Wednesday, 31 December 2025

The Most Anticipated Movies of 2026

Along with a new ‘Dune’ and ‘Spider-Man’, 2026 will have nostalgia plays like ‘Devil Wears Prada’ and ‘Practical Magic’ sequels and films from Alejandro G. Iñárritu, Christopher Nolan and Greta Gerwig.

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The Best Horror Movies of 2025

From genre-defining hits ('Sinners') and surprise breakouts ('Weapons') to hidden gems ('Dead Mail') and auteur-driven awards contenders ('Frankenstein'), these were the best scares studios and streamers had to offer.

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Films Directed by Women Drop to Seven-Year Low in 2025, Study Finds

The annual Annenberg Inclusion Initiative report out of USC finds that only nine women directors worked on the 100 top-grossing films of the year.

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Tuesday, 30 December 2025

Heat Vision’s Top Comics and Graphic Novels of 2025: ‘Absolute Batman,’ ‘Bug Wars,’ ‘Lucas Wars,’ ‘Out of Alcatraz’ and More

The annual list of books that packed a punch — from reinventing classic characters to shedding light on elusive icons to taking us on epic journeys to ... our backyards?

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The Scrappiest Awards Contender of the Season Is Proving Why It Cannot Be Ignored

Running at more than five hours and without distribution, 'My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow' might seem like the longest of Oscars longshots. But the vibrant documentary has been shortlisted by the Academy and won major critics' prizes. We go inside the secret word-of-mouth hit of the season.

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‘Princess Bride’ Star Cary Elwes Star Pens Tribute to Rob Reiner After Shocking Death: “I Can Finally Put My Grief Into Words”

“As we began spending more time together I knew this was someone I wanted in my life. I also knew that by casting me as Westley he was giving me the keys to the castle,” the actor penned in a tribute.

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Monday, 29 December 2025

Inside Cynthia Erivo’s “Wicked” 2025, From Hosting the Tonys to Releasing an Album and Filming Three New Movies

“If it feels like [an opportunity] might be something that I'm going to have to learn from ... then I say yes,” says Erivo. “The problem is a lot of those things are showing up right now.”

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Make-Up Artists and Hair Stylists Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Frankenstein,’ ‘One Battle After Another,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Weapons,’ ‘Wicked: For Good’ Lead Film Nods

On the TV side, 'Dancing With the Stars,' 'Saturday Night Live,' 'Monster: The Ed Gein Story,' 'Stranger Things' and 'Abbott Elementary' scored the most nominations.

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How Stitch Became Disney’s MVP of 2025

The mischievous alien starred in a billion-dollar grossing film, sold more than $4 billion dollars in merchandise, and took over for Mickey Mouse on a national tour.

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Sunday, 28 December 2025

Miley Cyrus Admits She Went to the 2025 Oscars to Pitch Original Songs to Filmmakers

"Everybody that came up and introduced themselves, I said, 'Well, if you need any music, I'm around,'" the Grammy winner says.

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Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Dominates Christmas With $88M for $760M Global Crown, Timothée Chalamet Strikes Again

As a troubled box office year comes to a close, at least Christmas revenue hit a post-pandemic best thanks to an eclectic mix of films that offered something for everyone, led by 'Marty Supreme' and including 'Anaconda,' 'The Housemaid' and faith-based 'David.'

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Daisy Ridley on ‘We Bury the Dead,’ Her Next Movie With Han Solo and Favorite 2025 Film

In an unexpected coincidence, Ridley stars opposite 'Solo: A Star Wars Story' lead Alden Ehrenreich in the upcoming rom-com 'The Last Resort' 10 years after they became pals.

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Brigitte Bardot, Sultry Sex Kitten of French Cinema, Dies at 91

The provocative actress starred in 'And God Created Woman,' 'The Truth' and 'Contempt,' stirring audiences around the world.

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Saturday, 27 December 2025

Bahram Beyzaie, Iranian Director of Venice Award-Winning ‘Bashu, the Little Stranger,’ Dies at 87

Asghar Farhadi remembered the filmmaker and playwright, who died due to complications from cancer, as his "great teacher."

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Hidden Gems: The 20 Best Movies You Probably Missed in 2025

The Hollywood Reporter picks the best overlooked films of the year.

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Friday, 26 December 2025

Tim Blake Nelson Wrote a Novel About Making Superhero Movies, Rooted in Decades of Personal Experience and On-Set Secrets

But don’t mistake ‘Superhero’ for a tell-all: “I know that many people are going to look at me and say, ‘Why doesn't he stay in his lane and just be an actor?’” he says. “The ambition here is to write a real novel.”

