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Ahead of its September release, another glimpse at one of this year’s most anticipated films: One Battle After Another, directed by Paul Thomas Anderson.

Paul Thomas Anderson being given lots of money to go and make something that looks strangely close to an action film is shaping up to be 2025’s most fascinating throw of the dice for any studio. Warner Bros has already benefited once this year from backing a talented auteur with Ryan Coogler’s Sinners. We’re hoping the studio enjoys the same success with September’s One Battle After Another. While Warner Bros boss David Zaslav keeps talking about leaning into franchise films and the like, repeated hits from unique filmmakers will surely persuade him to keep investing in interesting and original cinema, too. Hopefully.

So even though Warner Bros has now released a second teaser for Paul Thomas Anderson’s One Battle After Another,...

Illustrations by Stephanie Monohan.We begin with the unprocessed burst from the flare end of the camera roll, a fleeting, almost accidental image that will mirror the film’s final fade. Then, a flurry of opaque, milky strokes begins to churn, like dancing dust particles violently uprooted by a gust of wind. This is our immediate visual field. Slowly, behind this initial wave of chalky bands—now revealing themselves as slightly more defined forms with a faster, more chaotic movement—true three-dimensionality begins to emerge. We soon start to wonder: Is there more that will come into view? Will this impression of depth keep getting deeper? A blurry, reddish figure persists in the distance, stubbornly resisting focus. Gradually, it begins to sharpen. And finally, the initial queries are resolved: The white lines are snowfall; the red is a brick wall. The endless, mysterious depth we initially perceived—a promise, perhaps,...

Barbarian (watch it Here) writer/director Zach Cregger has assembled a strong cast for his mysterious horror project called Weapons, including Julia Garner (Ozark), Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives)… and we’re going to have the chance to see that cast face the horrors Cregger has conjured up when Weapons reaches theatres on August 8th. Cregger has said that he was drawing inspiration from Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia when he was crafting this one – but now we have confirmation that his movie actually won’t be nearly as long as Magnolia. While Anderson’s movie had a running time of 188 minutes, Cregger’s film has the more bladder-friendly runtime of 128 minutes. Which is 26 minutes longer than Barbarian.

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We’re now less than three months away from Paul Thomas Anderson’s highly anticipated One Battle After Another. The September 26 release, which would set it up nicely for a fall festival run if PTA so desires, will feature an IMAX and 70mm roll-out. If you saw F1 this weekend, you may have noticed a fresh teaser trailer for the film unveiling new footage, which has now made its way online.

Marking the director’s long-awaited collaboration with Leonardo DiCaprio after they attempted to work together for Boogie Nights some three decades ago, the action-thriller-comedy draws from Thomas Pynchon’s sprawling 1990 novel Vineland. While the novel was set in the Reagan era, PTA has shifted to the modern day, telling the story of a father who has left behind his radical past and is now living a quiet life on the lam with his daughter. When Sean Penn’s white...

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This July, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated release of the final season of The Summer I Turned Pretty to John Cena and Idris Elba‘s fun-looking action comedy film Heads of State. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 14 best films that are coming to Prime Video in July 2025 with a 90% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

A Fish Called Wanda (July 1) Rt Score: 96% Credit – Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer

A Fish Called Wanda is a heist comedy film directed by Charles Crichton, who also co-wrote the screenplay with John Cleese. The 1988 film revolves around a group of diamond thieves who must backstab each other to get to the loot after their leader is jailed.

Christopher Nolan had several movies appear in a new ranking of the best movies of the 21st century, but his highest-ranking movie is the one many call his masterpiece. Nolan has cemented himself as the biggest director of tentpole movies working in Hollywood today, a fact solidified by his Best Picture win for Oppenheimer.

Now Nolan has five movies named among the 100 best movies of the last 25 years in a new industry-led poll. While celebrated directors like Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson also have multiple movies on the list, Nolan has the most of any other director. However, the highest-ranked movie still stands out in his career.

The Dark Knight has been named by The New York Times as Nolan's best movie of the last 25 years, which largely makes up his entire career as a professional filmmaker. The second movie in Nolan's Dark Knight trilogy landed 28th on the list,...

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Although Hollywood star Tom Cruise will be presented with an Honorary Oscar at the 16th Annual Governors Awards on November 16, 2025, it won’t be for a specific performance or a particular film he produced. Over the years, the legendary actor came very close to winning an Academy Award — not just once or twice, but four times. Curious to know which films earned him those Oscar nominations and in what categories? Read on to find out.

