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Optional screen reader, ai and digital worlds take center stage at locarno, connie chiume, ‘black panther’ actress, dies at 72.

The veteran South African actress also starred in Beyoncé’s musical film 'Black Is King.'

Zurich Film Festival to Honor Kate Winslet

The Oscar-winning actress will receive Zurich's Golden Icon Award and present her new film, 'Lee' at the festival.

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Charles cyphers, actor in three ‘halloween’ films, dies at 85.

Charles Cyphers, who played Sheriff Leigh Brackett opposite Jamie Lee Curtis in three Halloween movies, performances that spanned a remarkable 43 years, has died. He was 85. Cyphers died Sunday in Tucson, Arizona, after a brief illness, his manager, Chris Roe, announced. “Charles was an incredibly lovable and sensitive man,” Roe said in a statement. […]

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Jay Kanter, Agent for Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe, Dies at 97

Jay Kanter, the high-powered Hollywood agent who represented Marlon Brando, Grace Kelly and Marilyn Monroe and served as the inspiration for Jack Lemmon’s character in the classic Billy Wilder film The Apartment, died Tuesday. He was 97. Kanter died at his home in Beverly Hills, a spokesperson for the Independent Artist Group announced. His son […]

• 7 hours ago

Comedian Mitch Hedberg to Be Subject of Documentary Film 20 Years After Death

Comedian Mitch Hedberg is set to be the focus of a forthcoming documentary, nearly two decades after his death. Director Jeff Siegel, who is nominated for a 2024 Emmy, is helming the feature that has wrapped principal photography after a filming process that began five years ago. The project, which is currently untitled and does […]

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Liza Minnelli to Write Memoir on Legendary Acting, Singing Career

Iconic entertainer Liza Minnelli has signed a deal to write a memoir with longtime friend and collaborator Michael Feinstein. Grand Central Publishing unveiled the book deal with Minnelli and announced hardcover print, e-book and audio editions would be published in spring 2026. The showbiz survivor, who was the daughter of Judy Garland and An American […]

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Timothée Chalamet’s Bob Dylan Movie ‘A Complete Unknown’ Gets Christmas Day Release

Searchlight Pictures has set a Christmas Day release for Timothée Chalamet playing iconic singer Bob Dylan in James Mangold’s biopic A Complete Unknown. The film will hit theaters on Dec. 25 and also stars Edward Norton as Pete Seeger, Elle Fanning as Sylvie Russo, Boyd Holbrook as Johnny Cash, Monica Barbaro as Joan Baez, Dan Fogler […]

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NY Film Festival Main Slate Includes Cannes Winners ‘Anora’ and ‘Seed of the Sacred Fig’

The 2024 New York Film Festival has revealed its main slate lineup including Cannes winners Anora and Seed of the Sacred Fig as well as the U.S. premieres of Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths, David Cronenberg’s The Shrouds and Roberto Minervini’s The Damned, which was also awarded at Cannes. Indeed, the NYFF main slate features a […]

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Heather Graham’s ‘Chosen Family’ Acquired by Brainstorm Media

Heather Graham’s chosen family is growing. The actress-turned-filmmaker’s latest big-screen effort, Chosen Family, has been acquired by Brainstorm Media for North America with a theatrical release set for Oct. 11. Written, directed by and starring Graham, the Verdi Prods. film also stars John Brotherton, Andrea Savage, Michael Gross, Julie Halston, Thomas Lennon and Julia Stiles. […]

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Steven Soderbergh’s ‘Presence’ Gets International Premiere as Centerpiece Selection at Toronto

Steven Soderbergh’s spooky ghost story Presence — starring Lucy Liu, Chris Sullivan and newcomer Callina Liang — will receive its international premiere as part of the Centerpiece sidebar at the 2024 Toronto Film Festival. Soderbergh first screened Presence at Sundance earlier this year, some 35 years after the debut of his breakout film, Sex, Lies […]

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Locarno is getting ready for a flood – in more than one sense! The 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival is promising a veritable flood of arthouse movies. And it will open on Wednesday night with the world premiere of The Flood, which will take the 8,000-strong audience of the Swiss town’s Piazza Grande […]

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Luther Vandross Doc Coming to Theaters This Fall, Will Premiere on CNN, OWN, Max in 2025 (Exclusive)

Luther: Never Too Much, the documentary on legendary R&B singer Luther Vandross, is coming to a theater near you this fall. Giant Pictures is on board as the theatrical distributor for the film, which premiered at Sundance Film Festival and also visited the Tribeca Festival, Hot Docs International Film Festival and Nantucket Film Festival. In […]

• By Mesfin Fekadu

Lucca Film Festival to Honor Paul Schrader

Veteran director and screenwriter Paul Schrader will be honored at this year’s Lucaa Film Festival with a lifetime achievement award. The Italian event, which runs Sept. 21-29, will also screen a retrospective of Schrader’s work, including Blue Collar, Hardcore, The Comfort of Strangers, Affliction, Auto Focus, The Walker, The Canyons, The Card Counter, Master Gardener, […]

• By Scott Roxborough

‘Top Boy’ Star Jasmine Jobson to Lead Biopic on Boxing Champion Ramla Ali, ‘In the Shadows’

Filming is underway in London on In the Shadows, starring BAFTA-winning actor Jasmine Jobson in the biopic about female boxing champion Ramla Ali. Jobson recently won big at the television awards for her role in Top Boy. She plays Ali, a woman who secretly pursued her dream to become the first Somali-British professional boxing champion. […]

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These are the 19 movies we're most excited about this summer

June 10, 2024 • Comedies, action-adventures, coming-of-age tales, animation — plus that sweet, sweet movie theater air conditioning. There's something for everyone at the multiplex; our critics can help you choose.

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Colman domingo's 'sing sing' is a rare empathetic prison drama.

August 5, 2024 • The moving drama Sing Sing stars Colman Domingo as the leader of a tight-knit theatre ensemble within one of the most notorious maximum-security prisons in the United States. Most of the cast are alumni of the actual program who had input on the filmmaking process. The movie showcases the ups and downs of putting on a show without being overly sentimental or cliché.

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M. Night Shyamalan lays his own parent 'Trap,' and it's truly bonkers

August 2, 2024 • M. Night Shyamalan's new thriller Trap stars Josh Hartnett as a father attending a pop concert with his teenage daughter. But all is not as it appears. It quickly turns out that the entire concert is surrounded by police who are trying to catch a dangerous serial killer in the most difficult way possible. There is a lot going on in this bonkers movie: lots of pop songs, and lots of strange decision-making.

