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Ava DuVernay Returns With One of Netflix’s Most Political Docs Ever: “This Movie Kicked My Butt”
Ava DuVernay in 2023. Gioncarlo Valentine/The New York Times/Redux In an early September morning over breakfast on a restaurant patio in her Eastside L.A. neighborhood, Ava DuVernay is remembering a piece of advice Steven Spielberg gave her more than a decade ago. Around the release of Selma, the fiery 2014 historical drama that received a best picture Oscar nomination, DuVernay attended a dinner at J.J. Abrams’ house and found herself seated next to Spielberg.
Ava DuVernay Returns With One of Netflix’s Most Political Docs Ever: “This Movie Kicked My Butt”
5 days ago With screenings and conversations featuring Pedro Pascal, Ava DuVernay, Andrew Scott, and more actors and filmmakers, VF brings audiences closer to the films shaping the 2026 awards season. Vanity Fair is excited to announce a new live event series, coming to Los Angeles and New York this fall. The …
‘Artificial’ Took on a Big Tech Giant. Hollywood Wasn’t Ready Original
‘Artificial’ Neon At six o’clock on a June Wednesday morning in Century City, a group of Neon executives gathered at the headquarters of CAA for a secret screening. They did not know what they were about to watch. It had been made clear the surprise would be worthwhile. The lights dimmed, and there before them was Artificial, Luca Guadagnino’s provocative new film about the birth of OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever.
‘Artificial’ Took on a Big Tech Giant. Hollywood Wasn’t Ready
At six o'clock on a June Wednesday morning in Century City, a group of Neon executives gathered at the headquarters of CAA for a secret screening. They did not know what they were about to watch. It had been made clear the surprise would be worthwhile. The lights dimmed, and there before them was Artificial, Luca Guadagnino's provocative new film about the birth of OpenAI and two of its founders, Sam Altman and Ilya Sutskever.
‘Rose’ Trailer: Watch a First Look at Sandra Hüller’s Next Must-See Performance (Exclusive) Original
'Rose' The Match Factory/Courtesy Everett Collection In their conversations leading up to the making of Rose, star Sandra Hüller and director Markus Schleinzer worked hard at fine-tuning their eponymous 17th-century hero. Hüller was to play a woman disguising herself as a male soldier in the aftermath of the Thirty Years’ War, ingratiating herself in a small Protestant village.
‘Paper Tiger’ Makes Its Case at NYFF Premiere: “A Labor of Love” Original
Adam Driver, Miles Teller, Scarlett Johansson and James Gray at the NYFF 'Paper Tiger' premiere. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images for FLC There are worse ways to be introduced when you’re about to unveil your new film as the Opening Night selection of the New York Film Festival, as “one of the great living American filmmakers.” But that’s exactly what Artistic Director Dennis Lim said as he brought Paper Tiger director to the stage at Lincoln Center’s Alice Tully Hall on Friday evening.
Inside the Bombshell Article That Inspired ‘Primetime’ Original
Robert Pattinson in Primetime Courtesy of A24 Nearly 20 years ago, Luke Dittrich received an email inquiring about his interest in reporting out a story about Chris Hansen and To Catch a Predator. He had never seen the show and was unaware of the fatal incident that spurred the note: The suicide of assistant district attorney Bill Conradt, who’d been caught by the watchdog group and Dateline NBC partner Perverted Justice in expressing sexual interest in an adult posing as a 13-year-old boy.
A Beloved Young Adult Author Returns With an Adult Novel About Fame In “Hollywood, Ending,” two young actors navigate the highs and lows of Hollywood. Photographers stationed at the red carpet at the 2015 Oscars.Credit...Monica Almeida/The New York Times David Canfield is a senior writer for The Hollywood Reporter. He was formerly the books editor for Entertainment Weekly and a Hollywood correspondent for Vanity Fair. Sept.
Inside NYFF’s Splashy Lineup: Landing ‘Artificial,’ Weighing a Secret Screening and Opening on the “Miraculous” ‘Paper Tiger’ (Exclusive) Original
Andrew Garfield as Sam Altman and Yura Borisov as Ilya Sutskever in 'Artificial.' Courtesy of NEON The New York Film Festival always boasts its own eclectic, high-profile slate of world premieres, but from the outside looking in, a larger chunk than usual of the fall’s splashiest films are set to make their grand debuts on Manhattan’s Upper West Side this year.
