An interview with Tibetan Canadian filmmaker Kunsang Kyirong about her debut feature film, 100 Sunset The post Acceptance and the Tibetan Diaspora On-Screen appeared first on Tricycle: The Buddhist Review.| Tricycle: The Buddhist Review
KPop Demon Hunters is the all-time most-watched Netflix original film worldwide, but reaching No. 1 tells only part of the story about what makes this title stand apart from previous hit films on streaming.| Luminate
A new short film by Haitian filmmakers Samuel Ladouceur and Yanatha Desouvre will debut at the Urban Film Festival in Miami, honoring the courage of Haitians facing violence. The post Filmmakers premiere “Stay With Me” at Urban Film Festival as a love letter to Haitian courage appeared first on The Haitian Times.| The Haitian Times
If consumers have benefited from the rise of streaming TV, they’ve also suffered from at least one irritating side effect: ever-lengthening breaks between seasons of their favorite shows. The post Do Long Gaps Between Seasons Hurt or Help Series? appeared first on Luminate.| Luminate
There may be no bigger, longer partnership between talent and a streaming service than the one uniting Adam Sandler and Netflix. The post What Breaking a Netflix Record Reveals About Adam Sandler’s Star Power appeared first on Luminate.| Luminate
As perhaps the most consistent performer in theatrical film, production company Blumhouse surprised Hollywood last month by delivering a rare misfire with M3GAN 2.0. The post The ‘M3GAN 2.0’ Meltdown Mystery: Is SVOD a Culprit? appeared first on Luminate.| Luminate
It came as no surprise when the third season of Ginny & Georgia returned to Netflix every bit the success that its second was in 2023. The post ‘Ginny & Georgia’ Isn’t Your Average Netflix Hit — Just Ask Young Female Viewers appeared first on Luminate.| Luminate
Haitian filmmaker Luc Junior Ségur’s AbiZe turns heartbreak event into cinema, earning acclaim at Toronto’s Nollywood Film Festival.| The Haitian Times
Hollywood is cashing in on a sequel surge, from decades-later comebacks to saga-ending blockbusters. Boardroom examines how 2025’s biggest follow-ups balance nostalgia, fan expectations, and the pressure to top what came before. The post The Art and Pressure of Making a Movie Sequel appeared first on Boardroom.| Boardroom
IMAX is driving a re-release boom, and the rest of the industry is following suit. Boardroom dives into how this strategy is reshaping the theatrical experience, and what it means for the future of moviegoing. The post How IMAX Is Rewriting the Rules of Theatrical Re-Releases appeared first on Boardroom.| Boardroom
A renowned British Muslim journalist with decades of experience sits in the centre of a circle, inside a warehouse, surrounded by twenty far-right Americans. One by one, they spit their “opinions” at him. One proudly declares that he has no problems identifying as a fascist. Another tells him to “go back” to where he came […]| Dazed MENA
What happens if we are never bored? Boredom is a thoroughly modern feeling; or rather, one etymologically contiguous with modernity. The noun did not enter the language until the middle of the nine…| Mid Theory Collective
Watching the film Hundreds of Beavers and a product of Shakespeare’s Henry V in the same week was something of a crash course in the suspension of disbelief. Hundreds of Beavers (Mike Cheslik, 2022) is a slapstick comedy about a fur trapper (Ryland Tews) using ever more elaborate methods to catch beavers. Except the beavers […]| Precast Reinforced Concrete Heart
Samuel L. Jackson stars in a Vattenfall ad promoting offshore wind farms, highlighting their benefits for marine life and renewable energy.| A greener life, a greener world
From Lilo & Stitch to Superman and Final Destination, familiar franchises are dominating this year’s cultural conversation thanks to big stars and bold vision. The post Same Titles, New Heat: How Movie Remakes Took Over 2025 appeared first on Boardroom.| Boardroom
Film-friendly tax incentives and cooperative city support have helped turn Jersey City into a filming epicenter in New Jersey.| Jersey Digs
Boardroom breaks down how Dave Franco and Alison Brie shine in the genre-bending film that pairs body horror with gut-punch emotions.| Boardroom
In the latest episode of Boardroom Talks, Sandler and fellow cast members Julie Bowen, Christopher McDonald, and Benny Safdie discuss bringing the second film to life. The post In ‘Happy Gilmore 2’, Adam Sandler Creates a Sequel Worth Cheering For appeared first on Boardroom.| Boardroom
As streaming giants battle for awards dominance, breakout series and overdue nods share the spotlight. But key omissions highlight the limits of even the most stacked slate. The post Emmy Nominations Prove There’s Too Much Great TV and Not Enough Room appeared first on Boardroom.| Boardroom
Johansson's ability to be adaptable throughout her career -- from her iconic role in the MCU to leading the latest Jurassic World movie -- has her sitting atop Hollywood. The post How Scarlett Johansson Became the Highest-Grossing Lead Actor of All Time appeared first on Boardroom.| Boardroom
