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nytimes.com - Jordy Fee-Platt - 'Philly Special' film spotlights Super Bowl play that embodies the city
'Philly Special' film spotlights Super Bowl play that embodies the city
The New York Times

Philadelphia Eagles fans will soon get to revisit one of the greatest sports moments in the city's history. A game-changing trick play in Super Bowl LII that resulted in quarterback Nick Foles snagging a touchdown reception lives on the memory of…

dailymail.co.uk - J. Peterson For Dailymail.Com - The Housemaid's Secret will be more twisted than the first film
The Housemaid's Secret will be more twisted than the first film
Mail Online

READ MORE: Sydney Sweeney's raunchiest role ever revealed The Housemaid has become an undeniable box office sensation since its release over Christmas. The erotic thriller, led by Sydney Sweeney and Amanda Seyfried, has already grossed almost…

nbcnews.com - How a YouTuber's self-financed horror film became a surprise hit
How a YouTuber's self-financed horror film became a surprise hit
NBC News

A YouTuber's self-financed and self-distributed sci-fi horror film is overturning industry expectations after it made it big at the box office over the weekend. “Iron Lung,” an indie video game adaptation from YouTuber Mark Fischbach…

mirror.co.uk - Neela Debnath - Film buffs are being urged to watch a period drama hailed as a 'masterpiece
Film buffs are being urged to watch a period drama hailed as a 'masterpiece
The Mirror

A period drama film, praised as a masterpiece by viewers who've been encouraging others to experience it, is now available on Prime Video. This follows recent acclaim for other productions including a period crime drama, an adaptation from a…

variety.com - Leo Barraclough - Detective Tale 'Extraordinary' Added to Pluto Film's Slate at European Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Detective Tale 'Extraordinary' Added to Pluto Film's Slate at European Film Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Variety

Berlin-based international sales agency Pluto Film has added Marina Andree Škop's and Vanda Raýmanová's “warm, funny and imaginative” detective tale “Extraordinary” to its European Film Market slate.

royalgazette.com - Sékou Hendrickson - Bermudian actress featured with A-listers in thriller film
Bermudian actress featured with A-listers in thriller film
The Royal Gazette

Onwards and upwards: Jordan Claire Robbins (Photograph supplied) Viewers of Gus Van Sant's newest film, Dead Man's Wire, are likely to spot a glint of Bermudian talent in the film's opening minutes. Bermudian actress Jordan Claire Robbins has been…

variety.com - Anna Marie de la Fuente - Chile Selected as Guest Country of Honor at Mexico's Guadalajara Film Festival
Chile Selected as Guest Country of Honor at Mexico's Guadalajara Film Festival
Variety

Chile has been selected as the Guest Country of Honor at the 41 Guadalajara Film Festival (FICG), which runs April 17 – 25 this year. “The last time Chile was paid tribute to at FICG was in 2019 but its film industry has grown in…

indiewire.com - Kate Erbland - The 17 Best Films of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
The 17 Best Films of the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
IndieWire

When the 2026 Sundance Film Festival wrapped this weekend, it marked the end of a remarkable run for America's most essential film festival. And while Sundance is very much not over, when it bows in 2027 in Boulder, Colorado, it will look very…

washingtonexaminer.com - Asher Notheis - Melania film reception reflects 'disconnect' of critics and audience
Melania film reception reflects 'disconnect' of critics and audience
Washington Examiner

Concha, who saw the film Sunday and thought it was “excellent,” said the film's 99% audience score and 10% critics score on Rotten Tomatoes are similar to the Reagan biopic released in 2024. Reagan starred Dennis Quaid as the 40th…

dailymail.co.uk - Sonya Gugliara For Dailymail.Com - Cynthia Nixon lookalike filmed defacing Melania movie poster in LA
Cynthia Nixon lookalike filmed defacing Melania movie poster in LA
Mail Online

A well-dressed Cynthia Nixon lookalike has been caught red-handed drawing a Hitler mustache on a Melania movie promo poster at a Los Angeles bus stop. The brazen woman with a blonde pixie cut, wearing blue jeans and a white blouse with shades, was…

indianexpress.com - Ashwath Marimuthu drops update on his film with Simbu: 'An entertaining film…title will start with I'
Ashwath Marimuthu drops update on his film with Simbu: 'An entertaining film…title will start with I'
The Indian Express

2 min read Hyderabad Make us preferred source on Google Director Ashwath Marimuthu made sure Silambarasan TR's 43rd birthday on Februray 3 came with a gift for his fans. On the occasion, Ashwath took to social media to wish STR and, in the same…

rediff.com - ARJUN MENON - Gandhi Talks Review: Vijay Sethupati, Arvind Swamy-Aditi Rao Hydari star in an underwhelming film
Gandhi Talks Review: Vijay Sethupati, Arvind Swamy-Aditi Rao Hydari star in an underwhelming film
Rediff.com

The fact that a major studio put out a silent film starring some of the biggest names in the industry in these concerning times for the film business is the one big takeaway from Gandhi Talks, notes Arjun Menon. Gandhi Talks released in theatres on…

cosmopolitan.com - Courtney Young - Breaking Down the Ending of Charli XCX's 'The Moment' Film
Breaking Down the Ending of Charli XCX's 'The Moment' Film
Cosmopolitan

The Moment unfolds as a self-aware satire of contemporary pop success, following a semi-fictionalized Charli xcx as she prepares to launch her first headline arena tour in the wake of the breakout cultural moment surrounding her 2024 album brat.

esquire.com - Josh Rosenberg - The Best Movies from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
The Best Movies from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival
Esquire

The final Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah sounded like a bummer. The ghost of the festival's late founder, Robert Redford, loomed over every film premiere, and the story I heard from festivalgoers who attended in person was that it felt…

variety.com - Rebecca Rubin - Film Forum Names Former Sundance Chief Tabitha Jackson as Director
Film Forum Names Former Sundance Chief Tabitha Jackson as Director
Variety

Former Sundance Film Festival chief Tabitha Jackson has been named the director of New York's Film Forum. Jackson will assume the role on Feb. 23. An industry veteran with over 30 years of experience in independent and non-profit media, Jackson…

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