1. Born On The Fourth Of July Release Year – 1989 Director – Oliver Stone Tom Cruise’s Oscar Nomination – Best Actor IMDb Rating – 7.2/10 Streaming On – Amazon Prime Video (Rent)

Plot: Based on a true story, the film follows the story of Sergeant Ron Kovic (played by Tom Cruise), a patriotic man who was paralyzed in the Vietnam War and eventually became a passionate anti-war activist.

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Tom Cruise’s Mission Impossible Isn’t Over Yet In a recent trends piece from Today.com- of all things, about the curious way Tom Cruise eats popcorn- it was noted that the latest ‘Mission: Impossible’ installment, 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning', is “the eighth and final movie in the franchise.” Tom Cruise- the face and spearhead of the film franchise- has never said he’s done. In fact, at the premiere of 'Dead Reckoning - Part 1', while commenting on Harrison Ford’s return as Indiana Jones in 2023’s 'Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny', he told The Sydney Morning Herald, “I hope to keep making 'Mission: Impossible' films until I’m [Harrison Ford’s] age.” At the time, Ford was eighty-one. Since then, Cruise has only doubled down. At the New York City premiere of 'Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning',...

When we think of the essential checklists of must-see movies, film buffs tend to gravitate towards Sight & Sound or my personal favorite, They Shoot Pictures, Don’t They?’s list of the 1,000 greatest films. And while they do give just about the most well-rounded syllabus for those interested in the history of cinema, they tend to lean a bit older. While that’s good and well and necessary for a comprehensive appreciation, some might want something more modern. But instead of the widely skewed IMDb list, we now have a new one: The New York Times list of The 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century.

Coming in at #1 on the list of best movies of the 21st century was Bong Joon Ho’s Parasite, which won the Palme d’Or and also the Best Picture Oscar, becoming the first foreign language film to do so. In at #2 was David Lynch’s Mulholland Drive,...

Take a look at more footage from the thriller “One Battle After Another”, written and directed by Paul Thomas Anderson (“There Will Be Blood”), starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Regina Hall, Sean Penn, Alana Haim, Teyana Taylor, Wood Harris and Benicio del Toro, releasing September 26, 2025 in theaters:

“…when their evil nemesis resurfaces after 16 years, a band of ex-revolutionaries reunite again…

“…to rescue the daughter of one of their own…”

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What if we told you that one of the greatest filmmakers of our time, with not one, not two, but four films on The New York Times’ list of the “Best Films of the 21st Century,” has never won an Oscar? Sounds wild, right? Welcome to the bittersweet world of Paul Thomas Anderson—cinema’s ultimate underdog genius. While Christopher Nolan rightfully takes the crown with five epic entries and an Oscar win for Oppenheimer, Anderson is right behind him, quietly owning the list with his four iconic works.

From classics like There Will Be Blood, and the hauntingly beautiful Phantom Thread, four of Paul Thomas Anderson’s projects made it into the list, and yet the director got snubbed at every Oscar season. Even Daniel Day-Lewis won an Academy Award for There Will Be Blood, but Anderson was left clapping in the audience, empty-handed. Perhaps the Academy just isn...

We often turn to actors, directors, and industry insiders for their takes on what makes a movie unforgettable. A recent poll of over 500 Hollywood names has revealed a stunning lineup of the top 30 films since 2000, showcasing a mix of bold storytelling, striking visuals, and raw emotion.

From heart-wrenching dramas to pulse-pounding action, this list spans genres and cultures, reflecting the diverse tastes of those who craft cinema. Let’s dive into the films that left a mark, starting from the bottom and working our way to the top.

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Sofia Coppola’s ‘Lost in Translation’ captures the quiet beauty of fleeting connections. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson shine as two lonely souls finding solace in Tokyo’s neon glow.

The film’s subtle humor and tender moments make it a timeless exploration of isolation and friendship. Its dreamy soundtrack and intimate pacing linger long after the credits roll.

The New York Times recently unveiled its list of the 100 Best Movies of the 21st Century, compiled from entries by over 500 filmmakers, actors, and film critics. The list includes films from some of the best directors working today, but one filmmaker stands out with an incredible five titles. While five out of 100 is only 5% of the list, it seems Christopher Nolan is the defining director of the 21st Century.

Selecting 100 movies out of the thousands that have been produced over the last quarter of a century is a tough task, but for one director to have five of those selections is something special. Nolan's movies on the list include 2014's Interstellar (#84), 2023's Oppenheimer (#65), 2000's Memento (#65), 2010's Inception (#55), and 2008's The Dark Knight (#28). Nolan beat beloved filmmakers like Steven Spielberg, Wes Anderson, Martin Scorsese, David Fincher, Quentin Tarantino, David Lynch, and Bong Joon Ho, whose film Parasite took the number one spot.

