scenario that's all too real in Tales from the Lodge. Ahead of the horror comedy's world premiere at the SXSW Film Festival, we've been provided with a new clip, images, and a poster for the latest film from writer/director Abigail Blackmore.

Tales from the Lodge will make its world premiere on March 13th at the SXSW Film Festival. The movie stars Mackenzie Crook, Dustin Demri-Burns, Laura Fraser, Sophie Thompson, Johnny Vegas, and Kelly Wenham. For a sneak peek at the film's horror and comedic elements, check out the images, poster, and clip below, and stay up to date on Tales from the Lodge by visiting its official Facebook page.

Daily Dead will once again be in Austin to cover the SXSW Film Festival,
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Four Weddings and a Funeral 2 Trailer Reunites Cast for Red Nose Day

The Four Weddings and a Funeral mini sequel trailer has been released. The short sequel was made to take part in this year's Red Nose Day. The annual event funds programs that keep children safe, healthy, and educated. Over the years, Red Nose Day has raised over $1.3 billion for 50 states and Puerto Rico, along with 38 countries around the world, impacting the lives of over 16 million children in the process. The event takes place on May 23rd this year, which is when the Four Weddings and a Funeral sequel will be released to the public.

The Four Weddings and a Funeral mini sequel is officially titled One Red Nose Day and a Wedding and it will air on NBC. The special sequel brings the original cast together after 25 years. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor,
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‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Charity Spinoff Trailer: BBC & NBC Unveil First Look

‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Charity Spinoff Trailer: BBC & NBC Unveil First Look
Hugh Grant’s Charles and Andi MacDowell’s Carrie are back in the first clip for the charity spinoff of classic Brit flick Four Weddings And A Funeral.

The BBC and NBC have unveiled a trailer for the return of Richard Curtis’ film, which features much of the original cast, who reunited to make short film One Red Nose Day And A Wedding.

There’s speculation that it’s set at Charles’ daughter’s wedding and the clip certainly suggests nuptials.

Richard Curtis, who wrote the original film and is the co-founder of charity telethon Red Nose Day, has written the short for the 2019 edition of the charity fundraiser. Cast will include Grant, MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker. They will be joined by special guests.

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First teaser for Four Weddings sequel One Red Nose Day and a Wedding

As revealed earlier this month, the cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral are set to reunite 25 years after the release of the classic British rom-com for the Comic Relief short One Red Nose Day and a Wedding; check out a teaser here, which sees the characters inviting us to their big day…

One Red Nose Day and a Wedding reunites Four Weddings and a Funeral director Mike Newell and screenwriter Richard Curtis with cast members Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker.

The short will air on Red Nose Day on March 15th in the UK and on May 23rd in the Us.

The post First teaser for Four Weddings sequel One Red Nose Day and a Wedding appeared first on Flickering Myth.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral cast reunite for One Red Nose Day and a Wedding sequel short film

25 years after its release, the cast of Four Weddings and a Funeral are set to reunite this March for One Red Nose Day and a Wedding, a special short film set to premiere on BBC One during Red Nose Day 2019.

The short will pick up 25 years after the movie and reunite Four Weddings director Mike Newell and screenwriter Richard Curtis with cast members Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker.

The new short follows on from the huge success of the Love, Actually sequel Red Nose Day, Actually in 2017, and will air on BBC One in the UK on March 15th and on NBC during Red Nose Day USA on May 23rd.

The post Four Weddings and a Funeral cast reunite for One Red Nose
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Red Nose Day Special Sets 2019 Date On NBC

Red Nose Day, the national fundraising campaign to end child poverty, returns to NBC for the annual three-hour primetime charity special on May 23, 2019.

Created by Love Actually and Notting Hill writer-director Richard Curtis, Red Nose Day has raised nearly $150 million since launching in the U.S. in 2015, and has helped more than 16 million children in the U.S. and around the world.

Included as part of the programming for the 2019 special will be previously announced short film One Red Nose Day And A Wedding, written by Curtis, who penned the original film Four Weddings and a Funeral. Cast includes Four Weddings stars Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker. Four Weddings director Mike Newell directs the new installment, which picks up 25 years after the original film.
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Four Weddings and a Funeral Reunion Planned for Red Nose Day

Four Weddings and a Funeral Reunion Planned for Red Nose Day
An official Four Weddings and a Funeral reunion is happening 25 years later. Writer Richard Curtis, as well as the majority of the cast from the classic romantic comedy, are getting back together to make a new short for Red Nose Day 2019 that will air in the U.K. and in the U.S. as part of the programming lineup for the charity event. The key creative team behind the 1994 classic, both in front of and behind the camera, are all on board.

The new short, which is titled One Red Nose Day and a Wedding, is currently in production and is being directed by Mike Newell, who also helmed Four Weddings and a Funeral. Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker are all set to star in the new short,
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‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ Cast Set Date to Reunite for First Time in 25 Years

‘Four Weddings and a Funeral’ Cast Set Date to Reunite for First Time in 25 Years
Get ready to relive Hugh Grant dropping F-bombs in the rain and Rowan Atkinson bumbling through marriage ceremonies as the cast of “Four Weddings and a Funeral” are reuniting for the first time in 25 years.

Creator Richard Curtis is getting the stars of the 1994 British romantic comedy back together for a special Red Nose Day short film dubbed “One Red Nose Day and a Wedding,” it was announced Wednesday.

Once again directed by Mike Newell, the short features Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker. They will also be joined by special guest stars.

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“We’re all definitely older — I suspect no wiser. It’s been really enjoyable working out what
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‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Cast And Creators To Reunite After 25 Years For Red Nose Day Short Film

‘Four Weddings And A Funeral’ Cast And Creators To Reunite After 25 Years For Red Nose Day Short Film
The cast and creators of iconic Brit comedy Four Weddings And A Funeral are reuniting to make charity short film One Red Nose Day And A Wedding.

Richard Curtis, who wrote the original film and is the co-founder of charity telethon Red Nose Day, has written the short for the 2019 edition of the charity fundraiser. It is currently in production.

Cast will include Hugh Grant, Andie MacDowell, Kristin Scott Thomas, John Hannah, Rowan Atkinson, James Fleet, David Haig, Sophie Thompson, David Bower, Robin McCaffrey, Anna Chancellor, Rupert Vansittart, Simon Kunz, Sara Crowe and Timothy Walker. They will be joined by special guests.

Four Weddings director Mike Newell is returning to direct the new installment, which picks up 25 years after the original film. The short will premiere on BBC One on Friday, March 15. It will also feature as part of NBC’s programming for Red Nose Day USA in May. The
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