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The Killer (1989) Deluxe 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

It is a great time to be a John Woo fan. Several of his classic Hong Kong films have received ...
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Eyes Wide Shut Is the Pick of the Week

The legendary Stanley Kubrick (1928-1999) didn't direct that many films, but when he did, he really made them. There was ...
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Alamo Drafthouse Cinema Offers Exclusive Wicked: For Good Menu Items and Merchandise

Jon M. Chu's Wicked: For Good, the sequel to, or more accurately the continuation, of Wicked, completes the story of ...
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A Better Tomorrow Trilogy Is the Pick of the Week

A Better Tomorrow is one of the defining films of Hong Kong cinema. It put director John Woo on the ...
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Criterion Announces February 2026 Releases

Coming in February: Network, a prescient X-ray of the corrupted soul of a corporate-dominated America, directed by Sidney Lumet; The Man Who Wasn’t ...
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Burden of Dreams Is the Pick of the Week

Burden of Dreams (made by the late, great Les Blank) is one of the most grueling. making-of documentaries ever made. ...
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[Updated] 2026 GRAMMY Award Film-related Winners Announced

The 2026 GRAMMYs, officially known as the 68th GRAMMY Awards, will be held at Los Angeles' Crypto.com Arena on Sunday, ...
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Hard Boiled Is the Pick of the Week

As a teenager, I was a huge fan of action films. This was the late 1980s to early 1990s, so ...
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“The Cure: The Show of a Lost World” Remixed, Recut, 4K Remastered Full Show Released in Cinemas Worldwide December 11, 2025

On November 1, 2024, The Cure released their widely acclaimed album Songs of a Lost World. The night of the ...
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John Carpenter in Concert Streaming Live Worldwide on Halloween October 31, 2025

His films helped define modern horror. His music still haunts your dreams. This Halloween, legendary filmmaker and composer John Carpenter ...
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The Toxic Avenger (2025) Is Also the Pick of the Week

[Editor's note: Hey there, CS readers. Got a Halloween treat for you this week and it doesn't require putting on ...
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Ms .45 Is the Pick of the Week

New York in the 1980s and exploitation cinema went hand in hand, and one of the masters of it at ...
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Bleecker Street Announces Spinal Tap Concert Film – Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale

Bleecker Street has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Vertigo Live and Rob Reiner’s Spinal Tap at Stonehenge: The Final Finale. ...
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Turner Classic Movies Announces 17th Annual TCM Classic Film Festival Dates for April 30 – May 3, 2026 

Turner Classic Movies’ (TCM) signature fan-favorite event, the TCM Classic Film Festival, will return to Hollywood, CA on Thursday, April 30 through ...
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Justin Lin’s Last Days in Theaters October 24, 2025 + $25 Amazon Giveaway

Based on a true story, Justin Lin’s Last Days follows 26-year-old John Allen Chau’s journey to fulfill his life’s mission. He ...
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[Updated] Criterion Announces January 2026 Releases

Coming in January: The Dead, an elegiac take on a James Joyce short story, directed by John Huston; Captain Blood, a spectacular romantic swashbuckler ...
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Eyes Without a Face Is the Pick of the Week

Before David Cronenberg perfected it, "body horror" was already a radical type of horror cinema. The fascination with bodily consequences ...
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TCM Classic Cruise Returns in 2026 Sailing from San Diego, CA on October 13 Aboard the Disney Wonder

After a fully sold-out event in 2025, the TCM Classic Cruise will set sail from October 13-18, 2026, aboard the Disney Wonder. Next year’s ...
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The Stones Roll Back into IMAX with Re-release of Rolling Stones – At the Max

IMAX, Mercury Studios, and Pathé Live announced today that the iconic concert film Rolling Stones – At the Max will ...
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Peanuts: 75th Anniversary Ultimate TV Specials Collection Is the Pick of the Week

I suppose every generation has its favorite Peanuts special. They've been making a new one every few years since A ...
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[Updated] RUSH Announce 2026 Tour

Photo credit: Richard Sibbald Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Inductees, GRAMMY Award-nominated icons, and RUSH Co-Founders Geddy Lee [bass, ...
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Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair to Be Released in Theaters Nationwide for First Time Ever from Lionsgate December 5, 2025

Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair—Quentin Tarantino’s presentation of the revenge epic that was originally presented in two volumes—will be ...
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The Wes Anderson Archive Is Pick of the Week

Ever since his 1996 directorial debut Bottle Rocket, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Wes Anderson has been the go-to for offbeat and ...
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Interview: Darcy Staniforth in Conversation with Barbara Butcher About The Death Investigator with Barbara Butcher

Barbara Butcher spent more than twenty years as a death investigator with the NYPD. Over the span of her accomplished ...
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Cult Classic Spike & Mike’s Animation Extravaganza Returns to Theaters Oct. 31–Nov. 2

