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2025 Cannes Film Festival: Full List of Winners

The winners of the 78th Cannes Film Festival were announced Saturday night. After a power outage threatened to delay Saturday's closing ceremonies of the 78th Cannes Film Festival, the event at the Grand Théâtre Lumière went off without a hitch. The Competition jury, which was led this year by French actor Juliette Binoche, also included American actors Halle Berry and Jeremy Strong, Italian actor Alba Rohrwacher, French-Moroccan writer Leïla Slimani, and directors Dieudo Hamadi, Hong Sang-soo

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May 26, 2025 — 2 min read

Robert De Niro Slams Trump as a ‘Philistine President’ at Cannes

Robert De Niro, the ace US actor, has criticised President Donald Trump at the Cannes Film Festival in France. Speaking at the opening ceremony, De Niro labelled Trump a “philistine president” while slamming him over his reported plans to impose tariffs on foreign-produced films. Addressing the audience, the 81-year-old actor argued that creativity should not be commodified. He also expressed concern over the state of democracy in the United States, emphasising the unifying power of art. “In

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May 15, 2025 — 1 min read

Tom Cruise Brings ‘Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning’ to Cannes

Three years after flying into the Cannes Film Festival with “Top Gun: Maverick,” Tom Cruise returned to the Croisette on Wednesday with “Mission: Impossible — Final Reckoning.” Christopher McQuarrie’s latest “Mission: Impossible” installment is the biggest Hollywood tentpole wading ashore in Cannes this year. Ahead of the premiere Wednesday evening, Cruise, McQuarrie and the cast posed for photographers while much of the activity at the Palais was brought to a standstill by onlookers hoping to

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May 14, 2025 — 1 min read

David Attenborough Marks 99th Birthday With Urgent Call to Save the Ocean in New Film

On his 99th birthday, legendary naturalist Sir David Attenborough returns with “Ocean with David Attenborough,” a powerful new documentary that explores the wonders of the sea — and the urgent threats it faces. Crashing waves, glistening sea spray, a calm expanse of deep blue. These are the images that open “Ocean with David Attenborough,” the veteran broadcaster’s latest film. After decades of sharing stories of life on our planet, he tells viewers that: “The most important place on Earth is n

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May 9, 2025 — 4 min read

Ryan Coogler Was $200,000 in Debt Making ‘Creed’—Now ‘Sinners’ Could Pay Him for Life

Ryan Coogler’s new movie “Sinners” has garnered at least $71 million in box office revenue since its April 18 theatrical release — but it’s the deal he inked with Warner Bros. to make the movie that’s significant for a film director who was deep in debt roughly a decade ago. Coogler discussed his personal debt history, which he said he experienced while directing the 2015 movie “Creed,” during an April 15 episode of the “WTF with Marc Maron” podcast. “Back then, bro, I wasn’t making no money,”

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Apr 26, 2025 — 2 min read

Ryan Coogler’s ‘Sinners’ Tops Box Office with $45.6M Debuts

Ryan Coogler’s sexy, R-rated, vampire-thriller Sinners debuted at 45.6 million at the box office its opening weekend, making it the biggest film debut since Jordan Peele’s Us, released in 2019. Ryan Coogler’s Sinners collected “a solid $45.6 million from 3,308 North American theaters.”Internationally, the film made an additional $15.4 million, which would push the film’s global sales to around $61 million. Set in the 1930s, the film centers on twin brothers Smoke and Stack (both portrayed by M

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Apr 22, 2025 — 1 min read

Jordan Peele Unveils Trailer For Horror-Sports Film ‘Him’

Jordan Peele has revealed the trailer for his new film, Him, according to The Hollywood Reporter. A horror-sports film, it stars Marlon Wayans, Tyriq Withers, Julia Fox, Tim Heidecker, Jim Jefferies, Akeem Hayes, and Tierra Whack. The synopsis of the film by Universal Pictures reads: Him stars former college wide receiver Withers as Cameron Cade, a rising-star quarterback who has devoted his life and identity to football. On the eve of professional football’s annual scouting Combine, Cam is att

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Apr 19, 2025 — 1 min read

Kendrick Lamar Teams Up with ‘South Park’ Creators for Upcoming Film ‘Whitney Springs’

Kendrick Lamar’s much-anticipated film, Whitney Springs, will star Chloe East and Celeste Octavia in lead roles. Fresh updates surfaced Wednesday (March 5), revealing the film will premiere on Paramount+ July 11. K.Dot and Dave Free are collaborating with South Park creators Matt Parker and Trey Stone to produce the live-action comedy, with Stone and Parker directing. A social media poster suggests the “HUMBLE.” rapper, who appeared in Power, might headline the film. However, confirmation is s

