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Scatena & Rosner Films will release the unnerving serial killer thriller No Tears in Hell on digital and VOD platforms from 12 August. The film delves into the macabre real-life crimes of Russian murderer Alexander Spesivtsev, known as the Siberian Ripper, with Shadowhunters actor Luke Baines embodying the sadistic killer. Set against the bleak backdrop of an Alaskan winter, the story follows a mother-and-son pair who turn their remote home into a lair of abduction, abuse and cannibalism.

Director and co-writer Michael Caissie adapts a story by Alexander Nistratov into a claustrophobic portrait of depravity. The late Gwen Van Dam plays Spesivtsev’s domineering mother, whose complicity in her son’s atrocities adds a chilling familial dimension. Supporting performances come from Tatjana Marjanovic, Audrey Neal, Gabriella Westwood and Erik Fellows, each portraying victims ensnared in the killers’ frozen trap.

The screenplay captures the stark isolation of the Alaskan wilderness and the...

Showrunner Adi Shankar took an unorthodox route to getting Devil May Cry greenlit, but it paid off.

"I had a wonderful meeting with Capcom. I'm a huge fan of their stuff -- I mean, who isn't, right? I grew up in Southeast Asia, so this was very much culturally in my DNA," Shankar told Deadline in an interview on how his new adaptation of the beloved hack-and-slash game franchise came together. He additionally revealed that, while going through the company's IPs to see which had adaptation potential, Shankar not only went straight for Devil May Cry, but presented distributor Netflix with a full pitch over the phone -- much to their initial chagrin.

Devil May Cry's Adi Shankar Reveals Anime's Unique Road to Netflix Production Image by Brett Cardaro

"I got the rights from them, went off and developed the entirety of season one, all eight episodes," Shankar continued.

Netflix’s Devil May Cry had a stellar voice cast with Johnny Young Bosch, Kevin Conroy, and Tony Todd, who are all legends in the voice acting industry. Two of these legends, Kevin Conroy and Tony Todd, were taken from us. Both legends were icons who entertained us for several years through their works. Kevin is irreplaceable as the voice of Batman, and Tony Todd made the Candyman an icon.

When asked about them during an interview with Anime News Network, their Devil May Cry co-star, Johnny Young Bosch praised their work and honored them with his words, that resonate with all of us.

Kevin Conroy and Tony Todd are true legends Kevin Conroy plays Vice President Baines in Netflix’s Devil May Cry | Credits: Studio Mir

Kevin Conroy is the only name that comes to mind when asked about Batman’s most iconic voice across all media. He single-handedly...

With those eye-catching action scenes and stellar animation, Devil May Cry has certainly created a lot of buzz in the anime community. But it isn’t just the art and animation that are largely great that have the fans talking about the show lately. We also got to see one last performance by the late Kevin Conroy in Netflix’s brand new anime.

The guy who was the iconic voice of Bruce Wayne/Batman for all of us in Batman: The Animated Series, and who epitomized what it is to be Batman. Conroy brought his A-game as Vice President William Baines in the urban fantasy action anime based on the popular action-adventure game.

Speaking about Conroy’s role in his work, the creator, Adi Shankar, recently opened up about how he was super nervous working with him.

Adi Shankar gets real about working with Kevin Conroy in Devil May Cry...

It’s only been a week since Netflix’s Devil May Cry was released, and a second season is already on the way. From the excitement of old fans to the controversial nature of the plotline, there’s no doubt it did well in terms of the view count that bagged it a second season.

The first season itself proved quite a few things about the creator and writer: they don’t understand Devil May Cry one bit. While an adaptation is very much allowed to be a different take on a storyline, changing the lore drastically is a bold move.

Dante from Devil May Cry. [Credit: Netflix]

Despite the mixed reviews and how far off it was from Devil May Cry 3, some fans did enjoy the series, and the finale was brimming with potential, especially the reveal of Vergil’s human form and what his purpose might be in the storyline.

Hell is about to get a whole lot hotter! Today Netflix announced that it's officially renewed Adi Shankar's animated Devil May Cry series for a second season. And barely a week after the series premiered on April 3, no less!