Five of Christopher Nolan's movies have made a new list of the greatest movies of the 21st century. While his directorial debut in Followingcame out in 1998, Nolan has really emerged as a filmmaker in the 2000s and cemented his iconic status over the last 25 years, with his breakout Memento, his Dark Knight trilogy, and his ambitious blockbusters.

Now, Nolan's legacy as one of the greatest modern filmmakers is further cemented thanks to a new poll by The New York Times, ranking the best movies of the last 25 years. Nolan's work is well represented in the rankings, as he has had five movies make the list, more than any other filmmaker.

The Dark Knight ranks the highest of Nolan's movies, placing at 28. It is followed by Inception at 58, Memento at 62, Oppenheimer at 65, and Interstellar at 89. Other filmmakers with multiple movies on the list include Quentin Tarantino and David Fincher, each with three movies,...

Longtime Warner Bros. executives Dana Nussbaum, Christian Davin and John Stanford have officially been installed to lead the motion picture group’s marketing and creative strategy teams.

Warner Bros. co-chiefs Michael DeLuca and Pam Abdy announced internally on Wednesday that Nussbaum and Davin have been named co-heads of global motion picture marketing, and Stanford will serve as head of global creative strategy. The trio have performed these roles in an interim capacity since January, when the studio experienced a major shakeup of its executive ranks as marketing chief Josh Goldstine (who’d shepherded the box office behemoth “Barbie”) stepped down and the studio’s head of international distribution Andrew Cripps also departed his role.

In a memo to staff, DeLuca and Abdy congratulated Nussbaum, Davin and Stanford on their “great success” during their interim appointment.

“They and their teams showcased innovation across every marketing discipline with the most recent campaigns for ‘Minecraft,...

The 59th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (July 4-12) boasts not one but two competitions, the Crystal Globe and Proxima, curated by artistic director Karel Och under the supervision of executive director Kryštof Mucha. The festival is the main summer event in the country, which attracts many sponsors and patrons who want to attend, and faces fewer financial hardships than such festivals as Berlin, Toronto, and Sundance.

Last year, 130 films were shown and 140,000 tickets sold. There is little room for growth, given the limited venues, from the many screening rooms at the festival hub, the Hotel Thermal, where jurors hang out between screenings, to the colorful arthouse Kino Drahomira, named after a revered Czech woman director.

The Central European festival falls between Cannes and Venice, and programs many films in its Crystal Globe Competition that did not make the cut at Cannes, as well as films that weren’t yet finished.

At times, sequels are planned and necessary to give you closure, but in today’s age, they are usually cash grabs and not everyone’s cup of tea. While the industry thrives on the multi-million dollar success of a follow-up, creatives who are dedicated to their art avoid hollow sequels like the plague.

Some of the most respected actors in Hollywood, with multiple Oscar wins, have never starred in a sequel. Instead, they’ve chosen transformative roles and still stood the test of time in a franchise-dominated age. So here are the five legendary actors who carved out careers on their own terms!

1) Leonardo DiCaprio refuses to be tied down Leonardo DiCaprio in a still from The Revenant | Credits: Regency Enterprises

Leonardo DiCaprio is one of the most bankable stars in Hollywood, yet he has said no to sequels. He has constantly chosen standalone movies, and even though the actor...

Actors Stellan Skarsgård, Vicky Krieps, Peter Sarsgaard and Dakota Johnson will be honored at the 59th edition of the Karlovy Vary Intl. Film Festival, which runs July 4-12.

Sweden’s Skarsgård will be presented with the Crystal Globe for outstanding artistic contribution to world cinema, and will present his latest film “Sentimental Value,” which won the Grand Prix at the Cannes Film Festival.

In the 1970s and 1980s, Skarsgård appeared primarily in European films. His performance as the lead in Hans Alfredson’s “The Simple-Minded Murderer” (1982) earned him a Silver Bear for best actor at the Berlinale. He also played the lead in the drama “The Ox” (1991), directed by cinematographer Sven Nykvist, which was nominated for the Academy Award for best foreign language film.

After appearing in several international productions – including an adaptation of Milan Kundera’s “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” and the action film “The Hunt for Red October...

Stars: Benicio Del Toro, Mia Threapleton, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, Willem Dafoe, Jeffrey Wright, Scarlett Johansson, Tom Hanks, Bryan Cranston | Written by Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola | Directed by Wes Anderson

Wes Anderson made his directorial debut in 1996 with Bottle Rocket. Now, almost 30 years later, he’s released his 12th feature film. Anderson emerged from the 1990s wave of remarkable American directors, most famously Quentin Tarantino and Paul Thomas Anderson. In the time Wes Anderson has been making movies, he’s been more prolific than his two contemporaries. PTA has released nine feature films in the same period, and Tarantino nine over a slightly longer stretch (his debut arriving in 1992). The result of working so consistently has been a brilliant filmography over the last three decades, in which the unique director has still never let his genius slip.

