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The new releases this weekend are indie with Honey, Don’t!, Relay and Eden flanked by Splitsville, Lurker and Pools in limited release and set to to expand in coming weeks. Neon’s Cannes-premiering Splitsville had the highest PSA of the weekend. Utopia’s Pools filled the Music Box’s 700-seat main auditorium on Friday. Lurker from Mubi, the best reviewed opening of the weekend, had sold out evening screenings and strong word of mouth.

Relationship comedy Splitsville is eyeing a nice $105.6k limited opening at five theaters in New York and LA for a per screen average of $21k. It’s directed by Michael Angelo Covino from a screenplay he co-wrote with Kyle Marvin. The duo behind The Climb (2019) also star with Dakota Johnson and Adria Arjona.

When Ashley (Arjona) asks for a divorce, the good-natured Carey (Marvin) runs to his friends Julie (Johnson) and Paul (Covino), for support. Carey...

Will Smith's experiences in the science fiction genre are a bit of a roller coaster, but most movie-goers would agree that the highs of his career feel nothing short of exhilarating when you encounter them for the first time. Yes, you might have to go through an "After Earth" in his catalogue to get there, but you're rewarded with titles like "I Am Legend" for your troubles. One of the more highly-regarded entries in the Smith filmography is "I, Robot," and the beloved Isaac Asimov riff was originally going to be an Agatha Christie-tinged mystery. But Walt Disney Pictures wanted some changes after acquiring the project, which might have ended up working out for the creative team, judging by that massive $353 million box office return for "I, Robot."

"I, Robot" is a 2004 sci-fi movie starring Will Smith as detective Del Spooner, and it's reminiscent of so many other...

David Byrne, Tony Award-winning creator of Broadway's American Utopia and Here Lies Love, has released The Avant Garde, the latest offering from his forthcoming album Who Is The Sky?, out September 5 through Matador Records. The song wrestles with the merits of art for art’s sake. The follow-up to Byrne’s acclaimed 2018 album American Utopia, which was later adapted into a hit Broadway musical and HBO film, Who Is the Sky? will be released Sept. 5 through Matador Records. It was produced by the Grammy-winning Kid Harpoon, while its 12 songs were arranged by the members of New York-based chamber ensemble...

David Byrne has revealed his new song, “The Avant Garde,” the third preview of his upcoming album, Who Is the Sky? Stream it below.

Produced by Grammy winner Kid Harpoon with arrangement from New York-based chamber ensemble Ghost Train Orchestra, the track takes on the idea of whether one should create art for art’s sake, with lyrics like: “It’s a passionate life, it’s ahead of the curve/ It’s deceptively weighty, profoundly absurd/ Well, it’s whatever fits/ It’s the avant garde.”

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“Some people will hear this and say, ‘David is calling bullshit on his friends’ but it’s more nuanced than that,” Byrne said in a statement about the song. “Anyone who knows me knows that I go to plenty of shows that might be classified as avant-garde or experimental. Edgy and untraditional work is hugely inspiring to me, as...

David Byrne strolls into his downtown Manhattan office around noon and promptly removes all of his footwear. He’s been in this prewar building only for a few months, but it’s already unmistakably his own, looking as much like a work space as it does like a museum of the unusual items he’s collected throughout his decades as one of pop’s most curious minds. Meticulously organized metal shelving lines one long wall full of music books, art books, history books, and enough DVDs to put the Criterion Closet to shame.

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This August, Prime Video is bringing you a lot of entertainment, from the much-anticipated release of the final season of the comedy series, Utopia, to The Terminal List‘s prequel series. However, for the purposes of this article, we are only including the films that are coming to Prime Video this month and have an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score. So, check out the 7 best films that are coming to Prime Video in August 2025 with an 85% or higher Rotten Tomatoes score.

Blow Out (August 1) Rt Score: 88% Credit – Viscount Associates

Blow Out is a neo-noir mystery thriller film written and directed by Brian De Palma. The 1981 film follows Jack Terry, a sound engineer for a slasher film, who accidentally records evidence that proves that a seemingly ordinary accident is actually murder, and he soon finds himself hunted because of 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.

28 Years Later (Danny Boyle)

Armed with a bevy of iPhones, 28 Years Later is definitely an “I’ve still got the moves” gesture from Boyle. It’s a case where his frenetic energy, paired with returning writer Alex Garland’s structurally odd screenplay, creates a film that one never feels a step ahead of––a deep compliment for something about to be unleashed on multiplexes. Even if that doesn’t necessarily result in a great film, per se. – Ethan V. (full review)

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Celebrating Michael Roemer

Although he passed just a few months ago, Michael Roemer was thankfully alive to see much of his work restored and embraced. The director’s stellar features are now available to stream on the Criterion Channel,...

