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Tom Cruise’s HBO Max Hit Still Beats Any Film He’s Ever Made

  • *A Few Good Men* is among HBO Max’s ten most-streamed films.
  • Cruise’s performance earned no Oscar nomination.
  • The film’s courtroom scene remains widely remembered.

Tom Cruise’s 1992 legal drama *A Few Good Men* has returned to prominence by appearing among HBO Max’s ten most-streamed films. Its popularity highlights Cruise’s dramatic range and renews attention to a performance the article argues was overlooked by Oscar voters. Cruise plays Navy lawyer Daniel Kaffee, who…

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FlyDubai Hijacking Incident Set for Development as an Inspirational Movie by Dori Media Group and India’s Sphereorigin

  • Dori Media and Sphereorigin are developing a film about the hijacking attempt.
  • Injured captain Smit Machchhar and passengers helped stop the suspected attacker.
  • Two pilots landed the plane safely in Riyadh.

Dori Media Group and India’s Sphereorigin are developing a narrative film about the September 30 FlyDubai hijacking attempt, which authorities believe was a terror plot by the co-pilot. The story centres on how injured captain Smit Machchhar and passengers helped stop the suspected attacker, turning a potential disaster…

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Neil Young hails ‘Digger’ “the best film I have ever seen”

  • Neil Young called *Digger* the best film he has seen.
  • He sees it as an artwork about contemporary life.
  • The $280 million film is reportedly on course to lose $245 million.

Neil Young has called Alejandro G Iñárritu’s *Digger*, starring Tom Cruise, “the best film I have ever seen”, despite divided audience reactions and weak box-office prospects. His praise matters because he argues the film should be judged as an artwork reflecting contemporary life, rather than as a conventional…

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Russell Crowe’s Best-Reviewed Movie in 27 Years Officially Removed From 1,500 Theaters

  • *The Weight* is now showing in 21 US cinemas.
  • It earned about $3.5 million domestically.
  • Its 94% score is Crowe’s best since *The Insider*.

Russell Crowe’s Western drama *The Weight* has left most cinemas after a limited commercial run, despite receiving strong reviews. The contrast between its 94% Rotten Tomatoes score and modest box office shows that critical acclaim has not translated into broad cinema audiences. Released in more than 1,500 US…

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8 War Movies Without Any Flaws, Ranked

  • The article praises war films that show fear and moral complexity.
  • *1917* centres on a message that could save 1,600 men.
  • *Saving Private Ryan* asks what one life is worth.

The article ranks eight war films it regards as especially accomplished, arguing that the strongest portray combat as frightening, morally complicated and shaped by more than battlefield action. Its featured examples show how war can test duty and courage while leaving soldiers with questions that have no easy…

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Marvel Officially Loses Another Original Avenger for ‘Avengers: Doomsday’

  • Jeremy Renner says Hawkeye is not in *Avengers: Doomsday*.
  • He joked the Avengers will probably lose without him.
  • The film is scheduled for 18 December 2026.

Jeremy Renner has said he will not appear as Hawkeye in Marvel’s upcoming film *Avengers: Doomsday*. His absence further reduces the number of original Avengers expected to return for the multiverse team-up against Doctor Doom, played by Robert Downey Jr. Renner, who has played Hawkeye since 2012, said…

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Thessaloniki: Adaptation Of Ioanna Karystiani’s ‘Swell’ Among 2026 Agora Works In Progress Titles

  • Eleven regional films join Thessaloniki’s 2026 works in progress programme.
  • *Swell*, based on Ioanna Karystiani’s book, will screen as a preview.
  • The sessions run from 8 to 12 November.

Eleven films from Southeastern Europe and the Mediterranean have been selected for the 2026 Agora Works in Progress sessions at the Thessaloniki Film Festival. The programme gives post-production projects a chance to meet industry professionals who may help secure funding, distribution, festival premieres and other partnerships. One of…

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Trine Dyrholm, Christian Slater and Dree Hemingway star in Dogma25 film

  • Dyrholm, Slater and Hemingway join *Incidents of Intimacy*.
  • The film is the second in Zentropa’s Dogma25 collection.
  • Jesper Just makes his feature debut with a story about archived emotions.

Trine Dyrholm, Christian Slater and Dree Hemingway will star in *Incidents of Intimacy*, the second film in Zentropa’s Dogma25 collection. The casting connects Dyrholm with the movement’s history: she appeared in *The Celebration*, the first film made under the original 1995 Dogma Manifesto. Dyrholm plays a woman who…

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Goodbye ‘Carrie,’ Stephen King’s Most Faithful Movie Adaptation Is Officially Back on Streaming

  • Flanagan’s *Doctor Sleep* changed King’s view of Kubrick’s *The Shining*.
  • The sequel blends elements of King’s book and Kubrick’s film.
  • The 2019 film is streaming on Paramount Plus.

Mike Flanagan’s film adaptation of Stephen King’s *Doctor Sleep* helped soften the author’s long-standing dislike of Stanley Kubrick’s *The Shining*. The sequel drew on both King’s novel and Kubrick’s film, showing that the two versions could inform a continuation of Danny Torrance’s story. The 2019 film follows an…

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The “important and special” 2008 performance that changed Jacob Elordi’s life

  • Ledger’s Joker performance shaped Elordi’s view of acting.
  • The film sparked Elordi’s lasting interest in cinema.
  • Elordi earned an Oscar nomination for *Frankenstein*.

Heath Ledger’s performance as the Joker in 2008’s *The Dark Knight* helped shape Jacob Elordi’s understanding of acting. Elordi has said it made him realise an actor could do something “important and special”, and it inspired a lasting interest in cinema and transformative performances. The article describes Ledger’s…

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