For the three decades Anderson has been making movies, there have always been...

Writer/director Zach Cregger got a lot of positive attention for his 2022 horror film Barbarian – so much that there was an intense bidding war when studios and production companies found out he was working on another horror project called Weapons. Get Out, Us, and Nope filmmaker Jordan Peele wanted to produce the film through his company Monkeypaw, for release through Universal Pictures… but Peele was the runner-up in the competition, with the rights going to New Line Cinema. The company spent $38 million to secure Weapons as their own. That includes the film’s budget, as well as the $5 million Cregger will be getting for writing and directing it and a second $5 million for producing it alongside Vertigo’s Roy Lee and Miri Yoon, and BoulderLight’s J.D. Lifshitz and Raphael Margules. We’ll find out how well that pays off for New Line Cinema when Weapons reaches theatres on August...

The Apprentice is easily one of the riskiest and probably career-ending movies in Hollywood. Showcasing the story of a young Donald Trump, The Apprentice follows the story of Trump finding a willingness to win and to do whatever it takes to stay victorious.

However, veteran director Clint Eastwood wasn’t a big fan of the project since, although he was approached to direct the movie earlier, Eastwood allegedly chose his career’s safety over creating a good movie, and honestly, we don’t even blame him.

Clint Eastwood rejected directing the riskiest movie of 2024

Directed by Ali Abbasi, The Apprentice received average reviews and ratings, with several controversial talks about the timing of the film’s release (it was released a month before the U.S. elections).

Jeremy Strong and Sebastian Stan in The Apprentice | Credit: Briarcliff Entertainment

With Sebastian Stan portraying the role of Donald Trump, the movie was very well a risky move.

“A lot of people die in a lot of really weird ways in this story.”

An unseen child makes this chilling promise in the latest trailer for “Weapons,” Zach Cregger’s horror epic set to hit theaters Aug. 8. You can watch the trailer yourself in the video below.

“Weapons” follows an eclectic group of characters in the wake of tragedy — one night, an entire classroom of schoolchildren wake up at 2:17 a.m. and run off into the night. The film’s first trailer and poster swears “they never came back.”

Julia Garner stars as Justine Gandy, the teacher of the disappeared children’s class. A post on the film’s tie-in site, maybrookmissing.com, reveals that Ms. Gandy only recently began teaching the class following “an incident at her previous school.” Other cast members include Josh Brolin as bereaved parent Archer Graff, Alden Ehrenreich as police officer Paul and...

The state of Texas has increased funding for its production incentive programme to $300m every two years for the next decade and boosted grant percentages for lower budget films and TV programmes.

A bill calling for the increase passed into law on Monday (June 23) after being approved by the state legislature earlier this month. Texas’ Republican governor Greg Abbott could have either signed the bill or vetoed it, but instead opted to do neither and simply allow it to become law.

Funding for the programme, which offers grants rather than tax credits, has previously varied but was boosted to $200m for the 2024-2025 biennium.

A new Weapons trailer ups the scares for Barbarian director Zach Cregger's next mysterious movie. Written and directed by Cregger, who made his buzzy debut with Barbarian in 2022, the upcoming horror film follows the small community of Maybrook after 17 kids from the same classroom, all but one, mysteriously vanish overnight at exactly the same time. Weapons' cast includes Josh Brolin, Julia Garner, Alden Ehrenreich, Austin Abrams, Benedict Wong, and many more.

Now, Warner Bros. has released the second official trailer for Weapons. After the children mysteriously disappear, their teacher, Justine Gandy (Julia Garner), holds a conference at school where Archer Graff (Josh Brolin), a father of one of the missing children, angrily questions her about what happened. As they are running away, one of the children says via ominous voiceover, "This is a true story that happened right here in my town. A lot of people die in a...

Barbarian (watch it Here) writer/director Zach Cregger has assembled a strong cast for his mysterious horror project called Weapons, including Julia Garner (Ozark), Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives)… and we’re going to have the chance to see that cast face the horrors Cregger has conjured up when Weapons reaches theatres on August 8th. Last week, we shared the news that the viral marketing website MaybrookMissing.net would be hosting a mysterious livestream broadcast today, promising an early glimpse of footage – and while the stream has primarily consisted of more security camera footage-type stuff, we’ve also gotten a second trailer out of the event! You can watch the second trailer in the embed above.