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A puzzling match made in the Marvel Cinematic Universe: Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom

July 30, 2024 • The one-time Tony Stark will soon play Marvel Comics villain Doctor Doom. The news has our pop culture critic asking: Can you imagine Robert Downey Jr. saying these Doctor Doom lines?

Robert Downey Jr. as Dr. Doom

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Why don't you see more James Baldwin works on the big screen?

July 30, 2024 • Baldwin was arguably the most evocative Black writer of his generation. But if you know him from film, it is for just one movie, If Beale Street Could Talk , released more than 30 years after his death.

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40 years after 'Purple Rain,' Prince’s band remembers how the movie came together

July 26, 2024 • Before social media, the film Purple Rain gave audiences a peek into Prince’s musical life. Band members say the true genesis of the title song was much less combative than the version presented in the film.

Prince's band The Revolution talks about the legacy of 'Purple Rain' after 40 years

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'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a self-cannibalizing slog

July 26, 2024 • Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman have good, thorny chemistry in this odd-couple action hero flick. But brand extension disguised as a satire of brand extension is still just ... brand extension.

'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a self-cannibalizing slog

There's been a lot of online chatter about Denzel Washington and his accent in the upcoming movie Gladiator II. There are longstanding conventions around using a posh-sounding British accent for ancient characters ... but why? Nobody spoke English in Rome. Cuba Scott/Paramount Pictures hide caption

So how do you 'accurately' speak English in ancient Rome?

July 26, 2024 • Many studios and viewers cling to longstanding conventions around using a posh-sounding British accent for ancient characters — even though this defies logic. Absolutely no one spoke English in Rome.

Denzel Washington's Gladiator 2 accent

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'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a feast of inside jokes

July 26, 2024 • In the highly meta Deadpool & Wolverine , Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman finally meet up for their own big movie. Deadpool is still smarmy, Wolverine is still tragic, and they have to get together to save the world. Along the way, Deadpool continues his usual routine of endless wisecracking. The movie is jam-packed with fan service and Easter eggs. But how will casual Marvel fans like the movie?

'Deadpool & Wolverine' is a feast of inside jokes

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'Wicked' director Jon M. Chu says creativity isn't magic — it's hard work

July 24, 2024 • Chu takes his inspiration from his dad, a Chinese immigrant who worked both the front room and the kitchen of their family-run restaurant: "The guy that in the back of the kitchen, that was my hero."

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'Presumed Innocent' finale: And the murderer is ...

July 24, 2024 • The verdict is in, and the ending is a dud: Rather than wriggling out of the original story’s sexism, the Apple TV+ series just makes the same mistakes in a new way.

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Stunt performer turned director walks away mostly unscathed from fights, flipped cars

July 22, 2024 • Filmmaker David Leitch says it's easier to do stunts himself than direct his stunt performer friends. "You are responsible for their safety," he explains. "Your heart goes through your chest."

David Leitch

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This could be the way we watch movies in the future

July 22, 2024 • Watching a movie is all about kicking back in a comfy chair with a bucket of popcorn and letting the story unfold. But that might change thanks to virtual reality.

IMPACT OF VR ON TV AND FILM

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'twister,' 'twisters' and the actual practice of storm chasing.

July 21, 2024 • A plucky meteorology heroine; a male rival with no shortage of hubris; and some very, very big storms: that's the basic formula behind the new disaster action movie Twisters , which follows storm chasers around Oklahoma amid a tornado outbreak.

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'Twisters' swirls an old-fashioned rom-com into an effects-happy action movie

July 19, 2024 • This follow-up to the 1996 blockbuster Twister updates the original by making its heroine — not its hero — the center of gravity, but alas, the script doesn’t let her be a whole lot of fun.

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The rise of the ar-15; plus, why do comedians play so many cops.

July 19, 2024 • Last Saturday, former president Donald Trump was speaking at a rally in Pennsylvania when a gunman shot at him – killing one spectator and clipping Trump in the ear. The response? Outrage, condemnations, and prayers on all sides... but there's been less chatter about the gun that shot at him. And this gun has a lot of symbolism: The AR-15. Host Brittany Luse is joined by The Wall Street Journal 's Zusha Elinson, co-author of the book American Gun , and Jennifer Mascia, senior news writer and founding staffer at The Trace , a nonpartisan nonprofit newsroom that covers guns. Together, they discuss how the AR-15 style rifle went from an outcast in the gun world to the one of the biggest pro-gun symbols and why that actually reflects bigger cultural shifts.

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'Twisters' has us spiraling

July 19, 2024 • Twiste r was one of the biggest disaster movies of the '90s. Now, it's finally got a sequel — one with an all-new cast, state-of-the-art effects, and a whole lot of tornadoes. The new film stars Glen Powell and Daisy Edgar-Jones as rival storm-chasers who have a habit of running into tornadoes while everyone else is fleeing. Twisters was directed by Lee Isaac Chung, who also directed the Oscar-nominated Minari .

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'Longlegs' is a terrifying serial killer — who never touches his victims

July 18, 2024 • Nicolas Cage plays a satanic murderer, and Maika Monroe is the clairvoyant FBI agent on his trail, in this tense and frightening horror movie.

'Longlegs' is a terrifying serial killer -- who never touches his victims

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'Longlegs' is a (satanic) panic

July 15, 2024 • They're calling it the scariest movie of the year. The new horror film Longlegs follows FBI special agent Lee Harker (Mika Monroe) tracking a serial killer in the 1990s. If that sounds like familiar ground, consider this – the clues she follows hint at the involvement of the occult in general and Satanism in particular. And the killer in question: Nicolas Cage, uncaged.

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Has Hollywood forgotten #MeToo? ‘Sorry/Not Sorry’ examines Louis C.K.’s return

July 13, 2024 • The documentary produced by the New York Times tracks Louis C.K.’s professional success since admitting to misconduct in 2017.

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In a stunning turn, judge throws out case against Alec Baldwin

July 12, 2024 • Baldwin and his family broke down in tears in the courtroom.

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‘Sing Sing’ tenderly probes the joys – and limits – of art in prison

July 12, 2024 • Colman Domingo leads a dynamic ensemble in a stirring dramatization of Sing Sing prison's arts rehabilitation program.

