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Dec162025 by cineverseNo Comments

Kevin Bacon Fights Tears as He Remembers ‘A Few Good Men’ Director Rob Reiner: ‘Everybody Is Hurting Today’

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By Pat Saperstein According To The variety Kevin Bacon was on the verge of tears as he posted an emotional video tribute on Instagram to Rob Reiner, who directed him in the 1992 legal drama “A Few Good Men.” It was nominated for four Oscars. Reiner and his wife Michele were found dead in their Los Angeles home Sunday, and their son Nick is being held on suspicion of murder. Bacon co-starred as a young Marine captain in the film, which starred Jack Nicholson and Tom Cruise. “I’m not sure how to do this,” Bacon starts out in the video, sounding emotional. “But Rob Reiner gave me a job in ‘A Few Good Men.’ Sometime in the ’90s, I guess it was. I was over the moon to get that job — people may or may not know but ‘This Is Spinal Tap’ is my all-time favorite movie an...

Dec132025 by cineverseNo Comments

‘Zootopia 2’ Crosses $1 Billion Globally, Fastest PG Film to Ever Reach Box Office Milestone

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By Rebecca Rubin According To The variety “Zootopia 2” is racing past $1 billion globally after 17 days of release, becoming the fastest PG film to ever cross the coveted box office milestone. With $232.7 million domestically and a staggering $753.4 million internationally, Disney‘s animated sequel has earned $986.1 million to date and will hit the billion-dollar benchmark on Friday. “Zootopia 2” is only the third movie this year to join the $1 billion club after Disney’s “Lilo & Stitch” ($1.03 billion), and China’s animated blockbuster “Ne Zha 2” (the highest grossing release of 2025 with $1.9 billion). Only 13 animated films (10 of which are Disney titles) have ever surpassed $1 billion. “Everyone at Disney Animation put their heart, soul and passion into this film to t...

Nov302025 by cineverseNo Comments

Vincent Lindon Bets on Socially Conscious Films That ‘Prevent Him From Behaving Badly’: ‘I’m Weak. They Force Me to Be Stronger

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By Marta Balaga According To The variety French actor Vincent Lindon often plays well-meaning characters. But he can’t take credit for their selfless choices, he stressed. “When I made ‘Welcome’ [about a man helping Kurdish refugee] there were people in the street who shook my hand and said: ‘Thank you very much for what you do for the migrants. Really, Mr. Lindon, bravo.’ I replied: ‘Thank you, but it’s not me’ “When I made ‘The Measure of a Man,’ they said: ‘You’re really brave.’ They confuse what I do in films with who I am in real life. But my small contribution is that I’m still making them. I could’ve been making bigger films, earning more money and taking fewer risks.” Speaking at Torino Film Festival, where he’s set to pick up the Stella della Mole award ...

Nov292025 by cineverseNo Comments

The Kartli Kingdom’ Review: Georgian Refugees Live Decades in Limbo in an Elegiac Observational Study

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By Guy Lodge According To The variety Named for the late medieval Georgian monarchy that once stood proud on the same land, “The Kartli Kingdom” is a ruefully ironic nickname for less-than-royal lodgings: a derelict sanatorium in overgrown semi-rural grounds, overlooking the brighter lights of central Tbilisi in the distance. Once home to a state-of-the-art cardiology hospital that was shuttered in the early 1990s, its wards have since been occupied by hundreds of Georgians left homeless by the 1992 war in Abkhazia — now a devastated sovereign territory to which they cannot return. Over the last 30-odd years, what was intended to be a temporary shelter has become a long-term purgatory, and that eerily stretched stillness of time is poignantly captured in Tamar Kalandadze and&n...

Nov92025 by cineverseNo Comments

Garin Nugroho’s ‘Opera Jawa’ to Open 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival, ‘Comedy Buddy’ to Close

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By Naman Ramachandran According To The variety The 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival (JAFF) will open with Garin Nugroho‘s musical “Opera Jawa” and close with Aco Tenriyagelli’s feature directorial debut “Comedy Buddy” in Yogyakarta. This edition marks a milestone for the festival, which was first held in 2006. Carrying the theme Transfiguration, JAFF20 highlights the festival’s two-decade journey and the transformation of Indonesian and Asian cinema during that period. The opening film, originally premiered at JAFF’s inaugural edition in 2006, will be screened in its original 35mm celluloid format at a ceremonial program at Universitas Gadjah Mada’s Gelanggang Inovasi dan Kreativitas. “Comedy Buddy” is produced by Bion Studios and Spasi Moving Image. JAFF20 wil...

Oct292025 by cineverseNo Comments

Frankie Muniz Hasn’t Spoken to Hilary Duff in 22 Years, Says Her Mom Interfered in ‘Agent Cody Banks’ Casting and ‘It Pissed Me Off’: ‘I Regret Not’ Staying Friends With Her

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By Zack Sharf According To The variety Frankie Muniz revealed during an episode of “The Joe Vulpis Podcast” last month that he has not spoken to Hilary Duff in the 22 years since they starred in “Agent Cody Banks” together (via People). Muniz blamed Duff’s mother for creating a split between the two young actors after she allegedly interfered in the movie’s casting process and went behind Muniz’s back to get Duff cast as the female lead in the action comedy. Muniz and Duff met as teenagers as their careers took off around the same time, with Duff’s Disney Channel series “Lizzie McGuire” premiering in 2001 and Muniz’s Fox sitcom “Malcom in the Middle” debuting in 2002. Muniz even cameoed as himself on Duff’s series. “We became really, really good friends. We had...

Oct282025 by cineverseNo Comments

Nikias Chryssos’ Supernatural Body-Horror Film ‘Bloody Tennis’ Boarded by The Playmaker Ahead of AFM Launch (EXCLUSIVE)

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By Leo Barraclough According To The variety The Playmaker has taken international sales rights to Nikias Chryssos’ English-language debut, the supernatural body-horror pic “Bloody Tennis.” The Playmaker will launch international sales on the film at the American Film Market in Los Angeles. The film, which is produced by Augenschein, was written by Chryssos. The Greek-German filmmaker broke out with his 2015 feature “Der Bunker,” which debuted at Berlinale and won the Next Wave Award for best feature at Fantastic Fest in Austin. His second feature film “A Pure Place” was developed in the Résidence du Festival de Cannes and premiered at the Munich Film Festival, where it won the award for best director. “Bloody Tennis” stars Sandra Guldberg Kampp (“Foundation”), Golde...