'Bellbottom' First Movie Out in India; Afghan Filmmakers Speak Out; 'Sinkhole' Soars in Korea

View on web New reader? Subscribe August 16, 2021 Akshay Kumar's 'Bellbottom' Becomes First Major Bollywood Film to Release Theatrically Post-Pandemic: 'Someone Has to Make a Start' (EXCLUSIVE) Star and producer confident of theatrical business despite reduced cinema opening and capacity. By Naman Ramachandran • Read More 'They Will Ban All Art': Afghan Filmmaker Sahraa Karimi Urges Protections for Women and Artists From Taliban Afghan filmmaker Sahraa Karimi urges the world to help protect women and artists as the Taliban sweep into power in the country. Read More 'Flee' Sales Outfit Cinephil Sets New Leadership, Strikes Joint Venture With WestEnd Films A new joint venture will see Israel-based sales agent Cinephil and London's WestEnd Films unite on development, financing and sales. Read More Universal Music China Plans Major Expansion of Local Recording Operations Universal Music China is to create a multi-label strategy as it ramps up an expansion of local artists and recording operations. Read More U2 Frontman Bono Makes Surprise Appearance at Sarajevo Film Festival The U2 frontman made a surprise appearance at the Sarajevo Film Festival to introduce a screening of Wenders' 'The Million Dollar Hotel.' Read More Wim Wenders Sounds Rallying Cry for Cinema in Face of 'Existential Crisis' Posed by Pandemic, Streaming The German director urged filmmakers and audiences to 'fight' for movie-going culture at the Sarajevo Film Festival. Read More Channel 4 and Future of U.K. Public Service Broadcasting to be Debated at Digital Edinburgh TV Festival (EXCLUSIVE) Speakers this year include Whoopi Goldberg, Greta Thunberg, Steve Coogan and top executives from broadcasters and streamers. Read More 'Y: The Last Man' Gets Disney Plus Release Date in the U.K. - Global Bulletin Disney will drop the show's first three episodes on its Star platform next month, with subsequent episodes launching weekly. Read More 'Sinkhole' Gives Korea Box Office its Second Highest Weekend of the Year A strong opening by 'Sinkhole' gave the Korean box office its second highest weekend of the year, but cinema chains are still bleeding cash. This email was sent to stevenmagallanes520.nims@blogger.com by Variety. Please add email@email.variety.com to your address book to ensure delivery to your inbox. Visit the Preferences Center to update your profile and customize what email alerts and newsletters you receive. Copyright © 2021 Variety Media, LLC, a subsidiary of Penske Business Media, LLC. 11175 Santa Monica Boulevard Los Angeles, CA, 90025 View in Browser | Privacy Policy | Your California Privacy Rights | Ad Choices | Terms of Use | Unsubscribe Update Profile