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Warning: The following contains spoilers for Thursday’s Ghosts. Proceed at your own risk!

After four seasons, Hetty finally has a power… at least for one day a year.

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On this week’s Ghosts, the Woodstone robber baroness discovered that she can be seen by livings, but only on St. Patrick’s Day. The...

Rumors that a second season of Moon Knight might be in development have been doing the rounds for quite a while now, but it doesn't sound like we will be getting more episodes of the Disney+ series. Of course, this doesn't mean we won't be seeing Marc Spector (and his various other personalties) in the MCU again.

Shortly after the first season aired back in 2022, star Oscar Isaac appeared alongside EP/director Mohammed Diab in a TikTok shared by the latter's niece, who asked if we're going to get a second season of Moon Knight. "Why else would we be in Cairo," Isaac replied.

Fans took this as confirmation that the show would return, but nothing ever came of it, and Marvel Television's Brad Winderbaum shared a disappointing update while speaking to Comicbook.com about Daredevil: Born Again.

“So I think Marvel Television has happened in waves, and I think...

Warning: This article contains Spoilers for Ghosts season 4, episode 6, “The Primary Source”

Although Ghosts season 4, episode 6, seemed destined to confuse the show’s premise with a new addition, the CBS sitcom successfully found a way to explain away this discrepancy. The ghosts of CBS’s Ghosts are constantly discovering new powers in the afterlife and, in the process, they are always learning more about how the show’s world works. In season 3, Sass discovered that he could appear in people’s dreams and Pete found out that he could leave the bounds of the Woodstone Mansion whenever he wanted. Since then, Patience's powers expanded the show’s existing repertoire of ghostly abilities.

Related Ghosts Season 4’s Break Means It’s Continuing A Frustrating Show Trend

The news that Ghosts season 4 will be off the air for a few weeks means the CBS sitcom will once again miss out on a longtime comedy show tradition.

Supernatural is known for sucker punches of emotion and twists that took viewers by surprise from the opener until Supernatural season 15. Running between 2005 and 2020, the dark fantasy TV show led Sam and Dean Winchester from the tragedy of losing their mother into a life of danger. When an intruder broke into John and Mary Winchester's home and creepily picked up Sam as a baby, the pilot episode of Supernatural proved that it was going to be a bumpy ride for the brothers. Many years later, the brothers' father disappeared as well, triggering season 1's often traumatic events.

Dean Winchester's Supernatural love interests saw as many tragedies and accidents as Sam's over the years, leaving many to speculate that the hunting lifestyle wasn't made for romance. With the series' many failed romances and doomed friendships creating some of its most traumatic moments, the brothers themselves had the relationship most often subject to trauma and woe.

There’s a thing in the world of superheroes: street-level fighting. You practice in your backyard before you go on to the big leagues. Well, not every superhero follows that, but many of them (like Oscar Isaac’s Moon Knight) should.

Oscar Isaac in Moon Knight | Credits: Marvel Studios

Yes, we all know how Oscar Isaac swooped in and stole the spotlight (of the moon) by portraying the iconic role of Marc Spector aka Moon Knight in the show of the same now. However, what about a second season?

The Second Season of Moon Knight Should Have One More Thing

It is a matter of personal opinion about what Oscar Isaac and Jeremy Slater’s Moon Knight did or didn’t do. However, since the Marvel Comics are the source for these characters, there’s one thing that Marc Spector should do from the second season onwards.

A still from...

Warning! Contains Spoilers For Hellbound Season 2!Netflix's Hellbound season 1 ended on several unexpected twists, including baby Toughie surviving its decreed execution but how and why did this happen? The fact that the newborn baby Toughie received a decree in the first place is already a large blow to the proclaimed doctrines of The New Truth Society, who claim that only sinners get decrees, but also dont acknowledge the concept of original sin.

During the finale of Hellbound season 1, when Song So-hyun (Won Jin-ah) and Bae Young-jae (Park Jung-Min) sacrificed themselves and successfully absorbed the enactment of baby Toughies demonic death sentence, the newborn babys existence became an even bigger thorn in The New Truth Societys previously unshakable authority.

Why Baby Toughie Surviving The Decree Was So Significant The Fate Of The Infant Challenged What Was Known About The Decrees

Baby Toughie surviving wasn't only a shocking moment in the Hellbound season 1 finale,...

