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2026 Sundance Film Festival Launch Park City Legacy

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The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced the Park City Legacy program for the 2026 Sundance Film Festival, celebrating the Festival’s rich history and shared experiences in Utah through archival and restoration screenings of iconic films from previous editions, artists talks with notable Festival alumni, and a special event for the community. This year’s Festival will serve as […]

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Scarlett Johansson and more Honored at Newport Beach Film Festival

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This weekend, the 2025 Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) continued its 26th annual festival with its 2025 Festival Honors Brunch and Variety’s 10 Actors to Watch at the Balboa Bay Resort in Newport Beach, CA. This year’s honorees included include Scarlett Johansson (Variety’s Legend & Groundbreaker Award), Kerry Condon (Artist of Distinction Award), Brendan Fraser (Icon Award), Mark Hamill (Icon Award), Diane Lane (Icon Award), Francine Maisler (Casting

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Bruce Springsteen, Penélope Cruz and more Honored at Academy Gala

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The annual gala for the Academy Museum of Motion Pictures took place this past weekend in Los Angeles, bringing together a glittering mix of Hollywood stars, musicians and filmmakers for an evening that blended fashion, celebration and serious purpose. Hosted at the museum’s Wilshire Boulevard campus, the gala serves not just as a celebration of

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Screamfest 2025 Unleashes the Next Wave of Horror

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I recently had the chance to screen some indie films from this year’s ScreamFest Horror Film Festival, and here’s my takeaway on four standout titles: The Red Mask, Landlord, Nightshift, and Spirit of Halloweentown. The Red Mask plunges you into a meta-horror labyrinth, following writer Allina Green (Helena Howard) as she reimagines a cult classic while facing online backlash and

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Six Emerging Voices Join the 50th Cannes Film Festival Residency

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The Festival de Cannes has announced the six filmmakers selected for the 50th edition of La Résidence du Festival de Cannes: Alica Bednáriková (Slovakia), Federico Luis (Argentina), Maksym Nakonechnyi (Ukraine), Laís Santos Araújo (Brazil), Baran Sarmad (Iran), and Dian Weys (South Africa). From October 1, 2025, through February 15, 2026, these rising talents will live

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Step Inside The World of Wicked: For Good

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Last year’s global cinematic cultural sensation, which became the most successful Broadway film adaptation of all time, now reaches its epic, electrifying, emotional conclusion in Wicked: For Good. Directed once again by award-winning director Jon M. Chu and starring the spectacular returning cast, led by Academy Award®nominated superstars Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande, the final chapter

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Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien Get Bloody In ‘Send Help’

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When a private jet goes down on a remote island, the power dynamics flip in this gripping survival dramedy starring Rachel McAdams and Dylan O’Brien. McAdams plays a brilliant but undervalued employee stuck catering to her arrogant boss (O’Brien) on a work trip gone wrong. With him injured and no rescue in sight, she’s forced

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Becoming Vera Wins Best Picture at 2025 Film Fest at Hollywood Park

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After seven days of screenings across 48  features and 70 short films,  virtually all making their Los Angeles theatrical premieres, the inaugural  2025 Film Fest at Hollywood Park, presented by Cinépolis Luxury Cinemas and Hollywood Park, is proud to announce this year’s award winners. Best Picture was given to the festival’s Opening Night Film Becoming

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Elizabeth Olsen Goes To Heaven With Miles Teller and Callum Turner In “Eternity”

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It’s giving similar energy as the 1991 film “Defending Your Life” with Albert Brooks and Meryl Streep. In an afterlife where souls have one week to decide where to spend eternity, Joan (Elizabeth Olsen) is faced with the impossible choice between the man she spent her life with (Miles Teller) and her first love (Callum

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Leonardo DiCaprio Produces Powerful Indigenous Story Yanuni

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YANUNI is a documentary that follows Juma Xipaia, an Indigenous leader from the Brazilian Amazon, as she transitions from life in a remote village to serving as Brazil’s first Secretary of Indigenous Rights. The film chronicles her experiences facing multiple assassination attempts, her partnership with her husband—a federal IBAMA agent combating illegal gold mining—and her

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Martin Scorsese Steps Out With Robert De Niro For New York Film Festival

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This week, Apple TV+ was honored as part of the Spotlight Section at the New York Film Festival with the world premiere of the highly anticipated documentary event “Mr. Scorsese,” about the life of legendary filmmaker Martin Scorsese. All five episodes of the documentary series were showcased at NYFF as part of this special presentation

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Alula Film Festival Spotlights Chinese Language Cinema

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Alula Film Festival unveiled the full line up for its 2025 edition, including the official competition alongside spotlight screenings. A total of 18 feature and short films have been selected for the Official Competition, reflecting the festival’s ongoing commitment to showcasing bold and original Chinese-language cinema. This year’s Spotlight Screenings section will feature several highly

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Guillermo del Toro’s FRANKENSTEIN to Open Guadalajara Film Festival

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The Guadalajara Film Festival in Los Angeles (GLAFF) celebrates its Quinceañera this year with a dynamic program that highlights boundary-pushing storytelling and visionary filmmakers from across the United States and Latin America. Running November 6–8, 2025 at venues throughout Los Angeles, the festival reaffirms its role as a vital platform for cultural exchange and cinematic discovery. The festival

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Screamfest Celebrates 25th Anniversary with Chilling 2025 Lineup

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Screamfest® Horror Film Festival, longest-running horror festival in the United States, today unveiled the second wave of competitive features for its 25th edition. Taking place October 7-16, 2025 at the iconic Chinese theatre, the festival invites horror lovers to immerse themselves in chilling new stories and a nightmarish vision on the big screen. Dubbed the

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