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'Fly Me to the Moon' soft launches Scarlett Johansson and Channing Tatum

July 12, 2024 • The cheeky new romantic dramedy Fly Me to the Moon stars Scarlett Johansson as a NASA publicist at the height of the space race. She must stage a top-secret fake version of the moon landing as backup, just in case the real attempt fails. No one else at NASA can know about it — especially the upstanding launch director, played by Channing Tatum. The pair clash (and flirt) as they prepare for Apollo 11 to launch.

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Testimony continues Friday in Alec Baldwin's 'Rust' trial

July 11, 2024 • Testimony is underway in the involuntary manslaughter case against the actor.

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Skywalkers: A Love Story – impressive daredevil stunts, but this documentary falls short

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Twisters: The best cinematic experience since Top Gun: Maverick

In a Violent Nature: A nihilistic, gnarly orgy of dismemberments

Despicable Me 4: a dizzying blitz of mad Minion skits and family fun

Longlegs: A skin-crawling chiller with the most terrifying performance of Nicolas Cage’s career

Fly Me to the Moon: Scarlett Johansson shines – but Channing Tatum drags this space romcom back to Earth

The Imaginary: A sparkling anime stuffed with sharp and moving observations about childhood

The Last Breath: unfortunate title – but Julian Sands’s last film is otherwise entirely unsurprising

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Film reviews

Dìdi is a Y2K coming-of-ager that understands the horror of MySpace

Set in 2008, this semi-autobiographical debut takes place at a time in digital history that’s now old enough to feel like an artefact

I Saw the TV Glow is queer, cool and incredibly powerful filmmaking

Deadpool & Wolverine is a tedious, annoying corporate merger of a film

Janet Planet is a wild, theatrical portrait of a mother and daughter

Does Twisters blow? Quite the opposite, in fact

Longlegs isn’t too terrifying, but it’s still a freaky little thing

Scarlett Johansson romcom Fly Me to the Moon is problematic nonsense

Eddie Murphy’s Beverly Hills Cop sequel fails to get with the times

Mia Goth stuns in MaXXXine, the cocaine-fuelled Hollywood slasher

Kevin Costner’s very, very long Horizon Chapter 1 is no Yellowstone

A Quiet Place prequel is the most emotionally satisfying in the series

Nicole Kidman’s A Family Affair is a heavily medicated The Idea of You

Jesse Plemons and Emma Stone lead the dark, playful Kinds of Kindness

Yorgos Lanthimos’s characters may move and talk in stiff, alien ways, but their actions are entirely our own

Tom Hardy leads a tough, tender American tragedy with The Bikeriders

Russell Crowe keeps making exorcism films – and making them watchable

Inside Out 2 is a cynicism-free sequel that might just save Pixar

The Watched is an unexpected treat from M Night Shyamalan’s daughter

Will Smith ages gracefully in the big, loud Bad Boys: Ride or Die

Daisy Ridley sells the Hollywood fluff of Young Woman and the Sea

Léa Seydoux’s The Beast is a mesmeric blend of sci-fi and horror

Glen Powell delivers the movie star goods in Netflix comedy Hit Man

Garfield gets an unhinged traumatic origin story in this dismal reboot

Francis Ford Coppola’s $120m self-funded Megalopolis is no car crash

Mad Max prequel Furiosa is emotional, witty and savage

Ryan Reynolds comedy IF unsuccessfully aims for Spielbergian wonder

Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes has great apes, but stale humans

The most reliable Hollywood franchise going, if rarely discussed with feverish reverence, the ‘Apes’ series remains visually impressive and exciting

Josh O’Connor embarks on a treasure hunt in the dreamy La Chimera

Anne Hathaway somehow sells this Harry Styles-inspired romcom

Love Lies Bleeding is a hypnotic, steroid-fuelled fever dream

Ryan Gosling is a screwball delight in the stunt spectacle The Fall Guy

The Zendaya drama Challengers is thrilling and extravagantly sexy

Zack Snyder’s long, repetitive Rebel Moon 2 is Seven Samurai in space

Johnny Depp comeback film Jeanne du Barry is listless and laughable

Civil War falls frustratingly short of greatness

Amy Winehouse biopic Back to Black is cringeworthy and queasy-making

Scoop immaculately recreates Prince Andrew’s Newsnight interview

Who would have thought a prequel to The Omen would be so brilliant?

Dev Patel does it all in his bloody directorial debut Monkey Man

The British farce The Trouble with Jessica mocks wealth with zeal

The timid Anne Hathaway melodrama Mothers’ Instinct needs more kitsch

The new Ghostbusters is a silly and scary return to franchise fun

After the gloopy nostalgia of ‘Ghostbusters: Afterlife’, there was nowhere to go but back to work chasing demons. Thank heavens for that

Road House is a dull, boringly sleaze-free remake

Pregnant nun horror movie Immaculate doesn’t go bump in the night

Drive-Away Dolls is a sweet lesbian odyssey from half of the Coen brothers

Why is Millie Bobby Brown wasting her time on dreck like Damsel?

The Zac Efron comedy Ricky Stanicky completely bungles its tone

Dune: Part Two is like no other blockbuster in existence

Adam Sandler is on serious form in the confused Netflix film Spaceman

A sweary Olivia Colman is enough to sustain Wicked Little Letters

Jessica Chastain rises above the contrived misery of Memory

Stephen Fry and Lena Dunham make for a fun double act in Treasure

The disastrous Madame Web seems embarrassed by its own existence

Bob Marley: One Love is yet another watered-down celebrity biopic

The Iron Claw will chill you to the bone

The Zone of Interest is a hellish spin on traditional Holocaust films

American Fiction is a sharp satire on Black art and white ignorance

Jeffrey Wright and Sterling K Brown are marvellous in Cord Jefferson’s touching, funny dramedy – which has been nominated for five Oscars

Whether she secretly wrote it or not, Taylor Swift is all over Argylle

Andrew Scott is at his career-best in the tender All of Us Strangers

The Color Purple musical is a profoundly moving experience

The Holdovers is a warm, lovely comedy made for life’s curmudgeons

Jodie Comer faces the apocalypse in the moving The End We Start From

Mean Girls is an unsatisfying musical rehash of a teen classic

Emma Stone stuns in the odd, surreal and grotesque Poor Things

George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat is handsome but risk-free