Most Memorable Moments at 2026 Emmys, From Taylor Swift’s Cameo to Mariska Hargitay Recreating Nicole Kidman’s AMC Ad Original
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Jean Smart, Mariska Hargitay, Taylor Swift and Matthew Rhys Kevin Winter/Getty Images; Patrick T. Fallon / AFP via Getty Images; Kevin Winter/Getty Images The 2026 Emmy Awards had the audience and viewers laughing, crying and cheering during several memorable moments throughout the Monday night show.
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Matthew Rhys Makes Emmy History With Best Actor Win for ‘Widow’s Bay’ Original
Matthew Rhys with his best comedy actor Emmy for 'Widow's Bay.' Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Images When Matthew Rhys accepted his second Emmy of the night for best actor in a comedy series for Widow’s Bay, he made history. The Welsh actor is now the first performer in history to have won the lead-acting Emmy across all three genres, since he won on the drama side back in 2018 for The Americans, and the first man to win two lead-acting trophies in a single night.
‘The Pitt’ Star Noah Wyle Wins Second Straight Emmy for Best Actor in a Drama Series Original
Noah Wyle accepting his award for best actor in a drama series at the 2026 Emmys. Trae Patton/NBC via Getty Images Call it the recognition of another hard day’s work for Dr. Robby. Noah Wyle has won at the 2026 Emmys for best actor in a drama series for the second consecutive year, all but cruising to victory as The Pitt led all shows in nominations in 2026 (with 25).
Matthew Rhys Jokes About Using Emmy as a Weapon After ‘The Beast in Me’ Lead Acting Win Original
Matthew Rhys with his best actor in a limited series Emmy. Kevin Winter/Getty Images Just like TV viewers, Emmy voters can’t seem to get enough of Matthew Rhys.
Jean Smart Makes History With Fifth Best-Actress Emmy Win for ‘Hacks’ Original
Jean Smart accepting her Emmy Monday night. Kevin Winter/Getty Images Deborah Vance is having the last laugh. Hacks star Jean Smart has won at the 2026 Emmys for best actress in a comedy series and made history in the process, becoming the first female performer ever to win TV’s highest honor for every season of a series. Smart has now taken home the trophy for all five seasons of Hacks, which wrapped its run this past spring.
Meet ‘Minotaur’: Watch the Exclusive Trailer for the Cannes-Winning Political Thriller Original
'Minotaur' MUBI In a sense, Andrey Zvyagintsev has been here before. The acclaimed Russian director’s previous two films, Leviathan and Loveless, had both won prizes at the Cannes Film Festival before making their North American premieres in Telluride, stoking Oscar buzz; he made the rounds in Los Angeles, shaking hands with voters while presenting his stark, uncompromising visions of contemporary Russian life. The same, so far, has also been true of Zvyagintsev’s latest, lauded work: Minotaur.
Almodóvar’s Deep Dive Into … Almodóvar Original
Pedro Almodóvar Courtesy of Getty Images Bitter Christmas is Pedro Almodóvar’s 24th feature film over the course of 46 years. There’s never been more than a three-year gap between his releases. He won Cannes’ best director prize in the 1990s (All About My Mother), an Oscar for best screenplay in the 2000s (Talk to Her) and the Venice Film Festival’s top prize, the Golden Lion, just two years ago (The Room Next Door).
Why ‘La Gradiva,’ the Surprise Sensation of Cannes, Is Now the Essential Debut of the Fall Original
'La Gradiva' Gianni Fiorito // 1-2 Special This year’s Cannes Film Festival was overstuffed with masters of European and Asian cinema — Hamaguchi, Farhadi, Almodóvar, Kore-eda, Mungiu, Pawlikowski, Zvyagintsev and so on. Some of their anticipated new works landed better than others; a select few are now making the fall-festival rounds in hopes of gaining some Oscar momentum.
Cynthia Erivo’s First Film Since ‘Wicked’ Required Her to Go Dark, Deep and Fearless: “I’d Feel Sick and Angry” Original
Nicola Dove There is no easy way to prepare for a project like Prima Facie. Cynthia Erivo, a two-time Oscar nominee and Tony winner, was coming off of the years-long experience of shooting and promoting back-to-back Wicked movies. She’d agreed to step into a role that would take a great deal more out of her, mentally and physically, with material that could be difficult to shake.
