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Oct272025 by cineverseNo Comments

Song Sung Blue’ Review: Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson Form a Neil Diamond Tribute Band in a Different Kind of Faith-Based Movie

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By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety I’ve never been wild about the term “faith-based movie” — or, at least, about the idea that it should just be applied to PG-rated calamity-meets-redemption Sunday-school soap operas micro-targeted to Evangelicals. “Song Sung Blue,” in almost every way, is a faith-based movie, though this one is rooted in the holly holy dream of devotion to the church of Neil Diamond. It’s based on the true story of Mike and Claire Sarina (played by Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson), who in the late ’80s and ’90s formed a Neil Diamond tribute band, performing as Lightning & Thunder (he’s Lightning, she’s Thunder). At first, the movie may strike you as a parable of more kitsch than faith. The two meet at a performance at a scuzzy casino in their h...

Oct262025 by cineverseNo Comments

What’s the Problem with ‘Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere’? The Problem Is That ‘Nebraska’ Is a Bore

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By Owen Gleiberman According To The variety The latest poster for “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere” features a painting of Bruce Springsteen in concert, viewed from the side, his index finger held high in the air. If you examine his face, you’ll see that it looks a lot more like Bruce than it does like Jeremy Allen White, the actor who plays him. You can understand why: Jeremy Allen White doesn’t look very much like Springsteen. (There’s a touch of last-minute desperation to that poster.) The lack of an acute resemblance isn’t fatal in a biopic, but it’s one of a number of things about “Deliver Me from Nowhere” that just feel…off. Another disarming detail is the aha moment when Bruce first gets the idea for “Nebraska” by catching “Badlands” on TV. In a w...

Oct262025 by cineverseNo Comments

June Lockhart, ‘Lost In Space’ and ‘Lassie’ Star, Dies at 100

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By Leia Mendoza According To The variety June Lockhart, a popular actress of the 1950s and ’60s known for her roles in “Lost In Space,” “Lassie” and “Meet Me in St. Louis,” died of natural causes on Oct. 23 in Santa Monica, Calif. She was 100. Lockhart became known for her performances as Timmy’s foster mother, Ruth Martin, on the CBS series “Lassie” from 1958 to 1964. She took over from Cloris Leachman as the Martin family moved on to the famous collie’s farm and became foster parents to both the orphaned Timmy and Lassie. She then starred as Dr. Maureen Robinson on the CBS series “Lost in Space” from 1965 to 1968. She played a brilliant biochemist and loving mother of three who is marooned in space along with her family. When I wasn’t shooting Lassie, I became the mistress ...

Oct252025 by cineverseNo Comments

SCAD Savannah Film Festival Brings Student Filmmakers and Elite Auteurs Together

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By Andrew McGowan According To The variety SCAD Savannah Film Festival returns Oct. 25-Nov. 1 with a lineup of exciting premieres, screenings, honorees and guests who will congregate at the largest university-run film festival in the world. The festival, which is organized by and hosted at the Savannah College of Art and Design, showcases a combination of student and professional work. The fest brings together SCAD’s emergent artists and Hollywood’s most elite filmmakers through screenings, panels and discussions during the week. “Our team’s goal when programming the SCAD Savannah Film Festival is to curate a lineup that brings the most compelling, innovative and culturally resonant films to our screens — not only to celebrate the art of cinema but to inspire the next ge...

Oct252025 by cineverseNo Comments

Paul Thomas Anderson’s ‘One Battle After Another’ Submits in Comedy at Golden Globes, Poised to Join ‘Nashville’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ in Record Books

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By Clayton Davis According To The variety Paul Thomas Anderson is ready to lean into the laughs with “One Battle After Another.” The acclaimed action thriller, loosely inspired by Thomas Pynchon’s novel “Vineland,” will compete in the comedy categories at the upcoming Golden Globe Awards, Variety has confirmed via FYC materials that were sent to voters. The Warner Bros. epic follows a group of former revolutionaries who reunite to rescue a comrade’s daughter after a long-dormant enemy reemerges. The ensemble cast includes Leonardo DiCaprio, Sean Penn, Benicio Del Toro, Regina Hall, Teyana Taylor and Chase Infiniti. As previously reported by Variety, DiCaprio and Infiniti will compete in the lead acting categories across all groups during awards season...

Oct252025 by cineverseNo Comments

Shelby Oaks’ Director Chris Stuckmann on That Horrific Ending, Shooting on 2000s Camcorders and His YouTube Origins

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By Jordan Moreau According To The variety SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the ending of “Shelby Oaks,” now playing in theaters. So, who took Riley Brennan? Director Chris Stuckmann makes his directorial debut with Neon’s horror “Shelby Oaks,” which follows the disappearance of a YouTuber and amateur ghost hunter Riley Brennan (Sarah Durn). Having started his career as a film critic and essayist on YouTube, Stuckmann makes the transition to director with a horror movie that expertly blends media and feels at times like a mockumentary ripped right from the video platform. Camille Sullivan stars as Mia Brennan, who has been searching for her younger sister Riley after she vanished 12 years ago in the remote town of Shelby Oaks with her YouTube grou...

Oct222025 by cineverseNo Comments

Yamada Yoji to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Tokyo Film Festival

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety The Tokyo International Film Festival has revealed that veteran Japanese director Yamada Yoji will receive the Lifetime Achievement Award at its 38th edition, recognizing a career spanning more than 60 years and 91 films. Yamada’s latest work, “Tokyo Taxi,” starring Baisho Chieko and Kimura Takuya, based on the 2023 French film “Driving Madeleine,” will screen as this year’s TIFF Centerpiece and receive theatrical release on Nov. 21. The director will also participate in a talk session with “Kokuho” director Lee Sang-il at the TIFF Lounge As previously announced, legendary Japanese actor Yoshinaga Sayuri will also be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award. Since his 1961 directorial debut with “Nikai...