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Directors Matt Bettinelli-Olpin and Tyler Gillett disclosed that a studio‑mandated alternate cut of Scream 5 existed, featuring a dramatically shortened first half. Both versions were test‑screened, but audiences responded more positively to the theatrical edit that ultimately released. The film grossed $138 million worldwide on a $24 million budget and is praised as the franchise’s strongest entry. Their comments come as the duo prepares to launch Ready or Not 2 later this month.
Hungarian director Gábor Holtai discusses his feature debut *Feels Like Home*, an absurdist thriller that premiered at Sitges and later screened at LuxFilmFest. The film uses a dysfunctional eight‑member family to explore how intimate power dynamics can echo across society....
David Martinez, Executive Director of the Raindance Film Festival, explains how his team functions like an orchestra, translating the founder’s vision into a sustainable operation. He highlights the distinct roles of programming, CEO, marketing, brand ambassador, programme coordination, and digital...
The Marvel Cinematic Universe’s once‑unstoppable urgency is waning, with recent releases posting theatrical intent scores well below the 60% benchmark that predicts strong openings. Despite this dip, early analytics for the upcoming December 18 release *Avengers: Doomsday* show solid awareness (45%),...
Ugo Bienvenu’s debut animated feature Arco follows ten‑year‑old Arco, a boy from a pristine sky‑city future, who accidentally travels to a polluted 2075 Earth. The film pairs striking, illustration‑inspired visuals with a voice roster that includes Juliano Krue Valdi, Mark...
Ulrike Ottinger’s long‑gestating film *The Blood Countess* finally premiered at the Luxembourg Film Festival after a script first drafted in 1998 and years of financing hurdles. The movie stars Isabelle Huppert as the vampiric Elizabeth Báthory, with an expanded rebel character and...
At the 33rd Czech Lion Awards, Zuzana Kirchnerová’s co‑production *Caravan* was named Best Film and also earned Best Supporting Actress for Juliána Brutovská. Slovak filmmakers swept several major categories, with debut director Katarína Gramatová winning Best Director and Agnieszka Holland’s *Franz* taking four...
Michał Marczak’s documentary *Closure* captured the Golden Alexander at the 28th Thessaloniki International Documentary Festival, earning a €12,000 prize and positioning the film as an Oscar documentary contender. The jury praised its immersive portrayal of a grieving father’s search for...
The "Stay‑at‑Home Seven" column for March 16‑22 curates a weekly slate of films and documentaries streaming across BBC iPlayer, Film4 and BBC2, with commentary from Amber Wilkinson, Jennie Kermode and Mateusz Tarwacki. Highlights include the war‑propaganda documentary “Mr Nobody Against Putin,” the satirical series...
Timothée Chalamet lost the Best Actor Oscar to Michael B. Jordan at the 98th Academy Awards, despite heavy buzz around his nomination. Insider sources claim only one voter cast a ballot for Chalamet, citing his perceived arrogance and difficult demeanor....
Lee Sang‑il’s period epic “Kokuho” swept the 49th Japan Academy Awards, capturing Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor and a host of technical honors. Ryo Yoshizawa was named Best Actor, while Chieko Baisho took Best Actress for “Tokyo Taxi.” The...
The 19th Asian Film Awards took place at Hong Kong’s Xiqu Centre, opening the ceremony to the public for the first time. The event featured masterclasses led by Hwang Dong‑hyuk, Jia Zhangke and Zhang Ziyi, and highlighted the Academy’s youth...
James Cameron’s sequel "Avatar: Fire & Ash" captured the Best Visual Effects Oscar at the 98th Academy Awards, giving Disney a single win for the night. The film returns audiences to Pandora, featuring returning stars Jake Sully and Neytiri alongside...
Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has been officially recognized as an ‘A Festival’ under FIAPF’s newly reformed single‑category accreditation framework. This places BIFF among a select group of 17 top international festivals, alongside Cannes, Berlin and Venice. The new FIAPF...
Imposters, writer‑director Caleb Phillips’ feature debut, is a sci‑fi thriller that follows a grieving mother who retrieves her missing infant from a mysterious cave, only to raise doubts about his identity. Starring Jessica Rothe and Charlie Barnett, the film juxtaposes...
Sadao Nakajima’s 1977 "Japanese Godfather" trilogy uses the yakuza genre to dissect the intertwining of post‑war Japanese politics, the economy, and organized crime. Unlike Kinji Fukasaku’s blood‑soaked narratives, Nakajima adopts a clinical, almost documentary style that foregrounds power plays and...
