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Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Neil Marshall's ‘Compulsion' Set to Premiere at The Mediterrane Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) – Film News in Brief
Actress Charlotte Kirk ('Duchess') reunites with acclaimed director Neil Marshall ('The Descent') for the steamy thriller 'Compulsion,' co-starring Anna-Maria Sieklucka ('365 Days') and Zach McGowan ('Dracula Untold'). The film will premiere at the Mediterrane Film Festival on June 28 in Malta. 'Compulsion' is set against the breathtaking backdrop of Malta, where two women become entangled in a string of horrifying murders. More from Variety Studio Ghibli's 'Ponyo,' Films of Laika and a Celebration of Marilyn Monroe Among Academy Museum Exhibitions for 2026 - Film News in Brief Malta's Mediterrane Film Festival to Feature 'The Return,' 'Compulsion,' 'Hot Milk' Catherine Hardwicke, Rick Carter Lead Jury for Mediterrane Film Festival The film, directed by Marshall and co-written with Kirk, was produced by Krystyna Sellnerova. This marks Kirk's fourth consecutive collaboration with director Neil Marshall, following their work on 'Duchess,' 'The Lair', and 'The Reckoning.' Kirk will be a special guest at the festival, along with Sieklucka. Kirk will next be seen in a slate of upcoming films set for release over the next year, which include 'Exit Protocol,' 'The Possession at Gladstone Manor.' 'Myra: Golden,' 'Jackie The Stripper,' and 'Mistletoe & Toe.' Kirk is represented by Bobby Moses of Mavrick Artists Agency and Sieklucka is managed by Marta Tarnowska. Opus One Pictures is handling international sales for 'Compulsion' across all territories. Saban Films will release the film in the U.S. this September. The Mediterrane Film Festival connects filmmakers, audiences, and brands through the power of storytelling, celebrating cinema in one of the world's most captivating cultural crossroads. The Mediterrance Film Festival will begin on June 21 to June 29, showcasing more than 40 films from 20 countries. This year's jury will include director Catherine Hardwicke ('Twilight'), costume designer Charlese Antoinette ('Air'), production designer Rick Carter ('Avatar') and production designer James Price ('Poor Things'), director Mario Philip Azzopardi ('ZOS: Zone of Separation'), and set decorator Elli Griff ('Napoleon') for the third edition of the festival. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: Tom Dolby, Cindy Huang, Hiro Matsuoka, Jason Reitman, and Teddy Schwarzman Named Board of Trustees The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has elected Tom Dolby, Cindy Huang, Hiro Matsuoka, Jason Reitman and Teddy Schwarzman to its Board of Trustees. 'The Board of Trustees and I are thrilled to welcome Tom Dolby, Cindy Huang, Hiro Matsuoka, Jason Reitman, and Teddy Schwarzman to our Board of Trustees,' said Academy Museum Director and President Amy Homma. 'Their deep commitment to the mission of our museum will further help bring exciting exhibitions, screenings, programs, initiatives, and collections and help us to grow our audiences from around the globe.' Serving as the governing body of the Academy Museum, the Board of Trustees will lead the museum toward a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies in addition to securing adequate resources to advance the museum's mission. 'The Academy Museum's mission is made possible by the support of visionary leadership and a diversity of perspectives,' said Olivier de Givenchy, Chair of the Academy Museum's Board of Trustees. 'I'm thrilled to welcome our new trustees who embody these values and will help guide the museum's continued growth and impact.' Fellow members of the Board of Trustees include Tom Hanks, Ryan Murphy, Ted Sarandos, Travis Knight, Hiro Matsuoka, Teddy Schwarzman, Regina K. Scully, Kimberly Steward, Janet Yang, and Kevin Yeaman. The Academy Museum is the largest museum in the world dedicated to global cinema and the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. The museum advances the understanding, celebration, and preservation of cinema through inclusive and accessible exhibitions, screenings, programs, initiatives, and collections. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
Yahoo
16-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Yahoo
