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SPOILER ALERT: This post contains major plot details from Volume 2 of Stranger Things Season 5 – Episodes 505-507. Three more episodes of Stranger Things Season 5 have arrived, leaving just the two-hour-plus finale to draw the epic sci-fi series to its close. Volume 2 of the final season gets...Read more

Vince Gilligan, Rhea Seehorn, Karolyna Wydra, and Carlos-Manuel Vesga take you through everything from the casting to the choreography, in this inside look into the making of Pluribus. Pluribus is now streaming on Apple TV https://apple.co/_Pluribus. It was shot by Marshall Adams ASC and Paul DonachieBSC, on an ARRI Alexa...Read more

Looking ahead to its return in the new year, The Daily Show is bidding “Merry Christmas to all” and to President “Donald Trump, good night.” In a 10-minute-long compilation video, the satirical late-nighter trolled the GOP leader with clips of him snoozing at major public events. Aptly set to “Silent...Read more

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Viltrox recently announced its new AF 85mm F2.0 EVO lens. According to Viltrox, the new EVO series combines high-performance optics, intuitive physical controls, and a compact, lightweight design. The AF 85mm F2.0 EVO is a slightly slower and more affordable option than the AF 85mm F1.4 Pro FE that I...Read more

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Filmmaking legend Martin Scorsese has published a lovely tribute to Rob and Michele Reiner, who died this month at the hands of their son, Nick. In an essay for The New York Times, the Oscar winner began, “Rob Reiner was my friend, and so was Michele. From now on, I’ll...Read more

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“Run for your life!” That’s the message for Charlize Theron from a crazed serial killer played by Taron Egerton, who’s set on hunting her down. Netflix has released the first trailer for the upcoming survival thriller. Set in the unforgiving Australian wilderness, Apex follows “a grieving woman” (Theron) who heads...Read more

Mohammad Bakri, a Palestinian actor who appeared in a recurring role on seven 2020 episodes of Showtime’s Homeland and directed the controversial 2003 documentary Jenin, Jenin, died of heart and lung issues December 24 at a hospital in the regional city of Nahariya in Israel, according to local news site...Read more

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Karen Glass, a former Disney studio exec who helped develop The Princess Diaries and Tuck Everlasting before she began producing holiday TV movies, died Monday, December 22. She was 63. A sister of radio host Ira Glass, Karen Glass most recently exec produced this year’s Lifetime holiday movie A Pickleball...Read more

Patricia Heaton, who portrayed overworked mom Frankie Heck on The Middle, is remembering her late co-star Pat Finn, who died earlier this week in Los Angeles. Heaton shared several photos of Finn and her fellow The Middle cast members Neil Flynn, Jenn Ray and Julie Brown in a post on...Read more

Starz’s 12 Days of Outlander Holiday Celebration is closing up with one final Christmas treat: A new teaser of the eighth and final season ahead of the show’s March 6 premiere. You can watch the teaser above. New episodes will be available to stream weekly on Fridays via the Starz...Read more

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Jimmy Kimmel has used a Christmas television address to spread tidings of comfort and joy — except if you are Donald Trump. The U.S. late-night host addressed the British nation in Channel 4’s Alternative Christmas Message, but the real audience for his speech (carried in full below) may have been...Read more

Fresh as one of Lady Whistledown’s gossip sheets, a trailer for Bridgerton Season 4 Part 1 is now available for perusal. The fourth season of Shondaland and Netflix’s television adaptation of Julia Quinn’s novels turns its focus to second son Benedict (Luke Thompson), who remains wary of settling down as...Read more

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Since I first saw it demonstrated on the BBC TV programme ‘Tomorrow’s World’ in 1980, I have been fascinated and obsessed with the Fairlight CMI, a remarkable machine that changed the way we make music and whose DNA remains in...Read more

Christmas Day Update: For Christmas Eve business…Today, and onward is what truly counts for exhibition for by tonight, after dinner tables are cleared, moviegoing commences. Christmas Eve, as always, except for when there’s a FOMO movie like Spider-Man: No Way Home on the marquee, was down as expected with an...Read more

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A Christmas Eve jazz concert held annually for two decades at the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts was canceled by its host this year in protest of the addition of Donald Trump’s name to the Washington, D.C., building. Chuck Redd, a jazz drummer and vibraphonist who has hosted the...Read more

Netflix’s aggressive push into video podcasts has a launch date. The streamer has set a premiere date to launch The Bill Simmons Podcast, seemingly its first video podcast launch since it unveiled a shift in strategy earlier this year. The show will premiere on Sunday, January 11. It will stream...Read more

“This whole shirtless thing, where does it come from?,” Bert Kreischer is asked in the new trailer for his Netflix comedy Free Bert. Netflix viewers are about to find out early in the new year as the streamer has dated the comedy for January 22. Free Bert stars Kreischer, shirtless...Read more

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Netflix has teased a glimpse at the upcoming return of the pirate adventure One Piece. The streamer released a Christmas Day trailer for Season 2, titled One Piece: Into the Grand Line. The footage unveils some of the pirates and other adversaries that Monkey D. Luffy and the Straw Hats...Read more

Happy Holidays, everyone! Before we get ready for the new year, it’s time to look back at my personal gear highlights of 2025. Spoiler alert: no synths this time! I mostly write about synths at...Read more

R&B icon Saadiq, who co-wrote Best Original Song contender "I Lied to You" from "Sinners," discusses how collaborating with director Ryan Coogler was similar to his work with Beyoncé and D'Angelo.Read more

The "First Reformed" writer/director took aim at the Stanley Kubrick holiday favorite on Facebook.Read more

If you’re looking for a capable 4K camera this Christmas that won’t break the bank, this  Panasonic LUMIX G7 deal is for you. This mirrorless camera kit, which includes the 14-42mm lens, has dropped from its list price of $799.99 to just $497.99 on Amazon. That’s a big $302...Read more

Netflix is spreading the Christmas spirit with the first trailer for the new "Peaky Blinders" feature starring Cillian Murphy alongside series regulars and exciting new additions.Read more

The team behind "The Brutalist" returns for another, possibly even better epic about someone coming to America and building a church.Read more

The fifth and final season of Stranger Things required a full calendar year of production in Atlanta, a marathon of 240 shooting days that will bring the beloved Netflix series to a close with eight super-sized episodes. A job of that scale and duration is an arduous undertaking that could...Read more

Filmmaker Polinger plays with broad riffs on coming-of-age, body horror, and bullying genres to craft something with a potent power.Read more

Casting director Jennifer Venditti tells IndieWire about how her background in documentary comes together with improv exercises to make film worlds feel real.Read more

Like every year, Christmas is just around the corner. Perhaps you can take the time to retreat to your music room and spend the remaining days of the year being creative until New...Read more

In which Vince Gilligan, in no uncertain terms, takes the heroic stance that loving adorable little goats is good, actually.Read more

SmallRig holiday deals are in full swing, and this round of discounts feels broader than some of the earlier promotions we have seen this year. The sales categories in this promotion cover several core products that many filmmakers rely on daily. From tripods and lighting to power, cages, and...Read more