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New York City Filming Locations: 45 Iconic Movie and TV Sites to Visit

From classic to modern films and shows, The Hollywood Reporter has compiled a list of real-world places that brought them to life.

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Mohammad Bakri, Renowned Palestinian Actor and Filmmaker, Dies at 72

Bakri was best known for 2003 documentary 'Jenin, Jenin' and also recently starred in Cherien Dabis’ ‘All That’s Left of You.'

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‘Madden’ Teaser Reveals Nicolas Cage as NFL Legend John Madden

The cast for David O. Russell's film also includes Christian Bale, Kathryn Hahn, Sienna Miller, John Mulaney and Shane Gillis.

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Thursday, 25 December 2025

Box Office: ‘Marty Supreme’ Almost Beats ‘Anaconda’ in Christmas Eve Surprise; ‘Avatar 3’ Jumps $500M Globally

Timothée Chalamet has stopped at nothing to market A24's acclaimed awards hopeful 'Marty Supreme' — including becoming the first person to stand atop The Sphere in Las Vegas on Dec. 22 — and it's paying off.

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Martin Scorsese Remembers Longtime Friend Rob Reiner: “It Breaks My Heart”

The pair previously worked together in 2013's 'The Wolf of Wall Street,' where Reiner played Jordan Belfort's dad.

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‘Anaconda’ Director Tom Gormican Explains How That Very Last-Minute Franchise Cameo Transpired

Gormican's meta twist on the 1997 killer snake movie won him the job after Sony received more run-of-the-mill pitches: "We heard from the producers after the fact that they'd heard 50 or 60 takes of 'Anaconda' as a straight reboot."

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Wednesday, 24 December 2025

Cillian Murphy Makes His Awaited Return in ‘Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man’ Trailer

Netflix released the first trailer for the upcoming film, based on the six-season Netflix series, on Christmas Eve.

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Box Office: ‘Avatar 3’ Rings Out Very Merry Year for Disney, Studio Hits $6 Billion in Global Revenue In a Post-Pandemic First

The studio hasn't been able to claim this feat since 2019. And its tentpole 'Avatar: Fire and Ash' will easily dominate the long holiday weekend as 'Anaconda,' 'Marty Supreme' and 'Song Sung Blue' join the box office buffet on Christmas Day.

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Tuesday, 23 December 2025

How ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Legally Pulled Off That Sigourney Weaver, Jack Champion Kiss

How do you film a make-out scene between a septuagenarian actress and an underage actor?

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Local Box Office Hits of 2025: From India and Germany to Argentina

A German slapstick comedy Western parody, a kabuki drama from Japan, an Indian historical action epic, a satire anthology from Argentina and an Italian rom-com drove audiences to local multiplexes.

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‘The Choral’ Review: Not Even a Typically First-Rate Ralph Fiennes Can Make This World War I-Set Drama Sing

Nicholas Hytner directs Alan Bennett's screenplay about a British choral society during World War I.

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Monday, 22 December 2025

With ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash,’ Oona Chaplin Hopes Her Fiery Turn as Varang Honors Her Family Lineage

The breakout villain of the new 'Avatar' film discusses the sexuality of her role, that explosive ending (spoilers ahead!), and why "Jim Cameron is the most similar person that I can think of to Charlie Chaplin"

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Sunday, 21 December 2025

James Ransone, ‘The Wire’ and ‘It: Chapter Two’ Actor, Dies at 46

He also appeared in 'The Black Phone,' 'Sinister' and 'Generation Kill.'

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Lewis Horwitz, “King of Indie Film Finance,” Dies at 90

Using deal memos and foreign presales, he helped get such films as ‘Kickboxer,’ ‘The Virgin Suicides,’ ‘My Big Fat Greek Wedding’ and ‘Monster’ made.

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Will One Oscar Contender Sweep the Guilds This Year?

In the past 15 years, only four movies have achieved the rare feat of winning the DGA, PGA, WGA and Best Picture Oscar prizes. Is ‘One Battle After Another’ the next ‘Anora’?

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Saturday, 20 December 2025

‘Man of Tomorrow’ Finds Its Brainiac in Lars Eidinger

The German actor will face off against David Corenswet and Nicholas Hoult.

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James Cameron Breaks Down That Horny ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Tent Scene

The most talked-about scene in 'Fire and Ash' just might be the Cameron favorite, and the director had to push to keep it: "Guys, you’re about to become unemployed — put it back, every line."

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Louis Theroux, ‘The Settlers’ Set for Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX

"Fourteen years after his first visit, Louis Theroux meets some of the growing community of religious-nationalist Israelis who have settled in the occupied West Bank," says a synopsis of the doc.

