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Alexander Kluge, author and key film-maker in the New German Cinema movement, dies aged 94
Alexander Kluge, a German film-maker and author who elevated cinematic collages into an art form and won the top prize at the Venice film festival in 1968, has died aged 94, his publisher has announced. A former assistant of expressionist master…
Mr Nobody Against Putin: Oscar-winning film banned in Russia
BBC / made in copenhagen / František Svatoš A court in Russia has banned the documentary Mr Nobody Against Putin from three streaming platforms on the grounds that it 'propagates extremism and terrorism'. The feature, which won an…
Former Variety Film Critic Peter Debruge Named Director of SXSW Film & TV Festival as Claudette Godfrey Exits
Claudette Godfrey, who has been with South by Southwest (SXSW) for nearly 20 years, is exiting the organization, SXSW announced Thursday. Taking over as the new Director of the SXSW Film & TV Festival is Peter Debruge, the former co-chief film…
UK's 'happiest town' used for filming new Harry Potter TV series
The trailer for the new Harry Potter TV series has been released, prompting excitement among wizards and muggles. The HBO series is being filmed in locations across the UK, including in a picturesque market town that has been ranked as 'one of the…
SXSW Taps Former Variety Critic Peter Debruge as Director of Film & TV Festival
Peter Debruge, former chief film critic at Variety, has been tapped to serve as director of the SXSW Film & TV Festival. Beginning on April 6, he takes over the Austin festival's film and television programming from Claudette Godfrey, who has…
Watch James Cameron Get Really Hands-On Filming 'Avatar: Fire and Ash
James Cameron can really do it all. Write and direct billion-dollar movies ? Check. Invent whole new franchises in his sleep? Check. Dive deeper in the ocean than anyone should ever go? You betcha. Imagine worlds so vast that you literally have to…
The Magic Faraway Tree film is charming but occasionally feels cluttered
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SXSW Film & TV Festival Names Peter Debruge As Director
South by Southwest Film & TV Film Festival is naming former Variety chief film critic, Peter Debruge, as Director starring April 6. He takes over for Claudette Godfrey, VP, Film & TV, who is stepping down from her role leading the SXSW Film & TV…
You can now make money filming yourself taking out the trash
Avi Patel is the 22-year-old founder of Kled AI, a San Francisco startup that buys and resells personal data from everyday people to train AI. Patel dropped out of college after only two weeks in 2021 to become a founder. While running a music…
Dark Mofo: 2026 festival to show Willem Dafoe film that can only be watched by one person at a time
A hallucinatory experimental film starring Willem Dafoe and Charlotte Rampling that can only be watched by one person at a time is heading to Australia as part of Tasmania's 2026 Dark Mofo festival. It's estimated that only 500 people in the world…
Ewan McGregor and Anne Hathaway's Mystery's Sci-Fi Film Has Its First Trailer
For the past several months, Warner Bros. has had this very mysterious film on its release schedule. It was called “Flowervale Street,” written and directed by It Follows helmer David Robert Mitchell, starring Ewan McGregor and Anne…
Dodging the 'wrinkle wagon': why a Brazilian film about ageing is inspiring older women
When 80-year-old Gilda Olinto was given a prize at work recently, she felt as if she was being told “nothing more is expected of you”. It reminded her of The Blue Trail (O Último Azul in Portuguese), a film set in a near-future…
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Pringles debuts ATL campaign in India with new digital film
Pringles has launched its first above-the-line (ATL) campaign in India with a new digital film, signalling a shift in its marketing approach in the market. The brand, which has largely relied on below-the-line (BTL) activations so far, is now…
An Invitation to Premier 'Dune: Part Three' at the Anti-Communist Film Festival
Conservatives still delighted by Project Hail Mary may soon have another film champion: Dune: Part Three. The forthcoming science fiction epic, slated for release in December, is directed by Denis Villeneuve and adapted from the books by author…
Every Ghostface Killer in the SCREAM Film Franchise, Ranked
In 1996, Scream hit theaters and changed horror movie history. The teen slasher packed in meta commentary and gave us a new villainous icon who would later become known as Ghostface. Unlike Michael Myers, Freddy Kruger, and Jason Voorhees…
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