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Joanne McNally's one demand for Celebrity Traitors uncovered as filming starts
Joanne McNally has just one wish for the Celebrity Traitors ' castle. The Irish comic is currently in Scotland filming at the iconic castle alongside the likes of Rob Beckett and actress Julie Hesmondhalgh, as well as Sharon Rooney, Amol Rajan…
The Riskiest Job in British Film
Mia Bays is winding down her tenure in charge of one of the biggest backers of British independent film, the British Film Institute's Filmmaking Fund. She's done and seen it all over the past five years, having become the first person ever to hold…
Docaviv 2026 reveals the Israeli film lineup
Movies that portray the complex reality of life here – from war, to art, to social history – will be the focus of this year's Docaviv, the Tel Aviv International Documentary Film Festival, to be held from May 28 to June 6. This 28th…
'Project Hail Mary' Arrives On Streaming This Week As Film Tops $655 Million At Box Office
'Project Hail Mary' key art featuring Ryan Gosling. Ryan Gosling's Project Hail Mary is coming to digital streaming this week as the blockbuster space adventure continues to soar at the worldwide box office. Based on The Martian author Andy Weir's…
Cannes Film Festival defends male-dominated competition
Only five of the 22 films vying for the prestigious Palme d'Or top prize are directed by women, compared with seven out of 22 last year. Feminist collective 50/50 has accused organisers of 'feminism washing' by using icons of female empowerment…
American Pavilion Presented by IndieWire Announces 2026 Cannes Film Festival Programming
With the start of the Cannes Film Festival this week, the biggest event on the annual film calendar has officially arrived. And one of the great Cannes traditions, The American Pavilion, is returning once again. Since 1989, The American Pavilion…
Vietnamese Folk Horror 'The 10th House' Lands Skyline Media for Cannes Film Market Sales (EXCLUSIVE)
Vietnam-based Skyline Media has acquired worldwide sales rights to “ The 10th House,” a folk horror feature from ProductionQ, with the title set to be introduced to buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The pre-production project is the…
Florence Pugh Will Lead the Film Adaptation of 'The Midnight Library
Florence Pugh is getting ready to pull double duty with her latest film project—the actress is set to star in and produce a movie adaptation of Matt Haig's The Midnight Library, the New York Times bestselling book that has sold over 56…
Hacked Video File Holds Multiple Films On YouTube
We notice there are a lot of hacks on YouTube lately, but we don't share enough hacks about YouTube. That's why [PortalRunner]'s latest oeuvre is interesting: it's a video that gives you a different picture depending on the selected bitrate. Watch…
Could The Sheep Detectives Be The Best Film Of 2026?
The film everybody's talking about, The Sheep Detectives, sounds downright outrageous. Based on the novel Three Bags Full by Leonie Swann, it follows a flock of sheep who must solve the murder of their shepherd, played by Hugh Jackman. But at 93%…
Felicity Jones To Play Agatha Christie In Film 'Eleven Missing Days
EXCLUSIVE: Here's an interesting one. Two-time Oscar nominee Felicity Jones (The Theory of Everything), coming off acclaimed drama Train Dreams, is to play legendary author Agatha Christie alongside César winner Vincent Cassel (La Haine) in…
12 of the Buzziest Films for Sale at Cannes 2026
The 2026 Cannes Film Festival kicks off this week, offering plenty of buzzy titles for buyers to grab. Acclaimed voices like Asghar Farhadi and Ira Sachs, as well as first-time feature filmmakers such as Jordan Firstman, Andy Garcia and Maria…
Cannes' Fantastic Pavilion Readies for Seven Gala Screenings: 'These Are Films Built to Travel' (EXCLUSIVE)
Cannes is ready to welcome some scream-worthy titles to the Fantastic Pavilion Gala Screenings, which are set to take place over May 12-18 at Cannes' Marché du Film. The section, spotlighting international genre filmmaking, will feature an…
Why the Dhruva Sarja-Prem film 'KD: The Devil' is trapped in formula
‘KD: The Devil', starring Dhruva Sarja, produced by KVN Productions and directed by Prem, was one of the anticipated movies from the Kannada film industry. After the gangster drama hit the screens on April 30, 2026, ‘KD' has drawn…
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