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Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage is now well-renowned for being able to effortlessly leap from intense, powerful drama to B-movie delights. And now, thanks to free streaming, fans of the wild actor are in for the perfect double bill that encapsulates this unique talent.

Beginning on March 31, one of Nicolas Cage’s best movies, the crime drama Joe, will land on free streaming at the exact same time that one of Cage’s worst movies, the action thriller Primal, will also become available. This exciting Nic Cage one-two punch is all thanks to the free streaming platform Tubi, with fans being able to explore the actor’s range like never before.

Released back in 2013, Joe is directed and co-produced by David Gordon Green (Halloween) and written by Gary Hawkins. Based on Larry Brown's 1991 novel of the same name, the crime drama stars an uneasily quiet and subdued Nicolas Cage alongside Tye Sheridan...

The 2025 awards season may still be a few weeks from its final hurrah, but it’s already had an impact on the film industry as buyers and sellers prepare to congregate once more at the European Film Market in Berlin.

With a lineup of Oscar frontrunners that includes “The Brutalist,” “Anora,” “The Substance” and “Emilia Pérez” — coupled with some impressive box office figures that look only set to grow — this year’s race has highlighted the desire of cinemagoers for bold, director-driven, out-of-the-ordinary fare.

“When you look at ‘Emilia Pérez’ and ‘I’m Still Here’ and ‘The Substance,’ those films are unique, they told some of the best stories and bring a unique perspective on something,” said Scott Shooman, head of AMC Networks’ Film Group which encompasses IFC Films.

For Shooman, the EFM is exactly the place where international buyers respond to these types of packages — led by creatively minded directors.

One of the Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage’s best movies is now streaming for free, and if you haven’t already done so, you need to check out this gonzo horror action movie as soon as possible. And now you have no excuse, as it won’t cost you a dime. Released in 2018, Mandy is nothing less than a kaleidoscopic nightmare of revenge and violence as Cage’s veteran lumberjack enacts his vengeance on the cult that killed his beloved wife.

Directed by Panos Cosmatos, and from a script written by Cosmatos and Aaron Stewart-Ahn, Mandy stars Nicolas Cage alongside Andrea Riseborough, Linus Roache, Ned Dennehy, Olwen Fouéré, Richard Brake, and Bill Duke. Met with praise upon release, and even winning for Best Independent Film alongside Nic Cage’s nod for Best Actor at the 45th Saturn Awards, Mandy is a movie like no other, and is streaming now on Pluto TV,...

Greek officials sought to reassure local and foreign producers this week at the Thessaloniki Film Festival that the country’s 40% cash rebate is still on track, after the announcement last month that the Mediterranean nation was delaying plans to reopen its popular incentive scheme.

That decision came after Greece pressed pause on its cash-back program in May to clear more than €100 million ($107 million) in outstanding debts. Greek officials now insist the program is set to resume in January, with Leonidas Christopoulos, CEO of state audiovisual body Creative Greece, insisting the further delay was necessary for the government to square its accounts.

“You cannot be credible — especially abroad — if you have a huge backlog and reopen the platform,” Christopoulos told Variety. “It wouldn’t be credible.”

Since launching in 2019, Greece’s rebate scheme has helped the Mediterranean nation land high-profile productions including Rian Johnson’s Netflix blockbuster “Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery...

The Greek government has further delayed reopening the country’s popular 40% tax rebate for international film and TV productions until January 2025 as it strives to clear a funding backlog and receive a fresh budget.

The rebate has been closed for new applications since May 1. It was expected to formally reopen on October 1, administered by the newly-created Hellenic Film and Audiovisual Centre - Creative Greece (Hfac-Creative Greece).

However, Screen understands international film and TV productions hoping to shoot in Greece this year have been assured by Leonidas Christopoulos, CEO of Hfac-Creative Greece, they will be still able to access the rebate.

Longlegs star Nicolas Cage voiced the Marvel Comics character Spider-Man Noir in the animated feature Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse, and now he’s set to play the character in live-action for an upcoming MGM+ and Prime Video series that appears to be going by the title Spider-Noir. During an interview with The New Yorker, Cage dropped some quotes about Spider-Noir, mentioning that the show is expected to consist of eight episodes… and it will involve monsters.

Spider-Noir first came up in the conversation when Cage was asked if he sees himself as part of a category of actors. He said, “The fantasy would be that I could try to aspire to be something more Golden Age. You know, something more like James Cagney or Humphrey Bogart. Or Hedy Lamarr or Bette Davis. I wanted to have that kind of aura, you know, like the more enigmatic, you don’t know too much.