Heartstopper season 3 is the most difficult season to watch thus far because it focuses on Charlie’s eating disorder, amongst other things. The season begins on a high with Charlie and Nick finally being able to tell each other the big three words, “I Love You.” There’s a lot of progress for the other couples on the show, and more so for the singles too. The kids are also getting older, which means some tough decisions need to be made, and it can’t just all be fun and games, or, should I say, love and games. In season 3, we also get to dive into Charlie’s family a little bit more, specifically with his sister Tori taking center stage, which I absolutely love. Anyway, without further ado, let’s quickly go through everything that happened in Heartstopper season 3.

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Will Elle Be Okay?

In Heartstopper episode 1, the...

The Price Is Right’s host, Drew Carey is as easygoing as they get; however, a recent mishap during the show had him showing off his violent side … well, sort of! What exactly happened that had the comedian kicking the game show’s equipment? Read on for the details.

What Caused “The Price Is Right” Drew Carey To Kick A Game Machine?

“Flip Flop” is a popular game on the show. A machine that is used for it began to malfunction during a recent episode, where Carey needed to step in.

As Drew explained how the game worked to the contestant (Leanne), he went on to tell her that she would have to guess what the price was of a prize. He noted that she could “flip” the first two numbers or “flop” the last two, with the third option being flipping and flopping.

Of course, Leanne turned to the...

Price Is Right is at the center of Big Brother’s Season 26 controversy. These shows rarely crossover. But fans are upset over this rare moment that happened. Some accused CBS of promoting a bully. Keep on reading to learn more.

Price Is Right – Called Out For Big Brother Promotion

Big Brother Season 26 premiered on Wednesday, July 17. The two-night premiere aired on CBS and streamed the following day on Paramount Plus. Ever since its premiere, the show has been under fire for featuring racist and misogynistic contestants.

Fans are also upset at the change in the live feeds, which allowed them to see what went on in the house, in between episodes.

The Price Is Right is a wholesome daytime program that avoids controversy. That all changed when the show featured Big Brother contestant Angela Murray. Fans of both Big Brother and The Price Is Right called out CBS for promoting the alleged bully.

Celebrity Family Feud fans want an investigation launched into the surveys. One of the surveys left them in disbelief. The survey asked people about the eight greatest rappers of all time. No one could guess who was on the list. The results baffled everybody. Keep on reading to learn more.

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Celebrity Family Feud featured guest stars Meghan Trainor and Tori Kelly. The singers competed for charity during the recent episode.

They had to ask several survey questions, most which centered around music and pop culture topics. Sounds simple at first. That is until they had to name the greatest rappers of all time.

Even host Steve Harvey was stumped. Both contestants and viewers at home couldn’t guess who was on the list. The question was, “Who is the greatest rapper of all time?...

The Price Is Right is undergoing another shakeup. The primetime episodes are getting shuffled around. Viewers are upset over the schedule change for the night episodes. Read on to learn more.

The Price Is Right At Night – Primetime Shakeup

The daytime version of The Price Is Right is on a summer break. Earlier this month, fans were confused when they saw Drew Carey dressed in a Halloween costume.

The game show aired a Halloween episode from 2023. Some viewers didn’t get the memo that the program took a break after the Fourth of July.

Now, there’s another schedule shakeup. This time, it’s happening to the nighttime episodes of The Price Is Right. The game show could be impacted by football season.

On Monday, July 22, fans learned the premiere date for the upcoming season of the nighttime episodes, which became a fixture on primetime television.

“The Price Is Right at Night...

Exclusive: Following a breakout first season that included a sweep at the Emmys, the Netflix and A24 anthology series Beef is zeroing on some high-profile talent for its second season. Sources tell Deadline that Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan are in negotiations to star in Season 2.

Netflix had no comment on the Isaac and Mulligan talks.

Insiders say the second season is revolving around two feuding couples. Insiders add that no official Season 2 greenlight has been given.

The roles Isaac and Mulligan would be playing were rumored to be for Jake Gyllenhaal and Anne Hathaway, but that ultimately did not come to fruition.