Most details about Weapons are shrouded in mystery.

A brand-new teaser for New Line Cinema’s upcoming Weapons movie has dropped. The clip features a look at Emmy winner Julia Garner, who is set to play Justine Gandy, a teacher whose students suddenly go missing in one night.

The video, shared by the official New Line Cinema X account, provides some clues about the mystery surrounding the disappearance of 17 children. The teaser shows clippings from a local newspaper article, revealing that the local and state police haven't found any leads or suspects during their morning search. It also features Garner's Justine peeking through a nearly closed window. The Ozark star is no stranger to the horror genre, after previously appearing in movies like 2013's The Last Exorcism Part II, 2024’s Apartment 7A, and 2025’s Wolf Man.

Look closer.#WeaponsMovie - only in theaters August 8. pic.twitter.com/IPpACYvaZC— New Line Cinema (@newlinecinema) June 21, 2025

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The 10 Best May-December Romance Movies: Far from idealized portrayals of love as pure or effortless, many of the most enduring romantic narratives explore the asymmetries that define human connection: differences in class, culture, gender roles, and age. These disparities complicate the romantic ideal, rendering love not merely as a feeling, but as a process—one that must contend with the realities of embodied experience and social expectation.

The age-gap romance, as a recurring trope in cinematic storytelling, occupies a complex space between transgressive desire and cultural fascination. One of the most provocative forms of such romantic entanglement is the “May–December” romance, a term used to describe relationships marked by a significant age difference between partners. These stories have long fascinated audiences, in part because they foreground love’s capacity to defy convention while simultaneously raising questions about power, agency, and the social norms that govern desire. The term itself...

Barbarian (watch it Here) writer/director Zach Cregger has assembled a strong cast for his mysterious horror project called Weapons, including Julia Garner (Ozark), Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives)… and we’re going to have the chance to see that cast face the horrors Cregger has conjured up when Weapons reaches theatres on August 8th. There has been some interesting marketing in the build-up to the film’s release, including the unveiling of two hours of security camera footage and a viral marketing website. Now, it has been announced that the website MaybrookMissing.net will be hosting a mysterious livestream broadcast next Monday, June 23rd, at 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern.

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While the strike-impacted 2024 release slate resulted in fewer movies overall, 2025 promises to be something of a return to normal with a bevy of highly anticipated films coming to both theaters and streaming. From two new Marvel movies to James Gunn’s DC reboot of “Superman” to a “Jurassic” reboot to live-action remakes of animated classics galore, there’s plenty of familiar territory, but also noteworthy original films as well – Luca Guadagnino’s “After the Hunt,” the Jennifer Lawrence/Robert Pattinson thriller “Die, My Love” and a new Paul Thomas Anderson movie are all on tap, to name a few.

Check out the full 2025 release calendar below. We’ll update this post continually throughout the year to make sure it’s up to date, so keep it bookmarked.

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We've already seen some of the most anticipated movies of 2025, such as "Thunderbolts*" and "Mission: Impossible - The Final Reckoning," as well as unexpected blockbusters like "Sinners" and "Mickey 17." There's still a lot more great films to come as of this writing, some of which feature the theatrical returns of auteur directors like Spike Lee and Paul Thomas Anderson. However, you may not know that some of these highly-anticipated projects are actually inspired by books.

If you're one of the many people who believe that the movie is never better than the book it's based on, you're in luck. These 12 incredible books can be read months before they debut as major motion pictures, so you can later go watch the movie and see how it stacks up compared to the source material. From great books that Hollywood has needed to adapt into movies for a long time, to remakes of previous classic book adaptations,...

Congratulations are clearly in order. After decades of being overlooked, underestimated and sometimes just flat-out ignored, a Hollywood mainstay is finally getting some richly deserved recognition. Bravo!

No, not to Tom Cruise for that honorary Oscar — to the Academy for making sure the world’s last remaining movie star will turn up for its next broadcast.

Let’s face it, at this point the Oscars need Cruise more than Cruise needs an Oscar, particularly an honorary one, which frequently go to stars of more mature vintage (Mel Brooks got one last year, at 97). In recent times, the show’s numbers — to say nothing of its cultural relevance — have been on the same spiraling trajectory as that biplane Cruise dangled from in the latest Mission: Impossible movie. Viewership has fallen some 66 percent since the Oscars’ peak in 1998 (Titanic year), with only about 20 million tuning in these days, about the same audience...

Alcon Media Group’s $417.5m offer has won out in bidding for the Village Roadshow Entertainment Group (Vreg) library, making Alcon the owner of what it says is one of the biggest independent film libraries in the world.

