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Romance, longing, life, and cinema on Chennai’s beach

From celluloid to digital: the changing face of Chennai’s cinema industry

Over 84 years, Kodambakkam, the heart of Tamil cinema, has changed beyond recognition, and so has the Tamil film world. Surviving all odds, cinemas have evolved from a single projector and four intervals to the IMAX of today, while filmmaking has moved on from the expensive proce

Hitch-Hikers: Twenty fantastic films inspired by the cinema of Alfred Hitchcock

To celebrate master filmmaker Alfred Hitchcock’s 127th birthday, and his enduring influence on cinema history far and wide, Travis Woods offers up a starter pack of twenty films inspired by the pioneering director.

Siege Mentality: Onslaught’s Adam Wingard on his super-soldier slasher’s slew of cinematic influences

As A24 unleashes Onslaught , Adam Wingard spills on the ’80s sci-fi horror standards that inspired his latest action-slasher, its spiritual predecessor The Guest and the intense characters played by Adria Arjona and Dan Stevens.

What can we learn from cinema's Little Odysseys?

Rather than asking our blockbusters to deliver the nuance we demand of them, perhaps it's more rewarding to see through a child's eyes as they navigate their own epic quests. ]]>

The Dead Screen as a Mirror: Metacinema and the Trans Gaze

Through films about films and characters in the act of watching, a new wave of trans filmmakers is transforming a medium that has long distorted their image into one that can reflect their own. ]]>

At long last, Hooters' cinematic origin story will be told

One of the founders of the "breastaurant" chain will serve as a screenwriter on the buddy comedy-esque Hooters: The Movie .

Naughty Dog says Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet is finished filming "ambitious" cinematic shoot: "Cannot wait to show you"

For everyone that feels like it's been decades since we got an new, original Naughty Dog game, I come bearing great news: the studio's upcoming sci-fi adventure game, Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet , has officially wrapped filming, marking a major development milestone.

30 Years Ago Today, One Of The Worst Comedies Ever Made Was Released In Cinemas

Every movie is someone's favorite movie, but if this awful comedy from 30 years ago is yours ... we have some questions.

This video experiment perfectly illustrates my frustration with iPhone Cinematic mode

I recently observed that Apple appeared to have abandoned Cinematic mode , and a video experiment perfectly illustrates my frustration at this fact.

Ali G Movie Backlash Intensifies in the U.K. as Campaigners Try to Get Film Pulled From Cinemas

Ali G’s grand return has not exactly been met with an overwhelming cause for celebration, at least not from various corners of his home soil in the U.K., where a campaign has been launched aimed at stopping the character’s latest outing from hitting cinema screens.

Alliance Cinema Backs David Mamet’s ‘Speed The Plow’ & Lines Up Brazilian YA Adaptation ‘Diary Of A Weird Girl’

EXCLUSIVE: L.A.- and Germany-based producer-financier Alliance Cinema, whose credits include My Big Fat Greek Wedding and Dark Tide, has joined David Mamet’s Speed the Plow as an equity financier.

Italy’s RAI Cinema International Boards Edoardo De Angelis’ ‘The Fire Within You’ Ahead of Venice Launch, Reveals First Clip (EXCLUSIVE)

RAI Cinema International Distribution has acquired world rights to Italian director Edoardo De Angelis’ dark tragicomedy “The Fire Within You” ahead of its Venice competition launch. De Angelis, a native Neapolitan, broke out on the festival circuit at Venice in 2016 with the Nap

Train to Busan ten years on: zombie thriller that propelled the rise of Korean cinema

In 2026, Korean film is considered some of the most innovative and highly regarded of world cinemas. in 2016, it wasn’t quite the same.

‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette, ‘Odyssey’s John Leguizamo, Cannes Hit ‘La Bola Negra’ Among Critics Choice Celebración Of Cinema & TV Honorees

Stars of breakout hit movies Obsession and The Odyssey, as well as the actor and puppeteer behind Rocky from the blockbuster Project Hail Mary, are among the honorees as the Critics Choice Association on Monday revealed the full slate for its sixth annual Celebración of Cinema &

25 Years Later, Anime’s First Cinematic Masterpiece Is Officially Returning to Theaters

GKIDS announced during Anime NYC that it is bringing the cult anime film Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust to North American theaters next year

‘Tucci in Italy’ Cinematographer Matt Ball on Making Italy Look Delicious

The three-time Emmy-nominated craftsman talks filming seaside meals, Renaissance palaces and hidden culinary gems while resisting the urge to make every frame too polished.

