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How the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal impacts New Mexico's film industry
How the Netflix-Warner Bros. deal impacts New Mexico's film industry New Mexico filmmakers express concerns and optimism about the potential $80 billion Netflix-Warner Bros. deal, which could impact the entertainment industry and local film…
Our Favorite Films of 2025
With “The New Yorker at 100” documentary now out on Netflix and Richard Brody and Justin Chang releasing their lists of the best movies of the year, there's a lot to watch today! Plus: We've been celebrating our centenary all year…
What Film Festivals Can Teach Leaders About The Importance Of Storytelling
Alejandro Vilpa is a film director and founder of Vilpa Films. Author Yuval Noah Harari once stated (registration required) that storytelling is our superpower, given that we are the only species in the world with the ability to create narratives.
The Best Films of 2025
Our film critics watch a lot of movies in a year. By December, their viewing slates span international standouts, festival favorites, studio blockbusters, and plenty more in between. Below, Justin Chang and Richard Brody take us through the year in…
'The goal was to scare a kid': the wild world of films-within-films
The cold was brutal and so were the gangsters. It was the first – and worse, only – day of shooting, and when cinematographer Julio Macat threaded some film into his camera, it was so cold that the film snapped. The gangsters flitted…
Man Posing as Adult Film Scout Arrested Lured Undercover ...
Authorities in Northern California have arrested a Santa Rosa man accused of pretending to be an adult film recruiter as part of a scheme that investigators say crossed into human trafficking and the solicitation of a minor. According to KRON4…
9 films that helped decode 2025's absurd reality
In the heated climax of a confrontation between Alma Imhoff — Julia Roberts ' harried Yale professor in this year's “ After the Hunt ” — and her one-time protégée, Maggie Resnick (Ayo Edebiri), Alma leans…
The films and TV shows coming to Netflix, as it buys Warner Bros.
Netflix has announced that it will acquire Warner Bros. Discovery's film and streaming divisions for $72 billion in a cash-and-stock deal, following extensive negotiations and a heated bidding war against Comcast and Paramount Skydance. The…
Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution' Is All the Worst Impulses of the Anime Compilation Film Format
When you see 16-year-old Yuji Itadori at the top of GKids' latest theatrical compilation / season 3 preview spectacular for Jujutsu Kaisen: Execution, what you witness is a hero at the end of his rope, curled up in the fetal position in a crater…
Netflix finally confirms Peaky Blinders film release date in major announcement
Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man has officially been given its release date, with Netflix teasing what to expect from Tommy Shelby's last chapter. Three years have gone by since Peaky Blinders aired its sixth and final season, with creator Steven…
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Adult Film Star Scott Finn Dies at Age 27
Rhett Messerly, known in the adult entertainment industry as Scott Finn, died on Nov. 23, at age 27 The actor was remembered by his family for his “immense capacity for accepting people for who they are” “Rhett is missed dearly…
2025 Poland 'Chinese Film Festival' opens in Warsaw
WARSAW, Dec. 5 (Xinhua) -- The 2025 China Film Festival opened Friday evening here, with more than 300 guests attending the opening ceremony and watching the animated blockbuster 'Ne Zha 2.' Lu Shan, Chinese ambassador to Poland, said in his…
Hilarious' Netflix Christmas film with 90210 legend hailed as 'best this year
A festive film earning an abundance of praise after being dubbed as 'Mrs Doubtfire at Christmas ', is ready to watch on Netflix. Netflix has released some brilliant classic Christmas films this year, including The Holiday and the late Diane Keaton…
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Jessica Alba Says Filming 'Fantastic Four' Nude Scene Was 'Humiliating
Jessica Alba is opening up about a 'humiliating' nude scene she filmed for the 2005 film Fantastic Four Speaking at the Red Sea Film Festival in Saudi Arabia on Friday, Dec. 5, the actress said, 'I thought that was awful' 'I dreaded that scene for…
Cinema Stocks Drop After Netflix Suggests Films Could Be In Theatres For Shorter After Warner Bros. Acquisition
Major movie theater stocks including AMC and IMAX dipped Friday, falling at least 2% after Netflix announced it will acquire Warner Bros. and that theatrical windows for movies will “evolve” after the $82.7 billion deal is completed…
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