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K-Dramas have come a long way since its emergence. From its OGs like Boys Over Flowers and Secret Garden to the 2010s contemporaries like The Heirs and Descendants of the Sun, this generation of K-Dramas continues to break the barriers of genre. From a Friends meets Grey’s Anatomy type of medical comedy-drama, to a surreal, vivid portrayal of between life and death, K-Dramas are both comfort watches with their familiar tropes, but remain refreshing with unique themes and storylines.

Popular HBO show The White Lotus is all set to air its third season on February 16th. After two spectacular seasons based in Hawaii, and Italy, the third season will take the fans on a tour of the titular resort in Thailand.

Lalisa Manobal as Mook in The White Lotus | Credits: HBO

The upcoming season already has the fans hyped up to find out whether their wait has been worth it. Increasing that excitement it was revealed that the Season 3 cast includes Lalisa Manobal, aka K-Pop idol Lisa from Black Pink.

Interestingly, a rumor has been going around recently that has intrigued the fans even more. If the predictions are right, then fans can already clue in on where Season 4 might be filmed for the series.

The White Lotus Season 3 has big shoes to fill

As stated above, the excitement for The White Lotus Season 3 has been palpable. One of...

There’s something about Bruce Springsteen that breeds a certain kind of fanaticism. Men and women with jobs, children, and real adult responsibilities lose their minds whenever he goes on tour and spend a ludicrous amount of time and energy following him all across the globe, even if it means hearing him perform the same songs again and again and again. They collect rare vinyl bootlegs, post endlessly in online fan forums, and pore over set list statistics on the Brucebase and My Bosstime like they’re studying the Talmud.

Earlier this week, Bruce Springsteen’s public relations team sent out a press release that summed up the major events of the year. It focused on the continuation of his Letter To You world tour, including his triumphant Sea.Hear.Now headlining set in Asbury Park, New Jersey, the acclaimed documentary Road Diary: Bruce Springsteen and The E Street Band, and a 40th anniversary Born In The U.S.A. vinyl package.

It ends with a very tantalizing sentence: “Upcoming releases in 2025 will include a look back at Springsteen’s storied recording career,...

Is Hyun Bin making a comeback with Harbin? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

The South Korean film industry has repeatedly delivered good historical fiction stories. The themes are often about patriotism, valor, freedom struggle, etc. These movies familiarise viewers with the country’s history and transport them to a time when things were starkly different from the present. Actors in the South Korean industry have been well-noted for their roles in period dramas.

Hyun Bin is one of the most celebrated actors in the South Korean film industry. He is known for roles in dramas and movies like Crash Landing on You, Secret Garden, The Negotiator, Confidential Assignment 1 & 2, and The Point Men. Now he is set to return to the screen after pausing Crash Landing on You. He will be seen as the lead in the upcoming historical fiction period drama Harbin. Woo Min Ho, known for movies like Inside Men and The Drug King,...

For its starriest edition to date, the Marrakech Film Festival did more than rolling out the red carpet: it opened the doors to Palace Badi, a 16th-century iconic landmark, for an epic dinner offered by Hm Mohammed VI and hosted by Hrh Prince Moulay Rachid, accompanied by his wife, Princess Lalla Oum Keltoum.

The gala evening kicked off with salutations as Marrakech Festival jury president Luca Guadagnino and fellow jurors, Jacob Elordi, Andrew Garfield and Virginie Efira, as well as honorary guests such as Tim Burton, Monica Bellucci, Sean Penn, David Cronenberg, Justine Triet, Justin Kurzel, Francois Ozon, Philippine Leroy-Beaulieu and Marie-Ange Luciani were introduced to Hrh Moulay Rachid and Princess Lalla OumKeltoum one by one.

The festival’s director, Melita Toscan du Plantier, was standing by the Prince and introduced each person to him, although he seemed to know them all. Though Mohammed VI created the festival 21 years ago,...

Throughout the years, Hyun Bin has shown his range as a leading man in romantic K-drama series and action films. Attention fell onto Hyun after his lead role in the romantic comedy series My Lovely Sam Soon, which established the actor as a charming romantic interest, a type of character he would become largely beloved for. Still, Hyun's skills aren't limited to romantic narratives. Action films like Confidential Assignment and The Negotiation present a different side of Hyun that is equally welcomed by fans.