Sophie Okonedo Has Always Been One of Our Great Actors. Finally, the Movies Are Catching Up Original
Neon It is nearly 11:00 pm in London, Sophie Okonedo has just completed a two-show day — which is to say, nearly five hours on stage — of the Ivan Turgenev adaptation A Month in the Country, and she’s just logged onto Zoom ready to gab. She’s evidently ebullient, energized in the midst of a demanding period of work, while also gearing up for a busy fall of promotion — the rush, you sense, is part of the spark here.
Alan Cumming’s ‘Tip Toe,’ About Surging Homophobia, Was a U.K. Smash. Will Americans Accept It? Original
'Tip Toe' Photos Courtesy of Starz Success was hardly guaranteed for Tip Toe. The new drama from the prolific, BAFTA-winning scribe Russell T Davies (Queer as Folk, Doctor Who) ranks among the most visceral, discomfiting and uncompromising watches you’ll see on TV this year. The first episode opens with the literal hanging of an affable gay man named Leo (Alan Cumming) outside of his flat in Manchester.
Alan Cumming’s ‘Tip Toe,’ About Surging Homophobia, Was a U.K. Smash. Will Americans Accept It?
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Telluride Wrap-Up: Feinberg and Canfield on 2026’s Rocky Mountain Highs and Lows Original
The center of Telluride during the 2026 Telluride Film Festival Vivien Killilea/Getty Images As the 53rd Telluride Film Festival came to a close, The Hollywood Reporter’s executive editor (awards) Scott Feinberg and senior entertainment writer David Canfield, both longtime attendees of the fest, huddled to discuss and dissect their Labor Day weekend at the movies.
Cody Fern Wrote a Painfully Personal Film. Then Three Powerhouse Actresses Brought It to Life Original
'Closing Night' Courtesy of the Filmmakers Cody Fern knows he needs to rip the Band-Aid off. “I guess I’m going to have to talk about it at some point,” he says.
‘La Bola Negra’ Fever Hits Telluride: “Let’s Make the Gayest War Movie Ever”
‘La Bola Negra’ Fever Hits Telluride: “Let’s Make the Gayest War Movie Ever” Sun, September 6, 2026 at 9:05 p.m. UTC Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It was hard for La Bola Negra to make much noise over the whole of Cannes, if only because the gay Spanish epic did not premiere until the very end of the film festival — at which point, it promptly emerged as one of its clear breakouts.
‘La Bola Negra’ Fever Hits Telluride: “Let’s Make the Gayest War Movie Ever”
Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi at BAFTA Filmmaker Cocktail Party of the 2026 Telluride Film Festival. Vivien Killilea/Getty Images It was hard for La Bola Negra to make much noise over the whole of Cannes, if only because the gay Spanish epic did not premiere until the very end of the film festival — at which point, it promptly emerged as one of its clear breakouts.
Cristian Mungiu Is Glad You’re Arguing About ‘Fjord.’ Just Don’t Assume His Politics Original
Romanian film director, screenwriter and producer Cristian Mungiu poses for a portrait in Paris on Aug. 17, 2026. Kenzo TRIBOUILLARD / AFP via Getty Images Of decorated international auteurs, Cristian Mungiu has long felt particularly overdue for a stateside breakout.
Johnny Flynn and Aimee Lou Wood on “Getting Whipped Naked” and “Embracing the Madness” of Their Deranged Literary Biopic Original
Johnny Flynn and Aimee Lou Wood in 'The Idiot(s).' Courtesy of the Filmmakers What went into one of the wildest works from one of our greatest literary minds?
Johnny Flynn and Aimee Lou Wood on “Getting Whipped Naked” and “Embracing the Madness” of Their Deranged Literary Biopic
What went into one of the wildest works from one of our greatest literary minds? The Idiot(s) cannot be fully trusted on matters of factual accuracy, but in the unhinged spirit of its portrait of the love between Fyodor Dostoevsky (Johnny Flynn) and his great love of the time, Anna (Aimee Lou Wood) — set during the period when the former went on to write his novel The Idiot — you can trust that the filmmakers and artists had their own kind of singular, bizarre creative alchemy going.
Telluride Film Fest Kicks Off with Brunch, ‘Wild Horse Nine’ North American Premiere Original
The Patrons Brunch at the Telluride Film Festival Vivien Killilea/Getty Images The 53rd Telluride Film Festival got underway on Friday with its annual Patron Brunch, a gathering of the fest’s biggest-name talent and highest-dollar supporters, followed by the annual Patron Preview, a screening of one of the fest’s most anticipated titles.
