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fromwww.theguardian.com
6 hours ago

Bad movies, good business: how sanitised biopics became a Hollywood staple

Ryan Gosling emphasizes creating enjoyable films to attract audiences back to cinemas post-pandemic.
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fromThe Atlantic
4 days ago

Enough With the Vibesy Literary Remakes

Modern adaptations of classic literature often simplify complex themes, resulting in superficial interpretations that lack depth.
Independent films
fromTime Out London
5 days ago

This cult-classic anime is back in London cinemas - and here's where you can see it

Iconic 1988 sci-fi anime returns to London cinemas from April 17, digitally remastered in 4k with hundreds of screenings available.
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fromAnOther
1 week ago

Paula Beer Is the Riddling Heart of Christian Petzold's Cinema

Paula Beer embodies the complex, mysterious characters central to Christian Petzold's haunting cinema.
fromwww.theguardian.com
1 week ago

I'll make you a whopper you can't refuse! Why do we love to believe cinema's best lines were improvised?

In the history of cinema, there has never been a single script. It is a pervasive myth that film-making requires screenplays; in fact, most scenes are made up on the spot.
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fromVulture
1 week ago
Independent films

The Street Fighter Movie Is Good, Actually

The Street Fighter movie, despite its poor reputation, is viewed as a unique cinematic experience rather than a traditional film.
fromwww.esquire.com
9 months ago
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The 'Street Fighter' Movie's Cast Is So Weird That It Might Work

A new Street Fighter movie is scheduled for release in 2026 featuring an unusual cast.
Independent films
fromVulture
1 week ago

The Street Fighter Movie Is Good, Actually

The Street Fighter movie, despite its poor reputation, is viewed as a unique cinematic experience rather than a traditional film.
Independent films
fromianVisits
1 week ago

Akira is returning to the big screen in a 4K restoration

Akira's immersive experience is best appreciated on the big screen, highlighting the importance of scale in cinema.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 week ago

7 Years Later, 'The Mandalorian And Grogu' Joins A Solid Star Wars Tradition

The Mandalorian and Grogu will have a runtime of 132 minutes, aligning with other standalone Star Wars films.
fromInverse
1 week ago

Netflix Just Quietly Added The Best, And Most Important, Mission: Impossible Movie

For the longest time, if a woman were present, it was as either a helpless sexualized object to be overcome like an obstacle, or won like a trophy.
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fromSlate Magazine
2 weeks ago

Steven Soderbergh Sparked Controversy for Using A.I. He Thinks It's Not the Real Issue Facing Movies.

Steven Soderbergh's unique filmmaking process allows him to release multiple films rapidly, showcasing his passion for cinema and experimentation.
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fromFuncheap
2 weeks ago

Librarians on Film: Clips + Commentary (SF Main Library)

Librarians are depicted in various ways in cinema, showcasing both stereotypes and positive representations through selected film scenes.
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fromNo Film School
2 weeks ago

"Come Out to Play": The Story Behind 'The Warriors' Most Famous Improvised Line

The iconic moment in The Warriors transforms a typical gang film into a surreal cinematic experience through its unsettling character dynamics and plot twists.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 weeks ago

The most memorable moon movies aren't even about space

Filmmakers have long been inspired by the moon, creating numerous acclaimed films that resonate with themes of romance and emotion.
London food
fromTime Out London
2 weeks ago

Catch a buzzy new Japanese horror movie at a London cinema next week - totally free

Free tickets available for the J-horror film 'Exit 8' as part of BFI's Escapes initiative on April 13-14.
fromKqed
3 weeks ago

BAMPFA Spotlights Lucrecia Martel's Parables of Middle-Class Desperation

"Whenever you manage, through cinema, to cast doubt on the assumed nature of things, you might be approaching something really interesting. And when you have done that once, there's no way back."
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fromIndieWire
3 weeks ago

