The 83rd Venice Film Festival, taking place September 2 to 12, 2026, unveiled the lineup.
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‘Do You Love Me’ Film Review – Lana Daher Meticulously Documents Lebanese Life Using Over 20,000 Sources
Do You Love Me by Lana Daher. © AFP Arguileh On The Beach (20015) by Patrick Baz (Courtesy Icarus Films) Through the lens of citizens, artists, and filmmakers, Do You Love Me by Lana Daher tells a powerful and moving story about the complexities of life in Lebanon, compiling archival footage from over 20,000 sources to document Lebanese history, politics, and society.
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‘You Had to Be There’ Trailer -Documentary Captures Martin Short, Eugene Levy, Gilda Radner’s Early Career Performance
The official trailer has been released for You Had to Be There: How the Toronto Godspell Ignited the Comedy Revolution, Spread Love & Overalls, and Created a Community That Changed the World (In a Canadian Kind of Way), a documentary directed by Nick Davis.
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Festival of Cinema NYC Celebrates 10th Anniversary with Lineup of Over 100 Indie Films
Noxturne by Kristina Klebe The Queens, NY-based film festival Festival of Cinema NYC returns to the Regal UA Midway in Forest Hills for its milestone 10th Anniversary edition, from August 7-16, 2026, with over 100 independent films.
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Julie Andrews “Definitive” Documentary is Coming to Disney+ in 2027
Julie Andrews (Photo by Xavier Collin/Image Press Agency) One of cinema’s most beloved legends is finally getting the documentary treatment they deserve.
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Interview – ‘Do You Love Me’ Filmmaker Lana Daher Talks Preserving Lebanese Life, Love, and Loss
Lana Daher (© Tanya Traboulsi) Do You Love Me is an award-winning debut feature by Lebanese filmmaker Lana Daher that takes audiences on a journey through Lebanon’s audiovisual memory.
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‘All Night Wrong’ Trailer – Maria Bakalova and Zach Cherry’s Date Spirals Out of Control in Jason James’ Crime Comedy
A blind date goes spectacularly off the rails in All Night Wrong, a genre-bending comedy thriller starring Maria Bakalova and Zach Cherry.
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Carlos Santos’ ‘Loco México Mágico’ to Open 18th Hola México Film Festival
Loco México Mágico by Carlos Santos Hola México Film Festival returns for its 18th annual edition from September 25 to October 3, 2026, during Hispanic Heritage Month. The festival kicks off on opening night with Mexican comedy “Loco México Mágico” directed by Carlos Santos, at The Montalban Theater in Hollywood.
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TIFF Unveils Primetime Lineup, Opens with Jesse McKeown’s ‘Below’
Below. (L to R) Willow Kean as Ruth, Rohan Campbell as Jay Penney, Charlie Heaton as Wade, and Ruby Stokes as Mary in Below by Jesse McKeown (Courtesy of Netflix) The Toronto International Film Festival has announced its 2026 Primetime program, spotlighting groundbreaking episodic storytelling and auteur-driven television.
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Interview – dream hampton, ‘This World Is Not My Own’ Producer Breaks Down the Fascinating Life of Nellie Mae Rowe
This World is Not My Own directed by Opendox (Petter Ringbom and Marquise Stillwell) Handmade dolls, drawings, chewing gum sculptures, plastic flowers, and much more- this was the world of Nellie Mae Rowe, a Southern folk artist from Fayette County, Georgia.
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‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ Review – Cyril Aris Pushes the Boundaries of Moral Ambiguity and Character Dynamics
A Sad and Beautiful World by Cyril Aris (Courtesy of Watermelon Pictures) After walking into the blinding daylight after being dead focused on the beauty of ‘A Sad and Beautiful World’ for nearly two hours, I had to flush out both the words ‘sad’ and ‘beautiful’ from my vocabulary. While the words encapsulate the film on the surface, this piece is much more than these two words (with no hate to the title; there, they work just fine).