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Small World by Laura Zigman (WME)
The author follows the cohabitation of two sisters forced to reunite after their respective
divorces; they reckon with traumatic childhoods and navigate their anxieties in a
tender, funny novel that proves the smallest stories can have the biggest heart.
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan (Susanna Lee Associates)
Set in 1980s Sri Lanka, the story centers on young protagonist Sashi, whose dream of
becoming a doctor is derailed amid civil war. Her morality is tested as she joins a group of
activists documenting human rights violations.
Vintage Contemporaries by Dan Kois (The Gernert Company)
This novel about a young,...
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Small World by Laura Zigman (WME)
The author follows the cohabitation of two sisters forced to reunite after their respective
divorces; they reckon with traumatic childhoods and navigate their anxieties in a
tender, funny novel that proves the smallest stories can have the biggest heart.
Brotherless Night by V.V. Ganeshananthan (Susanna Lee Associates)
Set in 1980s Sri Lanka, the story centers on young protagonist Sashi, whose dream of
becoming a doctor is derailed amid civil war. Her morality is tested as she joins a group of
activists documenting human rights violations.
Vintage Contemporaries by Dan Kois (The Gernert Company)
This novel about a young,...
- 2/3/2023
- by Seija Rankin
- The Hollywood Reporter - Movie News
Metronomy have released a music video for their latest single, “Right on Time.” The whimsical clip, directed by Juliet Casella and Thibaut Caesar, sees the band enjoying a surreal day of (fake) skydiving and picnicking.
“Skydiving is by far the most exhilarating and fun thing we have ever done,” frontman Joseph Mount joked in a statement. “Yes, we make it look easy! But, filming this video was not without its challenges. After several weeks of training the aerial choreography we set out to shoot. But thanks to the British summer...
“Skydiving is by far the most exhilarating and fun thing we have ever done,” frontman Joseph Mount joked in a statement. “Yes, we make it look easy! But, filming this video was not without its challenges. After several weeks of training the aerial choreography we set out to shoot. But thanks to the British summer...
- 2/23/2022
- by Emily Zemler
- Rollingstone.com
It was a week of holdovers as Disney titles “Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” and “Free Guy” continued their reign over the U.K. and Ireland box office.
“Shang-Chi” retained the top spot with a weekend gross of £2.32 million ($3.26 million) and has now has a cumulative total of £15.8 million in its third week of release, per numbers provided by Comscore.
“Free Guy” was the runner up with £677,000 and has collected £15.3 million in six weeks.
A pair of Universal titles brought up the third and fourth positions at the box office. “Respect” collected £377,395 in its second weekend for a cumulative total of £1.1 million while “Candyman,” took £323,350 over its fourth weekend for a total of £4.3 million.
Rounding off the top five was “Paw Patrol: The Movie” with £263,167 over its sixth weekend for a total of £7.6 million.
The summer hits continued to score at the box office. “Jungle Cruise” now has a total of £12.2 million,...
“Shang-Chi” retained the top spot with a weekend gross of £2.32 million ($3.26 million) and has now has a cumulative total of £15.8 million in its third week of release, per numbers provided by Comscore.
“Free Guy” was the runner up with £677,000 and has collected £15.3 million in six weeks.
A pair of Universal titles brought up the third and fourth positions at the box office. “Respect” collected £377,395 in its second weekend for a cumulative total of £1.1 million while “Candyman,” took £323,350 over its fourth weekend for a total of £4.3 million.
Rounding off the top five was “Paw Patrol: The Movie” with £263,167 over its sixth weekend for a total of £7.6 million.
The summer hits continued to score at the box office. “Jungle Cruise” now has a total of £12.2 million,...
- 9/21/2021
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Highest-grossing opening film was in 10th place.
RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Sep 17-19)Total gross to dateWeek 1 Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (Disney) £2.4m £15.8m 3 2 Free Guy (Disney) £674,645 £15.3m 6 3 Respect (Universal) £377,395 £1.2m 2 4 Candyman (Universal) £323,350 £4.3m 4 5 The Paw Patrol Movie (Paramount) £262,000 £7.6m 6
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.37
The UK-Ireland top five was comprised entirley of holdovers for the three-day September 17-19 weekend.
Disney’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings held top spot for a third consecutive week, with a drop of 34% bringing in £2.4m. It now has a decent £15.8m in total, rising to 22nd...
RankFilm (Distributor)Three-day gross (Sep 17-19)Total gross to dateWeek 1 Shang-Chi And The Legend Of The Ten Rings (Disney) £2.4m £15.8m 3 2 Free Guy (Disney) £674,645 £15.3m 6 3 Respect (Universal) £377,395 £1.2m 2 4 Candyman (Universal) £323,350 £4.3m 4 5 The Paw Patrol Movie (Paramount) £262,000 £7.6m 6
Gbp to Usd conversion rate: 1.37
The UK-Ireland top five was comprised entirley of holdovers for the three-day September 17-19 weekend.
Disney’s Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings held top spot for a third consecutive week, with a drop of 34% bringing in £2.4m. It now has a decent £15.8m in total, rising to 22nd...
- 9/20/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
Distributors releasing titles before James Bond takes screens.
Musical adaptation Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake and Mark Cousins’ documentary The Story of Looking are three of 19 new films landing in UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, as distributors look for screen space in advance of No Time To Die in two weeks.
The number of releases each week has been steadily increasing throughout the summer, with just eight on June 4, two weeks after cinemas reopened in England. This has risen to 15 last weekend, and jumped further to 19 this time out.
The increase is a welcome sign for the theatrical industry,...
Musical adaptation Everybody’s Talking About Jamie, action thriller Gunpowder Milkshake and Mark Cousins’ documentary The Story of Looking are three of 19 new films landing in UK-Ireland cinemas this weekend, as distributors look for screen space in advance of No Time To Die in two weeks.
The number of releases each week has been steadily increasing throughout the summer, with just eight on June 4, two weeks after cinemas reopened in England. This has risen to 15 last weekend, and jumped further to 19 this time out.
The increase is a welcome sign for the theatrical industry,...
- 9/17/2021
- by Ben Dalton
- ScreenDaily
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