Devil May Cry is a pulse-pounding action series which follows Dante, a red trenchcoat-wearing devil hunter with a bad attitude and even badder moves, as he slices through the demon armies of hell. It's based on the long-running video game series from Capcom, which has built legions of fans over the years with its stylish high-octane gameplay, gothic atmosphere, and memorable characters. Shankar's series successfully translated the franchise to the small screen while carving out a totally new story, and it's clearly gone over well.

"Season 1 debuted at #4 on the global top 10 list with 5.3M views in just three days, reached the top 10 in 87 countries and boasts a 95% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes,...

Adi Shankar’s Devil May Cry was a hit or a miss for many fans, especially for those who love the protagonist, Dante. The Son of Sparda spent a chunk of the show subdued, with not enough of the story focusing on him. The only aspect of him that remained intact was his personality.

The ending of Netflix’s version of Devil May Cry was odd, to say the least. Dante finds out Vergil is alive, and his brother becomes the only reason to get stronger is to survive and look for him. Lady, on the other hand, had other plans for him and betrayed the main protagonist.

Lady and Dante from Devil May Cry. [Credit: Netflix]

Despite them building mutual respect and a budding friendship, Lady remains loyal to VP Baines, who shows his true colors and arrests Dante once again. The protagonist can no longer find his brother, who, in the finale,...

Mary Arkham, best known by the name Lady, is an excellent character in the Devil May Cry series. She was a ruthless and straightforward character who might not be as strong as Dante, but Devil May Cry 3 showed great development and growth for her character.

What makes her likable is how strong she is, without it looking like she’s making an effort or pretending. However, Netflix’s Devil May Cry did not understand her character one bit. The Lady in the animated series is equally ruthless, but the way she speaks and acts is nothing like the character we love.

Lady from Devil May Cry. [Credit: Netflix]

It’s a problem several writers have when adapting strong female characters. They give them no complexity other than being overpowered. It happened with Captain Marvel and Rey Skywalker, and now it’s happened to Lady. They could’ve used the source material to...

Netflix’s Devil May Cry is making a lot of noise and for all the right reasons, as the series has become one of the greatest video game adaptations as it brings the enchanting video game by Capcom to the world of animation. The series is being celebrated because of its brilliant narrative, evolving characters, marvelous animation quality, and the story flow.

However, there is one more aspect that helped the series earn fame and recognition in a big way. This aspect is the voice acting of the cast who played the characters within the Devil May Cry and one character in particular was a fan-favorite. This character is none other than Vice President Baines, who was played by the late actor Kevin Conroy.

Netflix’s Devil May Cry | Credit: Studio Mir

Conroy sadly passed away in 2022, but the actor contributed majorly to the series, and it was a special...

Netflix’s new Devil May Cry offered a fresh take on all our beloved characters by reinterpreting their personalities according to the story. While several characters benefitted from this reinterpretation, one character did not.

Lady, from the Devil May Cry series, is a menace and shares no resemblance to her video game counterpart. All the qualities that made the video game version of Lady so likable and iconic are absent from the Netflix version, and this damaged her character beyond redemption.

Lady from Devil May Cry Episode 6 | Credits: Netflix

Based on her actions and decisions, I am convinced that Lady is the true villain of Netflix’s Devil May Cry, and after reading this piece, you’ll agree with me.

Lady’s role in Netflix’s Devil May Cry Dante and Lady from Devil May Cry 3: Dante’s Awakening | Credits: Capcom

I was so happy when I found out...

It is time for goody-two-shoes anime protagonists to take a backseat; the Og demon slayers have made a comeback with the long-awaited Netflix anime adaptation of the beloved video game series Devil May Cry. After Castlevania, this is the second time the streaming channel has collaborated with producer/creator Adi Shankar to redefine a popular video game franchise in the animation medium, and if the first season consisting of eight episodes is any indication, the partnership has once again hit the jackpot. Keeping the franchise’s high-octane, adrenaline-pumping action and gothic suaveness intact, Shankar has imbued the narrative with topical sensibility with certain nuance, a characteristic trait of all his work, to ensure viewers get the most out of their favorite IPs. Studio Mir, the production company at the helm of some of the best animated ventures recently, has shown off their skills with Devil May Cry—faithfully complementing the...

