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Bari Weiss has once again defended her decision to pull a 60 Minutes story on the Trump administration’s deportation of migrants to a prison in El Salvador. Weiss sent a note to staff on Christmas Eve addressing the controversial decision. She said that the majority of Americans say they do...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

UPDATED with latest: Here are the latest updates as of noon Wednesday on the powerful storm making its way through Southern California: Los Angeles city and county officials have issued hundreds of mandatory evacuation orders for some of the areas scarred by the devastating wildfires nearly a year ago. Meanwhile,...Read more

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Erin and Ben Napier have hosted the past three seasons of Home Town Takeover since the popular Home Town spinoff launched in 2021. But they say they won’t be able to host the upcoming season. The couple tells Cinemablend that that they are not “legally allowed” to host the entire...Read more

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

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It’s OK to let go of the past, but to heal fully, it’s important to remember the lessons that your experience taught you. No theme rings more true than in Ariel Mahler’s short film Re-Entry, a masterclass character study that artfully weaves the tender and cerebral in a tale of...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

Original Saturday Night Live cast member Chevy Chase admits he was “hurt” that he was excluded from on-stage and sketch performances in SNL50: The Anniversary Special. “Well, it was kind of upsetting actually,” he revealed in CNN Films’ forthcoming documentary I’m Chevy Chase and You’re Not. “This is probably the...Read more

Saturday Night Live hit a season high as it rang in the holidays. NBC has revealed that the Ariana Grande-hosted episode, which featured Cher as musical guest, averaged 5.4M viewers, making it the most-watched episode of the show’s Season 51. The previous high was the 4.6M that tuned in for...Read more

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Pat Finn, a prolific TV character actor and comedian best known for his recurring role as friendly neighbor Bill Norwood on ABC’s The Middle, died Monday, December 22, following a three-year battle with cancer. He was 60. His death was announced by his family. A rep for Finn said in...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

Spoiler alert: The following article contains details about the Season 1 finale of Pluribus. Similar to her character in Vince Gilligan’s sci-fi series Pluribus, star Rhea Seehorn ventured into the uncanny valley of the Others — most of the world’s population, now a mass collective of humans conjoined mentally via...Read more

Disney Studios continues to show the power of the theatrical window as the Burbank, CA lot is officially crossing the $6 billion worldwide threshold today. Broken out that’s $2.3B domestic, the best for any major motion picture studio stateside YTD, and $3.65B in international B.O. We told you this was...Read more

Spoiler alert: The following article contains spoilers for the season finale of Pluribus. After traversing approximately 8,000 kilometers — some of it tedious, some of it harrowing — Carlos-Manuel Vesga’s obstinate Manousos Oviedo arrives in Albuquerque, on Carol Sturka’s (Rhea Seehorn) turf, expecting to find the same steadfast leader he...Read more

Marty Supreme goes wide with Song Sung Blue alongside a handful of notable limited releases from comedy thriller No Other Choice, summer camp scare The Plague and Venice Golden Lion-winner Father Mother Sister Brother, to Ralph Fiennes in The Choral and Amanda Seyfried-starring The Testament Of Ann Lee, all of...Read more

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The broadcast late-night shows are dark this week for the holiday but they were on President Donald Trump’s mind as he railed against the hosts again on Truth social Tuesday night before wishing everyone Merry Christmas. Stephen Colbert, host of CBS’ The Late Show, which has been canceled and will...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

More details have been revealed about the deaths of Rob and Michele Reiner. Death certificates confirm the couple died of “multiple sharp force injuries” as a result of “homicide” and “with knife, by another”. The documents. released by the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health and obtained by TMZ,...Read more

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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

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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

EXCLUSIVE: Two-time Emmy nominee Matt Walsh (Veep, Ghosts), Jonathan Lipnicki (Sarah’s Oil, Jerry Maguire) and Geneva Carr (Star Wars: Skeleton Crew, Bull) have wrapped production in Oklahoma on writer-director Adam Seidel’s sophomore feature, Williston. The psychological thriller follows three landmen who descend on Williston, North Dakota, to secure the rights...Read more

Here’s your first official look at Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man, Steven Knight’s big screen adaptation of his popular TV series.  Netflix released the trailer this morning. The film is set for a theatrical release in select cinemas on March 6, 2026. Netflix will then debut the movie globally on...Read more

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

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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

Just in time for the holidays, Universal Audio’s Holiday Freebie adds a little sparkle to our plugin collection. Instead of discount codes or time-limited demos, here’s something tangible: a completely free plugin from a...Read more

Merry Christmas, Folks! To get you into that festive mood, we’ve selected some of the best Christmas albums recorded in the last century. In this Article:Read more

Editor Affonso Gonçalves tells IndieWire about bringing fresh eyes to director Chloé Zhao's first cut of "Hamnet."Read more

The day many filmmakers feared has arrived. The FCC has officially added DJI and other foreign-made drones to its “Covered List,” effectively banning the authorization of new models in the United States. While existing fleets remain legal to fly for now, the future of the drone industry in the...Read more