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fromVulture
1 day ago

13 Movies You Shouldn't Miss on Netflix This Month

Netflix offers a curated list of must-watch films for April, featuring both new releases and classic favorites.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 days ago

'Behind the Mask II': Leslie Vernon Will Finally Return - and He's Using the 'Shelby Oaks' Strategy

A sequel to 'Behind the Mask: The Rise of Leslie Vernon' is in production, driven by enduring fan support and evolving horror genre dynamics.
London food
fromTime Out London
4 days 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.
Arts
fromwww.amny.com
3 days ago

Where nostalgia turns decadent: The Moonlighters take Tribeca

The Moonlighters by Michael Fredo evokes nostalgia with a refined atmosphere, blending charm and awareness in its artistic presentation.
Books
fromAnOther
4 days ago

Larry Clark and James Gilroy Revisit Their Youth

Larry Clark and James Gilroy's collaboration captures their unique friendship and shared experiences through photography and drawings, reflecting a life lived authentically.
fromFuncheap
4 days ago

$6 Drive-In Movie Night in Concord & San Jose

West Wind Drive-In theaters in San Jose and Concord offer a nostalgic drive-in movie experience. The Solano Drive-In is located at 1611 Solano Way, Concord, while the Capitol Drive-In is at 3630 Hillcap Ave., San Jose.
SF parents
fromGothamist
5 days ago

This film festival takes you from Hoyt-Schermerhorn to Hollywood

April O'Neil comes down out of City Hall as the ace reporter and then walks into the Hoyt-Schermerhorn station. That secret, that the Downtown Brooklyn station is subbing in for City Hall, is at the heart of an upcoming film series at BAM.
Berlin
Relationships
fromInsideHook
6 days ago

What Men Can Learn From 17 Unforgettable On-Screen Proposals

Real-life proposals differ from romantic comedies, but lessons from memorable on-screen moments can guide men in crafting meaningful proposals.
NYC music
fromTime Out New York
5 days ago

A tropical-themed pop-up cinema is opening in downtown Manhattan later this month

Brookfield Place hosts free Movies Under the Palms, featuring classic films and a tropical atmosphere from April 24 to May 2.
Independent films
fromInverse
1 day ago

60 Years Ago, Two Bizarre Horror-Westerns Kicked Off A Hybrid Genre

Billy the Kid vs. Dracula and Jesse James Meets Frankenstein's Daughter are poorly made films that contributed to the horror Western genre.
fromVulture
2 days ago

The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

A time jump resets this show's character dynamics with Rue (Zendaya) working off her debt to a drug dealer and seemingly nearly all the series' other female characters engaged in sex work of some kind. Sam Levinson's vision of a woman's life is pretty depressing.
Television
#jim-jarmusch
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

I'm not a commercial director I'm not even a professional film-maker': Jim Jarmusch on the seven-year journey to make his new film

Jim Jarmusch's film Night on Earth features Gena Rowlands, who brought depth and melancholy to her role as a casting director.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 days ago

I'm not a commercial director I'm not even a professional film-maker': Jim Jarmusch on the seven-year journey to make his new film

Jim Jarmusch's film Night on Earth features Gena Rowlands, who brought depth and melancholy to her role as a casting director.
Independent films
fromFast Company
2 days ago

'Exit 8' and liminal space horror: A low-budget movie trend shaped by Gen Z's most traumatic formative years

Independent distributors are focusing on low-budget horror films set in liminal spaces, appealing to Gen Z's love for horror.
fromInverse
2 weeks ago

'Forbidden Fruits' Is The Campy Gorefest Teen Girls Have Been Waiting For

Forbidden Fruits is part of a burgeoning subgenre of horror movies that engage specifically with femininity and feminine aesthetics, dubbed 'girl horror' in a recent article in Rue Morgue magazine.
DC food
Film
fromForbes
3 days ago

'Last Payphone' And The Film Trend Of 1990s New York

The Last Payphone of New York is a dark comedy about a kidnapping involving a ransom call made from a payphone.
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Independent films
fromIndieWire
3 days ago

