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fromThe Atlantic
1 day ago

Seven Documentaries for Fans of Fiction

Documentaries can effectively tell engaging stories, appealing even to those typically averse to the genre.
Film
fromInverse
1 day ago

48 Years Later, One of the Most Disturbing Movies Ever Made Just Got A Huge Upgrade

The Deer Hunter remains a profoundly disturbing film, illustrating the lasting trauma of war and its impact on soldiers and society.
fromInverse
2 days ago

40 Years Ago, One Wild B-Movie Accidentally Became One Of The Best 'Gremlins' Copycats

Rupert Harvey stated, "People who say there are similarities are just influenced by the fact Gremlins was such a huge success, but it was a much bigger budget movie."
Independent films
fromTime Out London
4 days ago

This historic east London picture house is reopening - and it could have a surprising new operator

'With the recent news that the building's redevelopment is on track for autumn 2027, our inbox has been overflowing with residents asking if we'll be involved,' says the Castle in a statement.
London
Relationships
fromInsideHook
1 week ago

What Men Can Learn From 17 Unforgettable On-Screen Proposals

Real-life proposals differ from romantic comedies, but lessons from memorable on-screen moments can guide men in crafting meaningful proposals.
Independent films
fromVulture
2 days ago

13 Movies You Shouldn't Miss on Netflix This Month

Netflix offers a curated list of must-watch films for April, featuring both new releases and classic favorites.
fromVulture
2 days ago

The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

A time jump resets this show's character dynamics with Rue (Zendaya) working off her debt to a drug dealer and seemingly nearly all the series' other female characters engaged in sex work of some kind. Sam Levinson's vision of a woman's life is pretty depressing.
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fromInverse
5 days ago

10 Years Ago, A Controversial Action Thriller Tried - And Failed - To Reinvent Cinema As We Know It

Hardcore Henry innovates first-person cinema by combining action with video game mechanics, creating a unique viewing experience.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 days ago

45 Years Ago, A Polarizing Director Revived His Career With An All-Time Fantasy Epic Classic

John Boorman's film Excalibur marked his creative rebirth, successfully retelling the Arthurian legend and achieving significant box office success.
#rio-cinema
fromInverse
4 days ago

15 Years Ago, a Forgotten Fantasy Satire Tried To Change Hollywood

Your Highness is described as a 'self-indulgent dream project for the 11-year-old in me' by director David Gordon Green, showcasing a unique blend of stoner comedy and high fantasy.
Independent films
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fromInverse
5 days ago

80 Years Later, One Of The Most Influential Noirs Of All Time Just Got A Huge Upgrade

Gilda's allure captivates two men, revealing themes of loneliness and entrapment in a glamorous yet superficial world.
fromInverse
6 days ago

75 Years Later, A Sci-Fi Thriller That Inspired An Iconic Remake Is Tragically Overlooked

While John Carpenter's 1982 remake was initially dismissed as an empty, nihilistic gorefest, The Thing (née Another World) has since been reevaluated as one of the greatest science-fiction films of the '80s, and certainly one of the most influential.
Independent films
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fromIndieWire
1 week ago

'Faces of Death' Review: One of the Most Notorious Horror Movies Ever Made Gets Smartly Resurrected for the Social Media Era

Daniel Goldhaber's 'Faces of Death' critiques media consumption and violence in a post-modern slasher format, contrasting with the 'Scream' franchise's approach.
Berlin music
from48 hills
3 weeks ago

Screen Grabs: At 30, Berlin & Beyond still goes above and beyond - 48 hills

Berlin & Beyond, a 30-year-old festival showcasing German-language cinema, opens in San Francisco with Köln 75, a film about a teenage jazz fan who becomes a concert promoter for pianist Keith Jarrett.
NYC music
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Power Ballad Is Going to Be the Miracle Movie of the Summer

Director John Carney's new film Power Ballad stars Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas in a crowd-pleasing musical comedy about a wedding band frontman and a struggling solo artist that premiered at SXSW.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's film explores wedding anxieties and dark secrets, while reality shows continue to stir drama and relationships.
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

You Can't Make a 'Cult Classic' with Marketing - Opinion

'Forbidden Fruits' has been widely hailed as a 'cult classic' by critics and fans, but labeling it as such too soon risks undermining the process that establishes a film's cultural significance over time.
Independent films
Film
fromWIRED
1 week ago

