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Can “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” Swing Its Way To A Best Visual Effects Oscar Nomination?
In a sea of superhero fatigue, everyone’s favorite web-slinger remains bulletproof with audiences. “Spider-Man: Brand New Day” has put up a historic opening weekend box office, rivaling “Avengers: Endgame,” which is crazy to imagine given the amount of anticipation behind that gigantic film following “Avengers: Infinity War.” While filmmaker Daniel Destin Cretton aimed to achieve…
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Film At Lincoln Center Presents: “Bibliomania: A Preface To Chronovisor,” A 15-Film Repertory Series (Aug. 28th-Sep. 3rd)
Opening September 4th at Film at Lincoln Center, “Chronovisor,” a New Directors/New Films 2026 selection, follows Columbia scholar Béatrice Courte into the analog archives of New York City’s historic libraries on an all-consuming academic investigation into the story of a disputed Vatican time-viewing device. Kevin Walker and Jack Auen’s utterly unique debut feature performs a…
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The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Wavelengths & Classics Lineups
The Toronto International Film Festival, presented by Rogers, is thrilled to reveal its 2026 lineup for the Wavelengths and TIFF Classics programs. Across acclaimed contemporary cinema, daring experimental work, and anticipated restorations, these distinct programs showcase artistry and creative risk-taking at TIFF 2026. Wavelengths programme Spanning feature films, shorts, and boundary-blurring mid-lengths, Wavelengths foregrounds artist-driven works…
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The 2026 Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) Centrepiece Lineup
TIFF is proud to share the Official Selections of its 2026 Centerpiece program, presented by Intrepid Travel, the main section of the Festival. This year’s slate features 54 titles from filmmakers representing 50 countries, including Australia, Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, the Central African Republic, Chad, Colombia, Côte d’Ivoire, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Thailand, and…
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The World Premiere Of Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” Announced As The Spotlight Gala Of NYFF64
Film at Lincoln Center has announced the world premiere of Takashi Yamazaki’s “Godzilla Minus Zero” as the Spotlight Gala selection for the 64th New York Film Festival. At the premiere presentation at Alice Tully Hall on September 26th, Yamazaki and members of the cast and crew will be in attendance. Presented by Film at Lincoln…
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“The Debut” Will Close The 2026 BFI London Film Festival
The 70th BFI London Film Festival (October 7th-18th) is excited to announce this year’s Closing Night Gala will be the UK premiere of Jesse Eisenberg’s “The Debut“ at the Southbank Center’s Royal Festival Hall on October 18th, 2026. Eisenberg returns to LFF following the premiere of “A Real Pain“ at the festival in 2024 and is expected to attend along with the cast.…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Samurai And The Prisoner” Filmmaker Kiyoshi Kurosawa
“The Samurai And The Prisoner” is a 2026 Japanese historical drama mystery film written and directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa and based on the novel of the same name by Honobu Yonezawa. It stars Masahiro Motoki, Masaki Suda, Yuriko Yoshitaka, Munetaka Aoki, and Ryota Miyadate. Set in 16th-century Japan, the film follows Lord Murashige Araki (Motoki),…
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Will “Wild Horse Nine” And “Behemoth!” Become Searchlight’s Next Oscar Powerhouse Pairing?
2025 was a historically disappointing year for Searchlight Pictures, without a single Best Picture nomination or even an Oscar nomination in any category at all. It was their first year without a Best Picture nominee since 2016 – and yet the year after that brought perhaps the best awards season in Searchlight history, when “The…
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