The controversial Danish director let others cut down his new two-part auteur porn film and has yet to see the version that will have its world premiere in December, a Danish film magazine reports.
Lars von Trier Gives Up Final Cut on Sex Epic ‘Nymphomaniac’ – The Hollywood Reporter.
Chinese film market will surpass Hollywood in 10 years: Ang Lee
AFP – Oscar-winning director Ang Lee on Tuesday said that Chinese-language cinema could earn more revenue than Hollywood in ten years’ time and does not need to broaden its appeal.
Speaking ahead of the Golden Horse Film Awards in Taiwan, Lee said: “(The) Chinese-speaking group is probably four times more than English-speaking people.
“So I think as long as we are influential in the Chinese-speaking world, I think we will prevail, we will ripple out.”
via Chinese film market will surpass Hollywood in 10 years: Ang Lee – FRANCE 24.
The premium video service is performing well financially and is “going to start looking at original series,” Lionsgate CEO Jon Feltheimer told analysts this morning. Co-owned by his company, Viacom, and MGM, “we’re capable of creating some cool original content.” And it should help EPIX as it negotiates carriage deals with cable and satellite companies. “One or two great scripted shows can drive an entire channel or network, so they’d consider it a plus for us.” Indeed, Feltheimer says, execs are engaged in “pretty significant conversations with [pay TV distributors] who look at EPIX as a channel that they can use in a smart way” as they craft streaming TV Everywhere packages. “We’ve got a fantastic theatrical line-up” that includes “a lot of original stuff, but not scripted.”
Lionsgate CEO Says EPIX Plans To Add Scripted Original Shows – Deadline.com.
How Much Does J.J. Abrams Do on a J.J. Abrams Show?
The man charged with making “Star Wars” cool again still finds time to give script notes for his company’s vast TV empire.
J.J. Abrams opines on whether the effects look good on shows that may get half the audience of his latest blockbuster. It was his idea to have a hatch on “Lost” – even though he had no idea where it would lead.
via How Much Does J.J. Abrams Do on a J.J. Abrams Show? – TheWrap.