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Illinois' film industry sets new record for production spending
Illinois' film industry set a new record last year, with production companies spending $703 million: the highest total in state history, Gov. JB Pritzker announced. 'Fourteen years ago today, actually, we were filming the pilot of Chicago Fire in…
Illinois' film industry sets new record for production spending
Illinois' film industry set a new record as production companies spent more than $700 million in the state in 2025. Rose Schmidt has the story.
Hong Kong International Film Festival brings out the big guns for its 50th year
After the dust settles following the March madness of Art Basel, Art Central and the Hong Kong Arts Festival, the Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF) is due to celebrate its semi-centennial this April – a milestone that serves as a…
The Spy Film 'If Looks Could Kill' Was an Oddly Formative Moment in My Film Fandom
Do you remember where you were on March 15, 1991? Maybe you were at work or school. Maybe you weren't alive. Maybe your parents weren't alive. But I know that I was in Chester, NY, watching a brand-new movie that had just opened called If Looks…
Look at This Treasure Trove of Unseen Photos From the Filming of 'Return of the Jedi
Just when you thought every shred of vintage Star Wars memorabilia had seen the light of day, here comes an auction featuring set photographs that have gone unseen by outsiders for multiple decades. Propstore is featuring a two-part collection of…
Joe Duggar filmed on beach trip two years before abuse allegations
Rediscovered footage shows Joe Duggar on vacation in Panama City Beach, Florida two years before he allegedly sexually assaulted a nine-year-old girl in the same town, the Daily Mail can reveal. The video has resurfaced after Duggar, 31, was…
Val Kilmer resurrected by AI to star in a new film after his death
Despite being dead for a year, Val Kilmer will return to the big screen for a new film - or, more accurately, an digital version of the actor created by AI will return. The Top Gun star was cast as the tuberculosis suffering Catholic priest Father…
Where was 'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man' filmed? The real-life filming locations behind the Netflix crime movie
For the seventh and final time, Tommy Shelby is saddling up to take control of Birmingham's criminal underworld in Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man. World War II is raging, Luftwaffe bombs are falling and his unhinged nephew is running rackets too…
Peter Chan Says AI Will Replace 'Any Blockbuster or Commercial Film in Three Years' at Hong Kong FilMart Panel
Legendary Asian filmmaker Peter Chan Ho-sun issued a stark warning about artificial intelligence at a Hong Kong FilMart co-production panel, predicting that the technology poses an existential threat not to art-house cinema but to the commercial…
Glam influencer arrested in Dubai after filming herself as missiles exploded
A GLAMOROUS influencer has reportedly been arrested in Dubai just days after sharing footage of Iranian missiles raining down on the glitzy city. Maeva Ghennam, 28, nervously told her three million followers “my knees are shaking,” as…
DoorDash wants to pay you to film your 'everyday tasks' to help train AI
The delivery company DoorDash is now paying its couriers to help train artificial intelligence. DoorDash has launched the new Tasks app, which gives couriers opportunities to get paid for “short activities” that help businesses gain…
Cannes' Marché du Film to Host Creator Economy Summit
Cannes is dipping a well-heeled and possibly bronzed toe into the creator economy. While some of the world's finest auteur filmmakers showcase their latest theatrical works at the Cannes Film Festival this May in the Palais, just around the corner…
Telangana Govt Honours Actor Chiranjeevi with NTR National Film Award
Hyderabad: In a star-studded ceremony, Telangana Chief Minister A Revanth Reddy presented the prestigious NTR National Film Award to actor Chiranjeevi.At the event on Thursday, where the state government's 'Telangana Gaddar Film Awards 2025' (TGFA)…
Val Kilmer to posthumously star in new film thanks to AI
Actor Val Kilmer will appear posthumously in the forthcoming film 'As Deep as the Grave' through the use of generative artificial intelligence. Kilmer was cast in 2020 but was unable to shoot due to health issues from throat cancer, which resulted…
China's Pop Mart to produce Labubu film
Chinese toymaker Pop Mart said it will produce a film based on its hugely popular Labubu dolls, a move that could boost Beijing's image abroad. The “ ugly-cute ” dolls sparked a global craze two years ago, sending Pop Mart's stock…
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