When National Theatre brought cinema to the western suburbs of Chennai

Two Souls Bound by Impulse: The Cinematic Poetry of Valentino’s “Vendetta”

Summary Romain Gavras directs Dakota Johnson and Alexander Skarsgård in a 35mm campaign film for Valentino Beauty's newest fragrance, Vendetta.Vendetta is made up of two scents: the tuberose-driven "Vendetta Donna" alongside the ginger and cinnamon-based "Vendetta Uomo." Valentin

22 Vintage Pictures of Charlotte Rampling, One of Cinema’s Most Striking Muses

An actress with a fiercely independent spirit and arresting beauty, Charlotte Rampling has always been more than a screen presence.

Open-air cinema brings movie nights back to Khartoum

Families are returning to the movies at an open-air cinema in Khartoum, offering residents a brief escape from war.

Remembering Chennai’s Pilot Theatre, once Royapettah’s modern cinema

Opened in 1968, Pilot Theatre was a landmark of Madras’s modern cinema culture, drawing audiences from across the city for decades

Prude Awakening: Gregg Araki on the pent-up, provocative energy of I Want Your Sex

As Gregg Araki makes a long-awaited return to theaters, Luke Hicks sits down with the New Queer Cinema pioneer to discuss his libinidal new comedy, in which carnal delights ignite cross-generational debates.

Coyote Vs. Acme won its case, but still loses to the legacy of Looney Tunes

Even good Looney Tunes movies like Coyote Vs. Acme compete less with Disney, and more with the pure cinema of the original cartoons.

Naughty Dog Confirms Major Intergalactic Milestone Ahead of Sony's State of Play

Intergalactic: The Heretic Prophet has wrapped filming on its cinematic content, Naughty Dog announced Monday ahead of September's Sony State of Play.

The ASBOwave and the Cultural Politics of Broken Britain

The far-right‘s increasingly hostile culture war against migrants echoes the fantasies of social collapse that weaponised British vigilante cinema in the 2000s. ]]>

AZ Chike and Tyler, the Creator Reenact Napoleon Dynamite, Sinners in New Video

“Look Like My Mama,” a collaborative single from Chike’s forthcoming album, gets a cinematic clip

At Venice Film Festival, politics take center stage

With works about Gaza, Ukraine and Elon Musk, political cinema is in the spotlight at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

Politics take center stage at Venice Film Festival

With works about Gaza, Ukraine and Elon Musk, political cinema is in the spotlight at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.

‘Queen At Sea’ U.S. Trailer: Juliette Binoche Faces An Impossible Choice In Lance Hammer’s First Film In 18 Years

Lance Hammer ’s “ Queen At Sea ” ends one of the longest and strangest disappearing acts in recent American independent cinema.

150 Movie Trivia Questions Every Film Buff Should Ace

Are you a cinema buff? If so, check out these movie trivia questions (which range from relatively easy to quite hard) and see how you fare.

Martin Scorsese's Controversial 10/10 Psychological Thriller Is Officially Free on Streaming

One of the most engrossing cinematic portraits of urban isolation.

Game of the Week – Star Wars Zero Company has stolen my strategy-loving heart

Star Wars Zero Company is perfect for two types of people: those craving a turn-based strategy challenge, and those looking for a cinematic new Star Wars story.

Andrew W.K. Surprise Releases New Jazz Album Temptation to Exist: Stream

There's none of Andrew W.K.'s signature hard-partying aesthetic on Temptation to Exist, which features cinematic arrangements and meditative jazz. Andrew W.K. Surprise Releases New Jazz Album Temptation to Exist: Stream Paolo Ragusa

Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value’ Drives Arthouse Success From Taiwan to Romania as Distributors Reveal Nordic Playbook

Joachim Trier’s Cannes Grand Prix winner “Sentimental Value,” starring Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård and Elle Fanning, is providing independent distributors with a potent case study in how Nordic arthouse cinema can still break through internationally — when festival heat is

JENNIE Drops ‘Fallen Angel’ EP With Dark Fairytale Music Video: Stream It Now

The BLACKPINK star steps out on her own for "Fallen Angel," the three-track digital EP that arrives with a cinematic music video that comes with a disclaimer.