Neil Marshall's ‘Compulsion' Set to Premiere at The Mediterrane Film Festival (EXCLUSIVE) – Film News in Brief
Actress Charlotte Kirk ('Duchess') reunites with acclaimed director Neil Marshall ('The Descent') for the steamy thriller 'Compulsion,' co-starring Anna-Maria Sieklucka ('365 Days') and Zach McGowan ('Dracula Untold'). The film will premiere at the Mediterrane Film Festival on June 28 in Malta. 'Compulsion' is set against the breathtaking backdrop of Malta, where two women become entangled in a string of horrifying murders. More from Variety Studio Ghibli's 'Ponyo,' Films of Laika and a Celebration of Marilyn Monroe Among Academy Museum Exhibitions for 2026 - Film News in Brief Malta's Mediterrane Film Festival to Feature 'The Return,' 'Compulsion,' 'Hot Milk' Catherine Hardwicke, Rick Carter Lead Jury for Mediterrane Film Festival The film, directed by Marshall and co-written with Kirk, was produced by Krystyna Sellnerova. This marks Kirk's fourth consecutive collaboration with director Neil Marshall, following their work on 'Duchess,' 'The Lair', and 'The Reckoning.' Kirk will be a special guest at the festival, along with Sieklucka. Kirk will next be seen in a slate of upcoming films set for release over the next year, which include 'Exit Protocol,' 'The Possession at Gladstone Manor.' 'Myra: Golden,' 'Jackie The Stripper,' and 'Mistletoe & Toe.' Kirk is represented by Bobby Moses of Mavrick Artists Agency and Sieklucka is managed by Marta Tarnowska. Opus One Pictures is handling international sales for 'Compulsion' across all territories. Saban Films will release the film in the U.S. this September. The Mediterrane Film Festival connects filmmakers, audiences, and brands through the power of storytelling, celebrating cinema in one of the world's most captivating cultural crossroads. The Mediterrance Film Festival will begin on June 21 to June 29, showcasing more than 40 films from 20 countries. This year's jury will include director Catherine Hardwicke ('Twilight'), costume designer Charlese Antoinette ('Air'), production designer Rick Carter ('Avatar') and production designer James Price ('Poor Things'), director Mario Philip Azzopardi ('ZOS: Zone of Separation'), and set decorator Elli Griff ('Napoleon') for the third edition of the festival. Academy Museum of Motion Pictures: Tom Dolby, Cindy Huang, Hiro Matsuoka, Jason Reitman, and Teddy Schwarzman Named Board of Trustees The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures has elected Tom Dolby, Cindy Huang, Hiro Matsuoka, Jason Reitman and Teddy Schwarzman to its Board of Trustees. 'The Board of Trustees and I are thrilled to welcome Tom Dolby, Cindy Huang, Hiro Matsuoka, Jason Reitman, and Teddy Schwarzman to our Board of Trustees,' said Academy Museum Director and President Amy Homma. 'Their deep commitment to the mission of our museum will further help bring exciting exhibitions, screenings, programs, initiatives, and collections and help us to grow our audiences from around the globe.' Serving as the governing body of the Academy Museum, the Board of Trustees will lead the museum toward a sustainable future by adopting sound, ethical, and legal governance and financial management policies in addition to securing adequate resources to advance the museum's mission. 'The Academy Museum's mission is made possible by the support of visionary leadership and a diversity of perspectives,' said Olivier de Givenchy, Chair of the Academy Museum's Board of Trustees. 'I'm thrilled to welcome our new trustees who embody these values and will help guide the museum's continued growth and impact.' Fellow members of the Board of Trustees include Tom Hanks, Ryan Murphy, Ted Sarandos, Travis Knight, Hiro Matsuoka, Teddy Schwarzman, Regina K. Scully, Kimberly Steward, Janet Yang, and Kevin Yeaman. The Academy Museum is the largest museum in the world dedicated to global cinema and the arts, sciences, and artists of moviemaking. The museum advances the understanding, celebration, and preservation of cinema through inclusive and accessible exhibitions, screenings, programs, initiatives, and collections. Best of Variety New Movies Out Now in Theaters: What to See This Week 'Harry Potter' TV Show Cast Guide: Who's Who in Hogwarts? 25 Hollywood Legends Who Deserve an Honorary Oscar
See - Sada Elbalad
13-06-2025
- Entertainment
- See - Sada Elbalad
Megan Fox, Michele Morrone to Star in Movie to "The Sicilian"
