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Warner Bros Ends Australia Distribution Alliance With Village Roadshow After Four Decades

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Warner Bros Ends Australia Distribution Alliance With Village Roadshow After Four Decades Warner Bros has called time on its long-lasting partnership with Australian company Village Roadshow after four decades of the latter distributing the studio’s films in the territory. Roadshow made an announcement to the Australian stock exchange today noting the arrangement would come to a close at the end of this year. Local media is reporting […] Go to Source
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Abu Dhabi & Israel Film Funds Sign Cooperation Agreement; Plan Regional Film Festival

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Abu Dhabi & Israel Film Funds Sign Cooperation Agreement; Plan Regional Film Festival The Abu Dhabi Film Commission has signed a cooperation agreement with the Israel Film Fund and the Jerusalem Sam Spiegel Film & Television School to foster film and TV ties in the region. The agenda focuses on four initiatives, which interestingly include plans for a new regional film festival. The Middle East previously had the […] Go to Source
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UK could have 50,000 Covid cases a day by mid-October, says chief medical officer

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UK could have 50,000 Covid cases a day by mid-October, says chief medical officer Country should be prepared for significant restrictions for next six months, says Chris WhittyCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThe UK has “turned a corner” for the worse and is on course for up to 50,000 new daily cases of Covid-19 by mid-October, which could lead to 200 deaths a day by the following month, the chief medical officer for England has warned.The country should be prepared for significant restrictions for the next six months, over the winter period when the virus can be expected to flourish, Prof Chris Whitty said. Continue reading... Go to Source
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No 10 denies reports Boris Johnson went on secret Italy trip

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No 10 denies reports Boris Johnson went on secret Italy trip Minister also rejects airport’s statement PM flew into Perugia in past fortnightCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageOne of Boris Johnson’s ministers has denied a report in the Italian media that the UK prime minister made a secret trip to the country less than a fortnight ago, a claim Downing Street has also rejected as “completely untrue”.Asked if Johnson had landed in Perugia in the past two weeks, which the Umbrian airport said had happened in a statement, Grant Shapps, the transport minister, told Sky News: “Not that I’m aware of. I think it’s mistaken, as far as I’m aware.” Continue reading... Go to Source
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UK plan to use all-male team to host UN climate summit angers observers

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UK plan to use all-male team to host UN climate summit angers observers All senior politicians, civil servants and negotiators to represent Britain at next year’s Cop26 talks are menThe UK is fielding an all-male team to host a vital UN climate summit next year, flouting international norms and angering activists and observers, who say the lack of gender balance imperils progress on key issues.All of the politicians who will host the Cop26 talks for the UK in Glasgow are men, from the business secretary Alok Sharma, who will act as president of the summit, to his team of climate and energy ministers – Lord Callanan, Lord Goldsmith and Kwasi Kwarteng – who have represented the UK in recent online meetings. Continue reading... Go to Source
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Watchmen, Succession and Schitt’s Creek dominate virtual Emmys

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Watchmen, Succession and Schitt's Creek dominate virtual Emmys The most diverse field in Emmys history garnered several awards for black actors and a full sweep for a Canadian sitcomEmmy winners 2020: the full listIt was uncharted waters for the 72nd Emmy awards – the first major acting awards show held since the pandemic began, a strange and subdued ceremony in which stars accepted awards on Zoom. But unwelcome new methods (the telecast required more than 100 live feeds), and the end of former Emmys juggernauts Game of Thrones and Veep, ushered in a celebration of new series and talent: Canadian comedy Schitt’s Creek swept the comedy awards, HBO’s Succession dominated in drama and the evening’s most-nominated show, HBO’s prescient, eerie Watchmen, cleaned up in the limited series categ...
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Barclays and HSBC shares fall after reports of alleged suspicious transfers

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Barclays and HSBC shares fall after reports of alleged suspicious transfers Standard Chartered stock also falls after claims banking sector handled $2tn in potentially corrupt transactionsShares in the banking sector have fallen after media reports that some of the world’s largest banks moved large sums of allegedly illicit funds over nearly two decades, despite red flags about the origins of the money.Barclays fell by 4% in early trading in London on Monday and HSBC and Standard Chartered both lost 3%. Earlier in Hong Kong, HSBC dropped more than 4%, taking the shares to their lowest level since May 1995. Continue reading... Go to Source
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BFI Reveals Shortlist For Filmmaker Bursary Award, Michaela Coel To Lead Judging Panel

