Lai Yuqing, a 23-year-old Chinese film director whose work was beginning to attract international attention, has died in Phnom Penh, Cambodia.
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Lai Yuqing, Promising Young Director of ‘Whisperings of the Moon’, Dies at 23
Lai Yuqing (via Instagram)
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‘Sinners’ Dominates Alliance of Women Film Journalists Awards, Wins Best Film
Sinners by Ryan Coogler (Warner Bros) Sinners swept most of the major categories of the 2025 Alliance of Women Film Journalists (AWFJ) annual EDA Awards, winning seven awards including Best Film, Best Director (Ryan Coogler), Best Actor (Michael B. Jordan), and Best Supporting Actress (Wunmi Mosaku).
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TIFF Reveals Canada’s Top Ten list with ‘Wrong Husband’, ‘Blue Heron’, ‘Space Cadet’ and More
Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband) directed by Zacharias Kunuk (Isuma) TIFF revealed its annual Canada’s Top Ten list of the year’s most outstanding Canadian feature films and shorts.
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‘The Death of Robin Hood’ Trailer – Hugh Jackman Stars as the English Folk Hero in Gritty Take
A24 debuted the official trailer for The Death of Robin Hood, the gritty drama starring Hugh Jackman in a more introspective take on the classic English folk hero.
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Béla Tarr, Visionary Hungarian Filmmaker Dies at 70
Béla Tarr (Eszter Gordon) Béla Tarr, the influential Hungarian director, widely celebrated for a body of work marked by long takes, black-and-white cinematography and a profound exploration of human existence, has died at the age of 70.
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‘Dooba Dooba’ Teaser Trailer – A Babysitting Job Turns Into a Surveillance Nightmare in Ehrland Hollingsworth’s Chilling Horror Thriller
When horror and home surveillance collide. Directed by Ehrland Hollingsworth, the psychological horror thriller Dooba Dooba uses in-home security footage to turn the familiar into the terrifying.
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HBO Sets Documentary on Gisèle Pelicot, Survivor at Center of Historic French Rape Case
Gisèle Pelicot (YouTube) HBO Documentary Films is in production on a new documentary chronicling Gisèle Pelicot, a French woman who survived a decade of abuse after her husband drugged her and arranged for dozens of men to rape her while she was unconscious.
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Elio and ‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Lead 53rd Annie Awards Nominations
Elio (Disney/Pixar) and KPop Demon Hunters (Netflix) Elio and KPop Demon Hunters lead the nominations for the 53rd Annie Awards, recognizing the year’s best animated films.
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Ahn Sung-ki, South Korean Actor Dies at 74
Ahn Sung-ki in The Divine Fury (Well Go USA) Ahn Sung-ki, one of South Korea’s most revered actors who has appeared in more than 130 films, and whose work helped define modern Korean cinema, has died at the age of 74.
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Critics Choice Awards – One Battle After Another Wins Best Film, Timothée Chalamet, Jessie Buckley, ‘The Secret Agent’ Among Winners
One Battle After Another (Warner Bros), Timothée Chalamet in Marty Supreme (A24), Jessie Buckley in Hamnet (Focus Features) One Battle After Another walked away with the top prize of Best Picture at the 31st annual Critics Choice Awards, along with Paul Thomas Anderson winning Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay.
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Timothée Chalamet, Amanda Seyfried, Michael B. Jordan and More Feted at Palm Springs International Film Awards | Photos
(L-R) Jessie Buckley, Chloé Zhao and Paul Mescal, winners of the Vanguard Award at the 37th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards (Photo by Presley Ann/Getty Images for Palm Springs International Film Society) On Saturday, January 3, 2026, the 37th Annual Palm Springs International Film Awards kicked off awards season in signature style, bringing together some of the biggest names in film for an evening of celebration in the desert.
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‘One Battle After Another’ Wins Best Picture at National Society of Film Critics 59th Awards
Benicio del Toro in One Battle After Another
(Warner Bros.)One Battle After Another was named Best Picture of 2025 at the National Society of Film Critics 59th annual awards.