Culture Guide: Cinema

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Resident Evil on screen: how the new film connects to the games and earlier adaptations

A spoiler-free guide to Zach Cregger’s story, the Alice series, the 2021 reboot and the games’ continuity.

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Busan 2026: A Guide to Its Juries, Films and Awards

See who competes in the main Competition, who chooses the winners, and how the Busan Award differs from Mecenat, Sonje, NETPAC and FIPRESCI.

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Lee Chang-dong and four members of a film team pose in formalwear beneath the Cannes emblem.

“Possible Love” and three distinctions: Lee Chang-dong’s path through Venice

The South Korean drama about two couples, work and hidden desires received one official award and two collateral distinctions at the festival’s 83rd edition.

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The Lion Opens a Second Door: How Woman Unknown Can Enter the Oscar Race

The Venice victory enables a new submission route, but the film is not yet a confirmed entrant or a nominee for the 99th Oscars.

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Ellen Burstyn leans over a bed while holding a girl in a black-and-white scene.

Two Lions, Two Careers: Six Films by Ellen Burstyn and George Clooney

A comparative journey through Burstyn’s acting and Clooney’s work as actor, writer, and director, prompted by the honors announced in Venice.

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Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show.

Rocky Horror Without Tim Curry: The Cult Now Faces Memory

The actor’s death puts Dr. Frank-N-Furter back at the center of a larger discussion: how a marginal film became a collective ritual, queer language, and pop heritage.

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Tim Curry as Dr. Frank-N-Furter in official The Rocky Horror Picture Show artwork.

Tim Curry: the actor who turned excess into cultural language

The death of The Rocky Horror Picture Show star renews the reading of a career that crossed theater, cinema, horror, comedy and queer culture without fitting into a single mask.

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Kevin Feige, Chris Hemsworth, Tom Hiddleston, Chadwick Boseman and Mark Ruffalo at an Avengers: Infinity War Comic-Con panel.

Avengers: Endgame Encore and the New Fight for the Cinema Ritual

The blockbuster's return to Brazilian theaters, with new material and premium formats, shows how Hollywood is trying to turn recent memory into a collective event.

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Matthew Broderick on stage: when the star becomes a mirror for identity disputes

In Ulster American, Matthew Broderick returns to the stage, turning the memory of Ferris Bueller into a discussion of power, representation and cultural misunderstanding.

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Urban view of Boulder, Colorado, associated with the new phase of the Sundance Film Festival.

Sundance in Boulder: the independent festival changes cities without losing its central question

Sundance's move to Boulder opens a larger discussion: how a historic festival reshapes its relationship with audiences, universities, cities and independent cinema.

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Selton Mello at a cinema event, highlighting his public presence as a Brazilian actor and director.

Selton Mello in Gramado: the consecration of an actor who became part of Brazilian cinema memory

The Crystal Kikito received at the 54th Gramado Film Festival repositions Selton Mello as a bridge between television, auteur cinema, popular industry and international circulation.

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Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey: why the IMAX epic became a defining cinema event of 2026

Matt Damon plays Odysseus in a monumental Homer adaptation, filmed entirely in IMAX and designed to stay in the conversation long after the screening.

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