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After months of speculation, Apple has confirmed it is releasing the Will Smith runaway slave thriller Emancipation and has set a December 2 theatrical release followed by the global platform debut one week later – right in the awards season corridor...

Over a year after he last portrayed the character, Daniel Craig receives the Order of Saint Michael and Saint George, the same royal honor as James Bond. The English actor made his debut as the suave MI6 super-spy in 2006's Casino Royale. Though his casting as 007 was initially met with skepticism, his performance become more acclaimed with each installment, including Quantum of Solace, Skyfall, and Spectre. Craig's swan song came in last year's pandemic-delayed No Time to Die, which decided to kill off his iteration of Bond in unprecedented fashion during the film's moments...

The U.K.’s BFI has revealed details of the National Lottery Audience Projects Fund, with $16.9 million available over three years to support the U.K. exhibition and distribution sector to grow audiences for U.K. independent film and XR/broader screen work. Applications, which open Nov. 4, are invited from organizations that are focused on increasing access and growing the engagement of audiences that are representative of the U.K. population. Ben Luxford, BFI’s head of U.K. audiences, said: “At its simplest we want to connect great film and broader screen work with audiences, and to make sure audiences from all backgrounds across the U.K. can access and engage with a rich and diverse screen culture offer...

The soundtrack of Federico Fellini’s Oscar-winning “La Dolce Vita” is getting a re-release via record label CAM Sugar, which staged an impromptu performance of Nino Rota’s iconic score in front of Rome’s Trevi Fountain for the milestone movie. The flash mob performance by the 10-piece Orchestra Roma Sinfonietta orchestra of several “Dolce Vita” tracks surprised tourists and Rome residents on Tuesday. It was also organized by automaker FIAT, with the Rome Film Festival’s patronage, to promote CAM’s re-release on Oct. 21 of its newly remastered version of the original soundtrack album, with 14 tracks on vinyl and digital. CAM boasts the most extensive catalogue of Italian original soundtracks, with over 2,000 original scores from over 400 composers, 70% of which is currently unreleased...

GKIDS Animation Company has revealed Evangelion: 3.0+1.01 Thrice Upon A Time is coming to IMAX in the U.S. for one day only. The movie is the final chapter of the Rebuild of Evangelion tetralogy, which serves as a retelling of the beloved Neon Genesis Evangelion anime. First released in 1995, Neon Genesis Evangelion quickly became one of the most influential animes of all time by reinventing the mecha genre to discuss the human psyche. The series follows Shinji Ikari, a young boy recruited to drive an Eva — a biological mecha that’s Earth's last line of defense against interdimensional creatures threatening to destroy the planet. Since Evas are directly connected to their pilot’s mind, repressed traumas and subconscious thoughts frequently emerge during the mecha combats. This premise pushes the series to explore the human mind like little anime ever did, which explains why Neon Genesis Evangelion became so influential...

Some 3100 buyers attended this year Mipcom, with the biggest numbers coming from the US, followed by the UK, France, Germany and Spain. They included global and regional streamers, AVOD platforms and broadcast channels from around the world. MIPCOM (Marché International des Programmes de Communication, English: International Market of Communications Programmes)[1] is an annual trade show held in the French town of Cannes, traditionally in the month of October and running for 4 days. It is owned and organized by Reed MIDEM, a subsidiary of Reed Exhibitions...

As part of the American Women Quarters Program from the United States Mint, classic Hollywood star Anna May Wong is making history as the first Asian American woman ever featured on U.S. currency. The program launched earlier this year and will continue through 2025, releasing up to five new designs on the back of quarters. Wong joins Maya Angelou, Dr. Sally Ride, Wilma Mankiller, and Nina Otero-Warren as part of the first wave of releases. Born Wong Liu Tsong, her family gave her the English name "Anna May." Wong's work spanned silent film, sound film, television, stage, and radio for over four decades, and she appeared in over 60 films. In addition to her groundbreaking work in movies, Wong also became the first Asian American lead actor in a U.S. television show for her role in "The Gallery of Madame Liu-Tsong." More than 300 million quarters featuring her likeness are anticipated to be in circulation...