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Veteran nature cinematographer Jamie McPherson “couldn’t not be involved” with “Our Planet.” Netflix‘s eight-part documentary series narrated by David Attenborough takes viewers through some of nature’s greatest wonders, so he was intrigued by the “huge scope” of the series and “the stories they wanted to tell,” which had “conservation at the heart of it.” Watch our exclusive video interview with McPherson above.

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McPherson traveled around the globe for the show, and everywhere he went he was tasked with capturing the native wildlife in a unique way. For instance, in the opening episode, “One Planet,” he shot wild dogs and wildebeests in the African Serengeti and “wanted to show people what it was like to be on the hunt with a pack of wild dogs,” he explains. It’s “an amazing thing in itself. You see them running, they’re so fast...

As revealed earlier this week, the 18th edition of the festival will feature more than 20 world premieres. Screen runs through some local highlights and previews the RioMarket.

The 2016 Rio de Janeiro International Film Festival (Oct 6-16) will open with the South American premiere of Denis Villeneuve’s Arrival, which premiered at Venice Film Festival.

The festival’s full line-up, which was revealed earlier this week, will include 20 world premieres. The majority of those are local productions selected to compete for the Redentor award (a trophy that resembles the Christ Redeemer statue, made of 35mm film pieces).

The event’s competitive strand, Premiere Brasil, will feature eight titles this year, all of which have been selected to showcase new productions in the country’s film industry.

Seven of those films are world premieres, including the most recent titles of established directors, such as Andrucha Waddington (Me, You, Them and The House of Sand), and debuts from emerging film-makers...

Finding Bigfoot has its return to Animal Planet set. Last month, TV Series Finale reported that one of the members of the cast revealed on his Facebook page that the series would return in January.

That has now been confirmed. Finding Bigfoot will premiere its ninth season on January 3.

Read more about the series' return in the press release below.

The Search Resumes As "Finding Bigfoot" Returns To Animal Planet For An All-new Season Beginning January 3rd

Season Premiere Determines Which is the Better Habitat for Bigfoot: The American or Canadian Bush?

(Silver Spring, Md.) -The natural world is full of discoveries to be made and truths to be uncovered. However, there is one legendary animal mystery that sparks passion unlike any other: the existence of Bigfoot. Animal Planet's intrepid Finding Bigfoot team...

Have I Got News for You was Friday's (May 1) highest-rated show outside of soaps.

Hosted by Alexander Armstrong, the topical panel show attracted an average audience of 4.07 million (19.8%) from 9pm.

BBC One's evening began with 3.24 (19.1%) for The One Show at 7pm, followed by 3.11 million (16.9%) for A Question of Sport at 7.30pm.

A repeat showing of Wallace & Gromit: A Grand Day Out filled the void left by Masterchef at 8.35pm, and managed to secure an average audience of 2.12 million (10.9%).

Mrs. Brown's Boys entertained 2.88 million (14.4%) at 9.30pm, while The Graham Norton Show secured ratings of 2.72 million (23.1%) at 10.40pm.

Over on ITV, Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis was seen by 2.36 million (12.5%) at 8pm, while Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones entertained 2.05 million (10.2%) at 9pm.

BBC Two's evening was dominated by Live Snooker: The World Championship coverage from 6.30pm until 9pm. The event drew an average audience of 1.14 million...

TV Picks: “The Breach” Announces National Tour and VOD Release April 21.“The natural world is off balance…” Powerful documentary about wild salmon is essential viewing for audiences drawn to the deep mysteries of nature as well as concerned about our sustainable global food supply.Winner of Best International Feature Documentary at the 2014 Galway Film Festival and Best of Fest selection at the 2015 Palm Springs International Film Festival, The Breach will begin a 12 city national tour, and be available on all major VOD platforms (including Amazon Instant Video, Google Play, iTunes, Sony PlayStation, Vudu and Xbox Video) via FilmB​uff, […]...

Still the Water

Written and directed by Naomi Kawase

Japan/Spain/France, 2014

Set on the Japanese tropical island Amami, Still the Water is a Zen-infused coming of age drama, exploring the personal revelations that come with life, death and love. Directed by the Caméra d’Or winner Naomi Kawase and selected to compete for last year’s Palme, it is a serene, contemplative film that comes alive in moments of harmony and rupture. Shot using primarily handheld cameras, Kawase casts a documentarian’s gaze over what develops into a quietly forceful narrative, allowing the exquisite setting to provide much of the visual flair.

When a heavily-tattooed naked body is washed up during the island’s traditional full moon celebrations, the budding relationship between teenagers Kyôko (Jun Yoshinaga) and Kaito (Nijirô Murakami) becomes closer but more complex. Kyôko, like the rest of the community, discuss the incident until it becomes old news,...

Silent Witness was once again the highest-rated TV show outside of soaps on Friday night (January 31).

The final episode of the BBC drama series drew an average of 5.08 million viewers, representing a 22.9% audience share.

