Narcos Director Andrés Baiz Police Helicopter Thriller Helo
Action films have proven to be massively successful for Netflix, which has been minting hits with titles such as crime thriller The Rip, sci-fi flick War Machine, survival thriller Apex, and shark pic Thrash, just this year alone. Now, the streamer is looking to bring back, or reinvent, the police helicopter action thriller. Netflix is […]
AFI Fest 2026 Unveils Red Carpet Premieres, Special Screenings
AFI Fest’s 2026 schedule is starting to fill up. The American Film Institute has lifted the veil on more titles selected to screen at its upcoming event in Los Angeles, including a handful of fall festival standouts. New to the red carpet premieres section are Peter Farrelly’s I Play Rocky starring Anthony Ippolito and Netflix’s […]
Chris Hansen Strikes Back at ‘Primetime’ With ‘I’m Chris Hansen’ Doc
Have a seat: Chris Hansen wants to show you something. On Friday, Hansen’s TruBlu streaming network ($4.99/month or $49.99/year) unveiled the trailer for I’m Chris Hansen, a documentary about and starring the Dateline legend three years in the making. That timeline is important as everyone involved wants you to know that this doc is not […]
Dolly Parton’s ‘9 to 5’ Returning to Movie Theaters
Walt Disney is sending the classic 1980 workplace comedy 9 to 5 back to theaters next month for a weeklong run, with net proceeds from ticket sales supporting the Dollywood Foundation after Dolly Parton died last month at age 80. 20th Century Studios‘ newly restored version of the popular satire starring Parton, Jane Fonda and […]
‘Unabomber’ Review: Jacob Tremblay, Russell Crowe in Netflix Thriller
While Netflix has Ryan Murphy busy investigating (or flat-out making up) the motives of killers like Jeffery Dahmer, the Menendez Brothers and Lizzie Borden, the streamer has enlisted director Janus Metz to tell the story of Ted Kaczynski, the math prodigy turned reclusive murderer known as the Unabomber — also the movie’s title. But Unabomber, […]
Savannah Film Fest: 10 Top 2026 Documentaries Set for ‘Docs to Watch’ Panel
The SCAD Savannah Film Festival and The Hollywood Reporter have announced the 10 standout 2026 documentaries that will be represented by their directors on the 13th annual edition of Docs to Watch, the fest’s panel that has become an important stop on the road to the Oscars for nonfiction films. This year’s selections: Poh Si […]
Zurich Film Festival Underway With Golden Eye Award for Tom Hiddleston
The 2026 Zurich Film Festival is officially underway with a Golden Eye Award bestowed upon the ever-suave Tom Hiddleston. The event has opened with the European premiere of Hiddleston’s latest feature, Tenzing, which co-stars Willem Dafoe. It follows the true story of Nepalese-Indian Sherpa Tenzing Norgay (played by Genden Phuntsok), a gifted mountaineer who, together […]
‘La Bola Negra’ Sets Awards Categories, Entire Cast Will Go Supporting
La Bola Negra, Javier Ambrossi and Javier Calvo’s Spanish-language epic that Netflix acquired out of Cannes in May, was named Spain’s best international feature Oscar pick last week, and won Toronto’s audience award on Sunday, is beginning to look like a — perhaps the — primary challenger to The Odyssey in the best picture Oscar […]
‘Sesame Street’ Movie in the Works at Netflix
The air is about to get sweet(er): A Sesame Street film is in the works as part of Netflix’s continued preschool push. The Sesame Street movie, currently in development, hails from Rideback and Sesame Workshop. In addition, Netflix‘s Sesame Street series deal has been extended through season 62. More season 57 episodes are set to […]
NAZA Israel-Gaza War Doc Sets International, Streaming Release
NAZA, the Israel–Gaza war documentary, has set plans for a global theatrical release from Sept. 28 after picking up the Special Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival. The film from No Other Land directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor will have a North American premiere at the New York Film Festival on Saturday, to […]