Thrillers, horrors and K-drama: South Korean films and series like Parasite in Squid Game are extremely popular worldwide. What is characteristic of the work of South Korean makers? And what explains the great success of the productions from the Asian country? Netflix announced last year that it will spend almost twice as much money on … Read more
By our entertainment editors 29 Feb 2024 at 11:45 The new Dutch drama series Sisters can be seen weekly on Wednesday evenings on NPO1 from April 3. The series consists of eight parts. Omroep MAX reported this on Thursday. Sisters is about three women who, to their surprise, turn out to be half-sisters and jointly … Read more
By our entertainment editors Feb 28, 2024 at 12:50 Update: an hour ago Carlo Boszhard is working on a drama series about presenter Willem Ruis. The series is based on the quizmaster’s life, but is “partly fictional”. “The series highlights, among other things, the last days of one of the best showmasters the Netherlands has … Read more
24 Feb 2024 at 23:27 Dahomey, the film by French-Senegalese director Mati Diop, won the most important prize at the Berlin Film Festival on Saturday. The film won the Golden Bear, the award for best film. The film shows how 26 looted works of art are returned from Paris to the republic of Benin, where … Read more
The set where the new Avatar series was filmed also appeals to the imagination. Netflix used the largest LED studio in the world, located in Vancouver, to make the live-action film adaptation of the popular animated series possible. Our colleagues from the Dutch news channel NRC were able to visit the filming in the high-tech … Read more
By our entertainment editors Feb 16, 2024 at 11:52 AM Update: an hour ago Gérard Depardieu has been charged again with sexual misconduct. The actor is said to have assaulted an assistant on a film set in 2014. The woman says Depardieu assaulted her on the film set of The Magician and the Siamesewrites the … Read more
By our entertainment editors Feb 14, 2024 at 9:22 AM Update: an hour ago Cillian Murphy is done with the press moments that come with films and series. If it were up to him, the many promotional activities would be over. Murphy was a little relieved when last year’s actors’ strike kept him from the … Read more
By our entertainment editors 13 Feb 2024 at 17:28 Jan Kooijman will play the leading role in RIPOSTE, a short film about male victims of sexual abuse. Kooijman plays the role of a fencing master who abuses his student. Producer Willy Waltz International reported this on Tuesday. “I think it is important that these stories … Read more
Nick Cave has created the soundtrack for the film about the life of Amy Winehouse. The Australian artist collaborated with his regular musical partner Warren Ellis. Although a large part of the soundtrack consists of songs by the singer herself, other film music was also needed. Director Sam Taylor-Wood is happy that she managed to … Read more
Feb 2, 2024 at 9:28 PM Update: 3 hours ago Carl Weathers, known as the boxer Apollo Creed in the film Rocky, passed away on Thursday at the age of 76. His manager announced this on Friday. “We are deeply saddened to announce the passing of Carl Weathers,” manager Matt Luber said in a statement. … Read more