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The increasing predominance of streaming content over theatrical releasing continues apace with Brothers, a Legendary Entertainment production that distributor Amazon MGM Studios dropped into a handful of theaters for a week without critics’ screenings, ahead of its Oct. 17 debut on Prime. That strategy will likely turn out to be fortuitous for a mildly amusing feature that lacks the heft to compete at the early awards-season box office, leaving the film to find a less-committed audience in the streaming-verse. Josh Brolin and Peter Dinklage play mismatched siblings with heavy jaws (enhanced in Dinklage’s case by a handlebar mustache) in Max…

Irish actress Clare Dunne (Herself, Kin), Once Upon a Time actor Michael Socha (Showtrial, This Is England), and Dexter Sol Ansell, who has been cast in a Game of Thrones prequel A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms, have joined Bill Nighy, Jojo Rabbit standout Roman Griffin Davis, and Maisie Williams (Game of Thrones) in road movie 500 Miles, which has started shooting in Ireland. Directed by Morgan Matthews (X+Y, Williams), 500 Miles is about a broken family that is forced to come together. A synopsis describes the film as “a life-affirming road movie that follows runaways Finn (Davis) and his livewire…

Art house streamer and distributor Mubi has snatched up all U.S. rights, as well as exclusive global SVOD rights, to Grand Theft Hamlet, Pinny Grylls and Sam Crane’s award-winning documentary mashup of Shakespeare’s Hamlet and ultra-violent video game Grand Theft Auto. The doc follows two unemployed actors during the 2021 COVID lockdown who attempt to state Hamlet entirely within the GTA virtual game world. Grand Theft Hamlet premiered at SXSW this year, where it won the documentary feature jury award. It also won The Hollywood Reporter critic Leslie Felperin, who called the experimental film “innovative, highly amusing and often touching.”…

Daniel Kaluuya is speaking candidly about his relationship with Chadwick Boseman, kicking down doors for Black actors in Hollywood and the differences between a U.S. and U.K. set. The actor, writer, and producer spoke at a BFI London Film Festival event at Soho’s Picturehouse Central on Wednesday with fellow actor and long-time friend Ashley Walters, who pegged Kaluuya as “one of the most inspirational people that I know.” When asked about meeting Boseman, Kaluuya was full of praise. Boseman died aged 43 in 2020 after a private battle with colon cancer. The two teamed up on Marvel’s ‘Black Panther’ set,…

Ahead of this Friday’s theatrical debut of Matt Tyrnauer’s documentary feature Carville: Winning Is Everything, Stupid, The Hollywood Reporter is pleased to exclusively debut the film’s trailer (immediately below) and poster (at the bottom of this post), courtesy of distributor Greenwich Entertainment. The film, a portrait of the legendary Democratic political strategist James Carville and chronicle of his efforts to to convince Pres. Joe Biden to not seek re-election, had its world premiere at the Telluride Film Festival, where it was warmly received. CNN Films acquired it for a one-time airing on CNN last Saturday night. Greenwich subsequently acquired its…

Emilie Anthonis will replace Stan McCoy as the new president and managing director of the Motion Picture Association (MPA) for the Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA) regions, the MPA said Monday. Anthonis will take over on Jan. 1, 2025. McCoy is stepping down after leading the MPA in the region for over a decade. “I’m proud to pass the baton after an exciting decade leading what is undoubtedly the EMEA region’s most skilled trade association across public policy, antipiracy, and all its other fields of expertise,” McCoy said in a statement. “I am looking forward to serving the MPA…

Devara: Part 1 is ambitious, exhausting and so high-decibel that when it’s finished, after nearly three hours, you might need to pause and reorient to reality. Which is both a good thing and a bad thing.  In interviews, writer-director Koratala Siva has said that the story is set in the 1980s and 1990s. But there is little of the film, which was shot in Telugu and dubbed in four languages, including Hindi and Tamil, to suggest this. The world of Devara seems to have sprung entirely from his imagination, where the rules are flexible. Devara: Part 1 The Bottom Line Formulaic…

They might as well hold the Oscars in Savannah later this month, rather than in Hollywood early next year, because virtually every serious contender of this awards season will soon be headed south for the SCAD Savannah Film Festival, which will take place Oct. 26-Nov. 2. Just days after the fest announced special honors for Annette Bening (lifetime achievement), Jerry Bruckheimer (Young Woman and the Sea), Kieran Culkin (A Real Pain), Colman Domingo (Sing Sing), Karla Sofia Gascón (Emilia Pérez), Jharrel Jerome (Unstoppable), Richard Linklater (Hit Man), Mikey Madison (Anora), Isabela Merced (Alien: Romulus), Steve McQueen (Blitz), Lupita Nyong’o (The…

With the release of Beetlejuice, Beetlejuice, it may be a good idea to watch (or re-watch) the original to get ready for the sequel. Released in 1988, Beetlejuice has been a fan-favorite for generations with more people gravitating to the work of director Tim Burton and the performances from Geena Davis, Alec Baldwin, Winona Ryder, Catherine O’Hara and, of course, Michael Keaton as “The Ghost with the Most.” At a Glance: How to Watch Beetlejuice Online Keep reading below for more details on where to stream Beetlejuice online and when the sequel is expected to be available online. Where to Stream Beetlejuice Online Beetlejuice…

The European Film Academy has changed its voting system to allow documentaries and animated films to qualify for the European Film Prize’s top honor, best European film. The change, announced on Tuesday, will take immediate effect starting from the 37th European Film Awards, which we be held in Lucerne, Switzerland on December 7. “The aim of this change is to better reflect the fact that documentaries and animated feature films are an essential part of European cinema culture, adding much to its great diversity,” the Academy said in a statement. “Both documentary and animated films come in a plethora of…