When you’re a legendary filmmaker like Francis Ford Coppola, there are few things left to do in the industry after creating ground-breaking cinema, earning top-tier awards, and working alongside the biggest names in the business. However, what about returning to why you got involved in filmmaking? Imagine making a movie for fun! It’s a wild concept in today’s film market that thrives on competition, trend-chasing, and merchandising tie-ins. In Utopia‘s Megadoc teaser trailer, Francis Ford Coppola takes us into the heart of his self-financed flop Megalopolis, and the filmmaker is as unapologetic as ever about his choices. I love that for him.

Here’s the official synopsis for Megadoc:

“A raw, fly-on-the-wall documentary about Francis Ford Coppola’s decades-long journey in creating his self-financed passion project, Megalopolis. The bold and unrelenting epic returns in Mike Figgis’ portrait of Coppola’s creative process – weaving together archival material,...

Julian Brown’s recent disappearance has had conspiracy theorists very curious. He was previously known for creating Plastoline, which he claims is able to turn recycled plastic into gasoline. However, the popularity he has gained now is more ominous. The inventor posted a suspicious video on 9th July on Instagram, claiming that he was “under attack,” warning his viewers to be careful and be on the lookout for him.

Alright, listen, everybody. I can’t go into too much detail, but there is some very, very odd stuff going on. I’m certainly under attack right now in many different ways…I’m still building – nothing is going to stop that. But I’m just telling you guys right now, be on the lookout because I’m under attack.

To add more mystery to the situation, Brown has not posted anything since then, causing many to believe that something bad has happened to him.

Update: Added information about the overseas licensor. The anime adaptation of adult visual novel Nukitashi is now airing in Japan. The series is also available to stream via Oceanveil, and you can sneak a peek at the anime thanks to its creditless opening video. The sequence — with certain bits blurred and censored, of course — is set to "Utopia or Dystopia" by Yuki Yumeno: Nukitashi the Animation Creditless Opening Video Related: Nukitashi The Animation Announces July 2025 Premiere in New Trailer Nobuyoshi Nagayama ( My Girlfriend is Shobitch ) directs Nukitashi the Animation , which also has Kenta Ihara ( Saga of Tanya the Evil ) on series composition and Kumata adapting character designs for the Passione production. The original visual novel is available in English on Steam, described thus: Seiran Island. Even here in paradise, there are those who work in the shadows to bring it down... United, these misfits stand side by side as the secret society Nlns.

Alex Garland explored tech dystopia and workplace horror way before Apple TV+’s Severance with the Hulu show Devs. Garland, who directed the sci-fi thrillers Ex Machina and Annihilation before this and recently directed the political thrillers Civil War and Warfare, explored tech dystopia and existentialism with the show.

While Severance showcased the cult-like manipulation of its workers by corporations, Devs delved much deeper into a similar setup, venturing into a far more metaphysical realm than the Apple TV+ show. Similar to Adam Scott’s Mark going on a spiral to find his spouse, Devs also goes on a similar trajectory, except the mystery is just the first spiral.

Alex Garland Explored a Political and Existential Sci-Fi Show Years Before Severance Alex Garland | Credits: CBC

Even as a writer, Alex Garland used his sci-fi concepts to explore deeper questions about human nature and the dangers of technocracy. From the space...

Man With No Pastis a straight-to-streaming thriller that stars Adam Woodward, Jon Voight, and Marton Csokas. It was originally released in January 2025 and didn’t get much attention at the time. But now, completely out of nowhere, it has surged to the top of the Paramount+ charts. It’s currently the #1 movie in 18 countries, including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, and Peru. Even more surprising, it’s beating major titles like Top Gun: Maverick, Gladiator II, and South Park.

This rise is especially surprising given the timing. Director Joseph Kosinski’s new film, F1,just hit theaters and has been getting plenty of critical acclaim. Naturally, this has led to a spike in Top Gun: Maverick rewatch value on Paramount+. But instead of Kosinski’s legacy sequel taking the top spot, Man With No Past has somehow overtaken it. The film is directed by James Bamford, who’s previously directed episodes of Supergirl,...

Travis Scott, Sza, and Future have filed a motion to dismiss a copyright case over their song “Telekinesis,” claiming the song they are accused of ripping off was actually given to them, with permission, by Kanye West.

On Monday, June 14, lawyers for the three artists filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit brought by gospel artist Victory Boyd. Boyd alleged back in January that Scott, Sza, and Future “intentionally and willfully copied” her 2019 song “Like the Way It Sounds” without her permission.

In Boyd’s own claim, she acknowledged that...