Isaac has had success as of late on the limited series front with his performance in HBO’s Scenes From a Marriage, which earned him an Emmy nomination. Since then he has finished production on Julian Schnabel’s Hand of Dante, starring opposite Jason Momoa. He is...

Young Sheldon boss Steve Holland would like to use this opportunity to address the fate of Paige Swanson (and debunk all of your tragic theories about her absence in The Big Bang Theory).

Mckenna Grace’s character, a fellow child prodigy, was introduced early in Season 2 of the prequel series and served as Sheldon’s chief rival at East Texas Tech. Aside from Tam, who crossed over to Big Bang, she was the closest thing that Sheldon had to a friend, and remained an acquaintance for many years, eventually befriending Sheldon’s twin sister Missy.

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Paul Schrader may have found a trick for cheating death: Just make more movies. Amid some serious health struggles over the past few years, the 77-year-old auteur and screenwriting legend has entered one of his most prolific phases.

“Every time I’m getting ready to die, I have a new idea,” Schrader says. “Then I think, ‘Oh well, I guess I can’t die yet. I have to write this.’ ”

Over a recent five-year stretch, Schrader wrote and directed what he describes as an accidental trilogy — First Reformed (2017) with Ethan Hawke, The Card Counter (2021) with Oscar Isaac and Master Gardener (2022) with Joel Edgerton — with each film involving a fresh spin on the “man alone in a room” archetype he invented nearly 50 years ago with his script for Martin Scorsese’s Taxi Driver (1976). Schrader is now back again with a new feature, Oh, Canada, co-starring Richard Gere, Uma Thurman, Michael Imperioli,...

Among the many movies and TV shows in MCU’s upcoming content library, “X-Men ’97” holds a distinct place. Reviving the fan-favorite “X-Men: The Animated Series”, the show will continue the tales of the dangerous challenges Professor X’s squad has to face on a regular basis.

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The show’s announcement triggered a wave of emotions for longtime fans. A recent statement however has have fans disappointed. The makers have tailored the show for a “brand new audience”, a mistake it made while creating “Moon Knight”.

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A still from Disney+ Moon Knight

Among the multiple Disney+ shows by MCU, Moon Knight is largely considered to be one of its best. Featuring Oscar Isaac in the main role,...

Rail Gun: A powerful weapon that utilizes electromagnetic induction to accelerate projectiles and is associated with the mobile tank-like metal monstrosity, Metal Gear Rex. Stealth Camo: Highly advanced technology that bends light to make the user invisible, challenging Snake in ways that standard soldiers and surveillance cameras can't. Chaff Grenades: These grenades disable electronics in their blast radius, giving Snake a temporary edge over opponents and exemplifying his preference for non-lethal means.

While the Metal Gear Solid live-action movie is in development hell, the filmmakers behind the anticipated adaptation of the beloved franchise can use the time to carefully consider which of the franchise's best weapons and gadgets to include. Based on the Japanese video game of the same name by prolific game developer, Hideo Kojima, Metal Gear Solid centers around the tactical espionage stealth action exploits of the legendary soldier known as Solid Snake, and the string of bizarre...

Quick Links From the Dried Lake to The Ues-Contact Light A Visual Overhaul and Other Gamechanging Upgrades Multiplayer Lobbies Are Better Than Ever Providence Trials: A Whole New Way to Play A Few Tweaks That Take Some Getting Used To Final Thoughts & Review Score

An indie roguelite classic proudly rides again in Risk of Rain Returns. Now under the umbrella of Gearbox Entertainment, Hopoo Games’ original came out a full decade ago, back during the burgeoning roguelite renaissance and two years after The Binding of Isaac hit PCs. Like Isaac, it proved a crucial hit in the indie space over time, and even perpetuated certain standards and tropes which would find their way into later roguelites, including the studio’s own massively successful sequel. Risk of Rain 2 served as an expanded 3D take on its predecessor, but Risk of Rain Returns is a formal remake, functionally reinvigorating a ten-year-old essential...

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 production is reportedly set to begin in December after being postponed due to the Writer's Guild and SAG-AFTRA strikes. There are clues that suggest the first episode of season 3 will still be directed by Chris Fisher, who posted on Instagram about heading back to Toronto. Paramount+ may decide to split the 10 episodes of season 3 into two halves, releasing 5 episodes in late 2024 and the remaining 5 in 2025, similar to their release strategy for other Star Trek series.

