The San Sebastian Film Festival awarded O Corno (The Rye Horn) with the Golden Shell for Best Film. San Sebastián native Jaione Camborda took the top prize of the night for the feature she directed.
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Patrick Frater Asia Bureau Chief The Japan rugby union team on Sunday thrashed tournament newcomers Chile 42-12 on the first weekend of the freshly kicked-off Rugby World Cup. But in 2015, Japan were the underdogs and yet pulled off a surprise result against rugby titans South Africa.
In the first ever match between the two nations Japan won 34-32, due to an 80th minute try.
“The Brighton Miracle,” a docu-drama capturing and re-constructing that shock match, has been picked up by Blue Sky Media.
The film was produced by Syn Entertainment and the rights outside of Japan were brokered by producer’s rep Summer & Co.
The film was written and directed by Max Mannix (“Dance of the Dragon,” “Tokyo Trial,” “Rain Fall”). Mannix, himself a former professional rugby player, lived more than a decade in Japan and wrote the Kurosawa Kiyoshi-directed “Tokyo Sonata,” which debuted in Cannes Un Certain Regard in 2008.
“The Brighton Miracle” follows Eddie Jones, played in re-enactments by New Zealand actor Temuera Morrison (“The Book of Boba Fett”), the Australian-Japanese coach who had previously been technical consultant to South Africa when the team won the World Cup in 2007.
Jones was appointed to train the Japanese national team in 2012 and did so until the end of Japan’s World Cup run. After that he became England coach and is now back at the World Cup having been appointed head coach to Australia in January this year.
“The Brighton Miracle” follows Jones’ plans to defy convention in order to put a stop to Japan being the laughing stock of world rugby, and his relentless techniques that pushed everybody to the brink of despair, including staff, assistant coaches and team manager, JR, played by Masa Yamaguchi (“The Condemned”).
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The San Sebastian Film Festival awarded O Corno (The Rye Horn) with the Golden Shell for Best Film. San Sebastián native Jaione Camborda took the top prize of the night for the feature she directed.
There’s more late-night bookings now that the writers strike is over.
Manchester United brought in a record seven players over the summer transfer window. Mason Mount was first through the door before being followed by Andre Onana. Rasmus Hojlund was also captured before Jonny Evans, Altay Bayindir, Sofyan Amrabat and Sergio Reguilon arrived on deadline day.
Eddie Vedder knows how to put on a festival.Every year, the Pearl Jam frontman curates the annual Ohana Music Festival at Dana Point, CA’s Doheny State Beach.Once again, he’s assembled quite an extravaganza.From Sept. 29 through Oct.
Larsa Pippen and Marcus Jordan have touched down in Scotland ahead of the new series of the American version of The Traitors.
Microsoft suggest Bethesda Softworks has remasters for Fallout 3 and The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion in the works.In a Resetera post published today (September 19), an image appearing to be a “title release schedule” for Microsoft was shared, taken from court documents related to the company’s ongoing Activision Blizzard acquisition.While the schedule begins with releases from 2020, such as Doom Eternal and The Elder Scrolls Online: Greymoor, a number of unannounced projects are also listed.This includes a remaster for Bethesda Softworks’ role-playing game The Elder Scrolls 4: Oblivion, which was listed as launching in 2022. There’s also a remake for post-apocalyptic shooter Fallout 3 marked down for 2024.However, certain dates – such as Redfall being listed for 2021 when it only launched this year – suggest this release schedule, if legitimate, is no longer accurate.These remasters would come at a time when both Fallout and The Elder Scrolls are going to be without new entries for a while.
It’s been six months since Deadline launched our fortnightly Global Breakouts strand, in which we shine a spotlight on the TV shows and films killing it in their local territories. We therefore thought it high time that we remind you of some of the prospective hits we’ve profiled over the past half-year. From a Sopranos-esque Israeli drama to a buzzy French action movie to the next big Dutch format, scroll on for the best of the 2023 Breakouts.
Neighbours star Mischa Barton is considering a permanent move to the UK and is in talks for a starring role in a huge West End show. The former OC star, 37, exclusively told OK! how she has been house hunting in and around the capital and is hoping to make it the next place she can call home. Speaking to us exclusively at the Zara Muse art exhibition in London, she said, “I’m thinking about moving to London permanently and have already been looking at houses.
The much-anticipated revival of Australian soap Neighbours has launched with a host of familiar faces alongside a glamorous-yet-mysterious new character played by The OC’s Mischa Barton.The new chapter of Neighbours saw fan-favourites Guy Pearce and Annie Jones reprise their roles as Mike Young and Jane Harris after the former flames rekindled their relationship in the “final” episodes of the series last July. Meanwhile characters Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) and his on-screen wife Susan (Jackie Woodburne), also returned for the first episode, alongside Harold Bishop (Ian Smith) who was intent on showing new character JJ Varga-Murphy (Riley Bryant) his book about the history of Ramsay Street.