Sundance Heads South: Festival Announces Lineup for Third CDMX Edition in Mexico

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival CDMX will showcase 15 feature films and six shorts in Mexico City from April 30 to May 3.
fromIndieWire
2 months ago
Film

Bob Berney on Five Wild Decades at Sundance, and Chasing Movies No One Else Wanted Like 'Memento' and 'Donnie Darko'

Independent films
fromIndieWire
3 days ago

Sundance Heads South: Festival Announces Lineup for Third CDMX Edition in Mexico

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival CDMX will showcase 15 feature films and six shorts in Mexico City from April 30 to May 3.
fromIndieWire
2 months ago
Film

Bob Berney on Five Wild Decades at Sundance, and Chasing Movies No One Else Wanted Like 'Memento' and 'Donnie Darko'

Television
fromConsequence
1 week ago

Stream On This Week: A Brain-Melting College Comedy and the Most Metal Movie of the Year (So Far)

New streaming recommendations include the comedy 'Pizza Movie' on Hulu and the sequel '28 Years Later: The Bone Temple' on Netflix.
Independent films
fromVulture
3 days ago

Cannes Is Coming, With or Without Hollywood

The Cannes Film Festival lineup features minimal American films, with only Ira Sachs' The Man I Love in competition.
Film
fromInverse
4 days ago

10 Years Ago, A Controversial Action Thriller Tried - And Failed - To Reinvent Cinema As We Know It

Hardcore Henry innovates first-person cinema by combining action with video game mechanics, creating a unique viewing experience.
Independent films
fromFilmmaker Magazine
3 days ago

"Personal Storytelling, Experimentation, and a DIY Spirit": A Look Inside LAFM 2026

This year's festival showcases debut features emphasizing personal storytelling and experimentation from both international and local filmmakers.
fromwww.nytimes.com
1 month ago

The Next Stop for a Sundance Director: Leading New York's Film Forum

Under her leadership, Jackson said, 'The most important thing is to make sure that Film Forum continues its mission.' This reflects her commitment to the organization and its role in independent cinema.
Film
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fromFilmmaker Magazine
4 days ago

Eight Feature Recommendations from ND/NF 2026, From an IFFR Winner to Charli XCX's Indie Debut

New Directors/New Films showcases emerging filmmakers and features 24 films, including notable works like Pete Ohs' 'Erupcja' with Charli XCX.
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Independent films
fromIndieWire
5 days ago

Brands Won't Save Indie Film: They're Changing It

Independent filmmakers face financing challenges while brands are shifting towards storytelling, but brands won't fill the financing gap for traditional filmmaking.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
5 days ago

Brands Won't Save Indie Film: They're Changing It

Independent filmmakers face financing challenges while brands are shifting towards storytelling, but brands won't fill the financing gap for traditional filmmaking.
Film
fromThe Independent
5 days ago

Disgusting, depraved, Divine: How did the trashiest films ever end up at the BFI?

John Waters' film 'Cecil B DeMented' defends trash cinema, a genre that challenges conventional norms of sexuality, gender, and morality.
fromThe Independent
5 days ago

Scorsese tried to recommend his films to a 10-year-old co-star - then had to rethink

I knew he was a legendary director and he was giving me a list of his movies like Raging Bull, Taxi Driver. Then he was like, 'You probably can't watch any of those quite yet, but there is this one movie I directed called Hugo.' A couple days later, in the mail, I received a copy of Hugo on Blu-ray from his office, which is really crazy.
Independent films
Berlin
fromTime Out New York
4 weeks ago

NYC is giving out 5,000 free movie tickets during the new Art House Cinema Week

NYC's inaugural Art House Cinema Week offers 5,000 free tickets to 30 independent theaters from March 20-26 for eligible New Yorkers including teachers, students, military personnel, and low-income families.
fromThe New Yorker
6 days ago

In Film, Sometimes the Greatest Drama Is Offscreen

"Cinematic Immunity" offers a workers'-eye view of Hollywood on the Hudson, revealing the intricate dynamics of filmmaking in New York City from 1954 to 9/11.
Independent films
Film
fromIndieWire
6 days ago

