WE ASK: why did the 2021 movie adaptation of Zamyatin’s highly acclaimed dystopian novel never go out on general release? It had a glossy trailer and a great cast, and was slated for release in December 2022. The scheduled release was pulled and no subsequent distribution has ever been confirmed. The project is often listed in film databases as “unreleased.” There’s no definitive public statement explaining exactly why the release was cancelled or indefinitely postponed. Some […]
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California governor Gavin Newsom has hit back at US president Donald Trump’s renewed threat of a 100% tariff on films made outside the US, with his press office describing the proposal as “100% stupid.” Trump’s post today on his Truth Social platform mentioned the California governor, though not by name, describing him as “weak and incompetent” and saying that Newsom’s state has been “particularly hard hit” by film production moving out of the US to other countries. Posting on […]
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Spanish streaming platform Atresplayer continues to ramp up its original productions, launching “33 Days” (“33 Dias”) and Season 2 of its breakout hit series: “La Ruta. Vol. 2: Ibiza” at the San Sebastian Film Festival and at Madrid confab Iberseries & Platino Industria. “33 Days” is the first television series created by renowned true-crime investigative journalist Carles Porta. Inspired by the real-life escape of two inmates from the Lleida prison in 2001, “33 Days” chronicles their […]
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House of Guinness, is an instant streaming hit. The series follows the four children of the Guinness family, whose lives are upended after the sudden death of their father, Sir Benjamin Lee Guinness. House of Guinness reviews have been favorable, leading to an 87% critical score on Rotten Tomatoes. Along with drawing positive comparisons to Peaky Blinders, the series has also been compared to Succession as the fates of the four Guinness children and their late father’s brewing empire […]
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Netflix‘s new and unsettling thriller series, Wayward, is dominating streaming charts. The series, which stars Toni Collette and has drawn comparisons to Twin Peaks and its small town mysteries, reveals numerous dark secrets about Tall Pines Academy, an institution where “troubled” teenagers are sent for rehabilitation. Wayward‘s ending has proven to be divisive, as has the entire series. It holds a fresh critical score of 74% on Rotten Tomatoes, while the audience score is 49%. Despite the mixed reception and debuting […]
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Adler & Associates Entertainment has acquired Aneek Chaudhuri’s feature documentary The Place Once Known as Earth and We, Homo Sapiens. The film, from The Zebras director Chaudhuri, is billed as “a daring exploration of the intersection of religion, patriarchy, and gender oppression in India.” According to Chaudhuri, it “unearths how rituals, customs, and cultural double standards—often sanctified in the name of faith—perpetuate misogyny across generations.” Arthouse director Chaudhuri has explored rural rituals and urban issues, with testimony […]
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The Folio Society, founded in 1947 was known for its beautifully bound classics – and not much more. In 2016 the company was ib intensive care and awaiting the final rites. That’s when the new CEO, Joanna Reynolds took charge and transformed business by changing the type of books it was publishing and attracting a whole new Gen Z readership with its science fiction and fantasy titles. Sales have soared since those dark days, with […]
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The Bookseller is currently shortlisting articles for the Diagram Prize for the oddest book title of the year. Previous winners include “Proceedings of the second international workshop on nude mice”, “American bottom archaeology”, and “Versailles: the view from Sweden”. Current entries include “Killing the Buddha on the Appalachian Trail”, “How to dungeon master parenting”, “Looking through the speculum”, and “The philosopher fish: Sturgeon, caviar, and the geography of desire”.
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#BookTok, the corner of TikTok devoted to reading, has clocked up some 9.6bn views to date, and has been described as the last wholesome place on the internet. Users – predominantly young women – post short videos inspired by the books they love. BookTok has been credited with launching the careers of a number of new authors, such as Colleen Hoover and Jennifer L. Armentrout. It has also been beneficial for established writers such as […]
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This month sees the 175th anniversary of the birth of Frances Hodgson Burnett, author of Little Lord Flauntleroy, A Little Princess, and the Secret Garden. Although she spent part of her life living in the US, the last of these books was written when she was renting Great Maytham Hall in Kent and found a walled garden in the grounds. The garden is now open to the public at certain time of the year under […]
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