From Urizen to Sanctus to Mundus, the Devil May Cry game series has introduced a number of memorable demon antagonists through the last two decades, and the recently released Netflix anime adaptation upholds this legacy with the villainous portrayal of White Rabbit—the puppeteer who wants to conjoin the realm of mortals with Makai, aka hell. Instead of going the traditional evil overlord route, the makers of the animated series have shown deftness and nuance in White Rabbit’s characterization—while emphasizing the age-old resolution that even in the presence of supernatural dread, nothing can beat the worst excesses of humankind. Also, there is a scathing commentary on every major vice that is plaguing almost all the first-world domains, which is delivered through White Rabbit’s character arc in a subtle way.

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White Rabbit Has A Dmc 3 Connection

Before moving to the character arc and the utilization of White Rabbit in the narrative,...

Spoiler Alert !!!The article contains spoilers for Season 1 of Netflix's Devil May Cry.

When Netflix’s new Devil May Cry premiered, I was excited to see how the makers portrayed my beloved characters. I was dying to see Dante’s quips and his relationship with Lady. I expected a Devil May Cry 3-style relationship, but I was wrong.

A Dmc 3-style relationship would only be possible if Lady’s character was adapted perfectly, which it wasn’t, and I realized this immediately. Lady felt different.

Lady runs across the rooftop in Devil May Cry | Credits: Netflix

After watching Netflix’s Devil May Cry more times than I should have, I can confidently say that Netflix gave Lady the spotlight she needed but in the worst possible way.

Devil May Cry gives Lady the spotlight, but… Lady aims her gun at Dante from Devil May Cry Episode 2 | Credits: Netflix

When...

Netflix's first tussle with Dante (Johnny Yong Bosch), the demon slayer, has come to an end in "Devil May Cry," teeing up another chapter that will have fans of the long-running video game franchise itching to press their Devil Trigger and see what happens next. Fighting its way to becoming one of the best animated shows on Netflix for some, things ended with Dante seemingly being taken out of action and Vice President Baines (voiced by the late Kevin Conroy in one of his last roles outside his final stint as Batman) invading Makai, teeing up hell on Earth as a permanent situation. 

The good news is that our dual-pistol-wielding hero will somehow bust free from captivity and fight the good fight to ensure the bad guys don't bring eternal darkness to humanity. Now the question is: Which villains will be there to try and stop Dante from completing his mission?...

“Devil May Cry” – the latest Netflix animated series based on a video game – has finally arrived.

Steered by Ari Shankar, who was also responsible for the critically successful “Castlevania” series also at Netflix, the new “Devil May Cry” show brings the classic violent gunplay combat from the video game along with the grungy late ’90s/early ’00s vibe and music that was popular at the time of its original release.

Here are the familiar faces voicing the biggest characters in the new series in our complete “Devil May Cry” cast and character guide.

“Devil May Cry” (Credit: Netflix) Johnny Yong Bosch as Dante

Johnny Yong Bosch voices Dante.

Bosch is most known for playing Adam, the Black Power Ranger in “The Mighty Morphin’ Power Rangers” film and series as well as voicing Kaneda in “Akira” and Ichigo Kurosaki in “Bleach.”

Kevin Conroy (Credit: Chelsea Guglielmino/Getty Images) Kevin Conroy as...

Spoiler Alert !!!This article contains spoilers for Devil May Cry.

Most of us have grown up with either one or the other reference to Devil May Cry. Whether it is Dante or Vergil’s popularity, the absolutely insane gameplay, or even so, Evanescence with its brilliant music, the breadcrumbs of the series have been a part of us. Right off the bat, one thing becomes evident: Adi Shankar’s Devil May Cry is perfect for all kinds of demographics – the ones familiar with the games and the ones not.

Dante | Credit: Netflix

I wouldn’t call it a perfect series by any means, but it brought out elements that were in synchronization with both an anime medium and a video game. The entire anime was extremely fun to watch, and I must admit, they went all out with the music.

