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Once a Thief (1991) Is the Pick of the Week

It is apparently impossible for me not to pick John Woo films when they get a 4K UHD upgrade. They've ...
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[Updated] 2026 Academy Award Winners Announced

The 98th Academy Awards will air live on ABC and Hulu on Sunday, March 15 at 4 p.m.-7 p.m. PT/7 ...
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The Dead (1987) Is the Pick of the Week

Legendary Hollywood filmmaker John Huston didn't make the same film twice. He was brilliantly all over the place with different ...
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Criterion Announces April 2026 Releases

Coming in April: John Singleton’s Hood Trilogy, three indelible tales of Black urban life from a vital auteur; Point Blank, a stylized revenge thriller ...
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Five Pink Panther Films Are the Picks of the Week

When I was a little kid, I loved the animated sequences featuring the Pink Panther character that ran during the ...
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Bradley Cooper and Michael Douglas to Headline “TCM + 92NY Love NYC” on January 31, 2026

Award-winning actors Bradley Cooper and Michael Douglas will headline the second iteration of the TCM Classic Film Festival: Pop Up ...
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Willie Nelson’s Grammy-nominated ‘Country Music’ Album Returns to Vinyl

Craft Recordings and HighTone Records are proud to kick off the year with a standout album from one of the ...
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Dead Man 4K Is the Pick of the Week

Although I own a copy of Criterion's Blu-ray edition of Jim Jarmusch's Dead Man (1995), I still have not seen ...
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Be the First to Watch Predator: Badlands at Home on Digital Jan. 6 and on 4K, Blu-ray, & DVD Feb. 17

A bold new chapter in the legendary Predator franchise arrives January 6 when Predator: Badlands unleashes its pulse-pounding sci-fi action ...
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We Are Still Here: 10th Anniversary Is the Pick of the Week

The horror genre is unfortunately maligned in the film world, which is weird considering it always has a way to ...
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Archie Comics and Oni Press Begin New Era for America’s Favorite Teenager with Ambitious and Wide-Ranging Publishing Partnership

Oni Press – the multiple Eisner and Harvey Award-winning publisher of groundbreaking comics and graphic novels since 1997 – and the iconic ...
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Pee-Wee’s Big Adventure Is the Pick of the Week

When I was in college, me and my buddies used to watch Pee-Wee's Big Adventure at least once a week. ...
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Criterion Announces March 2026 Releases

Coming in March: Killers of the Flower Moon, an epic elegy of greed, betrayal, and murder in 1920s Oklahoma, directed by Martin Scorsese; Testament, a singular ...
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Lion Forge Entertainment Unveils New Iyanu: Season 2 Footage During Its Holiday Livestream Event

On December 13, during the Iyanu Holiday Livestream event, Lion Forge Entertainment unveiled a new opening title sequence along with ...
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[Updated] The 2026 Golden Globes Motion Picture Winners Announced

Today, the Golden Globes announced the nominees for the 82nd Annual Golden Globes, which will air live on Sunday, January ...
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Salaam Bombay! Is the Pick of the Week

Films about poverty (especially childhood) are never the most joyful watches, but if they are made with love, commitment, and ...
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Extended Editions of Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings Trilogy Coming Back to Theatres on January 16-18 and 23-25

Fathom Entertainment, the leading specialty distributor of content to theatrical partners worldwide, and Warner Bros. Pictures are proud to unveil ...
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[Updated] 2026 Film Independent Spirit Awards Film Winners Announced

The 41st Anniversary Film Independent Awards announced their nominations with Peter Hujar’s Dayleading the way with fice nominations. The show ...
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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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