‘Adolescence’ Producer Warp Films Developing Series Adaptation of Nuclear Conflict Film ‘Threads’

‘Adolescence’ Producer Warp Films Developing Series Adaptation of Nuclear Conflict Film ‘Threads’

Warp Films, the Sheffield-based production company behind the hit Netflix series Adolescence and the new BBC revenge thriller Reunion, set in the deaf community, said on Monday that it has acquired the option to develop the 1984 film Threads into a TV drama. “Renowned for its groundbreaking portrayal of a fictional apocalypse, Threads offers a harrowing depiction of life in…

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Alfred Hitchcock, Chantal Akerman, Jiri Menzel Movies Set for Beijing Film Festival

Alfred Hitchcock, Chantal Akerman, Jiri Menzel Movies Set for Beijing Film Festival

Alfred Hitchcock, the late “Master of Suspense,” and Jiří Menzel, the late Czech director who won the foreign-language film Oscar for 1966’s Closely Watched Trains, will get some screen love during the 15th edition of the Beijing International Film Festival. The “Homage-Restoration” section of the fest will feature, among others, Hitchcock’s classic spy thriller North by Northwest, starring…

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Tilda Swinton Works With Pedro Almodóvar, Luca Guadagnino Set for  Exhibition at Amsterdam’s Eye Filmmuseum

Tilda Swinton Works With Pedro Almodóvar, Luca Guadagnino Set for Exhibition at Amsterdam’s Eye Filmmuseum

Oscar-winning Scottish actress Tilda Swinton shocked fans earlier this year when she told the Berlin International Film Festival that she was taking a break from making movies. But on Wednesday, the celebrated performer, artist, and fashion icon unveiled that she is developing an exhibition, Tilda Swinton – Ongoing, exclusively for the Eye Filmmuseum in Amsterdam, featuring…

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KiiiKiii is Ready to Be Your New Favorite Girl Group

KiiiKiii is Ready to Be Your New Favorite Girl Group

When K-Pop girl group KiiiKiii unexpectedly burst onto the scene last month with their pre-release single, “I Do Me,” it was clear there was something special about the five-member group. The group’s company, Starship Entertainment, a subsidiary of Kakao Entertainment, started teasing the teen group with late ’00s Tumblr blog-worthy photos on their social media…

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