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Pariser’s One Minute to Midnight Debuts at Venice as a Midlife Reckoning

The Venice premiere tests whether a conversational French drama about male accountability can turn festival attention into a U.S. distribution deal.

Mike Leigh’s Tender Loving Care Debuts at Telluride as Likely Final Film

Cédric Kahn’s A Place to Heal Premieres in Competition at Venice

Hayley Kiyoko’s ‘Girls Like Girls’ Debut Opens to Mixed Reviews

First Trailer Drops for Kore-eda’s Live-Action Adaptation of Look Back

Clio Barnard’s I See Buildings Fall Like Lightning Debuts at Cannes’ Directors’ Fortnight

Ducournau’s Alpha Draws Praise for Vision, Pushback on Execution in Theatrical Rollout

Oscilloscope Debut Trailer Launches ‘Mad Bills to Pay,’ New York Opening Set for April 17

Sundance Debut 'See You When I See You' Wins Early Praise for Raiff and Duplass’s Vision

At Sundance, A24’s 'Undertone' Draws Praise for Sound Ahead of March 13 Release

Jay Duplass Premieres See You When I See You at Sundance in Feature Directing Return

‘Union County’ Premieres at Sundance With Verité Look at Opioid Recovery

Cannes Jury Prize Winner 'Sound of Falling' Opens in Theaters as Germany’s Oscar Entry

‘Love Actually’ Gets Fresh Holiday Reappraisal as Listicle Catalogs Nine Questionable Moments

Regretting You Debuts in Theaters as Cast Stresses Fresh Start and Coverage Maps Key Book-to-Film Changes

Charli XCX Sets 'The Moment' With A24 for 2026, A Meta '2024 Period Piece'

Channing Tatum Says He Lost About 70 Pounds for 'Roofman,' Prompting On-Set Health Concerns

New Reviews of Netflix’s 'Night Always Comes' Praise Vanessa Kirby but Fault the Story

Netflix’s The Sandman Ends With Death-Centered Bonus Episode and No Season 3

Nine Perfect Strangers Season 2 Finale Establishes an Uneasy Alliance and Power Shift