Yara Sameh Voltage Pictures has taken worldwide rights to "The Sicilian", an action thriller led by Transformers' Megan Fox, Another Simple Favor's Michele Morrone, Riff Raff's Emanuela Postacchini and Game of Thrones' Iain Glen. Swedish filmmaker Amir Chamdin directs with filming commencing this September in Sicily, Italy, and Canada. Written by Sandro Lorino, Rich Ronat, and Nate Adams, based on a story by Lorino and Antonio Lorino, "The Sicilian" follows a family man with a shadowy past who becomes entangled in a deadly game of cat-and-mouse with the first female boss of the Cosa Nostra. Tension builds as personal loyalties clash with underworld codes against the storied Sicilian backdrop of Corleone. Chamdin, whose credits span both television (Partisan) and the music videos 'Satinized' and 'Lachryma' by Ghost, which recently held the No. 1 spot on the U.S. Billboard chart, describes the project as 'a powerful story molded into a tense action thriller in the vein of classic Lumet or Frankenheimer films. It never stops. It never lets you go.' Producer Richard Salvatore (The Big Wedding, The Comeback Trail) produces alongside Sandro Lorino and Norbert Krott of Lorino Pictures and Nate Adams (Vanquish). EPs include Fabio Costabile (Skincare) and Dirk Schweitzer (Operation Napoleon). Fox's other feature credits in addition to the Transformers franchise includes the cult horror title, "Jennifer's Body", as well as the psychological thriller "Till Death" and the recent sci-fi entry "Subservience". Morrone gained international recognition for his breakout role as Massimo Torricelli in the Netflix series 365 Days trilogy. His debut album, "Dark Room", features prominently in the 365 Days soundtracks, including the hit single 'Feel it.' Glen continues to earn praise for his work in "Silo" and his portrayal of Ser Jorah Mormont in HBO's "Game of Thrones". Italian actress Postacchini gained international recognition for her roles in "The Alienist", "Who Is America?", "The Seven Faces of Jane", "Robots", and most recently, the hit ensemble comedy "Riff Raff", alongside Bill Murray and Jennifer Coolidge. read more New Tourism Route To Launch in Old Cairo Ahmed El Sakka-Led Play 'Sayidati Al Jamila' to Be Staged in KSA on Dec. 6 Mandy Moore Joins Season 2 of "Dr. Death" Anthology Series Don't Miss These Movies at 44th Cairo Int'l Film Festival Today Amr Diab to Headline KSA's MDLBEAST Soundstorm 2022 Festival Arts & Culture Mai Omar Stuns in Latest Instagram Photos Arts & Culture "The Flash" to End with Season 9 Arts & Culture Ministry of Culture Organizes four day Children's Film Festival Arts & Culture Canadian PM wishes Muslims Eid-al-Adha News China Launches Largest Ever Aircraft Carrier Sports Former Al Zamalek Player Ibrahim Shika Passes away after Long Battle with Cancer Lifestyle Get to Know 2025 Eid Al Adha Prayer Times in Egypt Business Fear & Greed Index Plummets to Lowest Level Ever Recorded amid Global Trade War Arts & Culture Zahi Hawass: Claims of Columns Beneath the Pyramid of Khafre Are Lies News Flights suspended at Port Sudan Airport after Drone Attacks News Shell Unveils Cost-Cutting, LNG Growth Plan Videos & Features Video: Trending Lifestyle TikToker Valeria Márquez Shot Dead during Live Stream Technology 50-Year Soviet Spacecraft 'Kosmos 482' Crashes into Indian Ocean News 3 Killed in Shooting Attack in Thailand
Metro
17-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Survivors of strangulation are being let down when they turn on their TVs
The first time I saw someone being strangled on TV was in EastEnders. I was 16 in 2005, when gangster Johnny Allen (Billy Murray) held Sharon Watts (Letitia Dean) against the wall by her throat, yelling threats into her face before she revealed she was pregnant. The scene did not really stick out to me back then, nor did I find it shocking or moving. But therein lies the problem. To me, it seemed like Sharon walked away with no shock afterwards, confusion, trauma, or flashbacks. It was something that just happened – a small piece in a bigger storyline. Two decades later, the same thing happened when Keanu Taylor (Danny Walters) strangled Sharon until Linda Carter (Kellie Bright) stopped him before it was too late. But the thing is, strangulation is rarely broken down and seen for what it actually is. I'm the Communications Manager of the Institute for Addressing Strangulation (IFAS) and I want you to really picture it. The person you trust most in the world has their hands around your throat, restricting your breathing and is looking directly into your eyes as they do this. Fear is running through you, and you believe with every fibre of your being that you will die. These are your last moments. Only they are not. You survive. But this moment is lodged into your memory forever. This is what it means to be a victim-survivor of strangulation. So why can't popular culture reflect this accurately? The best we can seem to muster is that it's a harmless sexual act, which is not only alarmingly inaccurate but also minimises the health risks. Films such as Lady Chatterley's Lover, Obsession, and 365 Days all feature strangulation as a normal part of sexual experiences. But watching these scenes, you would never know how easily the act of strangulation can cause harm. Then there's strangulation as a purely violent act, as seen in the TV series, Mr Bigstuff, where Danny Dyer's character is strangling someone using a hammer handle. But what sits between these extremes is much more complex, widespread, and dangerous. Strangulation often occurs as part of domestic abuse or sexual violence, often perpetrated by someone you know or maybe even love and trust. It is the ultimate control you can exert on another human being. By applying pressure to the neck – a vulnerable area – and restricting someone's breath, you are showing you have final say over whether they live or die. That's why I want to see more scenes in popular culture of strangulation that take it seriously in domestic abuse contexts. Because the stats are truly sobering. Research has shown that a person can lose consciousness in around seven to 10 seconds of being strangled, damaging blood vessels in the neck, leading to blood clots forming, which may result in a stroke. In fact, evidence suggests it's the second most common cause of stroke in young women. IFAS analysed data from Domestic Homicide Reviews, which showed that prior controlling behaviours were present in two third of cases where the victim was fatally strangled. Over half of those who were fatally strangled had experienced non-fatal strangulation prior to their death. On top of that, of the 2,000 women aged 14 years and above who were killed in the UK since 2014, strangulation was used in 550 killings; 372 of those women killed were strangled by an intimate partner. One in 4 women will experience domestic abuse at some point in their lives ONS research revealed that, in 2023, the police recorded a domestic abuse offence approximately every 40 seconds Yet Crime Survey for England & Wales data for the year ending March 2023 found only 18.9% of women who experienced partner abuse in the last 12 months reported the abuse to the police According to Refuge, 84% of victims in domestic abuse cases are female, with 93% of defendants being male Safe Lives reports that disabled women are twice as likely to experience domestic abuse as non-disabled women, and typically experience domestic abuse for a longer period of time before accessing support Refuge has also found that, on average, it takes seven attempts before a woman is able to leave for good. Shockingly, there were a total of 23,817 offences of strangulation and suffocation recorded in England and Wales in the first year of strangulation and suffocation becoming a stand-alone offence. Given how widespread strangulation is, media reporting on these cases is seriously lacking. To tackle this, organisations like End Violence Against Women (EVAW) – a UK-based organisation that campaigns to end all forms of violence against women – offers guidelines on how to report on this subject matter, which emphasise the importance of prioritising the voice of the victim or survivor. Their voices can help educate the public about the risks around strangulation and provide much needed context to the one-dimensional strangulation scenes we are often exposed to in film and TV. Overall, British soaps have done well to increase understanding of violence against women and girls. This is especially so around coercive control, like during Mo and Trevor's domestic abuse storyline in 2001. Through physical, emotional, and sexual abuse, Trevor terrorised Mo. This was in the form of coercive control by not letting her see family and friends, rape, and violent acts of