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120 Beats per Minute meaning: what the title of the ACT UP Paris drama refers to
The title of Robin Campillo's ACT UP Paris drama is a measurement, and it's measuring two things at once. What 120 beats per minute actually refers to, how the film's score and editing keep proving it, and why the English-language release quietly dropped the number.
September 19, 2026 10:13 pm
Mutiny on the Bounty true story: what the 1789 record says that three Hollywood versions didn't
Three Hollywood studios have filmed the 1789 mutiny on HMS Bounty, and all three agreed on who the villain was. The ship's log, the court-martial minutes and the Pitcairn records tell a different story about William Bligh, Fletcher Christian and what actually happened after the launch was cut loose.
September 19, 2026 9:01 pm
Is Forgotten Island based on the Philippines? What DreamWorks took from real Filipino folklore — and from the directors' own families
DreamWorks' 50th feature drops two best friends through a portal into an island stocked with Philippine mythology. Here is how much of it comes from genuine folklore, which regional traditions the creatures are pulled from, and what the two directors lifted from their own families.
September 19, 2026 5:42 pm
V for Vendetta returns to cinemas for its 20th anniversary on 1 and 5 November — Bonfire Night included
Fathom and Warner Bros. are bringing the Wachowski-produced dystopia back for two days with a new trailer and a documentary by James McTeigue.
September 19, 2026 3:19 pm
At 38, Akira is out-grossing Andrew Garfield's new epic in US cinemas — on a third of the screens
Crunchyroll and Sony’s 4K and IMAX run of Otomo’s 1988 classic has become Akira’s best North American release ever — on fewer than 800 screens.
September 19, 2026 9:31 am
All blood, no pulse — Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story just drags
Ryan Murphy’s Monster: The Lizzie Borden Story goes bonkers, stretching true crime; Sarah Paulson and Rebecca Hall are great, Ella Beatty’s good — but does it really work?
September 18, 2026 11:54 am
Go on, guess — Zack Snyder’s favourite DC movie is the obvious one
Pressed to name his best film, Zack Snyder picked his favourite DC movie of the four — and you can probably guess which fan-pushed director’s cut he means.
September 18, 2026 11:23 am
Barbossa has died twice in Pirates of the Caribbean. Geoffrey Rush says he would only come back a third time on one condition
A Pirates of the Caribbean icon fancies a comeback in Pirates of the Caribbean 6 — minor snag: his character’s already dead.
September 16, 2026 3:19 am
Marvel's dead Blade was a 1920s period piece, and its costumes turned up in Sinners instead
Marvel Studios’ Blade reboot could’ve been very different, with its director confirming a much‑rumoured plot shift before leaving in 2022, when pre‑production was already underway in Atlanta.
September 15, 2026 12:40 am
Marvel spent five years not making Blade with Mahershala Ali, then helped pay for the film he made instead
Mahershala Ali told Deadline at TIFF 2026 the Blade update you were dreading — and why he’s still grateful to Marvel for helping another film.
September 15, 2026 12:10 am
The assassin film at 100% out of Toronto runs on the sword training Marvel paid for and never used
An original action thriller landing this month fancies a tilt at the assassin-movie crown — and, against the odds, might just earn it.
September 15, 2026 12:00 am
Murdoch Mysteries leaves Toronto for its twentieth season, and opens in Malta on 5 October
A popular Canadian murder mystery has locked in its season 20 comeback — with Jason Mewes and more big names appearing — but when, exactly?
September 14, 2026 3:46 am
What does gelded mean in House of the Dragon? The meaning, plus the rest of Ormund's episode 4 sentence
House of the Dragon season 3 episode 4 sent viewers to the dictionary with one word from Ormund Hightower. What gelded means, the crime that prompted the sentence, and what the rest of Ormund's ruling reveals about him.
September 12, 2026 9:58 pm
‘Trash and Theft’ — Entourage creator rips Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier’s reunion ad
Entourage creator Doug Ellin has had a pop at Jeremy Piven and Adrian Grenier’s surprise reunion, laying into their new ad on X.
September 10, 2026 4:08 pm
Heat 2 adds a Venom favourite — yes, that Mann and DiCaprio crime sequel
You can add a Venom favourite to Michael Mann and Leonardo DiCaprio’s Heat 2 cast, with Variety confirming the Amazon MGM crime sequel’s latest recruit.
September 8, 2026 8:40 pm
Andrew Garfield says he hopes his 14th-century peasant revolt film leaves today's billionaires 'scared s--less'
Andrew Garfield isn’t mincing words: his new medieval class‑revolt epic is out to make billionaires sweat.
September 8, 2026 8:10 pm
Furious got a second season before its finale aired, and it comes from the creator of New Girl
Hulu has a smash on its hands, with a streaming chart-topper already being compared to Dexter.
September 8, 2026 12:46 am
Ridley Scott's The Dog Stars opened to 19.3 million dollars worldwide, the weekend The Odyssey crossed 1.5 billion
New box office figures for Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars make grim reading — and you won’t like what that means for Disney.
September 7, 2026 11:04 pm
What year is Batman: Caped Crusader set in? Bruce Timm has chased this exact setting since the '90s
Prime Video's Batman: Caped Crusader never states a date on screen. It doesn't need to. The cars are 1940s models, the men wear double-breasted suits and fedoras, the telephones have rotary dials, and there is not a computer in Gotham.
September 5, 2026 11:18 pm
Who dies in The Hardacres season 2?
Six episodes, a Victorian flu epidemic, a blackmail plot and a card game with a house at stake — and the Hardacre family comes out of series 2 intact. The Channel 5 period drama aired in May 2026, two years after its first run, and for all the graveside atmosphere in the middle stretch, nobody in the main cast is buried.
September 5, 2026 3:18 pm
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