8+ hour, 2+ min ago   (223+ words) Josef Kubota Wladyka's charming third feature plays Sundance's US Dramatic competition Source: Sundance Film Festival "Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!' Dir: Josef Kubota Wladyka. USA. 2026. 122mins Design is central to the film's quirky personality It's a bumpy journey for Haru and a…...

9+ hour, 32+ min ago   (139+ words) Louis Paxton's debut feature makes the most of its remote Scottish island setting Source: Sundance Film Festival Dir: Louis Paxton. UK. 2026. 102mins Constructs an impressive sense of place Producers: Shirley O'Connor, Emily Gotto Production design: Arthur de Borman and Kezia Eales…...

2+ mon, 1+ day ago   (252+ words) Source: Courtesy American Film Institute Eddie Murphy will receive the 51st AFI Lifetime Achievement Award at a gala tribute on April 18, 2026. Murphy reprises his role as Donkey in Shrek 5, which opens through Universal in June 2027. His credits include Trading Places, Beverly…...

4+ mon, 3+ week ago   (195+ words) The director's Venice Competition title stars'Lee Byung-hun as a family man who turns to desperate measures' Dir: Park Chan-wook. South Korea. 2025. 139 mins. Production company: Moho Film, KG Productions Producers: Park Chan-wook, Back Jisun, Mich'le Ray Gavras, Alexandre Gavras Screenplay: Park…...

6+ mon, 1+ week ago   (276+ words) Rental Family, Beef director Hikari's comedy drama and potential awards contender starring Oscar winner Brendan Fraser and Shogun's Takehiro Hira, has been scheduled to open through'Searchlight Pictures'on November 21. The film follows Fraser as a struggling actor in Tokyo who begins…...

6+ mon, 3+ week ago   (837+ words) John McPhail's Scottish family comedy'Grow, starring Golda Rosheuvel, Nick Frost and Alan Carr, and Campbell X's BFI-backed Low Rider'are among the 18 world premieres selected for this year's'Edinburgh International Film Festival (EIFF), taking place from August 14-20 in Scotland.' Low Rider is…...

8+ mon, 1+ week ago   (309+ words) Source: Chris Roth (CC BY-SA 2.0) / Harald Krichel (CC BY-SA 4.0) EXCLUSIVE: XYZ Films has reported a strong early response on the eve of Cannes to Piggy director Carlota Pereda's English-language debut and serial killer thriller The Edge Of Normal starring Chlo…...

8+ mon, 4+ week ago   (218+ words) Exclusive: UK sales outfit Rapt Films International has acquired worldwide rights outside of Australia, New Zealand and China for Sophie Somerville's Australian comedy Fwends, ahead of Cannes. Rapt Films International acquires world rights ex-Australia, New Zealand, China on Berlinale Forum…...

11+ mon, 3+ week ago   (327+ words) Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid find a romantic getaway turning sour in this smart horror Dir/scr: Drew Hancock. US. 2025. 97mins Underneath that glossy surface, it makes some biting comments" Opening in the US, UK and other global markets on January…...

11+ mon, 4+ week ago   (207+ words) By Tim Grierson, Senior US Critic2025-01-24T23:45:00+00:00 Rose Byrne plays a mother on the brink in this "white-knuckle ride" from director Mary Bronstein Source: Sundance Film Festival "If I Had Legs I"d Kick You" Dir/scr: Mary Bronstein. US. 2024. 113mins" Byrne is…...