German Film Festival 2021 Review – Berlin Alexanderplatz

For someone who has never read Alfred Döblin’s classic German novel or watched the series, this modernised version of Berlin Alexanderplatz was an interesting experience. Not only does it tackle very relevant themes, it’s a saga in the life of one man, who gets used and swallowed by a climate that’s chosen the life he’s …

STUDIOCANAL, Heyday Films and Astrid Lindgren Company to Develop ‘Pippi Longstocking’ Movie

Inger Nilsson in the 1969 film ‘Pippi Longstocking’ STUDIOCANAL, Heyday Films and the Astrid Lindgren Company today announce that they are in early development on a film adaptation of PIPPI LONGSTOCKING. This project reunites STUDIOCANAL and Heyday following their successful collaboration on PADDINGTON 1 & 2. Pippi Longstocking is the main character in an eponymous …

Netflix’s Family Superhero Drama ‘Raising Dion’ Trailer Released

Netflix has released the official Raising Dion trailer for their upcoming family superhero drama series starring Michael B. Jordan (Black Panther). Raising Dion follows the story of a woman named Nicole Reese (Alisha Wainwright – Shadowhunters: The Mortal Instruments), who raises her son Dion (newcomer Ja’Siah Young)after the death of her husband Mark (Jordan). The normal dramas of raising …

Netflix releases trailer for Stephen King-adaptation “In the Tall Grass”

Netflix released a trailer for horror film In the Tall Grass, based on the novella by Stephen King and Joe Hill. After hearing a young boy’s cry for help, a sister and brother venture into a vast field of tall grass in Kansas but soon discover there may be no way out…and that something evil …