Hyun's range as an actor isn't only praised by fans of his work, but by critics as well. Since beginning his career in 2004, Hyun has been nominated for numerous awards for some of his best work, including Secret Garden and the widely successful K-drama Crash Landing on You. For nearly two decades, Hyun has been consistently working and building upon his skills as an actor, with...

The hotly anticipated prequel to Stephen King's It gets its first trailer, giving fans a look at all the horror they can expect in Welcome to Derry.

The trailer, posted to X by fan account DiscussingFilm on August 4, gives fans several fleeting glimpses at the action and horror on display in the series' eponymous town of Derry, Maine. Rather than providing audiences with any specifically expository narration, the trailer instead opts for a simple voice over reminding them that "This ain't America - This is Derry."

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New teaser for the It prequel series Welcome To DERRYReleasing in 2025 on HBO. pic.twitter.com/0THXIovfJN DiscussingFilm (@DiscussingFilm) August 5, 2024

The fictional town of Derry, Maine is a mainstay of Stephen King's works.

The free-to-play multiplayer looter shooter title, The First Descendant from Nexon launched last month and has garnered a quite good player base. The game recorded the concurrent peak count of 264,860 players on Steam.

While that is impressive, there have also been some issues that have bothered players and one of the many was related to a boss weapon. But it seems like the latest update has fixed that and made the once useless weapon a beast.

The First Descendant Patch Has Fixed a Pointless Boss Weapon

The 1.0.5 update of The First Descendant went live yesterday across all platforms and brought new content and fix some issues in the game. Greg’s Reversed Fate is an Ultimate tier tactical rifle and it is one of the many updated weapons that have been updated with the latest patch.

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Kim Woo-bin, Suzy Reunite for a Netflix Romcom by The Glory Writer - Main Image

K-drama fans, rejoice! Netflix has confirmed the production of the reunion project of top Korean stars Kim Woo-bin and Suzy, drumming up the anticipation with photos from the first script reading.

All the Love You Wish For (working title) is a romantic comedy series about a wish-granting genie named Jinn (Kim), awakened from a thousand years of slumber by Ka-young (Suzy).

The two last appeared in a series together in 2016 as star-crossed lovers in Uncontrollably Fond. This was Kim’s first lead TV actor role; soon after, he went on a hiatus to seek cancer treatment. He successfully returned in 2022 with projects Our Blues and Black Knight.

All-rounder Bae Suzy was first introduced to audiences as a girl group member of Miss A. She cements her status as a pillar of the Korean wave by headlining widely loved TV shows,...

Pop history is littered with prolific partnerships, but the artist-producer pairing is arguably one of the most indispensable. Not only can an intrepid knob-twirler coax the best out of an artist, the most fruitful of these collaborations are often reciprocal. Think George Martin and the Beatles; Timbaland and Missy Elliott; or Jam & Lewis and Janet Jackson. Taylor Swift and former Fun guitarist-drummer Jack Antonoff have both achieved commercial and critical success outside of their work together, but their alliance over the last several years has, more often than not, resulted in pop magic.

The duo first worked together over a decade ago, on the unassuming “Sweeter Than Fiction,” a song from the British-American film One Chance. The following year, Antonoff co-wrote and co-produced three tracks for Swift’s blockbuster album 1989, the success of which propelled him to the top of every A&r exec’s wish list, helming tracks for Pink,...

Before Korean dramas exploded globally and started appealing more to Western audiences, the beginnings of K-dramas were the absolute best. Nothing can compare to the nostalgic feeling of the early 2000s. Between the light-hearted OSTs, wacky, brightly colored clothing, and the body-switching storylines, there was always something to make you belly laugh and feel good. And for most Og fans, many got their start into Korean TV and culture from shows such as Boys Over Flowers, Secret Garden, Winter Sonata, Full House, or the beloved Goong otherwise known as Princess Hours.

Exclusive: Candis Cayne, who made her name as one of the only trans actresses on TV when she featured on ABC drama series Dirty Sexy Money, has launched a trans-focused production company.

Cayne, who also starred on Syfy’s The Magicians, has teamed up with Danna Davis, who has worked with Cayne on a number of projects to launch Mary, It’s Mary Productions.