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Friday, 19 December 2025

Miley Cyrus to Receive Outstanding Artistic Achievement Award at Palm Springs International Film Festival

Her song, "Dream as One," is featured in 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' which is opening this weekend.

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The Secret Kobe Bryant Documentary You May Never See

THR investigates Hollywood’s tumultuous tug-of-war with Kobe’s widow, Vanessa Bryant, over the priceless, unseen footage the late Lakers legend shot during his final season

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Nate Bargatze, Mandy Moore Make a Risky Parenting Choice in ‘The Breadwinner’ Trailer

Colin Jost, Kumail Nanjiani and Will Forte also star in Eric Appel's comedy that Sony releases theatrically next year.

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Thursday, 18 December 2025

1990s Classics ‘Slackers,’ ‘Boyz n’ the Hood,’ ‘Run Lola Run’ Set for Berlinale Retrospective

Berlin's "Lost in the 90s" tribute will feature 22 films from the decade that reignited independent cinema.

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Alan Cumming Tapped to Host 2026 BAFTA Film Awards

The Scottish actor and presenter takes over from 'Doctor Who' star David Tennant, who hosted the last two BAFTA Film Awards ceremonies.

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Wednesday, 17 December 2025

Berlin Unveils First Panorama Generation Titles

The first slate of 2026 Berlinale titles includes more than a dozen world premieres and several feature debuts.

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James Cameron Is Ready to Move Beyond ‘Avatar’: “I’ve Got Other Stories to Tell”

The outspoken Oscar-winner gets candid about the make-or-break fate of ‘Fire and Ash,’ his future projects (including a secret Terminator script), the threat of AI, and all the things that still get him riled up.

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The Testament of Stacy Martin: Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet’s Go-To Star on Female Leaders, Northern Accents — and the Power of Ann Lee

The actress has known independent cinema's hottest power couple for 10 years, and is finally getting to beam about their genius: "Seeing Brady and Mona have this recognition... It's almost validation."

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Tuesday, 16 December 2025

‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’ Review: Oona Chaplin Brings Witchy Villainy, but James Cameron’s Third Sci-Fi Saga Installment Is Stuck on Repeat

Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldaña, Sigourney Weaver and Kate Winslet head back to the future to continue the Pandoran struggle against genocidal colonists from Earth.

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Netflix Documentary Talent Fund for U.K., Ireland Is Returning for Fourth Year

Five filmmakers and their teams will have the chance to make a short documentary film with a budget of £30,000 ($40,187) each. The brief: “CHANGE.”

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Rotterdam Film Fest IFFR Sets Competition Lineup, Opening and Closing Films

Fest director Vanja Kaludjercic says the program explores "belonging, reinvention, humor, fear, beauty and the persistent human effort to understand our place in a changing world,"

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Monday, 15 December 2025

‘One Battle After Another’ Leads London Critics’ Circle Film Awards Nominations, Ahead of ‘Hamnet’

Ryan Coogler’s deep-South horror 'Sinners' scored the third-highest number of nods, with seven in total.

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2026 European Shooting Stars Unveiled

The 10 up-and-coming European acting talents will be feted at the Berlin Film Festival in February.

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China Box Office: ‘Zootopia 2’ Roars Past $500 Million

The animated blockbuster sequel has earned nearly half of its $1.08 billion global haul in China, where Disney will next test its market might with James Cameron’s 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' opening Friday.

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Sunday, 14 December 2025

Rob Reiner, ‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘The Princess Bride’ and ‘Stand by Me’ Director and ‘All in the Family’ Actor, Dies at 78 in Apparent Homicide (Report)

The two-time Emmy winner and Oscar nominee and his wife, Michele, were found dead in their Brentwood home.

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Macaulay Culkin and ‘Home Alone’ Director Chris Columbus Share Set Secrets, Dismay at Franchise’s “Really Bad Sequels” and Ideas for a New Movie

The pair took part in a conversation at the Academy Museum, timed to the Christmas classic's 35th anniversary.

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Paul Rudd Says Ice Cube’s Approval of New ‘Anaconda’ Is Like “Being Blessed By the Pope”

Rudd stars alongside Jack Black and Steve Zahn in the meta reimagining of the 1997 cult classic, which was fronted by Ice Cube and Jennifer Lopez.

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Let’s Stop Worrying Who Is and Isn’t a Lead Actor

Awards conversation has gone category fraud-crazy. It needs to end.

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Saturday, 13 December 2025

Vin Diesel Says He “Wrote a Role” for Cristiano Ronaldo in Next ‘Fast’ Movie

The actor and soccer star posed for a photo together on Instagram where Diesel teased the athlete's potential involvement in the franchise.

