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Jim Jarmusch has described his new movie Father Mother Sister Brother as “a kind of anti-action film” in the run-up to its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.The drama, written and directed by 71-year-old Jim, has already sold to multiple international territories, with Mubi acquiring all rights in North America, Latin America, the UK, Ireland, Benelux, Turkey and India. It features a large ensemble cast including Tom Waits, 74, Adam Driver, 40, Mayim Bialik, 48, Charlotte Rampling, 78, Cate Blanchett, 55, Vicky Krieps, 40, Sarah Greene, 39, Indya Moore, 29, Luka Sabbat, 27, and Françoise Lebrun, 80 – and will screen for the first time at Venice in late August.Set across three stories in three different countries, the film focuses on relationships between adult children and their emotionally distant parents or siblings. “Father” takes place in the northeastern United States, “Mother” is set in Dublin, Ireland, and “Sister Brother” unfolds in Paris, France. Each chapter is situated in the present day.

Cinco producciones extranjeras se unen a las películas españolas previamente anunciadas en la Sección Oficial. © Ssiff

El Festival Internacional de Cine de San Sebastián ha anunciado la incorporación de cinco largometrajes internacionales a la Sección Oficial de su 73ª edición, que se celebrará del 19 al 27 de septiembre.

De esta forma, a las cuatro producciones españolas anteriormente confirmadas –recordemos: Los tigres, de Alberto Rodríguez; Maspalomas, de la dupla Jose Mari Goenaga y Aitor Arregi; Historias del buen valle, de José Luis Guerin; y Los domingos, de Alauda Ruiz de Azúa– se suman ahora títulos procedentes de Francia (por partida doble), Japón, Polonia y Argentina, con cineastas tanto consolidados como emergentes.

Te Puede Interesar Ya está aquí el tráiler de ‘Maspalomas’, la nueva película de Jose Mari Goenaga y Aitor Arregi tras ‘Marco’.

Entre los nombres más resonantes destaca el del francés Arnaud Desplechin, uno de los habituales del circuito cannoise, que...

Jim Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” has sold to multiple territories ahead of its world premiere in competition at the Venice Film Festival.

The film stars Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat and Françoise Lebrun.

Distribution rights have been picked up in Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Avalon Distribucion Audiovisual), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Greece (Cinobo), Poland (Gutek Film), Hungary (Cirko Films), Romania (Bad Unicorn), Former Yugoslavia (McF MegaCom Film), Czech Republic and Slovakia (Aerofilms), Middle East and North Africa (Front Row Filmed Ent.), South Korea (Andamiro Films), and Hong Kong (Edko Films).

Mubi has acquired all rights in North America, Latin America, U.K., Ireland, Benelux, Turkey and India. Cinéart will release the film in Benelux in collaboration with Mubi.

The film is composed of three stories, all concerning the relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parent or parents,...

Jason Momoa is nothing if not committed to his movie roles, and he has been proving that again after undergoing a shocking transformation for his return to the Dune franchise in Dune: Part Three. Yes, after six years of rocking a manly chin-mane, Momoa has done the unthinkable and had a shave – and he absolutely hates it.

While it is not uncommon for actors to undergo some changes for certain movie roles, Momoa’s comment about it being six years since he last made a clean-shaven appearance anywhere is because that was the first time he played Duncan Idaho in Denis Villeneuve’s Dune: Part One.

Sharing a video of the moment he lost his signature fuzz, Momoa said, “Only for you, Denis,” referencing Villeneuve directly. He followed this by adding, “Goddamnit! I hate it.” It would probably be fair to say that many people would agree with him, but not to worry,...

Exclusive: The Match Factory has unveiled a raft of deals for Jim Jarmusch’s upcoming feature Father Mother Sister Brother ahead of its world premiere in Competition at the Venice Film Festival.

Ahead of the film’s Venice debut, it has sold to Italy (Lucky Red), Spain (Avalon Distribucion Audiovisual), Portugal (Nos Lusomundo), Greece (Cinobo), Poland (Gutek Film), Hungary (Cirko Films), Romania (Bad Unicorn), Former Yugoslavia (McF MegaCom Film), Czech Republic & Slovakia (Aerofilms), Middle East & North Africa (Front Row Filmed Ent.), South Korea (Andamiro Films), and Hong Kong (Edko Films).

As previously announced Mubi has acquired all rights in North America, Latin America, UK, Ireland, Benelux*, Turkey and India. In a new detail, it has been revealed Cinéart will release the film in Benelux in collaboration with Mubi.

Written and directed by Jarmusch, Father Mother Sister Brother gathers a starry ensemble cast featuring Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling,...

New feature films from Alice Winocour, Arnaud Desplechin, Kentaro Hirase and Yutaro Seki, Agnieszka Holland and Milagros Mumenthaler will compete in the San Sebastian Film Festival official selection.

Winocour, who won the special jury prize at San Sebastián with Proxima in 2019, will return to the competition with her fifth film, Couture, a French American co-production starring Angelina Jolie and Louis Garrel set in the fashion world.