This comes after the duo produced Candis Cayne’s Secret Garden, a ten-part series that airs on the Advocate Channel and Youtube. The pair co-created, wrote, directed and exec produced the series, which starred Cayne.

The company is developing a number of television series and films about all aspects of trans life – activism, healthcare access, acceptance in Hollywood and local and Federal Government laws and bans.

Projects include trans-amorous rom-com feature film Chaser, Diaper Doll, a parody in response to the trans bathroom bills that are...

Actress Candis Cayne opened up about the factors that led to her decision to step back from her close friendship with reality TV star Caitlyn Jenner, years after their bond was showcased on the TV series I Am Cait.

Cayne expressed that she and Jenner no longer maintain regular communication and went on to reveal the breaking point in their friendship. “I can’t separate my friendship with her and her belief system anymore,” she told The Messenger.

Cayne, a trans activist, described Jenner as “a cult member, a Fox News cult member.” According to Cayne, she and a few other women attempted to enlighten Jenner about the importance of their cause and how progressive views were essential to support others, but to no avail.

Jenner is known for her Republican leanings and controversial opinions – a stark contrast to Cayne’s progressive views.

Jenner’s political stance also included recent...

Welcome to Derry, the prequel to It, set in Stephen King's fictional town, could potentially explore other stories set in the same location. The show might incorporate King's stories like Insomnia, Secret Window, Secret Garden, "The Road Virus Heads North," Bag of Bones, and "Fair Extension." The inclusion of these stories would add depth and interconnectedness to the fictional world of Derry, offering a fresh and eerie perspective for viewers.

The fact that Welcome to Derry’s It prequel will be set in Stephen King’s infamous small town means that the series could explore more of the author’s stories from this unsettling location. Prolific author Stephen King likes to use the same locations across various novels and short stories. This has allowed the writer to develop an interlinked fictional world with locations like Castle Rock, Derry, Ludlow, and Jerusalem's Lot recurring throughout his work. In 2018, producers took...

Many popular K-dramas include fantastic soundtracks that are just as good if not better than their storylines. In recent years, K-dramas have gained popularity among Western audiences, getting attention for their creative storylines and dynamic characters. With these shows becoming more easily accessible, their popularity is ever-growing.

For those new to the genre, popular K-dramas can get them started on their journey. This might include adaptations like 18 Again or award-winning shows like Beyond Evil. Others may prefer to get acquainted with the genre through music first. For these individuals, soundtracks exist that provide emotional connection and complex musical compositions, matching up with the storylines and tone of their K-drama.

Secret Garden (2010)

One of the best soundtracks comes from the Cinderella-like story K-drama Secret Garden. The songs on the soundtrack provide just the right balance between fantastical and grounded. Sporting vocals by series star Hyun Bin, “The Man” is the heart of this soundtrack.

The Secret Garden explores themes of health, positivity, and the magic of nature, making it a universally beloved novel with numerous adaptations. Dickon is an important character in the story, described as a kind-hearted young boy who has a deep connection with the natural world. The role of Dickon has been portrayed by five different actors in various screen adaptations, each bringing their own unique interpretation to the beloved character.

Dickon in The Secret Garden is one of the key characters of the classic novel by Frances Hodgson Burnett. The 1911 novel follows 10-year-old Mary Lennox, a wealthy and spoiled British girl who is sent to live on her uncle's estate, Misselthwaite Manor. There in Yorkshire, her sour attitude softens as she learns to appreciate the countryside and the kind staff members who live there. Mary soon learns of a locked and secret garden on the grounds, and it's there she discovers the beauty of nature.

Most Stephen King movie adaptations are hit or miss, often failing to capture the terrifying elements that make his novels so great. The movie adaptations of Pet Sematary, Secret Window, Secret Garden, Cell, Firestarter, and Graveyard Shift all fall short compared to their novel counterparts in terms of scaring audiences. It is a prime example of how most Stephen King adaptations struggle to be scarier than the original novels, and even when they do succeed, they often require significant changes to the story.

While some movie adaptations of Stephen King's novels honor their source materials by recreating their terrors, others do not even close to matching the quality of their book counterparts. In his career as a writer, Stephen King has published over 60 novels and 200 short stories. Even on screen, the author is no less prolific, with many of his short stories and novels having multiple remakes and adaptions. Time and again,...

