
Virgil Films has released the documentary *Big Star: The Nick Skelton Story* for digital rental and purchase. The film chronicles British show‑jumper Nick Skelton’s career, focusing on his recovery from a severe neck injury and his partnership with the horse Big Star. It highlights their historic gold‑medal performance at the 2016 Rio Olympics. Archival footage and new interviews provide an intimate look at the dedication required for elite equestrian competition.

Friday the 13th Part VII: The New Blood (1988) introduced a telekinetic teen, Tina Shepherd, to battle Jason Voorhees, creating a monster‑versus‑monster dynamic. The film injected fresh energy into a franchise plagued by inconsistent timelines and repetitive kills, but its...

Amazon MGM Studios and Alliance Home Entertainment announced that the sci‑fi thriller Mercy will hit physical shelves on April 7, 2026, in 4K Ultra HD, Blu‑ray, and DVD formats. The film, directed by Timur Bekmambetov, earned $54.3 million worldwide at the box...

The live‑action Mortal Kombat 2 is set for a May 8 2026 release, shifting the narrative focus to Johnny Cage while keeping original protagonist Cole Young in the mix. Lewis Tan, who plays Cole, hinted at a surprise plan for the character, sparking fan...

Lionsgate announced that its Michael Jackson biopic Michael will hold limited early‑access screenings in IMAX and other premium formats on Wednesday, April 22, two days before its wide release on Friday. Tickets for the one‑night‑only events go on sale March 11 at 9 a.m. PT/...

Netflix reported that the Lionsgate‑produced sci‑fi action film *War Machine* topped its global weekly streaming chart through March 8, amassing 39.3 million views and leading both the overall and English‑language movie rankings. The platform’s English‑language TV chart was led by *Bridgerton* season four...
HBO’s new documentary “Fukushima: A Nuclear Nightmare,” directed by James Jones, revisits the 2011 Fukushima Daiichi disaster through archival footage and first‑hand testimonies. The film underscores the frantic efforts of plant workers to avert a larger catastrophe and the lingering...

Historical drama "Nuremberg," starring Russell Crowe as Hermann Göring, has arrived on Netflix after being overlooked at the 2026 Oscars. The film, directed by James Vanderbilt and adapted from Jack El‑Hai’s book, has earned $57 million worldwide on a $10 million budget...

Battle Beyond the Stars, a 1980 Roger Corman production, reimagines Akira Kurosawa’s Seven Samurai as a low‑budget space opera. John Sayles was hired to improve the script, while a young James Cameron and Gale Anne Hurd handled production design, famously...
IndieWire announced that American Pavilion memberships for Cannes 2026 are now on sale. The standard early‑bird pass costs $125, while a premium VIP option is $995 (or $1,195 during the festival) and adds priority seating, complimentary refreshments, and ten single‑use...

JustWatch’s weekly streaming report for March 2‑8 shows Oscar‑nominated movies dominating the U.S. market, capturing 70 % of the top‑10 titles. Hulu leads the movie segment with Brazilian drama *The Secret Agent* at No. 1 and sci‑fi drama *In the Blink of an...
The South Florida Film Forum will convene March 28‑29 at MAD Arts in Dania Beach, drawing producers from Oscar‑winning titles such as *Sound of Metal*, *Knives Out*, *Moonlight* and *The Florida Project*. Organized by the White Elephant Group with Broward...
BayView Entertainment has released the psychological horror film "The Weight of Eyes" for digital purchase and rental as of March 10, 2026. The movie follows an architect who endures physical and psychological torture at the hands of a grief‑stricken couple,...
The Academy’s Best Original Song category currently permits songs that debut in a film’s end credits, leading to a surge of nominations for tracks with little narrative relevance. Recent data shows that 13 of the 20 songs nominated over the...

Train Dreams, a Best Picture Oscar contender, follows logger Robert Grainier’s eight‑decade life in early‑20th‑century Idaho. The film’s quiet protagonist drifts through personal loss, industrial change, and a haunting memory of a Chinese worker’s lynching, highlighting America’s historic sins. Director...