Telluride Film Fest Kicks Off with Brunch, ‘Wild Horse Nine’ North American Premiere
The 53rd Telluride Film Festival got underway on Friday with its annual Patron Brunch, a gathering of the fest's biggest-name talent and highest-dollar supporters, followed by the annual Patron Preview, a screening of one of the fest's most anticipated titles.
Telluride Film Fest Kicks Off with Brunch, ‘Wild Horse Nine’ North American Premiere
Laptops 1 hour ago ‘Wheel of Fortune’ Announcer Jim Thornton Fired by Sony Variety - Michael Schneider • 1h “Wheel of Fortune” announcer Jim Thornton has been fired from the game show, producer Sony Pictures TV confirmed.
Why Cate Blanchett Went All In on the Absurd, Sincere Alien Comedy ‘Alpha Gang’ Original
Cate Blanchett Courtesy of the Filmmakers Cate Blanchett describes Alpha Gang, the new film premiering Friday at the Telluride Film Festival in which she stars and produces, as “alien Chekhovian” — and truthfully, there may be no more succinct way to describe the tonal stylings of David and Nathan Zellner. In this case, the term happens to apply literally, since Alpha Gang imagines the very curious, mild-mannered invasion of aliens posing as a biker gang in 1950s Eastern Europe.
Why Cate Blanchett Went All In on the Absurd, Sincere Alien Comedy ‘Alpha Gang’
Cate Blanchett describes Alpha Gang, the new film premiering Friday at the Telluride Film Festival in which she stars and produces, as "alien Chekhovian" — and truthfully, there may be no more succinct way to describe the tonal stylings of David and Nathan Zellner. In this case, the term happens to apply literally, since Alpha Gang imagines the very curious, mild-mannered invasion of aliens posing as a biker gang in 1950s Eastern Europe.
Why Cate Blanchett Went All In on the Absurd, Sincere Alien Comedy ‘Alpha Gang’
Cate Blanchett describes Alpha Gang, the new film premiering Friday at the Telluride Film Festival in which she stars and produces, as "alien Chekhovian" — and truthfully, there may be no more succinct way to describe the tonal stylings of David and Nathan Zellner. In this case, the term happens to apply literally, since Alpha Gang imagines the very curious, mild-mannered invasion of aliens posing as a biker gang in 1950s Eastern Europe.
John Turturro Was Given a Rare Leading Film Role. Now He’s in the Running for His First-Ever Oscar Nod Original
John Turturro Erin Clark/The Boston Globe via Getty Images John Turturro has led a consistently rich, varied career on screens big and small, on stages around New York and beyond. The Brooklyn native, best known for ‘90s collaborations with the Coen brothers like Barton Fink and The Big Lebowski and more recently for Emmy-nominated TV work in The Night of and Severance, has long been the kind of consummate character actor who elevates any project, no matter the role’s size. He’s also a workhorse.
John Turturro Was Given a Rare Leading Film Role. Now He’s in the Running for His First-Ever Oscar Nod
8 hours ago Borderlands 4 gives players a variety of deadly Vault Hunters to toy around with, but it’s missing one key archetype: the assassin. That was a standout role in Borderlands 2 thanks to Zer0, a mysterious sniper with stealthy powers, and the gap will finally be filled come Sept. 10 when Borderlands 4 …
Inside Robert Pattinson’s Eerie Chris Hansen Transformation in ‘Primetime’: “A Reconfigured Egregore” Original
'Primetime' Courtesy of A24 For Lance Oppenheim, Primetime’s DNA resides inside a silly Cameo video. The director, who’d grown up fascinated with To Catch a Predator’s Chris Hansen, was celebrating the release of his FX documentary, 2024’s Spermworld, when his wife bought him a recorded message from the Dateline NBC host himself as a surprise gift.
Why Casey Affleck Cast His Family in His Gothic New Film ‘Company’ (First Look)
Photos Courtesy of the Filmmakers It is clear, in conversation, that Casey Affleck is still trying to work Company out. His third directorial feature, set to premiere next week at the Venice Film Festival, begins on Christmas Day circa 1975, when a young woman (Emily Alyn Lind) arrives at a party and begins telling a strange story to those in attendance.
Inside the Singular Animation Process of ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’ Original
Photos Courtesy of Ketchup Entertainment [This story contains spoilers of scenes from Coyote Vs. Acme] Coyote Vs. Acme was developed by director Dave Green and colleagues in deep admiration of live action-animation hybrid classics like Who Framed Roger Rabbit. But the film was ultimately assembled in its own innovative, integrated way, from pre- to post-production.