Exclusive: A five-part video and podcast series celebrating the life and career of Broadway composer Lucy Simon – one of the final projects the sister of Carly Simon worked on prior to her death last week – launches today on YouTube and the Broadway Podcast Network.

Celebrating Lucy Simon was announced and released today by Broadway Podcast Network Co-Founders Dori Berinstein and Alan Seales. The series will feature never-before-heard stories from The Secret Garden composer Simon herself, as well as from such collaborators as Judy Collins, Marshall Brickman, Marsha Norman, Victoria Clark, and others.

The series will also include new performances by Broadway stars Sierra Boggess, Funny Girl‘s Ramin Karimloo, The Secret Garden original stars Daisy Eagan and John Cameron Mitchell, and others. Eagan, Boggess and Karimloo performed in two New York concert versions of The Secret Garden in 2016. Songs to be performed on the new series will include the musical’s “Wick,...

“Dramaworld,” a pioneering Korean-American rom-com series, will debut on in the U.S. on IMDb TV, Amazon’s premium free streaming service, from this weekend.

Seasons one and two will both debut on IMDb TV from Feb. 12, 2022, with the launch marking the U.S. premiere of season two. The first season of “Dramaworld” originally debuted on Netflix and Viki.

The series follows an American girl who is obsessed with K-drama and is underwhelmed by her real life become catapulted into the world of the Korean dramas she obsesses over. There she meets a facilitator who keeps “Dramaworld” turning through deft but undetected intervention in each storyline. She tumbles headfirst into another show starring her K-drama crush but upsets the equilibrium of “Dramaworld” by kissing her hero.

Season two sees the return of leads Liv Hewson, Sean Dulake (“Operation Chromite”), Justin Chon and Nuri Bae (“Unstoppable”).

Notable new cast members joining...

Asian Movie Pulse’s tribute to anime gave me an excuse to revisit “Spirited Away”, often dubbed as one of the greatest anime movies of all time. Iconic Studio Ghibli’s production, which with Oscar (and a bag of other awards) reached a worldwide audience. I remember falling in love with the film at the very first viewing and still adoring it when re-watching it on several other occasions. I remember experiencing it with all senses, captivated by the enthralling and sumptuous vision and the story itself.

But two decades have passed since the premiere. 20 years are a lot in a culture – everchanging, juggling with new tropes and re-telling and re-interpreting the old ones. 20 years is also a lot for a movie watcher – as you build your experience, knowledge and narrative structures that once appeared innovative, lose their shine with time. During this first viewing of Japanese cinema,...

A second season of bilingual series “Dramaworld” takes to the airwaves across Asia from this week. The show is a fantasy about an American K-drama fan-girl who is supernaturally transported into the Korean drama scene and there must save her favorite leading man.

In Korea itself “Dramaworld” will play from Friday on A+E Networks’ Lifetime Korea channel and on the Cj Enm-backed streamer TVing. In Hong Kong, Taiwan and Southeast Asia it will play out on the international service of Chinese streamer iQIYI, while in Japan its home will be the country’s number three streamer U-Next.

In its first iteration, as a web drama with mini episodes, the show played from 2016 on Netflix and the Rakuten-owned streamer Viki.

Now presented as a long-form drama, the series was written by Josh Billig and Chris Martin, with Martin directing all episodes. Production was through Korean-American company Third Culture Content and Raemongraein a.

Each year, IndieWire partners with MIT’s Open Documentary Lab to offer a deeper look at Sundance’s New Frontiers work. Here, Master’s Candidate Andrea S. Kim highlights the innovative use of browser-based media by Black storytellers, which are still accessible at the links provided in the article.

While the idea of extended reality (Xr) may evoke traditions of cyberpunk dystopias, at this year’s Sundance New Frontiers, five Black storytellers were leading a shift to place cultural memory and ancestral knowledge at the center of designing collective futures. “Secret Garden” and “Traveling the Intertitium with Octavia Butler” are exemplary pieces that leverage interactive, browser-based media (WebXR) to challenge our current notions of futurity while also demonstrating the potential for Xr when led by Black creators.

“Our stories are algorithms,” artist Stephanie Dinkins suggests in the descriptive text for “Secret Garden, an interactive web experience (available here) and in-person...

UK broadcaster Sky has landed rights to a host of upcoming features, packing its film slate for 2021 with titles including the Allison Janney-starring Breaking News in Yuba County and the Irvine Welsh-penned Creation Stories.