'The Invite,' 'Late Fame,' and Many More Movies Lead SFFILM Festival Lineup

The San Francisco International Film Festival returns April 24 - May 4, featuring 79 programs from 40 countries and notable talent.
#film
fromWIRED
3 weeks ago
Film

Watching a 7.5-Hour Movie in Theaters Made Me More Hopeful About Our Collective Brain Rot

fromThe Local France
9 months ago
Film

French Word of the Day: Superproduction

Superproduction refers to big-budget movies with significant financial backing, reflecting commercial success in the film industry.
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fromWIRED
3 weeks ago

Watching a 7.5-Hour Movie in Theaters Made Me More Hopeful About Our Collective Brain Rot

A seven-and-a-half-hour film screening challenges modern attention spans, highlighting a cultural shift in viewing habits and the struggle for sustained focus.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

From the phone to the plex: why TV shows are turning into movies

Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man achieved over 25 million views on Netflix in three days, showcasing the shift from cinema to streaming.
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fromTime Out London
3 weeks ago

Plans for a new 500 million 'town centre' in this zone 1 London neighbourhood have been revealed

The Elephant shopping centre will feature M&S, Blank Street, Jungle Berry, and a five-screen cinema as part of a £500 million redevelopment.
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from48 hills
3 weeks ago

Screen Grabs: Tributes to three trailblazing women filmmakers - 48 hills

The representation of women directors in major-studio films is declining, while they remain prominent in experimental and arthouse cinema.
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
4 weeks ago

That was a fun movie. But where are the bloopers nowadays?

Bloopers are declining in cinema due to dramatic post-credit scenes and the rise of streaming platforms.
Film
fromOregon ArtsWatch * Arts & Culture News
1 month ago

FilmWatch Weekly: 'Marc [Jacobs] by Sofia [Coppola],' an animated 'Magnificent Life,' and more * Oregon ArtsWatch

Cinematic extremes are evident in new films, contrasting dark horror and documentaries with light-hearted comedies and animated features like A Magnificent Life.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Hook, line and cinema: why boxing films are still a knockout

Boxing has been a prominent subject in film, showcasing its emotional and physical intensity while reflecting societal themes.
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fromTasting Table
1 month ago

15 Most Iconic Cocktails From Film And Television - Tasting Table

Cocktails enhance cinematic experiences, becoming iconic through character associations and influencing global drinking trends.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
1 month ago

Why is the US so expensive? Everything comes in a premium' version, from doctors' appointments to movies | Arwa Mahdawi

Mass consumerism in America has shifted from equality to tiered pricing, diminishing the original ideal of shared experiences among all consumers.
Berlin
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Pedro Almodovar: My modesty has crumbled. Now I feel more naked'

Pedro Almodovar expresses mixed feelings about his latest film, Amarga Navidad, revealing personal exposure and positive initial reactions.
Madrid food
fromenglish.elpais.com
1 month ago

Orson Welles' love affair with Spain's Castilla y Leon region

Orson Welles expressed a deep, inexplicable affection for Avila, Spain, despite only living there briefly while filming Chimes at Midnight.
Books
fromArs Technica
1 month ago

Project Hail Mary is in theaters-but do the linguistics work?

Grace and Rocky's rapid communication in Project Hail Mary raises questions about the complexity of language acquisition between different species.
#lgbtq
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fromHarvard Gazette
1 month ago

Harvard meets Hollywood: A quiz - Harvard Gazette

A quiz tests knowledge of movies with Harvard connections ahead of the 98th Academy Awards on March 15.
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fromThe Local France
3 months ago

La Bobine: The website to find all the movie showtimes in France

La Bobine aggregates cinema listings and showtimes by location, helping users find nearby theatres, VOST screenings, filters, and subscription information across French cities.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
3 months ago

The Best Films of 2025 As Chosen By Some of Its Key Directors

Cinema persists as a collective, embodied form of resistance and memory against normalized violence and the outsourcing of recollection to algorithms.
fromwww.theguardian.com
4 months ago