Frenchman Desplechin will participate for the first time in competition with Two Pianos, in which a virtuoso pianist returns to his hometown of Lyon to experience a story of impossible love. Among the cast members are François Civil, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling and Hippolyte Girardot.

The duo made up of Hirase and Seki, who co-directed 2022’s Roleless with Masahiko Sato, will premiere their second feature film, the Japanese production Sai. Actor Teruyuki Kagawa comes back to star in the dark tale in which a...

French and Polish auteurs will face off in Spain this September after the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival added five features to its main competition, led by new works from Arnaud Desplechin, Agnieszka Holland and Alice Winocour. The festival, which runs 19–27 September, confirmed the additions in a statement released 29 July.

Desplechin joins the contest for the first time with “Deux pianos,” a Lyon-set drama in which a virtuoso, played by François Civil, reunites with his mentor and confronts a past romance. The cast also features Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling and Hippolyte Girardot, continuing Desplechin’s habit of pairing seasoned performers with rising French talent.

Holland returns after previous bids for the Golden Shell with “Franz,” a mosaic-style look at Franz Kafka’s life that spans Prague, Berlin and Vienna. The Czech-German-Polish co-production stars Idan Weiss as Kafka and assembles an ensemble that includes Peter Kurth and Jenovéfa Boková. Festival...

Two Pianos by Arnaud Desplechin, Agnieszka Holland’s Franz and Alice Winocour’s Couture are among five international titles added to the competition lineup for this year’s San Sebastian International Film Festival.

Desplechin’s Two Pianos is about a virtuoso pianist who returns to his home in Lyon after a long absence and stars François Civil, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling and Hippolyte Girardot. Desplechin last attended San Sebastian in 2024 with Filmlovers!in the Zabaltegi-Tabakera section.

Franz is Agnieszka Holland’s take on the life and work of Franz Kafka, played by Idan Weiss. Holland has appeared multiple times at...

Los Tigres, stars Antonio de la Torre and Bárbara Lennie Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival

San Sebastian Film Festival has begun to announce the films that will join its Official Competition. Among the heavy hitters for the Basque event's 73rd edition are Arnaud Desplechin, Kentaro Hirase, Yutaro Seki, Agnieszka Holland, Milagros Mumenthaler and Alice Winocour.

French director Desplechin will be at the festival for the first time with Two Pianos, which sees a virtuoso pianist returns to Lyon, his hometown, after a long absence to experience a story of impossible love. The film features British star Charlotte Rampling alongside François Civil and Nadia Tereszkiewicz.

Arnaud Desplechin's Two Pianos Photo: Courtesy of San Sebastian Film Festival/Jorge Fuembuena Argetinian filmmaker Mumenthaler will also be making her debut in the main competition with her third film The Currents, which stars Isabel Aimé González Sola as a woman confronting a past...

Couture, the latest feature from French filmmaker Alice Winocour, which stars Angelina Jolie, will screen in Competition at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival.

Couture was added to the San Sebastian lineup this morning alongside four other titles. Among that group was Agnieszka Holland’s latest film, Franz, a co-production of the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland that narrates the life of the writer Franz Kafka from his birth to his death.

Couture is a French-American co-production. The film also stars Louis Garrel and is set in the fashion world. The film stars Jolie as an American filmmaker who arrives in Paris for Fashion Week on a life-and-death journey, facing challenges and self-discovery. The film will arrive in San Sebastian following a bow at TIFF.

Elsewhere, Argentine filmmaker Milagros Mumenthaler will debut in the San Sebastián competition with her third feature, The Currents, a Swiss-Argentine co-production starring Isabel Aimé González Sola...

New films by Arnaud Desplechin, Kentaro Hirase and Yutaro Seki, Agnieszka Holland, Milagros Mumenthaler, and Alice Winocour will compete for the coveted Golden Shell at the 73rd San Sebastián International Film Festival. The fest, taking place over Sept. 19-27 in the Basque city, is the biggest film event in the Spanish-speaking world.

French auteur Desplechin will take part for the first time in the festival’s Official Selection, playing in its main competition, with “Two Pianos,” in which a virtuoso pianist returns to his hometown of Lyon after a long absence to experience a story of impossible love. The film’s cast includes François Civil, Nadia Tereszkiewicz, Charlotte Rampling and Hippolyte Girardot.

Renowned Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland returns to San Sebastián competition with “Franz,” an ambitious biopic of iconic Czech writer Franz Kafka, while Alice Winocour brings the star power to the seaside city with the Angelina Jolie-led “Couture,...

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother has been set as the Centerpiece selection at this year’s New York Film Festival (NYFF), getting its North American premiere at the event on October 3.

Jarmusch and members of the film’s cast will be in attendance for the screening at Alice Tully Hall during the 63rd NYFF (September 26 – October 13), presented by Film at Lincoln Center.

The film – confirmed earlier this week for the competition at next month’s Venice Film Festival – is structured in three chapters, each taking place in a different country but each dealing relationships between adult children and aging or lost parents.

Following yesterday’s announcement of Luca Guadagnino’s After the Hunt as opener, Film at Lincoln Center has announced Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother as the Centerpiece selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival. Following its world premiere at Venice, the film––which stars Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore, and Luka Sabbat––will make its North American premiere at Alice Tully Hall on October 3.

