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fromVulture
3 hours ago

The 9 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

The second season appears to go in a The White Lotus-esque direction with Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan as a couple whose fight is witnessed by two country-club employees.
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fromIndieWire
1 day ago
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Tribeca Festival Reveals 25th Anniversary Lineup with 103 World Premiere Features

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fromTime Out New York
4 hours ago

The 2026 Tribeca Festival lineup is here, with a new Tarantino flick, Mumford & Sons gigs and more

The Tribeca Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with a record 103 world premieres among 118 feature films and 86 short films.
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fromIndieWire
1 day ago

Tribeca Festival Reveals 25th Anniversary Lineup with 103 World Premiere Features

The Tribeca Festival celebrates its 25th anniversary with 118 feature films, 103 world premieres, and numerous live performances from June 3-14 in New York City.
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fromTechCrunch
1 day ago

Runway CEO says AI could help Hollywood make 50 films instead of one $100M blockbuster | TechCrunch

AI can transform Hollywood by reallocating budgets to produce more films, increasing the chances of success.
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fromBusiness Insider
1 day ago

Blumhouse founder says AI won't improve movies, but can't be ignored

Jason Blum's Blumhouse continues to thrive in Hollywood by adapting to AI changes and shifting consumer behaviors.
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fromThe Local France
2 days ago

French films with English subtitles to watch in May 2026

Lost in Frenchlation offers a month of French film screenings with English subtitles, featuring notable films and cultural themes.
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fromThe Atlantic
5 days ago

Seven Documentaries for Fans of Fiction

Documentaries can effectively tell engaging stories, appealing even to those typically averse to the genre.
fromThe New Yorker
4 days ago

Radu Jude, the Bard of Bucharest

Bucharest's buildings are marked with a bright-red disk, indicating that, in the next earthquake, this building could fall down, as explained by Radu Jude.
Berlin
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fromIndieWire
2 hours ago

Warner Bros.' Future Slate, Disney's 'Infinity Vision,' Dirty Sodas, and More Lingering Thoughts from CinemaCon

Warner Bros. is committed to delivering numerous films through 2027 and beyond, despite uncertainties from the Paramount acquisition.
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fromIndieWire
2 days ago

What A24 and MUBI's Investor Reveals About the Future of Film Financing

Filmmakers must adapt to a shifting landscape where audience engagement and monetization across multiple formats are crucial for success.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 hours ago

Essential Films From Iran, India, Brazil and Nigeria

Nair calls Ray a beacon for her, emphasizing the impact of his work on her perspective of cinema and storytelling in the context of Indian culture.
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fromInverse
3 hours ago

9 Years Later, A Wildly Influential Sci-Fi Director Returns To His Roots

Ridley Scott's next film, The Dog Stars, is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure based on Peter Heller's novel.
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fromEsquire
2 days ago

Exclusive First Look: Ridley Scott Says 'The Dog Stars' Will Surprise You

Ridley Scott reflects on hope and survival in adapting The Dog Stars, emphasizing the importance of small comforts in a post-apocalyptic world.
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fromInverse
3 hours ago

9 Years Later, A Wildly Influential Sci-Fi Director Returns To His Roots

Ridley Scott's next film, The Dog Stars, is a post-apocalyptic sci-fi adventure based on Peter Heller's novel.
Film
fromEsquire
2 days ago

Exclusive First Look: Ridley Scott Says 'The Dog Stars' Will Surprise You

Ridley Scott reflects on hope and survival in adapting The Dog Stars, emphasizing the importance of small comforts in a post-apocalyptic world.
fromwww.nytimes.com
3 hours ago

8 Essential Animated Films

The gunshot scene in Bambi allows the audience to build fear, making them feel as frightened as Bambi, with visuals that resemble looking through tears.
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fromConsequence
3 days ago

Why Isn't There a Movies Hall of Fame?