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Mar 12, 2025 — 1 min read

Kevin Hart Revisits His Childhood in New Animated Series ‘Lil Kev’

Kevin Hart is ready to take the animation world by storm with his new series Lil Kev. Airing exclusively on BET+, the show is set in his hometown of North Philly in 1993. “12-year-old Kevin faces tough neighborhood life with boundless optimism. His mom works nights, his brother’s a troublemaker, his dad wants back in, and his uncle gives dubious advice – but Kev keeps hustling,” the synopsis read. Along with Hart, the star-studded cast includes some of the top names in comedy. Wanda Sykes as N

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Mar 11, 2025 — 2 min read

Wilf Elliott’s Tom Cruise Portrait Features in Official Film Teaser

An artist said he was delighted after his charcoal portrait of Tom Cruise featured in official promotion for the actor's latest film. The Instagram page for Mission Impossible - The Final Reckoning posted a time-lapse video of Wilf Elliott drawing his artwork. The 21-year-old, from Clacton-on-Sea in Essex, said his collaboration with producer Paramount Pictures was "the most incredible opportunity I have ever had". Mr Elliott met Cruise in person on set last year to deliver some of his other

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Feb 8, 2025 — 1 min read

Apple TV+ Mashes Up Psy and Megan Thee Stallion for a K-Pop Reality Show

Apple TV+ is diving headfirst into the K-pop craze with KPopped, a new reality music competition that blends the best of Western pop icons with top-tier K-pop idols. With Megan Thee Stallion and Psy—two of the most recognizable figures in global music—at the helm, the show promises a high-energy cultural crossover that could either be a groundbreaking fusion or a wild, genre-bending experiment. How KPopped Works The premise is simple but intriguing: Each episode will feature a Western music st

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Feb 6, 2025 — 1 min read

Marvel Unveils First Trailer for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps”

Marvel has unveiled the first trailer for “The Fantastic Four: First Steps.” The film stars Pedro Pascal (“The Last of Us”) as Mr. Fantastic, Vanessa Kirby(“Napoleon”) as the Invisible Woman, Joseph Quinn (“Stranger Things) as the Human Torch and Ebon Moss-Bachrach (“The Bear”) as the Thing. The cast also includes Ralph Ineson as Galactus, Julia Garner as the Silver Surfer, Paul Walter Hauser, Natasha Lyonne and John Malkovich. The trailer provides glimpses of each of the heroes’ lives before

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Feb 4, 2025 — 2 min read

2025 Oscar Nominations: Biggest Surprises and Snubs

No love for a milk-guzzling Nicole Kidman, or the Trent Reznor-Atticus Ross score for Challengers, while a political drama becomes the first Brazilian nominee for Best Picture The 2025 Academy Award nominations were announced on Friday, and, as always, there were numerous surprises and snubs. Some performances that made the cut were unexpected, while there was also a surprising entry in the Best Picture category. With 23 categories to discuss, there is a lot to cover. Some former winners did no

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Jan 25, 2025 — 8 min read

Oscars 2025: Full List of Nominations Revealed

After two understandable delays, the nominations for the 2025 Academy Awards have finally been announced by hosts Bowen Yang and Rachel Sennott. The list features a mix of celebrated indie films, blockbuster hits, and surprising inclusions, sparking discussions about snubs, well-earned nominations, and audience favorites. Among the heavyweights this year are Anora, Conclave, The Brutalist, A Complete Unknown, and Emilia Pérez, as well as crowd-pleasers like Inside Out 2, Dune: Part Two, The Wil

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Jan 24, 2025 — 3 min read

Squid Game, Season 2 on Netflix: The highly anticipated series makes a violent return

The moment it premiered in 2021, no one dared to hope anything more from Squid Game. All written and performed in Korean, it took us to a dystopian hellscape, where the underprivileged people, in a game like children, worked to make money. If they lost, they were killed. It was released without fanfare. However, it went global, racking up record television ratings for Netflix and making every Halloween costume of the year green jumpsuits and masks with triangles and squares. Although show crea

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Dec 30, 2024 — 2 min read

Hudson Meek, 16-year-old actor from 'Baby Driver,' has died, following his fall from a moving vehicle

The Jefferson County Medical Examiners Office said on Thursday that Meek was injured by blunt force when he fell from the car in his hometown of Vestavia Hills Alabama. He was injured on December 19 and passed away on Saturday at UAB Hospital. Meek played “Young Baby” in the 2017 Edgar Wright action film "Baby Driver," playing a younger version of the main character, which was played by Ansel Elgort. His deaths circumstances are being looked into by the Vestavia Hills Police Department. Vestav

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Dec 30, 2024 — 2 min read