Tag: Featured

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  'Act because you are fascinated and inspired by the process' an interview with actor Brian Stepanek

  4th Dec 2018

  Best known for his work on The Suite Life of Zack and Cody and the hit TV series Young Sheldon, actor and director Brian Stepanek talks to Mandy News about the differences between acting and directing plus how he got involved in the up and coming film Green Book - out in February 2019.

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  Exclusive interview with Wes Hagan: locations manager of Ozark and Boy Erased

  30th Nov 2018

  Wes Hagan is a successful location manager most commonly known for his work on the hit US TV series Ozark and the comedy The Internship. Here at Mandy News he talks about what it takes to be a location manager plus we get an exclusive insight into his new film Boy Erased starring Nicole Kidman, released in 2019.

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  EXCLUSIVE: MN2S music agency founder Sharron Elkabas on making it in the music business

  5th Nov 2018

  Sharron Elkabas is the founder and managing director MN2S, a music agency who represent major acts such as Lil Yachty, Sister Sledge, Flo Rida, Hot Chocolate and many, many more on their books. Here he tells Mandy News how his passion for live music led to creating the agency, what challenges artists and agents face and what new acts can do to succeed in the industry.

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  Universal Music Publishing's Phil Canning on the challenges of music supervising for film

  15th Oct 2018

  Phil Canning is the Creative Manager for Film at Universal Music Publishing and a nominee for this year's Music Week Sync Awards in the music supervising for film category. His career has seen him release albums for Aphex Twin, Grizzly Bear and Vincent Gallo and perform music supervising duties on feature films such as Four Lions, Submarine, Berberian Sound Studio, I Am Not A Witch and many, many more. Here, Phil talks Mandy News through his latest project Skate Kitchen and the life of a music supervisor.

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  Scoring Netflix show The Innocents with composer Carly Paradis

  13th Sep 2018

  Carly Paradis is a London-based composer and pianist known for creating the music for series Line of Duty, Sick Note and Netflix's new romantic-drama The Innocents. Here Carly – originally from Ontario, Canada – shares how she started out in the industry, what music programmes she uses to score shows and what aspiring composers can do to succeed.

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  Is trial by Twitter fair? The tweets that shook Hollywood and what happened next

  15th Aug 2018

  Last month, Disney abruptly fired Guardians of the Galaxy director James Gunn after a series of abhorrent tweets from his past were posted online. Ardent and angry voices spoke out about the decision, some in defence of Gunn and others in defence of Disney. Twitter users have been locked in a fierce debate ever since. Weaponised Twitter has been targeting powerful individuals for a while, sometimes efficiently, other times not so efficiently. Here Mandy News looks at the good and the bad sides of trial by Twitter and asks the question; to what degree should people in positions of power be held accountable for the things they say and do online?

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  Rowan Atkinson defends Boris Johnson's right to free speech over burka joke – do you agree?

  10th Aug 2018

  English actor Rowan Atkinson is one of the highest profile comedians in the UK, known for Mr. Bean, Blackadder and Johnny English. Today, he defended British Conservative politician Boris Johnson for recent remarks he made about burkas.

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  Idris Elba as James Bond? Movie bosses say 'it is time' for non-white 007

  10th Aug 2018

  Idris Elba could be the next James Bond after director Antoine Fuqua shared a conversation he had with the franchise's producers at an event.

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  Where are they now? And why? 5 actors who seem to have disappeared completely

  3rd Aug 2018

  Fame and celebrity often don't last forever. There are actors and actresses that seem to never leave the spotlight – like Tom Cruise, Harrison Ford, Meryl Streep or Jodie Foster – but just as many who seem to be the apple of the public's eye for several years before gradually fading away into obscurity, almost as if they never existed. One year they’ll be plastered across the bedroom walls of fans around the globe, and the next nothing but a fuzzy memory.

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  Carrie Fisher will be in Star Wars Episode 9 after death, Mark Hamill pays tribute with these words

  30th Jul 2018

  Star Wars: Episode 9 will see the late Carrie Fisher return to a galaxy far, far away one last time.

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  James Gunn fired from directing Guardians of the Galaxy 3 for offensive tweets

  23rd Jul 2018

  Disney fired Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3 writer and director James Gunn after a series of offensive tweets from almost a decade ago resurfaced.

  James Gunn's tweets, which joked about child rape and paedophilia, emerged Thursday, July 19, after self-proclaimed "new right" "American nationalist" media personality Mike Cernovich and One America News Network's Jack Posobiec released screenshots of the remarks on their own Twitter accounts. Gunn uses twitter frequently to critique US President Donald Trump and engage in online sparring matches with pro-Trump accounts such as those owned by Posobiec and Cernovich.

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  Johnny Depp sued for allegedly punching location manager on movie set

  10th Jul 2018

  Superstar actor Johnny Depp is being sued for allegedly punching a crew member on the set of his latest movie City of Lies.

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  The BAFTA TV Awards 2018 winners revealed – Peaky Blinders and Love Island win big

  13th May 2018

  The BAFTA TV awards took place tonight at the Royal Festival Hall in London, UK, and saw a string of celebrities attend and present awards to hit shows including Peaky Blinders, Love Island and The Crown.

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  The Casting Directors Association awards 2018 winners revealed

  10th May 2018

  The Casting Directors Association awards winners 2018 have been revealed in a ceremony hosted by comedian and writer Shappi Khorsandi at The Crypt at St Etheldreda's in London UK. The CDA awards honour and showcase the work of leading casting directors in the industry, with prizes handed over for Best Short Film Casting, Best Casting of a Music Video, Best Casting of Stills, Best Casting of an International Commercial and more.

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  The BAFTA Television Craft Awards winners 2018 – The Crown, Game of Thrones and Blue Planet II win

  23rd Apr 2018

  The BAFTA TV Craft Awards 2018 took place at a star-studded evening, last night (April 22) at a ceremony hosted by comedian Stephen Mangan (Bliss, Episodes). The show saw documentary Blue Planet II, drama Three girls and Game of Thrones pick up top prizes.