Film

CD Sales Growth Outpaces Vinyl (Despite Half Of Gen Z & Millennial CD Buyers Not Owning CD Players)

• CD sales up 16% in 2026, outpacing vinyl's 2.4% growth
• Roughly half of young CD buyers lack a CD player
• K-pop fandom fuels surge; Spanish-language streaming also rising

Luminate's midyear 2026 report shows CD sales growing faster than vinyl, even though only about half of Gen Z and millennial CD buyers actually own a CD player. The finding underscores a shift in physical music consumption, where younger fans increasingly treat purchases as collectible merchandise and a…

TIFF 2026 Announces Special Presentations Program Additions Featuring Margaret Qualley, Cate Blanchett and Mahershala Ali

• TIFF 2026 adds five films to its Special Presentations programme
• Line-up includes work from Cate Blanchett, Margaret Qualley, Mahershala Ali
• Festival runs 10-20 September 2026, marking its 51st edition

The Toronto International Film Festival has revealed five new titles joining its Special Presentations line-up for its 51st edition, running from 10-20 September 2026. The announcement brings further star power to a festival long known as a springboard for awards-season contenders, particularly through its People's Choice Award, previous…

TIFF Sets Special Presentations Including Riley Keough & Cate Blanchett Comedy ‘Alpha Gang’, Mahershala Ali’s ‘Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother’ & More

• TIFF 51st edition announces 5 Special Presentations films featuring major stars including Mahershala Ali, Cate Blanchett, and Riley Keough
• Slate spans genres from sci-fi comedy to psychological thrillers and international dramas, premiering Sept 10–20
• Mix of directorial debuts and established filmmakers selected for their contemporary relevance and ambition

This year’s Toronto Film Festival continues to ramp up with its Special Presentations section including five titles: David and Nathan Zellner’s alien invasion comedy Alpha Gang, Rachel Morrison’s Love of Your Life; Bassam Tariq’s action drama thriller from Amazon MGM Studios/Orion, Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother; Ben…

Toronto: Cate Blanchett, Margaret Qualley, Naomi Watts Films to Get World Premieres

• Multiple films featuring Cate Blanchett, Margaret Qualley, and Naomi Watts are premiering at the Toronto Film Festival in September
• Slate includes dramas, psychological thrillers, and a science-fiction comedy; festival opens with disability-rights film
• Festival runs September 10–20, 2026

TIFF has given Special Presentations slots to movies by Rachel Morrison, the Zellner Brothers, Ben Shirinian, Bassam Tariq and Benjamín Naishtat.

Brothers’ clash with Russian mob to open New York Film Festival

• "Paper Tiger" opens the New York Film Festival on 25 September 2026.
• Stars Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller; directed by James Gray.
• Crime drama follows brothers entangled with the Russian mob in 1986 New York.

James Gray's crime drama "Paper Tiger," starring Adam Driver, Scarlett Johansson and Miles Teller, will open the 64th New York Film Festival on 25 September with its North American premiere. It marks Gray's fourth film to screen at the festival and his first since 2022's "Armageddon Time," continuing…

The “unpatriotic” 1949 movie that cost John Wayne an Oscar

• John Wayne rejected the lead role in 'All the King's Men' because he considered the film an unpatriotic critique of American government
• Broderick Crawford accepted the rejected role and won the Academy Award for Best Actor that same year
• Wayne's principled stance cost him his first Oscar nomination, though he valued consistency over career advancement

Ava DuVernay & Netflix Reteam For Constitutional Documentary ‘14th’: “This Film Asks What Kind Of Country Is Being Written Beneath Our Feet Now”

• Ava DuVernay's new Netflix documentary "14th" tackles citizenship and equal rights
• Follows her acclaimed 2016 film "13th," out later in 2026
• Features cross-partisan interviewees from AOC to conservative commentators

Filmmaker Ava DuVernay is reteaming with Netflix for "14th," a documentary examining America's ongoing battle over citizenship and equal protection under the 14th Amendment, a decade after their acclaimed collaboration on "13th." The project, produced quietly over two years through DuVernay's Array Filmworks, positions itself as a companion…

GHOST Announces ‘2 Big To Rig’ Feature Film Capturing ‘Skeletour’ World Tour

• GHOST release second concert film, "2 Big To Rig", from their "Skeletour" tour
• Filmed on 16mm at two sold-out Mexico City shows in September 2025
• Out in cinemas and IMAX worldwide from 26 August 2026

Rock band GHOST have announced "2 Big To Rig", a second feature-length concert film with distributor Trafalgar Releasing, documenting their "Skeletour" world tour. It follows the success of 2024's "Rite Here Rite Now", which topped US hard rock cinema box office charts, and comes as the band takes…

Cutting Edge acquires music rights and royalties of ‘Fast and Furious’ and ‘Yellowstone’ composer Brian Tyler

• CEG buys rights to Brian Tyler's film and TV music catalogue
• Catalogue backs films with over $21bn in box office takings
• Deal follows CEG's recent Warner Bros. Discovery and AMC acquisitions

Cutting Edge Group (CEG) has acquired the music rights and royalty streams to composer Brian Tyler's catalogue of film and TV scores, in a deal it says is one of the largest ever for a single film and TV composer. Tyler is known for scoring the Fast &…

Danny Boyle’s tabloid drama Ink to open Venice Film Festival

• Boyle's "Ink" to open Venice Film Festival on 2 September 2026
• Drama tells story of Murdoch's transformation of The Sun in 1969
• Stars Jack O'Connell, Guy Pearce and Claire Foy, written by James Graham

Danny Boyle's new film "Ink" will open the 83rd Venice Film Festival, premiering in the main competition section when the festival runs from 2 to 12 September 2026. The drama dramatises Rupert Murdoch's acquisition and transformation of The Sun newspaper in 1969, when he installed editor Larry Lamb…