Earlier in the evening, The One Show attracted 4.26 million viewers (21%) at 7pm, while Room 101 with Michael Ball and Caroline Quentin reeled in 3.16m (13.6%) at 8.30pm.

The Graham Norton Show, which featured guests such as Dallas Buyers Club actor Matthew McConaughey, was seen by an average of 3.5 million viewers (25.4%) at 10.35pm, while a transfer deadline day edition of Football Focus picked up 1.19m (13%) at 11.25pm.

Piers Morgan's Life Stories with Martin Kemp was ITV's biggest ratings success outside of soaps, pulling in an average of 3.18m (14.3%) viewers at 9pm.

Meanwhile, approximately 2.87m (13.2%) tuned in to watch The Martin Lewis Money Show, which was sandwiched between two episodes of Coronation Street at 8pm.

Mastermind was BBC Two's highest rated show,...

As the debate rages on about Terrence Malick's latest "To the Wonder" -- in our recent feature, we explored how it has split up the staff of The Playlist with those who both admire and have issues with the film -- what can be said with some certainty is that, love him or loathe him, he is a singular and never less than interesting filmmaker, and thus inspires a good deal more heartfelt chatter than most. Just as certainly the imagery in his films is bigger than mere pretty pictures; they strive to try and capture the ephemera of mood, emotion and tone and the bigger, broader issues the characters are grappling with. They strive for this, they don't always succeed. The natural world has been particular thematic obsession that runs through his entire career, it's hard to think of another narrative filmmaker who has succeeded so well in...

Dominic Monaghan has been well-prepared for his latest TV venture, "Wild Things," for his entire life.

Besides an innate fascination with all things in nature, Monaghan's previous roles in the movie trilogy "Lord Of The Rings" and the TV show "Lost" have exposed him to natural environments he may not have experienced otherwise. To put it simply, Monaghan is an outdoorsman, and is absolutely bonkers for nature.

"Wild Things" follows Monaghan as he travels around the globe searching for nature's strangest and most beautiful creatures. Some are terrifying (cobras, tarantulas, water snakes), but all are fascinating, and Monaghan shows immense respect for the animals he encounters, and bears a level of professionalism and awe that we've seen before, embodied in the late Steve Irwin.

Huffpost TV chatted with Monaghan over the phone from Los Angeles -- he explained to us why he's so fascinated by nature, how it all began,...

London, Jan 19: "Why is the moon is out during the day" and "Why is the sky blue" are questions that parents most fear from their children, according to a new survey.

Researchers found that two thirds of parents are often stumped for an answer by their children's questions, particularly on mathematics and science.

Aside from those on the moon and sky, they found the most perplexing demands also included how aeroplanes stay airborne, what makes a rainbow and why there are different time zones.

The natural world featured in a list compiled by the researchers with questions on the apparent disappearance of birds and bees in winter.

However, there were more esoteric queries, including whether aliens will ever.

Back again for another highly opinionated -- some might even say downright cranky -- look at the week in fantasy. You've been warned! Wherein I Get Far Too Metaphysical About Avatar! So the Vatican hates Avatar because it encourages the "worship" of nature. Having been raised Catholic (and gone through 16 years of Catholic school), this doesn't surprise me in the least. I spent my whole childhood being taught that humans were fundamentally different from everything else in the universe -- not just in terms of degree, but in kind. There was a vast, unbridgeable chasm between humans and the rest of life in the universe: we had "souls," but they did not. The natural world exists for us, and should be saved because it's "God's creation." But we're not part of that creation.

The subject of the two-person show Readings is books and their meaningfulness to the artists that depict them. In Stanford Kay’s paintings, books are sometimes stacked, sometimes shelved (as in "Ramble," left), and other times placed on tabletops in a non-static grid. The core format, the classic type from this body of work, is the shelved book (straight-on compositions) variously sized and colored (books seen with binding out set straight up and down along thin shelves), all veiled in color and wispy brush strokes. In "The Natural World," various representations of leaves are applied near the end of the painting process suggesting the outdoors, a vision sometimes imagined while reading novels set in gardens, valleys or forests.

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The prices plummeted this year, so Blu-ray players are likely to be under plenty of Christmas trees. Phelim O'Neill advises what to play on them

Blockbusters

Jj Abrams's rebooted Star Trek (Paramount) was not only the sole moment of unbridled fun in this year's blockbuster season but the best, full bells and whistles Blu-ray issue, too. With its sparkling HD visuals (not a given for Blu-ray), vibrant soundtrack and exhaustive supplementary material, it's ideal for showing to anyone who dares ask, "Why all the fuss about Blu-ray?"

Documentary

Let's not forget the educational importance of Blu-ray. Actually, let's do, as the picture quality on series like David Attenborough's Planet Earth and Life (BBC) is so gobsmackingly pristine that the senses are too overloaded to take in any useful information. Better to go for slightly lower-fi stuff, documentaries where the pictures do all the talking...