After Francis Ford Coppola's sensational "Part II," sequels became the province of directors.

Cinema Guild Takes North American Rights on Éric Baudelaire’s ‘For the Moon’ Ahead of New York Film Festival Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

Indie distributor Cinema Guild has acquired North American distribution rights for documentary “For The Moon” (“Car la Lune”), directed by Éric Baudelaire, that will premiere in the Currents section of the upcoming New Y…

‘Objet a’ Review: Ann Oren’s Wickedly Kinky Curiosity Eroticizes Everything From Mushrooms to Mushroom Cuts

“Objet a” was Lacan’s term for the lack, the absence, that sets our desires into motion; an object-cause rather than a physical object. If it were the latter, a more apt title for Ann Oren’s delicious new film would be “…

Ana Vaz Discusses the Impact of the Fukushima Nuclear Disaster, the Work of Yoko Hayasuke and Preferring to Be a Mother Rather than a Zombie

“When you begin again, you repeat everything,” reflects experimental filmmaker Ana Vaz, thinking of her home country Brazil and the setting of her new feature, “Hanabi,” in Japan. “There’s a normalization of the state of…

First Look Teaser for 'If I Go Will They Miss Me' Acclaimed Indie Film

"They called him Poseidon... He was buff, and he had muscles, and he was the strongest ever." Rich Spirit revealed a first look teaser trailer for the highly acclaimed indie film titled If I Go Will They Miss Me, the sec…

Kathryn Newton’s Next Big Role Leaves Amazon for Hulu in Major Release Change

MCU star Kathryn Newton‘s upcoming series has reportedly shifted from Amazon to Hulu for development. The project is a TV adaptation of a popular series of young-adult novels. Kathryn Newton’s Just One Day series now in …

Netflix’s The Retrievals Podcast Adaptation Finds Its Lead in The Running Man Star

Emilia Jones is set to lead Netflix’s upcoming limited series The Retrievals, an adaptation of the New York Times and Serial Productions podcast. The drama follows IVF patients who pursue legal action after a nurse’s fen…

Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner Is the ‘Fabric’ of DCU Going From Superman to Mister Miracle

Nathan Fillion’s Guy Gardner may be turning into one of the DC Universe’s most dependable wild cards. The actor himself recently noted how Gardner’s expanding presence across Superman, Lanterns and Mister Miracle makes h…

Busan Film Festival to Honor Founder Director Kim Dong-ho With Korean Cinema Award

Kim Dong-ho, founding festival director of the Busan International Film Festival, has been named the recipient of the 31st BIFF’s Korean Cinema Award. The honor goes to figures whose work has shaped Korean cinema and hel…

Producer J.J. Abrams Explains How The End Of Oak Street Got Away With Securing A PG-13 Rating [Exclusive]

Producer J.J. Abrams wasn't sure that The End of Oak Street would secure a coveted PG-13 rating, but as he told us in this interview, he sure is happy it did.

A bluegrass-playing beekeeper reconnects with his Choctaw Nation foster daughter in "The Vast of Night" director Andrew Patterson's earnest crowdpleaser.

Jesse Eisenberg’s $475M Disappointment Is Finally Getting Its Due on Digital Streaming

Jesse Eisenberg‘s recent box office disappointment is finding new life on digital streaming. The animated sequel tops multiple digital sales charts despite being the franchise’s lowest-grossing entry to date at the globa…

HBO Max Rejects Milo Ventimiglia’s Cop Series After Pilot, but There’s Hope

HBO Max just pulled the plug on Milo Ventimiglia‘s latest series, but the story isn’t over yet. The cop drama’s fate at the streamer and its potential path forward reveal an interesting shift in how pilots find new homes…

Everything in The End of Oak Street is stretched just a bit too thin and severely lessens the kick ass impact of watching Anne Hathaway shotgun a dinosaur to the face.