Induction into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame recognizes artistic legacy through a democratic voting process, unlike many awards in Hollywood.
fromEsquire
2 weeks ago

The Best Action Movies of 2026 (So Far)

In the new film, he plays a hit man named Mike who is attempting to leave the business when he's framed for murder. He's sleeping with loan shark Nick's wife Alice, so Nick tricks him into pulling off one last job.
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fromIndieWire
5 hours ago

How the 'Blue Heron' Editor Turned the Director's Childhood Into One of 2026's Best Films

The film 'Blue Heron' explores time and memory through the lens of a family's emotional journey on Vancouver Island.
fromThe New Yorker
12 hours ago

The Calculated Uplift of "I Swear"

The film's title, an obvious reference to profanity, also alludes to an incident dramatized later on, when John, on trial after inadvertently triggering a pub brawl, must give sworn testimony in court.
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fromIndieWire
1 day ago

Paramount Chief David Ellison Makes His Promise to CinemaCon and Delivers Johnny Depp and Billie Eilish

Paramount showcased major film announcements and star appearances at CinemaCon, including a new 'Top Gun' film and 'Children of Blood and Bone'.
#independent-film
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fromIndieWire
2 days ago

Hope Is Not a Distribution Strategy

Independent films often fail to secure distribution due to misalignment with market needs and lack of a clear distribution plan.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

Brands Won't Save Indie Film: They're Changing It

Independent filmmakers face financing challenges while brands are shifting towards storytelling, but brands won't fill the financing gap for traditional filmmaking.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
2 days ago

Hope Is Not a Distribution Strategy

Independent films often fail to secure distribution due to misalignment with market needs and lack of a clear distribution plan.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

Brands Won't Save Indie Film: They're Changing It

Independent filmmakers face financing challenges while brands are shifting towards storytelling, but brands won't fill the financing gap for traditional filmmaking.
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fromEngadget
1 day ago

Amazon MGM's 2026 theatrical slate includes 'Highlander' and 'Spaceballs: The New One'

Amazon MGM Studios plans to release 14 films in theaters over the next year, focusing on impactful titles rather than volume.
Independent films
fromPortland Mercury
2 days ago

The Christophers Is Another Small Masterwork by Steven Soderbergh - Portland Mercury

Steven Soderbergh has directed 11 films since 2017, showcasing a prolific and controlled creative process.
Independent films
fromConsequence
3 days ago

The Spielberg Steelbook Spotlight Collection Is a Movie Fan's Must-Have

Eight of Steven Spielberg's greatest films are being released in a 4K Ultra HD Steelbook Spotlight Collection.
Independent films
fromVulture
6 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.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

Cannes looks beyond Hollywood as US film-makers mostly fail to make the grade

Cannes 2023 selection favors world cinema over Hollywood, showcasing prominent international directors and reflecting geopolitical tensions.
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fromVulture
1 week ago

Plot Twist: The Drama Actually Did Great at the Box Office

A24's 'The Drama' opened strong despite negative buzz, earning $14.4 million in North America and $28 million worldwide, indicating potential profitability.
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fromVulture
2 weeks 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.
fromAnOther
2 weeks ago

Films to See This April

Emma drops an absolute bombshell in the midst of a game where they're asked to reveal the worst thing they've ever done. Soon everyone around her starts to question how well they really know her.
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fromEsquire
2 weeks ago

The 9 Best Movies of 2026 (So Far)

Major studio films have underperformed, while smaller films have offered fresh ideas and engaging stories.
#academy-awards
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fromThe Independent
1 month ago

The 10 worst Oscar Best Picture winners of all time

The Academy's Best Picture choices often reflect herd mentality from earlier awards shows, resulting in questionable winners that don't deserve the honor.
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fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Three Movies to Watch Before Oscar Night

Three exceptional 2025 films received only two Oscar nominations each despite critical acclaim, including Richard Linklater's drama about lyricist Lorenz Hart and Jafar Panahi's Iranian prison thriller.
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fromVulture
1 month 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.
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fromEsquire
1 month ago

At Long Last, 'One Battle After Another' Won Best Picture at the Oscars

Paul Thomas Anderson's One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the 98th Academy Awards, with Anderson emphasizing that no film is objectively 'best' and celebrating the collaborative filmmaking process.
Independent films
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

The greatest Best Picture winners in Oscars history

Best Picture Oscar winners remain widely available and reliable indicators of films with lasting cultural impact, though the Academy shows consistent blind spots by avoiding foreign language films, comedies, and genre pictures.
Independent films
fromThe Independent
1 month ago

The 10 worst Oscar Best Picture winners of all time

The Academy's Best Picture choices often reflect herd mentality from earlier awards shows, resulting in questionable winners that don't deserve the honor.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

Three Movies to Watch Before Oscar Night

Three exceptional 2025 films received only two Oscar nominations each despite critical acclaim, including Richard Linklater's drama about lyricist Lorenz Hart and Jafar Panahi's Iranian prison thriller.
Arts
fromHyperallergic
1 month ago

The Battle of Berlinale

The Berlin Film Festival becomes a battleground over Gaza, with artists facing pressure to silence political opinions while festival leadership navigates institutional independence amid controversy.
Independent films
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

You cannot unsee it': what happened next for this year's Oscar documentary nominees?