Justin Bieber’s Swag, the superstar’s first album in over four years, is on track for a solid opening week as the album is taking over the daily charts on Spotify and Apple Music this weekend.

Sources familiar with the matter tell The Hollywood Reporter that the projections for the album — his seventh full-length — are estimated at about 150,000 to 160,000 album equivalent units for week one, while Hits magazine is projecting 175,000 units.

Those estimates would yield a respectable debut, particularly given that Swag’s week one numbers likely won’t include any physical sales. Justice, Bieber’s next-most-recent album, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard chart back in 2021 with 154,000 equivalent units, including 30,000 physical sales.

Current estimates could also keep Bieber competitive for a No. 1 debut on Billboard’s 200 Albums chart, where Morgan Wallen has dominated the past two months; the country singer is projected to move more than 150,000 units this week.

Björk’s Cornucopia will complete the journey from concert halls to arthouse cinemas to home stereos as the singer has announced a physical release for her concert film.

Following its big screen release earlier this year, Björk revealed that Cornucopia: Live will arrive on October 24 in a variety of formats, including a Blu-ray of the concert film, plus CD and vinyl editions of the audio.

“I am so thrilled to share the film for my concert Cornucopia with you,” the singer said in a statement. “This has been a long...

Björk has announced the physical release of her concert film Cornucopia, which will be available as a live album, DVD, or Blu-ray on October 25th.

Cornucopia: Live captures Björk’s performance at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal, on September 1st, 2023, during her tour of the same name. Available formats include 3xLP vinyl, 2xCD, 2xCD + DVD, DVD, and Blu-ray. Pre-orders are ongoing.

“I am so thrilled to share the film for my concert Cornucopia with you,” Björk said in a statement. “This has been a long journey with hundreds of people helping. I am so beyond enormously grateful to every single one of them. I feel the modern concert film is a matriarchally friendly construct, welcomed in the current climate — where female musicians can share their worlds uncorrupted.”

Directed by Argentine filmmaker Lucrecia Martel, Cornucopia features selections from throughout Björk’s extensive discography, including songs from her 2017 LP Utopia...

Travis Scott’s Cactus Jack Records compilation album JackBoys 2 is set to release this Sunday, July 13, the rapper revealed on social media Thursday night.

“The Jack is back with 17 tracks full of trunk rattling classics in the making,” the album’s promo art online reads. According to the promo art, Bun B is hosting the project, which is set to release at midnight Sunday. Several different physical and digital variants are currently listed for sale on Scott’s website.

The album will drop days after Scott and JackBoys dropped the single “2000 Excursion” featuring Don Toliver and Sheck Wes.

With his Sunday album drop, Scott is just the latest major hip-hop act to break from the industry standard Friday release date. Tyler, the Creator did so last year as well for his eighth album Chromakopia, dropping that album on a Monday morning in the hopes that fans would engage more directly...

The days may be getting longer, but the darkness still descends as the Vizio WatchFree+ team delivers this list of horror films available for free in July!

Bram Stoker’s Dracula (dir. Francis Ford Coppola)

Centuries-old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker’s fiancée Mina Murray and wreak havoc in the foreign land.

Cast: Gary Oldman (The Professional), Winona Ryder (Heathers), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)

Daniel Isn’t Real (dir. Adam Egypt Mortimer)

A troubled college freshman, Luke, suffers a violent family trauma. He then resurrects his charismatic childhood imaginary friend Daniel to help him cope, not realizing how dangerous Daniel is.

Cast: Miles Robbins (Halloween), Patrick Schwarzenegger (The White Lotus), Sasha Lane (Utopia)

Wish Upon (dir. John R. Leonetti)

A teenage girl discovers a box that carries magic powers and a deadly price for using them.

Cast: Joey King (Bullet Train...

Sharks have come a long way in the last 50 years. Back in my day, a person would have to be swimming in the ocean to get eaten up by a shark but those days are no more! In Morihito Inoue’s goofy gory Hot Spring Shark Attack, nothing can stop these aquatic killing machines. Fresh water, salt water, plumbing pipes, pavement(!) – the sharks in Hot Spring Shark Attack can swim, squirm, and conjure their way through literally anything. And they only thing stopping them from chomping their way through the entire city is a dedicated marine biologist, an out-of-his-depth mayor, a mysterious semi-superhero muscleman, and a grizzled street cop who shoots the words “No Swimming” into the beach sand...

El cameo final de la tercera temporada reaviva los rumores sobre el supuesto proyecto con David Fincher al frente. © Netflix

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Después del final de la tercera temporada de El juego del calamar, una pregunta resuena entre los fans: ¿será real ese rumoreado spin-off ambientado en Estados Unidos, supuestamente dirigido por David Fincher? El cineasta responsable de títulos como Seven, Zodiac, La red social o The Killer lleva meses vinculado a este posible proyecto derivado de la exitosa serie surcoreana, con un guion firmado por el británico Dennis Kelly.