TCM’s 2026 Classic Film Festival opens on April 30 with a gala tribute led by Jane Fonda honoring her late co‑star Robert Redford before screening their 1967 rom‑com “Barefoot in the Park.” The event also recognizes Barbara Hershey, songwriter Paul Williams and film‑programmer...
An anonymous veteran producer disclosed their Oscar ballot, showing overwhelming support for Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners,” which received votes in nearly every category. The voter cast early ballots to sidestep the sway of SAG, PGA and media buzz, and highlighted the Academy’s...
Universal Pictures is developing a feature‑length biopic about rock icons Bon Jovi, with frontman Jon Bon Jovi granting access to the band’s extensive music catalog. Screenwriter Cody Brotter, known for the Black List script “Drudge,” is attached, while producers Kevin J. Walsh and Gotham Chopra will helm...

Kathryn Hahn has officially confirmed her role as Mother Gothel in Disney's upcoming live‑action Tangled remake, a casting choice that fans have already dubbed "perfect." The announcement follows earlier speculation that Scarlett Johansson might have taken the part, but scheduling...
Boots Riley’s sophomore feature I Love Boosters will launch on a nationwide college tour before its SXSW opening‑night debut and theatrical release on May 22. The tour, organized by Neon, spans ten U.S. campuses from late March through early May, each screening paired with...
Acclaimed documentary filmmaker Geeta Gandbhir is set to helm a biographical documentary on EGOT legend Whoopi Goldberg. The untitled film will draw from Goldberg’s autobiography and feature her own narration, while chronicling the revival of her 1984 ‘Whoopi Monologues’ and new theatrical...

Universal Pictures has green‑lit a definitive biopic chronicling the formative years of Bon Jovi, the New Jersey rock quartet that sold over 130 million albums. The project, backed by the studio’s experience with music biopics like Straight Outta Compton, will feature Jon Bon Jovi’s direct...

Oscilloscope Labs has dropped the official trailer for “John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office,” a documentary‑biopic exploring neuroscientist John C. Lilly’s radical experiments with isolation tanks, dolphin communication, and psychedelics. The film, co‑directed by Michael Almareyda and Courtney...

Searchlight Pictures' comedy film "Is This Thing On?" will begin streaming on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. on March 20. The movie is directed by Oscar‑nominated Bradley Cooper and stars Will Arnett, who also...

Amazon’s $200 million sci‑fi epic “Project Hail Mary,” starring Ryan Gosling, opened to a near‑perfect 95 % Rotten Tomatoes score from 61 critics. The film adapts Andy Weir’s bestseller and aims to become Amazon’s first true blockbuster after earlier mixed results. Early box‑office forecasts...

South Korean actor Park Bo-gum will headline the upcoming epic period film “The Sword: A Legend of the Red Wolf,” directed by veteran filmmaker Kim Han‑min. Set in 668 AD, the gritty historical thriller follows Chil‑seong, a memory‑less slave who discovers...
The 55th New Directors/New Films festival will run April 8‑19 at Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA, presenting 24 feature films and 10 shorts. Adrian Chiarella’s queer horror "Leviticus" opens the program, with Neon securing worldwide rights at Sundance. The lineup closes...

Netflix released the first‑look teaser for "Remarkably Bright Creatures," a new film adaptation of Shelby Van Pelt’s novel slated for streaming on May 8, 2026. The story follows Tova, an elderly widow working night shifts at an aquarium, who bonds with a...
Former and current NFL players participated in the NFL & NFLPA Film and Entertainment Career Tour, a four‑day bootcamp run by Deon Taylor’s Hidden Empire that teaches all aspects of filmmaking. Twenty‑six athletes, including Charles Tillman, worked on short‑film projects,...
With the 98th Academy Awards approaching, the Oscars voting system has been spotlighted. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, comprising over 10,000 professionals from 17 branches, uses branch‑specific voting to nominate and a preferential ballot for Best Picture....
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Netflix’s upcoming film *The Adventures of Cliff Booth* pairs director David Fincher with a Quentin Tarantino‑written script, creating a rare sequel to *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*. A 64‑second Super Bowl teaser confirms Brad Pitt will reprise Cliff Booth,...

Deadline’s 2026 Awards Season Calendar outlines key dates for major film, television, music, and theater honors through September 2026, with the Academy Awards slated for March 15 and the Tony Awards on June 7. The schedule also notes shifts such...
The Academy announced that singers from two Best Original Song nominees will perform live at the 98th Oscars on March 15. K‑pop‑themed "KPop Demon Hunters" will feature EJAE, Audrey Nuna and Rei Ami singing "Golden" with traditional Korean instrumentation. The...

