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Warner Bros. Discovery pushes two Oscar frontrunners amid $111B Paramount merger
Warner Bros. Discovery is heavily marketing Paul Thomas Anderson’s “One Battle After Another” and Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” both Oscar nominees. The former swept the BAFTAs and won DGA and PGA awards, while the latter set a record with 16 nominations and captured the Actor Awards. The campaign unfolds as Warner navigates its $111 billion acquisition by Paramount.
Blog•Feb 25, 2026
“I Wanted the Film to Have the Vignetted Existence of a Fable”: Sarmad Sultan Khoosat on His Genre-Bending Berlinale Premiere...
Pakistani director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s supernatural horror‑musical Lali debuted in Berlin’s Panorama, marking Pakistan’s first all‑local film at the Berlinale. Inspired by a family short story, the film fuses horror, black comedy, folk songs and a vivid red‑purple palette to explore cursed marriages, gender dynamics and a subtle queer gaze. Khoosat explains the difficulty of merging tones, the use of chapter breaks, and the meticulous color design, while editor Saim Sadiq’s cuts shape the shifting narrative perspective. The genre‑bending work signals a new wave of South Asian gothic cinema.
By Filmmaker Magazine
Social•Feb 26, 2026
Sequels Dominate Box Office; Originals Become Long‑term Bets
As long as sequels like 'Zootopia 2' (which just passed 'Minecraft' to become 2025's top domestic grosser) are nabbing sky-high box office, the likes of 'Hoppers' and 'Encanto' can be viewed as long-term investments.
By Scott Mendelson
Blog•Feb 25, 2026
What Does AI Mean for Filmmakers
The article frames artificial intelligence as the latest disruptive wave in filmmaking, comparable to the shifts from celluloid to video and then to digital. AI is portrayed not merely as a faster tool but as a structural change affecting creation,...
By Raindance – Articles
Social•Feb 24, 2026
Mummy Teaser Leans on Cryptic Question, Not Visuals
Save for one spoiler-y (and unconvincing) image, the second tease for the latest 'Mummy' hopes a tantalizing question will entice audiences for an otherwise cryptic concoction.
By Scott Mendelson
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Comrade X (1940)
Comrade X, a 1940 King Vidor comedy starring Clark Gable and Hedy Lamarr, was produced during the brief Nazi‑Soviet non‑aggression pact. The film satirizes the uneasy alliance, featuring a Soviet heroine who ends the story driving a tank, and includes...
By Filmuforia
Blog•Feb 24, 2026
Turner and Constable (2026)
The new documentary "Turner and Constable" (2026) commemorates the 250th birthdays of J.M.W. Turner and John Constable, pairing their rival yet complementary landscapes with the current Tate Gallery exhibition. Director David Bickerstaff eschews a conventional narrative, using curators, sketchbooks and...
By Filmuforia
Podcast•Feb 23, 2026•28 min
Baz Luhrmann Found Lost Elvis Footage and Turned It Into a Dreamscape
In this episode, Jim Hempill interviews director Baz Luhrmann about his new Elvis project, Epic Elvis Presley in Concert, which stitches together rare, unseen concert and behind‑the‑scenes footage into a dream‑like narrative told from Elvis’s own voice. Luhrmann explains how the lost...
By Filmmaker Toolkit (IndieWire)
Blog•Feb 23, 2026
Simeon Halligan’s ‘Past Life’ Gets a Limited Theatrical Release
British psychological thriller “Past Life”, directed by Simeon Halligan, opens a limited theatrical run on 20 March 2026 before a digital release on 6 April via Miracle Media. The film features an ensemble cast including Aneurin Barnard, Jeremy Piven, Pixie...
By Blazing Minds