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‘Star Wars’ Comes to 2027 Super Bowl With Animated ‘Alterna-Cast’ for Disney Channel, XD, Disney+

  • Disney will animate Super Bowl LXI in a Star Wars setting.
  • C-3PO and Anthony Daniels will feature.
  • The game will be available in several other broadcast formats.

Disney will air “Star Wars Funday Football”, a real-time animated version of Super Bowl LXI, across Disney+, Disney Channel, Disney XD and the ESPN App on 14 February 2027. The telecast will turn players into animated avatars and feature C-3PO, voiced in the production by original actor Anthony…

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Awards Go To ‘Mayilaa,’ ‘The Gymnasts Of Fisherman Colony’ And More At Seattle’s Tasveer film Festival

  • Mayilaa won Tasveer’s Best Feature Narrative jury award.
  • The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony took Best Feature Documentary.
  • The Seattle festival screened 136 films from 16 countries.

Tasveer’s 21st film festival in Seattle announced its awards, recognising films including Mayilaa and The Gymnasts of Fisherman Colony. The winners highlight South Asian stories across fiction and documentary, while the festival provided a platform for filmmakers to reach audiences and industry figures. Mayilaa, directed by Semmalar Annam,…

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Netflix Officially Breaks With Tradition After Historic Box Office Debut

  • *La Bola Negra* made $277,500 in four theatres.
  • Netflix reported a box-office gross for the first time.
  • Its per-theatre average ranks second among non-English-language films.

The Spanish-language drama *La Bola Negra* earned $277,500 during its opening weekend in four theatres, prompting Netflix to report a box-office total publicly for the first time. The move marks a break with the streaming company’s usual practice and reflects the film’s strong limited release ahead of its…

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Rita Wilson Teases Return In Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Revival On HBO: “I Would Do Anything For Her”

  • Rita Wilson expects to return for the *Girls* revival.
  • HBO has ordered five episodes for 2027.
  • The original cast is reuniting a decade after the finale.

Rita Wilson has indicated that she expects to reprise her role in HBO’s five-episode revival of *Girls*, due in 2027. Her comments add to the reunion news and suggest the new episodes may revisit Evie Michaels, the mother of Allison Williams’ character, Marnie. Wilson said she was excited…

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CBS’ ‘Matlock’ Replacement Becomes a Certified Hit

  • Cupertino takes Matlock’s autumn slot on CBS.
  • The new legal drama averaged 3.19 million viewers.
  • Matlock is set to return in January for 13 episodes.

CBS has filled Matlock’s autumn slot with Cupertino, a legal drama about technology and artificial intelligence from The Good Wife creators Robert and Michelle King. The new series has earned strong reviews, giving viewers another legal drama while Matlock is held for a mid-season return. Cupertino stars Mike…

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8 Years Later, The Coen Brothers Could Officially Be Getting Back Together

  • The Coen brothers are considering another film together.
  • They mentioned possible stories set in Minneapolis.
  • No project or plot has been confirmed.

Ethan and Joel Coen have suggested they may make another film together, eight years after their last joint feature, *The Ballad of Buster Scruggs*. Speaking at Lyon’s Lumière Film Festival, they said they had discussed returning to work together, raising hopes of a reunion without confirming a project.…

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The 10 Longest Action Movies of All Time, Ranked

  • The list ranks ten action films lasting more than three hours.
  • *Avatar: Fire and Ash* runs about six minutes longer than *The Way of Water*.
  • The article weighs epic spectacle against the case for shorter runtimes.

A ranking of ten action films with runtimes exceeding three hours highlights how the genre can stretch into epic territory. It argues that the longer films can justify their length through scale and spectacle, though some might benefit from tighter editing. The article discusses examples including the 2005…

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3 Best Movies to Watch on Prime Video This Week (Oct 19-23)

  • *Love of Your Life* is Prime Video’s new number one film.
  • Three alternatives span horror, romance and animation.
  • The recommendations include *The Visit* and *The Wild Robot*.

Prime Video’s featured pick this week is *Love of Your Life*, a romantic drama starring Margaret Qualley as a nurse navigating love, grief and connection. The article also recommends three other films across horror, romance and animation for viewers looking for something different. The picks are *The Visit*,…

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‘You Can See Everything’ Is a Gothic Romance for the Ages

  • The film casts Holmes’s story as a Gothic romance.
  • Amanda Seyfried returns as Holmes’s screen double.
  • Its blurred reality leaves viewers questioning what they saw.

Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim’s hybrid documentary *You Can See Everything* is framed as a Gothic romance, using the story of Elizabeth Holmes and her partner Billy Evans to unsettle ideas about truth, performance and authenticity. The film’s confined settings and close scrutiny turn domestic life into a…

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Rita Wilson Says She’s Returning for Lena Dunham’s ‘Girls’ Revival: ‘I Would Do Anything for Her’

  • Rita Wilson expects to return as Evie Michaels.
  • The revival will run for five episodes.
  • Production is due to start in 2027.

Rita Wilson says she expects to reprise her role as Evie Michaels, Marnie’s mother, in Lena Dunham’s planned “Girls” revival. She expressed enthusiasm for returning, praising Dunham’s talent and saying she would do anything for her. HBO has commissioned a five-episode limited revival, with production due to begin…

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