Showbiz Sandbox 641: Red Sea Film Festival Highlights Emerging Film Market
December 13, 2023
In its third year the Red Sea International Film Festival continues to build on its reputation for programming some of the most engaging and important movies being made in the Middle East. Held in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, RSIFF has gone a step further by financially backing productions from the region, which until five years ago didn’t even have movie theaters.
Meanwhile, the awards season is revving up with numerous film critics societies weighing on their top movies from the past year. Plus the Golden Globes announced their nominations for next year’s ceremony.
Of course we also cover the week’s top entertainment headlines including how a 65-year-old Christmas song becomes only the third holiday tune to top the Billboard charts, bundling comes to streaming services and Disney’s Bob Iger says the ABC television network is not for sale.
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‘Wonka’ Sweet With $43M Overseas Debut; ’Migration’ Swoops Into First Markets; IMAX Tops $1B Global For 2023
https://deadline.com/2023/12/wonka-timothee-chalamet-migration-opening-international-box-office-1235660589/
Hayao Miyazaki’s ‘The Boy and the Heron’ Soars to Record $12.8M U.S. Opening
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/boy-and-the-heron-box-office-opening-1235732076/
Golden Globes 2024: Full Nominations List
https://variety.com/2023/film/news/golden-globes-nominations-list-nominees-2024-1235831576/
New Old-Fashioned No. 1: Brenda Lee’s ‘Rockin’ Around the Christmas Tree’ Tops Hot 100, 65 Years After Its Release
https://www.billboard.com/lists/brenda-lee-rockin-around-the-christmas-tree-number-one-hot-100/
Amazon Prime Video Confirms ‘Clarkson’s Farm’ Will Be Renewed For Season 4
https://deadline.com/2023/11/clarkson-farm-season-4-confirmed-amazon-prime-video-1235643866/
Netflix and Apple Open Door to Bundling With Streaming Rivals
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/digital/new-streaming-bundles-netflix-apple-verizon-1235709564/
Music Streamer Spotify To Cut Workforce By 17%
https://deadline.com/2023/12/spotify-cutting-workforce-lay-offs-music-daniel-ek-1235650430/
PlayStation Will Delete Purchased Discovery Shows
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/technology/sony-playstation-discovery-shows-removal.html
3 Observations on… the Sale of BMI (and Google’s Entrance Into Music Rights Management)
https://www.musicbusinessworldwide.com/3-observations-on-the-sale-of-bmi-and-googles-entrance-into-music-rights-management/
Kiss Delivers Explosive Final Concert in New York, Debuts Digital Avatars in ‘New Era’
https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/music/2023/12/03/kiss-final-concert-new-era-band-avatars/71753863007/
Disney Linear TV Networks “Not For Sale,” CEO Bob Iger Says, Though “Unbelievably Rigorous” Internal Review Continues To Gauge Their Long-Term Strategic Value
https://deadline.com/2023/11/disney-linear-tv-networks-not-for-sale-ceo-bob-iger-1235642826/
Disney CEO Bob Iger Says Company’s Movies Have Been Too Focused on Messaging
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/30/disney-ceo-bob-iger-says-movies-have-been-too-focused-on-messaging.html
Ryan O’Neal, Who Became a Star With ‘Love Story,’ Dies at 82
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/08/movies/ryan-oneal-dead.html
Ellen Holly, Pioneering Black Actress on ‘One Life to Live,’ Dies at 92
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/ellen-holly-dead-one-life-to-live-1235725677/
Elliott Erwitt, Renowned Photographer of Celebrities and Dogs, Has Died at 95
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/story/2023-12-01/elliott-erwitt-renowned-photographer-of-celebrities-and-dogs-has-died-at-95
Frances Sternhagen, Two-Time Tony Winner and ‘Sex and the City’ Actress, Dies at 93
https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/frances-sternhagen-dead-sex-and-the-city-cheers-tony-winner-1235698546/
Shane MacGowan, the Pogues Frontman and ‘Fairytale of New York’ Singer, Dies at 65
https://variety.com/2023/music/global/shane-macgowan-dead-dies-the-pogues-frontman-fairytale-of-new-york-singer-1235814277/
Norman Lear, Whose Comedies Changed the Face of TV, Is Dead at 101
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/12/06/arts/television/norman-lear-dead.html
MGMT – Mother Nature (Official Music Video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sDzIO5ahGE8
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