P1Harmony on Their First English Album ‘Ex,’ Being Idols and How They Understand Each Other

P1Harmony on Their First English Album ‘Ex,’ Being Idols and How They Understand Each Other

K-pop group P1Harmony can’t get any closer. It’s KCON weekend, and the six-member group is running on very little sleep amidst busy schedules throughout the weekend, so perhaps they erupt into laughter when Jiung, a rapper in the group, suggests they’ve been together so much they’re essentially “marinating” in one another. They themselves can’t believe…

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Indie Film Can’t Afford the Risk of Not Taking Risks

Indie Film Can’t Afford the Risk of Not Taking Risks

The independent film industry can’t afford the risk of not taking risks. That is one of the key conclusions of the StepIn 2025 Report, published on Thursday by Locarno Pro, the Locarno Film Festival‘s industry program. Entitled “Embracing the Risk(s), But How?,” the report concludes that “cinema’s future depends on its ability to reframe risk across the ecosystem…

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Sofia Alaoui’s Supernatural ‘Animalia’ to Get U.K., Ireland Release via TAPE Collective (Exclusive)

Sofia Alaoui’s Supernatural ‘Animalia’ to Get U.K., Ireland Release via TAPE Collective (Exclusive)

London-based TAPE Collective has acquired Sofia Alaoui‘s Moroccan-French genre-bending supernatural feature Animalia for a theatrical release in the U.K. and Ireland. The deal was negotiated by Isra Al Kassi of TAPE Collective and Margot Hervée of Paris-based sales agent Totem Films. The Animalia release in cinemas is set for Dec. 12. The movie premiered at…

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‘Alice in Borderland’ Stars On Dealing With Trauma In Season 3 of Netflix’s Japanese Survival Drama

‘Alice in Borderland’ Stars On Dealing With Trauma In Season 3 of Netflix’s Japanese Survival Drama

Netflix is returning to the mysterious and deadly Borderland with the third season of its hit Japanese sci-fi series, Alice in Borderland, debuting on the platform on Sept. 25. The series, a live-action adaptation of Haro Aso’s popular manga of the same name, is by some distance Netflix’s most-watched Japanese title of all time, scoring…

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Oscars: Australia Picks ‘The Wolves Always Come at Night’ as International Feature Submission

Oscars: Australia Picks ‘The Wolves Always Come at Night’ as International Feature Submission

Australia has selected Gabrielle Brady’s Mongolian-language documentary The Wolves Always Come at Night as its submission for the best international feature category at the 2026 Academy Awards. Brady’s film will also run for consideration in the best documentary feature category. Blending documentary and fiction, the film tells the story of Mongolian herders Davaasuren Dagvasuren and…

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Amsterdam Doc Fest IDFA Adds Gaza, Laura Poitras Films, Unveils Shorts Competition Titles

Amsterdam Doc Fest IDFA Adds Gaza, Laura Poitras Films, Unveils Shorts Competition Titles

IDFA, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam, on Tuesday unveiled more of the lineup for its 38th edition, including its Short Documentary Competition titles, as well as selections for its Signed, Best of Fests, Current Future, and Paradocs sections, along with the winners of this year’s Film Fund DocLab Interactive Grant. Overall, more than 107 films…

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György Pálfi’s ‘Hen’ Asks Us: What If Humans Are the Side Characters? (Exclusive San Sebastian Trailer)

György Pálfi’s ‘Hen’ Asks Us: What If Humans Are the Side Characters? (Exclusive San Sebastian Trailer)

The Hollywood Reporter can exclusively unveil the trailer for György Pálfi’s Hen, premiering at this year’s San Sebastian Film Festival. Hungarian director-writer Pálfi is best known for his debut feature Hukkle (2002), surrealist film Taxidermia (2006) and experimetal piece Final Cut – Ladies and Gentleman (2012), as well as 2014’s Freefall and 2018’s His Master’s…

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Infinity Castle’ Box Office Success

Infinity Castle’ Box Office Success

The late summer box office has delivered an unlikely juggernaut: Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba – Infinity Castle. The anime epic has stormed past $555 million worldwide, making it the highest-grossing Japanese film of all time and the top-earning anime feature ever released. In North America, where anime movies were once relegated to the margins,…

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