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Zoya Akhtar admits she could have changed “certain things with The Archies’ screenplay, marketing”  : Bollywood News

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Zoya Akhtar admits she could have changed “certain things with The Archies’ screenplay, marketing”  : Bollywood News

The recent episode of Expresso featured a fascinating father-daughter duo, Javed Akhtar and Zoya Akhtar, discussing poetry, screenwriting, and filmmaking. While Javed shared his vast experience, Zoya offered her unique insights. During a rapid-fire round, Zoya was asked about her experience making The Archies. Zoya Akhtar admits she could have changed “certain things with The … Read more

Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown and other classics, dead at 89

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Robert Towne, Oscar-winning screenwriter of Chinatown and other classics, dead at 89

Robert Towne, the Oscar-winning screenplay writer of Shampoo, The Last Detail and other acclaimed films, whose work on Chinatown became a model of the art form and helped define the jaded allure of his native Los Angeles, died Monday surrounded by family at his home there, said publicist Carri McClure. She declined to comment on any cause of death. … Read more

2024 Canadian Screen Awards: BlackBerry becomes most awarded title in ceremony’s history

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2024 Canadian Screen Awards: BlackBerry becomes most awarded title in ceremony’s history

In an echo of last year’s duel record-breaking performance by dramas The Porter and Brother, both BlackBerry and Little Bird shattered records at the final night of the 2024 Canadian Screen Awards. But while those first two titles both became the most ever awarded at the CSAs last year with 12 wins apiece, there was one … Read more

American author Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dead at 77

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American author Paul Auster, prolific and experimental man of letters and filmmaker, dead at 77

Paul Auster, a prolific, prize-winning man of letters and filmmaker known for such inventive narratives and meta-narratives as The New York Trilogy and 4321, has died at age 77. Auster’s death was confirmed on May 1 by his literary representatives, the Carol Mann Agency, which did not immediately provide additional details. Auster had been diagnosed … Read more

How the creators of HBO’s The Sympathizer turned the bestselling novel into a dark, comic romp for TV

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How the creators of HBO’s The Sympathizer turned the bestselling novel into a dark, comic romp for TV

On the surface, Viet Thanh Nguyen’s The Sympathizer is the perfect target for adaptation. First off, it’s a novel — one of the more lucrative source materials for an industry perpetually hungry for existing IP and a built-in audience.  Second, it’s a Pulitzer Prize winner, a badge of honour that already proved a boon for similar adaptees like Spotlight, Driving Miss … Read more

Eleanor Catton among 3 Canadian authors shortlisted for $204K Carol Shields Prize

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Eleanor Catton among 3 Canadian authors shortlisted for 4K Carol Shields Prize

Eleanor Catton is among the five North American authors shortlisted for the second iteration of the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction.  The $150,000 USD ($203,971.50 Cdn) prize recognizes the best fiction book by a woman or non-binary writer from the U.S. and Canada. It is presently the largest international literary prize for women writers. Each of the four remaining finalists will … Read more

Golden Globes 2024: Full list of winners

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Golden Globes 2024: Full list of winners

The 2024 Golden Globes have returned to a new home and new management.  After parting ways with the Hollywood Foreign Press Association following years of diversity and ethics scandals, the award show returned on Sunday with new voters and a new one-year deal with CBS.  Known for its glitz, glam and flowing champagne, this year’s show was … Read more

From Barbenheimer to Britney, these are the pop culture stories that kept us entertained in 2023

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From Barbenheimer to Britney, these are the pop culture stories that kept us entertained in 2023

Let’s get the honourable mentions out of the way, first. Rihanna performed at the SuperBowl — and announced a pregnancy while she was onstage. The Beatles released a new song using an old demo from the late John Lennon, featuring additions by Paul McCartney, the late George Harrison and Ringo Starr, as well as a little help … Read more

The 2023 Black List Features Sam Bankman-Fried and ‘Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark’

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The 2023 Black List Features Sam Bankman-Fried and ‘Spider Man: Turn Off the Dark’

The next Oscar winning film is out there, somewhere—and it may be on this year’s Black List. The 2023 Black List—a compilation of the best-liked screenplays bouncing around Hollywood that have yet to be produced—has arrived, and it’s full of stories about everything from Sam Bankman-Fried and the fall of FTX to the making of … Read more