59th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Exciting Full Line-up of Features and Shorts | Festivals & Awards

Below is the press release in full. For more information, including tickets and showtimes, click here.  Chicago, Illinois (September 18, 2023) – The Chicago International Film Festival today announced the full lineup of films and programs included in this year’s 59th edition of North America’s longest-running competitive film festival, running October 11 – 22, 2023. This year’s Festival … Read more

Norwegian Monster Movie Sequel Ordered by Netflix

The brilliantly named Roar Uthaug is following up his 2022 Netflix film Troll with a sequel, with Netflix ordering the follow-up for the streaming service. Variety confirmed in an exclusive. The original movie, released last year, followed the aftermath of an explosion in the Norwegian mountains that subsequently unleashed a monstrous ancient troll. It’s left … Read more

Fathom Events is bringing the original dystopian action film back to theaters

Fathom Events and Lionsgate are bringing The Hunger Games back to the silver screen for a special two-night engagement. Load your quiver, bake a loaf of burnt raisin-and-nut bread, and prepare to return to District 12 for a memorable Hunger Games theatrical event! Fathom Events and Lionsgate proudly present a two-night engagement for The Hunger Games on … Read more

‘Percy Jackson’ TV Series Debuts First Look Trailer

Like a god of Greek myth, Percy Jackson just refuses to fade into obscurity. He’s appeared in multiple series of books by author Rick Riordan, and to date, he’s starred in two theatrical features: Percy Jackson & the Olympians: The Lightning Thief and Percy Jackson: Sea of Monsters. While the film series stopped there, the character will now get … Read more

Young Love Makes for a Powerful Family Portrait | TV/Streaming

Picking up right where “Hair Love” left off, “Young Love” follows the Young/Love family: music producer Stephen Love (Scott Mescudi), hair stylist/vlogger Angela Young (Issa Rae), and their precocious six-year-old daughter Zuri (Brooke Conaway), navigating life in Chicago two months following Angela’s cancer recovery. Waiting for his big break, level-headed Stephen is advised by his … Read more

Mark Wahlberg Hints at Retirement, Ready to Stop Acting ‘At the Pace I Am Now’

Mark Wahlberg may be nearing the end of his acting career. In a recent interview with The Hollywood Reporter, the Boogie Nights star hinted that his retirement from acting may be coming sooner rather than later. “Well, I’m certainly working harder now than ever,” Wahlberg said. “Certain businesses, you kind of build them, pass them … Read more

The Creator reactions are very positive

Director Gareth Edwards’ new sci-fi film The Creator was recently screened, and the first reactions are very positive! The post-apocalyptic sci-fi action film The Creator, the latest from Monsters, Godzilla, and Rogue One: A Star Wars Story director Gareth Edwards, is set to reach theatres on September 29th, but an early screening was held recently – and … Read more

Everyone Dreams About Nicolas Cage in ‘Dream Scenario’ Trailer

Imagine a world where everyone begins having nightly dreams about the same person: Nicolas Cage. It’s kind of a relatable scenario, to be honest — and it’s the actual premise of the actual movie Dream Scenario, coming to theaters later this fall. Cage isn’t playing “Nicolas Cage,” of course. (He did that already, in The Unbearable Weight … Read more