Watching a 7.5-Hour Movie in Theaters Made Me More Hopeful About Our Collective Brain Rot

A seven-and-a-half-hour film screening challenges modern attention spans, highlighting a cultural shift in viewing habits and the struggle for sustained focus.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
1 month ago

'American Classic' is a hidden gem that gets even better as it goes

American Classic is a charming streaming series on MGM+ about a Shakespearean actor who returns to his small Pennsylvania hometown to escape scandal and reconnect with local theater.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

6 New Movies You Can Finally Watch at Home Right Now

March saw a limited selection of new films on video-on-demand, featuring comedies and notable directors.
Television
fromInverse
4 weeks ago

10 Years Ago, One Conflicted Sci-Fi Reboot Dropped A Wild Finale

The 2009-2011 V reboot served as a transitional bridge between eras of science fiction television, featuring Morena Baccarin's standout performance as the alien leader Anna.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

From the phone to the plex: why TV shows are turning into movies

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man achieved over 25 million views on Netflix in three days, showcasing the shift from cinema to streaming.
fromThe Oaklandside
1 month ago

The best movie theater in the world is turning 100

Mainstream theaters didn't want to screen the film because of how political it was. We did, and we had packed houses. Years later, we screened 'Black Panther.' The first week, we showed the film on screens one, two, and three, and we were selling out every show.
East Bay (California)
LA real estate
fromLos Angeles Times
18 years ago

A DeMille classic, restored

Cecil B. DeMille's historic Laughlin Park estate, featuring connected Beaux Arts mansions including the former Chaplin House, is listed for $26.25 million after comprehensive 2001 renovation.
Film
fromInverse
2 weeks ago

85 Years Ago, A Forgotten Sci-Fi Thriller Introduced A Horror Icon

Man-Made Monster significantly impacted horror cinema and launched Lon Chaney Jr.'s career as a leading horror actor.
Independent films
fromInverse
3 weeks ago

15 Years Later, A Ridiculous Sci-Fi Thriller Is Still The Right Kind Of Stupid

Limitless depicts a man using an experimental drug to unlock mental capacity, enabling financial success through enhanced recall and cognitive abilities.
Film
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
2 weeks ago

'Stand by Me' 40 Years Later: Wil Wheaton talks about making the beloved Oregon-shot classic in advance of Portland appearance * Oregon ArtsWatch

Brownsville, Oregon became notable in 1985 as the filming location for the movie Stand by Me, featuring future stars like Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix.
fromLos Angeles Times
36 years ago

Landis Remakes Hudson Classic

They've done some wonderful brick work. There are some brick steps with inset lights leading down to a new pool in the back yard. The late actor's pool on another part of the 2.5-acre property has been filled with concrete, and the statuary he had installed has been sold.
LA real estate
Film
fromParade
3 weeks ago

Beloved '80s Star With Iconic Role in 1987 Classic Turns 67

Matthew Modine, turning 67 on March 22, is celebrated for his iconic roles, especially in Full Metal Jacket and recent projects like Stranger Things.
Media industry
fromVulture
1 month ago

Everybody Loses

David Ellison's Paramount acquisition of Warner Bros. over Netflix's bid will likely result in massive debt, layoffs, reduced content production, and a rightward-leaning combined news operation.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 month ago

25 Years Later, Pixar Is Reviving Its Boldest Fantasy Franchise

Monsters, Inc. 3 is in early development at Pixar, marking the franchise's first direct sequel 25 years after the original film.
SF LGBT
fromKqed
2 months ago

How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Castro Theatre Again | KQED

The Castro's restored theater offers upgraded projection and queer-focused bookings but sacrifices continuous film programming and features unpopular, institutional-looking seating.
Film
fromVulture
3 weeks ago

Finally, an Oscars for People Who Actually Bother to Watch Movies

The Academy Awards ceremony featured humorous recreations of film scenes, signaling a shift toward celebrating cinema rather than attempting to modernize the show through external entertainment formats.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

Do Original Movies Have Any Hope Left? I Went on a Journey to Find Out.

