Venice 2026: ‘Meteorite’ Film Trailer Shows Women at Amusement Park
Meteorite (Meteorito), Colombian visual artist and filmmaker Sebastián Múnera’s feature directorial debut, promises to be a rollercoaster ride when it world-premieres in the competition lineup of the Venice Critics’ Week on Sept. 8. Just hear me out! Tefa and Nia live in a small town near the Magdalena River, where they raise Nia’s young nephew. Nia […]
Oldenburg Fest to Open With Wordless Elbe Island Doc Strange Neighbors
Strange Neighbors, an art-house nature documentary with no narration, no interviews and no human protagonists will open this year’s Oldenburg Internationales Film Festival, the first time a doc has launched the German indie fest. The directorial debut of cinematographer Mi Steinbach, Strange Neighbors was shot over three years on Schwarztonnensand, an island and nature preserve […]
Oscars 2027: Ireland Picks ‘Aontas’ as International Film Submission
Irish-language feature thriller Aontas is Ireland’s submission for the best international feature film category at the Oscars 2027. The Irish Film & Television Academy (IFTA) unveiled the selection for the 99th Academy Awards on Friday. “The film follows in the footsteps of Oscar-nominated An Cailín Ciúin (The Quiet Girl) (2023) and Oscar-shortlisted Kneecap (2024),” IFTA […]
‘The Whisper Man’ Review: Robert De Niro in Netflix Thriller
The producing muscle of Anthony and Joe Russo likely played a part in the recruitment of such an accomplished cast for Netflix’s The Whisper Man. James Ashcroft’s thriller may feel more driven by content than craft, but this adaptation of the bestselling novel by British crime author Alex North is solidly entertaining, if not quite as […]
‘Obsession’ Halloween Horror Nights: Nikki and Curry Barker Surprises
Halloween Horror Nights is constantly pushing expectations. But this latest effort will leave diehard fans even more Obsessed. Earlier this month, the L.A. park’s HHN Creative Director and executive producer John Murdy dropped a surprise announcement revealing the presence of Obsession’s Nikki as part of the 2026 event. Now, Murdy is sharing more details on […]
‘Finding Emily’ Review: Angourie Rice and Spike Fearn Lead Rom Com
The problem with Finding Emily is not that no one in it acts like a real and reasonable human being, although no one does — not its exhaustingly lovelorn hero (Spike Fearn‘s Owen), nor its acridly skeptical heroine (Angourie Rice‘s Emily), nor any of the screeching over-reactors and thoughtless under-reactors surrounding them. Absurd behavior is, […]
Will Forte on Glowing Coyote vs. Acme Reviews, Film’s Underdog Journey
After several years in limbo, Coyote vs. Acme finally got its moment in the sun on Wednesday at its L.A. premiere. It was a night that for a long time did not seem possible, after Warner Bros. Discovery shelved the film in November 2023 in favor of a tax write-off. Fans rallied around the project, […]
Joe Russo Says Watching ‘Avengers: Endgame’ Required for ‘Doomsday’
Marvel fans are being given some homework. Avengers: Doomsday director Joe Russo says watching Avengers: Endgame is “required” to understand the upcoming film. Russo told Fandango that the upcoming Avengers: Endgame Encore — a re-release of the 2019 blockbuster featuring additional footage — is “going to connect the story of the two movies. There’s a […]
StudioCanal Classics Label Launch Features Largest Library Outside US
Canal Plus’ StudioCanal on Thursday unveiled the global launch of catalogue label StudioCanal Classics to further bolster “its ambitious editorial strategy across the StudioCanal catalogue, which is one of the most prestigious film libraries in the world.” It boasts more than 18,000 titles, making it “the largest library outside the U.S., spanning 100 years of film history,” StudioCanal highlighted. “Over the […]
‘Eklipse’ Venice Film Clip: Teen’s Father Contracts “Gay Disease” AIDS
Austrian filmmaker Manuel Wetscher has fictionalized autobiographical experiences in his feature film debut Eklipse, which will world premiere in the Horizons section of the 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival on Sept. 5. The title, spelled with a “k” in both its German and English versions, means “eclipse,” signaling how the movie touches on […]