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.
‘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/
