Vancouver Film Critics Circle: 'Mank' Leads With Five Nominations

A thug who took the life of a 'loving father' following a one punch attack on a night out gave the court a thumbs-up as he was sentenced.

A review is set to be launched after four children were given Covid vaccine overdoses of more than twice the approved amount.

With the mysterious Christie clan setting up home at Fraser's Ridge in the sixth season of Outlander, fans are expecting them to play a big part in proceedings.

BECKY Hill and Laura Whitmore led the stars looking all partied out leaving the Brit Awards 2022 afterparties. Looking a little worse for wear, famous faces piled out onto the street outside parties after the epic ceremony at London's O2 Arena.

THE latest shocking Emmerdale storyline has left fans feeling "sick" with anger. In an incredible twist Jai Sharma finally admitted to fraudulently taking out a £50,000 loan in his partner Laurel’s name. He pulled off the scam to pay a fine, only to be exposed when Laurel checked her credit report while working out the finances for the sale of her cottage.

Stray Kids member Felix will have a limited participation in the group’s upcoming concert following a recent back injury.Earlier today (February 9), JYP Entertainment announced in a V Live post that Felix was recently diagnosed with an intervertebral disk herniation, following a detailed check-up with his doctor after experiencing back pain.JYP Entertainment said that there will be “no effect on his everyday activities”, but said that doctors have “recommended that he avoid postures and activities that pressure his waist”, as translated by Soompi.As such, Felix’s performances during the group’s upcoming show, ‘SKZ’S CHOCOLATE FACTORY’, will be “limited”. The rapper will return to fully participating in performances after “doctors confirm that his back has fully recovered.”“We apologize for having to share the sudden news and causing concern to all STAY who have been looking forward to seeing Felix perform,” JYP Entertainment added.

A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week.Today (February 9), the show’s production team announced that the premiere of A Business Proposal has been pushed back by a week, attributing the delay to stricter COVID-19 protocols on the show’s set. The show will now premiere on February 28.“We have decided to inevitably postpone the first broadcast of A Business Proposal for a week due to COVID-19 in order to change the filming schedule and secure a safe production environment,” a representative from the show said, per Sports Chosun and translated by Soompi.“The first broadcast date has been changed from February 21 to February 28,” the representative added.

All Of Us Are Dead star Park Ji-hu has opened up about the series’ success and her newfound social media fame.In a recent interview with South Korean news outlet Yonhap News Agency, Park said that it was unreal to have the social media following she’s earned after the premiere of All Of Us Are Dead. According to Yonhap, the actress’ follower count on Instagram has gone up over “80 times” since the show’s premiere, and currently sits at 2.5million.“I can see the numbers on Instagram or read news reports, but it looks surreal.

Telltale Games has announced that The Wolf Among Us 2 is getting a reveal and trailer, so here’s how and when to tune into the event.The reveal event will be streaming on multiple platforms at 6PM GMT in the UK (10AM PT/1PM ET) and is set to include a full reveal trailer for the sequel to the five episode series that ran from 2013 to 2014.The event can be watched on Twitch here, or viewed below in the YouTube embed.Hosted by Geoff Keighley, all we know so far is that both a behind-the-scenes look and a trailer for the game will be revealed.The Wolf Among Us is a prequel to Bill Willingham’s Fables comic, and in the original game players controlled Bigby Wolf in Fabletown, located in Manhattan.Back in 2019 Telltale Games announced it was “under new management” following a majority studio closure the year prior. Reports had emerged alleging that Telltale Games had a culture of crunch and toxic management, and that staff had no warning of the closure, were given no severance, and just 30 minutes to collect their things and leave.Since the relaunch some of the laid off staff have apparently been offered freelance roles, and in an announcement Telltale games said “we’re doing things different this time.”Whilst the studio is continuing the narrative with The Wolf Among Us 2, it also announced that it was partnering with Deck Nine Games to develop a series based on science-fiction show The Expanse.Since 2017 Deck Nine has been responsible for a very similar style of episodic game, as it developed three Life Is Strange titles.

Nintendo Direct of the year has been announced, and it’s shaping up to be a big one. If you’re wondering what’s in store for the Nintendo Switch in 2022, don’t miss it – here’s how, when and where to watch the Nintendo Direct.The Nintendo Direct is scheduled for today (February 9) and will broadcast at 10PM GMT / 11PM CST / 2PM PT.When it goes live, the Nintendo Direct will be available to watch on Nintendo’s official YouTube channel, which you can see below.As to what’s in store, Nintendo says it will feature “roughly 40 minutes of information mainly focused on Nintendo Switch games launching in the first half of 2022.”While it’s safe to expect more news on Kirby And The Forgotten Land, which launches on March 25, there’s a few other games which could potentially make an appearance.

