African film-makers reimagine folktales as dark fantasy dramas for Netflix
The six films include the tale of an ogre who preys on women, a sci-fi Nigeria taken over by AI, and a girl on a...
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Ryuichi Sakamoto, Japanese pop pioneer and Oscar-winning composer, dies aged 71
Sakamoto was one of Japan’s most successful musicians, acclaimed for work in Yellow Magic Orchestra as well as solo albums and film scores Ryuichi Sakamoto,...
China ends de facto ban on Marvel films after more than three years
Latest Black Panther and Ant-Man superhero flicks get February release dates in country famously controlling over Hollywood movies China has ended its de facto ban...
Riverdale actor Ryan Grantham receives life sentence for killing his mother
Canadian actor had pleaded guilty to second-degree murder over shooting near Vancouver The actor Ryan Grantham – featured in the CW show Riverdale and the...
Spielberg’s The Fabelmans wins Toronto film festival People’s Choice award
Director’s most autobiographical film to date picks up audience prize generally seen as indicator of awards success to come Steven Spielberg’s new film The Fabelmans...
Chinese censors alter ending of Minions: The Rise of Gru film
Viewers mock addendum explaining Gru’s family values and arrest of thief Wild Knuckles Censors in China have changed the ending of the animated film Minions:...
US airman who rescued film of A-bomb horrors is honoured at last
Cameraman Daniel McGovern copied footage of Hiroshima and Nagasaki devastation to ensure lessons were learned The photograph shows devastation in Nagasaki after the atomic bomb:...
Country Queen: first Netflix series to be produced in Kenya hits the screen
Streaming company’s family drama marks shift from locally made ‘edutainment’ to shows that reflect complex realities of Kenyan life Kenya’s first homegrown Netflix series, the...
Not just ‘cocaine and war’: Colombian pride at Oscar-winning Encanto’s positive portrayal
Animated film, influenced heavily by magical realism, breaks frequent representation as country beset by drugs and violence When Encanto was announced the winner of the...
