Filmmaker Steve McQueen has been awarded the 2026 Erasmus Prize, themed ‘Ecce Homo, Behold the Human Being’, presented each year by the Praemium Erasmianum Foundation.
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Filmmaker Steve McQueen Awarded 2026 Erasmus Prize
Steve McQueen (Wesley Verhoeve)
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‘Backrooms’ Trailer – Chiwetel Ejiofor and Renate Reinsve Star in Kane Parsons’ Horror Film
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‘The Travel Companion’ Trailer – Travis Wood and Alex Mallis’ Dramedy Explores Friendship, and Indie Filmmaking Struggles
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‘I Love Boosters’ Trailer – Keke Palmer Leads Boots Riley’s Wild Anti-Capitalist Heist Comedy
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‘Magic Hour’ Trailer – Katie Aselton Directs and Stars with Daveed Diggs in Desert-Set Relationship Drama
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‘Wild Horse Nine’ Trailer – John Malkovich and Sam Rockwell Star in Martin McDonagh’s Spy Drama
Set against the volatile backdrop of 1970s Chile, Wild Horse Nine, the latest film from acclaimed writer-director Martin McDonagh, is a darkly comic tale of espionage and loyalty.
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‘The Furious’ Trailer – Kenji Tanigaki’s High-Octane Martial Arts Thriller Delivers Non-Stop Action
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Nicola Rinciari’s ‘A Mosquito in the Ear’ Acquired by Persimmon for Spring Release
Nazanin Boniadi, Ruhi Pal and Jake Lacy in A Mosquito in the Ear directed by Nicola Rinciari (Kai Dickson) Nicola Rinciari’s feature debut film, A Mosquito in the Ear, which opened the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, where it won the Panavision Spirit Award for Independent Cinema, has been acquired by Persimmon.
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Chuck Norris, Action Film Star and Martial Arts Legend, Dies at 86
Chuck Norris (Kathy Hutchins / Hutchins Photo) Chuck Norris, martial artist and one of the defining action stars of the 1980s and 1990s, has died at the age of 86.
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‘Our Land’ Trailer – Lucrecia Martel’s Docu Uncovers the Story Behind Argentina’s Indigenous Land Struggle
A gripping real-life struggle over land, justice, and history in the Indigenous community of Chuschagasta, in Argentina, unfolds in Our Land (Nuestra tierra), the powerful documentary from Lucrecia Martel.