'Faces of Death' Review: One of the Most Notorious Horror Movies Ever Made Gets Smartly Resurrected for the Social Media Era

Daniel Goldhaber's 'Faces of Death' critiques media consumption and violence in a post-modern slasher format, contrasting with the 'Scream' franchise's approach.
Independent films
fromInverse
6 days ago

'Faces of Death' Will Make You Feel Like You Need a Shower - And That's a Good Thing

The reboot of Faces of Death critiques society's desensitization to violence through a fictional narrative about content moderation.
Film
fromVulture
6 days ago

Plot Twist: The Drama Actually Did Great at the Box Office

A24's 'The Drama' opened strong despite negative buzz, earning $14.4 million in North America and $28 million worldwide, indicating potential profitability.
Film
fromVulture
1 week ago

The 13 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

Zendaya and Robert Pattinson's film explores wedding anxieties and dark secrets, while reality shows continue to stir drama and relationships.
fromIndieWire
1 week ago

You Can't Make a 'Cult Classic' with Marketing - Opinion

'Forbidden Fruits' has been widely hailed as a 'cult classic' by critics and fans, but labeling it as such too soon risks undermining the process that establishes a film's cultural significance over time.
Independent films
Television
fromIndieWire
4 weeks ago

The 'On Cinema' Oscar Specials Are the Nightmarish Awards Counterprogramming Hollywood Deserves

On Cinema at the Cinema's Oscar Special enters its 13th year as a live-streamed comedy event where characters face unpredictable fates amid fictional chaos and tragedy.
Film
from48 hills
1 week ago

Screen Grabs: Aliens, witches, mermaids, and other swell company - 48 hills

Love can take unconventional forms, as seen in films featuring relationships with aliens, witches, and other offbeat characters.
Film
fromAnOther
1 week ago

Six Subversive Gems From Cinema's Golden Era of Trash

John Waters' film Pink Flamingos exemplifies boundary-pushing cinema that challenges conventional expectations through shock value and grotesque elements.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
2 weeks ago

Sundance Rejected It, the MPA Censored It, but 'Our Hero, Balthazar' Still Stands Among the Year's Most Provocative Movies

The film 'Our Hero, Balthazar' explores dark themes of social media addiction and school shootings through its troubled characters.
Independent films
fromNo Film School
2 weeks ago

How Some Clever Marketing Got My $75K Microbudget Film on HBO

Indie filmmakers can thrive despite traditional distribution collapse by leveraging digital marketing and audience engagement strategies.
Film
fromOpen Culture
3 weeks ago

How Quentin Tarantino's One-Night "Detest Fest" Changed His Life & Set Him on the Path to Pulp Fiction

Retro Rewind allows players to manage a video store in the 90s, evoking nostalgia for the era of video rentals.
Music
fromThe New Yorker
2 months ago

Why Albums Drop and Movies Launch

Ephemeral contemporary music consumption makes it far harder for albums to become cultural events, altering promotion strategies and reducing once-common album-release spectacles.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
3 weeks ago

Indie Film Has an Architecture Problem

The indie film model is structurally designed to fail, with misaligned incentives between investors, filmmakers, distributors, and audiences, resulting in only 0.025% of screenplays achieving profitable theatrical outcomes.
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Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Daggers Inn review so-bad-it's-almost-good fright-flick could achieve cult status

Daggers Inn is an amateur film with unintentional hilarity, awkward performances, and bizarre creative choices that have earned it cult status comparable to The Room.
Independent films
fromianVisits
1 month ago

So bad it's legendary: Plan 9 from Outer Space gets a 35mm revival in London

The BFI Southbank celebrates deliberately provocative, low-budget cinema from the 1930s-1990s, featuring a restored 35mm print of Plan 9 from Outer Space and works by transgressive filmmakers like John Waters and Herschell Gordon Lewis.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
3 weeks ago

Daggers Inn review so-bad-it's-almost-good fright-flick could achieve cult status

Daggers Inn is an amateur film with unintentional hilarity, awkward performances, and bizarre creative choices that have earned it cult status comparable to The Room.
Independent films
fromianVisits
1 month ago