Lo Chi’s 1980 film "The Guy with the Secret Kung Fu" revisits the late‑1970s kung‑fu boom, pairing Qing‑era patriots Hung Wen Ting and Hu Yang‑Pao against the tyrannical Dragon Gang. The review praises the film’s high‑energy fight sequences, especially the...
Searchlight Pictures will launch the horror sequel “Ready Or Not 2: Here I Come” in theaters worldwide on March 20 2026. The film follows Grace, played by Samara Weaving, as she teams up with her estranged sister Faith to claim the High Seat of...
Filmmakers Gabriela Osio Vanden and Jack Weisman have turned their Oscar‑shortlisted documentary short into a feature debut, Nuisance Bear, which premiered at Sundance and screened at Thessaloniki. The film examines the contentious practice of air‑lifting polar bears from Churchill, Manitoba,...
Universal’s "Reminders of Him," adapted from Colleen Hoover’s novel, debuted with $18.25 million in 3,402 U.S. theaters. The film posted a 2.28× weekend multiplier and a 10.2 % Thursday‑to‑weekend lift, signaling solid audience retention. With a $25 million production budget, it has already...
"Menopause Mystery," a new documentary premiering at CPH:DOX, follows Danish‑Norwegian director Louise Unmack Kjeldsen as she confronts the personal and scientific dimensions of menopause. The film chronicles her journey from insomnia and depression to a global collaboration with researchers exposing...
Film producer Frédéric Ambroisine announced at Hong Kong FILMART 2026 a coordinated international restoration and sales programme for thirteen rare Korean titles produced by Whapung Films between 1979 and 1985. The effort, partnered with French post‑production house Karmax‑910 and the...
Disney’s animated feature Hoppers reclaimed the weekend box office, earning $28.5 million in its second weekend—a 37 % decline but on par with Pixar’s Elemental opening. The film’s ten‑day domestic total climbed to $86.8 million, while overseas receipts added $31 million, pushing its worldwide...
Alisa Kovalenko’s documentary *Traces* follows SEMA, a Ukrainian women‑led network that supports victims of conflict‑related sexual violence, whose membership has tripled since the 2022 invasion. The film concentrates on older civilian survivors who have remained silent, presenting their stories without religious...
Prime Video adds the documentary "Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger," directed by David Hinton and presented by Martin Scorsese. The film serves as Scorsese’s personal tribute to Michael Powell, spotlighting his vivid use of colour and...
The Ankler’s latest post recaps three Oscar‑night storylines: Larry Ellison’s protest billboard on the red carpet, Democratic lawmakers publicly rebuking film mogul David Katzenberg, and a cryptic AI‑related rumor surrounding Ben Affleck. The piece links to a live YouTube discussion...
Mayasabha – The Hall of Illusion, a 2025 Hindi psychological thriller, marks director Rahi Anil Barve’s sophomore effort after the critically‑acclaimed Tumbbad. Starring Jaaved Jaaferi, Mohammad Samad, Veena Jamkar and Deepak Damle, the film debuted at the Jagran Film Festival...
Forevergreen, a 13‑minute animated short nominated for this year’s Best Animated Short Oscar, dazzles with a woodcut‑style visual aesthetic that blends hand‑drawn textures and modern CGI. Despite Disney animators shaping a cute bear protagonist, reviewers criticize the thin storyline and...
The Perfect Neighbor, an Oscar‑nominee documentary by Geeta Gandbhir, reconstructs the June 2023 killing of Black mother AJ Owens by white neighbor Susan Lorincz using police body‑camera footage, interview‑room video, and phone clips. The film’s editing, led by Viridiana Lieberman, weaves these...
Butcher’s Stain, a 26‑minute Israeli short directed by Meyer Levinson‑Blount, earned an Oscar nomination and a four‑and‑a‑half star rating from Eye for Film. The narrative follows Samir, an Arab employee in an Israeli supermarket, who is accused of removing Hamas...
Ryan White’s documentary *Come See Me In The Good Light* chronicles Colorado poet‑laureate Andrea Gibson’s final year, premiering at Sundance 2025 and released before Gibson’s July death. The film intertwines Gibson’s candid poetry, humor, and humility with the stark reality...
“The Alabama Solution,” an Oscar‑nominated documentary by Andrew Jarecki and Charlotte Kaufman, exposes severe overcrowding and violence in Alabama’s prisons, where facilities operate at 200 % capacity with only a third of needed staff. Using contraband‑smuggled phones, inmates provide first‑person testimony...
Armed Only With A Camera: The Life And Death Of Brent Renaud is a 2025 documentary directed by Brent’s brother Craig, weaving archival footage and new scenes to trace Brent Renaud’s career and his fatal ambush in Ukraine. The film...