Anthony Hopkins dramatises the That’s Life! hero in a poignant biopic

Sofia Coppola’s Priscilla will be uncomfortable viewing for Elvis fans

An anime legend makes a grand return with The Boy and the Heron

A dubiously accented Adam Driver stumbles through the rusty Ferrari

Aquaman 2 is a brainless finale to the DC universe

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The ‘Justice League’ director’s cut filmmaker has made his own version of a Star Wars movie, only filled with motivational speeches, sexual violence and Charlie Hunnam stumbling his way through a soon-to-be-infamous Irish accent

The fun, silly Chicken Run 2 has survived its controversial cast swap

Julia Roberts goes dark in the audacious Leave the World Behind

Timothée Chalamet is a bit miscast in the otherwise magical Wonka

Anne Hathaway beguiles her way through the twisty, homoerotic Eileen

Disney celebrates itself in the sweet, minor animated musical Wish

Saltburn is nasty enough to make up for its inconclusive politics

May December delves into subjects other dramas wouldn’t dare touch

Joaquin Phoenix is perversely watchable in the thrilling epic Napoleon

The Hunger Games prequel is a limp, dystopian spin on Romeo & Juliet

Sandra Hüller is a one-woman puzzle in the stunning Anatomy of a Fall

The Marvels is marvellous, and doesn’t deserve its bad press

David Fincher’s The Killer doesn’t offer anything fresh or new

Teens go wild in the stark, devastating How to Have Sex

Teen lesbian fight club comedy Bottoms is as weird as it is hysterical

Jessie Buckley tears off her nail for love in the gloomy Fingernails

The Cat Person film adaptation is an embarrassingly unsubtle disaster

Heather Graham is possessed by a randy demon in the fun Suitable Flesh

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The 21 best journalism movies

EW takes a look at some of the best journalism-centric films of all time, spanning classics like "Network" to modern movies such as "The French Dispatch."

Sometimes the story behind a story can be just as compelling as the actual narrative itself. Cinema's rich history of films chronicling the real and fictionalized accounts of journalists chasing the stories they believe deserve to be told have continued to entertain us for years — investigating imbalances in power, newsrooms generating fraught relationships, and cynical writers learning to look at the world in a new way from the idealization of their subject. Through it all, tales of journalism are ripe for dramatic tension and complex characters.

When She Said hit theaters in November 2022, detailing the shocking story of the New York Times report by Megan Twohey and Jodi Kantor that exposed the sexual assault allegations against Harvey Weinstein and kick-started the #MeToo movement, we took a look at some of the best movies with the newsroom and reporting at the forefront. The films range from dramatic retellings of history's biggest breaking news stories, like Spotlight and All the President's Men , to 20th-century classics such as Citizen Kane and modern-day marvels like The Post . These are EW's picks, in no particular order, for the most memorable journalism movies.

Spotlight (2015)

Winner of the Oscar for Best Picture, Spotlight is an outstanding dramatization of the tenacious Boston Globe writers who investigated the shocking revelations of child molestation and cover-up in the Catholic Church. Rachel McAdams , Mark Ruffalo , Michael Keaton , Liev Schreiber , Stanley Tucci , and John Slattery are some of the high-profile actors who embody the true-to-life, painstaking journalistic efforts that shocked the world. Spotlight does an incredible job of showing the lengths investigative reporters go to when they feel passionate about a story.

Where to watch Spotlight : Max

Almost Famous (2000)

William Miller is a teenage boy who gets the chance of a lifetime to go on tour and write a Rolling Stone article about up-and-coming rock band Stillwater, but he soon learns that the real life of a rock star isn't as glamorous as it appears in this funny, heartfelt, 1970s-set coming-of-age story. Patrick Fugit stars as William accompanied by a perfect ensemble cast featuring Kate Hudson , Billy Crudup , Jason Lee , Frances McDormand , and Zooey Deschanel .

Almost Famous captures the complexity of writing so well in its excitement and disappointment that can come along with a story that isn't what it first seemed. Still, watching a frustrated band come together to sing Elton John 's "Tiny Dancer" on their tour bus is a timeless moment of movie magic from writer-director Cameron Crowe .

Where to watch Almost Famous: Paramount+

Network (1976)

Network follows a fictional television network, UBS, and the producers who exploit a deranged former anchor, Howard Beale, to continue his ravings and rantings about the media for their own profit. Peter Finch (who won the first, and still only, posthumous Best Actor Oscar for his portrayal of Beale), Faye Dunaway , William Holden, Robert Duvall , Beatrice Straight, and Ned Beatty are some of the stars that each give a tour de force performance in this Sidney Lumet-directed classic satirical dramedy that helped shape American film as a medium and remains one of the quintessential movies from the 1970s.

Where to watch Network : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

Safety Not Guaranteed (2012)

"WANTED: Someone to go back in time with me. This is not a joke. You'll get paid when we get back. Must bring your own weapons. Safety not guaranteed." Three magazine employees ( Aubrey Plaza , Jake Johnson , Karan Soni) go on an assignment to interview a man ( Mark Duplass ) who placed an advertisement seeking a companion for time travel in this indie flick from Colin Trevorrow and Derek Connolly, the team behind Jurassic World . Safety Not Guaranteed puts characters first, allowing them to discover joy in pursuing the unimaginable, both physically and emotionally.

Where to watch Safety Not Guaranteed : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

Citizen Kane (1941)

Orson Welles ' magnum opus is well remembered for its pioneering cinematography and ambitious plot structure. The use of flashbacks effectively allows the audience to follow reporters trying to uncover the meaning of Kane's final word: "Rosebud."

With interviews and countless hours of research in the high-vaulted library room, Citizen Kane employs journalistic investigation to help propel the mystery forward in its discovery. It's easy to feel like an investigative journalist while trying to find out for ourselves what made the publishing tycoon tick.

Where to watch Citizen Kane : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

The Insider (1999)

Russell Crowe and Al Pacino shine in this earnest and entertaining thriller about ex-tobacco industry chemist Jeffrey Wigand (Crowe), who comes under attack after breaking an NDA and appearing in a 60 Minutes piece on Big Tobacco produced by the show's Lowell Bergman (Pacino).

Director Michael Mann is a master of the crime drama, and The Insider is no exception in his catalog of intriguing films that peel back the layers of those in power trying to stifle stories before they are told.

