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Don’t believe every Oscar list you read. With the fall festivals gearing up for launch and studios locking in their year-end release plans, a handful of high-profile titles that many had penciled into the 2026 awards conversation are not likely to drop this year. Some are moving

In the Argentine Pampas, cousins Guillermina and Belinda cannot wait to grow up. When they are not swimming in the river and dancing through the long, breezy afternoons, they re-enact funeral ceremonies and feign surgery on dead animals. This quotidian desire to accelerate the in

“The Odyssey” has notched two major box office milestones over the weekend. The big-budget adaptation of Homer’s original epic is officially Christopher Nolan’s biggest movie ever, with $1.1 billion, ranking ahead of 2012’s “The Dark Knight Rises” with $1.08 billion, not adjusted

As “Abbott Elementary” gears up for Season 6 production in just a few short weeks, stars Sheryl Lee Ralph, Janelle James and Luke Tennie are reflecting on turbulent changes in the industry — from the pending Paramount-Warner Bros. merger to production struggling in Los Angeles. “

SPOILER ALERT: The following story contains plot details from the series finale of “Raising Kanan” now streaming on Starz. The final curtain has closed on the hit 1990s-set crime series “Power Book III: Raising Kanan.” The show has been the origin story of Kanan Stark (Mekai Curt

Da’Vine Joy Randolph has signed on to star in director Will Ropp’s indie dark comedy “Dedicated to Morris Burke.” The Oscar winner plays Judy Brooks, who discovers that the final novel of her late best-selling author husband isn’t dedicated to her like all the others. Instead, it

“The Last House,” a science-fiction horror from French director Louis Leterrier, is a movie born from Covid. A suburban family of four, helmed by Jason (Wagner Moura) and Ann (Greta Lee), is suddenly trapped in their home. With no understanding of the situation outside, and no wa

Starz saw total revenue slide again in the second quarter of 2026 — but the media company reported its first year-over-year growth in streaming revenue in 18 months. Company execs believe the business is turning around, and they’ve raised their outlook for adjusted OIBDA (operati

Calvin Demba, the British actor, writer and director best known on screen for the Netflix hit “Supacell,” has lined up an impressive cast list for his second short film behind the camera, “The Animals.” George MacKay (“Rose of Nevada,” “Sense and Sensibility”) stars alongside Lou

European media conglomerate RTL Group on Tuesday posted first-half figures showing strong growth in streaming, with revenue up 3.9% to €2.9 billion ($ 3.3 billion), while revenues from its linear TV side and its Fremantle content business were down. The acquisition of pay-TV oper

Fabien Frankel, currently seen on screens as the dashing, honor-obsessed knight Ser Criston Cole in “House of the Dragon,” is ready to take on a very different role. The British actor is set to star in “Love Unlimited,” the debut short drama from actor Olivier Huband (“A Discover

Don’t call Albert Serra’s new film, “Seize moments de ma vie” (“Sixteen Moments of My Life”), a concert film. Premiering out of competition at the Locarno Film Festival, the film documents a one-off performance by screen legend Ingrid Caven at the Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord in P

Kamiyama Kenji says the alien threat driving his new “Gundam” anime is a direct metaphor for humanity’s uneasy relationship with artificial intelligence. The director, known for “Ghost in the Shell: Stand Alone Complex” and “The Lord of the Rings: The War of the Rohirrim,” tells

With a world premiere in the Locarno Film Festival’s Pardi di Domani selection of short and medium-length films, the filmmakers behind “Piluk” saw the production as a chance to tell a story with the simplest possible textures: pencil, paper and the human voice. Produced by Marc B

Sony’s superhero blockbuster “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” retained its top spot at the U.K. and Ireland box office for a second consecutive week, taking £10.1 million ($13.6) over its sophomore frame. The film’s cumulative total is now $87.4 million after 13 days of release. Unive

The First International Meeting of Cities will take place Aug. 12-14 at the Gramado Film Market and will gather municipal-level authorities from such major towns as Medellín, Rio de Janeiro, Porto Alegre, Maricá and fest-host Gramado as well as representatives of Brazilian and Ib

The first Residency for Young Filmmakers, a new feature of the Gramado Film Market taking place Aug. 17-19, will count with the participation of 60 filmmakers aged between 18 and 35, selected from more than 200 applications. Participants are required to have work experience on at

Heritage Monday has become a popular fixture at the industry section of the Locarno Film Festival, reflecting the growing interest in film restoration and retrospective programming. This year’s edition was specifically devoted to the challenge of gaining new young audiences for o