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“Do they make cards for that?” #TheLastSeduction

Alden Ehrenreich Says ‘Weapons’ Team Resisted Cop Mustache At First: “There’s No F***ing Way” As Alden Ehrenreich got into uniform for 'Weapons', he was determined to get this detail about the character just right.

“It’s just the way making movies goes so much of the time: you have some fixed idea in your head - then when you’re actually on the dance floor, you do end up doing something totally different, and it makes more sense and works better.” #SpoilerAlert

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Bring back the ancient woodlands smothered beneath your timber plantations Ancient woodlands are vanishing – and with them, some of our most loved and endangered wildlife. Forestry England manages over 100,000 acres of land that used to be ancient woodland - that’s bigger th...

🌳Vast areas of our most vital habitat are at risk of being lost forever.

Will you join Dame Judi Dench and @wildcard.land in calling for Forestry England to restore their Ancient Woodlands lost under timber plantations? you.38degrees.org.uk/petitions/br...

‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger on David Fincher’s Advice, Sequel Plans and What His ‘Resident Evil’ Movie Will Look Like Director Zach Cregger talks about his sophomore feature, "Weapons," about a small town overtaken by a malevolent force.

‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger on David Fincher’s Advice, Sequel Plans and What His ‘Resident Evil’ Movie Will Look Like #SpolierAlert
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‘Weapons’ Director Zach Cregger on Bidding Wars, Casting Re-Dos and His Personal Connection to the Film’s Final Chapter The filmmaker began writing the feature after the death of a friend, but its final section came from mining his childhood. Still, he is ready for viewers to take what they will from the story: "I don'...

Stephen King has that amazing metaphor where he’s like, “You need to be a paleontologist, and you’re unearthing the dinosaur one bone at a time, but you don’t know what the dinosaur is.”
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Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Time to post your #LastFourWatched 📲

Happy #LetterboxdFriday! What a four #LastFourWatched 📲

#GimbalFriday have a fine weekend 🙏🏼🔮🎥

How To Use Final Draft: The Toolbar Customize your Final Draft 13 Toolbar for quicker, more focused screenwriting. Learn how to tailor it to your needs for a seamless writing experience.

💡 Wish that the Toolbar had more options and catered to your needs? No problem! Meet the Final Draft Customizable Toolbar– It's like your script’s personal assistant via @finaldraftinc.bsky.social
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UK feature film production spend takes small dip in first half of 2025 High-end TV production spend, however, was up by 18%.

UK film production spend was very slightly down in the first half of 2025 compared to the previous year, according to statistics published by the BFI today (August 7).

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Dave Franco and Alison Brie are great--and brave--in TOGETHER. Horror movies work when you care about the people. This one works.

47% of people think immigration is primarily illegal. There were 4% irregular arrivals in March

New YouGov polling. A monumental failure of our political class to educate, a monumental failure of our media to report fairly, for a generation

Screenplay Examples: Analyzing Top Movie Scripts Discover screenwriting secrets by analyzing master scripts from iconic films and learn how to elevate your own screenwriting craft.

One of the best ways to learn HOW to write a screenplay is by READING screenplays. Learn how to elevate your own screenwriting by studying the techniques of these master storytellers: #FinalDraft @finaldraftinc.bsky.social blog.finaldraft.com/screenplay-e...

“It ain’t true ‘till it’s blue” #fishfingersorlobster #DGA #moviemagic #finaldraft

“It ain’t true ‘till it’s blue” #fishfingersorlobster #DGA #moviemagic #finaldraft

Original ‘Fantastic Four’ Star Ioan Gruffudd Says the ‘Plan Was to Do Three Movies’ but Studio Cut Franchise Short: ‘Decisions Beyond My Control’ Ioan Gruffudd, who played Reed Richards in the original 'Fantastic Four' movies, says the studio cut his franchise short.

Long before Pedro Pascal stretched his limbs as Reed Richards/Mister Fantastic in “Fantastic Four: The First Steps,” it was Ioan Gruffudd who led Marvel’s first family in 2005’s “Fantastic Four” and 2007’s “Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer.” variety.com/2025/film/ne...

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Gimbal Fridays - here’s a BTS of
Kubrick’s classic #GimbalFriday

From final girls to monstrous liberation, horror has long been an avenue to unpack and subvert misogynist tropes—Katie dives in, sharing a starter pack of twenty feminist horror films that’ll rock your world. boxd.it/2EA

‘Alien: Earth’ Poses a Big Question: Does Humanity Even Deserve to Survive? The writer-producer interviewed about his upcoming FX series, which expands the 'Alien' saga into a new tale that delves into AI, corporate greed and class warfare.

‘Alien: Earth’ Poses a Big Question: Does Humanity Even Deserve to Survive? The writer-producer interviewed about his upcoming FX series, which expands the 'Alien' saga into a new tale that delves into AI, corporate greed and class warfare. www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-featur...

A ★★★ review of Together (2025) ‘Never Let Go’ meets ‘The Substance’. Primarily a great two hander between Alison Brie and Dave Franco. Fine cast and some nice prosthetics/fx work too. Enjoy.

boxd.it/awfSBX ‘Never Let Go’ meets ‘The Substance’. Many thanks Odeon Luxe for the #ScreamUnseen

Gimbal Fridays - here’s a BTS of
McTiernan’s masterpiece #GimbalFriday

‘It was a buddy movie – and then they kissed’: Stephen Frears and Hanif Kureishi on My Beautiful Laundrette at 40 We meet the director and writer of the classic gay romance for tea, cake and bubbles to talk about the movie that changed cinema – and the lives of everyone involved

‘It was a buddy movie – and then they kissed’: Stephen Frears and Hanif Kureishi on My Beautiful Laundrette at 40 www.theguardian.com/film/2025/ju...

YouTube video by Sony Creator to Creator: Nicolas Doucet (Astro Bot) & Brian Fleming (Ghost of Tsushima) | Sony

In this Creator to Creator conversation, two influential PlayStation game developers— Nicolas Doucet (Team Asobi, ‘Astro Bot’) and Brian Fleming (Sucker Punch Productions, ‘Ghost of Tsushima’) sit down to share their unique journeys into the world of gaming. youtube.com/watch?v=Hf_M...

‘Look how well-read I am!’ How ‘books by the metre’ add the final touch to your home – or your image It’s never been easier to build an impressive-looking library, especially if you’re mostly interested in the colour and size of your books. Is this necessarily a bad thing?

“In my experience”, he says, “there is always the right time and the right place to read a book.” www.theguardian.com/books/2025/j...

Government launches Orgreave inquiry, 40 years after clashes at miners’ strike Move follows decades of campaigning over violent policing and collapsed prosecutions at South Yorkshire coking plant

More than four decades after the violent policing at Orgreave during the miners’ strike and a failed prosecution criticised as a police “frame up”, the government has established a statutory inquiry into the scandal. www.theguardian.com/politics/202...

Chi Chi, get the yeyo.

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‘Scarface’ & ‘M’ Double Bill?! Wow. That’s a great combo idea 🙏🏼🔮❤️🎥

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Happy #LetterboxdFriday! Another rollercoaster of #LastFourWatched 😄