Netflix adapts Pedro Páramo, the great Mexican novel that inspired Márquez
New film of Juan Rulfo’s revered novel, considered founding text of magic realism, is first film adaptation in half a century “I came to Comala...
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Corey Yuen, martial arts director and Jet Li collaborator, died in 2022, Hong Kong film federation confirms
Film-maker who directed films starring Li, Jackie Chan and Michelle Yeoh and later worked as a Hollywood fight coordinator, died during the Covid pandemic two...
Nigerian singer, actor and activist Onyeka Onwenu dies aged 72
Nicknamed the ‘Elegant Stallion’, the revered star died after performing at a private party in Lagos Onyeka Onwenu, the singer, actor, broadcaster and activist whose...
Donald Sutherland, Don’t Look Now and Hunger Games actor, dies aged 88
The prolific actor appeared in more than 190 films and TV shows and was a vocal anti-war activist Donald Sutherland was an irreplaceable aristocrat of...
The Boy and the Heron, Hayao Miyazaki’s last film, wins Oscar for best animation
Master Japanese director wins his second Oscar for story of a young boy searching for his mother during the second world war Oscars 2024: full...
UK curator of African film to receive Bafta award
June Givanni founded London archive documenting Pan-African cinema over 40 years A pioneering curator, writer and programmer of African film is to receive Bafta’s outstanding...
Two Cuban documentaries show effects of US sanctions on island nation
Liz Oliva Fernández says the sanctions, imposed 60 years ago and upheld through Biden, have led to a ‘desperate situation’ A Cuban journalist is looking...
Ana Ofelia Murguía, Mexican actor and voice of Disney’s Coco, dies aged 90
Murguía, who voiced titular character in Oscar-winning animated Pixar film, appeared in more than 100 roles spanning cinema, stage and television Ana Ofelia Murguía, the...
Denzel Washington’s casting as Hannibal in Netflix film sparks race controversy in Tunisia
Newspapers and politicians discuss general’s skin tone, saying actor’s casting in the role created ‘a historical error’ A decision to cast black actor Denzel Washington...
Netflix’s movie Hurricane Season stirs debate over violent depiction of Mexico
Based on the prize-winning book by Fernanda Melchor, film depicts brutality stemming from ‘war on drugs’ that began in 2006 A group of children find...
