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Concourse Launching Sales on Taylor Cohen’s EDM Thriller ‘Strobe’ Ahead of AFM (EXCLUSIVE)

• Concourse Media will sell Strobe to buyers at the American Film Market.
• Taylor Cohen’s feature debut is set in the underground EDM scene.
• Suzanna Son, Chace Crawford and Laura Harrier are among its cast.

Concourse Media has taken on sales for Strobe, a psychological thriller directed by Taylor Cohen, and will present it to buyers at the upcoming American Film Market in Los Angeles. The film follows a high school senior whose search for a mysterious electronic dance music artist draws her…

Tim Burton and Loewe Team Up on Luxe ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Collection

• Loewe, Disney and Tim Burton launch a film-inspired collection on 12 November.
• Designs feature Jack Skellington, Wolfman and other characters.
• Burton praised the human craft behind stop-motion filmmaking.

Loewe has teamed up with Tim Burton and Disney on a luxury collection inspired by the 1993 film “The Nightmare Before Christmas”. Launching on 12 November, it extends the fashion house’s work with entertainment properties and brings the film’s characters and handmade aesthetic into fashion and homeware. The…

Makers Of Croatian-Serbian Hit ‘The Wedding’ Talk Navigating Regional Differences, Remake Interest & Sequel

• *The Wedding* has drawn over 2.5 million spectators across 32 territories.
• It earned more than $20 million on a one-million-euro budget.
• Its Croatian audience exceeded *Titanic*’s previous admissions record.

The Croatian-Serbian comedy *The Wedding* has become a major regional box-office hit, drawing more than 2.5 million spectators and taking over $20 million since its January release. Its story of a Croatian businessman's daughter and her Serbian boyfriend, whose pregnancy brings their nationalist parents into conflict, uses humour…

El Salvador backs Haiti deployment as Musk’s millions fail to sway key Senate races

DR apologises after secretly filming comedian for four months; Verity gets alternate endings, while J.J. McCarthy reunites with his family in New Jersey.

Only 3 Movies Are More Entertaining Than The Lord of the Rings

• Three films rival The Lord of the Rings for entertainment.
• Character choices give their action emotional weight.
• Each story ends with hard-won change.

The article argues that three films deliver an especially gripping, emotionally grounded adventure, even in far less time than the three-film journey of The Lord of the Rings. Raiders of the Lost Ark, Terminator 2: Judgment Day and Mad Max: Fury Road keep their action engaging by making…

Kiefer Sutherland & Al Pacino Action-Thriller ‘Father Joe’ Gets North American Deal

• Vertical secured North American rights to *Father Joe*.
• The action thriller is set for a wide 2027 release.
• Kiefer Sutherland stars alongside Al Pacino and Ever Anderson.

Vertical has acquired the North American rights to *Father Joe*, an action thriller starring Kiefer Sutherland and Al Pacino, and plans a wide theatrical release in 2027. The deal gives the film a route to cinemas in a market where Vertical previously released Luc Besson’s *Dracula*, while bringing…

9 Fantasy Shows That Rival Lord of the Rings

• Nine fantasy shows offer alternatives to Tolkien’s epic.
• They explore politics, moral ambiguity and friendship.
• The article values stories beyond grand battles.

The article highlights nine fantasy shows it says can rival *The Lord of the Rings*, each offering a different take on the genre’s themes and scale. Rather than relying solely on a grand battle between good and evil, the shows explore moral ambiguity, political ambition, friendship, everyday magic…

Capture Boards Sales On Josh Holloway-Led Western ‘Flint’ — AFM

• Capture will sell *Flint* internationally.
• Josh Holloway leads the Western based on a Louis L’Amour novel.
• The film premiered at Nashville Film Festival in September 2026.

Capture has taken international sales rights to *Flint*, a Western starring Josh Holloway and based on a novel by Louis L’Amour. The deal brings the film to international buyers at the American Film Market, as distributors seek stories amid renewed interest in the Western genre. Holloway plays James…

Hollywood Quietly Banning Prediction Market Betting on Movie News, Release Dates (Exclusive)

• Studios are warning staff against betting on work related entertainment news.
• Sharing insider information to help others bet is also prohibited.
• A study estimated $143 million in anomalous Polymarket profits over two years.

Hollywood studios and production companies are warning employees not to bet on prediction markets using information connected to their work. The rules aim to limit insider trading as betting has spread to entertainment news, where staff may know about casting, earnings or release dates before the public. The…

Tallinn’s PÖFF Turns 30: How a Film Fest in a Country of 1.3 Million People Became an A-List Event

• PÖFF marks its 30th edition in Tallinn.
• This year it screens 489 films from 87 countries.
• Attendance grew from 6,000 to nearly 95,000.

Tallinn’s Black Nights Film Festival (PÖFF) is opening its 30th edition, having grown from a small 1997 event into Northern Europe’s largest film festival. Its expansion has made Estonia a more prominent stop on the international festival circuit and helped establish a platform for films beyond mainstream Hollywood.…