Star Trek: Strange New Worlds season 3 is reportedly ramping up production, and here's what we know about when filming starts and when the new episodes could be released on Paramount+. Strange New Worlds season 3 was just days away from starting in May when the Writer's Guild strike halted production. The end of the combined WGA and SAG-AFTRA strikes now means film and TV projects can resume, and several...

The latest from “The Platform” co-producers Mr Miyagi and rising shock meister Hugo Cardozo will be sneak peeked as pix-in-post at this year’s Ventana Sur Blood Window Screenings.

Both are sold, and Cardozo’s “Do Not Enter” produced by Guido Rud’s FilmSharks as sales agents, as this week’s American Film Market attests, are driving ever more into horror genre.

Unlike action thrillers and romantic comedies, the other go-to movie types in a market ever more attuned to streamer tastes, that could be that horror doesn’t need name actors. Mister Smith Ent.’s David Garrett said before the AFM.

Latin American genre is not so much as fitting into market trends as a push-phenomenon driven by genre fanboys and girls. Two at least make the cut, with Argentina’s Jose María Cicala, who will introduce his “Charming,” and Peru’s young Farid Rodríguez, who multi-tasks as a film and fest director,...

A stunning new poster for Moon Knight was just revealed amid fan conversation pushing for the Oscar Isaac-led series to get a second season.

While the existence of a second season isn't confirmed for the fan-favorite project, there have been plenty of discussions about it in the past.

In September 2022, a video between Isaac and Moon Knight director Mohamed Diab prompted speculation about a continuation. At a convention in October of the same year, Isaac himself confirmed that "there have been some specific conversations" about the possibility.

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On-location filming in Los Angeles fell 41.4% year over year in the third quarter to a total of 5,311 shoot days as the Writers’ Guild of America and SAG-AFTRA strikes halted Hollywood productions, according to a new report by FilmLA.

The office noted that the labor disputes were not the sole reason for the decline, citing overall on-location filming in the region falling for seven consecutive quarters.

Unsurprisingly, the steepest losses came from the near complete shutdown of scripted television production in May, with television drama and comedy production falling 99% and 99.4% for the quarter, respectively. TV drama productions had a total of 12 shoot days, compared to 1,198 shoot days a year ago, while comedy productions had 2 shoot days, compared to 352 shoot days a year ago. No filming took place by projects qualifying for the California Film & Television Tax Credit Program, and no TV Pilot filming occurred.

Feature film production saw a 54.6% drop during...

Contains some plot details for Heartstopper season two but no real spoilers.

Despite featuring no superheroes, superpowers or elaborate plans to destroy Gotham City, Heartstopper was one of 2022’s most anticipated comic book adaptations, and its second season – out now on Netflix – was no different. Alice Oseman’s webcomic about two British high school boys who fall in love has an extremely devoted fanbase who only have to see a drawing of falling leaves – Charlie and Nick’s romantic motif – to spill over with excitement.

The Netflix show, written and produced by Oseman, was such a hit that it was immediately renewed for seasons two and three, meaning fans could follow the on-screen stories of beloved characters Elle, Tao, Tara, Darcy and Isaac, alongside those of Nick and Charlie, past their Gcse year and beyond.

In season two, the existing cast is joined by new characters Sahar, Felix and Naomi,...

Berlin- and Paris-based Salaud Morisset, a leading short film production and distribution outfit, has acquired two feature films for world sales – one selected by Karlovy Vary Film Festival and the other by Locarno Film Festival – as the company accelerates into feature film sales and production.

Salaud Morisset has taken world sales rights on Cyril Aris’ feature documentary “Dancing on the Edge of a Volcano,” which premiered in the main competition at Karlovy Vary this week and received a Special Jury Mention, and Una Gunjak’s fiction feature “Excursion,” just announced as the opener of Locarno Film Festival’s Filmmakers of the Present section. Salaud Morisset, which is also a co-producer on “Excursion,” aims to continue fostering synergies between its production and sales operations as it commits to a full slate of feature projects.

“Dancing on the Edge of the Volcano”

Salaud Morisset will also continue handling selected shorts and represents...