There were certain areas that I thought fell flat, but at the same time,...

The first season of Devil May Cry ended on a massive cliffhanger, suggesting that Dante’s story will be continued in the next season. [Spoiler Alert] The closing shot of Netflix’s animated series revealed that Dante’s twin brother, Vergil, isn’t dead. Though it wasn’t as shocking as the makers intended it to be because, throughout season 1, White Rabbit hinted numerous times that Dante’s brother is alive. The season itself began with a shapeshifter taking the form of Vergil; however, he later explained that he couldn’t take an entity’s appearance unless that person is alive. So that’s your clue. It seemed like it was Vergil who had told the Rabbit about his father’s sword, the Force Edge, and the two pieces of the magic amulet that could help him bring down the barrier between the two worlds, i.e., the human world and the demon world.

Devil May Cry’s ending was all about stopping White Rabbit from breaking the barrier between Earth and Hell with the help of the Sword of Sparda, the two pieces of the amulet, and the blood of Dante and his presumed dead brother, Vergil. White Rabbit had everything in his possession, except Dante’s blood, and Mary wanted to keep it that way, so as to safeguard Earth from the worst specimens of Hell. But when she was overwhelmed by White Rabbit’s demonic soldiers, Dante had no option but to step in. They managed to kill all the demons under White Rabbit’s command, and the human-turned-demon-sympathizer also seemingly plummeted to his death. Vice President Baines and Darkcom arrived on the rooftop to take stock of the situation and decide how they were going to spin this whole fiasco so as to make the events that had transpired palatable to the general public.

"I know better than to trust a demon." The Gates of Hell open April 3rd! Strap in! Netflix has unveiled the first full trailer for an animated series called Devil May Cry, an action-packed anime based on the popular video game series of the same name (which is now up to Devil May Cry on PS5). The new series is showrun by animation mastermind Adi Shankar. He states: "I'm honored that Netflix and Capcom have entrusted me to shepherd the Devil May Cry franchise. Alex Larsen and I love these characters, we are part of the fandom, and vow to surpass the exceptionally high bar we set for ourselves." In this animated adaptation of the popular Capcom game, sinister forces are at play to open the portal between the human and demon realms. When a mysterious villain threatens to open the gates of Hell, a devilishly handsome demon hunter could...

A character besides Marty McFly played by Michael J. Fox in Back to the Future Part III was actually teased by a subtle line in the first movie. Given the ever-changing timelines of the Back to the Future trilogy, each film had the opportunity to play around with its older, younger, and alternate versions of its main characters. This led to several actors playing multiple roles in Back to the Future, including main cast members like Fox, Lea Thompson, and Thomas F. Wilson.

Aside from some obvious Back to the Future recastings, the actors in each installment remained the same across the trilogy. This allowed the series to feel connected and thoroughly planned out in a way many modern trilogies do not. Michael J. Fox was a big factor in this. Fox - who recently insisted the story of Back to the Future 4 should not happen - played Marty across...

Game of Thrones and Doctor Who are two of the biggest television franchises out there. Game of Thrones and its prequel House of the Dragon tell the story of warring royalty in a medieval setting with dragons, while Doctor Who is a family-friendly show about the space and time adventures of a regenerating Time Lord.

Game of Thrones and House of the Dragon are American while Doctor Who is British. Nonetheless, theres a lot of actor overlap between the two shows. Plenty of people made their name with Game of Thrones before moving on to Doctor Who, or vice versa.

Maisie Williams Was a Major Doctor Who Guest Star

Character

First Episode

Last Episode

Doctor Who

Ashildr

"The Girl Who Died"

"Hell Bent"

Game of Thrones

Arya Stark

"Winter Is Coming"

"The Iron Throne"

Game of Thrones shot Maisie Williams to fame. She portrayed Arya Stark, the youngest daughter of...