Inside the Singular Animation Process of ‘Coyote Vs. Acme’
2 hours ago Apple TV has just added a large batch of 15 classic movies to its library, available free for subscribers. Here’s the full list. Apple TV has 15 newly added classic movies available for streaming Apple TV has long focused on original shows and movies, with very little licensed content in its catalog. …
Inside the singular animation process of 'Coyote vs. Acme'
[This story contains spoilers of scenes from Coyote Vs. Acme ] Coyote Vs. Acme was developed by director Dave Green and colleagues in deep admiration of live action-animation hybrid classics like Who Framed Roger Rabbit . But the film was ultimately assembled in its own innovative, integrated way, from pre- to post-production.
How Andrew Scott Took on the Role of a Lifetime in ‘Elsinore’ Original
Andrew Scott with Olivia Colman in 'Elsinore' Focus Features Andrew Scott had played Hamlet 150 times, each production clocking in at three hours and 45 minutes. He’d learned all 1,500 lines to perform at every show. He’d mastered the physical demands of the final-act swordfight and waded through the complex, volatile emotional journey that led into it. “You’re dealing with the very essence of the biggest question we have,” as Scott puts it now.
A Deep Dive Into ‘Possible Love’: Lee Chang-dong on His Searingly Acted Study of Class and Filmmaking Original
Photos Courtesy of Netflix Lee Chang-dong takes his time. The lauded Korean filmmaker, approaching the 30th anniversary of his 1997 debut feature Green Fish, returns this fall with Possible Love, his first movie in eight years — the same gap between his previous two projects, 2010’s Poetry and 2018’s Burning.
Kate O’Flynn Broke Out in ‘Widow’s Bay.’ Just Wait Until Mike Leigh’s Final Film Original
Bleecker Street Kate O’Flynn has been a working actor for 20 years and, on this blinding August morning, is adjusting to the beginnings of her first-ever trip to Los Angeles. Over the years, she’s starred opposite the likes of Toni Collette and Olivia Colman on high-profile series for Netflix and HBO, respectively; she’s an Olivier-nominated stage regular who drew raves for her brittle take on The Glass Menagerie’s Laura on the West End.
‘DTF St. Louis’ Boss Explains How – and Why – He Pulled Off That Cringe Rap Scene Original
Jason Bateman (left) and David Harbour in DTF St. Louis. T Rowden/HBO DTF St. Louis mines the poignant, awkward reality of new adult relationships in all their complexity, exploring the tragic fallout of the budding friendship between suburban dads Clark (Jason Bateman) and Floyd (David Harbour) as the former begins an affair with the latter’s wife, Carol (Linda Cardellini).
‘DTF St. Louis’ Boss Explains How — and Why — He Pulled Off That Cringe Rap Scene
DTF St. Louis mines the poignant, awkward reality of new adult relationships in all their complexity, exploring the tragic fallout of the budding friendship between suburban dads Clark (Jason Bateman) and Floyd (David Harbour) as the former begins an affair with the latter's wife, Carol (Linda Cardellini).
‘DTF St. Louis’ Creator Steven Conrad Has No Plans to Make More Movies Original
Jason Bateman (left) and David Harbour in the HBO Max limited series. Courtesy of HBO When he was 19 years old, Steven Conrad sold his first screenplay, for Wrestling Ernest Hemingway.
The Emmys Rules Are Excluding Tons of Great International TV
Heated Rivalry, Mussolini and The Other Bennet Sister did not receive Emmy noms because they’re not U.S.-funded Illustrated by Brian Taylor Among the biggest stories of this year’s Emmys is a show that wasn’t even eligible to compete. Last month, the Canadian-made, HBO Max-distributed Heated Rivalry proved conspicuously absent from the drama series nominees, the vast majority of which were returning shows.
How ‘Coyote vs. Acme’ Was Rescued From Oblivion — and Blew Up in David Zaslav’s Face Original
“I wanted to test the boundaries of what was possible,” says Coyote vs. Acme director Dave Green, photographed Aug. 4 in Los Angeles. Photographed by Mark Griffin Champion On a balmy July Saturday in Southern California, deep in the air-conditioned bowels of the San Diego Convention Center, Dave Green watched his own unreleased movie for the first time in three years. Despite the very long gap, doing so took some convincing. His film, Coyote vs. Acme, had been in development at Warner Bros.
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