The 50 best films of 2025 in the UK

50 Blue Moon Ethan Hawke plays with campy brilliance and criminal combover the lyricist Lorenz Hart as he spirals into vinegary jilted despair after his split from Richard Rodgers in this latest collaboration with Richard Linklater. Read the full review. 49 Happyend Dysfunctional Happyend Teen romance and paranoid surveillance collide to dysfunctional effect in Neo Sora's beguiling debut feature set in an oppressive near-future Japan. Read the full review.
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fromSlate Magazine
3 months ago

With Rob Reiner Dies a Whole Tradition of Hollywood Filmmaking

In the midst of responding to Bilge's previous missive, which goes down at least three separate roads I'd love to pursue, I first heard the unthinkable news of Rob and Michele Reiner's deaths. I promptly entered a fugue state and stayed up late into the night, watching clips from Reiner's films and reading about his 50-plus-year career as an actor, director, producer, and industry pioneer.
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fromwww.npr.org
4 months ago

The 2025 pop culture yearbook, from pettiest cameo to nerdiest movie moment

2025 delivered memorable cultural moments across film, television, awards satire, and sports biopics that blended art, commerce, humor, and provocation.
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fromVulture
4 months ago

James Cameron Likes KPop Demon Hunters, Too

Cinema attendance is threatened by audiences settling for streaming, risking disappearance of theatrical exhibition and requiring production of films intended for the big screen.
fromwww.aljazeera.com
4 months ago

Makeshift movie screenings in Gaza City bring children out of the ruin'

We're here trying to present so many activities for children to live in a positive vibe, said Minass al-Jabour, the initiative's media coordinator. So we are trying to make them skip the scenes, the hard scenes that they were living during the war in Gaza.
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fromVulture
5 months ago

Tom Cruise Wins an (Honorary) Oscar

Tom Cruise received his first honorary Oscar at the Governors Awards on November 16 in recognition of his cinematic contributions.
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fromIndieWire
6 months ago

Logic Found His Calling as a Filmmaker with 'Paradise Records' - and It Might Not Be Long Before He's a Studio Head

After major commercial music success, Logic is shifting focus to writing and directing films, with multiple scripts and a magnum opus ready.
fromAnOther
6 months ago

10 Must-See Films About Memory

Memory - like cinema, in Andrei Tarkovsky's conception of the form - can be seen as a kind of "sculpting in time". In such an understanding of the term, the process of remembering is less like taking books from a neatly ordered library shelf and more like an act of creation in and of itself, a complex pulling of threads to produce an image that is true only insofar as it expresses something deep about its maker's subconscious.
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fromForbes
7 months ago

Rokt Deploys AI Technology To Power Cinemark's E-Commerce Payment Page

Cinemark expands its partnership with Rokt to show personalized, non-endemic offers on its e-commerce payment page using Rokt's machine-learning technology.
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fromArchitectural Digest
7 months ago

Robert Redford's Life in Photos

Robert Redford died September 16 at 89; acclaimed actor-director celebrated for iconic performances, visual arts talent, and award-winning filmmaking.
fromCreative Bloq
8 months ago

The new Frankenstein posters are eerily brilliant

The new Frankenstein posters leverage curiosity to create tantalisingly creepy visuals, showcasing del Toro's signature aesthetic and evoking an eerie atmosphere that enhances anticipation for the film.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Post your questions for Ridley Scott

Ridley Scott's directorial career spans 30 films, showcasing unorthodox casting choices and significant contributions to cinematic history.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

It's like a stone gets shoved into the river of your life': Eva Victor on sexual assault drama Sorry, Baby

Eva Victor's film, Sorry, Baby, presents trauma as an idiosyncratic and mutable experience, challenging the prevailing narrative that reduces victims to tragic figures.
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fromRoger Ebert
8 months ago

