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Avengers Encore Leads $122M Box Office Anomaly
Disney's 'Avengers Endgame: Encore' re-release topped the North American box office with a $26M opening, anchoring what distributors called a "statistical anomaly" — four films clearing near or above
Liam Neeson's Tuam mass baby grave film opens in Ireland
Liam Neeson's first producing credit, 'The Lost Children of Tuam,' opens in Ireland this week, dramatising Catherine Corless's nine-year campaign to expose the mass grave of 796 infants at a Bon Secou
Denmark Submits Venice Winner 'Woman Unknown' to Oscars
Denmark has selected May el-Toukhy's "Woman Unknown," the just-crowned Venice Golden Lion winner, as its official submission for the Oscar international feature film race.
The first season of Heroes is almost perfect – here’s why
A retrospective marking the 20th anniversary of Heroes' premiere, urging viewers to rewatch its 'almost-perfect' first season and praising Hayden Panettiere's performance as Claire Bennet — a revisit
'Florid' Premieres at San Sebastian, Reframes Schizophrenia
Billy Lumby's feature debut 'Florid,' world-premiering at San Sebastian Film Festival, follows a young East London man hearing voices and aims to counter cinema's habit of linking schizophrenia with v
Denmark Submits Venice Winner 'Woman Unknown' For Oscars
Denmark has officially selected May el-Toukhy's Venice Golden Lion winner "Woman Unknown" as its entry for Best International Feature Film at the 99th Academy Awards, where star Mathilde Arcel also to
'Halima' Wins; First Finnish Pic by Black Female Filmmaker
The Finnish Film Affair closed with Naima Mohamud's 'Halima' — the first Finnish feature directed by a Black female filmmaker — taking Best Fiction, while Norway's '11 Hours' and Cold War comedy 'Saun
Netflix 'Unabomber' Review: Dual Timelines Never Click
Variety pans Netflix's 'Unabomber' as a rote true-crime drama whose dual timelines — a 1990s FBI procedural and flashbacks to teenage Ted Kaczynski's Harvard years — never meaningfully inform each oth
My dad was a monster! Sara Karloff on reviving Frankenstein, 95 years on
Sara Karloff reflects on her father Boris Karloff's legacy as the 1931 Frankenstein marks its 95th anniversary and composer Michael Shapiro's original score makes its London debut.
Zee 5 Global Streams Romantic Film Hi Starring Nayanthara
Zee 5 Global is premiering the romantic film *Hi*, starring Nayanthara and Kavin, marking the streaming debut after its late August theatrical release.
Samsung TV Plus streams Aespa Seoul concert free Sep 26
Samsung TV Plus will premiere Aespa's "Synk: Complexity In Seoul" concert for free on September 26 across seven Asia-Pacific markets including Singapore, South Korea, and India, airing weekly through
Hrůša to Conduct All Four Ring Operas in One Week
Jakub Hrůša, a year into his tenure as Royal Opera House music director, is preparing to conduct his first Parsifal and has announced he will perform all four Ring operas within a single week next sea
Michael Kiwanuka Releases Shelved Album 'Fudge' After Stroke
Mercury Prize winner Michael Kiwanuka is finally releasing his shelved new album after suffering a stroke last summer that left him unable to return home, opening up about the experience in his only i
Academy Museum Unveils 'The Horror Show' Horror Exhibit
The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures in Los Angeles opens 'The Horror Show' on Saturday, a sprawling survey of costumes, props, and posters from horror cinema — from Bela Lugosi's 1931 Dracula cape t
Ai Weiwei unveils his epic new Australian work: ‘90% of art is just garbage. Real art questions the existing order’
Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has unveiled Mushrooms, a 40-metre installation of 500 cast iron combat helmets outside Sydney's Museum of Contemporary Art — a meditation on war, memory and what he calls the
Reinhart: Studios 'Too Afraid' for Lesbian Vampire Film
Lili Reinhart revealed she's been pitching a lesbian vampire novella adaptation to studios, but told Hits Radio that Hollywood is 'too afraid' to greenlight the project.
Konyak-language film Angh wins TIFF prize, eyes Oscars
A debut feature film in the Konyak language from Nagaland, India, won a major award at the Toronto International Film Festival, earning rare global recognition for an underrepresented community and op
Dakota Johnson Stars in Swift's 'Patient Zero' Video
Taylor Swift will debut her 'Patient Zero' music video starring longtime friend Dakota Johnson at Sunday's MTV VMAs, dropping a 13-second sneak peek on Thursday.
Uhura Crosses Timelines in Strange New Worlds Finale
Celia Rose Gooding breaks down how "Star Trek: Strange New Worlds" used its Season 4 finale "Tomorrow's Enterprise" to send Lt. Uhura across timelines into "Original Series" territory, rocking Nichell
VMAs Producer Van Toffler on Madonna’s Return, the Taylor Takeover and Why He Brought the Show West Again: ‘L.A. and Snoop Is a Lethal Combo’
MTV VMAs producer Van Toffler previewed the 2026 telecast — broadcast from L.A.'s Peacock Theater with Snoop Dogg hosting — featuring Madonna's first VMAs appearance in 23 years, Taylor Swift's inaugu
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