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LAT Named Nine TIFF Films. Rock's Hollywood Movie Is the One That Stuck

After TIFF 2026, the L.A. Times published a nine-film list. Misty Green is the overlap with Gold Derby. We already reviewed Being Heumann. Here is what the rest of the pile actually is.

Sep 21, 2026

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Hollywood Skipped TIFF. Toronto Did Not Wait

The 51st Toronto festival opened Being Heumann with 293 titles and a new market hall. The L.A. Times asked where the studios went. The indies took the rooms.

Sep 16, 2026

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Telluride 2026: The World Premieres Already Shaping the Oscar Race

Telluride revealed its 2026 lineup. Andrew Scott's Elsinore is the early Oscar frontrunner, and auteur names from Sofia Coppola to Werner Herzog are here too.

Sep 5, 2026

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Where Did All the Adult Dramas Go? The Mid-Budget Film Crisis

Studios stopped making the $30-60 million dramas that used to define cinema. Here's what replaced them, who's still making them, and why theaters are worse for it.

Aug 31, 2026

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Werwulf: Robert Eggers Is Turning the Werewolf Genre Into His Next Obsession

Aaron Taylor-Johnson leads a Nosferatu reunion in Eggers' darkest film yet — a 13th-century werewolf tale shot on 35mm with period-accurate Old English dialogue.

Aug 25, 2026

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Lanterns Finally Brings Green Lantern to TV — And It's Not What You'd Expect

DC Studios' Lanterns premieres on HBO Max with a grounded, detective-driven take on Green Lantern that defies superhero conventions. Aaron Pierre and Kyle Chandler lead an ambitious new chapter in the DC Universe.

Aug 18, 2026

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The Box Office Is Booming. So Why Is Nobody Going to the Movies?

The 2026 box office is breaking records, but ticket sales are down 37% from 2019. Here's how premium pricing and event films are reshaping who gets to go to the movies.

Aug 8, 2026

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Animation's Billion-Dollar Summer: How Cartoons Became Hollywood's Only Sure Bet in 2026

Zootopia 2 just became the fastest animated film to reach $1 billion. Inside Out 2 is the highest-grossing animated movie ever. Here's why animation is dominating while live-action franchises stumble.

Jul 31, 2026

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Venice 2026 Lineup: Boyle, El-Toukhy, and a Festival at a Crossroads

The 83rd Venice Film Festival lineup has landed. Danny Boyle opens, Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen, and the festival books its first all-AI film — all while fielding questions about why only one woman made the competition cut.

Jul 27, 2026

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TIFF 2026 Lineup: Almodóvar, Rock, Hamaguchi, and a New Oscar Pathway

The Toronto International Film Festival's 51st edition brings world premieres from Chris Rock, Courteney Cox, and Sin Heder, plus a Platform competition that now guarantees a direct shot at the Oscars.

Jul 23, 2026

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Google Just Invested $75 Million in A24 — and It's Not Just About the Movies

Google DeepMind's first-of-its-kind partnership with A24 signals a new era for AI in filmmaking. Here's what the deal actually means for directors, writers, and the future of independent cinema.

Jul 21, 2026

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How The Devil Wears Prada 2 Became 2026's Most Important Box Office Story

The Devil Wears Prada 2 didn't just make money — it shattered decades of conventional wisdom about what kind of movie can kick off the summer box office.

Jul 13, 2026

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IMAX Crashes, a Weird Popcorn Bucket, and an A-List Cast: Why 'The Odyssey' Is 2026's Biggest Movie Event

Christopher Nolan's swords-and-sandals epic hits theaters July 17 with one of the most stacked casts in recent memory. Here's why the anticipation has already broken the internet.

Jul 3, 2026

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Google DeepMind and A24's $75 Million AI Deal: What It Means for Independent Cinema

Google DeepMind's $75 million investment in an AI partnership with A24 could change how independent filmmakers use artificial intelligence in production workflows.

Jun 25, 2026

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The YouTube Generation Is Rewriting Hollywood's Rules — and the Box Office Is Listening

Two directors who built their careers on YouTube are out-earning franchise blockbusters with micro-budget horror. What their success says about the future of cinema goes far beyond the numbers.

Jun 21, 2026

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Project Hail Mary Went Against Every Hollywood Rule — and Won Anyway

Amazon MGM kept Project Hail Mary in theaters for three months while Mario Galaxy crossed $1 billion. Here's why the solo sci-fi film's stubborn theatrical run matters for the industry.

Jun 15, 2026

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Cannes 2026 Preview: The Films, Directors, and Controversies That Will Define This Year's Festival

From Lynne Ramsay's return to potential blockbuster premieres, here's what to expect when the 79th Cannes Film Festival kicks off in May.

Apr 4, 2026

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The Evolution of Horror Cinema: From Scream to Scream 7

How Wes Craven's 1996 meta-horror masterpiece revolutionized the genre and paved the way for three decades of intelligent, self-aware filmmaking.

Mar 7, 2026

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: The Director's Epic Journey Home

Christopher Nolan brings Homer's ancient epic to life with Matt Damon as Odysseus. Everything we know about the 2026 summer blockbuster.

Feb 25, 2026

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'Wuthering Heights' 2026: The Most Controversial Film Adaptation in Years

Emerald Fennell's new adaptation starring Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi has sparked fierce debate. We examine why this 'version' of Emily Brontë's classic has divided audiences and critics so dramatically.

Feb 20, 2026

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Denis Villeneuve: Crafting Epic Visions for Modern Cinema

An in-depth look at the Canadian director's unique approach to storytelling, visual composition, and his journey from French Canadian cinema to Hollywood's biggest sci-fi epics

Feb 11, 2026