The Brutalist Report

Variety

‘Steve’ Review: Cillian Murphy Turns Inspirational Teacher Tropes Upside-Down in the Year’s Best Netflix Movie [10d]
‘Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale’ Review: The Beloved Franchise Bows Out on a Confident Parting Note [10d]
BuzzFeed Studios Film ‘Adulting’ Accused of Firing Workers Over Union Organizing [10d]
‘Wednesday’ Creators Unpack the Season 2 Finale: Gomez’s Tragic Backstory, Thing’s Origins and What Wednesday Thinks of Tyler Now [10d]
Amazon Just Marked Down This Top-Rated A.I. Voice Recorder to Nearly 50% Off [10d]
Orson Welles Estate Slams AI Company’s Plan to Recreate Lost Scenes of ‘Magnificent Ambersons’: ‘Disappointing’ and an ‘Attempt to Generate Publicity’ [10d]
Sydney Sweeney Fights Her Way Into the Oscar Race at TIFF World Premiere of ‘Christy’ [10d]
Charlie Sheen Says Sexual Encounters With Men Started Amid Crack Use: ‘So What? Some of It Was Weird. A Lot of It Was F—ing Fun’ [10d]
After His Microbudget Debut Haunted 2 Million People on YouTube, Curry Barker Brings ‘Crazy Horror’ to TIFF With Twisted Love Story ‘Obsession’ [10d]
‘Alien: Romulus’ Director Fede Alvarez Not Returning for Sequel: ‘I’m Gonna Pass the Torch on This One’ [10d]
‘NBA 2K26’: Here’s Where to Score the Game Online [10d]
Anthropic to Pay $1.5 Billion to Settle Book Piracy Class Action Lawsuit [10d]
‘The Librarians,’ Awards Hopeful Doc About Texas Book Bans From Sarah Jessica Parker, Drops First Trailer and Global Release Plans [10d]
‘Silent Friend’ Review: Ildikó Enyedi’s Utterly Enchanting New Film Speaks for the Trees [10d]
Jordan Peele’s Monkeypaw Shares Spooky First Look at No Drama Horror Shorts Ahead of TIFF Premiere [10d]
Fallon Revs Up ‘Tonight Show’ for Detroit [10d]
FilmSharks Picks up Fantastic Fest Premiere ‘The Evil That Binds Us,’ a Thriller From Nico Postiglione (EXCLUSIVE) [10d]
British Director Oscar Hudson’s ‘Straight Circle’ Scores Top Venice Critics’ Week Prize [10d]
Mark Volman, Turtles and Flo & Eddie Co-Founder and Singer on ‘Happy Together,’ Dies at 78 [10d]
In Ildikó Enyedi’s ‘Silent Friend,’ the Plants Are Watching: ‘We Are Not Alone’ [10d]
Sean Penn Joins Oscar Contender ‘Manas’ as Executive Producer [10d]
Netflix Lands ‘Saturn Return’ Starring Rachel Brosnahan, Charles Melton and Will Poulter From TIFF [10d]
Toronto Film ‘Dry Leaf’ Finds North American Home With Cinema Guild (EXCLUSIVE) [10d]
Ryan Reynolds Says He ‘Hasn’t Stepped Foot’ on ‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Set, Downplaying Deadpool’s Return Amid Fan Speculation [10d]
In ‘Love + War,’ Pulitzer Prize-Winning Photographer Lynsey Addario Gets Candid About Risking Her Life, Being a Mom and Not Having It All [10d]
As the Emmys’ Current Contract Expires, It’s Time to Switch From a ‘Wheel Deal’ to a ‘Roadblock’ [10d]
Judge Dismisses Newsmax Lawsuit Against Fox News as ‘Shotgun Pleading’ [10d]
Melvin Gregg on How ‘The Paper’ Can ‘Coexist’ With ‘The Office,’ Meeting Steve Carell and John Krasinski and His Hopes For Detrick in Season 2 [10d]
Nancy Grace’s ‘Crime Stories’ Video Podcast to Stream on Fox One [11d]
Paula Devonshire Wins Canada Media Producer Association’s 2025 Feature Producer Indiescreen Award at Toronto Film Festival [11d]
Mark Ruffalo Says ‘I’m Still Waiting to Hear’ About Hulk Return in ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’: ‘I Don’t Know. I Haven’t Read a Script Yet’ [11d]
CBS News Agrees Not to Edit ‘Face The Nation’ Interviews Following Homeland Security Backlash [11d]
France Welcomes New Sales Banner The Pool Films, Backed by Post-Production House Digital District Group and French Riviera’s Victorine Studios (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
‘The Sun Rises On Us All’ Review: Old Lovers Face New Problems in an Absorbing Chinese Melodrama [11d]
‘Life Is Strange’ TV Series Set at Amazon From Charlie Covell, Square Enix, Story Kitchen, and LuckyChap (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
‘New Years Rev’ Trailer: Green Day Fans Take a Rock ‘n’ Roll Road Trip in Coming-of-Age Comedy (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
