Zac Efron Set for Dual Roles in Celebrity Doppelgänger Thriller ‘Famous’ for Black Bear and Esmail Corp.
Sales to Launch at the Upcoming European Film Market Black Bear and Esmail Corp. today announced the launch of director Jody Hill’s (Observe & Report,... Read More
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Academy Adds New ‘Best Casting’ Category to Start at 98th Oscars
The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) has voted to a new Best Casting category to the current... Read More
Hunter Schafer Goes a Little Mad in First Teaser for ‘Cuckoo’
NEON has dropped the first teaser for its Berlin Film Festival set horror film Cuckoo, from Luz director Tilman Singer. 17-year-old Gretchen (Schafer) leaves her... Read More
SXSW 2024 Announces Rest of Lineup Including World Premiere of Dev Patel’s ‘Monkey Man’
South by Southwest (SXSW) (March 8-16, 2024) announced the rest of the 2024 lineup, including the world premieres of Dev Patel’s directorial debut Monkey Man, the... Read More
From ‘Beverly Hills Cop 4’ to ‘Hit Man’ – Everything That’s Coming to Netflix in 2024
Netflix is wasting no time as it begins to unveil its feature film and feature documentary lineup for 2024 filled with A-list starpower, festival pickups... Read More
Film Independent Directors Close-Up Series: Mimi Cave, J.D. Dillard, Cord Jefferson, Lulu Wang and more
Film Independent, the nonprofit arts organization dedicated to fostering independence and inclusivity in visual storytelling, announced the return of the Film Independent’s Directors Close-Up (DCU)... Read More
Sony Classics Acquires North American Rights to Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘The Room Next Door’ with Julianne Moore, Tilda Swinton, John Turturro
Sony Pictures Classics announced today that they have acquired all rights in North America, the Middle East, India, South Africa, Australia, and New Zealand to... Read More
Focus Features Acquires Worldwide Rights to Sean Wang’s Sundance Winner ‘Dìdi (弟弟)’
Focus Features has acquired the worldwide rights to Dìdi (弟弟), written and directed by Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Sean Wang, following its premiere in competition at... Read More
First Criterion Collection Selections for 2024: Chantal Akerman Box Set, ‘Lone Star,’ ‘Mudbound,’ ‘Trainspotting,’ Apu Trilogy and ‘Blood Simple’ on 4K
Bringing in the new year means one thing: new additions to the Criterion Collection. With an absolute stacked gathering of titles, there is something here... Read More
From Kim Hye-ja to Sakura Andō, 12 of the Best Non-English Language Performances From the Last 15 Years Overlooked by the Oscars
In a previous listicle I wrote up, the Oscars have gotten better at embracing non-English language films in Best Picture. However, they’re still quite behind... Read More
Frontrunner Friday: First Take on 2026 Oscar Winner Predictions 
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