The deal includes Village Roadshow’s entire library of intellectual properties, distribution rights and cash flows.

The library contains 108 features, including rights and royalties to the films Village Roadshow co-produced and co-financed with Warner Brothers Pictures since 1997, among them Mad Max: Fury Road, the Ocean’s Eleven series, The Matrix trilogy, Joker, Ready Player One and Wonka. The library is said to generate an estimated $50m annually.

In my years running an entertainment website, I’ve had the chance to talk to many actors, musicians, and individuals from various fields that comprise what we all know as the “entertainment industry.”

However, there was this little-known actor by the name of Benjamin Arthur, whom I was interviewing for this short-lived series called “Working the Engels.” He said something that has stuck with me since then. “It takes a smart man to play an idiot,” those were his words. Something that, as I look into many of these actors known for playing idiots on screen, many have proven to be smarter than they appear. Damn! Just right now, while she falls more into the TV personality, Paris Hilton had us all fooled into believing she was an airhead bimbo, just for later finding out it was all a rouse.

The same, I think, can be said about Sandler. I don’t know him personally,...

Museum of the Moving Image (MoMI) has announced its slate of three major screening series for the summer, linked by the theme of big-screen moviegoing.

From late June through August, MoMI will present the 22-film retrospective Tom Cruise, Above and Beyond, which captures the full range of his charismatic star performances from the 1980s to present; its annual See It Big: 70mm! summer festival, with Stanley Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey as its centerpiece; and the weekly Summer Saturdays with Dolby Atmos, featuring a wide-ranging selection of films, from science fiction to musicals, to demonstrate the spectacular audio and visual upgrades to its Sumner M. Redstone Theater.

Tom Cruise, who is both producer and star of the Mission: Impossible films, is also a main attraction in the Museum’s exhibition Mission: Impossible – Story and Spectacle. The exhibition explores how the series combines technical ingenuity, personal discipline and artistic commitment,...

Warner Bros may have been in existence for more than 100 years, but it is the company’s spirit of renewal that was celebrated in its slate presentation at the CineEurope convention in Barcelona yesterday (June 17).

The session, introduced by newly promoted president of global theatrical distribution Jeff Goldstein, spotlighted the new creative leadership at Warner Bros Pictures Animation – whose first release is The Cat In The Hat, out next February – and at DC Studios, which has dubbed this summer “the summer of Superman”.

Goldstein’s promotion into his new global role following a lifelong career at Warner Bros was celebrated...

With a film career that spans over four decades, Tom Cruise is arguably the biggest movie star of this generation. Cruise is associated with so many iconic film moments -- the dance in "Risky Business," the "need for speed" chant in "Top Gun," and "Show me the money!" in "Jerry Maguire," among many others -- that it seems like he's been a movie star forever.

He has been a critical darling through parts of his career but has mainly focused on blockbusters (acclaimed or not). He has received two Oscar nominations for Best Actor in "Born on the Fourth of July" (1989) and "Jerry Maguire" (1996) plus another as Best Supporting Actor in "Magnolia" (1999). Those are the three performances that provided him with Golden Globe wins. His other four nominations with the Hollywood Foreign Press were for "Risky Business" (1983), "A Few Good Men" (1992), "The Last Samurai" (2003) and "Tropic Thunder" (2008). Many of these...

In his first CineEurope outing since adding international to his purview, Warner Bros President of Global Theatrical Distribution, Jeff Goldstein, introduced the studio’s show today, capping it off with 30 minutes of DC’s July tentpole Superman, starring David Corenswet, Rachel Brosnahan and Nicholas Hoult.

The start of the footage was similar to what exhibition saw at CinemaCon in April (which director James Gunn also dropped online during that week), but went well further in an exclusive reveal today. It was teed up first by a local musician playing the iconic theme on stage with an electric guitar, and then in a video from DC chiefs Peter Safran and Gunn. The duo wasn’t here in person as the team is embarking on a global tour today, starting in the Philippines.

In the video message, Safran called Superman the beginning of a “bold new era for DC.” He also touted...

Despite devoting his entire career — his entire life — to the magic of the movies, Tom Cruise has never won an Oscar. That will change in 2025, as the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced that Cruise will be the recipient of an honorary Academy Award at AMPAS’ 16th annual Governors Awards, to be held this November.

Also receiving honorary Oscars at the same ceremony are actress/choreographer Debbie Allen, a legend for Fame and beyond, and production designer Wynn Thomas, a frequent Spike Lee collaborator whose credits include Da 5 Bloods and Mars Attacks! Additionally, Dolly Parton will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award, well-deserved given the icon’s legendary history of philanthropy.