Lightdox Acquires ‘Auber 89’ Ahead Of Doc’s World Premiere at Venice Film Festival Sidebar Giornate Degli Autori

EXCLUSIVE: International sales and distribution agency Lightdox has acquired Giuseppe Schillaci’s documentary Auber 89 ahead of its world premiere at the Giornate degli Autori’s Notti Veneziane (Venetian Nights), a sideb…

Paramount’s 5 Asks ‘Nigel Farage: Where Does The Money Come From?’ After Binface By-Election

Nigel Farage defeated an ‘independent space warrior’ with a bin for a head in a bizarre British by-election this morning, and now Paramount’s 5 is asking more questions about the under-fire Reform UK politician. Nigel Fa…

Mark McKenna & Stephen Lang Enter Thriller ‘Isolation Booth’

EXCLUSIVE: Mark McKenna (Sing Street) and Stephen Lang (Avatar) are among cast to lead thriller Isolation Booth, which has recently wrapped filming in Minnesota. Heralding from producers Shifted Industry (Showtime’s Bask…

Writer-director Yeon Sang-ho (Colony) spoke to us about the 10th anniversary of Train to Busan, how it shaped him as a filmmaker and more.

Rebecca Hall Was Sold on Onslaught’s Dominatrix Role After One Wild Question

Rebecca Hall has revealed the one wild question from director Adam Wingard that instantly sold her on playing a dominatrix handler in Onslaught. The actress also shared the bizarre on-set moment that made her eccentric c…

International Insider: Canada’s Streaming Stress; Love For Lucy Davis; Marc Turtletaub Interview

Welcome. It’s another week, another Insider. Jesse Whittock at the wheel this week, speeding along the highway of international film and TV news. Let’s get going. Sign up to the newsletter here for the full Insider exper…

Zach Braff Tribeca Drama ‘Clean Hands’ Launches For International Sales Ahead Of TIFF Market

EXCLUSIVE: Following its Tribeca premiere and North American deal with Vertical, Myriad Pictures has acquired international rights to Clean Hands, the true-life drama starring Zach Braff and Esther McGregor. Holt McCalla…

International Disruptors: Megan Park Talks Debut Series ‘Sterling Point’, Importance Of “Not Talking Down” To Young Audiences & Stepping Out Of YA Space With Next Feature ‘Die Alive’

Megan Park grew up without a television in her family home. It is an unlikely origin story for the actor-turned-filmmaker behind Sundance sensation My Old Ass and current YA Prime Video hit Sterling Point, but Park admit…

San Sebastian Adds Jesse Eisenberg, Fred Cavayé, Amanda Kernell Films to Golden Shell Race

The San Sebastián Film Festival has added six films to its 2026 Official Selection, including new works from Jesse Eisenberg, Fred Cavayé, Amanda Kernell and Gabriel Martins, alongside feature debuts from Ah Biao and Ton…

Golden Lion Winner Milcho Manchevski Talks ‘Giving a Voice’ to Pulse Nightclub Survivors With ‘Good People’: ‘Our Job Was to Stay Out of the Way’

It took over three decades for Macedonian filmmaker Milcho Manchevski — whose debut feature “Before the Rain” won the top award in Venice in 1994 and was Oscar nominated — to direct his first documentary. But when he fir…

Amazon MGM Studios has dropped the official trailer and poster for the next Colleen Hoover adaptation, Verity.

A First-Time Director's Sci-Fi Movie With No Stars Earned A Best Picture Nomination—It Opened 17 Years Ago Today

17 years later, we're still amazed that this sci-fi flick (an original film by a first-time director) became a Best Picture Oscar-nominated hit.

The CEO of IMAX, Rich Gelfond, has praised Star Wars: Starfighter, calling it "a throwback to the Harrison Ford kind of Star Wars."

Tickets for Practical Magic 2 have officially gone on sale, and Warner Bros. has released a new behind-the-scenes featurette along with the official poster.

There were Ahsoka Season 2 costumes on display at Disney's D23, including one for Anakin Skywalker that has fans thinking "The Clone Wars."

The End Of Oak Street Ending Explained: Does The Platt Family Survive The Dinosaurs?

The End of Oak Street is finally in theaters, and we're here to help you make sense of the dinosaur thriller's ominous ending.

Simone Ashley's Underrated 2025 Thriller On Prime Video Is Based On A True Story

Simone Ashley starred in this well-received, and under-seen, true story-based thriller, which is currently tucked away on Prime Video.

