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Sundance double prize-winning documentary American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez, the story of the groundbreaking Chicano activist and director, opens at Film Forum in NYC. Friday night’s screening — with Valdez, director David Alvarado and Lou Diamond Phillips — is sold out, and the weekend looks strong for the rare film of any size

The great Gen Z genre land grab is in full swing. Mere months after Obsession and Backrooms stormed the summer box office, Hollywood studios have been throwing millions at Internet-fluent horror filmmakers and online-native IP in a battle for the dollars, eyeballs and hearts (in that order) of Gen Z viewers. The most urgent example

SUNDAY AM: Universal‘s Christopher Nolan epic The Odyssey had a great hold on Saturday of $41.66M -17% off Friday/previews taking its overall weekend to $124.5M, which breaks a slew of records we’ve been telling you about over the weekend including the best domestic start YTD for a movie, the best ever opening for Matt Damon,

Natalie Portman famously saw a twisted version of herself in mirrorsas part of her Oscar-winning performance as a tortured ballerina in Black Swan. She may experience the same queasy sensation if Unherd writer Valerie Stivers is to be believed, as she suggests in a July 17 column that Cusk’s upcoming novel, Life of M, is

SATURDAY UPDATE: Not sunny weather, nor World Cup is hindering Universal‘s The Odyssey which as of this morning is on its way to becoming Christopher Nolan‘s best global opening ever with $257.8M, which puts away his previous highs of The Dark Knight Rises ($249M WW debut), The Dark Knight ($198M WW) and Oppenheimer ($180M WW).

Colman Domingo is in talks to co-write an original live-action film spotlighting Princess Tiana from Disney‘s The Princess and the Frog, The Hollywood Reporter has confirmed. Domingo will co-write the take alongside Tony-nominated director Robert O’Hara. Deals have not closed for the pair. It is not described as a live-action remake of The Princess and

Lionsgate and Universal’s Michael has finally crossed $1 billion after 12 weekends in release, not only is that the second movie to do so in 2026 after Universal/Illumination/Nintendo’s Super Mario Galaxy, but it’s the first ever title for Lionsgate to clear that milestone. The studio/distributor’s previous highest grossing movie ever was 2013’s Hunger Games: Catching

Anne Hathaway plays Queen Penelope, the wife of Odysseus and mother of Telemachus. Believing Odysseus to be dead after years away from Ithaca, Penelope refuses to remarry despite relentless pressure from her suitors. This movie marks Hathaway’s third collaboration with Nolan, following The Dark Knight Rises (2012), in which she played Selina Kyle/Catwoman, and Interstellar

A24’s The Invite by Olivia Wilde expanded to a limited nationwide footprint of 1,610 locations in week 3 (up from 28 screens) grossing over $5.7 million for a $7.38 million cume and a no. 6 spot at the domestic box office. Wilde stars with Seth Rogen, Penélope Cruz and Edward Norton in the comedy that’s

John Kirby, the longtime acting coach and son to Bruce Kirby, has died. He was 75. Kirby died Wednesday three years after being diagnosed with ALS. His associate, Nathan Besbitt, confirmed his death on Instagram. “I am here to officially, with a broken heart, announce the passing of our beloved John on the early morning

Disney, have you learned your lesson yet? Following the watering down of the Marvel Cinematic Universe on Disney+ during Covid and the era of then-CEO Bob Chapek, Bob Iger during his second regime promised a curated selection of big hits, quality over quantity. But with Lucasfilm’s Star Wars: Mandalorian and Grogu and now the live-action

Peter Van Norden, the actor who appeared in the Police Academy and Naked Gun films, has died. He was 75. Van Norden’s son, Robert, announced that his father died on Thursday. “Peter passed away peacefully last night with his wife, Wendy, at his side,” Robert wrote in an Instagram post. “He was a terrific father,

EXCLUSIVE: Sony Pictures Animation and Amazon MGM Studios are coming back together for a fifth Hotel Transylvania movie, The Haunting of Hotel Transylvania, set for theatrical release on October 8, 2027. While Hotel Transylvania was born as a Sony property, when theaters were closed during Covid, the Culver City lot licensed the fourth movie, Hotel

Don Iwerks, the Disney legend who spearheaded various camera and projection systems for the company’s parks and films, has died. He was 96. Disney announced Iwerks died Thursday evening. “It is with great sadness that we report that Disney Legend Don Iwerks has passed away at the age of 96,” reads a statement shared on

Forget any bad buzz that there’s a funk at the box office, because it always boils down to product, as well as time and space. As we told you throughout the weekend, the live-action Moana was too close to Thanksgiving 2024’s Moana 2 on the calendar. Had it gone in place of Moana 2 at

Barbara Ling, the production designer who turned back time and won an Oscar for re-creating 1969 Los Angeles for Quentin Tarantino’s acclaimed Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, has died. She was 73. Ling died Thursday in Santa Barbara after a battle with cancer, a spokesperson for WME announced. A Los Angeles native, Ling also

EXCLUSIVE: Jordan Firstman‘s feature directorial debut, Club Kid, which excited Cannes in its Un Certain Regard world premiere as well as A24, which took global rights to the pic, is hitting theaters on Nov. 6 in a limited release. That’s the same weekend where A24 launched Greta Gerwing’s 5x Oscar nominated Lady Bird. The movie,

Sofía has just finished her psychology studies in Valparaíso, Chile, and returns to her hometown, Valdivia. This return coincides with the discovery of a young girl’s body, which awakens buried memories of childhood in Sofía. She must decide whether to look beyond the rain and its veil to uncover a past that is painful and

Paramount’s new genre label, Paramount Primal, has picked up R-Rated comedy project,Boys for Life, after a competitive bidding war.An April 9, 2027 theatrical release has been set for the project which is already rolling cameras. The Tyler Falbo directed, produced movie which he co-wrote with Max Barrett. Falbo gained traction in the comedy scene with

The Serbian drama 3 Weeks After (3 Nedelje Posle), directed by Miroslav Terzić, has won the Europa Cinemas Label as the best European film at the 60th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF). The jury of three Europa Cinemas Network exhibitors unveiled their pick on Saturday afternoon. 3 Weeks After, which explores