One Final Look: Terence Stamp (1938-2025) | Tributes | Roger Ebert

Terence Stamp's portrayal in 'The Limey' showcases his ability to blend personal tragedy with understated emotion.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Dongji Rescue review epic tale of British PoWs saved by Chinese fishers gets blockbuster treatment

384 British PoWs were saved by Chinese fishers during WWII, as depicted in the film Dongji Rescue.
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Margaret Pomeranz remembers David Stratton: I feel as though one half of me has gone'

David faced his health challenges with a stoicism that belied his struggles, always focusing on his love for cinema while offering mentorship to many young enthusiasts.
Film
fromVulture
8 months ago

Every Spike Lee Film, Ranked

Spike Lee has been our political conscience, talking about race and class in America in a way no other filmmaker has over the past four decades.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Little Trouble Girls review monstrous choirmaster spikes a sublime Catholic coming-of-age tale

Lucija is a shy 16-year-old who is a member of her Catholic school's female choir; she joins the choir's special trip across the Italian border for a week in Cividale del Friuli.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

Prince Charles cinema looks to expand to second venue in east London

The independent cinema, known for showing a wide-ranging selection of cult films, has put in a bid to take over and reopen the Stratford Picturehouse.
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Film
fromFar Out Magazine
8 months ago

How accurate was Francis Ford Coppola's 2015 prediction for cinema's future?

Cinema's future ownership will be by content-hungry internet companies rather than traditional businesses.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
8 months ago

The Guide #203: Has Hollywood rediscovered the joy of the 90-minute movie?

Modern blockbusters are getting shorter, with a noticeable decline in films exceeding two hours.
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fromIndieWire
8 months ago
Video games

Hideo Kojima on 'Death Stranding 2,' the Sequel's Big Changes and Improvements Post-Pandemic, and How He Hoped to Cast David Lynch in a Game

fromIndieWire
8 months ago
Video games

Hideo Kojima on 'Death Stranding 2,' the Sequel's Big Changes and Improvements Post-Pandemic, and How He Hoped to Cast David Lynch in a Game

fromThe Walrus
8 months ago

Cinema May Be Dying but the Old Auteurs Still Have Plenty to Say | The Walrus

In David Cronenberg's new film, widower Karsh Relikh invites Myrna to a restaurant that doubles as a showroom for his graveyard business, showcasing burial shrouds equipped with livestreaming cameras.
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fromThe New Yorker
8 months ago

The Piercing Immigrant Drama of "Souleymane's Story"

Souleymane, an undocumented immigrant, fabricates his asylum story to secure refugee status in France.
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fromSFGATE
8 months ago

San Francisco's newest movie theater hit with lawsuit from tech giant

Apple Inc. is suing Apple Cinemas for trademark infringement and misleading consumers regarding its brand.
fromIndieWire
8 months ago

Demons Hate Her! 21-Year-Old Alice Maio Mackay Just Made Six Feature Films in Four Years

Maio Mackay's latest is a demonic lesbian love story that's inspired by the hazy pop-horniness of 'The L Word' and her favorite episodes of 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.'
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fromRoger Ebert
8 months ago

Guillermo del Toro to Receive Ebert Director Award at the 2025 TIFF Tribute Awards | Chaz's Journal | Roger Ebert

Guillermo del Toro will be presented with the Ebert Director Award at TIFF, recognizing filmmakers who have exemplified greatness, during the TIFF Tribute Awards gala.
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fromSlate Magazine
8 months ago

How Four Sensual, Clay-Covered Hands Charted the Course of My Sexuality

The pottery wheel scene in Ghost is a nostalgic representation of intimacy that influenced early sexual awakenings.
fromIndependent
8 months ago

Fionnula Flanagan on coming home for good: 'I could see the writing on the wall from his first term. I'm very glad I don't live in America'

