Miller Camera Support Equipment, which designs, manufacture and delivers professional fluid heads and tripods to the film and TV industry, has connected with Miami-based distributor IntekTV, which will become a distribution hub for Miller equipment in Argentina. This relationship allows Miller to further its global reach and continue expanding into Latin America.
“With IntekTV’s strategic location in Miami, and contacts throughout Argentina, Miller is proud to have it as a partner for this new endeavor,” said Gus Harilaou, regional manager for the Americas, Miller Camera Support, LLC. “Latin America as a whole has grown into a major broadcast production market, and Miller is excited to have IntekTV as its representative there. With its reputation, knowledge of the industry and technical expertise, we are confident that it will be a great partner for our company within the region.”
IntekTV will offer a full complement of Miller products, including the Arrow, Compass, Skyline and Cineline ranges, as part of its profile, to help grow the Latin American broadcast market.
Rom-Com Mainstay Hugh Grant Shifts To The Dark Side and He’s Never Been Happier
After some difficulties connecting to a Zoom, Hugh Grant eventually opts to just phone instead.
"Sorry about that," he apologizes. "Tech hell." Grant is no lover of technology. Smart phones, for example, he calls the "devil's tinderbox."
"I think they're killing us. I hate them," he says. "I go on long holidays from them, three or four days at at time. Marvelous."
Hell, and our proximity to it, is a not unrelated topic to Grant's new film, "Heretic." In it, two young Mormon missionaries (Chloe East, Sophie Thatcher) come knocking on a door they'll soon regret visiting. They're welcomed in by Mr. Reed (Grant), an initially charming man who tests their faith in theological debate, and then, in much worse things.
After decades in romantic comedies, Grant has spent the last few years playing narcissists, weirdos and murders, often to the greatest acclaim of his career. But in "Heretic," a horror thriller from A24, Grant's turn to the dark side reaches a new extreme. The actor who once charmingly stammered in "Four Weddings and a Funeral" and who danced to the Pointer Sisters in "Love Actually" is now doing heinous things to young people in a basement.
"It was a challenge," Grant says. "I think human beings need challenges. It makes your beer taste better in the evening if you've climbed a mountain. He was just so wonderfully (expletive)-up."
"Heretic," which opens in theaters Friday, is directed by Scott Beck and Bryan Woods, co-writers of "A Quiet Place." In Grant's hands, Mr. Reed is a divinely good baddie — a scholarly creep whose wry monologues pull from a wide range of references, including, fittingly, Radiohead's "Creep."
In an interview, Grant spoke about these and other facets of his character, his journey... Read More