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Canal+ Seals Landmark Pact to Invest Nearly $1.1 Billion in French and European Films
Canal+ has reached a five-year deal with French cinema organizations which will see the pay-TV powerhouse invest nearly €1 billion ($1.1 billion) in French and European films between 2028 and 2032. Canal+ Chairman and CEO Maxime Saada…
8 Hollywood films where AI is front and centre, from Terminator to Wall-E
As AI takes over the world in the metaphorical sense – for now, at least – it is the perfect time to turn to the films that have depicted AI over the years, and what they have said about the world in the process. Here is a selection…
Bradford students star in film to discourage youth vaping
A group of Bradford students have starred in a new campaign film to tackle rising rates of vaping among children and teenagers. It is the latest video from the Catch Your Breath campaign, a project run by Bradford City FC Community Foundation and…
Iconic film The Castle is becoming a play
The creators of classic Australian film The Castle have rewritten it as a stage play, which Michael Cassel Group will produce in Melbourne next year. The tale of underdog Darryl Kerrigan's fight to save his home near Tullamarine Airport grossed $11…
Locarno's StepIn Focuses on 'Power, People, Data and the Future of Film': 'The Counter-Algorithm Is a Human Being Who Gives a Damn' (EXCLUSIVE)
Now in its 15th year, Locarno's think tank StepIn will debate “Power, People, Data and the Future of Film.” “Last year, StepIn focused on one of the defining qualities of independent cinema: the willingness to embrace risk. One…
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PVR INOX bets on sports, concerts & comedy beyond films
PVR INOX is expanding its alternate content strategy as it looks to host more sports screenings, concerts and stand-up comedy shows across its cinema network alongside film releases, according to CNBC TV18. Speaking during the company's Q1FY27…
Diego Luna to Be Feted at Sarajevo Film Festival as 'Ashes' Screens
Mexican actor, director and producer Diego Luna will be feted at the 32nd Sarajevo Film Festival, which runs Aug. 14 to 21. Luna will receive the Honorary Heart of Sarajevo in recognition of his “outstanding career and indelible contribution…
Film reviews: 'The Odyssey' and 'Her Private Hell'
★★★★ “Modern mainstream films don't come more daring, mammoth, and accomplished than Christopher Nolan 's latest,” said Nick Schager in the Daily Beast. But for all the IMAX-size spectacle the director has…
LA's film decline needs urgent action - or Hollywood is dead
The crisis in LA's film industry is becoming more and more urgent. New figures released by FIlmLA last week show that film and television production in the second quarter of 2026 fell 13% from the same time period last year, despite generous tax…
Famed 'Odyssey' Translator Rips Nolan's Film: ' I Would Be Ashamed'
“As they say at the awards shows, I was humbled to learn that Nolan has read at least the first line of my translation of The Odyssey into iambic pentameter. In at least one interview, he cited my version of the first line of the poem:…
Every Marvel Studios Film and Disney+ Series Announced Through 2028
You could say the Marvel Cinematic Universe is back, but really, it never left. In 2026, the MCU will unleash not one, but two big blockbusters that might shake up the formerly powerful superhero franchise. But what happens after that? In 2024…
Dwayne Johnson's Next Film 'Lizard Music' Adds Regina Hall To Cast
EXCLUSIVE: Regina Hall has joined Dwayne Johnson in Amazon MGM Studios' and United Artists' live-action/CGI hybrid film, Lizard Music, from director Benny Safdie. Theo Leber, Alicia Silverstone and Tim Heidecker are also part of the ensemble.
Inside 'Mother Promise': The risk, humour and honesty behind the Kannada film
In the Kannada film industry, prominent banners rarely back off-beat subjects. Mother Promise might be one of the riskiest projects of Daali Pictures, one that actor-producer Dhananjaya can be proud of bankrolling. The movie opens with a thank-you…
Italian Film Bodies Slam Venice Festival Over Lack Of Women In Lineup
Six Italian film bodies have hit out at the lack of women in the Venice Film Festival's main film competition this year in an open letter. The tribune, published in Italy's La Repubblica newspaper over the weekend, follows in the wake of the…
The 10 Best Films of the 1990s, Ranked
If there is one decade that redefined the Hollywood blockbuster, it was the 1990s. The movies of the decade mixed profoundly poignant and artistic films with popcorn flicks that got butts in the seats, slaughtering box office numbers in…
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