aggression like pulling her hair or making her eat Christmas dinner off the floor. For British audiences at the time, it helped people to recognise signs of abuse in their own relationship and access support. In fact, one domestic abuse organisation stated that it was 'ground-breaking' and the most significant TV portrayal of violence in the home in 30 years. Since then, domestic abuse has thankfully been covered much more widely in TV and film, like coercive control in the film Alice, Darling, honour-based violence in ITV's Honour, and stalking in Netflix's Baby Reindeer. But more needs to be done to ensure strangulation is depicted realistically. Watching scenes play out on the big screen, I wonder how many of these producers, directors, or even actors have actually spoken to anyone who has experienced strangulation. More Trending The irony is that many of the scenes of late showing strangulation would likely have required intimacy coordinators on sets – and rightly so – to protect the actors' wellbeing through creating a safe, consensual, and respectful environment. But what about the audience watching strangulation scenes? Don't we need to be protected from misinformation, misrepresentation, and minimisation of what strangulation actually is and the harm it causes? TV and film have the power to help raise awareness of the risks around strangulation and move conversations forward. View More » But this starts with speaking to those who have lived experience. Only through these dialogues can we create complex, nuanced, and moving depictions of strangulation. Do you have a story you'd like to share? Get in touch by emailing Share your views in the comments below. 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Hindustan Times
16-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Michele Morrone shares Another Simple Favor co-star Blake Lively's 'most embarrassing moment on set' and it's hilarious!
Tensions may have been allegedly running high on the sets of Another Simple Favor — the barrage of awkward moments from the press tour is proof enough even if no one confirms it. But that doesn't have to mean it was ALL bad! In a recent 'friendship test' conducted by Glamour Mag, featuring the primary cast of the chic slow burn thriller, one of the questions posed to Blake was about her 'most embarassing memory' from the sets of the film. Confused about what to narrate, co-star Anna Kendrick (and apparently nemesis, if reports are to be belived). chimed in with how she actually has several instances to narrate. But 365 Days heartthrob Michele Morrone took the lead on this one, relaying how he managed to put Blake in quite the awkward spot, courtesy of the (fake!) horrifying childhood anecdote he shared with her. A post shared by Glamour (@glamourmag) "When I actually told Blake my dad died, eaten by a lion. And she actually believed", Michele commenced confidently. But Blake immediately jumped in, attempting to lightly take control of the narrative: "Let's hold. Let's reverse the story for a second", she said. Michele continued anyway: "You know, I lost my father when I was very young. She was like, 'Oh my God, I'm so sorry! How did he die?' "; Blake, finally getting on board, fact-checked him: "No you told the story. You went to the zoo. He's youngest of three older sisters." with Michele adding, "And he just fall into the cage of the lions. And he died. And she's laughing as well. I was like (keeps a straight, serious face)"...'Oh my God, I'm so sorry, like...' ". Now while Blake agreed that part of her was mortified about the possibility of this odd ball story being true, she made it known she still had her guards up about being taken for a ride. She added, "But I was also like, 'are you f***ing with me?'. And he was like, 'It's okay, everyone laughs, I understand' ". Anna, in splits by this time, exclaimed, "So mean!". As Michele added, "She fel(t) so embarrassed and was like...", Blake cut him, hilariously clarifying, "Oh, because I was embarrassed to fall for it but I was also embarrassed to laugh at your father who had been mauled by a lion in front of your child's eyes". Michele agreed that the whole thing was a "bad joke", but it was still "so funny". Blake, taking the leg pulling like a champ, added, "Yeah that's the moment I was like, 'I love this man forever' ". Another Simple Favor is currently streaming on OTT.