Where to watch The Insider : Apple TV (to rent)

The Year of Living Dangerously (1982)

A year after his war film Gallipoli , director Peter Weir reteamed with his Australian star, Mel Gibson , in this historical drama about a reporter covering the political turmoil in Indonesia in the 1960s.

Gibson plays a foreign reporter who falls in love with a British photographer, played by Sigourney Weaver . Juggling professional romance with political intrigue, The Year of Living Dangerously is a complex film about the lengths reporters will go to get the story they're after.

Where to watch The Year of Living Dangerously : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

Good Night, and Good Luck (2005)

George Clooney co-wrote, directed, and starred in this biopic about CBS reporter Edward R. Murrow (in a career-best performance from David Strathairn ) who challenges the fear-mongering of Senator Joseph McCarthy. Clocking in at just above 90 minutes, Good Night, and Good Luck tidily and expertly showcases the integrity of Murrow during a restless 1950s. Using archival footage of McCarthy helps place the film in a time and place and accurately displays broadcast news in the middle of the 20th century.

Where to watch Good Night, and Good Luck : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

The Post (2017)

When modern day events mirrored a similar threat to journalism and truth, director Steven Spielberg fast-tracked his dramatic retelling of The Washington Post 's involvement in the publishing of the Pentagon Papers that declassified over 20 years of government documents relating to the Vietnam War.

Starring Meryl Streep , Tom Hanks , Bob Odenkirk , Sarah Paulson , Tracy Letts , and Matthew Rhys , The Post is a powerful film of the first female newspaper publisher and her editors to ensure democracy took precedence over power and corruption.

Where to watch The Post : Freevee

Nightcrawler (2014)

Jake Gyllenhaal stars as a sociopathic con man who, armed with a video camera and a police scanner, dives into the LA crime world to make money and a name for himself. He deals with a TV executive ( Rene Russo ) to sell exclusive crime videos straight to the news, no matter the cost. Nightcrawler provides a thrilling look into the shady secrets of modern-age news with a pulse-pounding third act that shows all that can go wrong.

Where to watch Nightcrawler : Max

The Parallax View (1974)

While investigating the assassination of a presidential candidate, reporter Joseph Frady ( Warren Beatty ) uncovers a secret organization that lurks in the shadows and deals in political assassinations. The Parallax View is a taut political thriller that puts a resolute reporter at the center of a story that shows the crucial role journalism plays in thwarting corruption.

Where to watch The Parallax View: Kanopy

Shattered Glass (2003)

Stephen Glass was a hotshot young reporter at The New Republic until it was discovered that he had fabricated over half of his articles. Hayden Christensen traded in his lightsaber for reading glasses as the infamous reporter who fell from grace in this impressively acted and intense drama — also starring Chloë Sevigny and Peter Sarsgaard — that sheds light on the importance of integrity and consequences of lacking any.

Where to watch Shattered Glass : Freevee

The French Dispatch (2021)

Distinctly Wes Anderson , The French Dispatch follows an American newspaper in a French town and the eclectic lives of the citizens that unfold in three uniquely charming tales. Hailed as a "love letter to journalists," Anderson's film is one of his best, weaving the prose and stories that makes journalists breathe.

The story unfolds in multiple acts that features an impressive cast including Timothée Chalamet , Benicio Del Toro , Tilda Swinton , Frances McDormand , Jeffrey Wright , Owen Wilson , and too many others to name.

Where to stream The French Dispatch : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

His Girl Friday (1940)

Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell star in this workplace comedy about a newspaper editor who does everything in his power to stop his ex-wife, who is also one of his reporters, from remarrying. Aside from its famous and utterly memorable star leads, His Girl Friday was innovative for its sound design and the use of the now-commonplace overlapping dialogue. Eighty-plus years later and the film's comedy and depiction of the newsroom holds up well.

Where to watch His Girl Friday : Amazon Prime Video

Zodiac (2007)

When a serial killer in the Bay Area taunts police by sending letters and cryptic messages, an amateur cartoonist joins the investigative reporters in the spine-tingling case to find the murderer, starting an obsession that leads him to the brink of becoming a victim.

Jake Gyllenhaal joins Robert Downey Jr. , Mark Ruffalo, and Brian Cox in this expertly crafted thriller from David Fincher , which centers on the journalists in the newsroom in their terrifying quest for the unknown identity of the namesake killer that plays out with such tension that it haunts us long after the credits roll.

Where to watch Zodiac : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

All the President's Men (1976)

Telling the infamous story of the breaking of the Watergate scandal, All the President's Men is a richly detailed and exhaustive fictionalization of the two famed reporters from The Washington Post , Carl Bernstein and Bob Woodward. Dustin Hoffman and Robert Redford step into the shoes of the inspirational journalists in a classic film that deftly walks us through the determination of Woodward and Bernstein as they unravel their story.

Where to watch All the President's Men : Amazon Prime Video

Frost/Nixon (2008)

On the other side of the Watergate scandal is Frost/Nixon , Ron Howard 's exhilarating drama about the post-Watergate interviews between former President Richard Nixon ( Frank Langella ) and British talk show host David Frost ( Michael Sheen ).

The two actors who originated the roles in London and on Broadway came to the big screen in a film that is superbly acted and earnestly detailed. Frost/Nixon smartly interweaves archival footage within these complex characters and their game of cat-and-mouse for the truth amidst political scandal.

Where to watch Frost/Nixon : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

Philomena (2013)

A septuagenarian joins a world-weary journalist to find her long-lost son who she was forced to give away by the Catholic Church more than 50 years ago in this powerful true story. Judi Dench and Steve Coogan star in Philomena , an Oscar-nominated tale about two vastly different protagonists that sheds light on important societal differences in a lighthearted way. No matter how spent and over it the journalist Martin Sixsmith becomes, his profile subject has the power to inadvertently change his heart.

Where to watch Philomena : Max

Broadcast News (1987)

Broadcast News interweaves complex narratives about the behind-the-screens dealings that make broadcast TV happen and the dimensional characters at the heart of the story. William Hurt , Albert Brooks , and Holly Hunter play three journalists in a love triangle, delivering memorable characters and an insightful look into the industry.