Here’s the NYFF synopsis: “For years, Jim Jarmusch has written, directed, and produced delicate, character-driven films, including Stranger Than Paradise, Only Lovers Left Alive, Paterson, and Down by Law. Father Mother Sister Brother is a perceptive study in familial dynamics, a feature film carefully constructed in the form of a triptych. The three chapters all concern the relationships between adult children reconnecting or coming to terms with aging or lost parents, which take place in the present,...

Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother will take its North American bow as the Centerpiece Selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival, screening at Alice Tully Hall on October 3 with Jarmusch and members of the cast in attendance.

The Mubi film will have its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival, which kicks off in late August.

The study in familial dynamics is constructed in the form of a triptych with each chapter concerning the relationships between adult children reconnecting or coming to terms with aging or lost parents. Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Vicky Krieps, Cate Blanchett, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat star.

The stories are set in present day, each in a different country. Siblings Jeff and Emily (Driver and Bialik) check up on their hermetic father (Waits) in rural New Jersey; sisters Lilith and Timothea (Krieps and Blanchett) reunite with their guarded...

Jim Jarmusch Fall is upon us with the world premiere of his first film in six years, “Father Mother Sister Brother,” coming to fall festivals. His tragicomic triptych “Father Mother Sister Brother” first bows in competition at the Venice Film Festival — and, allegedly, after this year’s Cannes rejected it — before making its North American premiere as the Centerpiece screening of the 2025 New York Film Festival.

Jarmusch’s first feature since 2019’s “The Dead Don’t Die,” “Father Mother Sister Brother” will play the New York Film Festival on October 3. The ensemble cast features a mix of Jarmusch regulars and newcomers: Tom Waits, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Charlotte Rampling, Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Sarah Greene, Indya Moore, Luka Sabbat, and Françoise Lebrun all star.

“Father Mother Sister Brother” is comprised of three chapters, all set in the present day, about the relationships between adult children reconnecting with their aging or dead parents,...

The 2025 New York Film Festival has selected Jim Jarmusch’s Father Mother Sister Brother as its centerpiece film.

The Mubi release will make its North American premiere at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on Manhattan’s Upper West Side on Oct. 3.

The film follows three groups of adult children, each in a different country, as they reunite and address aging or lost parents. Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik play siblings who check up on their reclusive father, played by Tom Waits, in rural New Jersey. Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett play sisters who reunite with their closed-off novelist mother, played by Charlotte Rampling, in Dublin. And twins played by Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat confront a family tragedy in Paris.

Father Mother Sister Brother is just the latest Jarmusch title to screen as part of the New York Film Festival. Past selections from the writer-director include Stranger than Paradise,...

Indie auteur Jim Jarmusch is bringing his eighth movie to the 2025 New York Film Festival: “Father Mother Sister Brother” will play on Oct. 3, making its North American debut.

“I am so very proud of the long history of my work being presented at the NYFF,” Jarmusch said in a Thursday statement, “and am now super honored that my newest film ‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ has been selected for this year’s Centerpiece. The NYFF, the chosen church of my religion, has provided many of my greatest inspirations and revelations in its continuing celebration of the deep and diverse beauty of cinema.”

Structured in the form of a triptych, “Father Mother Sister Brother” explores relationships between adult children and their parents in different corners of the world. In one story, siblings (Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik) visit their reclusive father (Tom Waits) in New Jersey. In another, sisters (Vicky Krieps and...

The Film at Lincoln Center announced Thursday that Jim Jarmusch's Father Mother Sister Brother will be the Centerpiece selection of the 63rd New York Film Festival. The film will have its North American premiere on Oct. 3 at Alice Tully Hall, with Jarmusch and members of the cast in attendance.

The film centers on adult children reconnecting with their parents and the complex family dynamics that come with it. Adam Driver and Mayim Bialik star as siblings caring for their father (played by Tom Waits), while Vicky Krieps and Cate Blanchett portray sisters reuniting with their novelist mother (Charlotte Rampling) in Dublin. Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat play twins returning to Paris to confront a family tragedy.

"I am so very proud of the long history of my work being presented at the New York Film Festival," Jarmusch says in a statement, "and am now super honored that my newest film,...

Golshifteh Farahani will receive the Locarno Film Festival’s prestigious Excellence Award Davide Campari on Aug. 6, 2025.

Farahani will present her recent film, Julia Ducournau’s “Alpha,” which premiered this year in competition at Cannes. She will also take part in a public conversation with the festival audience.

Born in Tehran in 1983, Farahani’s got her breakthrough role in Dariush Mehrjui’s “The Pear Tree” back in 1998. Since then, she has appeared in Abbas Kiarostami’s “Shirin,” Asghar Farhadi’s “About Elly,” Jim Jarmusch’s “Paterson,” Ridley Scott’s spy thriller “Body of Lies” or even in the “Pirates of the Caribbean” franchise, starring in “Dead Men Tell No Tales.”

In 2017, she came to Locarno to present the Rajasthan-set “The Song of Scorpions” on the Piazza Grande.