The company says it will release two ‘original’ films every month this year and one per week from next year. The full list of 14 newly-announced originals is below, they join previously announced pics on the slate such as Twist with Michael Caine, the animation Dragon Rider voiced Felicity Jones and Patrick Stewart, and To Olivia starring Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes.

In the past, Sky has released its original titles day-and-date with UK cinemas. Once venues are able to re-open post-lockdown this could once again come into play.

Asked if Sky is being opportunistic about its film slate in light of cinema closures and delayed movie releases, Zai Bennett, Sky’s managing director of...

As Halloween approaches, our thoughts turn to creepy costumes, trick or treating, and, of course, the best scary movies to watch on the final night of October!

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Johnny Depp’s 2004 film Secret Window is a classic psychological thriller, with hints of the supernatural and plenty of twists and turns. It is based on a novella by master horror writer Stephen King, called Secret Window, Secret Garden, which was published in 1990 in an anthology called Four Past Midnight. If you enjoyed watching Secret Window, then there are plenty of other Hollywood thrillers with a twist in the tale which are perfect for Halloween viewing.

Securing Endeavor Content to represent a second season of a cross-cultural fantasy rom-com four years after the show’s debut was good news for “Dramaworld” and its producer, Korean-American company Third Culture Content.

So, too, was the attachment of major talent, including Daniel Dae Kim, Henry Lau, and feted Korean actor Ha Ji-won.

But, arguably, the greater triumph was managing to produce the show this spring. It was a time when Covid-19 was expanding from epidemic to pandemic, and most other film and TV series were going on hiatuses of unknown duration.

“Dramaworld” originally aired on Rakuten-owned streamer Viki but Endeavor Content is now shopping both seasons around. The show is a bilingual drama about an American girl who, through a supernatural twist of fate, is transported into the middle of one of the Korean drama shows she is obsessed with. With the disease raging around it, “Dramaworld” shot...

Was it really game over for the Deadly Deal?

On Wynonna Earp Season 4 Episode 5, things took a dangerous turn when a mission to get payback resulted in a big loss. 

With Wynonna's determination to save her sister higher than ever, she had to make a fateful decision. 

Meanwhile, the Secret Garden continued to cause problems for the survivors. 

What did it mean?

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Children’s fantasy media has long been one of Britain’s chief exports. From Peter Pan to The Chronicles of Narnia, to Harry Potter, the UK has been entertaining audiences around the world with stories of magic. But though Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel, The Secret Garden, is a classic of British children’s literature, it is not an example of children’s fantasy. Nor did it ever pretend to be. Rather Burnett’s prose led its readers through a tale of catharsis and wonder that takes place completely in a setting that obeys recognizable laws of horticulture. We need both kinds of stories. One kind of story allows us to escape into a world where anything is possible while the other suggests that we can find happiness and healing in a world that acts like our own. The distinction matters, and it’s one that the latest film adaptation of The Secret Garden,...

There’s always been magic in Frances Hodgson Burnett’s “The Secret Garden,” a classic children’s story that, for all its harsh lessons about the nature of the world, relies on some pretty strange twists of fate to deliver its story. We’re talking, of course, about the robin redbreast, a cheery, chattering little bird responsible for one of the story’s biggest revelations. While Burnett’s 1911 novel never shied from the rough stuff — like most of her work, the book is concerned with orphans and illness — it used real-world pains to make its pleasures richer. And still, even it relied on a plucky robin to guide its heroine, the sassy Mary Lennox, to a literal key that opens the titular Secret Garden.

Yes, magic is part of Burnett’s world, but the story’s latest big-screen adaptation stretches that concept to strange ends, and not all of them benefit the film.

Bruce Springsteen’s music has always been cinematic, which is one reason why so many of his songs strike a chord at the movies.

Friday is the premiere of the film, “Blinded By The Light,” which tells the story of a British-Pakistani teenager and his journey after discovering the Boss’ music. Based on the book, “Greetings From Bury Park,” by Sarfraz Manzoor, the film makes excellent use of Springsteen classics like “Jungleland” and “The Promised Land.”

But no matter where they’re used, Springsteen’s songs enliven film scenes. And the man himself does as much in “High Fidelity” — a fantasy sequence from the 2000 film in which he gives advice to John Cusack’s character as he strums his Fender and tells him to “move on down the road.”