Where to watch Broadcast News : Amazon Prime Video (to rent)

Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy (2004)

Great Odin's raven! Is there a fictional anchor more of a big deal than the classy, mustachioed, number one local news anchor in San Diego? Will Ferrell 's Ron Burgundy immediately became a pop culture phenomenon in this quirky comedy from Adam McKay about an old-school news anchor who falls in love with his ambitious coanchor, Veronica Corningstone ( Christina Applegate ) in a male-dominated field. Steve Carell , Paul Rudd , David Koechner , Kathryn Hahn , and Fred Willard round out the stellar cast in this oft-quoted comedy that is a surprisingly astute observation of the chauvinistic '70s workplace (and beyond).

Where to watch Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy : Netflix

She Said (2022)

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She Said is unique in that it's a movie about journalism released almost immediately after the incidents it depicts. Zoe Kazan and Carey Mulligan play New York Times investigative journalists Jodi Kantor and Megan Twohey — both of whom are credited as co-writers — as they turn an eye toward Hollywood in their "Me Too"-era coverage. What starts as hushed rumors becomes a bombshell report about the sexual abuse women endured at the hands of famed producer Harvey Weinstein. It's a difficult story, especially when it was produced so close to the time survivors chose to speak out. —Dustin Nelson

Where to watch She Said : Amazon Prime Video

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Hollywood’s Message to Red States: Our Movies Are for You

After a period of openly using movies to display progressive values, studios seem to be heeding a message from many ticket buyers: Just entertain us.

By Brooks Barnes

Reporting from Los Angeles

For nearly two decades, Hollywood has seemingly missed no opportunity to sound the alarm about climate change.

There have been cri de coeur documentaries, most notably “An Inconvenient Truth.” Superheroes have been concerned, with Batman bemoaning mankind’s treatment of the planet in “Justice League.” Nary an award show goes by without a star or several begging viewers to take environment-saving action.

So it was startling when the weather-focused “Twisters” arrived from Universal Pictures this month with no mention of climate change at all. If ever there was a perfect vehicle to carry Hollywood’s progressive climate change messaging — a big-budget movie about people caught in worsening storm patterns — wasn’t this it?

Apparently not. Movies should not be about “preaching a message,” Lee Isaac Chung, who directed “Twisters,” said in a prerelease interview that served as a dog whistle to conservative ticket buyers.

Trend spotting in cinema is a hazardous pursuit. Sometimes a movie is just a movie. “Twisters,” however, is emblematic of a clear shift in Hollywood: After a period of openly using movies to display progressive values, sometimes with success at the box office (“Barbie”) and often not (“Strange World,” “The Marvels,” “The Color Purple,” “Dark Waters”), studios seem to be heeding a message that many ticket buyers — especially in the center of the country — have been sending for a long time: We just want to be entertained, no homework attached.

Put bluntly, it amounts to an attempt by Hollywood to bend to red state audiences.

“It’s a reflection of economics and the desperation of the film industry,” said Corby Pons, a movie marketer who focuses on the faith community and is based in Nashville. “We want you to attend our movies. We need you to attend our movies.”

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Disney’s movie studio bounces back after two challenging years

Walt Disney Co.’s fabled film studio, backed by the Pixar hit “Inside Out 2,” is roaring back to life and poised to report its first quarterly profit in over two years.

Analysts surveyed by Bloomberg News forecast the division that includes theatrical movies will post a profit of about $78 million when Disney reports fiscal third-quarter earnings on Aug. 7, the first positive result since the three months ended in April 2022.

The return to profit suggests Chief Executive Officer Bob Iger’s efforts to revive the film division are starting to pay off. After returning as CEO in November 2022, he cut the number of pictures Disney makes and delayed others, saying publicly the company needed time to improve its storytelling.

That coincided with a wider austerity drive at the company, which was struggling to profitably adapt to the growing popularity of streaming. Since the pandemic and two strikes that shut down Hollywood last year, Iger has eliminated more than 8,000 jobs and cut more than $7.5 billion in annual expenses.

The latest quarter’s results benefited from the May release of “Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes” and the first two weeks of ticket sales for “Inside Out 2” after its release in mid-June. They follow a string of high-profile failures including “Strange World,” Pixar’s “Lightyear,” Marvel’s “Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania,” “Haunted Mansion,” “Wish” and “Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny.”

Disney was Hollywood’s highest-grossing studio by a wide margin from 2016 to 2019 on the strength of hits like “Avengers,” “Black Panther” and “Star Wars.” The title went to Comcast Corp.’s Universal Pictures in 2023 following that company’s success with blockbusters including “The Super Mario Bros. Movie” and “Oppenheimer.”

Rivals including Paramount Pictures, Warner Bros. and Sony Pictures have also performed well in recent months, powered by titles including “A Quiet Place: Day One,” “Dune: Part Two” and “Anyone But You.”

In the wake of Disney’s misses, Alan Bergman, who has been sole head of the film business since 2021, told employees at a town hall in November that “Inside Out 2,” Marvel’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” and “Alien: Romulus” would power the division back to health.

“Inside Out 2,” with $1.52 billion in ticket sales so far, has become the highest-grossing film in Pixar’s history, while July’s “Deadpool & Wolverine” marked the biggest opening weekend ever for an R-rated picture and has since grossed more than $590 million.

“Disney has done an incredible job repositioning some of its most valuable franchises,” said Rich Gelfond, chief executive officer of Imax Corp., which has contracts to play several of Disney’s big-budget releases this year on its giant screens.

Although smaller in revenue than other Disney divisions, the film studio is arguably the most important, developing characters and stories that inspire consumer products, theme parks, cruises and shows on the Disney+ streaming service. It generated $3 billion in profit in fiscal 2018.

Not all of Disney’s pictures in the past two years have been misfires. James Cameron’s “Avatar: The Way of Water,” released in 2022, became the third-highest grossing film in history with $2.32 billion in ticket sales. James Gunn’s “Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 3,” released last year, delivered almost $846 million in global box-office sales.

The “fewer but better” mantra that now guides Disney will reduce the movie output by some of its franchises for years to come. Iger has delayed some pictures by as much as three years through 2031 to ensure quality control. He pulled back on the volume of Marvel films in particular to avoid overburdening audiences, aiming to make two annually instead of four.

The Burbank, California-based entertainment giant may have another success in the next Alien horror film, which Boxoffice Pro estimates could open to as much as $50 million in weekend ticket sales in the U.S. and Canada later this month. Two animated sequels that are due out this year – “Moana 2” and “Mufasa: The Lion King” – also look promising.

Beyond the studio’s performance, Disney’s report next week will also shed light on the progress on Iger’s other priorities, including boosting sales at its parks as demand slows from a post-pandemic peak, and achieving profitability in streaming by the end of the company’s fiscal year.