Pero que no cunda el pánico: no se trataría de un remake al uso (por si alguien ya estaba pensando cosas como «¿otra vez lo mismo?» o «¡para eso están los subtítulos!»). La idea sería una historia diferente, con nuevos personajes, aunque enmarcada dentro del mismo universo distópico creado por Hwang Dong-hyuk.

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This is a big week for TV premieres. Not only are two of the biggest shows of the past five years returning, but a number of promising, wildly different titles are also making their respective premieres this week. On top of that, a pair of exciting documentaries have finally arrived on streaming, and one of this year’s most unpredictable, darkly funny thrillers is now available to rent and buy on demand.

Viewers are not, in other words, facing a lack of streaming options. Here are the eight best new movies and shows you can stream this weekend.

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Featuring scripted performances by actors like Jason Schwartzman, Joe Keery, Nat Wolff and Fred Hechinger, “Pavements” is writer-director Alex Ross Perry’s docufiction/musical biopic concert film about seminal ’90s American indie rock band Pavement. After hitting limited theaters around the country in May and June, it has finally...

New films and old classics are in the lineup for July.

Horror Titles Streaming Free On Vizio Watchfree+ In July

Get your friends, popcorn, and drinks ready for July, as Vizio WatchFree+ has announced its lineup. Look for ghosts, mysterious boxes, aliens, chainsaws, and more to hit your screens at home.

WatchFree+ has thousands of free premium movies and shows that can be streamed on demand on Vizio TVs, or Anyone can enjoy titles like these and more using the Vizio mobile app! All you need is a free Vizio Account to start enjoying WatchFree+.

Bram Stoker’s Dracula

Centuries old vampire Count Dracula comes to England to seduce his barrister Jonathan Harker's fiancée Mina Murray and wreak havoc in the foreign land.

Cast: Gary Oldman (The Professional), Winona Ryder (Heathers), Anthony Hopkins (The Silence of the Lambs)

Available: July 1st

Daniel Isn't Real

A troubled college freshman, Luke,...

Warner Bros. Discovery has announced the movies, TV shows, and live sports that will be available on the Max (soon to be called HBO Max) streaming service in July. The Max July 2025 lineup includes the feature films Sinners, A24’s On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, Opus, and Death of a Unicorn, and Utopia’s I Love You Forever.

The schedule includes the HBO Original documentaries Billy Joel: And So It Goes and Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print, as well as the HBO Original series Rage. You can also catch Shark Week beginning on July 20.

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Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. The cast includes Michael B. Jordan, Hailee Steinfeld, Miles Caton, Jack O’Connell, Wunmi Mosaku,...

Japanese horror comedy Hot Spring Shark Attack is unleashing the sharks this July with a brand new release date.

Utopia will bring the comedic shark horror movie to select theaters and major streaming and cable platforms on July 11.

More specifically, Hot Spring Shark Attack will debut for special previews at various Alamo Drafthouse locations on Wednesday, July 9. The film will officially open theatrically for extended runs and special engagements Friday, July 11, including Los Angeles and New York City.

The same day, audiences across North America will be able to rent or own Hot Spring Shark Attack on Cable VOD and Digital HD, including Apple TV, Prime Video, Fandango at Home, iNDEMAND and Vubiquity.

Hot Spring Shark Attack (aka Onsen Shâku) takes place in “a small hot spring town in Japan, a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and begins terrorizing the local hot spring facilities. As the threat escalates, the townspeople band...

This looks ridiculous in the best possible way.

Hot Spring Shark Attack Trailer And Photos

After watching the trailer, I have nothing except I can't wait to watch this with friends. Utopia brings it to select theaters, major streaming platforms, and cable on July 11th, 2025. Directed by Morihito Inoue, the cast includes Takuya Fujimura (One Cut of the Dead), Daniel Aguilar (Shin Godzilla), Shôichirô Akaboshi, Masaki Naito, Koichi Makigami, Kiyobumi Kaneko, and Mio Takaki.

In a small hot spring town in Japan, a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and begins terrorizing the local hot spring facilities. As the threat escalates, the townspeople band together to protect their beloved town from the menacing predator, leading to a fierce and thrilling battle.

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If you’re a hip hop fan of a certain age, the news that a new Clipse album is on the way is about as exciting as it gets.

But if Travis Scott was looking forward to the duo’s first studio release in 16 years, he’s probably feeling less enthused after hearing the second single from Let God Sort ‘Em Out.

