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Hur Jin-ho Thanks Singapore Festival for Protecting Freedom of Expression as ‘The Assassin(s)’ Opens, SGIFF Chair Boo Junfeng Says: ‘We Refuse to Show Anything That Has Been Censored’

  • SGIFF opened with “The Assassin(s)” despite pressure to withdraw it.
  • The film’s interpretation of a 1974 killing has drawn criticism in South Korea.
  • Festival chair Boo Junfeng defended the festival’s no-cut policy.

South Korean director Hur Jin-ho thanked the Singapore International Film Festival (SGIFF) for standing by his political thriller, “The Assassin(s)”, which opened the festival’s 37th edition. The screening went ahead despite a request from South Korea’s conservative People Power Party to withdraw the film, renewing debate over artistic…

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10 God-Tier Horror Movies, Ranked

  • The article ranks horror films by how deeply their fear lingers.
  • Get Out turns social unease into a fight for control.
  • Halloween and Night of the Living Dead make ordinary places threatening.

The article ranks ten horror films as “god-tier”, arguing that the genre’s strongest works linger because they make fear feel personal, social and physical. It says these films unsettle viewers by turning familiar places and interactions into sources of danger, rather than relying only on jump scares. Among…

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Ukrainian soldier rescued by drone after 491 days in Russian kill zone

  • A drone carried wounded Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko to safety.
  • He had spent 491 days in the frontline kill zone.
  • Three drones provided cover; one was lost.

Ukrainian soldier Kostiantyn Vlasenko was evacuated from a frontline position by a drone after spending 491 days in the kill zone, including 231 days alone in an abandoned school. The operation on 4 October used a modified bomber drone to carry him to safety, marking what the article…

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Tom Hanks Officially Became the Undisputed King of Streaming

  • *The Green Mile* reached the top of Tubi’s chart.
  • *Forrest Gump* also made Tubi’s Top 10.
  • Both films are streaming free on Tubi.

Tom Hanks has two films in Tubi’s Top 10: *The Green Mile* and *Forrest Gump*. Their popularity, alongside *Greyhound*’s continued success on Apple TV, has prompted the article to call him a streaming “king”; the films are available to watch free on Tubi. Both films are adaptations of…

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‘Paper Tiger’ Producer Rodrigo Teixeira Set for GLAFF’s First Visionary Award, Presented by Wagner Moura (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Rodrigo Teixeira will receive GLAFF’s inaugural Visionary Award.
  • Wagner Moura will present the honour before a “Paper Tiger” screening.
  • Teixeira will mentor a new Mexico-US co-production lab.

Producer Rodrigo Teixeira will receive the first Árbol de la Vida Visionary Award at the GuadaLAjara Film Festival in Los Angeles on 6 November. Actor Wagner Moura will present the award before a screening of “Paper Tiger”, recognising Teixeira’s influence on cinema and his work connecting Latin American…

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‘Street Fighter’ Director Kitao Sakurai Built a Career by Embracing the Ridiculous

  • Kitao Sakurai directs Street Fighter after a career embracing absurdity.
  • The Eric Andre Show grew from a project networks initially rejected.
  • Bad Trip reached Netflix audiences during the pandemic.

Kitao Sakurai’s career has taken him from a teenage acting role in Dogma to directing Street Fighter, which the article describes as the number-one film in America. His work is shaped by an interest in absurdity, with Sakurai arguing that a film can draw audiences in through its…

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Mark Kermode & Daphne Dentz On Restoring ‘Ken Russell’s The Devils’: “There’s A Balance Between The Grain, The Dirt, The Vibe And The Look”

  • Kermode’s archive search uncovered missing footage from *The Devils*.
  • The restored version returns the film to Russell’s intended cut.
  • Its North American release has earned $1.725 million.

Mark Kermode’s long search for the censored footage from Ken Russell’s 1971 film *The Devils* helped lead to a restoration that presents the version Russell originally intended. The recovered scene is central to the film’s portrayal of religious hysteria being exploited for political ends, and its return has…

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‘Obsession’ Star Inde Navarrette Says Meeting Nikki Scare Actor at Halloween Horror Nights Was “Surreal”

  • Inde Navarrette met the actor portraying Nikki at Halloween Horror Nights.
  • She praised the performer’s commitment to staying in character.
  • *Obsession* has grossed more than $522 million worldwide.

Actress Inde Navarrette met the Halloween Horror Nights scare actor portraying Nikki Freeman, her character in the horror film *Obsession*, at Universal Studios Hollywood. Navarrette called the encounter “surreal” and praised the performer for staying in character, a moment that connects the film’s portrayal of Nikki with her…

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Cory Michael Smith Joins Scarlett Johansson In ‘Scapegoat’ At Square Peg And A24

  • Cory Michael Smith joins Ari Aster’s *Scapegoat*.
  • Scarlett Johansson leads a large ensemble cast.
  • The film’s plot remains under wraps.

Cory Michael Smith has joined the cast of Ari Aster’s thriller *Scapegoat*, which stars Scarlett Johansson. The casting adds another actor to an ensemble-led project from Aster, whose plot remains undisclosed. Jacob Elordi, Jude Law, Ella Purnell, Caleb Landry Jones and Samba Schutte are also in the cast.…

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In 1992, Stephen King read the script for a movie based on his work. He hoped “anyone who likes my stuff will stay away”

  • King urged fans to stay away from *Pet Sematary Two*.
  • He said the script repeated the first film with new characters.
  • The sequel earned less than a third of the original’s cinema takings.

Stephen King urged fans to avoid *Pet Sematary Two* after reading its script, which he felt simply repeated the first film’s premise with different characters. His opposition reflected how little control he had over a studio-led sequel to a story he had written and closely overseen on the…

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