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Sep162025 by cineverseNo Comments

Michael Keaton Says the ‘Irony’ That Charlie Kirk Was ‘Killed With a Gun Is Unbelievable’: ‘Shooting People Will Never Answer Anything’

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By Jack Dunn, Selome Hailu According To The variety Michael Keaton paid respects to the late Charlie Kirk at Investigative Reporters and Editors’ 50th anniversary gala on Monday night, while also speaking on the gun violence that took his life. “Before we start to get into the meat of this thing, I’m going to take a minute to say that, regardless of how I probably — not probably — have disagreed with many things he said, Charlie Kirk leaves behind two kids and a wife,” he said as he opened his speech. “You gotta remember that.” “Because in the end, shooting people will never answer anything, and the irony that he was killed with a gun is unbelievable,” he continued. Keaton wasn’t the only speaker at the IRE gala to speak on Kirk’s killing. “60 Minutes” journalist Sc...

Sep162025 by cineverseNo Comments

India’s First Ray Films Marks Decade Milestone With Six-Picture Slate (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety First Ray Films, the Mumbai-based independent production company founded by actor-producer-director Anshuman Jha, has unveiled a six-film slate as it marks its 10th anniversary. The company has produced genre films including social media thriller “Mona_Darling” (2016), LGBTQ+ road trip film “Hum Bhi Akele, Tum Bhi Akele” (2020), and action film “Lakadbaggha” (2023). Three films are scheduled for theatrical release over the next six months. Jha’s directorial debut, the black comedy thriller “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli,” followed by Harish Vyas’s “Hari Ka Om” and sequel “Lakadbaggha 2,” which completed production earlier this year. The company will also begin production on three new projects in 2026, working with both established and...

Sep162025 by cineverseNo Comments

Toronto Hit ‘The Condor Daughter,’ a High Andes Drama, Gets a First Trailer From Bendita Film Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

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By John Hopewell According To The variety Arguably the biggest buzz title at Ventana Sur and well received by those who caught it on its Sept. 9 world premiere at last week’s Toronto Festival, Bolivian identity drama “The Condor Daughter” (“La Hija del Condor”) now has a trailer, shared in exclusivity with Variety by the film’s sales agent, Spain’s Bendita Film Sales. Written, directed and produced by Empatia Cinema’s Álvaro Olmos Torrico, a key figure on Bolivia’s cinema scene, “The Condor’s Daughter” was chosen by Variety among 20 International Titles to Track at TIFF. Produced by Empatia Cinema, with Peru’s Ayara Producciones and Uruguay’s LaMayor Cine, “The Condor Daughter” turns on Clara, 16, part of the Totorani Quechua community and her midwife moth...

Sep152025 by cineverseNo Comments

Glenrothan’ Review: Brian Cox’s Overly Cozy Directorial Debut Needs a Good Belt of Whisky

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By Jessica Kiang According To The variety Complexity is key to the flavor profile of a good single-malt whisky. Top notes, middle notes and low notes, and different combinations of minerals, spices, smoke and salt make each sip trigger new associations before you even reach the peaty finish. “Glenrothan,” the directorial debut of Scottish actor Brian Cox, is set around a distillery nestled in the Highlands that has long produced a much-admired single-malt dram to an original recipe. So it’s unfortunate that the film itself is more like a bottom-shelf blend: easily drinkable, highly forgettable, bland. Worse still, it won’t get you even mildly buzzed. It is very quickly established, through shots of the pretty white distillery buildings and the wooded green hills made velvety b...

Sep152025 by cineverseNo Comments

Sacrifice’ Review: Virtue-Signaling Billionaires Dance on the Edge of a Volcano in Romain Gavras’ Scattershot Satire

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By Peter Debruge According To The variety How many rebellious movies about ganging up to overthrow the status quo does one need to make before uneasy governments start to put you on some kind of watch list? For Romain Gavras, son of the legendary “Z” director and political critic Costa-Gavras, the count now stands at three. First, there was his 2010 debut, “Our Day Will Come,” an unnerving call-to-action in which redheads inherit the earth, followed by the white-knuckle “Athena,” about an uprising in a Paris apartment bloc. Now comes the splashy “Sacrifice,” which takes a more satirical view of ecoterrorism and the end of days. “Sacrifice” feels like the music-video director’s reaction to Ruben Östlund’s brand of comedy, an elevated form of irony that has earned the Swedish directo...

Sep142025 by cineverseNo Comments

Ukraine Selects Oscar-Winning Director Mstyslav Chernov’s ‘2000 Meters to Andriivka’ for Academy Awards International Feature Race

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety Ukraine has selected Mstyslav Chernov’s “2000 Meters to Andriivka” as its entry for the best international feature film category at the 98th Academy Awards. The film chronicles a Ukrainian platoon’s mission to liberate the occupied village of Andriivka from Russian troops. Shot with a combination of helmet cameras, drones and on-the-ground footage, it provides an unflinching look at modern warfare and highlights the endurance of resistance under extreme conditions. Reviewing the film for Variety, Guy Lodge wrote: “’2000 Meters to Andriivka’ is a documentary both vigorous and exhausted, propulsive and petrified, with a prevailing tone of anxious fatigue encapsulated by one soldier’s plaintive, barbed question: ‘What if t...

Sep142025 by cineverseNo Comments

My litle Moon” Wins Best Film Award at the South Texas International Film Festival

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cineversedaily news Edinburg, Texas – September 13, 2025 | The feature film “My Little Moon”, directed by acclaimed filmmaker Ali Atshani, has been awarded the prestigious Best Film Award at the 12th edition of the South Texas International Film Festival (STXIFF), held in Edinburg, Texas on Saturday, September 13th. The South Texas International Film Festival, founded in 2014, has become one of the most important cultural and cinematic events in the Rio Grande Valley and beyond. Over the past decade, the festival has built a strong reputation for showcasing diverse voices and innovative stories from both emerging and established filmmakers across the globe. Its mission is to provide a platform for independent cinema, bringing together artists and audiences in celebration of storytell...