For nearly four decades, Spike & Mike have championed the wildest, most daring animated shorts—giving a platform to the fearless ...
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28 Years Later Is the Pick of the Week

I first started blogging back in 2004. That was before social media took over everything. Blogs enabled people who weren't ...
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Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Volume 18: Through the Open Window, 1956-1963 out October 31

Columbia Records and Legacy Recordings, the catalog division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Bob Dylan’s Bootleg Series Volume 18: ...
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26th Annual Newport Beach Film Festival Announces Festival Line-up

The 26th annual Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF), the premiere destination for Southern California awards contenders, announced Tuesday that it will screen ...
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Criterion Announces December 2025 Releases

Coming in December: Return to Reason, four swirling surrealist dreams from Man Ray, set to an ethereal score by SQÜRL; Salaam Bombay!, Mira Nair’s ...
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Born in Flames Is the Pick of the Week

With right-wingers running amok and trying to silence everyone these days, filmmaker Lizzie Borden's 1983 punk feminist cult classic Born ...
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High and Low 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

Spike Lee has just released Highest 2 Lowest, his remake of the Akira Kurosawa classic High and Low. Just in ...
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Tarzan of the Apes (1918) Is the Pick of the Week

Author Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan first appeared in the October 1912 issue of the pulp magazine, The All-Story. The son ...
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Lionsgate Celebrates 20th Anniversary of the Original Twilight Novel with Special Celebrations

In honor of the 20th anniversary of the publication of Twilight—Stephenie Meyer’s now-classic epic love story of Bella Swan and ...
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High Tension: Four Films by Lamberto Bava Is the Pick of the Week

Mario Bava was one of the greatest Italian directors. I especially love his work in the horror genre.  He essentially ...
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[Updated] Criterion Announces November 2025 Releases

Coming in November: Eyes Wide Shut, a tantalizing labyrinth crafted by Stanley Kubrick, one of cinema's greatest visionaries; Él, a warped tale of wayward love from ...
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Shoeshine Is the Pick of the Week

Personally, I think Italian neorealism captures the bleakness and unpredictability of poverty amongst the most marginalized of societies better than ...
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It Follows Is the Pick of the Week

Horror films have often used sex as a metaphor for a variety of cultural anxieties, but it's hardly been done ...
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Sunset Boulevard 4K UHD Is the Pick of the Week

What else can be said about Billy Wilder's 1950 masterpiece Sunset Boulevard that hasn't already been said? It's a classic ...
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Knights of the Round Table Is the Pick of the Week

As friends and social-media followers know, I spent the weekend at San Diego Comic-Con where upcoming projects, such as the ...
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2025 Scribe Awards Winners Announced

On July 25, the International Association of Media Tie-In Writers awarded their Scribe Awards at San Diego Comic Con. Winners ...
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Abrams ComicArts and Marvel Comics to Publish John Bryne’s Complete X-Men Elsewhen Graphic Novel Series

Abrams ComicArts is thrilled to announce an expansion of its Marvel Arts line of original graphic novels featuring Marvel Comics ...
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Star Trek to Transform San Diego into a Stage with a “Strange New Spectacle” Surprise Immersive Performances on July 26 in the Gaslamp Quarter

STAR TREK is about to boldly go where no fan event has gone before. To celebrate the launch of Season 3 ...
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You Can Count on Me Is the Pick of the Week

Oscar-winning playwright, screenwriter, and filmmaker Kenneth Lonergan hasn't made that many films, but when he does, he really gives it ...
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Image Comics at San Diego Comic-Con 2025

Image Comics is pleased to return to San Diego this year for Comic-Con on Wednesday, July 23 through Sunday, July ...
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Criterion Announces October 2025 Releases

Coming in October: A History of Violence, a provocative deconstruction of the American action hero from David Cronenberg; Deep Crimson, a deliriously perverse portrait of ...
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The Adventures of Antoine Doinel Is the Pick of the Week

The 400 Blows, Francois Truffaut's debut film, is often cited as one of the greatest movies ever made. It is ...
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FX Brings the Terrifying World of Alien: Earth to San Diego Comic-Con with Immersive Activation and Panel

This year, FX is going big on Alien: Earth at San Diego Comic-Con. FX will host the series’ World Premiere ...
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San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Saturday Programming Highlights

San Diego Comic-Con returns to the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding area. Saturday’s programming schedule has been revealed. Below ...
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San Diego Comic-Con 2025: Friday Programming Highlights

San Diego Comic-Con returns to the San Diego Convention Center and surrounding area. Friday’s programming schedule has been revealed. Below ...
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Paramount+’s The Lodge Returns to San Diego Comic-Con with Iconic Franchises and New Titles

Paramount+ The Lodge during San Diego Comic Con 2025. Photo Credit: Paramount+ The Lodge is back: Paramount+ returns to San ...
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