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Asia Video Content Spend to Hit $15 Billion in 2026 as Streaming and Local Film Draw Capital, Media Partners Asia Report Finds

  • Asian video spending is expected to reach $15.1 billion in 2026.
  • Streaming, sports rights and local films are attracting investment.
  • Television and production businesses face mounting margin pressure.

Video content spending across seven major Asian markets is forecast to reach $15.1 billion in 2026, rising from $14.8 billion in 2025, as investment shifts towards streaming and locally produced films. Media Partners Asia says this reflects a reallocation of capital rather than a retreat, with audiences remaining…

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Issa Rae Is ‘Never Going to Stop’ Using Her Power for Good, Even as Mergers and AI Disrupt Hollywood: ‘This Is All Men’s Fault’

  • Issa Rae accepted Variety’s top entrepreneur award.
  • She criticised Hollywood’s turmoil and broader social instability.
  • Rae urged people to use their influence to support their communities.

Issa Rae received Variety’s Entertainment Entrepreneur of the Year Award and used her acceptance speech to address instability in Hollywood and wider society, including industry mergers, artificial intelligence, politics and climate disasters. After joking that wealthy white men were responsible for much of the turmoil, she spoke seriously…

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‘Primetime’s Robert Pattinson Has Remade the Movie Star Formula

  • Pattinson combines blockbuster visibility with challenging auteur projects.
  • His post-Twilight roles rejected his former heart-throb image.
  • The article presents him as a model for future movie stars.

The article argues that Robert Pattinson has developed a distinctive modern movie-star formula by combining major studio roles with challenging, director-led films. His busy 2026, including The Drama, The Odyssey, Dune: Part Three and Primetime, is presented as evidence that established stars can use their popularity to draw…

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8 Psychological Thriller Movies Without Any Flaws

  • Eight psychological thrillers are hailed as essentially flawless.
  • The selection spans French, Japanese and international cinema.
  • Key examples include *The Wages of Fear*, *Woman in the Dunes* and *Cure*.

The article celebrates eight psychological thrillers it considers virtually flawless, arguing that the genre’s greatest films combine suspense with intense explorations of fear, desperation and the human mind. It presents these works as enduring landmarks across different national cinemas and periods. The excerpt highlights Henri-Georges Clouzot’s *The Wages…

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Meta Introduces New VR Glasses With Access To Content From YouTube, Prime Video, HBO Max, Disney+ & More

  • Meta's new VR headset launches spring 2027 at $1,300.
  • Five times lighter than Quest 3 with split-design two-part setup.
  • Over 100 annual immersive sports events across major leagues.

Meta has announced a new generation of virtual reality glasses scheduled for release in spring 2027 at a price of $1,300. The device will function as an all-in-one productivity and media platform, offering cinema, television and sports content through major streaming services including Prime Video, YouTube, HBO Max…

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The 2005 movie Adam Scott would never make again: “It’s not the sort of thing I would do”

  • Adam Scott would not choose Monster-in-Law today.
  • The film was important early in his career.
  • He now favours darker, more challenging roles.

Adam Scott has said he would probably not choose to make the 2008 Jennifer Lopez romantic comedy Monster-in-Law if given the choice today. Although the film was valuable to him professionally and allowed him to work with stars including Lopez and Jane Fonda, Scott’s increasingly serious and unsettling…

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Rolf de Heer to lead Tokyo film festival international jury

  • Rolf de Heer will chair Tokyo’s International Competition jury.
  • His film The Survival of Kindness will screen in Tokyo.
  • The festival runs from 26 October to 4 November.

Australian director Rolf de Heer has been appointed president of the International Competition jury at the 39th Tokyo International Film Festival, running from 26 October to 4 November. The role recognises his more than 40-year career and international standing, while his 2022 film The Survival of Kindness will…

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Ryan Murphy “Just Finished” Writing ‘Glee’ Reboot Script, Says Original Cast Is “Enthusiastic”

  • Ryan Murphy completes Glee reboot script; original cast enthusiastically receptive
  • Project not yet pitched to networks; additional scripts planned first
  • Cancelled 2015 series experiencing revival of interest with younger viewers

Creator Ryan Murphy has completed a script for a Glee reboot, written in collaboration with original showrunners Brad Falchuk and Ian Brennan. Murphy has been in contact with approximately ten members of the original cast, who have responded positively to the prospect of reviving the Fox musical comedy…

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‘Milo’ Review: Marion Cotillard Carries a Somber, Classically Made French Drama with Hints of Film Noir

  • Marion Cotillard gives a standout performance as a troubled ex-con.
  • A mother secretly seeks contact with the son she abandoned.
  • Family drama unfolds against a sombre French film-noir backdrop.

Nicole Garcia’s *Milo* follows Alice, an ex-con and former left-wing activist, who returns to a small French town to reconnect with the son she was forced to abandon 20 years earlier. The somber drama blends family secrets, working-class hardship and film-noir elements, with Marion Cotillard delivering a raw,…

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New Lord of the Rings Movie Officially Brings Frodo Back to The Shire in First Images

  • First images confirm major original cast returning for new Gollum-focused film
  • Release set for December 2027 with production underway in New Zealand
  • Story bridges The Hobbit and original trilogy timelines

Warner Bros has unveiled the first set images from "The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum", revealing the return of beloved cast members from Peter Jackson's original films. The photographs confirm that the studio is proceeding with this new Middle-earth cinematic venture, which centres on Gollum's…

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