Ol’ Dirty Bastard has sued Wu-Tang Clan, alleging years of unpaid royalties to the late rapper’s estate.ODB, real name Russell Tyrone Jones, was a founding member of the Wu-Tang. He passed away in November 2004 at the age of 35 following an accidental drug overdose.Icelene Jones, ODB’s widow and the sole executor of his estate, has now taken legal action against Wu-Tang Clan, alleging that the late rapper’s estate is owed at least $1million (£737,565) in unpaid royalties (via Variety).Jones alleges in the suit, which was filed in New York Supreme Court yesterday (February 8), that Wu-Tang Clan Productions – which is owned and operated by RZA – did not pay royalties to ODB’s estate between 2011 and July 2021, when it sent a cheque for $130,000 (£95,000).While ODB’s estate also received some payments in 2019 and 2020 from Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., the suit claims that the two combined payments fell well short of what they are owed.The complaint cites a 1992 recording agreement, which states that ODB was to be paid 50 per cent of net earnings from publishing and recording royalties, as well as merchandising and videos.The suit further alleges that ODB’s estate has not been granted detailed accounting statements, despite repeated requests for accountings and payments over the last decade.Jones’ suit alleges breach of contract and is seeking damages of at least $1 million, as well as interest, attorneys’ fees and costs.

While the teams behind projects like Nomadland, Borat and The Crown have much to celebrate following multiple wins at the 2021 Golden Globes, for other multiple nominees, the evening was a disappointment. David Fincher's passion project Mank, about the screenwriter of Citizen Kane, went into the show with a leading six film nominations but failed to win a single award.

Clayton Davis “Nomadland” has staked its claim as the official frontrunner for the Academy Award for best picture with its best picture (drama) prize at Sunday’s Golden Globe Awards.Meanwhile in the best picture (comedy) category, Amazon Studios’ “Borat Subsequent Moviefilm” became the first film from a streaming service to win one of the night’s top two film prizes.

Variety breaks down the biggest snubs and other surprises of the 78th annual Golden Globe Awards.David Fincher’s “Mank” led the film nominations with six nods and felt like it had a few possibilities to win, from director Fincher to supporting actress Amanda Seyfried to the score by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, who ended up losing to themselves (and Jon Batiste) for “Soul.” But it ended the night empty-handed. “Promising Young Woman” went into the night with four nominations and a lot of momentum along with it; the timely film was considered by many to be a frontrunner for actress Carey Mulligan and screenwriter Emerald Fennell.

Matt Donnelly Senior Film WriterRosamund Pike has a track record of getting audiences talking with her daring performances — but an unexpected bonus from her Golden Globe-winning turn in “I Care A Lot” has been a conversation about some of the most scrutinized members of society.In a virtual backstage conversation at Sunday’s Globes telecast, following her win for best actress in a motion picture comedy, she said the buzz around the film was the closet thing she’d experienced to the phenomenon created by “Gone Girl” — the 2014 David Fincher thriller that put Pike on the map.“The way people passed memes, quoted lines back and forth, the way that the audiences felt connected through conversations about it has been about as close as you can

Kate Aurthur editorChloé Zhao has won the Golden Globe for best director for “Nomadland,” making her the second woman ever to win for directing, and the first woman of color to win in the category.When the Globe nominations were announced in early February, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, which has been heavily criticized in the past for its lack of inclusiveness, nominated a record-setting three women in the category: Zhao, Emerald Fennell (“Promising Young Woman”) and Regina King (“One Night in Miami”) were up against David Fincher (“Mank”) and Aaron Sorkin (“The Trial of the Chicago 7”).In Zhao’s “Nomadland,” Frances McDormand stars as Fern, a fractious widow barely getting by who drives a van around the United States, taking

David Fincher dealt with losing out on a Golden Globe Award in the best way

Netflix Inc goes into Sunday's virtual celebration of movies and television, hosted from New York and Los Angeles by comedians Tina Fey and Amy Poehler, with a dominant 22 film nominations but still in search of its first best movie win. That could come from period drama "Mank," about the screenwriter of "Citizen Kane," which leads with six nods, including for best drama movie, for actors Gary Oldman and Amanda Seyfried, and for director David Fincher.