“Sometimes you can separate yourself from the character, and sometimes you can’t. The character’s curse can capture you and you’re a...

Golshifteh Farahani will be feted at Locarno with the Excellence Award Davide Campari.

Farahani will be handed the award on August 6. She will also present her latest film, Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, at the festival.

Born in Tehran in 1983, Farahani’s breakthrough role was in Dariush Mehrjui’s The Pear Tree (1998), which won her the Best Actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival.

Since then, she has appeared in films like Abbas Kiarostami’s Shirin (2008), Asghar Farhadi’s About Elly (2009), Jim Jarmusch’s Paterson (2016), Ridley Scott’s spy thriller Body of Lies (2008), and Extraction (2020).

Previous honorees include Susan Sarandon, John Malkovich, Willem Dafoe, Michel Piccoli, Anjelica Huston, Carmen Maura, Isabelle Huppert, Gael García Bernal, Charlotte Rampling, Giancarlo Giannini, and Edward Norton. In 2024, Mélanie Laurent and Guillaume Canet were handed the gong.

“Golshifteh Farahani is a key figure in contemporary cinema,” Giona A. Nazzaro, Artistic Director of the Locarno Film Festival,...

Iranian actress Golshifteh Farahani will receive the Excellence Award Davide Campari at the 78th edition of the Locarno Film Festival.

She will be presented with the honor on the opening evening of the fest Wednesday, Aug. 6. Farahani will also present her most recent film, Julia Ducournau’s Alpha, which premiered in the competition at Cannes this year, and will take part in a public conversation with the festival audience.

“Renowned for her captivating performances and fearless artistic choices, Golshifteh Farahani has established herself as one of the most influential voices in contemporary cinema,” Locarno organizers said. “Born in Tehran in 1983, Golshifteh Farahani’s passion for acting emerged at an early age, leading to her breakthrough role in Dariush Mehrjui’s The Pear Tree (1998), which won her the best actress award at the Fajr International Film Festival. Since then, she has appeared in a remarkable array of films, both in Iran...

Jim Jarmusch is keeping it all in the family. The auteur reunites with a slew of his frequent collaborators for “Father Mother Sister Brother,” set to be released by Mubi. The film will first premiere at the 2025 Venice Film Festival in competition, Jarmusch’s first time in that section. The Cannes perennial premiered “Coffee and Cigarettes” out of competition in Venice in 2003.

“Father Mother Sister Brother” is designed as a triptych, with the trio of stories all concerning the relationships between adult children, “their somewhat distant parent (or parents),” per the film’s synopsis, and each other. Each of the three chapters takes place in the present, and each in a different country: “Father” is set in the Northeast U.S., “Mother” is in Dublin, Ireland, and “Sister Brother” is in Paris, France. Per any Jarmusch film, it’s a character study that blends melancholy and comedy.

Tom Waits, Adam Driver,...

Jason Momoa had a proud Dad moment at the premiere of his new Apple TV+ series, which has been compared to Game of Thrones, as he took the opportunity to rave about his son, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa, being cast in a key role in Dune: Part Three. Momoa's offspring will make his film debut in the third installment of Denis Villeneuve's epic space opera trilogy alongside his father, who is reprising his role as swordsmaster Duncan Idaho despite the character's heroic sacrifice in the first film adaptation of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi novel.

News broke in June that Nakoa-Wolf had joined the cast of Dune: Part Three, having signed on for a significant role alongside Ida Brooke. The two stars will be playing Leto II and Ghanima, the twin offspring of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya), heirs to the Atreides empire. The teenage son of Jason Momoa...

Oscar season starts here.

With its 2025 line-up, announced Tuesday, the Venice Film Festival has (again) taken the award season pole position, with a program packed with a frankly absurd number of must-see movies.

Among the hot awards titles heading to the Lido are Benny Safdie’s The Smashing Machine, from A24, featuring Dwayne Johnson as two‑time UFC heavyweight champion Mark Kerr and Emily Blunt as his wife Dawn; Luca Guadagnino’s #MeToo–inspired thriller After the Hunt, for Amazon MGM Studios, starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri, will premiere out of competition; and Guillermo del Toro’s dark reimagining of Frankenstein, featuring Jacob Elordi, Oscar Isaac and Mia Goth, a Netflix production.

This will mark the Venice festival debut for both Roberts and Johnson.

Netflix, which sat out Vence last year, is back in force for 2025. Alongside Frankenstein, the streamer has Noah Baumbach’s comedy‑drama Jay Kelly,...

Venice Film Festival artistic director Alberto Barbera has unveiled a rich mix of buzzy movies with big stars — as well as smaller titles with awards potential — that will be vying for the Golden Lion during the event’s upcoming 82nd edition.

Hotly anticipated new works from Kathryn Bigelow, Guillermo Del Toro, Noah Baumbach, Mona Fastvold, Luca Guadagnino, Yorgos Lanthimos, Olivier Assayas, Park Chan-wook, Benny Safdie and more are set for Lido launches, making for a cornucopia of cinematic offerings.