2025 brought exceptional nonfiction films to the Oscar slate despite distribution challenges, showcasing documentaries on courage, systemic oppression, and personal resilience through innovative filmmaking methods.
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fromVulture
1 month ago

Why One Battle After Another Won Best Picture

One Battle After Another won Best Picture at the Oscars due to its prescient alignment with Trump 2.0 cultural zeitgeist and Paul Thomas Anderson's directorial mastery, despite early skepticism from critics and competing films.
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.
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fromThe Independent
1 month ago

Why One Battle After Another should win Best Picture

One Battle After Another is a complex, genre-defying Oscar contender that combines political satire, action, and family drama through Paul Thomas Anderson's distinctive cinematic vision.
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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.
#oscar-nominations
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fromEsquire
1 month ago

The Best Documentaries of 2026 (So Far)

A 1985 fan-made Star Trek film starring George Takei, lost for 40 years, has resurfaced, documenting early fandom culture before it became a mainstream commercial force.
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fromInsideHook
1 month ago

Of Course Oscar Voters Still Aren't Watching All the Movies

The Academy's new requirement for voters to certify they've watched all nominated films relies on an honor system that voters are openly admitting to circumventing through false attestations and technical loopholes.
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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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.
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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.
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fromIndependent TV
2 months ago

These are the films taking over awards season

Films likely to dominate awards season and practical strategies to stay conversationally informed without watching every contender.
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fromLe News
1 month ago

FILM: MARTY SUPREME ***1/2 - Watch out for the Oscars

Timothée Chalamet delivers a kinetic, captivating lead as Marty Reisman, a ruthless, ambitious 1950s ping-pong hustler driven to win at any cost.
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fromwww.dw.com
2 months ago

'Sentimental Value' sweeps European Film Awards

Joachim Trier's Sentimental Value dominated the 38th European Film Awards, winning best film, director, acting, screenplay, and score.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

I wasn't acting: that was me': how non-actors took over Oscar season

Directors often cast non-professionals to capture authenticity through lived experience and physical presence alongside trained actors.
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fromenglish.elpais.com
2 months ago

Where to watch all the Oscar-nominated movies in the US

The 2026 Oscar-nominated films are available across theaters, streaming services, and on-demand platforms, with availability varying by film and distributor.
fromVulture
2 months ago

The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

Emerald Fennell's adaptation of Emily Brontë's beloved novel has been driving people mad since the project was first announced. Now, you can see it for yourself. Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi play Catherine Earnshaw and Heathcliff, two young adults ( their ages are questionable here) with a deeply destructive obsession with each other that only spirals further when the Lintons (Shazad Latif and a scene-stealing Alison Oliver) move in at Thrushcross Grange across from the Earnshaws at Wuthering Heights.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

Full of emotional wisdom': Guardian writers on the best movie romances you might not have seen

It's the first rule of romcoms that opposites attract, and you can't imagine two more different lovers than Poinsettia (Lynn Redgrave), a spark plug of a dame convinced that she is in a relationship with the 19th-century composer Giacomo Puccini, and Fish (James Earl Jones), a gentle giant who spends his spare time wrestling a demon that only he can see.
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fromFilmmaker Magazine
1 month ago

The Indie Spirits Flip the Oscar Script

In a big studio-backed awards season, it's rare to see much overlap between the Film Independent Spirit Awards and the Oscars. A west coast cousin of sorts to the Gotham Awards, the Indie Spirits often celebrate the movies that the Academy skipped over with its nominations. The ceremony itself is also more fun (there's some day-drinking involved) than the more staid guild awards that dot the homestretch ahead of the similarly serious Academy Awards.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
3 months ago

Hollywood has stopped making films for adults': Sentimental Value and Sirat contend for European Film Awards with Oscars set to take note

European cinema is seizing a moment to become the primary purveyor of adult-focused serious films as Hollywood shifts toward franchise sequels.
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fromRoger Ebert
2 months ago

Sundance 2026: Birds of War, One in a Million, Silenced | Festivals & Awards | Roger Ebert

Three documentaries follow long-term personal journeys through the Syrian conflict and global #MeToo legal fallout, revealing the profound personal costs of resilience.
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