Bleecker Street Taps Christine Manna as EVP, Home Entertainment (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
David Byrne Goes Deep About ‘Who Is the Sky?,’ How to Be a Non-Star, and Why a Talking Heads Reunion Shouldn’t Happen: ‘Be Careful What You Long for’ [11d]
Darth Vader’s Lightsaber Sells for a Record $3.6 Million at Propstore Auction [11d]
Venice Film Festival Takeaways: Politics Take Spotlight, Oscar Buzz and Apocalyptic Weather [11d]
Box Office: ‘The Conjuring: Last Rites’ Makes Franchise-Best $8.5 Million in Previews, Biggest for a Horror Movie This Year [11d]
James McAvoy on the Pills, Thrills and Bellyaches Behind Directorial Debut ‘California Schemin’: ‘Definitely One of the Most Stressful Things I’ve Ever Done’ [11d]
Venice Days’ Top Prize Goes to Iranian Director Amir Azizi’s Love Letter to Tehran ‘Inside Amir’ [11d]
Macaulay Culkin Says John Candy Noticed His Dad Was a ‘Monster’ During ‘Uncle Buck’ Filming, So Candy Kept Checking In: ‘You Doing Good? Everything’s Alright?’ [11d]
Indigenous Canadian Filmmakers Tap Into Community Lore, Talent in a Record Eight Features at Toronto’s 50th Edition [11d]
‘Die My Love’ Trailer: Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson Play a Couple Falling Into Psychosis in Lynne Ramsay’s Cannes Favorite [11d]
Tim Burton’s ‘Nightmare Before Christmas’ Gets Playfully Sleek Gap Collection Ahead of Halloween [11d]
‘There’s Something About Mary’ Director Bobby Farrelly Hopes to Revive the R-Rated Comedy With ‘Driver’s Ed’: ‘People Need a Good Laugh’ [11d]
Korea’s Yoon Ga-eun Talks Third-Person Storytelling Shift in Toronto Film ‘The World of Love’: ‘I Feel More Like a Part of the Audience’ [11d]
Alejandro Amenábar Unpacks Historical Adventure ‘The Captive’ [11d]
Cato Kusters’ ‘Julian’ Tells the Story of the Global State of Same-Sex Marriage Through the Eyes of One Couple — Watch Trailer [11d]
How to Watch the 2025 VMAs Live Online [11d]
San Sebastian Festival Slams Benjamin Netanyahu Israeli Government over Genocide in Gaza, as It Announces J.A. Bayona Lead Jury [11d]
Marco Bellocchio Sets Biopic of Charismatic Auto Executive Sergio Marchionne Who Saved Fiat and Chrysler (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
Lee Hong-chi’s Venice Title ‘A Dance in Vain’ Acquired by Minerva Pictures for Italy (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
True Crime Gets Fresh Angles as FilmRise Expands Portfolio With International Co-Productions [11d]
Piers Morgan Returns to TV for ‘Uncensored’ Highlights Show on Paramount U.K.’s Channel 5 [11d]
Balkan Cinema Surges Into Fall Festivals After Banner Year for Filmmakers From Southeast Europe [11d]
Vanessa Paradis, M83 Reteam With ‘Knife + Heart’ Director Yann Gonzalez for Macabre Thriller ‘I’ll Forget Your Name’ [11d]
Ajay Devgn Unveils Lens Vault Studios With Danish Devgn (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
A Unifrance Rendez-Vous Wrap: French Shows Still Sell Despite Economic Slowdown, Consolidation, Fast-Changing Dynamics [11d]
Justin Bieber Releases ‘Swag II’ Featuring Tems, Bakar and Hurricane Chris [11d]
Warner Music India Partners With Renzu Music to Amplify Kashmir’s Musical Voices (EXCLUSIVE) [11d]
Cambodia Submits Horror Thriller ‘Tenement’ as Oscar Entry [11d]
‘Maddie’s Secret’ Review: John Early Tests the Limits of Good Taste as a Food Influencer With an Eating Disorder [11d]
‘Dexter: Resurrection’ Finale Recap: Who Is the New York Ripper? [11d]
Ryan Reynolds’ ‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Opens Toronto Film Festival With Nostalgia, Laughs and Lots of Canadian Pride [11d]
‘John Candy: I Like Me’ Review: Toronto Opens With an Overly Affectionate Homage to a Hometown Comedy Hero [11d]
LISTEN: Michael Lewis Revisits ‘The Big Short’ for Pushkin Industries’ Fall Slate; Jem Aswad Goes Inside David Byrne’s Brain [11d]
Harold Matzner, Philanthropist and Chairman of Palm Springs International Film Festival, Dies at 88 [11d]
‘Star Trek: Strange New Worlds’ Star Melissa Navia’s Spotlight Episode Is So Intense, She Was Told She Could ‘Shoot a Marvel Film After’ It [11d]