UK-Ireland box office preview: ‘F1’ speeds into 710 cinemas for Warner Bros | News

Warner Bros’ F1 leads new releases in UK and Ireland cinemas this weekend as Joseph Kosinski’s racing drama speeds into 710 cinemas. The film, which began previews on Wednesday (June 25), is out in slightly fewer sites than Kosinski’s previous title – the post-Covid smash hit Top Gun: Maverick. The Tom Cruise-starrer launched in 737 locations … Read more

Diljit Dosanjh ‘not replaced’ In Border 2 Despite Sardaar Ji 3 Controversy

Diljit Dosanjh is currently facing controversy over his upcoming film Sardaar Ji 3, which will not release in India. The film, which was shot before the recent escalation of Indo-Pak tensions, stars Pakistani actress Hania Aamir and has attracted significant backlash. The situation has not only impacted the film’s India release but has also raised speculation … Read more

2025 Oxbelly Retreat Screenwriters Fellows & Advisors Announced

Oxbelly Beach Greek nonprofit Oxbelly has announced in a press release the participants of the 2025 Oxbelly Retreat, taking place June 28–July 6 at Costa Navarino in Messinia, Greece. The Oxbelly Retreat is an annual gathering of international storytellers, dedicated to the exchange of ideas, deepening of craft and broadening of artistic horizons through intercultural … Read more

‘Dear Ms.: A Revolution in Print’ Trailer: Gloria Steinem’s Magazine

Gloria Steinem‘s legacy extends far beyond her literary achievements, but her beloved magazine Ms. is what really started a movement. The story of Ms. has been fictionalized onscreen in “Mrs. America,” “Minx,” and “Good Girls Revolt,” and even had a real-life syndicated spinoff “Woman Alive!” that started in 1974. The reach of Ms. is almost unfathomable — … Read more

Sundance Institute Directors Lab 2025: Chloe Sarbib

Ed Harris and Chloe Sarbib on-set (photo by Saffron Burrows) This month Filmmaker is publishing diaries from writers and directors who attended the 2025 Sundance Institute Directors Lab. Next up is Chloe Sarbib, who traveled to the Lab with Trou Normand. Here’s the description: “As her family prepares to leave their Normandy home, an aging actress … Read more

On Art, Porn, and Why His Films Are Both

Over his nearly 40-year career as a filmmaker and photographer, Toronto-based artist Bruce LaBruce has worn all labels possible for someone working in the subterranean margins of queer cinema. LaBruce has been called a radical leftist, a queer punk Marxist, an enfant terrible provocateur pornographer whose cult classics have hardcore and softcore cuts, many available … Read more