With a rare Tuesday opening, “Sound of Freedom” (Angel Studios), a drama starring Jim Caviezel as a real-life rescuer of children from traffickers, grossed $11,563,200 — just under the day’s total for “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny” (Disney), which played in almost 2,000 more theaters with just under $11.7 million.

Another difference: “Indiana Jones” often played on multiple screens. Based on theater spot-checks, “Freedom” played mostly single screens, often with smaller capacities, and saw sold-out shows. The result was a stark contrast in the films’ per-theater average: “Indiana” was about $2,543 in 4,600 theaters, while “Freedom” saw about $4,400 in 2,634 theaters.

Angel also reported that its “Pay It Forward” promotion grossed an additional $2,679,000 thanks to patrons buying gift tickets for others for future use. Under normal industry practice, that revenue should be counted as they are used. With that among added, the day’s take for the film exceeded $14.2 million, which would make it #1 for the day.

May thy knife chip and shatter. The sci-fi fantasy series known as Dune has long been a staple in sci-fi culture with many screen adaptations being made over the decades. But in 2021, Dennis Villeneuve set the bar sky-high for Dune: Part 2 with the first movie, which astounded audiences the world over. The sci-fi world taking place millennia into the future centers around the concept of a highly valuable drug/substance called Spice and the Atreides family that has been sent to oversee the planet that produces it. Paul was meant to be a girl and the messiah of his people, but his birth as a boy gave him and his family many enemies, thus sending the entire sci-fi universe into a spiral.

The first film, which released back in 2021 on Max (formally HBO Max), should have been the tentpole film of the year had it not been for the...

Paul Schrader has made a career out of bluntly speaking his mind and gleefully disregarding public opinion, so it’s not surprising that he doesn’t particularly care about the Oscars.

In a new conversation with Oscar Isaac published in Interview Magazine, the “Master Gardener” director explained that he advises his collaborators to avoid viewing award shows as a measure of success — even if he admits that it’s fun to win.

“It’s hard not to feel good when people say nice things, even when you think they’re wrong,” Schrader said. “On the other hand, I remember saying to Scorsese years ago—because Marty had a very strong desire to win an Oscar, and should have won an Oscar for some of his films, but didn’t, and he was chafing—so I said to him, ‘Marty, if your priority is to win an Oscar, you’re going...

Plot: The events leading up to, and including, the massacre of the adults of a small town in Nebraska by their children, after the adults’ irresponsibility ruins the crop and the children’s future.

Review: The Children of the Corn series has had a rough go of it over the last few years. Well, I guess you could say it’s pretty much been uneasy going its entire duration, but there’s always been that sliver of hope that something would come along that would finally put it in line with its contemporaries. And, dare I say, Kurt Wimmer has finally accomplished that with his 2023 remake. I know, I know, this sounds absolutely ludicrous after so many years of neglect but Wimmer seems to understand the one thing that’s vital to any reboot: respect.

I feel like I need to establish right from the jump that I’m not...

The 74th Primetime Emmy Awards are finally here!

The ceremony, hosted by Kenan Thompson, aired Monday night from the Microsoft Theater at L.A. Live in downtown Los Angeles on NBC and, for the first time, streaming on Peacock.

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West Side Story, Encanto and In the Heights are among the nominations for the 37th annual Imagen Awards, which recognize work by Latino talent, new faces and seasoned creatives.

“After two years of streaming celebrations, we are ecstatic to be back in person and to honor those who made significant contributions to the television, film and streaming spaces,” What We Do in the Shadows star Harvey Guillén, who presented the nominees, said. “With the caliber of talent and the diversity of the roles and projects, our expectations were wildly exceeded with 445 entries, up 125 from 2021! We are beyond proud of this year’s nominees and all those who submitted. Given the excellence of the entries, the judges had a difficult time selecting those to be nominated.”

Nominees are determined by an independent panel of entertainment industry and Latino community leaders.

The 37th annual Imagen...

Emily is leaving Gilead for good: Alexis Bledel has announced she’s exiting the Hulu drama The Handmaid’s Tale ahead of its upcoming Season 5.

“After much thought, I felt I had to step away from The Handmaid’s Tale at this time,” Bledel said in a statement to our sister site Variety. “I am forever grateful to Bruce Miller for writing such truthful and resonant scenes for Emily, and to Hulu, MGM, the cast and crew for their support.”

