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[ad_1] The week is finally here. Paul Thomas Anderson’s long-awaited One Battle After Another is coming to theaters this weekend and, after two viewings, I can confirm the wait was worth it. A masterpiece of both action and comedy that confronts America’s political nightmares head-on, Anderson takes the ethos of Thomas Pynchon’s Vineland while making an adaptation all his own. Ahead of Friday’s release, Warner Bros. has given us a peek behind the scenes in new footage, which gives a look at PTA directing his remarkable ensemble. (Also, make sure you stay until the end of the credits this weekend.)…
[ad_1] The Walt Disney Company and ABC announced today that Jimmy Kimmel Live! will return to the air starting tomorrow, Tuesday, September 23. Disney suspended production of the show last week after Kimmel’s remarks regarding the killing of conservative activist Charlie Kirk.In announcing the news, Disney said…Last Wednesday, we made the decision to suspend production on the show to avoid further inflaming a tense situation at an emotional moment for our country. It is a decision we made because we felt some of the comments were ill-timed and thus insensitive. We have spent the last days having thoughtful conversations with Jimmy, and after those conversations, we…
[ad_1] Image Pic of the Day: “What kind of tea do you want?” “There’s more than one kind?” “We have blueberry, raspberry, ginseng, sleepy time, green tea, green tea with lemon, green tea with lemon and honey, liver disaster, ginger with honey, ginger without honey, vanilla almond, white truffel, blueberry chamomile, vanilla walnut, constant comment and… Earl Grey.” “Did you make some of those up?” (15th Anniversary) Spread the Word Like Mono in College: Related This entry was posted on September 22, 2025 by B+ Movie Blog. It was filed under Movies, Pic of the Day and was tagged with Pic…
[ad_1] As a child, having a healthy bond with your parents is crucial; it promotes mental, emotional, and linguistic development and is ultimately one of the most powerful connections two people can share. Many remark that a daughter’s first love is her father. While this isn’t always the case, it actually happens a lot. It’s always heartwarming to witness these strong relationships translated into film, especially when a movie highlights how safe and secure a child feels with her caregiver. Throughout the years, many touching features have successfully depicted beautiful father-daughter relationships, showing how inspiring, unconditional, and encouraging a father’s…
[ad_1] In this episode, we welcome editor Glen Scantlebury, ACE. Glen has worked on a variety of influential films such as Megalopolis, Dracula, The Cotton Club, The Godfather Part III, Armageddon, Con Air, The Rock, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Texas Chainsaw Massacre (2003), Friday the 13th (2009), A Nightmare on Elm Street (2010), Tropic Thunder, and Palo Alto. In our chat, we hear about his pathway to editing features, his role in pioneering digital editing workflows, collaborating with Francis Ford Coppola, and much more. Glen also offers the next generation of creators various insights and recommendations on editing and…
[ad_1] 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. The Annihilation of Fish (Charles Burnett) Essentially a lost film, legendary director Charles Burnett’s 1999 feature The Annihilation of Fish mostly lived on the festival circuit (and in bootlegs) for a quarter-century until a recent miraculous restoration by the UCLA Film & Television Archive and The Film Foundation. Despite featuring recognizable leads in James Earl Jones and Lynn Redgrave, one bad review from an influential critic (who seemed strangely wary of the film’s tonal risk-taking)…
[ad_1] It’s a great time to be Shah Rukh Khan! The superstar is on a winning streak, not just in Bollywood but on the cricket pitch as well. His team, the Trinbago Knight Riders (TKR), just won the Caribbean Premier League (CPL) for a record-breaking fifth time, and King Khan couldn’t be prouder. The actor took to X (formerly Twitter) to share his excitement with fans, celebrating the massive victory while also looking forward to his next big-screen venture. It’s clear that whether it’s cinema or cricket, SRK continues to dominate. King Khan Celebrates His ‘Knights’ In a heartfelt post,…
[ad_1] In his controversial but undeniably significant smash hit ‘Stan’, Eminem relayed the story of an obsessive fan who would do anything to get the attention of his idol. His deteriorating mental health – conveyed through a series of increasingly worrying letters to Eminem – eventually led him to threats, then acts, of violence, and even some 20 years later the impact of the song on pop culture is unquestionable, blessing obsessive, sometimes overstepping fans with the nickname “stans”. Of course the depiction of the crazed fan is nothing new – Kathy Bates won an Oscar for Misery back in 1991 –…
[ad_1] NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaA 35mm print of Mike Figgis’ Timecode (discussed here) screens alongside Ryan Gosling’s Lost River, followed by a Johnny Jewel live performance. Film ForumA Peter Sellers retrospective starts; Four Nights of a Dreamer plays in a new restoration; The Pink Panther plays on Sunday morning. Brooklyn Academy of MusicA series on Caribbean culture begins. Museum of Modern ArtA complete Chantal Akerman retrospective continues, as does series on New Orleans before, during, and after Hurricane Katrina. Museum of the Moving ImageA Terence Davies retrospective continues; films by Albert Brooks, Elaine May, and Buñuel screen in Nightmare Comedies. Paris TheaterBig &…
[ad_1] The vocation that takes center stage in director Uta Briesewitz’s “American Sweatshop” is so depressingly prescient that it’s surprising its particularities haven’t been mined for a genre project until now. The film focuses on Daisy Moriarity (Lili Reinhart), who works as a content moderator, where she reviews videos flagged for potentially problematic content and either deletes them or approves them for proliferation on the internet. While she doesn’t have to watch the entirety of each video, snapshots of the macabre quickly add up and take a toll. While viewers are spared from seeing any footage, we do see titles…