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Turning Dwayne Johnson into ‘The Smashing Machine’ Required a New Brow Bone, a Prosthetic Eyelid and a Whole Lot of Tattoo Removal

Prosthetic makeup designer Kazu Hiro details his process, right down to learning the actors’ sweat patterns and using seven different kinds of adhesive.

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Peter Greene, ‘Pulp Fiction’ and ‘The Mask’ Actor, Dies at 60

Appearing in a plethora of projects across his career, Greene often portrayed villains on screen.

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‘Supergirl’ Takes Over TikTok for a Day

The DC Studios movie becomes the first trailer ever to be served up to every TikTok user in the United States and 12 other territories.

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Friday, 12 December 2025

Costume Designers Guild Awards Nominations: ‘Weapons,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Tron: Ares’ Among Film Nominees

Costume designer Colleen Atwood is nominated for three awards, while Lindsay Pugh and Steven Norman Lee landed two nods, as did TV series 'Palm Royale.'

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Wim Wenders Named President of Berlin Film Festival Jury

The German director of 'Paris Texas,' 'Wings of Desire,' and 'Perfect Days' will judge the winners of the 76th Berlinale.

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Uwe Boll Reboots ‘Alone in the Dark’ (Exclusive)

The maverick German director is planning a new film based on the hit horror survival video game franchise.

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Red Sea: ‘Lost Land’ Wins Top Prize, ‘All That’s Left of You’ Takes Silver Yusr

Ameer Fakher Eldin's 'Yunan' won two awards, including best director and best actor and Shahad Ameen's 'Hijra' also took the jury prize and best Saudi film award.

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Thursday, 11 December 2025

Greenland’s Third-Ever Oscar Hopeful ‘Walls’ Goes Deep on Human Connection and Second Chances

'Walls – Akinni Inuk' from Sofie Rørdam and Nina Paninnguaq Skydsbjerg is not only a documentary about prison but also a contemplation of trauma, colonial pain and how to overcome them.

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Film4 Names Mubi Executive Cate Kane Senior Commissioning Executive

She has been serving as Mubi's co-head of global acquisitions, acquiring such films as 'Aftersun, 'The Substance,' and 'My Father’s Shadow.'

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‘All That’s Left of You’: Cherien Dabis on Forging a New Path for Palestinian Cinema in Jordan’s Oscar Hopeful

Dabis directed and stars in the drama, which follows a Palestinian family over three generations.

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Wednesday, 10 December 2025

Copenhagen Doc Fest CPH:DOX Adds ‘A World Gone Mad – The War Diaries of Astrid Lindgren’

Wilfried Hauke's documentary shines a spotlight on the early years of the Swedish creator of Pippi Longstocking and Ronia the Robber's Daughter.

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‘Sentimental Value,’ ‘Toni Erdmann’ Producer Komplizen Film Wins European Co-Pro Honor

Komplizen's Berlin-based trio of Maren Ade, Janine Jackowski, and Jonas Dornbach will be honored at the European Film Awards in January.

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Tuesday, 9 December 2025

A Heartbreaking Memory Lapse Drives Slovakia’s Oscar Pick ‘Father’

Tereza Nvotová discusses her official international Oscar submission, which won the best film award at Zurich after its Venice world premiere: "I wanted to create something immersive and experiential."

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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival Goes Into Emergency Shutdown Amid Torrential Rains

Oscar-nominated director Darren Aronofsky was just taking the stage for a keynote “In Conversation” presentation when thunder started booming over the city, prompting organizers to soon take emergency measures.

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How Can Movie Theaters Fill More Seats Again? A Bain Report Shares Suggestions

"Audiences haven’t abandoned theaters; they need a more compelling reason to go," the consultancy highlights, sharing suggestions for how to bring fans back to the cinema in the post-COVID era.

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Monday, 8 December 2025

‘Blood Diamond’: THR’s 2006 Review

On Dec. 8, 2006, Warner Bros. unveiled Edward Zwick's actioner in theaters.

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Sunday, 7 December 2025

‘Zootopia 2’: Meet the Voices Behind Each Animated Performer

Ginnifer Goodwin and Jason Bateman return for the sequel alongside a few new A-list additions, including Ke Huy Quan, Quinta Brunson and more.

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‘The Perfect Neighbor’ Advocates Say What They Really Want Goes Well Beyond The Film

Pamela Dias and Takema Robinson are part of a wave of activists doing work off documentaries.

