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- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctRicki Lake Returns to Acting in Lifetime Movie ‘She Married Her Murderer: The Susan Cox Powell Story’ (Exclusive)
Tracy Turnblad-turned-daytime-talk-queen will play Powell's justice-seeking mom Judy Cox in the cable channel's latest ripped from the headlines film.
- Deadline· 6 Oct‘Fjord’, ‘All Of A Sudden’, ‘Minotaur’ & ‘Coward’ Among Titles Set For 30th Edition Of The American French Film Festival In L.A.
The 30th edition of the American French Film Festival, which runs November 3-8 at the DGA Theater Complex in L.A., has unveiled its 2026 lineup.
- Variety· 6 Oct‘Bunker,’ ‘Elsinore,’ ‘Purgatory’ and More Join Austin Film Festival’s Full Lineup
Austin Film Festival revealed the full lineup for the 33rd annual festival taking place from Oct. 29 to Nov. 5, along with announcing the filmmakers, actors and writers expected to attend.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctAmerican French Film Festival Lineup Features Int’l Oscar Contenders, “Cinema of Resistance”
The 30th anniversary edition includes 31 fiction features, 11 series, four documentaries and 14 shorts, many of which are getting their North American or U.S. premieres.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctAva DuVernay Returns With One of Netflix’s Most Political Docs Ever: “This Movie Kicked My Butt”
The Oscar nominee’s new film, ‘14th,’ puts Trump administration policies in a grand and disturbing historical context — while serving as a stark call to action for Hollywood.
- Variety· 6 OctPaul Mescal Boards Irish Psychological Thriller ‘Mary Is Missing’ as Exec Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Alongside playing Paul McCartney in The Beatles films and juggling the occasional Bond rumor, Paul Mescal has lent his support to a short film from his home town.
- Deadline· 6 OctParamount Enlists Steven Spielberg In Primary Creative Producer Role For Next ‘Transformers’ Movie, With Michael Bay In Early Talks To Direct
EXCLUSIVE: Paramount Pictures and Hasbro are getting closer to bringing its autobots back to the big screen are look to be reuniting with some familiar faces to help bring those Transformers back to life.
- Variety· 6 OctFrance Boosts Oscar Campaign Support as Industry Sounds Alarm Over Declining Exports
France’s National Film Board (CNC) has unveiled a new strategy to boost the profile of French movies and talent navigating the Oscar race.
- Variety· 6 OctLondon Film Festival Director on Why the Event Has Become Awards Season’s Unofficial Starter Gun: ‘The Whole World Is Here’
With its positioning in October after the likes of Berlin, Cannes, Venice, Toronto and Telluride have helped anoint most of the year’s buzziest and most talked about films, the BFI London Film Festival has long been an event where many of these films come together in one place…
- Deadline· 6 Oct‘Dirty Dancing’ Musical Heading To Broadway This Winter With Lionsgate Among Producers
Dirty Dancing: The Musical, a new stage production based on the 1987 film, will arrive on Broadway this winter for a limited seven-month engagement, producers announced today.
- Vulture· 6 OctThe Best Movies of the Year So Far
2026’s highlights include a historical heist, a franchise outlier, and more talking sheep.
- IndieWire· 6 Oct‘Heartland’ Trailer: Jessica Chastain Sings (and Solves a Murder?) in Shana Feste’s Country Mystery Thriller
The Netflix original follows Chastain as a one-time country singing sensation who gets pulled back into the muck of Nashville for a wrenching reason.
Heartland - Variety· 6 OctHasbro Opens Third ‘Peppa Pig’-Themed Cafe in China, Unveils New Details About Brazil’s ‘Transformers’ Attraction (EXCLUSIVE)
Hasbro is debuting its third Peppa Pig Play Cafe location in October this month, Variety has learned exclusively, adding one more fixed attraction to the company’s growing list of in-person experiences around the globe.
- Vulture· 6 OctThe Mesmerizing A Statement Hits Like a Brick to the Head
For all its well-founded despair, Spotlight director Tom McCarthy’s new film also manages to be extremely entertaining.
- Variety· 6 OctAI Film ‘Gods Don’t Give Gifts’ Sets First Trailer for December Theatrical Run, Plans Oscar Bid for Best Animated Feature
It’ll take a bit longer for the first AI-generated film to make it to theaters — because it’s gunning for an Oscar. The AI studio Fable has shifted the U.S.
Also atDeadline - Deadline· 6 OctSkydancing At Last: $110B Merger Of Paramount And Warner Bros. Discovery Officially Closes
The long-gestating merger of Paramount and Warner Bros. Discovery officially closed Tuesday, yielding a new major player in media. Shares in the combined company, Skydance, will start trading later in the day on the New York Stock Exchange. Shares of Paramount and Warner Bros.
- Variety· 6 OctFan Bingbing, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Gainsbourg Dazzle as Busan Turns 31 in Style
The Busan International Film Festival marked its 31st edition Tuesday with one of its most star-laden opening ceremonies in recent memory, drawing Fan Bingbing, Michelle Yeoh, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Alfonso Cuarón, Kore-eda Hirokazu, Lee Chang-dong, Na Hong-jin, and a roll call…
- Deadline· 6 OctFrance Appoints 99th Academy Awards Season Tzar
France’s National Cinema Centre (CNC) has appointed Sébastien Cauchon as its first ever dedicated Academy Awards liaison to support French candidates in the running across the various categories of the 99th edition.
- The Hollywood Reporter· 6 OctNow It’s Clear Why Amazon Didn’t Want to Release ‘Artificial’: It’s Withering AF
Luca Guadagnino’s new film skewers OpenAI's Sam Altman and almost anyone who ever aligned with him. It’s also largely accurate.
Artificial - Variety· 6 Oct‘Carmen,’ a Carmen Miranda Bio From Esmir Filho, to Shoot Next Year in U.S. and Brazil (EXCLUSIVE)
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — “Carmen,” the Portuguese and English-language biopic of iconic Hollywood’s Golden Age Brazilian star Carmen Miranda, will shoot in the second half of 2027 in Brazil and the U.S.
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