Steve Hartman and photographer Lou Bopp’s short documentary All The Empty Rooms captures the personal spaces left behind by victims of U.S. school shootings. By filming preserved bedrooms, the project humanizes the 420 children killed in 2025, shifting focus from...
Animation studio SHAFT and veteran director Yasuomi Umetsu have unveiled the trailer for their new original series, Virgin Punk. Set in 2099, the sci‑fi action follows bounty hunter Ubu Kamigori as she tracks criminals exploiting the advanced medical android technology...
"A Song Without Home" premiered at CPH:DOX 2026, becoming the first Georgian documentary ever selected for the festival’s Main Competition and later screened at Thessaloniki. Directed by Rati Tsiteladze, the film chronicles Adelina, a trans woman who flees a hostile...
The documentary “Manhood,” directed by Daniel Lombroso, follows Dallas entrepreneur Bill Moore and his PhalloFill penile enlargement service as it becomes a niche parallel to Botox. It profiles three men—Ruben Ramirez, David Smith, and a third unnamed subject—who undergo the...
The Saviors, Kevin Hamedani’s sophomore feature, follows a suburban couple who rent their guest house to Middle‑Eastern tenants, using the premise to satirize American Islamophobia. Despite a strong cast including Adam Scott, Danielle Deadwyler and Ron Perlman, the film’s humor falls...
Deon Taylor’s new documentary “Drift” follows army veteran Isaac “Drift” Wright, a self‑taught photographer who illegally scales the world’s tallest skyscrapers. The film opens with high‑octane climbing sequences, then pivots to a courtroom drama as federal authorities pursue Wright for...
Eiji Uchida’s new film "The Specials" debuts in Japan on March 6, 2026, merging yakuza mythology with competitive dance comedy. The story follows former assassin Daiya, who must train a rag‑tag crew of killers for a dance‑contest hit‑man mission. The...
Protector, starring Milla Jovovich, attempts to revive the "parent‑rescues‑child" action formula popularized by Taken, but delivers a derivative, predictable story. The film’s screenplay feels assembled from familiar tropes, offering little suspense and weak character development. While Jovovich provides a committed...
The 32nd Vesoul International Festival of Asian Cinemas screened award‑winning films at the Guimet Museum’s auditorium in Paris from March 4‑7, 2026, drawing a large, diverse audience. The event received extensive media coverage, including a full‑page feature in Le Figaro and promotion by...
At SXSW 2026, three documentaries—“Adam’s Apple,” “The Dads,” and “Your Attention Please”—center on trans acceptance and the digital era’s effect on youth. “Adam’s Apple” follows a mother’s eight‑year chronicle of her son’s gender transition, offering intimate, unscripted moments. “The Dads”...
Andrea Di Stefano’s 2025 film *My Tennis Maestro* attempts a tragi‑comedy take on the Italian sports‑drama wave sparked by Luca Guadagnino’s *Challengers*. While the screenplay wavers between raunchy humor and melancholy, Pierfrancesco Favino’s nuanced turn as a washed‑up coach anchors...
Takashi Miike’s cult classic Ichi the Killer is receiving a 4K restoration that will open in Japanese theaters on May 15, marking its 25th anniversary. The director and cinematographer Hideo Yamamoto oversaw the new scan, promising sharper neon‑lit visuals and...
The Snake, Jenna MacMillan’s SXSW 2026 directorial debut, follows Jamie, a forty‑something woman whose arrested‑development lifestyle disrupts the lives of her family and friends. The film attempts a dramedy blend but stalls between broad bedroom‑farce comedy and uneasy serious moments....
The 30th anniversary of Hong Kong's FILMART runs March 17‑20, 2026, featuring over 760 exhibitors and more than 7,600 industry professionals. Among the highlighted Hollywood co‑productions is "Eyes of Salt," starring James Pratt, Bernice Liu, Erin Anne Gray, Kelly Monisse,...
At SXSW 2026, the indie slate highlighted three distinct dramedies: Joe Swanberg’s “The Sun Never Sets,” starring Jake Johnson and Dakota Fanning, was shot on 35mm in Alaska and leans heavily on character dialogue. Gloria Mercer’s “A Safe Distance” channels...
SXSW 2026 reinforces its non‑fiction niche by premiering three documentaries that explore hidden subcultures. "Beyond the Duplex Planet" follows David Greenberger’s work with elderly residents, turning their stories into a celebrated zine. "Cornbread Mafia" recounts the rise of the largest...
"Edie Arnold Is A Loser" debuted at SXSW 2026, chronicling a Catholic schoolgirl who discovers punk drumming against strict curfew, anti‑punk authority, and a lack of instruments. The film blends teen romance with a DIY music narrative, highlighting the protagonist...
