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The poster for Portrait of a Lady on Fire not only depicts a bright burning flame, but also features, very subtly in the black negative space, two faces about to kiss.

Alicia Silverstone's portrayal of Cher Horowitz turned the character into an iconic figure, representing the well-meaning yet fashion-forward 'Queen Bee' of Beverly Hills high school culture.

The premise of Champions - a disgraced basketball coach (Woody Harrelson) is forced to do community service by coaching a basketball team full of players with developmental disabilities - would be skirting the edge of offensiveness in 1978, let alone in 2023, and that's not even accounting for the fact that it was directed by a Farrelly brother (and not the one who did Green Book). But, improbably, Champions is a good little sports movie, one that consistently has audiences laughing.

Salt, despite being a product of a past era's spy thriller trend, became a household favorite, exemplifying how mediocre films gained unexpected popularity in pre-streaming times.

The next installment in the Avatar franchise, titled Avatar: Fire and Ash, is set to release on December 19, 2025, after numerous delays since 2015.

The film is a "feminist fairy tale" that takes place in an alternative reality, focusing on a wager between Manfred and his friend Jerome.

Holmes is writing, directing, and starring in Happy Hours, a film series following two people navigating their relationship within the challenges of careers and family responsibilities.

Predator: Badlands follows Thia, a synthetic who finds an unlikely ally in a young outcast Predator named Dek, navigating a dangerous planet filled with lethal flora and fauna.

The film portrays Billie Jean Davy, a young woman who gains an underground following as she defies authority and inspires youth, particularly young women across America.

Charlie, portrayed by Daveed Diggs, faces his fear of heights in Magic Hour, contrasting with Diggs' accomplished career as an actor, rapper, and songwriter.

The new film TRON: Ares features a sophisticated program, Ares, sent from the digital world into the real world for a dangerous mission.

Eddington, set in early COVID days, portrays a small-town narrative revealing the deep fractures of American reality, exploring themes of trauma and societal unrest.

"In his seventies, Jackie Chan continues to appear on the big screen with regularity, though he won't be attempting physically demanding stunts like in his earlier films."

The new poster for Mortal Kombat 2 features Johnny Cage and pokes fun at Tom Cruise's Mission: Impossible, showcasing Cage's Hollywood action star persona.

In accepting the award Beiraghi thanked Iranian women for inspiring the film saying "the girls and women of Iran don't need anyone's pity. They deserve appreciation, respect, and a standing ovation."

At a time when Palestinian stories are being censored, suppressed, shadow-banned, ignored, erased, I'm so grateful to the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival for highlighting and championing this film.

The title is definitely a connection to the 40 acres and a mule promise to formerly enslaved people, paying tribute to Black settlers from the Underground Railroad.

The upcoming Amazon film "Artificial," which delves into OpenAI and Sam Altman's controversies, has drawn comparisons to "The Social Network" for its portrayal of tech founders in conflict.

Tobias Menzies, known for portraying complex characters like the Duke of Edinburgh and Jack Randall, favors humility and politeness, though he maintains an instinctive suspicion of the press.

Superproduction is the French term for a big-budget movie, involving plenty of action and big-bang special effects, reflecting significant financial resources for production.

Mitchell's work notably chronicles the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, focusing on the harrowing aftermath and consequences of these historical events.

John Cena currently reigns as WWE Champion while portraying the antihero Peacemaker. His career culminates with a farewell tour, showcasing multiple facets of his identity.

In the 1995 film, Bullock played Lucy and Pullman was Jack. At the time of the premiere, Bullock was 30 (almost 31) and Pullman was 41.

Jonathan Glazer stated, "All our choices were made to reflect and confront us in the present, not to say look what they did then, rather look at what we do now." His remarks connect historical events to current social issues, emphasizing the continuity of dehumanization processes and the implications of occupation.

Director Jon M. Chu reportedly stated that the second film aims to lean into the darker tone of the book, including elements of anti-fascism.

Jurassic World Rebirth reverts to the classic formula of earlier films while disregarding the last trilogy, focusing on a group stranded on a dangerous dinosaur island.

The first segment is informed by the journal entries of Congolese agronomist Paul Panda Farnana, who documented his frustrations with the colonial regime's extractive practices during the 1910s and 1920s.

The first official clip of Pedro Pascal as Mr. Fantastic in The Fantastic Four: First Steps has dropped, generating excitement among fans for the Marvel family's return.

The film begins with Bob Dylan's aged and raspy voice singing 'Things Have Changed,' a song about an inescapable self-awareness of one's fate and feelings of disillusionment.

"Sofia is in an incredibly febrile time. She knows she loves women, but this is the first woman she's fallen in love with. Everything's on fire. There's dreams, there's lust, there's sensuality. It's all coming together."

The exhibition brings together two large-scale film works, More Sweetly Play the Dance (2015) and Oh To Believe In Another World (2022), playing sequentially across a seven-screen installation.

Aaron Sorkin will write and direct a sequel titled "The Social Network Part II" for Sony, exploring Facebook's societal impact and its dark side.

"Pixels are the building blocks of digital images, tiny tiles forming a mosaic. Each pixel is defined by numbers representing color and position."

Louis Black's passion for film began at a young age, watching movies with friends and engaging with comic books, shaping his imagination and leadership skills.

Irène Drésel's score subtly shapes the atmosphere of the film, underscoring the relentless and exhausting daily routine of Julie, a single mother navigating work and childcare responsibilities.

Jonathan Bailey's journey in acting progressed from his early debut in A Christmas Carol at age seven to achieving fame as Anthony Bridgerton in Bridgerton, a project that transformed his career.