Film

Impulso Morelia: Tatiana Huezo’s ‘Galerna’ Takes Top José María Riba Award, With ‘Homeboys’ Another Key Winner

• *Galerna* won Impulso Morelia’s top award.
• The prize provides 250,000 pesos for post-production or promotion.
• *Homeboys* also received a special mention and an award.

Tatiana Huezo’s fiction feature *Galerna* won the top prize at Impulso Morelia, earning support for its post-production or promotion. The award recognises the film’s promise and may strengthen its prospects for festival selection ahead of a possible 2027 release. The José María Riba Award, presented by Cinépolis Distribution…

Netflix Officially Pulls Zack Snyder’s Action Fantasy From Its Library

• *Sucker Punch* leaves Netflix UK on 6 November.
• The film earned about $89 million worldwide.
• It has a 23% Rotten Tomatoes score.

Netflix will remove Zack Snyder’s action fantasy *Sucker Punch* from its UK library on 6 November. The departure matters to viewers who want to watch the director’s first original feature before it leaves the streaming service. Released before Snyder’s *Man of Steel*, the film follows young women in…

OpenAI halts live internet training as UK plans £100m AI biosecurity lab

The briefing also covers a new Witcher novel, teenagers’ cinema plans, William Shatner’s Broadway memories and a pub enthusiast’s 42-year quest to visit 25,000 British pubs.

Tarantino previews first 17 minutes of Cliff Booth sequel at AFI Fest

• Tarantino screened 17 minutes of the Cliff Booth sequel at AFI Fest.
• Brad Pitt returns as Booth, a Hollywood fixer in 1977.
• The film is due in Imax on 25 November and on Netflix from 23 December.

Quentin Tarantino surprised an AFI Fest audience by screening the first 17 minutes of *The Further Mis-Adventures of Cliff Booth*, giving the sequel its first public showing. The preview followed a question and answer session about *Once Upon a Time in Hollywood*, the 2019 film whose story the…

In 1997, Richard E Grant starred in a “daft” movie because his 8-year-old daughter told him to

• Grant’s daughter persuaded him to join *Spice World*.
• He knowingly embraced the film’s absurd comedy.
• The role brought him playground kudos.

Richard E Grant says he took the role of the Spice Girls’ manager in *Spice World* after his eight-year-old daughter urged him to do it. The 1997 comedy was deliberately absurd, and Grant’s deadpan performance showed his willingness to embrace a playful, self-mocking side of his career. Grant…

This Masterpiece From Brandon Sanderson’s Cosmere Has the Best Third Act in Fantasy Books

• The article praises *The Hero of Ages* for its climactic third act.
• Vin and Elend face a world-ending threat from Ruin.
• The finale ties political change to Scadrial’s survival.

The article argues that *The Hero of Ages*, the final novel in the first *Mistborn* trilogy, delivers one of fantasy’s strongest third acts. Its ending matters because it resolves a sprawling saga by bringing together the political upheaval on Scadrial and the planet’s imminent destruction. The Cosmere is…

J.J. Abrams’ Best Original Sci-Fi Movie Officially Finds a New Home on Streaming

• Cloverfield is newly available on Peacock.
• It is also on Paramount Plus and Pluto TV.
• The 85-minute film tells its monster story through camcorder footage.

Cloverfield is now streaming on Peacock, as well as Paramount Plus and free on Pluto TV. The 2008 film combines found-footage horror with a monster attack, using a group of young adults’ camcorder recordings to show New York falling into chaos. J.J. Abrams came up with the idea…

The 1972 movie Charlton Heston always called “the worst film of my career”

• Heston called the film the worst of his career.
• A troubled production led Paramount to withhold international release.
• The dog’s bond with its human co-star is central to the story.

Charlton Heston called the 1972 adaptation of Jack London’s *The Call of the Wild* “the worst film of my career”, after a troubled production in Norway and Finland. Its problems mattered enough that Paramount declined to release it internationally, despite reviews often praising Heston’s performance. The article attributes…

‘House of the Dragon’s Long History Behind Vhagar Explained

• Vhagar hatched 52 years before Aegon’s Conquest.
• Visenya rode Vhagar during Aegon’s campaign to unite Westeros.
• Vhagar’s attack helped secure Castle Stokeworth’s surrender.

Vhagar’s history stretches back well before the Dance of the Dragons: she hatched on Dragonstone 52 years before Aegon’s Conquest and was later claimed by Visenya Targaryen. She became one of the three dragons that helped Aegon conquer and unite the Seven Kingdoms, making her central to the…

‘Clayface’ Director James Watkins Explains Aaron Paul’s Cameo: “A Real Brief Easter Egg”

• Aaron Paul has a brief cameo in *Clayface*.
• He appears as Matt Hagen’s father during a fight scene.
• Director James Watkins says the story centres on revenge.

Director James Watkins confirmed that Aaron Paul makes a brief cameo in DC Studios’ *Clayface* as the father of Matt Hagen, the shape-shifting villain. The appearance links Matt’s revenge to his past, while reflecting Watkins’ view that feeling wronged is a broadly relatable motive. Paul appears briefly during…