In a statement, outgoing Academy Awards president Janet Yang reflected on all of the announced recipients by saying: “Debbie Allen is a trailblazing choreographer and actor, whose work has captivated generations and crossed genres. Tom...

Tom Cruise will soon be able to call himself an Oscar winner. The Mission: Impossible actor will be one of three individuals awarded an honorary Oscar at this year's Governors Awards.

Per The Hollywood Reporter, the board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to present Cruise, actor-producer-choreographer Debbie Allen, and production designer Wynn Thomas with Honorary Awards at the 16th Annual Governors Awards, which will be held on Sunday, Nov. 16, in Los Angeles. Additionally, actor-singer-songwriter Dolly Parton will receive the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award. Cruise's Honorary Award comes three years after he received a Best Picture nomination for Top Gun: Maverick, alongside the film's other producers, and more than 25 years after his last acting nomination, which was in the Best Supporting Actor category for Magnolia. He was also nominated for Born on the Fourth of July and Jerry Maguire, both in the Best Actor category.

The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to present actor/producer Tom Cruise, actress/producer/choreographer Debbie Allen and production designer Wynn Thomas with Honorary Awards, and actress/singer-songwriter Dolly Parton with the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences’ 16th annual Governors Awards, the organization announced Tuesday.

The honorees — whose selection was the final decision made by the 55 governors who served on the Academy’s board during the 2024-2025 term, including the likes of Pam Abdy, Jason Blum, Ruth E. Carter, Ava DuVernay, Marlee Matlin, Jason Reitman and Eric Roth — will be fêted at a black-tie ceremony at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Ovation Hollywood in Los Angeles on Sunday, Nov. 16.

“This year’s Governors Awards will celebrate four legendary individuals whose extraordinary careers and commitment to our filmmaking community continue to leave a lasting impact,...

One of the best parts about a new release is the press tours and the information about movies new and old that are often revealed. These tours always tend to consist of behind-the-scenes stories, actors talking about their characters, their filming experience, and even fun facts about the stars in general. While Mission: Impossible —The Final Reckoning is Tom Cruise's eighth and final Mission: Impossible franchise, it's nothing short of the thrilling action fans love. To promote the movie, which is already one of the highest-grossing films of 2025 so far, Cruise embarked on a major press tour sharing fun facts about the movie itself and even about past projects.

During an interview with BFI Southbank's Edith Bowman, the actor revealed that his famous "respect the c**k" scene's monologue in Magnolia (1999), and one of the best scenes in the actor's glittering filmography, was penned by him. He started...

Tom Cruise may be the face of the blockbuster action roles in Hollywood, but one of his most powerful performances is tucked away in a movie many have forgotten or never seen. There are certain movies and performances that feel like someone cracked open their chest and showed you something real. This Tom Cruise movie is one of them.

Paul Thomas Anderson’s emotional ensemble drama has become a hidden gem in Cruise’s filmography. While the movie may not have made a major impact at the box office, it has earned lasting critical praise. It features a scene, largely improvised by Cruise, that remains one of the most powerful of his career. I didn’t expect watching it now, especially Cruise’s scene, would hit me like a gut punch. The movie is Magnolia, and is currently streaming on Prime Video.

Tom Cruise’s raw, unscripted breakdown in Magnolia...

Burgeoning streamer and distributor Mubi has issued a response to backlash over its ties to Sequoia, a Silicon Valley-based venture capital firm.

Sequoia, which recently gave Mubi a $100 million funding round, had also made a $10 million investment in the defense company Kela, which founded by four Israeli intelligence veterans in July 2024. A funding round facilitated by Sequoia also led to an additional $60 million in May, and Kela now has a $100 million total investment.

The backlash to this investment was fueled on social media by an X post from user @atlajala, who wrote “time to add @mubi to the Bds [Boycott, Divestment, and Sanctions] list, they are now funded to the tune of 100 million by zionist venture capitalists Sequoia Capital who are actively engaged in military support of the genocide, and some of the investors themselves are settlers on occupied Palestinian land.” Film Workers for Palestine also responded in a social media post, saying it...

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here.

Bonjour Tristesse (Durga Chew-Bose)

There was slight trepidation going into Bonjour Tristesse. Justifying itself as another “adaptation” of Françoise Sagan’s text rather than remake of Otto Preminger’s masterpiece of mise-en-scène, there’s still some hesitation about the chutzpah that must go into thinking you can top that great craftsman at the height of his power. As directed by writer-turned-filmmaker Durga Chew-Bose with a great deal of formal assurance, this 2024 iteration is a highly respectable effort that’ll speak to countless people the original didn’t. One major difference being that Preminger made the film as a showcase for the muse he was having an affair with, Jean Seberg, casting some leering-male element onto the whole project. Chew-Bose’s project isn...