Wacky Comedy 'The Musical' Trailer Feat. Will Brill & Gillian Jacobs

"Do we really want to do the same play that every other school does?" Blue Harbor Ent. has unveiled the first official trailer for The Musical, an indie comedy from the 2026 Sundance Film Festival earlier in the year. On…

Veteran filmmaker Margaret Brown tracked four teen girl victims' families, frustrated local detectives, and four murder suspects to craft her series. Then, she tells IndieWire, everything changed.

Owen Wilson is Lost at a Hip-Hop Fest in 'Rolling Loud' Movie Trailer

"You jumped off the Ferris wheel, right?" Live Nation & Ketchup Ent. have debuted the official trailer for Rolling Loud: The Movie, a fictional feature film set at the iconic Rolling Loud hip-hop fest that takes place in…

"Jimmy Kimmel Live!" writer/producers Molly McNearney, Danny Ricker, Gary Greenberg, and Josh Halloway, and director Andy Fisher discuss how they tackled the first show back from its indefinite hiatus.

Official Trailer for 'Sara Bareilles: Good Grief' Doc on Her New Album

"So tell me your story..." 🎙️ The official trailer has debuted for the music doc titled Sara Bareilles: Good Grief, another documentary about a musician that is pretty much just marketing for their new album. This film …

Spider-Man: Brand New Day Writers Think Jean Grey Never Crossed One Important Line

Jean Grey is operating in a moral grey area in Spider-Man: Brand New Day, but the film's writers say the character never crossed one crucial line.

Wenn V. Deramas' high-risk and hugely successful early-aughts "Ang Tanging Ina" and its sequel "Ang Tanging Ina N’yong Lahat" shirked male-centric slapstick to crystallize the political moment of their time.

59 Years Ago Today: The Crime Film That Broke Hollywood's Rules On Violence Premiered In New York

Our modern film rating might not exist without this crime movie touchstone, which shocked folks with its violence 59 years ago.

The director's "Gremlins" follow-up isn't as well known or regarded as that 1984 hit, but a new 4K release reveals it to possess its own considerable charms.

Quick Behind-the-Scenes Promo for Na Hong-jin's 'Hope' Action Film

"Loading the cartridges..." Neon has debuted a new 60-second promo featurette for the action sci-fi movie Hope from Korean filmmaker Na Hong-jin (also of The Chaser, The Yellow Sea, The Wailing). Landing in US theaters t…

Must See Official Trailer for 'Ken Russell's The Devils' 4K Restoration

"You have perverted the innocents." Warner Bros Clockwork has revealed the incredible full official trailer for Ken Russell's The Devils restored & uncut & ready to rock the screen again. This is Clockwork's first offici…

Check Out This Trailer for APPOFENIACS!! Read the full article on AICN Hey friends! Barbarella here, and I have to say that I'm always excited when something I caught and really dug at a festival gets distribution. APPOF…

Eli Roth's THE ICE CREAM MAN promises and delivers on gore and shock, with a few boundary-pushing missteps along the way. Read the full article on AICN I can’t lie: I’ve been dragging my feet on this one. By now you’ve p…

Check Out This Trailer for OTHER MOMMY Read the full article on AICN Hey friends! Barbarella here! Horror has really upped its game lately, and I'm loving a lot of the horror that is out there right now. I'm also excited…

Barbarella Chats with THE DEVIL'S MOUTH'S Director of Photography James Kniest Read the full article on AICN Hey friends! Barbarella here. THE DEVIL’S MOUTH is currently available on Prime. This latest entry into shark-v…

Reboots Wishlist, with Columnist Off the Cuff Tom Read the full article on AICN What's old is new again, or at least that's what Hollywood would like to have you believe. With that in mind, here is Contributor Off the Cu…

FINNEGAN'S FOURSOME finds Edward Burns on the Links - Interview with Brian d'Arcy James Read the full article on AICN Prolific writer/director Edward Burns (THE BROTHERS MCMULLEN, MILLERS IN MARRIAGE) is back on the fest…