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Buenos Aires-based FilmSharks has picked up world sales rights to Ángeles Hernández’s supernatural horror film “El faro” (“The Lighthouse”), set up at Mr. Miyagi Films, co-producer of Galder Gaztelu-Urrutia’s multi-awarded Netflix smash hit “The Platform.”

“The Lighthouse” ended shooting in May; FilmSharks is showing first footage to buyers at Cannes.

Film toplines Spanish film and TV star Hugo Silva plus Irene Montalà (“Un asunto privado”), Zoe Arnao and Sergio Castellanos.

Produced by Hernández and David Matamoros at Barcelona-based Mr. Miyagi, “The Lighthouse” turns on Lidia and her father, Pablo, returning to the family lighthouse after her mother’s death.

Pablo, aware of Lidia’s fragile emotional balance, worries about a possible relapse after her suicide attempt. Lidia, annoyed by her father’s lack of trust, discovers that something’s not right at the lighthouse, and that dire danger awaits them if they do not find out the truth.

Paul Schrader’s last two films, last year’s “The Card Counter” and 2018’s “First Reformed,” are among the most critically acclaimed of his career. So, will his follow-up keep the streak going? Audiences find out soon as Schrader’s next film, “Master Gardener,” hits theaters later this year.

Read More: Paul Schrader On ‘The Card Counter,’ Almost Casting Oscar Isaac 25 Years Ago & More [Gaiff Interview]

Joel Edgerton and Sigourney Weaver star in Schrader’s latest crime feature, and in this one, Schrader leaves behind the poker tables of “The Card Counter” for the world of horticulture in the deep South.

Continue reading ‘Master Gardener’ First Look: Paul Schrader’s ‘The Card Counter’ Follow-Up Stars Joel Edgerton & Sigourney Weaver at The Playlist.

Spain’s Iván Sánchez, star of Telemundo’s Intl. Emmy-nominated “You Cannot Hide,” and up-and-coming Spanish actor José Pastor will portray Latin music icon Miguel Bosé in the upcoming biopic, “Bosé.”

One of the biggest original series on Paramount Plus’ international lineup, “Bosé” has gone into production, shooting in Spain.

The premium series is produced by powerhouse ViacomCBS International Studios (Vis) in collaboration with Shine Iberia (Banijay Iberia), Pepe Bastón’s Elefantec Global and Legacy Rock.

Variety has had exclusive access to a behind-the-scenes teaser clip in which the two actors practice the grave but sensual lilting baritone voice of Bosé’s singing “Como un Lobo,” a song in which Bosé imagines himself as a Russian Steppe wolf pursuing the object of his desire.

With a career on both sides of the Atlantic, Sánchez is an established star, a well-known face who broke out playing El Gallego in Telemundo’s...

Cinema is a vehicle for investigating historical scars in “Isaac,” a starkly beautiful drama about a filmmaker who returns to his native Lithuania in 1964 to make a movie about a WWII slaughter, and becomes embroiled alongside his schoolmate in totalitarian trouble. Adapted from a short story by Antanas Skema, director Jurgis Matulevicius’ feature debut — Lithuania’s entry to the Oscar international feature race — is Its obliqueness may preclude it from attracting a wide domestic audience, but such haziness is part and parcel of a work about the lingering, lethal fog of war.

“Isaac” opens with the 1941 Lietukis garage massacre of 40 Lithuanian Jews at the hands of Nazis and their local mob-like collaborators. Shot in sumptuous black and white (as is two-thirds of the ensuing film), and with the sort of roving, wobbly, serpentine camerawork favored throughout by Matulevicius and talented cinematographer Narvydas Naujalis, this scene evokes the grimy brutality of “Son of Saul,...

“The opportunity to be more innovative has been interesting,” said Gff co-director Allison Gardner.

Sweetheart, the debut film by UK director Marley Morrison, has won the audience award at the closing event of the 2021 Glasgow Film Festival (Gff), which ran online-only from February 24 to March 7.

The film made its world premiere at the festival.

The coming-of-age story, charts the relationship between two young women during a summer holiday at a caravan park in Dorset. It is the final title to come out of the latest Film London Microwave slate of low-budget projects.

It is produced by Michelle Antoniades for Hazey Jane Films,...