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The San Sebastian International Film Festival has unveiled a high-profile wave of new titles for its 73rd edition, running from September 19 to 27 in northern Spain. Among the standout additions to the official competition lineup are Couture, a fashion world drama starring Angelina Jolie, and Franz, a Franz Kafka biopic directed by acclaimed Polish filmmaker Agnieszka Holland.

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More than 20 years after the original Freaky Friday became a global sensation, Lindsay Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis reunite in Freakier Friday, a sequel that reflects on motherhood, family, and the chaos of life from a fresh, more mature perspective.

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In a cavernous soundstage filled with ice blocks, severed limbs, and flayed cadavers, Guillermo del Toro is crafting the movie of his life: Frankenstein. After 30 years of filmmaking, the 60-year-old director finally brings to screen his operatic, deeply personal version of Mary Shelley’s 1818 novel—a story not just of science gone awry, but of broken families, abandoned children, and the eternal question: Why am I here?

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Lily James is diving into deep waters — literally — as she joins Chris Hemsworth in Subversion, the upcoming submarine action-thriller from Amazon MGM Studios.

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In a bold move that underscores the evolving relationship between technology and cinema, IMAX has partnered with AI software company Runway to bring selections from the 2024 AI Film Festival (AIFF) to commercial theaters across the U.S. The screenings will feature the 10 finalist films from Runway’s third annual one-day AI festival, which was held earlier this year at New York’s Alice Tully Hall and L.A.’s Broad Theatre.

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More than 35 filmmakers associated with the acclaimed arthouse streaming platform Mubi — including notable names like Radu Jude, Aki Kaurismäki, Miguel Gomes, and Joshua Oppenheimer — have signed a powerful open letter urging the company to reconsider and publicly condemn its financial ties to Sequoia Capital, a venture capital firm with deep links to Israeli military technology.

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Fantasia Film Festival has crowned its latest champion, and for the first time in its 29-year history, a U.S. feature has taken home the coveted Cheval Noir Award for Best Film. Mother of Flies, an intimate and haunting indie from the Adams family filmmaking collective—John Adams, Zelda Adams, and Toby Poser—claimed the top honor in a packed ceremony at Montreal’s Cinéma du Musée.
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