Along with his baby mama, Kylie Jenner, Travis found himself unexpectedly called out on the track “So Be It,” which dropped on Tuesday.

Pusha T performs on stage during The Recording Academy Atlanta Chapter Summer Member Celebration at Terminal West on August 21, 2022 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Derek White/Getty Images for The Recording Academy)

It’s worth noting that neither Travis nor Kylie is mentioned by name. But a reference to Scott’s Utopia album and his ex whose “lip gloss is poppin'” left...

Fresh off performing “Burning Down the House” with Olivia Rodrigo at Governors Ball, David Byrne has announced a new album. Who Is the Sky? arrives Sept. 5 via Matador Records.

To accompany the announcement, Byrne released the lead single “Everybody Laughs,” a kaleidoscopic and joyous capturing of society, particularly New Yorkers: “Everybody’s going through the garbage/Looking for inspiration/Someone find it staring at the ceiling/Of the subway station.”

“Someone I know said, ‘David, you use the word “everybody” a lot,'” Byrne said in a statement. “I suppose...

Exclusive: Utopia has acquired North American rights to Idiotka, the fashion comedy that premiered at this year’s SXSW and stars Anna Baryshnikov, Camila Mendes, Julia Fox, Owen Thiele, Benito Skinner, Gabbriette and Saweetie. Nastasya Popov directed the pic and penned the script.

“I’ve long admired Utopia’s eye for vibrant, distinctive storytelling, and I’m overjoyed to be joining the family,” said Popov. “We’re thrilled that audiences will get the chance to experience this wild ride of a comedy in a packed theater — and we guarantee it’ll be fun for the whole family, so bring everyone from your stylish grandmother to your chronically online little brother along.”

The film follows Baryshnikov as Margarita, an ambitious fashion designer who lives in a chaotic West Hollywood apartment with her Russian-Jewish family and enters a reality TV competition show called Slay, Serve, Survive in a desperate cash grab.

“Through Idiotka,...

SiriusXM is celebrating Pride throughout June with special programming, including exclusive curated mixes and pop-up channels to soundtrack your month.

Dance Floor Divas

This one’s for the divas from the ’70s through now that shaped the soundtrack of the LGBTQ+ community.

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Utopia Pride Anthems

Get loud, get proud, and hit the dance floor! Nonstop ’90s and 2000s anthems from Utopia made to move you.

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Out Loud Pride Mix

Discover the indie and alternative artists redefining LGBTQ+ culture through music with SiriusXMU’s mix.

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Danny Murphy and Evan Real take over SiriusXM Headquarters in New York City to go live...

The host of the UK’s version of Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? was left open-mouthed after a contestant chanced his arm on the £1million jackpot question, and lost.

Jeremy Clarkson (who also presents Amazon hit Clarkson’s Farm) was asking the questions as contestant Nicholas Bennett breezed through the early rounds of his challenge and found himself in possession of two lifelines as he faced his final £1million question.

He had already guaranteed to go home with £125,000, but decided to lay it all on the line as he faced the question:

“Which of these words, each coined by a famous writer, was derived from the title of a fairytale about three princes: Pandamonium, Serendipity, Utopia or Yahoo?”

Bennett used his first lifeline to ask the host, but Clarkson admitted he had no idea, saying: “I can’t think of a fairytale that’s about three princes.”

The contestant then phoned a friend,...

Exclusive: A sought after drama project from The Loudest Voice co-creator Alex Metcalf has landed at HBO for development. Titled Baby Queen, it is based on the upcoming debut novel of the same name by southern crime fiction writer Ty Landers. The book became a hot commodity; its rights sparked a 10-way bidding war won by Michael Ellenberg’s Media Res (The Morning Show) which set up the project at HBO with Jessica Rhoades’ Pacesetter Productions (Black Mirror) also producing.

Written by Metcalf based on Landers’ novel, Baby Queen centers on Natalie Link who returns home to take over her family’s honey business — but when a body is discovered on the property, three generations of women are forced to confront the secrets, betrayals, and buried crimes that haunt their Southern legacy.

The novel is set in Landers’ home state of Alabama.

Metcalf executive produces the thriller alongside Rhoades and...

David Fincher doesn’t just direct—he dissects. Whether he’s jumping deep into the twisted world of serial killers or getting into the minds of social media moguls, his work always feels precise. You will find his works are chilly, and somehow very hypnotic. So when rumors started swirling that the genius behind movies like Se7en and Fight Club might be working on a Squid Game spin-off, fans couldn’t help but lose their minds with excitement.

Squid Game, the South Korean juggernaut of a show, took the streaming world by storm back in 2021. Between its green or pink tracksuits, unnerving masked guards, and twisted takes on childhood games, it became a cultural obsession overnight. The show didn’t just climb the Netflix charts—it devoured them. With its haunting take on capitalism, desperation, and the raw will to survive, it touched a global nerve. And now that...