Which is what we’re going to do, after serving up these six great examples of Springsteen music used well in films.

STXfilms announced on Monday that it has acquired North American rights to “The Secret Garden,” starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters.

“The Secret Garden” is a new take on the classic children’s novel of the same name written by Frances Hodgson Burnett, brought forward to a new time period in 1947 England, on the eve of Partition in India, and in the aftermath of World War II.

The film was directed by BAFTA-winner Marc Munden from a screenplay by Jack Thorne (“Harry Potter and The Cursed Child”). Dixie Egerickx will also star as Mary Lennox.

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“The Secret Garden” tells the story of Mary Lennox, a prickly and unloved 10-year-old girl, born in India to wealthy British parents. When they suddenly die, she is sent back to England to live with her uncle, Archibald Craven (Colin Firth) on his...

STXFilms has acquired North American distribution rights to “The Secret Garden,” a movie adaptation of the beloved children’s novel that was in development at Global Road Entertainment for the past year.

The film stars Oscar winner Colin Firth and Julie Walters. Marc Munden (“The Crimson Petal and the White”) directs from a script by Jack Thorne (“Harry Potter and the Cursed Child”).

Global Road announced in May during the Cannes Film Festival that it had bought North American rights to “The Secret Garden,” which had gone into production in the U.K. In September, Global Road filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and agreed in November to be purchased by Raven Capital Management.

“The Secret Garden” is produced by David Heyman, who’s behind the Harry Potter and Paddington franchises, along with Rosie Alison. Jane Robertson will co-produce.

Written by Frances Hodgson Burnett and first published in 1911, “The Secret Garden” centers on 10-year-old orphan Mary Lennox,...

Global streaming giant Netflix has boarded Korean drama series “Memories of the Alhambra.” It stars Hyun Bin and Park Shin-hye.

“Memories of the Alhambra” is a suspense romance drama that revolves around an investment company CEO who visits Granada, Spain, for a business trip and gets involved in a mysterious incident after staying in an old hostel run by a Korean woman. The show is directed by Ahn Gil-ho (“Stranger”) and written by Song Jae-jung, well-known for her work including “Queen and I,” “Nine: Nine Time Travels,” and “W: Two Worlds.”

The 16-episode series was produced by Studio Dragon, one of Korea’s largest scripted television production outfits, with such credits as “Guardian: The Lonely and Great God” and “The Legend of the Blue Sea.” It was originally commissioned by Korean cable network tvN.

New episodes of the show will play out globally on Netflix from Dec. 1, an hour after their broadcast in Korea.

With Bill and Ted Face The Music currently in development, I thought it would be fun to do a Fun Facts list on Bill & Ted's Bogus Journey. I already did one for Bill and Ted's Excellent Adventure. I just think it's awesome that after all these years we are finally going to get a third chapter in the franchise!

There may be a few things listed here that you don't know about and movie trivia is always fun! I also included a behind the scenes video and deleted scenes.

The evil character from the future is called "De Nomolos", which is Writer and Producer Ed Solomon's name spelled backwards.In an early draft of the script, Rufus was the villain.There was an alternate ending of the film involving a car chase scene between Bill and Ted and their biggest fears. It was obviously cut. It also involved Bill...

Announcing very possibly the first clean sales sweep on one of the major new titles brought onto the market at Cannes, Studiocanal, part of Vivendi’s Canal Plus Group, sold out worldwide on the David Heyman-produced “The Secret Garden.”

Studiocanal’s notably all-women sales team, overseen by distribution chief Anna Marsh and headed by international sales chief Anne Chérel, has also licensed “The Lost Prince,” to be directed by Academy Award winning Michel Hazanavicius (“The Artist”), to near all the world outside the U.S.

The sales, compounded by bullish first results on Studiocanal’s Romain Gavras’ “The World is Yours,” beg the question as to the possible depth of Cannes’ pre-sales market. This year’s market buzz has, to date at least, centered very largely on a narrow band of high-profile titles backed by standout director, star or producer talent.

At least for Studiocanal, Europe’s biggest movie production-distribution-sales company,...