So bad it's legendary: Plan 9 from Outer Space gets a 35mm revival in London

The BFI Southbank celebrates deliberately provocative, low-budget cinema from the 1930s-1990s, featuring a restored 35mm print of Plan 9 from Outer Space and works by transgressive filmmakers like John Waters and Herschell Gordon Lewis.
fromVulture
1 month ago

The 14 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

Melling plays a shy young man, Colin, who meets a hot biker, Ray (Skarsgård); the two sweetly and awkwardly develop a BDSM relationship as Colin starts to grasp on to what he really wants from his life.
Television
Arts
fromwww.npr.org
2 months ago

Hyperpop, poetry, BDSM or a Moroccan rave allegory? Choose your own cinematic adventure

Charli XCX stars in The Moment, a hyperpop faux documentary examining fame and commercialization; Alexander Skarsgård appears in both comedic and BDSM-romantic roles.
Film
fromEsquire
4 weeks ago

Do Original Movies Have Any Hope Left? I Went on a Journey to Find Out.

Theaters must create unique event experiences to compete with home entertainment, driving elaborate marketing stunts and premium screen innovations.
Independent films
fromIndieWire
1 month ago

Overlook Film Festival Announces First Wave of 2026 Lineup: 'Obsession,' 'Leviticus,' 'Hokum,' and More

The Overlook Film Festival returns to New Orleans for its 10th anniversary April 9-12, featuring curated horror films, a Rick Baker tribute, and genre community celebration in America's most haunted city.
Film
fromIndieWire
1 month ago

How to Craft a Film Festival That Appeals to All Ages (No, Really, All Ages)

The New York International Children's Film Festival demonstrates how specialized festivals can serve diverse audiences through rigorous curation, year-round engagement, and inclusive programming strategies applicable to festivals of all sizes.
Film
fromEntrepreneur
1 month ago

This Cult Filmmaker Learned Something About Audiences Every Entrepreneur Needs to Know'Make Them Feel Something'

Kevin Smith built a personal brand by connecting directly with fans, which created lasting career opportunities beyond individual film projects in an unpredictable industry.
Film
fromThe Atlantic
1 month ago

Six Bizarre Movies That Are Actually Fun to Watch

Atlantic writers recommend bizarre films that balance weirdness with entertainment value, including Iron Sky about Nazis on the moon and Jupiter Ascending.
Television
fromVulture
2 months ago

The 16 Best Movies and TV Shows to Watch This Weekend

A new Muppets special and recent music and TV projects signal renewed mainstream attempts to revive iconic pop-culture properties for contemporary audiences.
fromVulture
1 month ago

17 Movies With Exclamation-Point Titles, Ranked!

During a junket interview with OutNow, Gyllenhaal explained that the punctuation mark was included to represent the "whole lot of energy" that comes out when the historically muted Bride of Frankenstein is finally allowed to speak. That's all well and good, but to viewers the titular exclamation point is less of a metaphor and more of a golden arrow saying, "This movie is going to be crazy."
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fromNo Film School
1 month ago

Reclaiming Distribution: A Modern Indie Release Strategy

Filmmaker Gille Klabin abandoned traditional distribution for his second feature, choosing self-distribution with transparent data-driven marketing to maintain creative control and maximize returns on his low-budget film.
Film
fromThe New Yorker
1 month ago

The Future of Horror Movies Is on YouTube

YouTube has become a primary platform for discovering emerging horror filmmakers who transition from short-form content to feature films with studio backing.
Film
fromInverse
1 month ago

40 Years Later, The Weirdest '80s Horror Movie Is Still Full Of Surprises

House is a 1986 horror-comedy that blends haunted house, Vietnam War trauma, and sitcom elements into an intentionally absurd and chaotic film that achieved cult classic status despite critical confusion.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The Guide #229: How an indie movie distributed by a lone gamer broke the US box office

Two unusual releases contrasted a costly, widely distributed first-lady documentary with a self-financed YouTuber-made indie horror that achieved notable box-office success.
Film
fromThe Verge
2 months ago