If horror film makers have nothing else they can always rely on a cheap mask to bring a sense of the uncanny, playing upon our deepest instinctive fear of The Other. Watching the 1974 Spanish horror thriller Night of the Skull, directed by Jess Franco, I was struck by how it instantly seemed to step […]| Precast Reinforced Concrete Heart
If Stress Positions is taking the pulse, mood, and outlook of LGBTQ social worlds today, its prognosis is rather bleak. Stress Positions, the 2024 dramedy co-written, directed by, and starring Thed…| Mid Theory Collective
I’ve never been to Los Angeles and probably never will. But it’s a city that exists as a high fidelity virtual model in our collective imagination as a result of more than a century of dominance over mass media. What percentage of American films and TV shows are set in LA? A disproportionate number, I’m […]|
By Archivist Susannah Broyles| The Keystone
Queer and All of Us Strangers had primed me for disconsolation, but at the last moment, they reneged in favor of a gorgeously hollow, tepidly consolatory cohesion. A gay man is in bed with a ghost. It’s the ghost of his former lover—a man who is not really there, but instead a phantasm conjured up […]| Mid Theory Collective
The shift from the outward-facing politics of severance to the intrapersonal desires of the severed is the political problem of season two in a nutshell. In a climactic, chaotic moment from the sea…| Mid Theory Collective
A three-part series that was added to Netflix last week that's based on a true story is leaving viewers floored| UNILAD
"Emily in Paris" may be between seasons, but that hasn’t stopped veteran TV producer Darren Star from continuing to be a hot property in 2025.| Luminate
The number of scripted spinoff series currently on linear TV and streaming has increased 75% vs. the same time last year, according to Luminate Film & TV.| Luminate
In the never-ending debate over binge-vs.-weekly release in streaming, Disney+ has found success with a compromise.| Luminate
Year-over-year viewership trends across original and licensed content from the streaming giant have actually seen net declines in both films and TV series.| Luminate
Ahead of the Cannes premiere of his latest release, the star-studded ‘The Phoenician Scheme’, we look back at the idiosyncratic American director’s most eccentric sets.| British Vogue
According to Tolkien, fantasy requires a deep imagination known as "sub-creation." And the genre reflects a fundamental truth of being human.| Big Think
She’s a 42-year-old new mom and he’s a 96-year-old animated rodent. As pairings go, they couldn’t be more different.| Luminate
In the brutally competitive world of streaming originals, growing the audience of a series in its second season can be difficult.| Luminate
Since 2020, the disruptive effect streaming services have had on linear television and theatrical films has been a major industry concern.| Luminate
London, like New York, is often too busy, and too much in flux, to play itself on film. So, time after time, filmmakers rebuild it on backlots – with varying degrees of accuracy. Each of these othe…| Precast Reinforced Concrete Heart
From PBS’s MASTERPIECE programming block to BBC America, and with titles like Downton Abbey and Dr. Who, British TV has maintained its place in the cultural zeitgeist for nearly as long as the medium has existed.| Luminate
A corner of entertainment often overlooked in year-end retrospectives is the performance of stand-up comedy specials and the power they hold to launch up-and-coming talent into stardom.| Luminate
This summer, AMC and Netflix inked a deal licensing 13 AMC titles to Netflix. This wasn’t a typical licensing deal, as many of these titles were already flagship series on AMC’s own paid streamer, AMC+. When they arrived on Netflix on August 19, the titles were given prominent AMC branding, a rare sight in Netflix’s […]| Luminate
The rise of AI and robotics in cinema, Action Bronson partners with Meta AI, TikTok Live spotlights Lionel Messi, and much more Tech Talk.| Boardroom
This past May, Disney and Warner Bros. Discovery announced they would begin offering a Disney+/Hulu/Max bundle, prompting questions: How does a mega-bundle like this impact each participating streamer?| Luminate
The streaming wars aren’t over, but they might already have a winner.| Luminate
Skydance and Paramount became a dynamic duo long before their M&A tango made trade headlines this year.| Luminate
When Paramount rebranded its “CBS All Access” service to “Paramount+” in 2021, its intentions were clear: Like other media conglomerates, it was chasing the runaway streaming success of Netflix.| Luminate
The Star Wars franchise has been central to the success of Disney+, which launched in 2019 with The Mandalorian as its flagship program.| Luminate
I did go see the Barbie movie (last month I had to put up someone else’s blog about it). Kate McKinnon and the Birkenstock choice is my favorite part. You can catch part of that scene in the middle…| Economist Writing Every Day