AMC and Other Big Chains Have Endorsed the Paramount-Warner Bros. Merger, but for Indie Theaters ‘the Devil Is in the Details’

Smaller theaters have less leverage over rates, holds, and repertory titles than their counterparts at AMC, Regal, and Cinemark.

Cronenberg Meets Activism in Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli’s Queer BDSM Drama ‘London’

As they worked on their long-gestating first feature, “London,” Brazilian filmmakers ​Victor Di Marco and Márcio Picoli dove headfirst into cinematic portrayals of disability.

Fan Bingbing, Kim Jeewoon, Hong Kyung-pyo Curate Busan’s Carte Blanche as Festival’s Story Market Adds Thai Remake, Hong Kong Titles

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled its Carte Blanche lineup, featuring personal film selections from actor Fan Bingbing, director Kim Jeewoon and cinematographer Hong Kyung-pyo.

Warlock is "building on the shoulders of giants" as a D&D game, but just like Baldur's Gate 3 you don't need to know any D&D to get it

Warlock, the next big D&D game after 2023's Baldur's Gate 3, made a big splash at this week's Gamescom Opening Night Live 2026 , straight-up spoiling RPG nerds with a nearly ten-minute showcase including breathtaking cinematics as well as combat and exploration-focused gameplay.

Jemima Kirke on Her Marc Jacobs Campaign, Fashion Week Chaos and Why Jessa’s Style in ‘Girls’ ‘Doesn’t Appeal’ to Her

Marc Jacobs is going cinematic this fall.

125 Marvel Trivia Questions To Prove You're A True Fan

How well do you know Marvel Comics and the Marvel Cinematic Universe? Find out with these 125 trivia questions, ranging from easy to nightmarish.

Queen’s Last Filmed Concert With Freddie Mercury Is Headed to IMAX

See a trailer for Queen Budapest, filmed in 1986, which will open in cinemas this fall

Star Wars Zero Company Review

An excellent tactical game with the same cinematic feel as the Star Wars Jedi games.

Sarah Maldoror’s Daughter Annouchka De Andrade On Her Lengthy Battle To Preserve Her Mother’s Work (With A Little Help From Martin Scorsese)

In 2021, Martin Scorsese’s Film Foundation partnered with Cineteca di Bologna to launch a new 4K restoration of Sambizanga, the second feature film directed by the filmmaker and political activist Sarah Maldoror, at Il Cinema Ritrovato. Since then, prints of Sambizanga and Maldor

Hannah Einbinder: ​‘No divas allowed, you know what I mean?’

The co-lead of Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma lays out her vision of a cinema that is provocative, joyful and kind. ]]>

Doc Talk Podcast: TIFF Docs Programmer Thom Powers Previews Hottest Documentary Features At Fast-Approaching Toronto Film Festival

Some of the top documentary filmmakers in the world soon will be packing their bags for Toronto, preparing for a curtain call at one of the world’s most important cinematic events. The 51st edition of the Toronto Film Festival again features a dynamic roster of documentaries, ran

Taylor Swift Sings Mashup of ‘All Too Well,’ ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ and ‘August’ in Grammy Museum Video

Most Taylor Swift fans probably do not think of the sad events of “All Too Well” and the ultimately happy “Toy Story 5” as occurring in the same cinematic or musical universe. But, to the contrary, Swift sees a clear thematic connection between her epic romantic tragedy of 14 yea

Nandamuri Balakrishna, Sunny Deol, Nayanthara Lead Zee Studios’ Multilingual 2026-27 Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

India’s Zee Studios has unveiled a diversified multilingual, multi-genre content slate for 2026-27, spanning Hindi, Marathi, Telugu, Tamil, Malayalam, Gujarati and Kannada cinema. The portfolio brings together commercial entertainers, action spectacles, thrillers, mythology-drive

‘VisionQuest’ Showrunner Terry Matalas Says Paul Bettany’s Viz Will “Go Through An Identity Crisis” In Latest Marvel Series

Paul Bettany is one of the first actors to join the Marvel Cinematic Universe, going back to the first “ Iron Man ,” playing the voice of Tony Stark’s AI assistant, Jarvis (named after his family butler), so getting his own solo project, “ VisionQuest ,” does feel like a full-cir

Nigerian film star Ogogo dies from cancer aged 66

Taiwo Hassan, better known as Ogogo, was one of the most recognisable faces of Yoruba cinema.

