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John Malkovich fought back tears as his new film "Wild Horse Nine" earned a thunderous 13-minute standing ovation at the Venice Film Festival. The performance from the two-time Oscar nominee is already generating awards buzz for director Martin McDonagh's latest masterpiece.
The four actors playing The Beatles in Sam Mendes' upcoming films were filmed crossing Abbey Road just like the famous 1969 album cover, and fans can't stop watching. The viral footage offers a first glimpse of Harris Dickinson, Paul Mescal, Joseph Quinn, and Barry Keoghan bringing the Fab Four back to life.
Christopher Nolan's epic film has moviegoers racing to find tickets for Imax showings at any hour, even before dawn. The movie just became AMC's most successful Imax run ever in only two weeks.
A 35-year-old projectionist from Los Angeles is spending $4,000 on his first international trip, all to watch Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey at Melbourne's IMAX. He's not alone: film lovers worldwide are making pilgrimages to see cinema as it was meant to be experienced.
Christopher Nolan's $250 million adaptation of Homer's ancient epic has critics calling it a masterpiece and potential Oscar frontrunner. The three-hour spectacle is being hailed as possibly the director's best work yet.
John Wren kept Broken Hill's last cinema running for four decades, even testing Mad Max 2 footage until dawn. Now the town's honoring the man who sacrificed everything so they could keep watching movies under the stars.
Egypt took center stage at the Cannes Film Festival as Guest of Honor at a ceremony celebrating cinema's power to unite cultures. The event highlighted legendary Egyptian director Youssef Chahine's centenary and showcased the country's vibrant film heritage.
After winning two Sundance awards for her debut feature, director Shuchi Talati centers older characters as complex, desiring humans in her new short film. Her work challenges cinema's habit of sidelining aging characters to supporting roles.
While women directed only 8.1% of Hollywood's top films in 2025, these seven recent releases prove female filmmakers are creating stunning stories across every genre. From K-pop demon hunters to Iranian motorcycle activists, here's how to support their work.
Movie lovers in Hong Kong can catch any film for just $3.80 on April 25, as the city's beloved Cinema Day returns for its fourth year. The annual event has drawn over 600,000 filmgoers in three years, proving affordable entertainment brings communities together.
Just seven years after lifting its decades-long cinema ban, Saudi Arabia's movie industry is exploding. The Kingdom's cinema market is projected to grow from $611 billion in 2025 to nearly $1.4 trillion by 2034.
Maryam Touzani's new film "Calle Málaga" brings a rare and beautiful focus to aging with dignity, desire, and connection. At a time when cinema rarely shows the intimate lives of older adults, this Tangier-set story is changing the conversation.
