Slender Man. Wolf Man. The Empty Man. The Invisible Man. Candyman. The annals of cinema history are strewn with malevolent males whose movies are na [...]
Series financed by the international streaming platforms were the main beneficiaries of the TV-focused German Motion Picture Fund (GMPF) in the f [...]
In May 1977, Talking Heads along with Ramones toured the UK starting at Eric’s Club in Liverpool. Did touring as punk exploded ha [...]
It’s lunchtime in Stratford-upon-Avon and Helen Hunt has 30 minutes to spare. She’s preparing for her Royal Shakespeare Company d [...]
Finn Wolfhard is remembering his first experience of celebrity. It was 2016 and he was 13. The first season of Stranger Things ha [...]
Earlier this week, Edward Norton took a night flight from New York to London and felt so dreadful the next day he decided to get [...]
Could we please have a Minions/Backrooms mashup movie? TaffRaffiaI don’t know if it would work because it would be yellow against [...]
“Well, I’ve been around,” says Rubén Blades, accurately. One of the most influential Latin musicians of the past half-century, th [...]
Here’s how to watch all the X-Men movies in order
‘X-Men’ kicked off pop culture’s obsession with superhero films all the way back in 2000. Here is a film-by-film guide for watching the entire mutant [...]
Venice Film Festival to honour ‘The Exorcist’ star Ellen Burstyn
Oscar-winning actress Ellen Burstyn will receive the Golden Lion for lifetime achievement at the 2026 Venice Film Festival.
Burstyn’s credits in [...]
‘The Ring’ star Daveigh Chase left an estate worth $400K after her death at 35
‘The Ring’ and ‘Lilo & Stitch’ star Daveigh Chase left an estate worth $400,000 after her death at 35 from AIDS and drug apply. [...]
Venice sets 2026 Horizons, debut film juries
The Venice Film Festival has unveiled the juries for its Horizons and Luigi De Laurentiis award for a debut film.
The Horizons jury will be cha [...]
For decades, Arab cinema has evolved through changing artistic movements, social narratives, and audience expectations. While critics often focus on artistic achievements and festival recognition, another measure increasingly reflects the industry's transformation: box office power.
Recent years have seen Arab cinema, particularly Egyptian product [...]
Hussein Fahmi: Platforms have made it difficult for cinema to know its audience
Bavi Yassin: We reject reducing the Middle East to an unsafe block based on events in a single country
Jihad Jay Abdo: Syria faces a massive financial and moral deficit.. and we seek to present a narrative that reflects our true identity
Alaa Karkouti: The audience's [...]
During the 79th edition of the Marché du Film at the Cannes Film Festival, a significant development for the future of Iraqi cinema emerged as MAD Solutions and the Iraqi Film Fund officially signed a landmark cooperation agreement aimed at expanding the international reach of Iraqi filmmaking.
The partnership represents an important step in stren [...]