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This past weekend marked the 2024 edition of San Diego Comic-Con, so it's likely many movie headlines might've passed you by in the last couple of days. For instance, the news about the leads attached to the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot might've fallen off the radar. This week was also marked by the first image of The Fantastic Four cast, thanks to one of the actors playing the MCU heroes, Pedro Pascal . In addition to these exciting updates, Kevin Feige comforted fans with a message about the production of the Blade reboot . To keep up with all the major stories that have come out in the last few days, here is a detailed roundup to inform you about what is happening in the movie realm.

'Riverdale' and 'Outer Bankers' Stars To Lead 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Reboot

After Sony announced the I Know What You Did Last Summer reboot a while back, it seemed like there wasn't much news about its production progress. However, as of this week, the core cast has been announced. Outer Banks and Riverdale stars Madelyn Cline and Camila Mendes are in talks to join the project, as well as Sarah Pidgeon ( The Wilds ), Tyriq Withers ( Tell Me Lies ), and Jonah Hauer-King ( The Tattooist of Auschwitz ). Jennifer Love Hewitt and Freddie Prinze Jr. , who played Julie James and Ray Bronson in the 1997 horror classic, are likely to reprise their roles in the new film. The upcoming version will be directed by Do Revenge ’s Jennifer Kaytin Robinson , and it is set to come out on July 18, 2025, just in time for a spooky summer release.

The 'I Know What You Did Last Summer' Reboot Has Found Its Stars

The film will be directed by Jennifer Kaytin Robinson.

Kevin Feige Is Hellbent on Making the 'Blade' Reboot

After a few setbacks in the production of Blade , including two directors stepping down and a few actors departing, Marvel president Kevin Feige gave a promising update on the future of the reboot. During a conversation with BlackTreeTV , he shared his hope for Blade to be the next addition to the list of MCU R-rated films, following the positive reception of Deadpool & Wolverine . Here is why the Marvel head is so focused on making sure that this film is made:

"For the last few years, as we've been trying to crack that movie, the most important thing for us is not rushing it, and making sure we are making the right Blade movie. Because there were some great Blade movies years ago. They were all rated R. So I think that’s inherent – like Deadpool – that's inherently the character of Blade."

Despite the issues that have plagued the film's production thus far, Oscar-winner Mahershala Ali is still on board as the lead , and he will play opposite Mia Goth . As of now, Blade is expected to arrive in theaters on November 7, 2025.

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The upcoming film is likely to be R-rated.

Iconic Batman Villain to Make an Appearance in 'Joker: Folie à Deux'

There is another Batman nemesis joining Joker: Folie à Deux , according to the closed captions featured in the film's latest trailer . In the clip's opening shot, Arthur Fleck ( Joaquin Phoenix ) is being transported in a van and the driver of the vehicle is listening to the radio. As the closed caption of the trailer notes, the host on-air is none other than the famous Gotham district attorney, Harvey Dent. As Batman fans well know, the character is later transformed into a Two-Face after an accident. Although, from the likes of the audio snippet, it seems like Harvey Dent is still far from his villainous turn. Although it is still unclear how much of the character viewers will get to see in the Joker sequel, it has been confirmed that the film will arrive in theaters on October 4, 2024, with an exact runtime of 138 minutes .

This Legendary Batman Villain Will Appear in ‘Joker: Folie à Deux’

The film hits theaters on October 4.

Timothée Chalamet Transforms Into Bob Dylan in 'A Complete Unknown' Trailer

After much anticipation, Timothée Chalamet is seen as Bob Dylan in the first trailer of the singer-songwriter's biopic, A Complete Unknown . The clip not only gives a sneak peek at the actor's transformation but also his singing onstage with a guitar in hand. Chalamet will also again share the screen with Elle Fanning , who will play Dylan's girlfriend Sylvie Russo. James Mangold is the director responsible for the biopic, and he is also credited as one of the script's writers. He penned it alongside Jay Cooks , known for his writing in The Age of Innocence . A Complete Unknown will follow the American icon during his controversial switch from folk music to rock'n'roll later on in his career. The project is slated to arrive in theaters in December of this year.

Timothée Chalamet Walks Into the Night in New ‘A Complete Unknown’ Image

"I've walked and I crawled on six crooked highways."

Lex Luthor Wraps on 'Superman'

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James Gunn revealed earlier this week via Threads that Nicholas Hoult is already done filming for Superman . The actor stars as the iconic bald villain Lex Luthor, who happens to be one of Gunn's favorite DCU characters . Hoult has been on set since the cameras started rolling on, so him wrapping up filming is an indicator that the movie is close to its finishing touches. Superman will arrive on the big screen on July 11, 2025, which is less than a year from now. According to the superhero's logo , the storyline that the film will likely focus on is the Kingdom Come arc from the comics.

James Gunn Just Dropped a Villainous ‘Superman’ Update

'Superman' flies into theaters on July 11, 2025.

Pedro Pascal Snaps First Picture With 'Fantastic Four' Co-Stars

Before going on set to begin working on Fantastic Four , Pedro Pascal seized the opportunity to tease fans with a picture of the main cast on his personal Instagram handle. The selfie that he posted features himself, Vanessa Kirby , Ebon Moss-Bachrach , and Joseph Quinn , who will play Mr. Fantastic, Invisible Woman, The Thing, and Human Torch respectively. The news about the new leads came through on Valentine's Day of this year. After the actors were busy working on other projects, including Pascal and Quinn sharing the screen in Gladiator II , they will unite on set and begin filming on Monday, July 29. At the 2024 SDCC, it was also confirmed that another actor had joined the ensemble as Galactus. Ralph Ineson will play the planet-devouring villain , after already making his MCU debut in Guardians of the Galaxy. The Fantastic Four will premiere a year from now, on July 25, 2025.

Pedro Pascal Shares the First Image of the ‘Fantastic Four’ Cast Together

'The Fantastic Four' is expected in theaters one year from today on July 25, 2025.

Cillian Murphy Finds an Impossible Co-Star for 'Peaky Blinders' Movie

The Peaky Blinders movie is finally happening with Cillian Murphy returning to the role of Thomas Shelby. Although the announcement that the film was in the works came a few weeks ago, it seems like more names are being added to the cast. This week, it was confirmed that Dune star Rebecca Ferguson would join the project in a part that remains under wraps. The Netflix movie will be directed by Tom Harper , more than a decade after working behind the scenes in the series. In addition to her role in the Peaky Blinders cinematic follow-up, the actress will also go back to playing Ilsa Faust in the next Mission Impossible sequel .

