17 Jun 2026
Don’t Call It a Sequel. Or a Reboot. Or a Remake. Why Certain Words Trigger Hollywood
What do you call a movie that takes place after the events of a previous film, features the same characters and has the same creative team? That’s not the set-up to a joke; it’s a real question that’s plaguing marketing executives at studios. As audiences grow wary of Hollywood’s tendency to revisit and recycle, words like “sequel” and “ reboot ” have become taboo.
27 May 2026
Tribeca Festival Sets First Premiere of Fully AI-Generated Film, ‘Dreams of Violets’
The 2026 Tribeca Festival has set the world premiere of “Dreams of Violets,” a fully AI-generated film produced by studio Fountain 0 aimed at showcasing Iranian civilian resistance.
26 May 2026
'Toy Story 5' Filmmakers on Aging Woody, and Why LilyPad Isn't the Film's Villain
SPOILER WARNING: This story discusses plot details for “ Toy Story 5 .” Pixar’s “Toy Story 5” doesn’t open until June 19, but fans are clamoring for every snippet released by the studio. Beloved toys Buzz Lightyear, Woody, Jessie, Rex, Forky and the rest of the gang are back in the franchise’s fifth installment. The story picks up a few years after the fourth film, and things have changed. Aside…
19 May 2026
‘Iron Boy’ Review: A Gorgeously Hand-Painted Childhood Drama
Departing from the 3D animation he contributed to at Pixar (“WALL-E,” “Up”) and wielded for his French co-directorial ventures (a pair of “Astérix” films), Louis Clichy ’s first solo feature is an alluring, hand-painted memory. Drawing from his upbringing in France’s agricultural Beauce region, and from his experience with a corrective corset, “ Iron Boy ” (or “Le Corset”) is both visually…
12 May 2026
SAG-AFTRA Contract Includes Controversial Merger of Pension Funds
The SAG-AFTRA board on Monday approved its four-year contract with the major studios, which includes a plan to merge the union’s two pension funds on Jan. 1, 2028.
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11 May 2026
‘Mortal Kombat II’ Writer Jeremy Slater Explains All Those Fatalities, Resurrecting [SPOILER] for the Third Movie and the ‘Dozens’ of Characters He Wants for S…
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Mortal Kombat II,” now playing in theaters. Writer Jeremy Slater grew up playing “Mortal Kombat” in his local arcade and spent hours mastering the violent fighting game on the Super Nintendo Entertainment System and Sega Genesis. He was a fan of the original 1995 movie, directed by Paul W. S. Anderson, and now, more than 30 years later,…