Elaine May is set to direct a feature for the first time since Ishtar, with Dakota Johnson offering a promising update on Crackpot.

Legendary writer, director and performer Elaine May is enjoying quite a time in her 90s. The media gaze when it comes to ninetysomething people in the world of world, theatre and TV might be trained on Clint Eastwood, but perhaps Elaine May should have been given more of the spotlight.

In 2019, for instance, in her late 80s, she took home a Tony award for Best Actress in a Play for her work in Broadway hit The Waverly Gallery. And these past few years, she’s been trying to realise a film project, when where she keeps coming up against hurdles.

The film in question is Crackpot, that’s had Dakota Johnson leading the cast for some time now. Sebastian Stan was also attached as of last year,...

It’s all in the eyes, as they say, and Apple TV+’s “Severance” provides these windows to the soul at an almost uncomfortably close range. You can’t help but latch onto the emotional complications of the show’s “innie” (work self) and “outie” (life self) characters within its altered parallel universes of Lumon Industries—and those eyes are often key to deciphering the intentions of both.

One of the standout Season 2 episodes, the moving seventh installment titled “Chikhai Bardo” (a Tibetan Buddhist phrase relating to the moment of death), recalls Gemma (Dichen Lachman) and her court- ship and marriage to Mark (Adam Scott). Personal tragedy unravels them before they are unknowingly united again in Lumon land, despite Mark’s outie thinking that Gemma died ages ago.

“In Season 2, we go through a lot more stuff through eyes, through vision,” said Jessica Lee Gagné, who has been the series...

It can be surreal to learn about the casting decisions that almost happened. "A Clockwork Orange" star Malcolm McDowell almost played Pennywise the dancing clown. Val Kilmer was almost Morpheus in "The Matrix." For every movie or TV show, there are a whole bunch of "almost" casting stories that would have completely changed the way things turned out. Usually, things seem to work out for the best, but there are always those circumstances where fans wonder what might have been. There's even one to ponder about actor Jonah Hill. 

Brothers and directors Josh and Benny Safdie had a long road to making their 2019 thriller "Uncut Gems," which eventually starred Adam Sandler as Howard Ratner, a jeweler and gambling addict who gets in way over his head. It's a harrowing anxiety attack of a movie in the best possible way, and Sandler's performance is a career best, surpassing even his work...

In the 2019 video for “Summer Girl,” Haim walk around their native Los Angeles, shedding layers of clothing. Directed by Paul Thomas Anderson, it starts with the sister trio in puffer jackets and peacoats, and concludes with Danielle, Alana, and Este in bathing-suit tops, strolling down Ventura Boulevard. The sun is setting, another dreamy California day coming to a close.

This video is essentially how it feels listening to Haim, a band that specializes in sleek, soft pop-rock they regularly infuse with Seventies rock and R&b. While their music shines during every season,...

Barbarian (watch it Here) writer/director Zach Cregger has assembled a strong cast for his mysterious horror project called Weapons, including Julia Garner (Ozark), Josh Brolin (No Country for Old Men), Alden Ehrenreich (Solo), Benedict Wong (Doctor Strange), Amy Madigan (Antlers), Austin Abrams (Euphoria), June Diane Raphael (Grace and Frankie), and Cary Christopher (Days of Our Lives)… and we’re going to have the chance to see that cast face the horrors Cregger has conjured up when Weapons reaches theatres on August 8th. Two months out from that date, an unnerving poster for the film has dropped online, and you can check it out in the embed above.

Most details about Weapons are shrouded in mystery. It has been said that it’s “an interrelated, multistory horror epic” that’s tonally in the vein of Paul Thomas Anderson’s Magnolia, and the story revolves around the disappearance of elementary school kids in a small town.

Few stars in Hollywood shine as brightly as Tom Cruise. With a career spanning over decades, it didn’t take long for him to become a household name across the globe. In all honesty, he isn’t just an actor; he is a cinematic force of nature, best known for pulling off stunts that no man in his right mind would want to put himself through. But that’s just Tom Cruise for you.

However, while he may be branded as an action star these days, Tom Cruise has charm, wit, and emotions to play any role given to him. Whether it’s the lovable yet emotionally conflicted Jerry Maguire or the cold, calculating hitman in Collateral, he doesn’t just act, he transforms. And that’s exactly what he did in Magnolia, a film for which he deserved an Oscar.

Tom Cruise transformed his character in Magnolia Tom Cruise...