Theaters must create unique event experiences to compete with home entertainment, driving elaborate marketing stunts and premium screen innovations.
Independent films
fromianVisits
1 month ago

So bad it's legendary: Plan 9 from Outer Space gets a 35mm revival in London

The BFI Southbank celebrates deliberately provocative, low-budget cinema from the 1930s-1990s, featuring a restored 35mm print of Plan 9 from Outer Space and works by transgressive filmmakers like John Waters and Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Film
fromVulture
1 month ago

Rob Reiner's Tribute Will Be a 'Very Powerful Part' of the Oscars

The 2026 Academy Awards will feature a powerful in memoriam tribute to late director Rob Reiner, with host Conan O'Brien and producer Katy Mullan emphasizing its emotional significance and respectful approach.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why Sentimental Value should win the best picture Oscar

Sentimental Value is an ambitious family saga spanning decades that blends personal drama with filmmaking themes, featuring exceptional performances from its four Oscar-nominated leads.
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

A new Muppets special and recent music and TV projects signal renewed mainstream attempts to revive iconic pop-culture properties for contemporary audiences.
Film
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Cult Filmmaker Learned Something About Audiences Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know'Make Them Feel Something'

Kevin Smith built a personal brand by connecting directly with fans, which created lasting career opportunities beyond individual film projects in an unpredictable industry.
fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Martin Scorsese's "Boxcar Bertha" Is Getting a Deluxe Edition

Like many of his peers, including Francis Ford Coppola, Peter Bogdanovich and John Sayles, Scorsese did early-career work for producer Roger Corman. In Scorsese's case, that came in the form of his second feature as a director, 1972's Boxcar Bertha. As Roger Ebert wrote in an interview with Scorsese, the director chose to make Boxcar Bertha because he needed to direct again.
Independent films
fromVulture
1 month ago

17 Movies With Exclamation-Point Titles, Ranked!

During a junket interview with OutNow, Gyllenhaal explained that the punctuation mark was included to represent the "whole lot of energy" that comes out when the historically muted Bride of Frankenstein is finally allowed to speak. That's all well and good, but to viewers the titular exclamation point is less of a metaphor and more of a golden arrow saying, "This movie is going to be crazy."
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fromVulture
1 month ago

9 New Movies You Can Finally Watch at Home This Month

February offers diverse PVOD content including Oscar nominees, camp entertainment, action films, and zombie movies for varied viewer preferences.
fromInverse
1 month ago

85 Years Later, A Wild Sci-Fi Horror Deserves To Be Rediscovered

Released 85 years ago today, the black-and-white curio was also the only such film to give as much attention to the courtroom as the laboratory. As mild-mannered church organist Scot Webster (Philip Terry) finds himself accused of murdering a gang member, the first half largely plays out like a conventional legal thriller.
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fromInverse
1 month ago

40 Years Later, The Weirdest '80s Horror Movie Is Still Full Of Surprises

House is a 1986 horror-comedy that blends haunted house, Vietnam War trauma, and sitcom elements into an intentionally absurd and chaotic film that achieved cult classic status despite critical confusion.
Film
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Why Is the 2016 Nostalgia Trend Forgetting the Movies?

2016 marked a cinematic shift toward bigger budgets, larger scale, aggressive fan-focused marketing, and spectacle that reshaped audience expectations despite many excellent films.
Film
fromwww.nytimes.com
2 months ago

Movies to Watch if You Love (or Hate) Valentine's Day

Three romantic films offer joyful modern comedy, a passionate period love story, and a timeless, swoon-inducing classic starring Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant.
fromInverse
1 month ago

38 Years Later, A Legendary Hong Kong Director's Cult Crime Thriller Just Got A Huge Upgrade

For a director so celebrated for his masterful urban crime thrillers, in which contemplations on brotherhood and fate are inextricable from violent cop-versus-crook setpieces, it's a surprise to discover that Johnnie To wasn't all that interested in making action films to begin with. "It was [producer] Tsui Hark's fault," To said of The Big Heat (1988), the first of his many films in that genre. "He told me to do it."
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fromInverse
2 months ago

35 Years Ago, One Fantasy Classic Was Nearly Ruined By A Desperate Sequel

The NeverEnding Story II recast key child roles after a long delay, failed commercially and culturally, and is largely forgotten and poorly received.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

The 23 Sexiest Movies of All Time

Titanic is notable for a single sensual scene that defined a generation and solidified the film's status among the most erotic movies.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guide #229: How an indie movie distributed by a lone gamer broke the US box office

Two unusual releases contrasted a costly, widely distributed first-lady documentary with a self-financed YouTuber-made indie horror that achieved notable box-office success.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Secret to a Filmmaker's Success

Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg in the 1970s combined artistic daring with commercial ambition, reshaping Hollywood through auteurism and blockbuster filmmaking.
fromABC7 Los Angeles
2 months ago

'The Revenant' starring Leonardo DiCaprio returns to theaters to celebrate its 10th anniversary!

