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'I finally like a David Ayer film': first reactions to Heart of the Beast say Brad Pitt's dog steals it
Early reactions to Brad Pitt’s reunion with Fury director David Ayer single out his combat dog Odin. The film opens in UK cinemas on 25 September.
September 20, 2026 2:38 pm
What does NCIS use for dead bodies? The autopsy-room method, straight from producer Mark Horowitz
Executive producer Mark Horowitz casts every corpse on NCIS himself, and the job is far stranger than it looks from the sofa. Here is how the show fills its autopsy table week after week, and why living actors usually beat the very expensive dummies.
September 19, 2026 2:37 pm
Shrek fans will get to step into the swamp: the 2001 film is being reworked for giant immersive domes ahead of Shrek 5
Cosm and Universal are reworking DreamWorks’ 2001 film for LED dome screens, the first animated title in their shared reality format. Tickets go on sale this autumn.
September 19, 2026 2:03 pm
La La Land filming locations: the real Los Angeles spots behind every big scene, and how to visit them
Damien Chazelle shot La La Land on real Los Angeles ground — a freeway interchange, a Griffith Park hiking road, a Hermosa Beach jazz room that has been booking bands since 1949. Here's the address for each big scene and what you'll find there now.
September 18, 2026 7:58 pm
Matthew Lillard says he is ashamed he took Scream 7 after Melissa Barrera was fired — 'I didn't say no'
Matthew Lillard has spoken about his Scream return after Melissa Barrera’s firing — and he isn’t exactly proud of how he handled it.
September 18, 2026 12:22 am
No Leon, no Jill, no S.T.A.R.S. - the first reactions call Cregger's 90-minute Resident Evil the most violent thing he has shot
Early word on Zach Cregger’s Resident Evil isn’t exactly whisper-quiet — and, for once, everyone seems to agree.
September 17, 2026 4:56 am
Twenty-five years after Session 9, Brad Anderson wants a prequel about Mary Hobbes - no cast, no date, just a pitch from a convention stage
A quarter-century on from Session 9, Brad Anderson is cooking up a prequel — and wait till you hear who it shadows and what he’s calling it.
September 17, 2026 1:48 am
Gary Oldman says the Harry Potter films cut too much, and HBO can finally do it word for word
A Harry Potter star reckons HBO’s reboot could outshine the films — and has a straightforward reason for saying so.
September 14, 2026 11:15 pm
Four years after cameras stopped, Jessica Lange’s film comeback finally has a date
You can finally mark your diary for Jessica Lange’s first film in years — with a special Lincoln Center screening to boot.
September 13, 2026 7:05 pm
Sian Heder followed CODA with disabled actors in the leads, and Being Heumann premiered at TIFF
Sian Heder follows CODA with Being Heumann, an uplifting true-life portrait of activist Judith Heumann — but is the feel-good formula still irresistible at TIFF?
September 13, 2026 2:04 pm
Back in the ’90s, Universal heard a 'Problem Child vs. Chucky' pitch
In the ’90s, the Problem Child writers pitched an unlikely crossover to Universal — and it’s not the match-up you’re expecting.
September 9, 2026 6:13 pm
What happens at the end of Seven Years in Tibet? It was enough to get the film banned in China
Jean-Jacques Annaud's 136-minute drama premiered at Toronto on 13 September 1997 and opened in the US the following month. Most of it is Brad Pitt's Heinrich Harrer becoming useful to somebody other than himself. The last five minutes are what Beijing objected to.
September 6, 2026 9:56 pm
Fifteen years after Green Lantern sank, Ryan Reynolds wants the ring back
Fifteen years on from Green Lantern, Ryan Reynolds fancies a Lanterns cameo — and HBO Max has had its say.
September 6, 2026 7:45 pm
Venice saw Danny Boyle's film about Murdoch buying The Sun, and the reactions are ecstatic
First reactions tip Danny Boyle’s 'Ink' for scene-stealing turns from two actors — just not the ones you’re thinking of.
September 6, 2026 5:05 pm
Gritty Chris Hansen biopic Primetime gets early love for Robert Pattinson
Early buzz on Lance Oppenheim’s Primetime points to a gritty Chris Hansen biopic lit up by one performance — the kind that sets tongues wagging.
September 6, 2026 3:56 pm
Chris Hansen travelled to a screening of the Pattinson film about him and was turned away at the door
Lance Oppenheim says Robert Pattinson’s Primetime takes liberties with the truth, dramatising the production of Chris Hansen’s To Catch a Predator — and he’s got his reasons.
September 5, 2026 8:21 pm
Venice reviewers agree on Herzog's new film: the Mara sisters are astonishing, the film is a mess
Reviews are zeroing in on how properly weird — yet standout — the new Kate and Rooney Mara, Orlando Bloom film is.
September 3, 2026 11:00 pm
MCU fans got Spider-Man: Brand New Day’s ending changed — no, really
Turns out MCU fans helped steer how Spider-Man: Brand New Day wraps up — and the reason for the switch isn’t what you’d expect.
September 3, 2026 9:08 pm
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