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NEON Charms U.S. Rights to Jeff Nichols’ ‘King Snake’ with Drew Starkey, Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon 
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Director Sophy Romvari on How Memory Met Fiction on the Path to ‘Blue Heron’ [VIDEO INTERVIEW] 
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‘Blue Film’ Director Elliot Tuttle and Stars Reed Birney and Kieron Moore Break Down Their Hotly Transgressive and Thought-Provoking Film 
NEON Charms U.S. Rights to Jeff Nichols’ ‘King Snake’ with Drew Starkey, Margaret Qualley, Michael Shannon 
Sweeping Oscars Changes: Academy Says No to AI, Opens International Film Eligibility, Allows Multiple Acting Nods in Same Category 
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 147 – ‘The Tales of Hoffman’ (Powell and Pressburger, 1951) with Special Guest Christina Jeurling Birro
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Something Old, Something New: Who’s in Contention For This Year’s Emmys?
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TCM Film Festival to Honor Glenn Close with Hand and Footprint Ceremony at the TCL Chinese Theatre
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2026 Cannes Predictions: American Firepower is Low While International Fare Hits High, Almodóvar Out of Comp?
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‘The Invite’ and ‘Late Fame’ to Open 69th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM): Full Lineup Announced
Today, SFFILM announced the program for the 69th San Francisco International Film Festival, the longest-running film festival in the Americas. The Festival returns to... Read More
Pierre Salvadori’s ‘La Vénus électrique’ to Open 79th Cannes Film Festival
On Tuesday, May 12, La Vénus électrique will launch the festivities of the 79th Festival de Cannes. French director and screenwriter Pierre Salvadori’s new film... Read More
‘Our Hero, Balthazar’ Review: Jaeden Martell and Asa Butterfield Astonish in Oscar Boyson’s Look at Teenage Dirtbags, Baby [B+]
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California Film Institute (CAFILM) Announces 2026 DocLands Documentary Film Festival Lineup
The California Film Institute (CAFILM) has announced the lineup for the 10th anniversary edition of the DocLands Documentary Film Festival, scheduled from April 30 to May... Read More
‘The Super Mario Galaxy Movie’ Review: The Iconic Platforming Plumber is Asphyxiated in an Intergalactic IP Spree [C-]
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Legendary Bay Area Publicist Karen Larsen Shutters Larsen Associates but Boutique Firm to Continue
Today, March 31, 2026, Karen Larsen will close the doors of Larsen Associates, the boutique San Francisco publicity firm she founded more than four decades... Read More
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