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Danielle Macdonald in Patti Cake$ - straight out of Jersey comes Patricia Dombrowski, aka Killa P, aka Patti Cake$, an aspiring rapper fighting through a world of strip malls and strip clubs on an unlikely quest for glory. Photo: Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival

Patti Cake$, 1.30am, Film4, Tuesday, January 13

Featuring a central performance that put Aussie actress Danielle Macdonald's name firmly on the map, this enjoyable tale of a New Jersey kid who dreams of being a rapper has so much gusto it re-energises its familiar themes. Geremy Jasper's debut also has an authenticity to the scripting and relationships that cuts through a lot of the cliches. Beyond Macdonald's ability to tear through the raps like a pro, Bridget Everett also puts in notable support as Patti's drunken and emotionally complex mum.

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An altogether different coming-of-age tale, but another that made a name for its young star,...

Exclusive: Warsaw-based New Europe Film Sales has acquired world sales rights for Adura Onashile’s feature debut Girl, starring rising French actress Déborah Lukumuena and big screen debutant Le’Shantey Bonsu.

The buzzy title, which was unveiled at the 2022 BFI London Film Festival’s Works in Progress showcase, was announced today as having been selected for the World Dramatic Competition of Sundance’s upcoming edition, running January 19-29, 2023

The Scotland-set drama tells the story of eleven-year-old Ama and her mother, Grace, who take solace in the gentle but isolated world they obsessively create.

But Ama’s thirst for life and her need to grow and develop challenge the rules of their insular world and gradually force Grace to reckon with a past she struggles to forget.

Established Glasgow-based theatre actress and director Onashile (Expensive Shit) wrote the screenplay and directs.

It marks the first English-language role for Lukumuena, who broke out...

“Puppy Bowl Xix” will air on the Animal Planet channel. However, a date has not yet been announced.

The big game, which has become an annual event since it began airing in 2005, has been immensely popular and inspired several spinoffs. “Puppy Bowl Xviii” began with a Pre-Game Show at 1:00 p.m. Et and went directly into the game, played between Team Ruff and Team Fluff, at 2:00 p.m. Et. We would expect a similar format for 2023 as well.

While we wait for more news to come out about “Puppy Bowl” 2023, keep reading. We will give you all the details on where to watch the previous game, where the players are from, how the game is played, and more. Don’t forget to keep checking back. As soon as we get updates, we’ll include them on BuddyTV so you are in the know.

When Is the “Puppy Bowl?...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for September 2019, including "Batwoman", "Snake Eyes", "The Magicians" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Dreams Of A Singer

Local Production Company: Metrotown Media Productions

Director: Janos Molnar

Co-Producer: Terry Thandi

Jul 27/19 - Oct 31/19

Godfrey

Local Production Company: Godfrey Production Inc.

Director: Ken Mok

Producer: Jason Bourque, Tim Marlowe, JJ Dubois

Aug 06/19 - Sep 09/19

Snake Eyes

Local Production Company: Grackle Bird Productions Ltd.

Director: Robert Schwentke

Producer: Lorenzo Di Bonaventura, Erik Howsam

Oct 15/19 - Dec 06/19

New Media Feature

A Babysitters Guide To Monster Hunting

Local Production Company: Double Double Productions Ulc.

Director: Rachel Talalay

Producer: Ivan Reitman, Amie Karp, Bob Huberman

Aug 29/19 - Nov 08/19

Christmas Chronicles 2

Local Production Company: Maple Syrup Productions Ulc.

Director: Chris Columbus

Producer: Mark Radclliffe

Sep 23/19 - Dec 19/19

There's Someone Inside Your House

Local Production Company: Beaver Tail Productions Ulc.

Director: Patrick Brice

Producer: Dan Cohen,...

From VancouverFilm.Net, here is the Vancouver Film Production Update for March 2019, including "Batwoman", "Frankenstein", "The Lost Boys" and a whole lot more:

Feature Film

Little Fish

Local Production Company: Little Fish Pictures Inc.

Director: Chad Hartigan

Producer: Chris Ferguson, Jesse Savath, Jj Dubois

Mar 11/19 - Apr 12/19

Playing With Fire

Local Production Company: Formula M Productions Inc.

Director: Andrew Fickman

Producer: Todd Garner, Sean Robins, Matt Dines

Feb 04/19 - Mar 29/19

The Boy II

Local Production Company: The Boy Film Productions Inc.

Director: William Brent Bell

Producer: Tom Rosenberg, Richard Wright, Gary Lucchesi

Jan 28/19 - Mar 08/19

To All The Boys 2

Local Production Company: All The Boys Productions Inc.

Director: Susan Johnson

Producer: Chris Foss

Mar 25/19 - May 06/19

TV Pilot

Batwoman

Local Production Company: Renraw Production Services Inc.

Director: Marcos Siega

Producer: Jae Marchant

Mar 04/19 - Mar 25/19

Frankenstein

Local Production Company: Vbc Pilot Productions Inc.

Director: Uta Briesewitz

Mar 19/19 - Apr 05/19

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Acm Talent is expanding its team with veteran voice-over agent Robyn Starr. Starr moves to Acm following a nearly two-decade stint at Buchwald.

Starr, who began her career with Abrams Artists Agency, has worked with top voice-over talent and has booked campaigns for major brands including At &T, Subway, Lowes, Nissan and Verizon, among others. Long-time clients and buyers will be moving with Starr to Acm, co-founders Marc Guss and Phil Sutfin said in announcing Starr’s hire.

“We set out to create the most integrated and diverse Vo talent representation company. The voice-over world has dramatically evolved over the recent years and we needed to as well so when the opportunity arose to work with Robyn, it was a no-brainer. With Robyn’s commercial Vo expertise we have now become as full service as possible”, said Guss.

Added Sutfin: “Robyn’s collaborations with voice-over performers, industry advertising creatives and...

The Oscar Nominated Shorts, at least in the live action category, are as problematic as the Oscars themselves: all professionally made, and all without the profound emotional impact of a great film to touch, inspire and move. To say the least, there is a formula here, and the films play it safe. It also underscores the lack of state-sponsored film production. Unless you have rich parents its hard to compete at these levels. The plight of the American independent filmmaker.

Speaking of the American independent filmmaker, we have our token representation in the form of Tim Bowler’s Time Freak, a slick, well made high-concept time travel comedy that is innovative but hardly the best of the bunch (and difficult to believe the best American short film of the year). Staring John Conor Brooke and Michael Nathanson as two twenty-something roommates that discover the ability to travel back in time,...