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Opinion | AI needs more tolerance in the film industry
When people talk about artificial intelligence in films, they are almost always met with a visceral reaction. AI and art together are often seen as a product of laziness and poor creativity. Although this can be true, AI cannot be reduced to one…
Cate Blanchett latest star to ask theatre audience to stop filming
A-list actress Cate Blanchett has become the latest star to make a plea for theatre audiences to put their phones away during performances. The Australian film and stage actor and producer was appearing at London's National Theatre in…
Cate Blanchett asks audience to stop 'spoiling' National Theatre show by filming
Cate Blanchett has asked audience members to stop “spoiling” her National Theatre show by filming it. The Australian actress, 57, is currently starring in the production of Electra /Persona at the Lyttelton Theatre in London. However…
Creetown pub used in cult film The Wicker Man up for auction
A pub in the south of Scotland where scenes for the 1973 horror film The Wicker Man were shot is going up for auction. The interior of the Ellangowan Hotel in Creetown was the fictional Green Man in the movie and had actress Britt Ekland as a…
Red Sea Film Festival Cancels 2026 Edition, Will Return Next Year
Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival, the most prominent film event and market in the Arab world, has canceled its sixth edition that was scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to 12. The event will return in the fourth quarter of 2027 with a…
NEW YORK: A Documentary Film
Stream now with KPBS+ / Watch Monday, Sept. 21, 2026 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV + Tuesday, Sept. 22 at 9 p.m. on KPBS TV Explore the story of New York from the end of the 20th century through the first quarter of the 21st, and witness an epic portrait of…
BBC star had 'several' near-death experience while filming new series
Presenter Simon Reeve has shared some of his near-death experiences while filming his new BBC series. For his brand new series, Wilderness with Simon Reeve, the host returns to screens with four new expeditions to some of the world's wildest and…
Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Film Festival Cancels 2026 Edition
The Red Sea Film Foundation has cancelled the 2026 edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival, saying in a statement that the sixth edition had been postponed to the fourth quarter of 2027. The foundation said the decision “followed…
Swimming coach sparks online storm after filming Joseph Lau's mansion
A Hong Kong swimming coach has landed in hot water after filming her trip to billionaire Joseph Lau Luen-hung's mansion for a private swimming lesson — and complaining about having to wait for her “young miss” student. SCROLL…
Rebel Wilson back in court as The Deb producers sue star over allegedly blocking film
Hollywood star Rebel Wilson had a “last chance” phone call with her film's co-producers over a dispute about up-front costs and her $1m fee, a judge has heard. The Pitch Perfect and Bridesmaids star appeared in the New South Wales…
American Film Market Partners With AMC A-List and B-List Movie Club to Offer Screenings to Frequent Moviegoers
The American Film Market is partnering with AMC to further engage both buyers and audiences, giving AMC A-List and B-List Movie Club members access to screenings and presentations from exhibiting companies. This year, sales and production companies…
Post-Merger Paramount May Overdeliver On Settlement With 36-Film 2027 Slate
California Attorney General Rob Bonta can rest easy: A merged Paramount Warner Bros. Discovery would already account for 36 movies on the release schedule for 2027. Note, that's an organic number of theatrical releases which were always set to…
This Year's American Film Market Won't Just Cater to Buyers - It's Ushering In AMC Members, Too
The AMC A-List theater subscription program now offers something more than free popcorn and drink size upgrades: the best seats at private American Film Market screenings in November. A partnership between AFM, AMC Theatres and the Los…
Blu-ray Review: Ishiro Honda: Memoirs of a Film Director
When I was growing up in the '70s, there were two kinds of Japanese films that were playing in America. They either starred Godzilla or were directed by Akira Kurasawa. Turns out both types of films involved the same man. When Ishiro Honda passed…
Kerala film festival organisers say 31 films denied screening nod by Centre
3 min read Thiruvananthapuram Make us preferred source on Google The Keralam State Chalachitra Academy under the Cultural Affairs Department has written to the Union Ministry of Information and Broadcasting seeking reconsideration of its decision…
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