As anticipated by Variety, big-name films premiering at Venice include Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” from A24, featuring Dwayne Johnson as two-time UFC heavyweight champ Mark Kerr and Emily Blunt as his wife Dawn; Focus Features’ “Bugonia,” the latest collaboration between Yorgos Lanthimos and Emma Stone, who were last at the fest in 2023 with the Oscar-winning “Poor Things”; and Luca Guadagnino’s psychological drama “After the Hunt” starring Julia Roberts, Andrew Garfield and Ayo Edebiri.

The Toronto Film Festival has unveiled new star-driven Gala and Special Presentations titles, including Aziz Ansari’s Good Fortune, Maude Apatow’s Poetic License, Isabel Coixet’s Three Goodbyes, David Michod’s Christy, James Vanderbilt’s Nuremberg and Alice Winocour’s Couture.

Set for the buzzy red carpet at Roy Thomson Hall are world premieres for Bobby Farrelly’s road trip comedy Driver’s Ed, which stars Alyssa Milano, Kumail Nanjani and Molly Shannon; Russell Crowe’s Nazi thriller Nuremberg from director James Vanderbilt and Sony Pictures Classics, with the historical drama also starring Rami Malek, Michael Shannon and Leo Woodall; Succession actor Brian Cox bringing his directorial debut Glenrothan, where he stars alongside Alan Cumming and Shirley Henderson in a film about estranged brothers looking to save a family whisky distillery; and David Freyne’s romantic comedy Eternity for A24, which stars Da’Vine Joy Randolph, Miles Teller, Elizabeth Olsen and Callum Turner.

‘After the Hunt’ Luca Guadagnino’s follow up to ‘Queer’ and ‘Challengers’ dives into the life of a college professor dealing with “cancel culture”, her secretive past, and a serious accusation against her colleague. With a cast led by Julia Roberts (in just her third film of the decade), Andrew Garfield, Ayo Edebiri, and Michael Stuhlbarg, ‘After the Hunt’ is one of the most anticipated films expected to premiere at Venice. If this exceeds (or even meets) expectations, award season can’t come soon enough, especially when you have Roberts and Garfield at the front and center of the campaign. Things to do: Subscribe to The Hollywood Insider’s YouTube Channel, by clicking here. Limited Time Offer – Free Subscription to The Hollywood Insider Click here to read more on The Hollywood Insider’s vision, values and mission statement here – Media has the responsibility to better our world – The Hollywood Insider...

Cameras are now rolling on the third and final Dune movie, which will not be known as "Dune: Messiah" as we had assumed based on previous comments from the filmmaker.

Villeneuve confirmed that Dune: Part Three is now filming with a production still spotlighting the sands of Arrakis.

“First, it’s important that people understand that for me, it was really a diptych,” Villeneuve said of the first two movies in a recent interview. “It was really a pair of movies that will be the adaptation of the first book. That’s done and that’s finished. If I do a third one, which is in the writing process, it’s not like a trilogy. It’s strange to say that, but if I go back there, it’s to do something that feels different and has its own identity.”

Villeneuve has stated that he has no intention of helming...

Jim Jarmusch just wants to make films for the sake of cinema. Jarmusch’s latest collaborator, actress Vicky Krieps, couldn’t help but applaud the indie filmmaker’s nonconformist vision during the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Krieps will next star in Jarmusch’s ensemble “Father, Mother, Sister, Brother” alongside Cate Blanchett, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, and Charlotte Rampling.

“What I really, really love about [Jarmusch] is that he is still just making a movie. He’s not trying to make the next Jim Jarmusch. He’s not trying to go to Cannes,” Krieps said, as reported by THR. “He’s really trying to figure out how to make the movie on set, like a student would make a movie. And that is very, very beautiful.”

Jarmusch certainly has had his fair share of experiences at Cannes, winning the Camera d’Or for his first feature “Stranger Than Paradise...

Academy Award nominee and one of Hollywood’s most sought-after leading men, Timothée Chalamet, has seemingly debuted a bold new look for his return as sci-fi icon Paul Atreides in director Denis Villeneuve’s upcoming sequel, Dune: Messiah. Chalamet is now one of the most recognizable A-listers in Hollywood, with the actor consistently making daring choices as he continues in his “pursuit of greatness.”

Clearly, the pursuit continues, as the actor has now been spotted ditching his long, luscious locks as he transforms into the buzz cut sporting fascistic warlord of his own nightmares in Dune: Messiah. Seen wearing a cap and bandana to hide his new hairdo (via tchalamet_updates), this much harsher look suggests that Paul will have undergone some major changes when the third Dune movie lands in theaters in 2026.

Released in 1969, the second novel, “Dune Messiah,” leans even more into hard science fiction. It is currently...

Happy 50th anniversary Jaws. You are undoubtedly one of not only the greatest summer blockbusters of all time but a landmark horror film that lives on in both its quotable lines and music that nearly everyone will know when heard but also its legacy. While we have covered the series nearly to death in almost every fashion possible, I don’t think we have looked at what it did for the movie world as much as we could. While there are knockoffs that try to directly capitalize on the very name that built the foundation, looking at you Cruel Jaws/Jaws 5, there are so many wonderful copycats that were produced that live on in their own special ways. My plan is to cover a few of them over the next couple months and while there are many to discuss either on the merits of so bad they are good or genuine uniqueness,...