Fionnula Flanagan reflects on her role in 'The Others', recognizing the film's potential impact and praising the director's journey to fluency in English alongside the production.
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fromTasting Table
9 months ago

This Classic Diner-Style Chain Restaurant Has Made A Surprising Number Of Movie Cameos - Tasting Table

Denny's has served as the backdrop for some of the most iconic on-screen moments in cinematic history, including scenes in "Pulp Fiction" and "Mulholland Drive."
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Arts
fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

The new 'Fantastic Four' starts Marvel's next phase off on the right (gigantic) foot

Superhero films aiming for groundedness fail, while embracing suspension of disbelief leads to compelling escapism.
The Fantastic Four: First Steps offers vibrant visuals and a drag-free plot that enhances the superhero experience.
fromIndieWire
9 months ago

A Filmmaking Collective Can Create Sustainable Careers, but Is It Right for You?

"I actually have a lot of hope in American cinema," said "Christmas Eve in Miller's Point" director and Omnes founding member Tyler Taormina.
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Portland
fromPortland Monthly
9 months ago

Dinner-and-a-Movie Ideas for a Portland Hotel Staycation

Local staycations can provide unique experiences with outdoor pools, vintage cinemas, and nearby dining options.
fromFuncheap
9 months ago

Cyberpunk Cinema Night | Mission Dist.

Cyberpunk Cinema, presented by Thrillhouse Records, showcases classic cyberpunk films every second Monday at The Knockout, starting with Cowboy Bebop at 6:30 pm.
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fromDefector
9 months ago

How 'Kill Bill' Changed The Action Blockbuster | Defector

Tarantino's work mainstreamed nerd culture and influenced a generation of filmmakers with his unique blend of commentary and art.
SF real estate
fromSFGATE
9 months ago

San Francisco movie theater achieves $5 million 'long-held dream'

The Roxie Theater has purchased its building, ensuring its future in San Francisco for the next 112 years.
Film
fromCreative Bloq
9 months ago

Fantastic Four artists reveal the secrets of how they draw Marvel's first family

The Fantastic Four: First Steps arrives in cinemas on July 24, 2025, celebrating Marvel's iconic superhero family.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

The Other Way Around review witty uncoupling comedy is meta breakup movie for grownups

A couple plans a breakup party to amicably celebrate their mutual decision to separate after 14 years together.
fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

What links The Birds, Working Girl and Fifty Shades of Grey? The Saturday quiz

The Trojans made the big mistake of believing Sinon, resulting in their defeat as recounted in Virgil's Aeneid.
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#jurassic-world
fromIndieWire
9 months ago
Film

'Jurassic World: Rebirth' Review: For the Love of God, Can Something Please Kill All the Dinosaurs Again

fromIndieWire
9 months ago
Film

'Jurassic World: Rebirth' Review: For the Love of God, Can Something Please Kill All the Dinosaurs Again

fromTime Out London
9 months ago

Three massive hit London plays will be screened in cinemas later this year

The National Theatre's NT Live programme will debut three major London theatre productions in cinemas, providing high-quality recordings of live performances worldwide.
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fromwww.theguardian.com
9 months ago

Exodus review broadside against Erdogan's Turkey takes the multi-narrative, multi-character route

Director Serkan Nihat's 'Exodus' critiques Erdogan's Turkey through multi-character narratives, depicting education, policing, and persecution but suffers from a didactic style that dulls engagement.
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fromwww.romfordrecorder.co.uk
9 months ago

Four businesses that opened in Havering so far this year you may have missed

Rebecca Pells, co-owner of The Beauty of Aesthetics, expressed her excitement on opening day, stating, "We are ecstatic to get the business off the ground and welcome new faces as well as our returning clients."
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fromwww.npr.org
9 months ago

'M3GAN 2.0' is more of an expansion pack than an upgrade

M3GAN 2.0 contrasts audience eagerness for M3GAN's return with characters' strong opposition to rebuilding her based on prior chaos.
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