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05/01/2026

South Korean movie star Ahn Sung-ki, dubbed “The Nation’s Actor,” dies at 74: Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname “The Nation’s Actor,” died Monday. He was 74. The death of Ahn, who had suffered blood cancer for years, was announced by his agency, the Artist Company, and the Seoul-based Soonchunhyang University Hospital.

Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korean cinema’s biggest stars whose prolific 60-year career and positive, gentle public image earned him the nickname “The Nation’s Actor,” died Monday. He was 74. The death of Ahn, who had suffered blood cancer for years, was announced by his agency, the Artist Com...

05/01/2026

Critics Choice: “One Battle After Another” Named Best Picture: One Battle After Another was named Best Picture during the Critics Choice Awards ceremony at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica on Sunday (1/4). The film also won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay honors for Paul Thomas Anderson. Topping the awards tally on the motion picture side, though, with four awards apiece were Frankenstein

One Battle After Another was named Best Picture during the Critics Choice Awards ceremony at The Barker Hanger in Santa Monica on Sunday (1/4). The film also won Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay honors for Paul Thomas Anderson. Topping the awards tally on the motion picture side, though, wi...

04/01/2026

Leonardo DiCaprio Emphasizes The Importance Of The In-Theater Experience At Palm Springs Film Festival: Leonardo DiCaprio emphasized the importance of creating cinema over content at the Palm Springs Film Festival Friday night. “Movies are still meant to be experienced, together, in a theatre. Right now, that belief matters more than ever. Original films are harder to make and harder to protect. But movies still matter, not content, but cinema.

Leonardo DiCaprio emphasized the importance of creating cinema over content at the Palm Springs Film Festival Friday night. “Movies are still meant to be experienced, together, in a theatre. Right now, that belief matters more than ever. Original films are harder to make and harder to protect. But...

04/01/2026

Hollywood Starts New Year With “Avatar: Fire and Ash” No. 1; James Cameron’s Sci-Fi Epic Crosses $1B: Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks of release, “Fire and Ash” has cleared $1 billion worldwide. The third chapter in James Cameron’s Pandora epic collected $40 million over its

Hollywood kicked off 2026 with “Avatar: Fire and Ash” atop the box office for the third straight week and with hopes for a blockbuster-filled year after a disappointing 2025. In three weeks of release, “Fire and Ash” has cleared $1 billion worldwide. The third chapter in James Cameron’s Pa...

04/01/2026

“One Battle After Another” Wins Big At 59th Annual National Society of Film Critics Awards: The National Society of Film Critics has chosen “One Battle After Another” as Best Picture of 2025. “One Battle After Another” also topped the Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor) and Best Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro) categories. The Society, which is made up of more than 60 of the country’s

The National Society of Film Critics has chosen “One Battle After Another” as Best Picture of 2025. “One Battle After Another” also topped the Best Director (Paul Thomas Anderson), Best Supporting Actress (Teyana Taylor) and Best Supporting Actor (Benicio del Toro) categories. The Society, w...

03/01/2026

Big Tech’s fast-expanding plans for data centers to power AI are running into stiff community opposition: Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don’t want to live next to them, or even near them. Communities across the United States are reading about — and learning from — each other’s

Tech companies and developers looking to plunge billions of dollars into ever-bigger data centers to power artificial intelligence and cloud computing are increasingly losing fights in communities where people don’t want to live next to them, or even near them. Communities across the United States...

03/01/2026

Cinematographer Ashley Connor on 70s Inspired Look of HBO’s “The Chair Company”: HBO’s new comedy The Chair Company, which follows Ron investigating a conspiracy after an embarrassing incident at work, has been receiving glowing critical reviews for its entire run. Ashley Connor, the cinematographer behind the show, shared with us how she moved away from a classic glossy look associated with the genre and pushed the 70s

HBO’s new comedy The Chair Company, which follows Ron investigating a conspiracy after an embarrassing incident at work, has been receiving glowing critical reviews for its entire run. Ashley Connor, the cinematographer behind the show, shared with us how she moved away from a classic glossy look ...

03/01/2026

Evelyn Rack on Editing Germany’s Oscar® Contender Sound of Falling: In Sound of Falling, a remote German farm harbors generations of secrets. The film follows four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, as it uncovers the truth behind its weathered walls. The feature has been Germany’s entry for an Oscar® for Best International Feature and has been just shortlisted after previously winning a

In Sound of Falling, a remote German farm harbors generations of secrets. The film follows four women, separated by decades but united by trauma, as it uncovers the truth behind its weathered walls. The feature has been Germany’s entry for an Oscar® for Best International Feature and has been jus...

03/01/2026

French government defends granting citizenship to George and Amal Clooney: Actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney were granted French citizenship because “they contribute, through their distinguished actions, to France’s international influence and cultural outreach,” the French government said Wednesday, defending their naturalization that was questioned by a junior French minister. The naturalizations of the Kentucky-born star of the “Ocean’s” series of heist movies,

Actor George Clooney and his wife Amal Clooney were granted French citizenship because “they contribute, through their distinguished actions, to France’s international influence and cultural outreach,” the French government said Wednesday, defending their naturalization that was questioned by ...

02/01/2026

SHOOT Publicity Wire Shares The Most Viewed Entertainment Industry News Releases In 2025: The most engaging publicity news releases on the SHOOT Publicity Wire (SPW) in 2025 included: the premiere of several films on the festival circuit–at SXSW in particular; the casting of Mel England for writer-director Jeff London’s Snow Falling on Pumpkins; composer Michael Novack’s launch of Spacecat Music & Sound; and the teaming of Ariel Winter

The most engaging publicity news releases on the SHOOT Publicity Wire (SPW) in 2025 included: the premiere of several films on the festival circuit–at SXSW in particular; the casting of Mel England for writer-director Jeff London’s Snow Falling on Pumpkins; composer Michael Novack’s launch of ...

02/01/2026

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02/01/2026

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