When Jaws became the biggest movie in the world, there was no doubt that directors and producers would take the wrong lessons. Single-handedly reviving the creature feature in popular culture, Jaws led to a series of particularly violent movies about other animals on a rampage. Below, we’ve highlighted seven of the best Jaws knock-offs and why they’re fun in their own right.

Jaws Knock-Offs to Watch 7. Mako: The Jaws of Death (1976)

Directed by William Grefe

Deciding that sharks were enough to get audiences into the theater, Mako: The Jaws of Death is one of the more blatant Jaws knock-offs in the era. However, it’s a far stranger movie than you might expect. A man not only realizes he has a telephatic connection to sharks, but he grows emotional bonds to them. When others threaten his shark friends, the man uses the sharks to eliminate the threats. Mako...

AMC Networks’ Shudder has announced the titles that will be available on the streaming service next month. The Shudder July 2025 slate includes horror, thriller, and supernatural titles.

The July schedule includes the films Monster Island and Push, the series Hell Motel and The Last Drive-In with Joe Bob Briggs, and more.

Shudder’s expanding library of films, TV series, and original content is available on most streaming devices in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Australia, and New Zealand.

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Monster Island (Shudder Film Premiere) – New Film Premieres Friday, June 25

Based on Malay Folklore and drawing inspiration from Creature From the Black Lagoon, this creature feature is set in World War II. A Japanese ship transporting prisoners of war to occupied territories for slave labor.

After being torpedoed by allied submarines, a Japanese soldier and a British Pow are stranded on a deserted island...

Following the recent news that The Batman star Robert Pattinson is set to play the villainous Skytale in Denis Villeneuve's adaptation of Dune: Messiah, we have a very interesting casting scoop from Nexus Point News.

According to the site, Nakoa-Wolf Momoa and Ida Brooke are set to play the twin children of Paul Atreides (Timothée Chalamet) and Chani (Zendaya), Leto II and Ghanima.

Possible spoilers follow.

These characters are only introduced towards the end of Frank Herbert's second novel, when Chani dies while giving birth. They go on to play much larger roles in subsequent books, with Leto II eventually transforming into the human/sandworm hybrid (it's complicated) God Emperor of Arrakis.

How much of this will be covered in the Messiah adaptation remains to be seen, but given the ages of the actors playing the twins, it seems clear that Villeneuve plans to incorporate at least some elements of Children of Dune.

We were disappointed when the Cannes lineup came out and Jim Jarmusch’s next film was not on it. But it seems like we just had to wait a little longer.

Efe Cakarel, the CEO of Mubi, which is distributing Jarmusch’s next movie, told a crowd at SXSW London that Jarmusch’s “Father Mother Sister Brother” will premiere at the Venice Film Festival in the main competition.

“That’s already confirmed,” he said during a keynote speech at the festival on Friday (via Variety). He also added one other movie joining the lineup that Mubi will be releasing, Paolo Sorrentino’s next movie “La Grazia” starring Toni Servillo.

Venice won’t announce its lineup for some time, but it’s an exciting get for the festival and could be the first of several high profile contenders on the Biennale. Benny Safdie’s “The Smashing Machine” from A24 has been rumored,...

Arthouse streamer and distributor Mubi is planning to work on not more than 12 movies annually but is already up to 15 movies this year after a hot streak picking up a slew of Cannes Film Festival buzz titles – and the Venice Film Festival has not even started yet, CEO and founder Efe Cakarel told SXSW London on Friday in an energetic appearance that had the crowd engaged late in a busy week.

Cakarel shared his love of the cinema-going experience early in his appearance, saying, “I really focus on theatrical,” and “I am very committed to these films getting as wide a release in cinemas as possible.”

Last year, Mubi released The Substance globally, he highlighted. “It turns out distribution is not rocket science,” Cakarel concluded, adding that the firm is launching theatrical in Italy next.

Mubi was on a streak at Cannes, picking up rights in select markets to competition...

“We have the new Jim Jarmusch film. We are a co-producer on that, and it’s already confirmed to be in competition at Venice,” Mubi CEO Efe Cakarel said this afternoon during a Q&a session at SXSW London.

The new film from Jarmusch is titled Father Mother Sister Brother and stars Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore, and Luka Sabbat. We’d heard from many sources that the film was heading for the Lido, but this is the first time it has been confirmed publicly.

The official synopsis for Father Mother Sister Brother reads: Estranged siblings reunite after years apart, forced to confront unresolved tensions and reevaluate their strained relationships with their emotionally distant parents.

Elsewhere during this afternoon’s session, Cakarel told the SXSW crowd that Mubi has bought La grazia, the new film by Paolo Sorrentino, which he said...

Jim Jarmusch’s long-awaited feature “Father Mother Sister Brother” is set to debut in the main competition of the 82nd Venice International Film Festival, running 27 August–6 September 2025 on the Lido.