Movie score aficionados rejoice! The Future Ruins Music & Arts Festival is assembling a line-up of film & TV composers to perform their most celebrated themes, as the credo of the festival is “The Music Tells the Story.” Musical acts like John Carpenter, Danny Elfman, Trent Reznor & Atticus Ross, Questlove and Goblin are among those included on the list of performances for the event. The Future Ruins Festival is scheduled to take place on November 8 and will be held at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center. You can get tickets at their official website Here.

The official festival description reads,

“Future Ruins is a first-of-its-kind music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage.

Set across three stages at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center, Future Ruins is designed to feel thoughtful and immersive, bringing this music to...

Nine Inch Nails have announced Future Ruins, a new one-day music festival taking place at the Los Angeles Equestrian Center on Saturday, November 8th, 2025.

Created and curated by Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross, Future Ruins is billed as “a first-of-its-kind of music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage.”

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“It’s about giving people who are, literally, the best in the world at taking audiences on an emotional ride via music the opportunity to tell new stories in an interesting live setting,” explained Reznor in a statement.

“There’s no headliner. There’s no hierarchy. This is a stacked lineup of visionaries doing something you might not see again,” added Reznor and Ross.

Alongside Reznor and Ross, the lineup features such composing luminaries as John Carpenter, Danny Elfman,...

Nine Inch Nails principals and veteran film composers Trent Reznor and Atticus Ross have announced “Future Ruins,” a festival featuring some of the top film and TV composers in the business, taking place on Saturday, November 8 in Los Angeles. John Carpenter, Questlove (performing the soundtrack work of Curtis Mayfield), Danny Elfman, Mark Mothersbaugh and Hildur Guðnadóttir are among the participants; the complete lineup and highlights of their careers appears below.

Presented by Live Nation, the event is “a first-of-its-kind of music festival: a day-long event where the world’s most influential film and television composers step out from behind the screen and onto the stage,” according to the announcement. Tickets are available starting Wednesday, May 21 at 12 p.m. Pt.

“It’s about giving people who are, literally, the best in the world at taking audiences on an emotional ride via music the opportunity to tell new stories in an interesting live setting,...

From Rent to Hamilton, RadicalMedia has a long history of bringing Broadway’s most famous stage hits to the big screen. Next up, the company is transporting New York’s Beacon Theatre to the Croisette, with Bono in tow.

Bono: Stories of Surrender, based on the U2 singer’s one-man show, Surrender: An Evening of Words, (itself inspired by his memoir Surrender: 40 Songs), is getting a special screening at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The doc, which is set to hit Apple TV+ shortly after its festival debut, is directed by Andrew Dominik (Blonde) and sees Bono discuss his career, family and activism while also performing U2’s iconic songs.

“This is probably the most autobiographical film and it is very much faithful to Bono’s story,” says RadicalMedia founder and CEO Jon Kamen.

Outside of the theater, Radical’s nonfiction work largely revolves around music. The company has...

Utopia has acquired North American rights to Megadoc, a new documentary on the making of Francis Ford Coppola’s epic Megalopolis, which premiered a year ago at Cannes before going on to a nationwide theatrical release via Lionsgate.

The doc, from Oscar-nominated filmmaker Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas), will be released in theaters this fall.

The making-of project emerged from a chance encounter, sparked by an email between two old friends, with Coppola inviting Figgis to the Megalopolis set in the lead-up to the first day of principal photography and granting him permission to document whatever he wished. Armed with a small camera and crew throughout the entire shoot, Figgis’ unrestricted access to the production gave way to Megadoc, a unique look into the creative process of one of the most revered directors of all time, and behind the curtain of the most ambitious film of his career.

“Francis gave me access to everything,...

Documentarian Mike Figgis was offered total access to Francis Ford Coppola’s set and archive for a Megalopolis doc. The results could be interesting.

Oscar-winning documentary maker Mike Figgis (Leaving Las Vegas) has made “a secret fly-on-the-wall making-of doc” about Francis Ford Coppola’s infamous passion project, Megalopolis, Variety reports.

The film certainly sounds like it’s earned the interest. Over what we’ll euphemistically describe as an “eventful” production and release cycle, the Godfather trilogy director’s $120m sci-fi epic spawned accusations of on-set misconduct, Coppola out of his depth, and Adam Driver on damage control.

This, in turn, spawned a bizarre editorial tit-for-tat between Hollywood trade stalwarts Variety and Deadline (in which the latter accused its Penske Media Corporation stablemate of publishing “pseudo-salacious” rumours “for clicks”), a disastrous industry screening and a Cannes debut which turned “mixed reviews” into an artform. That’s before the film arrived in...

