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

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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

Netflix Announces New Animated Roald Dahl Movie, ‘The Twits’

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Since 2018, Netflix has had a deal to adapt the works of children’s author Roald Dahl. (The acquired the Roald Dahl Story Company in 2021.) We’re just starting to see their adaptations of Dahl’s work — like the series of Wes Anderson shorts based on Dahl stories, starting with “The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar” … Read more

‘Haunted Mansion’ Announces Disney+ Premiere Date

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Just in time for the Halloween season, Disney’s new version of Haunted Mansion is coming to Disney+. The movie is based on the classic thrill ride at Disneyland, of course. It’s not the first time the ride has been adapted into film, since there was an Eddie Murphy-fronted effort back in 2003. In 2010, Guillermo Del … Read more

Disney Announces Box Set of 100 Animated Films

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All year, Disney has been celebrating 100 years of, well, itself. While it’s mostly been visible on the “Disney 100” logos that has appeared on the front of all of the company’s recent theatrical releases, the company has now announced a massive — and I mean massive — Blu-ray box set that commemorates the company’s centennial by bundling … Read more

Pixar’s ‘Elemental’ Announces Streaming Premiere Date

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When Pixar’s latest feature, Elemental, opened in theaters, it only got so-so reviews from critics and had one of the worst opening weekends at the box office in the studio’s history. (It made roughly the same amount of money the very first Toy Story made in its opening weekend — nearly 30 years ago.) But then a funny … Read more

A24 Announces ‘Talk to Me’ Sequel

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The hot summer box office has been fueled by big movies like Barbie and Oppenheimer, and helped by smaller indie hits, like the Talk to Me, which has already grossed over $24 million in theaters against a reported budget of just $4.5 million. The movie has also proven to be a major critical hit, with a 95 percent on … Read more

‘The Little Mermaid’ Remake Announces Streaming Premiere

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After a solid run in theaters, Disney’s latest live-action remake — this one based on their beloved animated classic The Little Mermaid — is getting ready for its streaming debut on Disney+. The update of the 1989 cartoon stars Halle Bailey as Ariel, with Jonah Hauer-King as Eric, Javier Bardem as King Triton, and Melissa McCarthy … Read more

‘Asteroid City’ Announces Streaming Premiere

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Did you miss Wes Anderson’s latest movie when it was playing in theaters? Are you in the mood to watch something with extremely symmetrical compositions and actors looking directly into the lens of the camera? Good news on both fronts: Asteroid City is coming to streaming in a matter of days. The film, Anderson’s 11th effort as … Read more