Neon has set a Nov. 25 theatrical release date for “All of a Sudden,” the latest film from writer-director Ryusuke Hamaguchi.
The film premiered in competition earlier this year at the Cannes Film Festival, where stars Virginie Efira and Okamoto Tao shared the prize for best actress. Efira will separately receive the Leopard Club Award at this year’s Locarno Film Festival for her body of work in cinema. Neon is planning an awards campaign for the release.
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Imax CEO Richard Gelfond has no illusions about his newfound popularity. People are calling his phone and cozying up to him like he could have gotten them inside Taylor Swift’s wedding at Madison Square Garden. But no, what they really want is a golden ticket to a preview of “The Odyssey,” Christopher Nolan’s epic that was shot entirely with Imax cameras. Forecasting the frenzy, Imax put opening-weekend tickets on sale a full year in advance and saw them sell out in a matter of hours.
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In Notes on the State of Virginia — Thomas Jefferson’s half-almanac, half-philosophical exploration published in 1785 — the founding father and future president writes about mixing various religions and faith traditions into one unified nation, and how a man’s god should and should not shape his politics.
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Forza Horizon 6 developer Playground Games has confirmed all the fresh content coming to the game over the next four weeks, some of which will be arriving within the Horizon Playlist Series 3, and some of which is coming alongside it.
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Heretic has taken on world sales for “Hearing” (“Thính Giác”), the second feature from Vietnamese director Lê Bảo, which is set to screen in the International Competition at the Locarno Film Festival.
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The essence of The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu as a co-op survival horror game is best captured by a moment where I was yelling at my friend repeatedly asking what the hell he was laughing about before being brutally murdered. You see, this was not my friend at all, but a Faceless One using his character model and repeatedly playing back his recorded laughter from earlier in the match. But when it comes to making me feel like I've lost my mind, The Mound’s clever madness effects sometimes take a backseat to ruthless difficulty that doesn't always respect my time or make it easy to bring in new allies.
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SCRIPT SUPPORT
The Motion Picture Association and the Asia Pacific Screen Awards (APSA) have opened the 2026 MPA APSA Academy Film Fund, offering five $10,000 script development grants to filmmakers across the Asia Pacific region. The announcement came during MPA American Film Night in Bangkok, paired this year with MPA Thailand Success Stories at the Rosewood Hotel.
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SkyShowtime, the European streaming joint venture of Paramount and Comcast that is available in more than 20 markets, has unveiled a new Spanish original: Death in Llanes (Muerte en Llanes).
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Prominent Colombian shingle Rhayuela, known for such memorable pics as Cannes 2015 Un Certain Regard title “Alias María,” “El Páramo” and “Rebellion,” is shuffling its leadership although its six original partners remain on board. Among them, Federico Duran has formed his own company, El Sol Ermitaño, but retains a stake in the 30-plus year old company.
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Andrew Lloyd Webber responded to the early closure of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” by arguing that Broadway musicals are in crisis. In a lengthy social media post on Tuesday, the composer warned that the high costs of mounting shows makes it hard for creators to earn a living and has investors worried about supporting original works.
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