Rumors about the American spin-off of Squid Game first surfaced in October 2024, with reports indicating that David Fincher has been working on the project since 2021. The series is reportedly being written by Dennis Kelly, the creator of the show Utopia.

However, Netflix has not officially confirmed the spin-off. In fact, Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos dismissed it as merely a rumor. He may be holding off on any announcements to avoid drawing attention away from the main series, which recently released its second season.

Another possible reason for the silence could be that Netflix doesn’t want to overwhelm audiences, especially since a Squid Game reality show is already in the works.

If the spin-off does move forward, it might either be a direct remake of the original series set in an American context or a new story set within the same universe. Until Netflix provides more details, the project’s future remains uncertain.

In talking about her new concert movie, “Björk: Cornucopia,” the movie’s namesake mentions the way the performance in the film wraps up, and the finally hopeful message she wanted to get across with it.

She says the ending of the movie has “Love will save us from death” as its climactic message, “which I highly believe in. It is a strange reply to the goths of Joy Division’s ‘Love Will Tear Us Apart.’ I want optimistic goth,” she declares. For emphasis, she cheekily adds: “Albino goth is what I am going for here.”

Getting to that uplifting ending on stage was a typically mind-blowing experience, as recaptured in “Björk: Cornucopia,” the magical-reality concert film documenting her five-year-long tour that opens in cinemas worldwide today. (Tickets and theater locations for the film can be found here.)

When you ask the Icelandic audio-visual arts icon to go deep on the tour-turned-movie,...

Utopia, which knows its way around a music documentary opened Alex Ross Perry’s Pavements at the Film Forum in NYC to $13.2k with sold-out Q&As and plans to roll the Venice-premiering satirical hybrid doc/mockumentary across key markets in May ahead of a national release June 6. It’s sitting at 97% on Rotten Tomatoes (31 reviews).

Each stop of the road show from LA (sold out preview at Vidiots on the 8th) and Brooklyn next weekend (also holding at the Film Forum) to San Francisco, Nashville, Knoxville, Portland and Chicago — feature sold and selling-out sessions with directors and band members whose film is as much a satire of a music doc as the real thing. Actual archival footage and interviews alternate with a movie-within-a-movie that has actors playing band members (Joe Keery as Stephen Malkmus; Fred Hechinger as Bob Nastanovich; Natt Wolff as Scott...

This post contains spoilers for "Utopia" and its 2020 adaptation.

Have you ever watched a television series on a whim, only to be blown away by its audacious brilliance and baffled by how criminally overlooked it is? Dennis Kelly's British sci-fi thriller, "Utopia," slots into this category of shows that remain overlooked despite being profusely lauded during their run on network television. It is a series that should be on every " X Best Television Shows" list of the past decade, but unfortunately, this Channel 4 drama never managed to achieve mainstream success despite getting an American adaptation. Before we talk about the maligned 2020 adaptation, let us take a peek into the wonderfully strange and gratuitously violent world of "Utopia," and why it was abruptly cancelled after two seasons.

"Utopia" revolves around an unpublished graphic novel sequel titled "The Utopia Experiments Part 2," which is rumored to contain information that predicts the fate of the world.

Adeel Akhtar is a versatile British actor known for his powerful performances across film, television, and theatre. He gained widespread acclaim for his BAFTA-winning role in the BBC drama Murdered by My Father, and won another one, a few years later, for Sherwood. His other credits in front of the camera include Four Lions, The Big Sick, Enola Holmes, Utopia, and Sweet Tooth. On stage, Akhtar has appeared in productions at the National Theatre and the Royal Court. Currently he wows audiences as Lopakhin in a new production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn. On […]

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Adeel Akhtar is a versatile British actor known for his powerful performances across film, television, and theatre. He gained widespread acclaim for his BAFTA-winning role in the BBC drama Murdered by My Father, and won another one, a few years later, for Sherwood. His other credits in front of the camera include Four Lions, The Big Sick, Enola Holmes, Utopia, and Sweet Tooth. On stage, Akhtar has appeared in productions at the National Theatre and the Royal Court. Currently he wows audiences as Lopakhin in a new production of Chekhov’s The Cherry Orchard at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn. On […]

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The stage is set. The lights will blaze. And Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas is about to explode with energy on April 19–20, 2025, as WrestleMania 41 storms into town. It’s gonna be a battleground for epic clashes—like Cody Rhodes vs. John Cena and a triple threat war featuring Roman Reigns, Cm Punk, and Seth Rollins. But how will it be satisfying without the entrance music that sets the stage, sparks the crowd, and transforms superstars into legends?

