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Queer Dating App Jack’d Launches Film Festival With Judges TS Madison, Miss Lawrence, Bobby Ashley, Mike Gauyo and Dyllón Burnside (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Jack'd launches inaugural film festival celebrating queer filmmakers of colour
  • $20,000 prize pool; app users vote for audience choice award
  • Free participation; submission deadline 21 October

Jack'd, the largest dating app for queer people of colour in the United States, is launching its inaugural film festival to celebrate original films by queer creators, with particular emphasis on stories that centre the experiences of queer people of colour. The festival aims to provide a platform…

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Alan Ritchson’s ‘The Terminator’ Meets ‘Elf’ Holiday Heist Movie Is Officially Here With Wild First Trailer

  • Schwarzenegger plays Santa in a holiday heist comedy.
  • Alan Ritchson’s thief helps recover Santa’s stolen red bag.
  • The film premieres on Prime Video on 2 December 2026.

Prime Video has released the first teaser trailer and poster for *The Man with the Bag*, a Christmas action-comedy starring Arnold Schwarzenegger as Santa Claus and Alan Ritchson as Vance, a thief recruited to help save Christmas. The film centres on Santa’s iconic red bag being stolen by…

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Hathaway and Johnson impress, but Verity lacks gothic thrills

  • Hathaway and Johnson deliver committed performances in an overly cautious thriller adaptation.
  • Strong premise and star power undermined by director's refusal to embrace genre conventions.
  • Entertaining but ultimately underwhelming take on a bestselling novel.

Michael Showalter's film adaptation of "Verity," a bestselling erotic thriller novel, features compelling performances from Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson but is ultimately undermined by the director's overly cautious approach. The film had all the ingredients for a gripping genre piece—a Gothic premise, A-list talent, and a complex…

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Marvel Officially Brings Back ’Thor: Love and Thunder’s Most Divisive Characters for Absurd New Release

  • Miles Morales rides an Asgardian goat in a new Marvel comic.
  • Odin sends Bonegnasher to carry him to the land of fairies.
  • Miles seeks help against Knull’s symbiotes amid Godzilla’s rampage.

In *Godzilla Conquers the Multiverse* #3, Odin sends Miles Morales riding on an enormous Asgardian goat called Bonegnasher to seek help in the land of fairies. The scene brings back the screaming-goat gag from *Thor: Love and Thunder*, this time as an unlikely form of transport for Spider-Man.…

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Street Fighter film soundtrack features a cinematic reworking of Guile’s Theme

  • New "Guile's Theme" version features orchestral and electric guitar arrangements for Street Fighter film
  • Soundtrack and film both release 16 October with original score plus two HEALTH songs
  • Composers cite Street Fighter music as core influence on their musical development

Composers Leo Birenberg and Zach Robinson have created a new cinematic version of "Guile's Theme," the iconic melody from the Street Fighter video game series, for the upcoming Street Fighter film. The reworked track pairs the familiar melody with orchestral arrangements and electric guitar to create an adrenaline-filled,…

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‘Verity’ Review: Dakota Johnson And Anne Hathaway Play Authors In Psychological Thriller But Are They Really Alter Egos For Colleen Hoover?

  • Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway lead the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s thriller.
  • A manuscript draws Lowen into the dark secrets of Verity’s family.
  • The review calls the film promising but underwhelming and slow.

Colleen Hoover’s psychological thriller *Verity* has been adapted into a film starring Dakota Johnson as struggling author Lowen Ashleigh and Anne Hathaway as the title character, a celebrated novelist left almost entirely unresponsive after a car accident. Hired to ghostwrite for Verity, Lowen moves into her family’s Vermont…

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‘Verity’ Review: Dakota Johnson and Anne Hathaway Drift Through Another Listless Colleen Hoover Adaptation

  • Fourth Hoover adaptation fails to capture source material's appeal despite half-billion-dollar franchise success
  • Director Showalter mishandles erotic thriller genre with unintentional humour and poor pacing
  • Strong cast appears disengaged; Johnson and Hathaway lack conviction in their roles

"Verity" is the fourth Colleen Hoover adaptation to reach cinemas, and it remains as critically unsuccessful as its predecessors in translating the novelist's bestselling work to screen. Directed by Michael Showalter, the film tells an unintentionally humorous tale of a struggling novelist hired to ghostwrite for a famous…

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Five emerging composers shortlisted for World Soundtrack Awards discovery prize

  • World Soundtrack Awards Discovery Prize has strong track record identifying talent who reshape film scoring
  • Nominees include Mari Fukuhara, Paris Hurley and Hannah Peel with classical training and innovative approaches
  • Award celebrates composers exploring distinctive soundscapes and emotional storytelling through music

The World Soundtrack Awards' Discovery of the Year prize has consistently identified emerging talent who reshape modern film scoring, with past winners including Gustavo Santaolalla, Michael Giacchino and Nicholas Britell. The 2026 shortlist features several innovative composers with diverse backgrounds and compositional philosophies: - Mari Fukuhara, trained in…

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Ghent film music programme aligns with festival to connect directors and composers

  • Ghent’s Film Music Days will coincide with its film festival.
  • Sessions aim to improve collaboration between directors and composers.
  • Networking and a project market are part of the programme.

The World Soundtrack Awards’ Film Music Days will run alongside Film Fest Ghent on 8–10 October, bringing filmmakers and composers together while the festival is under way. Organisers say the change is intended to make the programme more accessible and encourage collaboration between creative partners who can find…

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‘NAZA’ Beats ‘Avengers: Endgame Encore’ to Top Italian Box Office

  • “NAZA” topped Italy’s box office with about €1.1 million.
  • It outperformed “Avengers: Endgame Encore” over two days.
  • The film’s Italian run has been extended.

The Gaza documentary “NAZA” opened at No. 1 at the Italian box office, outperforming the re-release of “Avengers: Endgame Encore”. Its strong debut follows a special jury prize at the Venice Film Festival and has prompted an extension of its Italian run beyond the three days originally planned.…

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