In just five years, Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival has gone from an ambitious start-up to an established stop on the global festival circuit — and…
Read more Red Sea Film Festival’s Shivani Pandya Malhotra on Saudi Cinema’s Rapid Rise and Navigating Western SkepticismThe first teaser has been unveiled for “Early Days,” a Mumbai-set drama about the perils of influencer culture that will world premiere at the Red Sea International Film…
Read more Influencer Culture Drama ‘Early Days’ Unveils First Teaser Ahead of Red Sea Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)With her debut feature “Tiger Stripes,” Malaysian writer-director Amanda Nell Eu joins an exciting group of directors who provide subversive takes on genre and body horror. Julia Ducournau…
Read more ‘Tiger Stripes’ Review: Puberty Brings Out the Monster Within in Feisty Malaysian Genre MovieGood afternoon Insiders, here we go again with a busy old week in TV and film. Max Goldbart penning the newsletter. Read on and sign up here. Bad…
Read more International Insider: Budget Blow For BBC; Red Sea Wraps Up; ‘Crown’s Off To ThemFrom internet memes to a slew of movies, this is the Age of Cage, but Nicolas Cage himself revealed that as he approaches his 60th birthday he is…
Read more Nicolas Cage Talks the Superman That Never Was, Top Five Screenplays, Filming the ‘Most Humiliating Sex Scene in the History of Cinema’“A lot of Goop,” one of the attendees remarked on leaving Gwyneth Paltrow’s In Conversation talk taking place at the Red Sea Film Festival. “A bit lopsided,” another…
Read more Gwyneth Paltrow Talks Mentors, Wellness and Marvel Movies: ‘I’ve Never Seen ‘Avengers: Endgame,’ I’ve Never Seen Any of These’Saudi Arabia’s burgeoning filmmakers have formed a trade organisation called Film Association in an effort to hold sway in regulations being laid out for the country’s booming film…
Read more Saudi Arabian Filmmakers Form Trade Association to Hold Sway in Booming Sector RegulationsOriginal TV series based on Arab and Muslim characters are beginning to go global, a Netflix executive said Saturday at the Red Sea Film Festival. Ahmed Sharkawi, director…
Read more Shows With Arab, Muslim Characters Go Global: ‘This Is a Culture That Loves Telling Stories’It was one of the largest manhunts in history. Having been ousted from power following the 2003 U.S. invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein, the country’s once all-powerful and…
Read more ‘Hiding Saddam Hussein’ Director Halkawt Mustafa on Keeping His Project Secret for 14 YearsBollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan is known for his charm and with that he has captivated many. The latest to join is the Hollywood star Sharon Stone, at…
Read more Hollywood star Sharon Stone gasps, screams ‘oh my God’ after seeing Shah Rukh Khan next to her