Intentionally or not, Sleeping Dogs invites comparison to Memento. In Adam Cooper’s steadfastly self-serious directorial debut, a bedraggled ex-homicide detective, Roy Freeman (Russell Crowe), is tasked with solving a brutal murder that he can’t recall due to his memory loss. But the comparison to Christopher Nolan’s breakout doesn’t do Sleeping Dogs any favors. For one, we know we’re in trouble from the moment we see Freeman stumbling through a decrepit apartment, its otherwise sparse walls adorned with handwritten messages that exist as much for his benefit as ours, like the unfortunately hilarious “You Have Alzheimers.”

From the start, the film lays it on thick. Freeman’s apartment has all the markers of someone whose mind is slowing deteriorating: staplers that have been left in water glasses, melted pieces of technology in the microwave, and half-eaten meals on top of furniture. The man wears the thickest...

After a healthy run of comedy and genre work, Karen Gillan felt it was time for a dramatic change.

Shortly before Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3’s whirlwind press tour, Gillan returned to Australia where she shot Thor: Love and Thunder a couple years earlier, and joined the cast of Adam Cooper’s Sleeping Dogs, led by Russell Crowe. The twisty psychological crime drama follows Crowe’s retired homicide detective Roy Freeman, as his recovery from an experimental Alzheimer’s procedure prompts him to re-approach a murder case from a decade earlier. Gillan plays the enigmatic Laura Baines, the right-hand researcher to Marton Csokas’ Dr. Joseph Wieder and his memory reconsolidation therapy thesis.

When Professor Wieder (Csokas) winds up dead, Freeman (Crowe) takes a newfound interest in Baines (Gillan) when he revisits the case a decade later. Sleeping Dogs plays with the tropes of the femme fatale through Baines,...

The Sacrifice Game starts strong but falls short of its promise. Average for Shudder, but a slog for newcomers. Stylish with solid production value, but performances are hit or miss. The cast tries to make campy horror work. The film has the potential to be cool and eerie, but is lacking in other areas.

Jenn Wexler’s latest effort, The Sacrifice Game starts strong but never lives up to the promise of its opening scene. She co-wrote the film with Sean Redlitz, and the result is an average film for Shudder, but a slog for those unfamiliar with the streamer's film slate. The production value is solid but doesn’t elevate the film. However, the costumes and music do a lot to make The Sacrifice Game stylish, if nothing else. Like many projects with children at the center, the performances can be hit or miss. Here, the cast is working...

‘Tis the season of abundance! Celebrate more being more with director Jenn Wexler’s “The Sacrifice Game,” a campy new Shudder release that imagines what would happen if the cast of “The Holdovers” got a Christmas visit from the Manson Family at an all-girls boarding school with a witchy secret.

Co-written by Wexler and Sean Redlitz, this grab-bag seasonal period flick — shot in snowy Canada and set in 1971 — is more gruesome than scary and takes a handful of decidedly silly turns. Be it fruit cake, stuffed stocking, whatever your holiday metaphor, the fantasy horror adventure of students Samantha (Madison Baines) and Clara (Georgia Acken) gifts audiences steadily stranger fun almost all the way through. It’s a genre blend that’s delightful, baffling, and surprisingly ruthless in its decisive direction with a holiday twist that isn’t necessary for the plot but certainly ties the zany concept together.

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Plot: Murderers seeking to summon a demon raid a boarding school on Christmas Eve, holding the few people there captive… then they get more than they bargained for when the demon is revealed.

Review: Five years ago, Jenn Wexler made her feature directorial debut with the very entertaining throwback slasher The Ranger, which put a group of punk-style criminals up against a psychotic forest ranger – and came off like the closest we’ll probably ever get to seeing a Psycho Cop 3. For her follow-up, Wexler has made a ‘70s throwback supernatural horror film. And while The Ranger wasn’t directly said to be set in the ‘80s or early ‘90s, The Sacrifice Game is very clear about when it’s set: December 1971, in the days leading up to Christmas.

Mena Massoud, Olivia Scott Welch, Derek Johns, and Laurent Pitre play a quartet of murderers who have been racking up a substantial body count this December,...