The ‘Peaky Blinders’ Movie Just Added a Huge ‘Dune’ Star

She joins returning star Cillian Murphy.

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Hollywood movies rarely reflect climate change crisis. These researchers want to change that

This image released by Warner Bros. Pictures shows Jason Momoa in a scene from “Aquaman and the Lost Kingdom.” (Warner Bros. Pictures via AP)

This image released by Netflix shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy and Jennifer Lawrence as Kate Dibiasky in a scene from “Don’t Look Up.” (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)

This image released by Netflix shows Leonardo DiCaprio as Dr. Randall Mindy in a scene from “Don’t Look Up.” (Niko Tavernise/Netflix via AP)

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PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Aquaman might not mind if the oceans rise, but moviegoers might.

That’s one of the takeaways from a new study conducted by researchers who set out to determine if today’s Hollywood blockbusters are reflective of the current climate crisis . The vast majority of movies failed the “climate reality check” proposed by the authors, who surveyed 250 movies from 2013 to 2022.

The test is simple — the authors looked to see if a movie presented a story in which climate change exists, and whether a character knows it does. One film that passed the test was the 2017 superhero movie “Justice League, " in which Jason Momoa’s Aquaman character says, “Hey, I don’t mind if the oceans rise” to Ben Affleck’s Bruce Wayne.

But most movies fell short — fewer than 10% of the 250 films passed, and climate change was mentioned in two or more scenes of fewer than 4% of the films. That’s out of touch with a moviegoing public that wants “to see their reality reflected on screen,” said Colby College English professor Matthew Schneider-Mayerson, lead researcher on the study.

“The top line is just that the vast majority of films, popular films produced over the last 10 years in the United States, are not portraying the world as it is,” Schneider-Mayerson said. “They are portraying a world that is now history or fantasy — a world in which climate change is not happening.”

Researchers at Maine’s Colby College published the study in April along with Good Energy, a Los Angeles-based environmental consultancy. The results were peer reviewed, and the authors are seeking publication in scientific journals. The researchers view the test as a way for audience members, writers and filmmakers to evaluate the representation of climate change on screen.

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AP correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports on a study that finds few Hollywood films put climate change in their storylines.

Some results were surprising. Movies that at first glance appear to have little overlap with climate or the environment passed the test. “Marriage Story,” Noah Baumbach’s emotive 2019 drama about the collapse of a relationship, passed the test in part because Adam Driver’s character is described as “energy conscious,” Schneider-Mayerson said.

The 2022 whodunnit “Glass Onion” and the 2019 folk horror movie “Midsommar” were others to pass the test. Some that were more explicitly about climate change, such as the 2021 satire “Don’t Look Up,” also passed. But “San Andreas,” a 2015 movie about a West Coast earthquake disaster, and “The Meg,” a 2018 action movie set in the ocean, did not.

The authors narrowed the selection of movies by excluding films not set on Earth or set before 2006 or after 2100. They found streaming services had a higher percentage of movies that included climate change than the major studios did.

The study is “valuable for marketing purposes, informational purposes, data accumulation,” said Harry Winer, director of sustainability at the Kanbar Institute of Film and Television at the New York University Tisch School of the Arts. Winer, who was not involved in the study, said it could also help serve as an incentive to connect audiences with climate stories.

“The audience will be more open to hearing a dialogue about what is right and what is wrong,” Winer said. “It’s a conversation starter.”

The study authors said they see the climate reality check as a kind of Bechdel-Wallace test for climate change. Alison Bechdel, a cartoonist, is credited with popularizing that test in the 1980s by incorporating her friend Liz Wallace’s test about gender representation in film into a comic strip. The test asks if a movie includes at least two female characters who have a conversation about something other than a man.

Bechdel herself spoke highly of the study’s climate test, which she described as “long overdue” in a social media post during this year’s Academy Awards season. Bechdel said in an e-mail to The Associated Press that “for a movie set in the present to ignore this existential threat just doesn’t make sense anymore” in the age of climate change.

“I do worry that screenwriters might do it in a kind of rote way, which could be counterproductive, just like rote ‘strong female characters’ are,” Bechdel said. “But injecting an awareness of our communal plight into the stories we ingest seems like a no-brainer.”

Fox News, Known for Opinion Shows, Gets Ratings Boost From Breaking July Headlines

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“We have been able to turn on a dime and get shows up within seconds of things happening,” says Baier, during an interview. “When we push this button, the machine starts to work, and I think it’s starting to get recognized beyond our traditional viewership.”

The results are likely to bolster one of Fox’s ongoing pitches to Madison Avenue

Case in point? Fox News assigned “Fox News Sunday” anchor Shannon Bream to be on during Trump’s rally in western Pennsylvania on July 13, in the belief that he might possibly announce his vice-presidential pick. Bream was poised, says Jay Wallace , president and executive editor of Fox News Media, “knowing that we didn’t have a VP nominee at that point, even though Trump was making ti seem like he wouldn’t do anything during that event.”

Fox News has also proven willing to turn its opinion programs into news events, such as a debate Sean Hannity held earlier this year between California Governor Gavin Newsom and Florida Governor Ron DeSantis. When it has given over its schedule to news coverage that might not typically appear – including Biden’s recent NATO press conference — “time and time again, viewers have come to us more than anybody else,” says Wallace.

Fox News may have new reason to , as Wallace says, “be where the audience is.” Like its rivals, the network is grappling with the continuing migration of cable and satellite subscribers to streaming services. Even as it sees spikes in viewership, Fox News is projected to see its subscriber base erode by about four million, or 5.8% in 2024, according to Kagan, a market-research firm that is part of S&P Global Intelligence. Subscribers are predicted to fall to about 64.6 million at the end of this year, compared with 60.6 million in 2023. Kagan sees CNN subscribers falling about 4 million, or 5.7%, to 66.3 million. MSNBC’s subscriber base is projected to tumble by about 4 million, or 5.8% to 64.5 million, according to Kagan. Fox is likely to have more appetite for news breaks in the near future, says Wallace. “The election is going to, obviously, create a lot of opportunity, I’m sure.

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