The 27th Annual Ojai Film Festival returns to Ojai, California, November 4 through 9, 2026, bringing together filmmakers, actors and audiences for six days celebrating independent cinema. This year’s festival will showcase 74 films from more than 30 countries, along with special screenings, filmmaker conversations and appearances by some of Hollywood’s most recognizable names. Among
There are plenty of vampire movies that lean heavily into familiar tropes, but Vampire Carnival takes a different approach. Rather than simply giving audiences another story about vampires lurking in the shadows, the film introduces an interesting idea: what if vampires could hide in plain sight by creating a place where their vampiric nature actually
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Some action movies take their time getting to the good stuff. The Beast isn’t one of them. From the opening scene, the film throws you directly into the action, immediately setting the tone for what is to come. You’re in it almost immediately, and for me, that worked. Starring Samuel L. Jackson and Joel Kinnaman,
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Married couple Patrick (Joseph Gordon-Levitt) and Abigail (Phoebe Dynevor) journey to a new-age retreat in New Mexico, drawn by the possibility of healing after a traumatic event. Patrick is willing to do anything to help his wife, but becomes distrustful of the retreat’s enigmatic leader (Jacki Weaver) even as Abigail falls under her spell. As
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The Navigator, a new documentary chronicling Native Hawaiian navigator Nainoa Thompson and the preservation of ancient Polynesian wayfinding traditions, has been named an Official Selection of the Hawaii International Film Festival. The film will make its world premiere on Wednesday, October 21 at 7 p.m. at Hawaiʻi Theatre on Oʻahu, followed by screenings across the
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The Social Reckoning cast is making its way around the globe for premieres and press days. Exclusively in Movie Theaters October 9th, 2026. Inspired by true events and the whistleblower who started the social media reckoning we’re seeing play out today, this Aaron Sorkin original screenplay is a companion piece to the hit film The
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ScareScore announced the formation of its company and the upcoming launch of a new biometric entertainment platform that measures how audiences physically respond to movies and adrenaline filled experiences in real time. The idea is simple: Your body is the review. Launching at major film festivals and location based entertainment experiences across North America this
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Screamfest Horror Film Festival, America’s longest running horror film festival, is thrilled to announce nine additional films joining its highly anticipated 2026 lineup. The latest wave brings a diverse mix of international genre filmmaking, bold new voices, and highly anticipated premieres to this year’s festival. Screamfest Horror Film Festival runs October 6 through 15, 2026,
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The 16th annual Catalina Film Festival took over Hollywood’s Island and the historic Avalon Theatre September 25–27, 2026, for a three-day coastal celebration of cinema, highlighted by an Opening Night Career Tribute honoring filmmaker Catherine Hardwicke and the West Coast Premiere of her latest film, STREET SMART. Hardwicke was presented with the Catalina Film Festival
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Told through intimate testimonies from close family and friends, this documentary event reveals the real Matthew Perry—generous, funny, vulnerable, larger than life—and the battles he fought to become the man behind the icon. A raw record of a life lived in full, and the honesty that became his greatest legacy. RELEASING GLOBALLY ON NETFLIX OCTOBER
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The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) announced that Emmy-award winning producer, director and actor Kerry Washington will serve as Ambassador for its 31st annual event, taking place May 20–23, 2027, in Los Angeles. As Ambassador, Washington will support ABFF’s mission to champion storytellers, expand career pathways for emerging talent, and foster a vibrant creative community
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American Film Institute (AFI) announced I PLAY ROCKY and RAY GUNN will complete the Red Carpet Premieres section at this year’s AFI FEST presented by Canva. All Red Carpet Premieres will take place at the historic TCL Chinese Theatre. AFI also announced that 14th, ASHES, BEHEMOTH!, BITTER CHRISTMAS, BUNKER, CLARISSA, ELSINORE, JOSEPHINE, THE MAN I
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Something about traveling deep into the Amazon rainforest has just never sat right with me. Sure, the scenery is beautiful, but I can’t help but think about all the wildlife lurking beyond what we can see, both known and unknown. That’s where Beware Boiúna comes in. The film follows a small team of five who venture
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Hollywood’s long-running battle against runaway production has reached Washington. A bipartisan group of lawmakers has introduced legislation that would establish the first major federal film and television production tax credit, an effort designed to make the United States more competitive with countries that have successfully attracted American productions with aggressive financial incentives. The Motion Picture,
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VAMPIRE CARNIVAL follows a grieving young woman who is drawn to a mysterious traveling carnival that appears without warning in her small town. Seduced by its eerie spectacle and promises of escape, she soon discovers that the carnival is a gateway to a hidden world where vampires feed not on blood, but on human despair.
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When a militia of unidentified hostiles coordinates a coup against the U.S., the president is forced to drive the presidential limousine and unlock the full extent of The Beast’s highly classified offensive capabilities to save his injured Secret Service agent, reunite with his wife, and save the world. In theaters October 9, 2026
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Rumors that Paramount could leave California have sent shockwaves through Hollywood in recent weeks, but the latest developments suggest the legendary studio may not be packing up its Melrose Avenue lot after all. Paramount Skydance CEO David Ellison had reportedly considered moving the company’s headquarters and operations out of California amid an escalating legal battle
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From acclaimed director Francis Lawrence, THE HUNGER GAMES: SUNRISE ON THE REAPING follows sixteen-year-old Haymitch Abernathy (Joseph Zada) from District 12, beginning on the morning of the reaping for the 50th Annual Hunger Games, also known as the Second Quarter Quell, the biggest Games yet with twice as many tributes. November 20, 2026
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