Global Road Entertainment has acquired the North American distribution rights to “The Secret Garden,” a film adaptation of the beloved British children’s novel, starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters, Rob Friedman, Chairman and CEO of Global Road and StudioCanal announced during the Cannes Film Festival Saturday.

The film is directed by Marc Munden from a script written by Jack Thorne.

“‘The Secret Garden’ is one of the world’s most beloved stories of all time celebrating friendship, nature and the limitless power of childhood imagination,” Friedman said. “We are proud to work with StudioCanal in bringing Marc’s version, starring an incredible cast led by Colin and Julie, to North American audiences and continue the legacy of the touching message that has prevailed for over a century.”

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The movie is based on Frances Hodgson Burnett’s 1911 novel of the same name, which centers around 10-year-old orphan Mary Lennox, who feels lonely when she’s sent from India to live with her reclusive uncle Archibald (Firth) and his strict housekeeper Mrs. Medlock (Walters) in a mysterious Yorkshire manor. Her curiosity leads her to disobey the adults and explore the forbidding house. While roaming the grounds she discovers an enchanted garden that has been hidden for years and reflects her limitless imagination. With local boy Dickon, her sick cousin Colin and a playful stray dog, she unlocks secrets from the past, revealing a new life of hope and friendship.

“The Secret Garden” is financed by StudioCanal, and hails from Heyday Film’s David Heyman and Rosie Alison, with StudioCanal’s Didier Lupfer, Danny Perkins, and Dan MacRae executive producing. The acquisition was negotiated by John Zois, Global Road Entertainment’s Head of Worldwide Acquisitions & Co-Productions and StudioCanal. StudioCanal will handle international sales for the film. Principal photography on “The Secret Garden” began April 30 in the U.K.

“We are delighted to find a partner in Global Road and to work with Rob and his incredible team to bring Marc Munden’s fantastical reimagining of ‘The Secret Garden’ to North American audiences,” Anna Marsh Evp International Distribution for StudioCanal. “They quickly understood and shared our passion for and commitment to this incredibly special film.”

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Global Road Entertainment, Donald Tang's ambitious new mini-major, has picked up North American distribution rights to the new adaptation of the British children’s classic The Secret Garden, starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters.

Global Road nabbed the title from StudioCanal, which is producing together with Heyday Films, and selling internationally.

Based on the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel, Secret Garden stars newcomer Dixie Egerickx as the unloved Mary Lennox, sent to England after the death of her parents in India to live with her uncle Archibald (Firth) on his isolated country estate. Marc Munden (TV's Utopia) is directing.

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Global Road Entertainment, Donald Tang's ambitious new mini-major, has picked up North American distribution rights to the new adaptation of the British children’s classic The Secret Garden, starring Colin Firth and Julie Walters.

Global Road nabbed the title from StudioCanal, which is producing together with Heyday Films, and selling internationally.

Based on the Frances Hodgson Burnett novel, Secret Garden stars newcomer Dixie Egerickx as the unloved Mary Lennox, sent to England after the death of her parents in India to live with her uncle Archibald (Firth) on his isolated country estate. Marc Munden (TV's Utopia) is directing.

Harry ...

During the entire final season of Once Upon a Time, Weaver aka Rumple has taken a backseat. In "Secret Garden," he seems to be just one step behind Gothel, but he knows everything that's going on -- he was woken up a while ago when he was shot. But he was probably awake even before that. So why is he letting all of these evil characters hurt the people he loves, like his grandson Henry? I know that he needs to find the Guardian so he can pass on the dagger and finally be with Belle again, but at what cost with this new curse that's brought everyone to Hyperion Heights? I think it's about time Rumple end this once and for all so everyone can have their happy ending before the series ends.

Farewell, Rapunzel. 

On Once Upon a Time Season 7 Episode 11 the polarizing character lost her when she sacrificed herself to save Drizella, and it made for an exciting hour of this soon-to-conclude ABC drama. 

It was only a matter of time before Rapunzel redeemed herself, and it was obvious she was gearing up to swap places with her daughter the moment Drizella was caught inside Gothel's spell. 

The icy demeanor from Rapunzel towards Drizella was at times cumbersome, but having the mother-daughter duo at odds has made for some of the best moments of this rebooted season of the series. 

If you watch Once Upon a Time online, you will already know the true extent of their hatred for one another, but it's a big thing to have one of them die for the other.