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BFI Reveals Shortlist For Filmmaker Bursary Award, Michaela Coel To Lead Judging Panel The BFI and IWC Schaffhausen today revealed the three filmmakers shortlisted for the annual IWC Schaffhausen Filmmaker Bursary Award, given in association with the UK film organization. The 2020 contenders are Cathy Brady, writer-director of debut feature Wildfire, Aleem Khan, writer-director of debut feature After Love, and Francis Lee, writer-director of sophomore feature Ammonite, starring Kate Winslet and Saoirse […] Go to Source
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HBO’s Casey Bloys Talks Big Emmy Wins, ‘Watchmen’ Future, ‘GoT’ Prequel Status, Return To Production & Movie Acquisitions, Confirms ‘Euphoria’ COVID Episode

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HBO’s Casey Bloys Talks Big Emmy Wins, ‘Watchmen’ Future, ‘GoT’ Prequel Status, Return To Production & Movie Acquisitions, Confirms ‘Euphoria’ COVID Episode The traditional HBO Emmy party at the Pacific Design Center may have been canceled this year because of the pandemic, but the premium cable network still had a lot to celebrate. No Game of Thrones, no problem. A year after the fantasy series wrapped its dominant Emmy run with one final hurrah and a fourth […] Go to Source
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‘Full Frontal’ Host Samantha Bee Reveals Consolation Prize Hidden In Mysterious Emmys Box

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‘Full Frontal’ Host Samantha Bee Reveals Consolation Prize Hidden In Mysterious Emmys Box For those who didn’t walk away with Emmys on Sunday night, the Television Academy offered another treasure nominees could enjoy at home. Upon losing the outstanding variety talk series award to Last Week Tonight with John Oliver, Full Frontal host Samantha Bee shared what’s inside the mysterious Emmys box. The late-night host posted a video […] Go to Source
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HBO & ‘Watchmen’ Top Lists Of Overall Emmy Wins By Network & Program

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HBO & ‘Watchmen’ Top Lists Of Overall Emmy Wins By Network & Program HBO dominated the drama and limited series categories during the televised Primetime Emmy Awards, running away from trophy-rival Netflix after the two were tied following this week’s five nights of Creative Arts Emmy ceremonies. The premium cabler added 11 wins to the streamer’s two Sunday, giving HBO the 30-21 victory overall. See the charts for […] Go to Source
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‘Succession’: Emmy Winner Jeremy Strong Talks Season 3 Production Return – Backstage

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‘Succession’: Emmy Winner Jeremy Strong Talks Season 3 Production Return – Backstage After winning seven Emmy Awards on Sunday for Season 2, including Best Drama Series and Lead Actor in a Drama Series for Jeremy Strong, the third season of HBO’s Succession can’t come fast enough. And, of course, the pandemic has just thrown a wrench in production. Strong, appearing at the Emmys virtual backstage before tonight’s […] Go to Source
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Emmys’ Biggest Surprises: ‘Schitt’s’ Sweep, Zendaya & Jeremy Strong Wins Stand Out

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Emmys’ Biggest Surprises: ‘Schitt’s’ Sweep, Zendaya & Jeremy Strong Wins Stand Out The 2020 Emmys had their share of surprises – besides being virtual, pretty funny and surprisingly glitch-free. A sweep by Canadian import Schitt’s Creek for Pop TV was widely anticipated but not quite to the extent we got, a complete vacuuming up of everything touching the comedy category with seven wins. Any space — for […] Go to Source
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Anthony Anderson’s Powerful Emmy Speech: “Black Stories, Black Performance And Black Lives Matter”

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Anthony Anderson’s Powerful Emmy Speech: “Black Stories, Black Performance And Black Lives Matter” “We have a record number of Black Emmy nominees this year, which is great,” black-ish star Anthony Anderson began as he presented at the 2020 Emmys. “These Emmys would have been the NBA All-Star weekend and Wakanda all wrapped into one.” “This was supposed to be the Blackest Emmys ever. Y’all wouldn’t be able to […] Go to Source
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Zendaya Becomes Youngest Ever To Win Emmy For Lead Actress In A Drama Series

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Zendaya Becomes Youngest Ever To Win Emmy For Lead Actress In A Drama Series Zendaya made history tonight, not only taking home her first Emmy Award win for HBO’s Euphoria but also becoming the youngest to ever do so in this category. Facing stiff competition, Zendaya bested last year’s winner Jodie Comer, who until today, held the title for the youngest to receive this award, as well as Jennifer […] Go to Source
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Jeremy Strong Wins Emmy For Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama, For ‘Succession’: Says, “Brian Cox, I Share This With You”