Biography films are a fascinating genre that depict the lives of real people, often with dramatic and artistic flair. They can inspire us, educate us, entertain us, and challenge us to think about the world in new ways. Some of the most acclaimed and influential films of all time belong to this genre, and they span across different eras, cultures, and themes.

In this article, we will rank the 10 best biography films of all time, after the release of Oppenheimer in 2023. Oppenheimer is a biographical film directed by Christopher Nolan, starring Cillian Murphy as J. Robert Oppenheimer, the American scientist who led the development of the atomic bomb during World War II. The film has been praised for its stunning cinematography, complex narrative, and powerful performances. It is widely considered to be one of the best films of 2023, and a masterpiece of biographical cinema.

But what are the other films...

When Spike Lee won his long overdue first competitive Oscar at the 2019 Academy Awards, he literally jumped into presenter Samuel L. Jackson’s arms for a hug. But there was a moment when the longtime friends probably couldn’t have imagined they’d share such a public embrace.

In a new interview with Vulture, Jackson – who appeared in early Lee films like “School Daze,” “Do the Right Thing,” “Mo Better Blues,” and “Jungle Fever” – explained he had a falling out with the filmmaker over “Malcolm X.”

“I actually read with most of the people who auditioned for ‘Malcolm X.’ I was supposed to be the guy that turned Malcolm X on to Islam in prison. I forget who played that role,” Jackson revealed. Albert Hall played the role of Baines in the film and turned in an indelible performance in the part. He later appeared in Lee’s film “Get on the Bus.

Samuel L. Jackson is detailing his 1992 falling out with Spike Lee that took more 20 years to rebuild.

Jackson, in a wide-ranging interview with Vulture, shared that the creative split from Lee was due to a “Malcolm X” salary dispute which ultimately led Jackson to turn down the role of Baines in the historical epic. Albert Hall was cast instead.

“I actually read with most of the people who auditioned for ‘Malcolm X,'” Jackson said, after starring in Lee’s “Jungle Fever,” “School Daze,” and “Do the Right Thing” prior. “I was supposed to be the guy that turned Malcolm X on to Islam in prison. I forget who played that role. But it was still down to that Spike Lee scale-plus-10 salary thing. I was like, ‘I’m not going to work for no scale-plus-10.'”

The “scale plus 10” salary refers to a pay rate for actors with a...

As King Charles III is officially crowned, we revisit all the actors who’ve played him on “The Crown” and other productions about the British Royal Family.

Christopher Baines in “The Royal Romance of Charles and Diana”

Baines played the future king in this 1982 TV movie opposite “Dynasty” star Catherine Oxenberg’s Princess Diana.

Jack Farthing in “The Queen”

In this 2006 feature film about the aftermath of Princess Diana’s death in 1997, Farthing plays Charles. Helen Mirren won a Best Actress Oscar for her portrayal of his mother, Elizabeth I.

Tim Pigott-Smith in “King Charles III”

The late actor, who was known for his roles in “V for Vendetta,” “Remains of the Day,” and “Victoria and Abdul,” starred in this filmed adaptation of the play “King Charles III.”

Pigott-Smith, who died in April 2017, received a posthumous BAFTA nomination for the play, which was set in the then-future as Charles ascended the throne.

Last Sentinel 2023 is a slow and tedious movie leaning on the same old trope of “you lose your mind after too much loneliness,” but later adds a random twist to the tale that comes so late in the film that the whole premise of climate change and war is lost in a second. Visually, certain scenes are mesmerizing, especially when there are just the roaring waves and the ocean for miles and miles in the distance. Last Sentinel takes place in a dystopian future that is imminent, but something about it is too old-fashioned to get the clocks turning. Let’s work out the ending of Last Sentinel.

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Plot Synopsis: What Happens In ‘Last Sentinel’?

Four soldiers are stranded on a military base in the middle of the sea in the year 2063. The crew waits for a relief support team that was meant to arrive over three months before.

Last Sentinel is a film directed by Tanel Toom starring Kate Bosworth and Thomas Kretschmann.

Last Sentinel is one of those films that, unfortunately, will not go down in history. It entertains, just enough, but it never ceases to be, look, and behave like what it is: a film with a limited budget whose only appeal is to let us see Kate Bosworth again, who, within her limited role, does the job very well.

