Freeborn County Rebekah Ann Dyvig, of 1510 Lakewood Ave. in Albert Lea, and David Robert Troska, of 79745 255th St. in Albert Lea Theresa Marie Rasmussen, of 607 Cherry Ave. in Albert Lea, and Jacob Christopher Welch, of 1279 Meridian Road in Eunice, Louisiana Oscar Antonio de Leon Flores and Patricia Cerda, both of 2310 […]The post

Despite the critical and commercial success of their sole collaboration, Guy Pearce was blocked from working with Christopher Nolan for 20 years. The 2x Golden Globe nominee recently claimed he was denied roles in multiple Nolan films after a Warner Bros. exec took issue with him following their 2x Oscar-nominated movie Memento (2000). “He spoke […]

Warner Bros Motion Pictures Group and MRCs feature adaptation of Wuthering Heights from Oscar winner Emerald Fennell will hit theaters on Feb. 13, 2026. The Margot Robbie-Jacob Elordi starring, LuckyChap production based on the Emily Bront novel is a clear destination for female audiences over that period. Already on Feb. 13, 2026 is another female-demo movie, Un...

One of this years acclaimed Oscar-contending documentaries goes below the waves with a remarkable community of women free divers off the coast of South Korea. Theyre formally known as “haenyeo,” but sometimes referred to as Koreas mermaids. Filmmaker Sue Kims term for them: A bad-ass girl gang. The director of the Apple Original Film The […]

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the documentary October H8te, the explosive Oscar-contending film directed by Wendy Sachs. Briarcliff plans a theatrical release in the first quarter of 2025 for the film, which documents the sharp rise in antisemitism and anti-Israel demonstrations that immediately followed the devastating October 7 Hamas sneak attack [&...

EXCLUSIVE: Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired U.S. distribution rights to the documentary October H8te, the explosive Oscar-contending film directed by Wendy Sachs. Briarcliff plans a theatrical release in the first quarter of 2025 for the film, which documents the sharp rise in antisemitism and anti-Israel demonstrations that immediately followed the devastating October 7 Hamas sneak attack [&...

The killing of United HealthCare CEO Brian Thompson on Dec. 4 has led to an outpouring of backlash against the healthcare industry.

Hes convincing, the best part of a pretty good movie. Who might be joining him? So glad you asked.

One of the most extraordinary stories from World War II, paradoxically, is one of the least known: the sinking of the Lisbon Maru. This was the scene, in the ocean waters around a remote island off the Chinese coast: On October 2, 1942, the Lisbon Maru, a Japanese freighter carrying 1,816 British prisoners of war, […]

Editors note: Errol Morris is the documentary filmmaker behind features including the Oscar-winningThe Fog of Warand The Thin Blue Line, works renowned for their investigative style. His latest film,Separated, which premiered at the Telluride Film Festival, played in theaters nationwide and aired on MSNBC, is available digitally December 17. *** Does anyone know what family […]

EXCLUSIVE: MRC is set to independently finance The Gallerist, Cathy Yan’s new film starring the previously announced Natalie Portman and Jenna Ortega. The company also today officially confirmed the remaining cast for the film, which includes Oscar winner Da’Vine Joy Randolph (The Holdovers), Emmy winner Sterling K. Brown (American Fiction), Emmy nominee Zach Galifianakis (Only […...

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It may still be early days in the awards race, but when it comes to the actual number of gongs won so far, a low-budget Irish-language comedy biopic about a rowdy Belfast rap trio can count itself among the leading pack of films. Kneecap, a wild and semi-autobiographical tale about the formation of the band […]

Former Pres. Obama is going to bat for a baseball-themed documentary. The ex-POTUS sent an Instagram message to his 36 million+ followers on the social media platform, urging them to check out The Turnaround, a short film in Oscar contention directed by Kyle Thrash and co-directed and produced by Oscar winner Ben Proudfoot. Obama and […]

Denmark's Oscar entry, "The Girl with the Needle," is a haunting true crime period piece. Review.

In this virtual Q&A, Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne steps up to interview Eva Nathena, director of Greeces official Oscar submission Murderess (Fonissa). Despite being on opposite sides of the globeNathena at home in Athens and Payne, who had just been in Greece, in New Yorkthe two Greek filmmakers and longtime friends share a candid and […]

In this virtual Q&A, Academy Award-winning director Alexander Payne steps up to interview Eva Nathena, director of Greeces official International Feature Oscar submission Murderess (Fonissa). Despite being on opposite sides of the globe Nathena at home in Athens and Payne, who had just been in Greece, in New York the two Greek filmmakers and […]

A great documentary can make you fall in love with a real person you had never encountered before viewing a film. Such is the case, for me, with Lars Hammar, the protagonist of the Oscar-contending documentary The Last Journey. Dear Lars spent a career teaching French to kids in Sweden. Reaching a certain age, he […]