Netflix announced its next original film, *The Yeti*, a survival thriller directed by Michael Chaves and starring Chris Pine alongside Ray Winstone, Sofia Boutella and Iona Bell. The story follows a father and daughter stranded in the Alps after an...

BayView Entertainment will launch the documentary *More Than One Child* digitally on March 10, 2026. Directed by 49‑time award‑winning Vinit Parmar, the film follows three siblings from an illegal Chinese migrant family who were separated at birth to evade the One‑Child Policy....

Kino Lorber announced a March 24, 2026 release of Richard Attenborough’s 1977 war epic A Bridge Too Far in a 4K Ultra HD + Blu‑ray combo pack. The 4K disc features a new HDR/Dolby Vision master derived from a 4K scan of the original 35 mm negative on...

Veteran auteur Gus Van Sant is back with the thriller “Dead Man’s Wire,” a dramatization of the 1977 Indiana hostage standoff that made headlines for its 63‑hour live broadcast. The film stars Bill Skarsgård as Tony Kiritsis, Colman Domingo as the DJ, and features an...

After more than two decades of proposals, the Art Gallery of New South Wales officially opened the Sydney Cinémathèque on 7 March, providing the city with a permanent home for curated repertory cinema. The gallery’s film program, already serving as an...
An official trailer for the upcoming film "Iron Winter" has been released, depicting two young Mongolian horse herders battling severe winter conditions in the Tsakhir Valley of Arkhangai province. The visual narrative emphasizes the struggle to safeguard an ancient tradition...

Elijah Wood has confirmed he will reprise Frodo Baggins in a new Lord of the Rings feature titled *The Hunt for Gollum*. The film, directed by Andy Serkis, is set between the Hobbit prequels and the original trilogy and is scheduled...

The Legend of Aang: The Last Airbender, an animated continuation of the Avatar franchise, will debut on October 9 2026 via Paramount+ rather than a theatrical run. Co‑directors Lauren Montgomery and William Mata confirmed the film has finished production, and original creators...

The British Film Institute and the UK Consulate in Los Angeles are celebrating a record‑breaking Oscars season, with five Best Picture nominees and 40 total nominations linked to British productions or co‑productions. Highlights include *Hamnet*, *Sinners* and *Frankenstein*, which feature...

Amazon MGM Studios announced that four actors—Fabrizio Guido, Lisa Gilroy, Myra Lucretia Taylor, and Dustin Ybarra—have joined the untitled romantic comedy starring Cameron Diaz and Stephen Merchant. Merchant also directs and co‑writes the film with John Butler, while producers include...

Daniel Battsek, newly appointed head of Film at Lincoln Center, is spearheading the "Rendez‑Vous With French Cinema" showcase to draw younger U.S. audiences to French and other foreign‑language films. The program features contemporary titles from directors like François Ozon, Arnaud...

Director Mona Fastvold discusses her new historical musical drama "The Testament of Ann Lee," starring Academy Award‑nominee Amanda Seyfried as the Shaker founder Ann Lee. The film reimagines more than a dozen traditional Shaker hymns as fully choreographed musical numbers,...

Donald Glover has been cast as the voice of Yoshi in the upcoming Super Mario Galaxy Movie, a sequel to the 2023 Mario Bros. film. The trailer, released alongside the casting news, highlights vibrant action sequences but offers little plot...

The New South Wales government has launched an Expressions of Interest (EOI) to locate a second global film studio in Greater Sydney, committing up to $100 million under its three‑year Screen & Digital Games Strategy. The initiative will complement the existing...

Marvel Studios’ Avengers: Doomsday, directed by the Russo brothers, is in post‑production and slated for a December 18, 2026 theatrical release, followed by Avengers: Secret Wars in December 2027. Four teaser trailers have highlighted returning icons such as Steve Rogers,...

Triple Media Film and Iconic Events Releasing dropped the official trailer for Lifehack, a screen‑life thriller starring Georgie Farmer and Yasmin Finney. The film, which debuted at SXSW 2025, follows four gamers‑turned‑hackers as they breach a billionaire’s cryptocurrency wallet using...

Dreamscape, the 1984 sci‑fi horror film starring Dennis Quaid, revisits the concept of infiltrating people’s dreams—a premise that predates Christopher Nolan’s Inception by two decades. The movie follows psychic Alex Gardner as he battles a government plot to assassinate the...