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New York International Children’s Film Festival 2026: Whoever Steals This Book

©Courtesy of NYICFF Mifuyu Mikura’s attitude towards her family’s library of rare books is much like that of the protagonist of Drops of God with respect to her late father’s valuable wine cellar. Mikura has no bibliophilic interests, but the collection is a complicated part of her family’s history and legacy, so she must try…

The Hunt for Gollum is Reported to Be the Start of a New ‘Lord of the Rings’ Trilogy

©Courtesy of Warner Brothers “The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum“, which will see the return of most of the original cast for this new installment, will be in production starting in May, according to Andy Serkis. Ian McKellen hinted last year that it could be split into two movies, but producers quickly…

NYICFF ’26: My Grandfather is a Nihonjin

The birthplace of the bossa nova is also home to the largest diasporic Japanese community outside of Japan, starting when the first immigrants arrived on June 18, 1908, a date now commemorated in Brazil as “Japanese Immigration Day.” Young Noboru’s grandfather Hideo arrived during a wave of increased immigration in the 1920s, but he rarely…

Lee Isaac Chung Exits Warner Bros’ ‘Ocean’s Eleven’ Prequel

Two-time Oscar nominated filmmaker Lee Isaac Chung has departed the upcoming Ocean’s Eleven prequel, Deadline is reporting. The action comedy remains in active development at Warner Bros. Pictures and LuckyChap Entertainment. Chung had been working on the project as the director alongside its star and producer Margot Robbie. But the parties have now gone their…

BEEF: Season 2 | Official Teaser | Netflix

©Photo by COURTESY OF NETFLIX – © 2026 Netflix, Inc. The teaser trailer for “Beef” season two, which features Oscar Isaac and Carey Mulligan, was released by Netflix on Thursday. Ashley Miller (Cailee Spaeny) and Austin Davis (Charles Melton) are newly engaged, but they become entangled in the unraveling marriage of their general manager and his…

Sundance Review: Chasing Summer Reinvents the Homecoming Rom-Com with Vulnerability and Humor

©Courtesy of Sundance Film Festival The most idiosyncratic take on the homecoming rom-com blends sharp humor with art-house sensibilities. The new movie, Chasing Summer, does just that by sincerity challenging the protagonist’s instinct to deflect intimacy. Both vulnerable and visually captivating, the latest homecoming story refuses to settle for the expected. Celebrated Sundance Film Festival…

Amazon/MGM’s ‘Project Hail Mary’ Made Without Green-screening,, Says Director Miller

©Courtesy of Amazon/MGM Project Hail Mary, the new sci-fi epic due to be released on March 20, is already exciting attention for its technical prowess—not a single moment of green-screening during the entire 159-minute-long film. Developed for Amazon/MGM Studios, Project Hail Mary is based on the eponymous best-selling novel by Andy Weir, author of The…

Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice | Official Trailer | Hulu

©Courtesy of 20th Century Studio The trailer and poster for “Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice” are now available to download and share. The original R-rated action-comedy from 20th Century Studios will debut March 27, streaming exclusively on Hulu and Hulu on Disney+ for bundle subscribers in the U.S. and on Disney+ internationally. “Mike & Nick…

‘Hoppers’ Confronts With Jocularity The Ecological Crisis

The new Disney and Pixar animated comedy Hoppers is part of the 2026 New York International Children’s Film Festival (NYICFF). The film confronts, with amusing gimmicks, the most discussed issues of our time: climate change, technology and the way the younger and older generations address this crisis, as Mother Nature responds in multitudinous ways. Mabel…

Beau Willimon Reportedly to Write Script for ‘Warmer’s ‘Game of Thrones’ Film

©Courtesy of HBO  Warner Bros. is developing a film based on Game of Thrones. According to The Hollywood Reporter, Beau Willimon has been tapped to write the script. Wilimon first came to prominence as a playwright, writing Farragut North, which he adapted to the screen in 2011 for The Ides or March, starring George Clooney….

ONE PIECE: The 600 Million Milestone — What is the ONE PIECE?​​

©Courtesy of Netflix That answer has been determined since the very beginning of the series.​ At long last, the secret has been written down by creator Eiichiro Oda, and now rests far beyond anyone’s reach at the bottom of the ocean.​ Onwards to flagless waters.​ The piece of paper bearing the truth will be revealed…