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TITLE: The MoogaiSection: MidnightDirector: Jon BellScreenwriter: Jon BellSynopsis: Sarah (Shari Sebbens) and Fergus (Meyne Wyatt), a hopeful young Aboriginal couple, give birth to their second baby. But what should be a joyous time of their lives becomes sinister when Sarah starts seeing a malevolent spirit she is convinced is trying to take her baby. Fergus, who

Sarah Snook has said she was “too young and naive” to challenge a producer who chastized her several years ago on set for eating a piece of chocolate cake. Speaking to BBC Radio 4’s Today program, the 36-year-old Succession star said she now takes a totally different attitude – “I eat whatever I want, it’s

After Barbie director Greta Gerwig and star Margot Robbie were snubbed by the Oscars, Hollywood took to social media to share their reactions. John Stamos got his wife Caitlin McHugh in a funny video he shared on Instagram using the voices of Robbie’s Barbie and Ryan Gosling’s Ken in a scene from the movie. “This

At the height of their failure, every day was Altamont for the Brian Jonestown Massacre, the San Francisco outfit founded in 1990 by Anton Newcombe, the Klaus Kinski of psychedelic rock. Just in time for this 20th anniversary overhaul of Ondi Timoner’s breakthrough documentary, the BJM were back in the news as recently as November

EXCLUSIVE: Bradley Cooper had a very good morning. Not only did he join Christopher Nolan as the only person with three individual Oscar nominations today for his film Maestro, he also joined a very elite club of actors who have directed themselves into Best Actor nominations twice, a list that only includes Laurence Olivier (who

The Savages director said he made the remarks “before the film even came out” and while he was promoting his documentary Nuclear Now. Oliver Stone and clearing up his Barbie comments from last year after an interview with the filmmaker resurfaced recently. “At the time, I was busy promoting my nuclear documentary in Europe and

David Emge, whose brief acting career included a performance that would become iconic to horror fans – he played the doomed pilot-turned-zombie in George Romero’s 1978 Dawn of the Dead – died January 20 at the West River Health Campus in Evansville, Indiana. He was 77. His death was announced by his family to the

A Different Man tackles weighty themes of disability, identity, and transformation. Directed and written by Aaron Schimberg and starring Sebastian Stan, Renate Reinsve, and Adam Pearson, what emerges is a complex portrayal of the clashes between outer perceptions and inner truths and makes valiant efforts towards inclusion to express a vital message about appearance and

A defense attorney has finally divulged the motive for the 2005 theft of the iconic ruby red slippers from the Judy Garland Museum. Ahead of his Jan. 29 sentencing, thief Terry Jon Martin has admitted stealing the shoes, which — spoiler alert — were a key part of Garland’s story in The Wizard of Oz.

Anyone who thought this year’s Sundance lineup was a bit ennui, didn’t see A24’s electric Love Lies Bleeding tonight at the Eccles Theatre in Park City, UT. The Rose Glass directed and co-written lesbian romance crime bender starring Kristen Stewart and Katy O’Brian, drew hoots and hollers and big cheers throughout in an ultraviolent, twisty

In the realm of zombie-themed films, a genre often filled with clichés and predictable plot lines, Handling the Undead aims to stand out as something different. Directed by Thea Hvistendahl, and written by Hvistendahl and John Ajvide Lindqvist, the film stars Renate Reinsve, Anders Danielsen Lie, Bjørn Sundquist, Bente Børsum, Bahar Pars, Inesa Dauksta, Olga

The Sundance Film Festival is underway in snowy Park City, and Deadline is on the ground to watch all of the key films. Here is a compilation of our reviews from the fest, which last year saw A.V. Rockwell’s A Thousand and One win U.S. Dramatic Competition prize. Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project

In the space of just two movies, Jane Schoenbrun has established a completely unique aesthetic; from the opening credits alone, a riot of black light and neon pastels, it’s obvious that I Saw the TV Glow comes from the same mind that created the trippy 2021 cult hit We’re All Going to the World’s Fair.

“I’m just so grateful on what I got to infuse in the franchise, and that’s something I’ll be proud of forever,” Melissa Barrera told Deadline at Sundance tonight, indicating no bad blood after being severed from the Scream series by Spyglass Media last month. Barrera has clearly moved on, and she has a new horror

EXCLUSIVE: Barbie actor and longtime SNL vet Kate McKinnon and Flight of the Conchords maestro Jemaine Clement are joining the mushrooming ensemble of Jared Hess’ Minecraft at Warner Bros. Also news today is that Domain has boarded as a co-financier on the feature take of the Mojang videogame alongside previously announced Legendary. McKinnon and Clement

EXCLUSIVE: Pranutan Bahl, granddaughter of Indian icon Nutan, and Rahsaan Noor are leading Coco & Nut, an English- and Hindi-language romantic comedy shot in Chicago. Billed as a “spirit-lifting romance,” the film will follow an ambitious young woman (Bahl), who feels worthless while fighting to save her marriage before she gets a “pick me up

EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures has optioned the rights to Anthony Kiedis’ New York Times Best Seller Scar Tissue and the project is currently in early development at the studio. The project will be produced by Brain Grazer through Imagine Entertainment, Kiedis, and Guy Oseary. The very candid book profiles Kiedis, the famed frontman of The Red

A year after the Jonathan Majors disturbed bodybuilder drama Magazine Dreams took Sundance by storm, the pic is now back in the hands of its filmmakers and being shopped, Deadline has confirmed. Searchlight acquired the hot title last year out of Park City for an estimated seven figures; the movie, an 84% fresh on Rotten

EXCLUSIVE: Oscilloscope Laboratories has taken North America on Flipside, a new documentary from filmmaker Chris Wilcha, which world premiered at last year’s Toronto Film Festival. Exec produced by Judd Apatow, the film is slated for release in theaters this year. Flipside sees Wilcha revisit the New Jersey record store he worked at as a teenager,

The entertainment industry came together tonight to celebrate the achievements in film and television for the 75th Emmy Awards held at the Peacock Theater at L.A. Live. Succession dominates this year’s Emmy nominations, leading with an impressive 27 nods, closely trailed by The Last of Us with 24, The White Lotus securing 23, and Ted