Movies

The leadership of the Venice Film Festival has come under intense scrutiny for failing to achieve gender parity in this year’s competition lineup. A formal open letter addressed to the festival’s artistic director, Alberto Barbera, was published in the Italian newspaper La Repubblica. Drafted by several prominent Italian and European film organizations, the letter condemns...

Distributor Atmosfera Kino and the Andreasyan Brothers Film Company have officially announced the wrap of principal photography for the upcoming feature film War and Peace. This latest cinematic adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s literary masterpiece is scheduled to hit theaters on February 18, 2027. Helmed by director Sarik Andreasyan (known for Onegin), the film features an...

Journalist Matthew Belloni has reported on the potential development of a new installment in the Home Alone franchise, which may feature the return of Macaulay Culkin. According to Belloni, Culkin has already engaged in discussions with Disney executives regarding a concept for a reboot. As far back as 2025, the actor expressed a keen interest...

Friends icon Jennifer Aniston has been tapped to star in Naughty, an upcoming holiday comedy helmed by director Olivia Wilde (Don’t Worry Darling), as reported by Deadline. First announced in 2023, the project was originally pitched as Bridesmaids set at the North Pole. Aniston is set to portray Mallory, a determined single mother fighting to...

On August 4, the second season of the fantasy series The Librarians: The Next Chapter makes its exclusive debut on the viju streaming platform, with new episodes dropping concurrently with their worldwide premiere. This continuation of the high-stakes adventure saga follows Vikram Chamberlain (Callum McGowan), a guardian of ancient relics who, after being transported from...

Initial reviews from Western critics have begun to surface for the latest superhero installment, “Spider-Man: Brand New Day,” a collaboration between Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios. This fourth feature film starring Tom Holland as Peter Parker has garnered strong early acclaim✱at the time of publication on platforms such as Rotten Tomatoes (90%) and Metacritic (70/100)....

Often, the most compelling cinematic works slip under the radar, despite boasting exceptional direction, masterful screenwriting, and a unique perspective on the world. In partnership with the Moscow Film School (MFS), we are launching a video essay competition dedicated to those hidden gems—films you believe are significant, underappreciated, and deserving of a wider conversation. To...

Nonna Grishaeva, celebrated for her role in Daddy’s Daughters, is set to embody the infamous villainess Belladonna in the upcoming feature film Funtik. Distributor Volga has scheduled the movie’s theatrical release for June 10, 2027. This live-action reimagining of the beloved Soviet animated classic The Adventures of Funtik the Piglet follows the protagonist, depicted here...

Vanity Fair has unveiled the first exclusive stills from the upcoming short film “Flesh Impact,” a project commemorating the centennial of Marilyn Monroe’s birth. The iconic Hollywood legend is portrayed at different stages of her life by Dakota Johnson (known for “Fifty Shades of Grey”) and Academy Award winner Ellen Burstyn (“Requiem for a Dream”)....

Volga film distribution has announced the acquisition of the stop-motion animated feature Shaun the Sheep: The Flight Before Christmas for theatrical release in Russia. This latest installment in the iconic Shaun the Sheep franchise, produced by the acclaimed British studio Aardman (creators of Wallace & Gromit and Chicken Run), is set to hit theaters on...