The official WrestleMania 41 theme song is Playboi Carti and Travis Scott’s Fein, which is a hardcore hip-hop anthem meant to hype the WWE universe. Scott’s Utopia album featured Fein in 2023 as a trap and rage composition good enough for WrestleMania’s high action.

Cm Punk | Credit: WWE

A wrestler’s theme song is more than just background music. The music is like an anthem that will help the audience hype the...

Travis Scott has built a strong name for himself in the music industry and is also among the highest-earning rappers with chart-topping hits. Known for his energy-filled stage performances and hit albums like Rodeo, Utopia, and Astroworld, to name a few, he’s leading the game at the moment.

However, just like any other artist out there, Scott has several controversies attached to his name. The same also played a huge role in why fans hated his Coachella 2025 performance.

Travis Scott | Credits: @travisscott/Instagram

Most importantly for a lot of people, the tragedy that happened in his 2021 Astroworld concert, which claimed the lives of 10 people, still lingers. This painful memory played a huge role in shaping how fans reacted to his return on stage, and it’s clear that not everyone is ready to move on.

Why are fans upset about Travis Scott’s return to Coachella?

Travis Scott can...

There may be no other working American actor as underrated as Sasha Lane in her generation. The 29-year-old Houston, TX native has been acting in movies and TV shows for nearly a decade now, and in that time, she's had relatively few starring roles. But her eye for projects has been consistently refined, and even her smaller performances have left an indelible mark on anyone who's been following her filmography.

It all began with the premiere of Lane's screen acting debut, "American Honey," in the main competition of the 2016 Cannes Film Festival, where she managed to steal the spotlight even next to such towering, acclaimed performances as Isabelle Huppert in "Elle," Kim Min-hee in "The Handmaiden," Sônia Braga in "Aquarius," Sandra Hüller in "Toni Erdmann," Kristen Stewart in "Personal Shopper," and Ruth Negga in "Loving." Since then, Lane has accrued just under 20 acting credits, with nearly all of those being in deeply interesting projects,...

Utopia Dives Into Uncharted Territory With US Acquisition Of Hot Spring Shark Attack

Hot Spring Shark Attack Makes Its US Premiere As The Opening Night Selection At The Chattanooga Film Festival

Utopia, the award-winning independent studio known for arthouse gems such as Pet Shop Days, Shiva Baby, The Sweet East, Holy Spider, and Red Rooms announced they are plunging into new waters today with the acquisition of Hot Spring Shark Attack (aka Onsen Shâku).

Utopia has acquired North American rights to the “unhinged” Japanese shark film and are planning a summer 2025 rollout. The deal was negotiated by Candace Tan on behalf of Utopia and Akiko Uchida of King Record.

Hot Spring Shark Attack is set in a small, hot spring town in Japan, where a ferocious ancient shark reawakens and terrorizes the local hot spring facilities. As the threat escalates, the townspeople band together to protect their beloved town from the menacing predator,...

One of the biggest appeals of Yu-Gi-Oh!are the monsters that duelists use in each of the anime. Naturally, the monsters with the best designs are the ones that serve as Ace Monsters, the signature cards of duelists. Dark Magician and Blue-Eyes White Dragon began this trend, and they've had many legendary successors.

Ace Monsters in Yu-Gi-Oh! say a lot about the duelists who use them, and some have far cooler designs than others. Many of those with the greatest designs are those that belong to certain popular groups, like the Egyptian God Cards and the Signer Dragons. Each installment in the Yu-Gi-Oh! anime franchise also has its own unique aesthetic, and some of these enable stronger and more memorable designs than others.

Number 39: Utopia Has 1 of the Cleanest Designs of Any Number Monster Number 39: Utopia Is Yuma Tsukumo's Ace Monster in Yu-Gi-Oh! Zexal Image via Gallop...

Set amidst spring in wine country, every year the 28th Sonoma International Film Festival offers a festive fusion of food, film, and community. Opening March 19, the festival wrapped things up on March 23 after five days of specialty screenings and culinary pleasures with its Grand Jury and Audience awards (see below). This celebration of cinema showcased 93 films from 21 countries, accompanied by an array of film talent and culinary stars. The festival’s diverse lineup included 39 narrative features, 16 documentary features, and 38 short films.

The festival opened with the World Premiere of documentary “Sweet Störy” (Utopia), directed by Sarah Justine Kerruish and Matt Maude, about saving a colorful café in a remote area of Sweden. The Centerpiece Film was “On Swift Horses” (Sony Pictures Classics), a period relationship drama starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, Jacob Elordi, and Will Poulter, and the festival closed with Andrew Ahn’s “The Wedding Banquet” (Bleecker), starring Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone,...