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Emilia Clarke in The Night Before Christmas In Wonderland

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Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley to Voice Animated Feature ‘The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Emilia Clarke, Gerard Butler and Simone Ashley are lending their voices to upcoming animated musical “The Night Before Christmas in Wonderland.” Produced by Universal Pictures Content Group and Lupus Films, the film is based on Carys Bexington’s bestselling book which mashed up two classic stories: Lewis Carroll’s “Alice in Wonderland” and Clement Clarke Moore’s poem […]

By K.J. Yossman

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Italian Thriller ‘Vanished Into the Night,’ Starring Annabelle Wallis and Riccardo Scamarcio, Tops Global Netflix Chart

“Vanished Into the Night,” a thriller starring Annabelle Wallis and Riccardo Scamarcio as a divorced couple in southern Italy whose children get kidnapped for ransom, has rapidly risen to the top of the global Netflix chart in a rare milestone for an Italian film. In “Vanished,” Wallis – who played the character Grace Helen in the […]

By Nick Vivarelli

Global

Venice Film Festival’s XR Section to Feature 19 World Premieres, Seven International Premieres

The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the lineup of projects for Venice Immersive, the Extended Reality (XR) section of the event. The program, which will include 63 projects from 25 countries, takes place on the island of Lazzaretto Vecchio from Aug. 29 to Sept. 7. There are 26 projects in Competition, including 19 world premieres […]

By Leo Barraclough

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Lighthouse Pictures Ups Jameson Parker to CEO Following Acquisition by Martini Film Studios (EXCLUSIVE)

Lighthouse Pictures has upped production VP Jameson Parker to CEO, Variety has learned. Former CEO and co-founder Jamie Goehring is staying on to oversee day-to-day operations while Parker will be tasked with expanding the company’s production pipeline and moving into new markets. The news comes after Vancouver-based Lighthouse was acquired by Martini Film Studios in […]

By K.J. Yossman

Obituaries

Anthony Cianciotta, Canadian Film Industry Veteran, Dies at 85

Anthony “Tony” Cianciotta, a Canadian film industry figure with a career spanning five decades, died peacefully on June 26. He was 85. Cianciotta began his journey in the film industry in 1965 in Toronto as a film buyer for the J. Arthur Rank Organization, which later became Cineplex Odeon. He went on to hold executive […]

By Naman Ramachandran