The pandemic has forced a reckoning in the film industry, or at least that’s what countless of articles and industry analysts have said in the past year. A change to how movies are made, and even what types of movies get made at all is about to hit Hollywood, but Ben Affleck argues that this change was already happening before we got stuck at home for months at a time.

Michael Fassbender looks set to replace US megastar Brad Pitt as the main man in a forthcoming adaptation of hit thriller novel The Killer.

The Killer, an assassin drama that has proved to be something of a passion project for the Se7en director.Fincher has been linked to the assassin drama, an adaptation of the French graphic novel, since talks first emerged at Paramount in 2007.The Hollywood Reporter now reports that Netflix will pick up the long-gestating project – which will see Fincher reuniting with Se7en scribe Andrew Kevin Walker.The film, which is set to start shooting in September, will see Fassbender star as a ruthless assassin who begins to develop a conscience and question his role – even when his clients continue to demand his bloodthirsty work.The original graphic novel is described as a “hardboiled noir” and was written by Alexis Nolent and artist Luc

Michael Fassbender is attached to star in David Fincher‘s upcoming assassin drama for Netflix, The Killer.

Rebecca Rubin Film and Media ReporterAfter partnering with Netflix for his acclaimed biopic “Mank,” director David Fincher has re-teamed with the streaming service for his next feature film, “The Killer.”Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in the assassin drama, according to The Hollywood Reporter and Deadline. However, Netflix and representatives for Fassbender declined to confirm.

Following his critically acclaim work directing Mank, David Fincher looks to have found his next project returning to a genre he knows well. Sources tell Deadline Fincher is currently developing an adaptation of the Alexis Nolent’s The Killer graphic novel series, re-teaming with Seven screenwriter Andrew Kevin Walker, who will adapt. While unconfirmed, sources also say Michael Fassbender is in talks to star in the pic. Netflix would not comment on Fassbender’s involvement.

EXCLUSIVE: David Fincher’s Mank has been near the top of the heap this awards season, scoring the most nominations at the Golden Globes and Critics Choice Awards and a place on the AFI Top 10 movies of 2020 for the take on the relationship of screenwriter Herman J. Mankiewicz and Orson Welles during the writing of the iconic Citizen Kane.

When editor Kirk Baxter boarded labyrinthine, Old Hollywood drama Mank, he was met with multiple timelines, and rapid-fire dialogue from a vast assortment of real-life characters.

Everything with David Fincher is intention, precision, and exacting qualities. And some of that intention is the filmmaker knowing what he wants and surrounding himself with some amazing talents.

Meredith Woerner Deputy Editor, Variety.comDirector Judd Apatow describes himself as the “anti-David Fincher.”“I’m not the person that thinks you need to do 10 or 20 takes to get rid of all self-consciousness, to drain the actors so that they become so pure and in the moment,” the “King of Staten Island” helmer revealed on Variety’s Directors on Directors series.“I love it, I mean, what’s better than ‘Zodiac?'” Apatow continued. “When I see a Coen brothers movie, and people are like, ‘They have storyboards for the whole thing and they don’t change one comma.’ Nothing would break me faster than if you told me I had to make a movie and not change everything constantly.

“The Chief: The Life of William Randolph Hearst,” told The Post. “Welles created a fictional character that had nothing to do with Marion, except that she did jigsaw puzzles.

Chloé Zhao's Nomadland dominated the nominations for the 2021 Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards with six mentions across 11 categories. On Friday, as the competition for the 10th AACTA International Awards, including new global TV categories, were unveiled, Zhao's American road movie continued its run as an early awards season contender by picking up best director and best screenplay nominations and a best actress mention for Frances McDormand for her role in Nomadland.

When you work as an actor on a David Fincher-run set, you are likely going to learn a lot. And for Ben Affleck, who not only stars in Fincher’s “Gone Girl” but has also been a successful director in his own right, he’s definitely learned some lessons from his former director.

Antonio Ferme editorDavid Fincher’s films are known for displaying an actor’s full capabilities during an emotional scene, but that doesn’t always mean the director captures the right moment in the first take.Appearing in Variety‘s “Directors on Directors” conversation series, Ben Affleck (“Argo”) proposes a theory to Fincher (“Mank”) about his two competing instincts as a filmmaker.“One is a very specific idea of how you think it will work the best and how you’d like it to be,” Affleck said.