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Filmmaker Michael Mann is proud of The Insider, even if he admits it’s never received the same level of appreciation as his more celebrated films like Heat or Ali. In a recent interview with Vulture, Mann opened up about why the 1999 biographical drama remains one of the most ambitious and overlooked projects of his career. A Film That Didn’t Hit…
More than 20 years after her historic Oscar win, Halle Berry is questioning whether it actually made a difference. In Apple TV+’s new documentary Number One on the Call Sheet, Berry, who is the first and still only Black woman to win the Academy Award for Best Actress, opens up about the emotional weight of that milestone and…
Marvel might be going through a rough time, but actor Paul Walter Hauser believes the studio is about to bounce back in a big way. He says the upcoming Fantastic Four: First Steps is the movie to do it. Hauser, who makes his Marvel Cinematic Universe debut in the upcoming film, told The Direct that the 2025 blockbuster will mark a…
Legendary actor Michael Caine is opening up about what it was really like working with Heath Ledger during the making of Christopher Nolan’sThe Dark Knight and he says it was nothing short of chilling. In his new memoir, Don’t Look Back, You’ll Trip Over: My Guide to Life, Caine reveals that Ledger’s portrayal of the Joker left a lasting impression on everyone,…
OpenAI’s newest image generation tool has taken the internet by storm — not just for its advanced capabilities, but because it’s really, really good at mimicking the iconic look of Studio Ghibli films. Launched Tuesday, the new model is part of GPT-4o, OpenAI’s latest and “most advanced image generator yet.” The tool is designed to…
Netflix is officially bringing Scooby-Doo back. Netflix has announced the premise for its upcoming live-action Scooby-Doo series, which will be a modern reimagining of the classic mystery-solving gang’s origin story. The show will follow a younger version of Mystery Inc., giving fans a look at how the iconic crew first came together and the creepy case that started it…
Marvel Studios is officially bringing the Avengers back to the big screen and this time, they’re going bigger than ever. Marvel revealed the main cast of Avengers: Doomsday, which hits theaters on May 1, 2026. The lineup includes returning heroes from the Marvel Cinematic Universe, stars from the original 20th Century Fox’s X-Men movies, the new Fantastic Four, and characters…
Days after winning an Academy Award for Best Documentary, Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal found himself at the center of a violent incident in his West Bank village. The incident that ended with his arrest, injuries, and images of him zip-tied and blindfolded as his family prayed during Ramadan. Raviv Rose, a 24-year-old Jewish American activist with the…
The next James Bond film is officially in the works, and it’s being produced by two of the biggest names in Hollywood: Amy Pascal and David Heyman. Amazon MGM Studios announced today that Amy Pascal (known for Spider-Man) and David Heyman (behind Harry Potter) will co-produce the next 007 movie, marking a major moment for the legendary spy franchise….
Sony Pictures is shaking up its film release calendar once again. The studio has officially removed the upcoming ‘Street Fighter’ live-action film from its schedule, just weeks after naming Emmy-nominated director Kitao Sakurai to helm the project. They has also retitled and rescheduled its shark thriller film ‘Beneath the Storm’ to now be called ‘Shiver’,…