The anthology follows three interconnected family stories across the United States, Ireland and France, and marks Jarmusch’s first narrative feature since The Dead Don’t Die in 2019. Its ensemble includes Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Adam Driver, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Mayim Bialik, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat. Principal photography wrapped quietly in Ireland and France last June.

The road to Venice has been unusually circuitous. Early trade chatter tipped the film for Cannes, yet it was absent from Thierry Frémaux’s April line-up announcement, prompting speculation about a late switch to the autumn circuit. World of Reel later reported that the project “skipped Cannes” and became a leading contender for Venice after the festival’s selection committee passed on it.

The official Venice Film Festival lineup may be some weeks from being announced, but one film looks set to be included.

Jim Jarmusch’s next feature “Father Mother Sister Brother” will screen in competition on the Lido, according to Efe Cakarel, the CEO of the film’s co-producer Mubi.

“That’s already confirmed,” he told a crowd at SXSW London, where he was giving a keynote speech on Friday.

“Father Mother Sister Brother” — which shot last year — stars Cate Blanchett, Vicky Krieps, Adam Driver, Mayim Bialik, Tom Waits, Charlotte Rampling, Indya Moore and Luka Sabbat.

The film is a triptych, following three separate stories set in different countries and revolving around relationships between adult children, their somewhat distant parents and each other. The first part, “Father,” is set in the east coast in Northeastern U.S., “Mother” is in Dublin, Ireland, and “Sister Brother” is in Paris, France.

While Jarmusch...

Javier Bardem emerged in Spain in the 1990s as a different kind of movie star. Scion of a notable acting family, his privilege and experience manifested in supremely confident leading roles in crossover hit “Jamon, Jamon” (1992) and Almodóvar’s “Live Flesh” (1997).

With his appealing features and compelling screen presence, there was little doubt Hollywood came calling, and indeed, in the new millennium, he has joined Antonio Banderas and his equally talented wife, Penélope Cruz, as the industry’s most prominent Latin imports. He was daring in “Before Night Falls” (2000), for which he received his first Oscar nomination and appeared in films by Michael Mann and Miloš Forman. He would eventually rise to superstardom as the embodiment of calculating evil in “No Country for Old Men” (2007); he won the Oscar this time for one of the most chilling depictions of villainy in recent memory.

Ever since, Bardem has acted with the...

In its first season, Dune: Prophecy explored the Imperium and the foundations of the Sisterhood that would become the powerful Bene Gesserit 10,000 years before the birth of Paul Atreides.

At the cornerstone of that foundation stands Valya Harkonnen. As played by Emily Watson on the HBO series, the Mother Superior is a powerful and uncompromising leader, doing everything she can to secure the future of her Sisterhood.

By the end of the series' first season, Vayla found herself on a new planet, but one very familiar to Dune fans. Gold Derby had the opportunity to speak with Watson about playing Valya and what lies ahead for her as she ventures to Arrakis in search of the enemy who could destroy everything she holds dear.

Gold Derby: What was your familiarity level with the world of Dune coming into this project?

Emily Watson: Minimal. I had seen the first Denis Villeneuve movie,...

The Assassin's Creed franchise is getting a redo in live-action, and Netflix has moved quickly to assemble a team of veteran television writers for their upcoming streaming series adaptation. The best-selling action adventure franchise famously got a feature film released in theaters in 2016 starring Michael Fassbender, but it proved to be another misstep in the video game movie genre. The streamer looks to rewrite history with their new live-action series, which will be spearheaded by a Westworld alum.

Nexus Point News (via the Writer's Guild of America) reports that Roberto Patino, an executive producer for Westworld and the showrunner for HBO's Dmz, will act as executive producer and co-showrunner for Netflix's Assassin's Creed alongside David Wiener (Halo). Joining them is an impressive list of producers and writers, as seen below. As of this writing, it is unclear what stage of development the project is in. However, the upcoming series is...

The 2nd Season of Dexter: Original Sin is in the works and already shaping up to be an emotional deep-dive into young Dexter Morgan’s transition into a vigilante serial killer. But one obtrusive narrative twist is not sitting right with me. The complete crossing out of Dr. Evelyn Vogel, a neuropsychiatrist who played a significant role in the original Dexter series, was not just unexpected, but absolutely unnecessary.

In Dexter Season 8, we were introduced to Vogel, who was revealed to be a secret architect of the infamous “code”, a system that controlled Dexter’s moral conduct, steering his homicidal urges towards a path of vigilante service. Her ties to Dexter’s early years were classified as critical elements of the show. So why would Original Sin leave such a pivotal character out?

The puzzling erasure of Dr. Vogel from Dexter’s origin story

Dr. Evelyn Vogel (Charlotte Rampling...

Back in 2005, Randy Orton was a 24-year-old hotshot in the WWE and prepared to wrestle The Undertaker at WrestleMania 21. Orton was “The Legend Killer” and was given the opportunity to challenge The Undertaker’s legendary undefeated streak, which was a huge deal for any wrestler. So what did Orton regret most about that time?

He blew off all of the match rehearsals and let down a legend and learned a lesson about growing up. Years later, on WWE Untold and Broken Skull Sessions, Orton explained how being an arrogant kid almost cost him and contributed to why professionalism matters in WWE’s challenging world.

