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February 23, 2026
Searchlight Pictures Signs First-Look Deal With Cate Blanchett’s Dirty Films
Searchlight Pictures has signed a first-look film and television deal with Cate Blanchett, Andrew Upton and Coco Francini’s Dirty Films. Under the pact, the specialty studio will develop and produc...
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February 23, 2026
‘KPop Demon Hunters,’ Guillermo del Toro’s ‘Frankenstein’ Joining Criterion Collection (EXCLUSIVE)
Guillermo del Toro’s “Frankenstein” and “KPop Demon Hunters” have been added to the Criterion Collection. The two Netflix releases are among the most acclaimed and most streamed films of 2025 and a...
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February 23, 2026
AMC Theatres Attendance Drops 10%, Quarterly Revenues Fall
“Avatar: Fire & Ash,” “Wicked: For Good” and “Zootopia 2” may have dominated the holiday box office, but they weren’t enough to lift AMC Theatres’ quarterly earnings. The world’s largest exhibi...
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February 20, 2026
‘Venom’ Animated Movie in the Works From ‘Final Destination Bloodlines’ Filmmakers
“Venom,” the snaggletoothed symbiote who has become a favorite Spider-Man baddie, will appear in an animated film from “Final Destination Bloodlines” directors Zach Lipovsky and Adam B. Stein. Tom ...
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February 18, 2026
Neon, Oscar-Winning Studio Behind ‘Parasite’ and ‘Anora,’ in Talks to Sell Stake to Department M (EXCLUSIVE)
Department M, a production company founded two years ago by Mike Larocca and Michael Schaefer, is in talks to acquire a significant stake in Neon, the Oscar-winning studio behind “Parasite” and “An...
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February 16, 2026
Olivia Colman on How ‘Jimpa’ Helped Her Rediscover Her Love of Acting and Hollywood’s Fear of Queer Stories: ‘People Are Too Nervous’
Olivia Colman has an Oscar, two Emmys and a boatload of BAFTAs, but she visibly recoils when asked about her acting process. “All of it sounds pretentious,” Colman admits during a recent Zoom inter...
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February 13, 2026
Lorne Michaels Documentary From ‘Won’t You Be My Neighbor’ Director Morgan Neville Sets April Release Date
Lorne Michaels, the legendary creator of “Saturday Night Live,” has allowed Morgan Neville behind-the-scenes of his television empire. The resulting film, “Lorne,” is getting released by Focus Feat...
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February 12, 2026
How Matthew Inman’s Viral Cartoon ‘My Dog: The Paradox’ Came to Life as a Short Film
In 2012, artist Matthew Inman published two comics on his popular comedy website The Oatmeal. One was a personal piece called “My Dog: The Paradox” about the weird habits of his pet canine, Rambo. ...
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February 11, 2026
How the Box Office Success of ‘Hamnet’ Sparked Sales of Maggie O’Farrell’s Novel
In 2019, Maggie O’Farrell’s agent sent emailed a group of producers and filmmakers to share a manuscript of the author’s upcoming book. “Hamnet,” as the novel was titled, centered around William Sh...
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February 11, 2026
Jesse Tyler Ferguson Starring as Truman Capote in First New York Revival of ‘Tru’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Jesse Tyler Ferguson is set to star as Truman Capote, the brilliant and troubled literary legend, in the first New York revival of “Tru.” The solo show by Jay Presson Allen was a triumph for “Mad M...
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February 10, 2026
Jeffrey Epstein and Hollywood: How the Notorious Pedophile Used Oscar Guru Peggy Siegal to Help Get Back Into High Society
On July 22, 2009, Peggy Siegal, one of New York’s cultural ringmasters, welcomed Jeffrey Epstein home from prison. How did it feel, she asked, “to fall asleep on 100% Egyptian cotton again? Exactly...
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February 9, 2026
‘Blue Film,’ Controversial Cam Boy Drama, Acquired by Obscured Releasing: ‘A Lot of People Were Scared’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“Blue Film,” a sexually charged drama about a fetish camboy who spends the night with an anonymous client, has been acquired by Obscured Releasing. The film received strong reviews, but was conside...
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February 8, 2026
‘Project Hail Mary’ Casts Puppeteer and Performer James Ortiz as Rocky
James Ortiz, a performer best known for his work on stage, will portray Rocky, a spider-like alien who helps out Ryan Gosling’s space-traveling science teacher in “Project Hail Mary.” Ortiz’s role ...
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February 6, 2026
DC Studios Moves ‘Clayface’ to October 2026, Warner Bros. Shifts ‘Practical Magic 2’ Release Date
Audiences will have to wait a little longer to familiarize themselves with “Clayface,” one of DC’s lesser known characters. The superhero film was originally slated to hit theaters on Sept. 11. It ...
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February 6, 2026
Austin Butler to Play Lance Armstrong in New Movie From ‘Conclave’ Director Edward Berger
Austin Butler is about to get his Tour de France on, playing Lance Armstrong, the racing legend whose reputation was undone by a doping scandal. The “Elvis” star will portray the cyclist in a new f...
