Wake Up Dead Man has arrived in London, just in time for spooky season. Director-writer Rian Johnson ushered in the BFI London Film Festival on Wednesday night with the hotly anticipated third installment of his Knives Out series, out on Netflix on Dec. 12 and starring Daniel Craig as the fan-favorite detective Benoit Blanc. Joining the filmmaker at the October …
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The 69th BFI London Film Festival opened Wednesday evening with a lively screening of Rian Johnson’s third Knives Out film, Wake Up Dead Man, at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall. Johnson was present with most of his extensive A-list cast including Kerry Washington, Cailee Spaeny, Josh Brolin, Mila Kunis and Andrew Scott. The crowd inside the Southbank Centre was …
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A few months ago, Hollywood was convinced that Michael De Luca and Pamela Abdy were about to be fired as co-heads of Warner Bros. Pictures. What a difference a few hits and one epic comeback can make. On Wednesday, Warner Bros. Discovery chief David Zaslav confirmed in an internal note to staff that De Luca and Abdy’s contracts were being …
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The Philadelphia Eagles’ defensive performance against the Denver Broncos was complicated. Statistically, this was one of the Eagles’ weakest defensive outings by success rate since Vic Fangio took over. However, the Eagles were on the field for 70 plays and got worn down, giving up just 36 rushing yards on 10 carries in the first half (3.6 YPC) but 94 …
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This game against the Denver Broncos summed up everything about the 2025 Eagles offense: moments of brilliance surrounded by long stretches of sloppiness and frustration. The first half looked functional but the second half fell apart through the same old issues. The lack of detail, a non-existent run game, and poor receiver effort let the entire unit down. For all …
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Nintendo has released a surprise new short film called ‘Close To You‘ and it’s… not what we expected from the House of Mario. Initially shared on the Nintendo Today! app before cropping up on YouTube and socials, the short follows a baby that learns to take its first steps via the magic of a sentient dummy (or pacifier, if you’d …
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Nintendo has posted a new animated short film on its Nintendo Today app and YouTube channel, so far completely devoid of context. Called Close to You, the Pixar-esque film shows a baby following its toys around the room, seemingly moved by invisible creatures, all accompanied by a playful piano soundtrack. The film has been posted purely with the name and …
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Timothée Chalamet and director Josh Safdie just took the stage at the New York Film Festival on Monday to surprise the crowd by announcing that their new movie Marty Supreme would screen tonight in its world premiere. The move comes as NYFF seated the crowd for a “secret screening.” That’s when Chalamet and Safdie came out of the wings to …
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“There are certain filmmakers that I would describe as liberating influences. People whose work kind of allows you to shake off some of the rules that I think you get saddled with as you get going,” said Ari Aster. “And I don’t like prescriptive art. I like difficult work.” In heartfelt comments at a round table devoted to Rebecaa Miller’s …
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In one scene in her new film, “The Official Release Party of a Showgirl,” Taylor Swift, seated in a director’s chair, looks into the camera and declares, “In my industry, attention is affection.” Swift is explaining the inspiration for her song “Actually Romantic,” which fans have widely speculated is about her strained relationship with Charlie XCX. But Swift’s comment is …
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