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“$1m donation on the way for emergency relief to Razom, thanks to @evgeny_director,” Hastings tweeted March 2, crediting “Winter on Fire: Ukraine’s Fight for Freedom” director Evgeny Afineevsky for connecting him with the foundation. “Every dollar helps.” Netflix also announced that it would pause all productions and acquisitions out of Russia in the wake of its military attacks on Ukraine. Netflix reportedly had four Russian original projects in the works, including its first original series filmed in Russia, neo-noir mystery series “ZATO....

“I was like, ‘Quentin? Mr Tarantino? Hey, I just want to say I’m an actor. I love your films. I hope I get to work with you someday,’” Braun said, adding that he handed Tarantino the release ad for his Disney Channel movie. “He was in the window seat, so I had to lean over a person to give it to him.”s Chances are low that Tarantino watched “Minutemen.” It’s more likely the director might recognize Braun from his fan-favorite supporting turn on HBO’s Emmy winner “Succession,” which is returning for a third season later this year....

My father wasn’t looking to cool off. It was because the former college basketball player — who is over six-and-a-half feet tall and more than 250 pounds — was worried about the Night Stalker. All the lights were on in our house, and the blinds and curtains were open for a clear line of sight. He kept gazing across the courtyard to make sure no one was inside the house, waiting to ambush us when we got home....

“Only Murders in the Building” follows three strangers “who share an obsession with true crime and suddenly find themselves wrapped up in one. When a grisly death occurs inside their exclusive Upper West Side apartment building, the trio suspects murder and employs their precise knowledge of true crime to investigate the truth. As they record a podcast of their own to document the case, the three unravel the complex secrets of the building which stretch back years....

“That’s what interests me most in cinema: To zoom in on a micro moment that has a meta effect on the life of the characters. I think the format of short film is fantastic for that,” St-Pierre said in a recent interview. “You can really think about every little movement, every aspect of the cinematographic language…you can go really deep in a short fiction film.” Based in Montreal, St-Pierre has worked with influential French Canadian auteurs like Denis Villeneuve, Philippe Falardeau, and Louise Archambault....

TIFF has long offered gala world premieres for A-list filmmakers heading into awards prime time. Steven Spielberg is not usually one of them. This time, TIFF persuaded Universal and Amblin to give Spielberg’s personal fable “The Fabelmans” a shot at winning the coveted People’s Choice award that often presages a Best Picture contender, from BP winners “The King’s Speech” and “12 Years a Slave” to “Green Book” and “Nomadland.” Last year, Kenneth Branagh’s personal story “Belfast” took home the audience prize....

The festival’s Oscar-qualifying status means that winners in the Best Live Action Short, Best Documentary Short, Best Animated Short, and Best of the Festival categories may be eligible to submit their work to the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences for Oscar consideration this year. Keep reading for the complete winners list, with synopses courtesy of the festival. Greater Palm Springs CVB Best of the Festival Award Winner: “Sierra” (Estonia), Directed by Sander Joon....