Sundance Film Festival 2025 Award Winners Adam Manery | Sundance Award Winners | 2025 Sundance Film Festival 2025 concluded its awards ceremony on January 31, 2025, recognizing outstanding films across the U.S. Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, World Cinema Dramatic and Documentary Competitions, and the NEXT section for emerging voices. Highlights included the U.S. Grand Jury … Read more

Locksmith Animation, the London-based studio led by co-CEOs Julie Lockhart and Sarah Smith, has signed a multi-year production partnership with 20th Century Fox that will bring a steady stream of Locksmith animated features to Fox distribution. Under the agreement, Locksmith will deliver a new animated film to Fox approximately every year to 18 months, bolstering … Read more

“Do TV and no one will ever take you seriously again.” Jack Donaghy, Alec Baldwin’s 30 Rock character, in the show’s 100th episode (2011). Why Film Actors Are Choosing Television Again There was a time when a movie star turning up on television felt like career backpedaling. TV paid less, carried less prestige, and many … Read more

The Hitman’s Bodyguard (2017) Director: Patrick Hughes Screenwriter: Tom O’Connor Starring: Samuel L. Jackson, Ryan Reynolds, Gary Oldman, Richard E. Grant, Salma Hayek, Elodie Yung Patrick Hughes brings together a high-profile cast for The Hitman’s Bodyguard: Samuel L. Jackson and Ryan Reynolds headline a film that teeters between action-thriller and buddy comedy. On paper it … Read more

Cinematographer Martim Vian on Love, Brooklyn and How Director Rachael Abigail Holder Evolved His Work Nicole Beharie and André Holland appear in Love, Brooklyn by Rachael Abigail Holder, an official selection of the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Love, Brooklyn is the debut feature from director Rachael Abigail Holder. The film weaves … Read more

47 Meters Down, the compact, shark-focused survival thriller that became an unexpected box office success, is getting a sequel titled 48 Meters Down. The follow-up will reunite the original film’s production company and its director-writer, Johannes Roberts. The first film, which starred Mandy Moore, Matthew Modine and Claire Holt, stood out as one of the … Read more

According to Deadline, 20th Century Fox has launched an organized campaign to position War for the Planet of the Apes — the studio’s latest and, reportedly, final instalment in its modern Planet of the Apes series — as a contender for Best Picture at the 2018 Academy Awards. The move signals Fox’s intention to pursue … Read more

CIFF to Screen Oscar-Nominated Shorts Over Two Weekends in February Calgary International Film Festival Adam Manery | CIFF Oscar Shorts | Press release from the Calgary International Film Festival The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced the 2025 Oscar® nominations. Films that premiered or screened at the 2024 Calgary International Film Festival … Read more

M. Night Shyamalan’s Signs: Alien Invasion or a Spiritual Purge? M. Night Shyamalan made his name on twist endings, and for many viewers his early films—most notably The Sixth Sense and Unbreakable—cemented him as the director of the unexpected reveal. Signs (2002) is often discussed in the same breath, but its twist—creatures apparently defeated by … Read more

HARD TRUTHS Film Review: Marianne Jean-Baptiste Shines Marianne Jean-Baptiste in HARD TRUTHS, Courtesy of Simon Mein Copyright Thin Man Films Ltd Hard Truths is the latest feature from veteran director Mike Leigh, a filmmaker whose work has long been valued for its naturalism and keen observation of ordinary lives. Leigh’s career includes distinctive films such … Read more