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February 6, 2026
M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Remain’ With Jake Gyllenhaal Sets February 2027 Release Date
M. Night Shyamalan’s “Remain,” a romantic drama that also inspired Nicholas Sparks’ best-selling novel of the same name, will hit theaters on February 5, 2027. The film stars Jake Gyllenhaal and “B...
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February 6, 2026
Bill Camp, Bruce Greenwood to Star in ‘Hyde,’ Serial Killer Thriller From Graham and Parker Phillips (EXCLUSIVE)
Bill Camp and Bruce Greenwood are set to star in “Hyde,” an upcoming thriller from “Rumble Through the Dark” filmmakers Graham and Parker Phillips. The script centers on Grimes (Camp), a detective ...
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February 5, 2026
Lionsgate Losses Widen to $46.2 Million, but ‘The Housemaid,’ ‘Now You See Me 3’ Help Revive Studio’s Movie Business
Hit films like “The Housemaid” and “Now You See Me: Now You Don’t” helped lift Lionsgate’s quarterly earnings, off-setting a softer period in its television operations. Revenues at the studio incre...
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February 5, 2026
Neon Buys Sundance Documentary ‘Once Upon a Time in Harlem’ Following Heated Bidding War
Neon, the studio behind behind “Parasite” and “Anora,” has prevailed in a heated bidding war for U.S. rights to “Once Upon a Time in Harlem.” The documentary was conceived and filmed in 1972 by the...
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February 5, 2026
‘The Wrecking Crew’ Director Ángel Manuel Soto Breaks Down That Final ‘Oldboy’-Inspired Fight Sequence, Hints at Sequel Plans: ‘Everyone Wants to Make It Happen’
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “The Wrecking Crew,” now playing on Prime Video. At the end of “The Wrecking Crew,” there’s a long, bloody fight that finds Dave Bautista’s J...
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February 4, 2026
Disney CEO Succession Drama: How Josh D’Amaro Won the Battle to Replace Bob Iger
How do you replace Bob Iger? That’s been the question dogging Disney’s board for more than two years, ever since the superstar executive, back in the CEO chair for a second term, negotiated his exi...
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February 3, 2026
Timothée Chalamet Getting American Cinematheque Retrospective
Timothée Chalamet has barely cracked 30, but the Oscar-nominated star of “Marty Supreme” is getting a retrospective celebration from The American Cinematheque. The eight-film retrospective comes as...
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January 29, 2026
Jay Duplass on Returning to Directing, AI’s Ethical Dilemmas and His Sundance Film ‘See You When I See You’
Jay Duplass is back where he always wanted to be — behind the camera. In the early aughts, Jay and and his brother Mark exploded on the indie scene with low-budget mumblecore offerings like “Cyrus,...
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January 29, 2026
Sundance: Sony Pictures Classics Buys Crowd-Pleasing Drama ‘Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!’ (EXCLUSIVE)
“Ha-Chan, Shake Your Booty!” has sold to Sony Pictures Classics following its debut at Sundance. The crowd-pleasing story of a widow named Haru — whose love of ballroom dancing helps her overcome h...
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January 29, 2026
Stephanie Hsu, Juliette Lewis, Rachel Dratch, Michaela Jaé Rodriguez and More Join Broadway’s ‘The Rocky Horror Show’
Stephanie Hsu, Juliette Lewis, Rachel Dratch and Michaela Jaé Rodriguez have joined the cast of “The Rocky Horror Show.” The upcoming Broadway revival, which will be directed by Tony Award winner S...
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January 27, 2026
Former Paramount Chief Brian Robbins Launching Animation Company Big Shot Pictures, Acquires Rights to ‘Eloise at the Plaza’
Brian Robbins, former co-CEO of Paramount Global, has launched Big Shot Pictures, an entertainment company that will develop animation franchises. Sony Pictures Entertainment has entered into a fir...
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January 26, 2026
Salman Rushdie on Sundance Doc ‘Knife’ and the Savage Attack That Almost Killed Him: ‘People Should See What Terrorism Looks Like’
Alex Gibney’s new Sundance documentary “Knife” includes never-before-seen footage of a brutal 2022 attack on Salman Rushdie in Chautauqua, N.Y. Rushdie, who had traveled to the bucolic resort town ...
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January 24, 2026
Man Arrested at Sundance For Racially Motivated Incident at CAA Party
A party crasher was arrested at Park City’s High West Saloon on Friday during CAA’s Sundance Film Festival celebration. A source at the talent agency’s party said the man, who is caucasian, was inv...
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January 24, 2026
‘Chasing Summer’ Star Iliza Shlesinger on Intimacy Coordinators, Creating Sex Scenes From a Female Gaze and Making an ‘Elevated’ Comedy
In 2018, Iliza Shlesinger wrote down, “what if high school came back to bite you in the ass?” Over many, many rewrites, as well as several false starts and stops, that germ of an idea culminated in...
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January 24, 2026
Dildos, Ball Gags and Threesomes: Kinky Olivia Wilde Thriller ‘I Want Your Sex’ Heats Up Sundance
“I Want Your Sex,” an erotic thriller starring Olivia Wilde as a sexually assured artist who embarks on a sadomasochistic relationship with her gallery assistant, got Sundance’s pulse racing on Fri...
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