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Last Sentinel is born as one of those films that, when they come out well, have a lot to offer, especially as a showcase for the director to shine, Tanel Toom in this case. He proves he knows how to do his job. It is a well shot film (given the circumstances), whose idea could not be simply better exploited as the script by Malachi Smyth was written.

Little action and a lot of tension,...

To mark the release of The Piano on 5th September, we’ve ben given 2 copies to give away on 4K Ultra HD.

Holly Hunter gives a majestic silent performance as Ada McGrath, the mute Scotswoman and talented pianist who arrives with her strong-willed young daughter Flora (Anna Paquin) in the New Zealand wilderness.

She is to marry frontiersman Alistair Stewart (Sam Neill), having been sold him by her father, but takes an immediate dislike to him after he refuses to carry her beloved piano home with them, instead selling it to his overseer George Baines (Harvey Keitel). Attracted to Ada, Baines agrees to return the piano in exchange for lessons that gradually become a series of erotically charged sexual encounters. As the story unfolds like a Greek tragedy, complete with a chorus of Maori tribes, all of the characters’ long suppressed emotions come to the fore, as if elicited by...

It is a new role to promote disability equality both at the BFI and in the wider screen industries.

The BFI has appointed Clare Baines as its disability equality lead, a newly-created role to promote disability equality within the screen industries and internally at the BFI.

Baines joins from digital solutions firm Zebra Technologies, where she was an inclusion leader. She has a degree in biomedical engineering, and previously focused on how digital solutions and technology can better support disabled people.

Baines said: “I became blind at the age of 15 and, rather ironically, that is when my passion for film started.

The BFI has named its first Disability Equality Lead. Clare Baines will take the post to further promotion of disability equality within the screen industries and internally at the organization.

Baines, who became blind aged 15, will push driving forward the BFI’s strategic aims and objectives for people who identify as D/deaf, disabled and/or neurodiverse. This will include “implementing sustainable interventions” that prevent ableism in the screen industries.

She’ll work with BFI colleagues to identify and champion diverse representation in the group’s projects and activities and those supported through the funds it distributes, such as the National Lottery. She will also advocate for equality of access for disabled people, both physical, as well in terms of access to opportunities.

She joins from joins from Zebra Technologies, and will report to the BFI’s Head of Inclusion Melanie Hoyes as a key member of the Inclusion Team,...

Short Film

Ahead of World Refugee Day on June 20, Unhcr, the Un Refugee Agency has released “Uprooted,” a powerful short film featuring and made by Ukrainian refugees now living in Germany. The film shows loud noises – a door slamming, the sirens of an ambulance, the bangs of a firework display – and how they can trigger terrifying memories of war. Some 50 refugees from Ukraine, including writers, choreographers, designers, casting producers, styling assistants, set dressing, make up, music and all the talent featured in the film, were involved in the project.

“Uprooted”, released Monday on Unhcr’s social media platforms, is being shown in select cinemas across the U.K. It was directed by Stink Films’ Andzej Gavriss who wrote the concept with Ukrainian choreographer, Konstantin Koval and Don’t Panic London’s creative partner, Rick Dodds. Production took place in Berlin, Germany.

Unhcr spokesperson, Joung-Ah Ghedini-Williams said: “The Ukrainian refugee cast...

Paris — Jane Campion’s third feature is a visually sumptuous and tactile tale of adultery set during the early European colonization of New Zealand. With Harvey Keitel daringly cast in the role of a passionately romantic lover, and Holly Hunter a knockout as a woman physically unable to articulate her feelings, the elements are in place for Miramax to reap strong arthouse coin, with crossover business also indicated. Cannes Film Festival, where Campion’s early shorts and first feature, “Sweetie,” were launched, will provide this special film with a strong international send-off.

The basic plot, about an unhappily married woman who takes a lover, is a familiar one, but the setting and the character details are most unusual in Campion’s bold screenplay and treatment. As in the director’s earlier films, the central figure is a woman who suffers from some kind of disability but overcomes this against all the odds.