According to TMZ, a county official confirmed that Mitte died Monday in Texas, and the outlet reports that his death was a suicide.
Read moreGreta Gerwig's ‘Narnia' Poster Is Here, Trailer Releases Tomorrow
Netflix dropped the first poster for Greta Gerwig's “Narnia: The Magician's Nephew,” with the trailer set to arrive tomorrow. The film gets a 49-day exclusive theatrical run starting February 12.
Read moreBen Affleck Slams “High-School Bullying” of ‘Digger’: “If You Punish Movies That Take Risks, You're Going to Get a Bunch of Sh*tty Homogenized Movies"
Affleck took aim at the “gleeful” reaction to the film's collapse, both with critics and at the box office, comparing it to schoolyard bullying.
Read moreSam Mendes' Four ‘Beatles' Movies Set for Release a Week Apart in April 2028
An insane plan is in the works by Sony. The four ‘Beatles’ movies are now slated to arrive a week apart across April 2028, billed as a "four-film cinematic event."
Read more‘River' Trailer: Jane Levy and Jessica Rothe Are Hunted by a Masked Killer in Blumhouse's $10M TIFF Slasher
Universal has dropped the first trailer for "River," the Joshua Giuliano slasher that became TIFF 2026's biggest sale when Jason Blum and Universal paid $10M+ for it in September.
Read moreDerek Cianfrance to Direct ‘Hatchet’ for Netflix After the Underrated ‘Roofman’
Cianfrance is coming off last year’s “Roofman.” His past works include “Blue Valentine,” “The Place Beyond the Pines,” and co-writing the Oscar-winning “Sound of Metal.”
Read more‘Resident Evil' Is Huge in China —Can It Reach $500M Worldwide?
Zach Cregger's “Resident Evil” jumped back to #1 globally this weekend with $63M worldwide, and plot twist, China is now doing the heavy lifting, as the film just had a $40M opening over there.
Read moreQuentin Tarantino's ‘The Popinjay Cavalier,' Starring Sacha Baron Cohen, Has First Poster, Sets March Premiere
Quentin Tarantino's first-ever stage play, "The Popinjay Cavalier," with Sacha Baron Cohen in the title role, will open at London's Phoenix Theatre in March. A first poster has also been unveiled
Read more‘Miami Vice ‘85’ First Look — Starts Filming
We have our first look at Austin Butler as Crockett and Michael B. Jordan as Tubbs in Joseph Kosinski's "Miami Vice '85," which is now filming in — where else — Miami.
Read moreBen Affleck's ‘Animals' Is the Most Baffling Movie of the Year. WTF Was That?
I briefly mentioned Ben Affleck's "Animals" yesterday, but I need to get more into it, because this thing, now streaming on Netflix, is one of the most baffling efforts I've seen from a serious director in a long time.
Read moreJames Gray Disowns His First Three Films, Says ‘Two Lovers’ His First True Movie
At a Q&A this morning, Gray said "Two Lovers" was the first film he made with creative control. He was far less kind about the three before it, "Little Odessa," "The Yards" and "We Own the Night."
Read more‘The Social Reckoning' Flops With $5M Opening and B- CinemaScore as Mikey Madison Hints at Sorkin Tension
Let's start a "reader's thoughts" thread in the comments below. It's not limited to 'Social Reckoning.' There are many notable films playing. What did you see this weekend?
Read more‘Wildwood’ Earns Raves: “The Most Beautiful Stop-Motion Film Ever Made"
Laika's “Wildwood” premiered at the BFI London Film Festival, and the reviews are rapturous. They're also clearly stronger than the reception for the festival's other big animated premiere.
Read moreNicolas Cage Says He Never Agreed to ‘National Treasure 3,' Pitches Epstein Files Sequel Instead
Back in August, director Jon Turteltaub claimed "National Treasure 3" was finally happening, with Cage. The cheers were loud. The headlines were everywhere. Turns out, nobody told Nic.
Read moreAmazon MGM Cuts ‘Ali G: Who Iz I?' Theatrical Run to One Week
I'm told that this ‘Ali G’ movie will play theatrically for only one week. That's it. The original plan was for a more robust rollout, but things have changed since then.
Read moreCraig Zobel Reunites With Blumhouse to Direct ‘Something Is Killing the Children'
Zobel broke out with "Compliance" (excellent) and "Z for Zachariah" (fine) before building an excellent prestige TV résumé: "The Leftovers," "Westworld," "Mare of Easttown," and most recently, "The Penguin."
Read moreAva DuVernay’s ‘14th’ Slammed for Using AI
Ten years after “13th,” Ava DuVernay is back with its companion piece. “14th” screened Friday at the New York Film Festival, and the conversation afterward wasn't really about the Fourteenth Amendment.
Read moreMike Flanagan Adores IP, Eyes ‘Jaws' and ‘Jurassic Park': “I Thought I Wouldn't Do Franchises or Sequels, and Whoops”
The guy behind "Oculus," "Midnight Mass" and "Hush" (still his best) used to do his own thing. Now? "Carrie" is streaming, "The Exorcist: Martyrs" has a trailer, and two more King adaptations are on the way.
Read more‘Other Mommy’ Gets a Rare (and Very Bad) D+ CinemaScore
It's been a rough week at the movies. "Other Mommy" is one of three bad films opening this week. The other two are Aaron Sorkin's sanctimonious ‘Social Reckoning,’ and Ben Affleck's baffling "Animals.”
Read moreBrad Bird's ‘Ray Gunn' Gets Mixed-to-Positive Reviews at BFI London
This sucks. Brad Bird's “Ray Gunn” finally had its world premiere at the BFI London Film Festival tonight, and the reviews are in. The consensus? Mixed. Not a disaster, not a triumph.
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According to TMZ, a county official confirmed that Mitte died Monday in Texas, and the outlet reports that his death was a suicide.