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What sustains the purpose of architecture that has never been occupied? For decades, this was the question surrounding the Namibe Cinema-Studio, built on the coast of Angola in 1973. Conceived as a film screening venue, the building remained closed and abandoned, never fulfilling

John Leguizamo, Inde Navarrette and James Ortiz Among Latino and Hispanic Stars Set for Honors at Critics Choice Celebración Ceremony

Veteran actor John Leguizamo, breakouts James Ortiz and Inde Navarrette and more Latino Hollywood talents are among the Critics Choice Association’s slate of honorees for the newly titled Celebración of Cinema & Television (formerly called Celebration of Latino Cinema and Televis

Vietnamese Found-Footage Horror Hit ‘Lau Chu Hoa: The Deadliest Mansion’ Heads to North American Theaters (EXCLUSIVE)

Vietnamese found-footage horror film “Lầu Chú Hoả: The Deadliest Mansion” is opening in North American theaters on Sept. 4, with Mockingbird Pictures placing the title across AMC, Regal and Cinemark circuits. Directed by Hùng Trần, the film became Vietnam’s first theatrical found

Joachim Trier’s ‘Sentimental Value,’ Hlynur Pálmason’s ‘The Love That Remains’ Among the Nominees for the Nordic Council Film Prize

Five features and one documentary have been nominated for the 2026 Nordic Council Film Prize. It’s awarded to a feature film or documentary produced in the Nordic countries that has been distributed in cinemas. Some picks – announced at the Norwegian International Film Festival H

This Chinese movie’s terrible animation is an unwitting beacon of the anti-AI movement

Moviegoers will often flock to the cinemas for one of two reasons: in response to viral clips on social media, like in the case of Obsession , or because of the draw of a star-studded cast and director, like for Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey . But as summer comes to a close, Ch

Busan Unveils 23-Film Vision Section Lineup

The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled 23 Korean and Asian independent films for its Vision section, split into 12 titles under Vision-Korea and 11 under Vision-Asia. The Vision section grew out of Korean Cinema Today – Vision, expanding last year into a s

Grace Passô’s ‘Our Secret’ Nabs the Best Film Kikito at the 54th Gramado Film Festival

GRAMADO, Brazil — “Our Secret” (“Nosso segredo”), the first feature from Grace Passô, nabbed the best feature film Kikito award at the Aug. 22 closing ceremony of the 54th Gramado Film Festival. The feature also scooped cinematography (Wilssa Esser) and art direction (Lucas Osóri

Josh Brolin Says ‘Sicario 3’ “Is Happening”

After nearly a decade, CIA officer Matt Graver is still waging his war against Mexican drug cartels in Taylor Sheridan’s Sicario cinematic universe. Josh Brolin, who starred as Matt Graver in Sicario (2015) and Sicario: Day of the Soldado (2018), recently revealed that a third in

Upendra Joins Cast as Teja Sajja, Shanaya Kapoor, Suparn S. Varma’s Sequel Titled ‘Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl’ (EXCLUSIVE)

Kannada cinema superstar Upendra has joined the cast of “Zombie Reddy Nxt Lvl,” the sequel to the hit “Zombie Reddy,” in a powerhouse role, India’s People Media Factory has confirmed. The announcement, made on star Teja Sajja’s birthday, also confirms the film’s cast and creative

‘Embryonic’: lost novel by French film-maker Éric Rohmer is republished

English translation of Élisabeth, the New Wave director’s 1946 book about young lovers in prewar Paris, receives rave reviews as precursor to auteur’s cinematic work In the dog days of the second world war, 24-year-old Maurice Schérer wrote a tale of young lovers in prewar small-

Heartopia celebrates 30 million downloads with new outfits, permanent price cuts

Heartopia has kicked off a new event to celebrate passing 30 million downloads.

No, the Humankind 2 announcement trailer wasn't made with gen-AI, despite it sharing a similar kind of look

One of the bigger Gamescom Opening Night Live pre-show reveals was Humankind 2, the sequel to Amplitude's Civilization-like 4X game from 2021 .