Director Alejandro G. Iñárritu's film tells the brutal survival story, based on true events, of a frontiersman in the 1800s who is left for dead and must survive a brutal winter in the wilderness before returning to avenge his son's death. "The Revenant" was released in 2015 and earned over $532 million at the global box office. It was honored with three Academy Awards: Leonardo DiCaprio for Best Actor, Alejandro G. Iñárritu for Best Director and Emmanuel Lubezki for Best Cinematography.
Film
fromTime Out London
2 months ago

Sex, ghosts and 'The Matrix': 130 years of Regent Street Cinema

With more than 100 cinemas, London is a wonderland for cinephiles . Pull back the curtain of some the most beloved picture houses and you'll find fascinating histories galore. The Regent Street Cinema is one of those places. This month it celebrates 130 years since it became the birthplace of British cinema with screenings of the Lumière brothers' groundbreaking Cinématographe show in 1896. It changed entertainment forever.
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fromIndieWire
2 months ago

The Weinsteins Buried Jon Watts' First Feature in 2014 - It Now Has a New Life on Physical Media

Jon Watts turned a joking short about a possessed clown costume into Clown, his debut feature that launched his career and later achieved cult status.
fromVulture
2 months ago

We Don't Get Movies Like The Weight Much Anymore

After they're evicted without warning, hard-working widower Samuel Murphy (Hawke) and his young daughter, Penny (Avy Berry), are accosted by cops while trying to find a new place. Penny is taken away, and Murphy winds up at a prisoner work camp led by the baseball-loving, vaguely sadistic warden Clancy (Russell Crowe). Murphy, a gifted mechanic and a veteran of the Great War, immediately stands out to Clancy as a tough-minded, industrious guy.
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fromInverse
2 months ago

The Fact That This All-Time Horror Death Scene Just Turned 20 Is Kind of Unbelievable

In 2006's Final Destination 3 the disaster is a high-speed roller coaster derailment, narrowly avoided thanks to a premonition experienced by high school senior Wendy Christensen (Mary Elizabeth Winstead). But as fans know, Death doesn't like being ghosted. One by one, the survivors are stalked and eliminated through elaborately staged "accidents" that turn mundane locations into Rube Goldberg-ian death traps.
Film
fromInverse
2 months ago

78 Years Later, Universal Is Bringing Back A Winning Sci-Fi Monster Movie Formula

A caper is always better with two. Batman and Robin, Jake and Finn, Thelma and Louise. Why do you think Shaggy and Scooby were always paired together when the gang split up? This is especially true in comedy, with duos ranging from Laurel and Hardy to Key and Peele taking their place in comedy history. Now, a major comedy duo is reviving a classic horror-comedy made by their Old Hollywood equivalents, right down to reusing the title.
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fromConsequence
1 month ago

The Who's Tommy Getting IMAX Re-Release for 50th Anniversary

Tommy, the film adaptation of The Who's rock opera directed by Ken Russell, will be shown in IMAX on March 17–18 for its 50th anniversary.
Film
fromInverse
2 months ago

36 Years Later, Sam Raimi's Underrated Sci-Fi Horror Is Finally Getting A Reboot

Sam Raimi's 1990 film Darkman is getting a new sequel developed by Brian Netto and Adam Schindler, who previously collaborated with Raimi on Don't Move.
Film
fromInverse
1 month ago

10 Years, A Cult Director Kickstarted Their Career With A Terrifying Folk Horror

The Witch's success revitalized mainstream interest in folk horror, inspiring Hollywood, indie, and international films while highlighting pagan iconography and rural dread.
Film
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Iron Lung's path to theaters was unique, even if the movie isn't

Iron Lung is a small-budget horror film that leveraged Markiplier's YouTube audience to gross over $20 million without major studio backing.
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