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Tilly Norwood Would Love to Work With Tom Holland and Olivia Colman: ‘But Only If It Were Their Digital Twins’ on an ‘AI Production’

  • AI actress Tilly Norwood returns to Zurich Film Festival one year after controversial debut
  • Creator's company has expanded eightfold with focus on AI in entertainment
  • Actress interested in digital-twin collaborations with A-list actors only

Eline van der Velden, creator of the AI actress Tilly Norwood, reflected on the year since the actress's controversial introduction at Zurich Film Festival, acknowledging both the backlash and unexpected success. Van der Velden explained that Tilly was created to bridge communication between the tech and entertainment industries,…

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Chris Pratt’s 128-Minute Sci-Fi Blockbuster Officially Dominates Free Streaming

  • Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom ranks in Tubi's top 10, streaming free in America
  • Film earned $1.3 billion in 2018 on $170 million budget, still drawing audiences
  • Recent Jurassic World Rebirth first franchise entry to miss $1 billion milestone

Jurassic World: Fallen Kingdom, the 2018 science-fiction blockbuster starring Chris Pratt, has recently surged into the top 10 most-watched films on the free streaming platform Tubi in America. The film is available on multiple streaming services, including a standard Hulu subscription and free on Tubi, demonstrating the enduring…

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‘The Unknown’ movie review: a dizzying, voyeuristic psychological body-swap thriller

  • A disturbing, sexually charged body-swap thriller starring Léa Seydoux.
  • It explores identity, consent and bodily alienation without easy answers.
  • Strongly committed, but overlong, repetitive and emotionally taxing.

Arthur Harari’s The Unknown is a disturbing psychological body-swap thriller led by a gripping performance from Léa Seydoux. It follows photographer David Zimmerman and former catering worker Eva after a sexual encounter apparently leaves them trapped in one another’s bodies, forcing them to confront fear, guilt, sexuality, consent…

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‘Sunshine’ Director Antoinette Jadaone Launches Ilaya Ilaya; Women-Led Slate Headed By Angelica Panganiban, Kaila Estrada, Eugene Domingo & Maris Racal

  • Antoinette Jadaone launches women-led Filipino production company Ilaya Ilaya.
  • The slate spans horror, comedy, mystery, television and immersive theatre.
  • Angelica Panganiban, Eugene Domingo and others headline forthcoming projects.

Filipino filmmaker and producer Antoinette Jadaone has launched Ilaya Ilaya with longtime collaborator Reign Anne De Guzman. The production company aims to support Filipino cinema, women-led stories, underrepresented genres and filmmakers working outside traditional studio and festival funding systems. Its initial slate includes the found-footage horror film Birdsong,…

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Julianne Moore Accepts Zurich’s Golden Icon Award — in German

  • Julianne Moore wins Zurich lifetime achievement award, accepts in German.
  • Childhood in Germany inspired her acting career, she revealed.
  • Martin McDonagh also honoured for latest film, Wild Horse Nine.

Julianne Moore accepted the Golden Icon Award, a lifetime achievement honour, at the Zurich Film Festival on Friday evening, delivering her acceptance speech in German. The Oscar-winning actress was joined at the ceremony by Jesse Eisenberg, who directs her in his latest film The Debut, a musical comedy…

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When dated films provoke laughter, audiences can spoil the experience

  • Unintended laughter can destroy a serious film’s atmosphere.
  • Exorcist II confused audiences expecting conventional horror.
  • Boorman’s rushed re-edit could not repair its reputation.

Audiences can unintentionally turn serious films into comedies when outdated scenes, effects or cultural attitudes clash with modern expectations. The article argues that disruptive, “performative” laughter can ruin the atmosphere for other viewers and undermine the intentions of filmmakers, particularly in repertory cinemas such as London’s Prince Charles…

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“You have to be careful”: the 1992 movie Bill Paxton called an “unmitigated disaster”

  • Paxton regretted making The Vagrant.
  • Studio changes produced an inconsistent tone.
  • The film earned under $6,000 theatrically.

Bill Paxton identified The Vagrant, a 1992 horror comedy, as the film he most regretted making, describing it as an “unmitigated disaster”. He said the production lost its direction when the studio pushed it towards horror, creating an uneven mixture of comedy and frightening elements. Paxton starred as…

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Lee Child Names ‘The Midnight Line’ for Next Reacher Adaptation; Reflects on Tom Cruise Casting

  • Lee Child praised Tom Cruise's interpretation of Reacher's personality and demeanour but deemed the casting physically wrong due to the character's imposing stature in the novels
  • Child recommends "The Midnight Line" (2017) as the next novel for adaptation with Alan Ritchson in the lead role
  • The chosen novel's nuanced portrayal of opioid addiction appeals to Child as material for deeper emotional storytelling beyond conventional action narratives

Lee Child has offered a reassessment of Reacher's journey to screen, acknowledging that Tom Cruise's portrayal succeeded in capturing the character's psychological essence—his quiet control, restraint, and subdued intimi

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The Lord of the Rings Character Who Was Completely Unrecognizable in the Books

  • Film Aragorn is more reluctant and troubled than Tolkien’s confident version.
  • Aragorn and Arwen’s romance is greatly expanded for the films.
  • Andúril’s reforging is delayed to heighten cinematic drama.

Peter Jackson’s films significantly alter Aragorn’s character compared with J. R. R. Tolkien’s books, despite preserving his central role as a member of the Fellowship, leader of Men and rightful king of Gondor and Arnor. The films portray him as reluctant, self-doubting and burdened by Isildur’s legacy, whereas…

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‘The Julia Set’ movie review: Chase Infiniti’s winning charisma redeems a clunky campus drama

  • Chase Infiniti’s charisma is the film’s greatest strength.
  • Its nuanced character study is undermined by blunt storytelling.
  • Pascal’s villainous turn is the review’s main criticism.

The Julia Set is a coming-of-age drama about Julia, a gifted first-generation university student whose mathematical talent draws her into a competitive Putnam Exam team and a complicated romance with fellow student Pascal. The review argues that Chase Infiniti’s warmth and sincerity give the film much of its…

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