Showbiz Sandbox 601: Middle East Film Industry On Display at Red Sea Film Festival
December 14, 2022
The second Red Sea International Film Festival just came to a close in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, a country which didn’t even have movie theaters until four years ago. In fact, several Saudi films premiered at the event which put an emerging Middle East film industry on full display.
Meanwhile there is no debating that we are in the throes of the awards season. The National Board of Review, the Los Angeles Film Critics and the Golden Globes are handing out kudos even though none of them really matter when it comes to the Oscars.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including why highbrow films are losing audiences, the Sight & Sound poll of best movies of all time is published and Ticketmaster messes up in Mexico.
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https://deadline.com/2022/11/saudi-arabia-red-sea-film-second-edition-1235184652/
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https://www.indiewire.com/2022/12/2022-national-board-of-review-winners-top-gun-maverick-1234789853/
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https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/06/theater/stomp-closes-new-york.html
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https://www.billboard.com/pro/mexico-fine-ticketmaster-bad-bunny-fake-ticket-sales/
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https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/christine-mcvie-dead-fleetwood-mac-1235178900/
Stuart Margolin, Emmy-Winning Actor on ‘The Rockford Files,’ Dies at 82
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Julia Reichert, Documentarian of the Working Class, Dies at 76
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/02/movies/julia-reichert-dead.html
Bob McGrath, Original, Longtime Resident of ‘Sesame Street,’ Dies at 90
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/bob-mcgrath-dead-sesame-street-original-star-dies-1235274833/
Kirstie Alley, ‘Cheers’ and ‘Look Who’s Talking’ Star, Dies at 71
https://variety.com/2022/tv/obituaries-people-news/kirstie-alley-dead-cheers-look-whos-talking-1235451006/
Derek Granger, ‘Brideshead Revisited’ Writer and Producer, Dies at 101
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Marijane Meaker, 95, Who Took Lesbian Pulp Fiction Mainstream, Dies
https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/11/books/marijane-meaker-dead.html
Angelo Badalamenti, David Lynch’s Composer on ‘Blue Velvet,’ ‘Twin Peaks’ and More, Dies at 85
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