Randy Orton’s rookie mistake with The Undertaker

Can you imagine it’s April 2, 2005? The day before WrestleMania 21, a run-through just for Randy Orton‘s huge match. All the heavyweights are there, like The Undertaker, Orton’s dad Bob Orton, producers John Laurinaitis and Ricky Steamboat,...

Mubi, the global streamer, producer and distributor behind “The Substance,” has struck a major three-year co-production, financing and distribution agreement with Our Films, the new Rome-based company founded by prominent European producers Mario Gianani and Lorenzo Mieli.

Our Films, which is part of Mediawan, was launched last year by Gianani and Mieli, and has already become a creative hub for world-class filmmakers from Europe, the U.S. and overseas. Mubi and Our Films share the same passion for artistically ambitious movies that resonate internationally. The agreement also underscores Mediawan’s drive to further strengthen their status as a leading prestige European film studio.

The first film to emerge from this strategic alliance will be the next feature from Paweł Pawlikowski, the Oscar-winning director of “Ida” and “Cold War.”

Mieli previously successfully collaborated with Mubi on three high-profile films: Sofia Coppola’s “Priscilla,” starring Cailee Spaeny; Pablo Larraín’s “Maria,” starring...

The clock is ticking—it’s the eleventh hour. The Délégué général Thierry Frémaux is deep in the final throes of curating this year’s Competition lineup and he is currently weighing in on the last few masterstrokes for the Class of ’25. Rushed in at the wire, a handful of freshly picture-locked films are being evaluated and with only two or three slots left for the Palme d’Or comp, there are are maybe a dozen of antsy filmmakers hoping they get the invite. We might hear of the new titles tomorrow or perhaps early next week and we can only assume that Jim Jarmusch and Arnaud Desplechin might still options on the bingo card but were of the opinion that they were kept on ice incase something more noteworthy trickled in.…...

Florence Pugh has confirmed that she is returning as Princess Irulan Corrino for Dune: Part Three, aka Dune Messiah, which is set to begin filming this summer. Her character becomes a central figure in the second book of Frank Herbert's seminal sci-fi series, suggesting a more prominent part and extended screen time for her in the forthcoming third movie from director Denis Villeneuve. "I hope we see more of her," Pugh told Harper's Bazaar, keeping coy about the possibility of her expanded role, adding, "I want more cool outfits!"

Princess Irulan is the eldest daughter of the duplicitous 81st Padishah Emperor Shaddam IV, portrayed by Christopher Walken in Dune: Part Two, and Anirul, a Bene Gesserit of Hidden Rank, though this is only briefly visited on screen. Pugh's character evolves from a passive observer to an active participant in the unfolding drama when she agrees to marry Paul Atreides...

Cate Blanchett has said she is seriously considering stepping away from acting, citing other personal interests and a long-standing discomfort with public attention. In a recent interview with Radio Times, the two-time Academy Award winner stated that her family often dismisses her comments about retiring, but she remains firm in her intent.

“My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting,” Blanchett said. “There are a lot of things I want to do with my life.”

Blanchett is currently featured in BBC Radio 4’s upcoming drama The Fever. The interview also touched on her ongoing discomfort with public appearances and celebrity culture. Speaking about the experience of being quoted out of context, she said, “When you go on a talk show, or even here now, and then you see soundbites of things you’ve said, pulled out and italicized,...

Cate Blanchett is surprising fans by revealing in an upcoming issue of Radio Times (via The Standard) that she is not going to be an actor forever. That’s not to say retirement is imminent for the two-time Oscar winner (“The Aviator” and “Blue Jasmine”), but there will come a time when Blanchett leaves the profession behind.

“My family roll their eyes every time I say it, but I mean it. I am serious about giving up acting,” Blanchett said. “[There are] a lot of things I want to do with my life.”

Blanchett most recently starred opposite Michael Fassbender in Steven Soderbergh’s acclaimed spy drama “Black Bag,” which has earned $21 million at the domestic box office. She told the publication that she’s “spent a lifetime getting comfortable with the feeling of being uncomfortable” in the public eye as a famous actor.

“When you go on a talk show, or even here now,...

Which Dune Star Left Rebecca Ferguson Intimidated? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Timothée Chalamet didn’t rattle Rebecca Ferguson. Zendaya didn’t shake her up either. Giant sandworms? Please. But one Dune co-star had her spiraling with nerves right before filming even started. And no, it wasn’t because of a scene partner her age. It was the legendary Charlotte Rampling.

Ferguson played Lady Jessica in Dune (2021), and her first scene on day one of filming was the iconic Gom Jabbar moment. No pressure, right? Well, it just so happened that the woman across from her was Rampling, playing the powerful and commanding Reverend Mother Gaius Helen Mohiam. That combo of scene + star? Cue the anxiety.

“I was very nervous,” Rebecca Ferguson told The Cut. “I was having heart palpitations knowing she was going to walk in.” To be fair, Ferguson wasn’t alone in her fear. Director Denis Villeneuve and even Chalamet were just as intimidated.