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Cannes Highlights ‘Anora,’ ‘Megalopolis,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ Set for San Sebastian’s Perlak Sidebar
The San Sebastian film festival has cherry-picked the best of Cannes’ competition lineup for its Perlak section this year. Virtually every film that scooped up an award in Cannes, from Payal Kapadia’s All We Imagine as Light (grand prize), Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig (special jury prize) and Coralie Fargeat’s The Substance […]
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Park Chan-wook to Begin Shooting Violent Comedy-Thriller ‘I Can’t Help It’
Korean film maestro Park Chan-wook is keeping in motion. The internationally acclaimed auteur, 60, will begin production on Saturday on his 12th feature, an adaptation of American novelist Donald Westlake’s 1996 novel The Ax. The movie, which is currently going by the working title I Can’t Help It, will star Korean screen royalty Lee Byung-hun […]
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Lebanon Civil War Doc ‘Green Line’ Uses Figurines to Confront a Woman’s Violent Childhood Trauma
“Fida grew up during the war in Beirut in the 1980s, immersed in the ‘red hell’ her grandmother used to tell her about. The trivialization of death made her doubt the value of life and the meaning of this never-ending war that was so similar to so many others.” So reads the description of director […]
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Box Office Milestone: ‘It Ends With Us’ Crosses $100 Million Globally in Its First Week
It Ends With Us has sailed past the $100 million mark at the global box office in its first week. The film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s hit novel achieved the milestone on Wednesday after finishing the day with a domestic tally of $68.9 million and an early foreign total of $46.6 million for a global […]
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Sarajevo Film Fest: Main Competition Showcases “Fresh and Bold Perspectives”
The Sarajevo Film Festival was born amid the Bosnian war, in 1994 during the four-year siege of the city. Sarajevo, the city, and the festival have done much to put that dark history behind them. But as the SFF celebrates its 30th edition, the festival continues to shine a spotlight on films that illuminate contemporary […]
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Glen Powell Is Taking the ‘Twisters’ Missing Kiss Backlash “Very Personally”
Kiss or no kiss, Glen Powell is just happy fans care enough about Twisters to start discourse online. In an interview with Screenrant, the actor, who stars opposite Daisy Edgar-Jones in the sequel to 1996’s Twister, recently shared his reaction to the surprising uproar over a kiss between the two leads being omitted from the film. […]
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Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams Team Up for High-Stakes Chase in ‘Amber Alert’ Trailer
Hayden Panettiere and Tyler James Williams team up in the intense trailer for new thriller Amber Alert. The film follows the duo as they race against time to rescue a kidnapped child. When 7-year-old Charlotte Bryce is abducted right in front of her mother, an Amber Alert is issued. Rideshare driver Shane (Williams) and his […]
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Nicolas Cage to Play John Madden in David O. Russell-Directed Biopic
After months, if not years of development, David O. Russell’s Madden looks to be nearing the end zone. Nicolas Cage is set to portray John Madden, the storied football coach and sports commentator, in a drama from Amazon MGM Studios to be directed by Russell, the filmmaker behind Silver Linings Playbook and American Hustle. But […]
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‘Rust’ Director Says He Has “No Relationship” With Alec Baldwin, Is Unsure Whether Justice Was Done
Rust director Joel Souza is opening up about the indie Western’s production, during which he was shot and cinematographer Halyna Hutchins was killed when a prop gun handled by star Alec Baldwin was discharged on Oct. 21, 2021. Souza spoke with Vanity Fair in an interview published online Thursday, marking his first media sit-down about […]
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Mark Wahlberg on Leaving L.A. for Las Vegas and Whether He Would Come Back: “I Always Miss It”
Mark Wahlberg rolls deep. Before the veteran actor, producer, entrepreneur and early morning riser (who famously hits the gym before dawn) hit the carpet for Monday’s world premiere of his new Netflix action drama The Union, Wahlberg’s presence could be seen and felt. Party planners parked a Wahlburgers truck in the lot behind Hollywood’s Egyptian […]
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David Yarovesky, Christopher Leone, Sergio Navarretta Titles Tapped for Toronto Film Festival Sales Market
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled its lineup for the Industry Selects program of films beyond the official fest lineup and available for worldwide acquisition as each gets an in-person screening for film buyers and industry execs. Leading the selection is Christopher Leone’s Code 3, an action comedy that stars Rainn Wilson and Lil Rel […]
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‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Tracking for Huge September Opening With Possible $80M
Talk about juicy. Director Tim Burton and Warner Bros.’ highly anticipated Beetlejuice Beetlejuice is tracking to open as high as $80 million at the North American box office when it flies into theaters Sept. 6, according sources with access to data from leading research firm NRG. Warners is being more conservative, suggesting $65 million to […]
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‘Rez Ball’ Director Sydney Freeland, Malcolm Washington, Janicza Bravo to Headline Toronto Film Fest Conference
The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled programming for its Sept. 6 to 10 industry conference, to include conversations with The Listeners director Janicza Bravo, screenwriter Jordan Tannahill, and Malcolm Washington and Virgil Williams, the director and screenwriter bringing TIFF The Piano Lesson adaptation for Netflix. Rebecca Hall stars in The Listeners, which will have a […]
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Sony Dates Margot Robbie, Colin Farrell Movie ‘A Big Bold Beautiful Journey’ for 2025
Sony has dated Margot Robbie’ first post-Barbie theatrical release, A Big Bold Beautiful Journey. Robbie and Colin Farrell co-star in the movie that will hit theaters May 9, 2025, over Mother’s Day weekend. Kogonada (After Yang, Pachinko) directs the film from a script by Seth Reiss. At the time the project was announced, the plot details […]
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‘Masters of the Universe’: Camila Mendes Nabs Key Role of Teela in Amazon’s He-Man Movie
Camila Mendes, the actress perhaps best known for playing Veronica in the CW series Riverdale, has nabbed the key role of Teela in Amazon MGM Studios and Mattel Films’ live-action take on Masters of the Universe. Mendes will star opposite Nicholas Galitzine (The Idea of You), who is playing the role of He-Man in the […]
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Danis Tanovic on War, Cinema, and His Love of Sarajevo: “I Know Every Stone of This City”
Bosnian filmmaker Danis Tanović makes movies all around the world. His 2020 crime thriller The Postcard Killings (2020), starring Jeffrey Dean Morgan, Famke Janssen, and Cush Jumbo, was shot in Sweden. Triage (2009), which stars Collin Ferrell as a war photographer, shot in Ireland and Spain. He filmed his latest, the comedic drama My Late […]
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