Amazon is giving all customers a free £5 voucher to spend to mark its 25th anniversary. The voucher can be claimed from 9am on Friday, September 15, but savvy shoppers will have to act quickly to take advantage, as it only lasts until midnight.
‘Vigil’ Season 2 Sells To Peacock & Others
Pete Doherty documentary Stranger In My Own Skin have been revealed. Watch full trailer for the film above.Previously announced as debuting at Zurich Film Festival, Peter Doherty — Stranger In My Own Skin is directed by the Libertines and Babyshambles singer’s wife Katia deVidas, who also plays in his other solo outfit band The Puta Madres.Now, it has been announced that the film will hit cinemas from November 9, 2023 – with screenings taking place in the UK, Germany, Australia, New Zealand, Sweden, Switzerland, Belgium, Spain, the Netherlands, Poland, Canada, Ireland and Austria.A synopsis describes the feature-length documentary as “following English punk singer-songwriter and Libertines’ legendary frontman, Peter Doherty, as he plunges into the depths of addiction at the very height of his popularity.“Over a period of 10 years, the artist was intimately filmed by director-musician Katia deVidas who shot more than 200 hours of exclusive footage.
It was number one on the UK charts for just two weeks, but Charles & Eddie's hit Would I Lie To You? has become iconic in the 31 since its release in August 1992.The song seemed to come from nowhere before reached the coveted top spot in November of the same year, also achieving the same chart success in countries including New Zealand, Germany, Austria and Zimbabwe, and becoming a hit the world over. At the time, the duo's debut single was highly praised, with one critic saying they "show their appreciation of classic soul in a very pop-friendly way." And the accompanying video, which saw Charles & Eddie performing in various locations around New York City, has generated more than 65 million views on YouTube. But who were the enigmatic duo, Charles & Eddie? Charles was Charles Pettigrew, born on 12 May, 1963 in Philadelphia.
Taika Waititi returned to TIFF tonight with his underdog soccer story about the American Samoa team, Next Goal Wins, which received great cheers and a heartfelt response.
The Prince of Wales has spoken of enjoying the opening matches of the Rugby World Cup as he visited Bordeaux to watch Wales’s Pool C fixture against Fiji. William, patron of the Welsh Rugby Union, was greeted by RWC director Gareth Davies, venue director Paul Couet-Lannes and WRU president Gerald Davies after arriving at Stade de Bordeaux.
Cricket legend Andrew Flintoff posed for selfies and signed autographs as he was seen again in public after suffering injuries following a horror crash while presenting Top Gear. The former Lancashire and England star is back working in the sport with his TV career appearing to have been put on hold, after he suffered serious injuries during a crash while filming the BBC show.
He triggered both chaos and controversy when he appeared on The X Factor back in 2011 as a hell-raising 18-year-old, but now Frankie Cocozza is proving he's all grown up.The now 30-year-old singer who still works as a musician, is currently living in sunny Sydney, Australia with his four-year-old son, who is also named Frankie. He shares his adorable little boy with his wife, Bianca, whom he married in 2018 in a sun-soaked ceremony in Brighton after first meeting on Celebs Go Dating - the duo allegedly split last year however.
Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff has been spotted for the first time after being injured in a horror crash while filming for Top Gear.
Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent “Vogter,” a psychological thriller directed by Gustav Möller, whose previous film “The Guilty” won the Audience Award at Sundance, has been pre-sold by Les Films du Losange to multiple territories. “Vogter,” which was just completed and is now in post, has been picked up for Germany, Austria, Switzerland (Ascot Elite), Spain (La Aventura), Italy (Movies Inspired), Japan (Happinet Phantom Studios), Belgium, Netherlands, Luxembourg (Cineart), Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania (Kino Pavasaris) and Hungary (Vertigo). Les Films du Losange has closed these deals since unveiling the project at Cannes and is negotiating further sales in other key territories.
Fashion model Roxy Horner has given birth to her first child with partner Jack Whitehall.The pair were seen leaving a London hospital – the Lindo Wing at St Mary's – with their little one in a baby carrier on Tuesday, 5 September. In the pictures, obtained by the Mail Online, Jack, 35, takes charge of the baby carrier, while holding 32 year old Roxy's hand as they make their way home. New mum Roxy wore a black and white striped top with black bottoms, with her blonde hair down and sunglasses on.