I'm not so sure Drizella would have done the same thing had the roles been reversed.

In the season 7 mid-season premiere of Once Upon a Time, titled "Secret Garden," Zelena's daughter Robin enters into a dangerous relationship with Gothel in order to hone her magical abilities. Meanwhile, in present-day Hyperion Heights, Zelena makes a deal with Gothel in order to save Lucy, and Drizella's long-standing feud with Lady Tremaine finally comes to a head with deadly results. (As before, if a character is awake, I will refer to them by their real name or put their cursed named in quotation marks.)...

Today on the Disney lot in Burbank, CA, Once Upon a Time creators Adam Horowitz and Edward Kitsis showed off the season 7 second half premiere “Secret Garden” and provided some hints as to what the final pages of their fairy tale series will contain as it winds down. “We’ll see many familiar faces to the end,” said Kitsis indicating that some of the actors who left the show will make their way back, however, at this point he’s not naming names. There was some buzz that…...

ABC’s Once Upon a Time will resume its farewell run on Friday, March 2 at 8/7c with a bit of a blast from the past, returning us to a place very familiar from the series’ first six seasons.

In the exclusive sneak peek above, we flash back to “years ago” in Storybrooke, where the Wicked Witch Zelena (played by Rebecca Mader) discovers something brewing in her sister’s vault. Who’s trying to conjure something, and with what to degree of success? Press play above to find out, then read on for more.

As one can glean from the clip above,...

Tiana, your prince has come.

ABC’s Once Upon a Time has cast Jeff Pierre of Freeform’s Beyond in the recurring role of Prince Naveen, TVLine has learned. He will first appear in Episode 12, titled “A Taste of the Heights” and airing Friday, March 9.

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Naveen is described as a “fun-loving, freewheeling adventurer who cares little about the dangers of the world. At least, that’s how it appears. In truth, his easy exterior hides a heart struggling with a tragic past — one that he is determined to make amends for,...

Lana Parrilla is the “Chosen” one.

The original Once Upon a Time cast member is set to make her directorial debut with the 17th episode of the current Season 7, series co-creator Adam Horowitz shared on Twitter Tuesday evening. Regina’s portrayer is thus the first cast member to step behind the camera on the fantastical drama.

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“I’m so honored for this opportunity and grateful to have my directorial debut on a show I call home!” Parrilla said in a statement.

Here's another #OnceUponATime #titlespoiler — hope to see ya 3/2! pic.

A famous archer — Cupid — will be aiming his bow at Once Upon a Time‘s Regina when Season 7 resumes in March.

“There is absolutely going to be some romance in Regina’s life in the second half of the season,” Once co-creator Eddy Kitsis tells TVLine.

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Of course, the erstwhile Evil Queen (played by Lana Parrilla) has been quite occupied during the first stretch of the “requel” (reboot/sequel) season, awakening from her latest cursed persona and then grappling with the Catch-22 she now faces, were...

John Saavedra Nov 8, 2019

From campy to gruesome to terrifying, there's an adaptation for everyone. These are the best Stephen King movies.

This Stephen King article contains major spoilers.

Stephen King, the master of horror and one of America's most important writers, has enjoyed a very successful career, thanks to his prolific pen and the many adaptations his tales have inspired, whether it be in the movies or on TV. While for many fans, King means creepy novels like It or 'Salem's Lot and sprawling epics like The Dark Tower series and The Stand, others have flocked around the stuff based on his work. And for good reason: has any other modern writer inspired as many cinematic classics? King might even be the best-adapted writer in literary history. At least it's easy for a nerd to think so. 

I had a tough time coming up with this list and ranking...

John Saavedra Sep 21, 2018

From campy to gruesome to supernatural horror, there's an adaptation for everyone. These are the best Stephen King movies.

Stephen King, the master of horror and one of America's most important writers, has enjoyed a very successful career, thanks to his prolific pen and the many adaptations his tales have inspired, whether it be in the movies or on TV. While for many fans, King means creepy novels like It or 'Salem's Lot and sprawling epics like The Dark Tower series and The Stand, others have flocked around the stuff based on his work. And for good reason: has any other modern writer inspired as many cinematic classics? King might even be the best adapted writer in literary history. At least it's easy for a nerd to think so. 

I had a tough time coming up with this list and ranking the films accordingly for a...