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Guillermo del Toro Says “There’s No Substitute” for Watching Films on the Big Screen While Introducing ‘Frankenstein’ With Jacob Elordi

"You can see it at home, and the food will be perhaps better, [but] you will have this experience collectively, all of you," the filmmaker told audiences in London at an IMAX screening of 'Frankenstein.'

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Saturday, 6 December 2025

Red Sea’s Fionnuala Halligan on Nurturing Saudi Film Culture With Respectful and “Strange” Programming

The Red Sea International Film Festival's new head of international programs discusses the exciting opportunity to champion Asian, African and Arab storytelling — and why Óliver Laxe’s critically acclaimed 'Sirāt' is the film she’s most eager to watch with the local audience.

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Box Office: ‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Opening to Historic $57M, Scares Off Post-Thanksgiving Slump

The Blumhouse and Universal horror sequel is on course to boast the biggest opening ever for the weekend after the holiday, among other milestones.

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Is There A Sequel on the Way? What Comes Next After ‘Wicked: For Good’

Could another ‘Wicked’ be on the way? It’s hard to say, but here’s everything the cast and crew have hinted about potential sequels.

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Friday, 5 December 2025

‘Five Nights at Freddy’s 2’ Star Elizabeth Lail Lives for the Thrill

Following her success with Netflix's 'You' and now the hit horror franchise, Lail hopes to keep connecting with audiences with roles that offer "deep complexity."

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Zohran Mamdani’s Filmmaking Mother Mira Nair on Raising New York’s Next Mayor

The Mom-Dani speaks! In her first major interview since her son’s stunning ascent, the acclaimed director reveals what she did to shape the man and set the stage for his epic political upset.

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Acclaimed Playwright Jeremy O. Harris Detained in Japan on Drug Allegations

The Tony-nominated playwright has been detained in Okinawa since mid-November and was quietly dropped from Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, where he was due to appear for his indie road movie 'Erupcja,' co-starring Charli XCX. 

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Thursday, 4 December 2025

‘Akashi’ Director Talks Breaking Through Canadian Film’s Language Barrier: “That Is My Identity”

Mayumi Yoshida’s Japanese-language drama about a struggling Vancouver artist discovering her grandmother’s secret while returning to Tokyo is screening at the Whistler Film Festival.

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‘Chasing Red,’ Starring Madelaine Petsch and Gavin Casalegno, to Film at Saudi Arabia’s New AlUla Studios

The Wattpad-born YA romance marks the first feature project in Film AlUla’s partnership with Stampede Ventures, kicking off a planned four-film slate and local training program.

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Pathé Names Ben Browning Co-CEO of U.K. Arm for “Re-Launch” of English-Language Film Business

The FilmNation president of motion pictures will also serve as the French company’s president of global film.

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Wednesday, 3 December 2025

‘My Darling Clementine’: THR’s 1946 Review

On Dec. 3, 1946, John Ford's Wyatt Earp Western feature bowed in New York.

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‘Wicked’ Stars Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo Perform “Get Happy/Happy Days Are Here Again” Medley at Intimate Hollywood Event

The franchise stars took the stage at a celebratory event at The Aster hosted by Baz Luhrmann and Colleen Camp and attended by Jon M. Chu, Charlize Theron, Donna Langley and Marc Platt.

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Tuesday, 2 December 2025

Berlin’s European Film Market to Launch Animation Days With Annecy Festival

The Berlinale's industry event next year will include a three-day focus on the international animation industry, as well as a new section, EFM Beyond, focused on cross-media collaboration.

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Greece’s Oscar Submission ‘Arcadia’ Is a Metaphysical Mystery (Exclusive Clip)

The second feature from writer-director Yorgos Zois stars Vangelis Mourikis and Yorgos Lanthimos collaborator Angeliki Papoulia.

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James Cameron’s ‘Avatar: Fire and Ash’: First Reactions

The third installment in the multi-billion dollar 'Avatar' film series opens in theaters on Dec. 19.

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Monday, 1 December 2025

Kino Lorber Takes Argentine Psychodrama ‘The Currents’ (Exclusive)

A successful Buenos Aires fashion designer sees her life unravel in Milagros Mumenthaler's drama, which premiered in Toronto.

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The Making of ‘Steve’: Legendary Photojournalist Don McCullin Takes Us Behind the Scenes of the Netflix Drama (Exclusive)

Acclaimed photographer McCullin has only ever captured a handful of films in his career, including Michelangelo Antonioni's 'Blow-Up' and Ridley Scott's 'Black Hawk Down' — 'Steve' is his final one.

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Paul Mescal Reveals His Favorite Cinematic Experience of the Year (and Tells Director: “Call Me!”)

The Hollywood Reporter caught up with the Irish actor at the British Independent Film Awards in London on Sunday night.

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