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Jeremy Strong Wins Emmy For Outstanding Lead Actor, Drama, For ‘Succession’: Says, “Brian Cox, I Share This With You” Jeremy Strong, who plays high-strung son Kendall Roy in Succession, took the Emmy tonight for Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series – his first Emmy nomination and first win. Strong seemed shocked, almost speechless. “Brian Cox, I share this with you,” he said in his acceptance speech. “I read a poem by Steven Dunn. […] Go to Source
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Tyler Perry On Emmy’s Governor’s Award Honor: “We’re All Sewing Our Own Quilts”

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Tyler Perry On Emmy’s Governor’s Award Honor: “We’re All Sewing Our Own Quilts” Tyler Perry accepted the TV Academy’s Governor’s Award with a heartfelt speech centering on a quilt his grandmother gave him when he was 19. When he first saw the quilt, with its multi-colored patches and patterns, he recalled, “it was something that I didn’t really care for, and I was quite embarrassed by it.” He […] Go to Source
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‘Watchmen’: Damon Lindelof & Regina King On Season 2 Of HBO Series After 10 Emmy Wins – Backstage

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‘Watchmen’: Damon Lindelof & Regina King On Season 2 Of HBO Series After 10 Emmy Wins – Backstage As much as the world wants Damon Lindelof to return and take control of season 2 of HBO’s Watchmen, he just won’t budge — even after the series won the top Emmy limited series prize for a total of ten trophies. “It would feel like a huge betrayal of winning limited series to come back and […] Go to Source
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Catherine O’Hara Scores Second Career Emmy, Thanks Dan and Eugene Levy For Letting ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Character “Fully Be Her Ridiculous Self”

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Catherine O’Hara Scores Second Career Emmy, Thanks Dan and Eugene Levy For Letting ‘Schitt’s Creek’ Character “Fully Be Her Ridiculous Self” Catherine O’Hara won her second career Emmy Award on Sunday night. At the 72nd annual Emmy Awards, hosted by Jimmy Kimmel, the actress took home the outstanding lead actress in a comedy series prize. Her win was the first of many Schitt’s Creek wins for the night. “Thank you to the members of the Television […] Go to Source
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2020 Emmys Winners List (Updating Live)

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2020 Emmys Winners List (Updating Live) The 72nd annual Primetime Emmy Awards — and, ideally, the first and only virtual Emmys — are being handed out tonight. Deadline is updating the winners list as they are announced, so refresh for the latest. The Television Academy will hand out statuettes in 23 categories tonight, following the Creative Arts Emmy Awards being doled […] Go to Source
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Deadline’s Primetime Emmys Live Blog

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Deadline’s Primetime Emmys Live Blog After a long Emmys season that actually began before the worldwide coronavirus pandemic shut down life and awards shows as we know it, it is coming to an end tonight as the Primetime Emmy show hands out statuettes in 23 different categories – virtually. That’s right, no red carpet, no live audience, no dressed-to-the-nines nominees. […] Go to Source
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‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Returning To Production In Vancouver

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‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist’ Returning To Production In Vancouver Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist is getting back to work tomorrow – the day after the Emmys. The NBC musical drama, which is a co-production between Lionsgate TV and Universal TV, is heading back into production in Vancouver on September 21. The news was revealed by Ted Danson, husband of star Mary Steenburgen, during E! Entertainment’s virtual […] Go to Source
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Supreme Court Grounds Turned Into Makeshift Memorials To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg

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Supreme Court Grounds Turned Into Makeshift Memorials To Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Ruth Bader Ginsburg’s bench chair and the bench directly in front of it were draped in black wool crepe, a tradition that dates back almost 150 years. But outside the Supreme Court, the grounds have been turned into dozens of makeshift memorials for the justice. “Dear RBG. You gave many women the confidence, inspiration and […] Go to Source
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UK at ‘critical point’ over Covid-19, top scientists to tell public

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UK at 'critical point' over Covid-19, top scientists to tell public Patrick Vallance and Chris Whitty to make TV appeal ahead of ‘challenging winter’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBritain’s most senior government scientists will make a direct appeal to the public on Monday, warning that the coronavirus trend is “heading in the wrong direction” and “a critical point has been reached”.As Downing Street considers imposing nationwide curbs to contain a sharp jump in cases, the chief medical officer for England, Chris Whitty, will make a rare live televised address alongside the UK chief scientific adviser, Sir Patrick Vallance. Continue reading... Go to Source
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