Pijama wants to bring more indie films to a global audience

Pijama enables independent filmmakers to host, encode, and sell films on VOD for a flat $100 fee with flexible rental pricing and extended viewing windows.
fromRoger Ebert
2 months ago

The 17 Best Movies About Radio, Ranked | Features | Roger Ebert

Even in an era of CGI and AI, nothing is more vivid than the intimacy and imagination of radio or more direct than the connection radio has with listeners. I remember when the legendary Stan Freberg drained Lake Michigan and filled it with hot chocolate, a 700-foot mountain of whipped cream, and a 10-ton maraschino cherry. We didn't have to see it. We heard it on the radio. It was Freberg's demonstration of what radio can do better than television.
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fromQueerty
1 month ago

A raunchy new Gregg Araki comedy just dropped & it's the perfect excuse to rewatch his other queer classic - Queerty

Gregg Araki's I Want Your Sex secured theatrical distribution and one of his acclaimed films will receive a restored re-release.
Film
fromwww.esquire.com
2 months ago

Why Is the 2016 Nostalgia Trend Forgetting the Movies?

2016 marked a cinematic shift toward bigger budgets, larger scale, aggressive fan-focused marketing, and spectacle that reshaped audience expectations despite many excellent films.
Film
fromFilmmaker Magazine
2 months ago

Sundance Quick Takes

Once Upon a Time in Harlem compiles 1972 William Greaves footage of a Harlem Renaissance reunion, co-directed by his son, offering vital modern American cultural history.
Film
fromwww.theguardian.com
2 months ago

The rise and rise of Australia's cinematheques: There's just a particular magic'

Cinematheques attract diverse, intergenerational audiences by programming curated archival and underseen films as an alternative to multiplex and streaming offerings.
Film
fromFuncheap
2 months ago

Cyberpunk Cinema Night | Mission Dist.

Cyberpunk Cinema screens cyberpunk movie classics with one Cowboy Bebop episode every second Monday at 6:30pm at The Knockout, 3223 Mission St., San Francisco.
fromInverse
2 months ago

30 Years Ago, A Divisive Director's Kitschy Horror Movie Had A Weird Identity Crisis

The only way to watch today is either a little bit sleepy, a little bit hungover, a tiny bit high, or all three. It was a provocative, pseudo tongue-in-cheek movie in 1996 when it was released on January 18, and 30 years later, it feels like a surreal fever dream. In some ways, you could say is the most patient B-movie of all time, waiting for nearly an hour to actually reveal its supernatural, bloodthirsty premise.
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fromThe Atlantic
2 months ago

The Real Secret to a Filmmaker's Success

Coppola, Lucas, and Spielberg in the 1970s combined artistic daring with commercial ambition, reshaping Hollywood through auteurism and blockbuster filmmaking.
Film
from48 hills
2 months ago

Screen Grabs: All eyes on IndieFest and Mostly British's big cinematic ideas - 48 hills

Two long-running Bay Area festivals, SF IndieFest and Mostly British Film Festival, reopen with locally focused, daring films including documentaries on Santacon and Dennis Peron.
Film
fromIndieWire
2 months ago

The 17 Best Films of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival

The 2026 Sundance Film Festival closed a Park City era before moving to Boulder in 2027, ending longtime traditions while showcasing standout films like Casper Kelly's feature Buddy.
Film
from48 hills
1 month ago

Screen Grabs: End of days at Fear and Faith Horror Festival-plus other new flicks to help scream it out - 48 hills

Weekend film events include films about Japanese American incarceration, Tadashi Nakamura’s Third Act, and Georges Méliès shorts with live music.
Film
fromEsquire
1 month ago

The 23 Sexiest Movies of All Time

Titanic is notable for a single sensual scene that defined a generation and solidified the film's status among the most erotic movies.
Film
fromwww.mercurynews.com
1 month ago

Pillion' stars, director enjoyed their walk on the wild side

Pillion centers a gay dom–sub love story that celebrates leather community visibility, sparking enthusiastic, costumed screenings and earning strong critical acclaim.
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