The Cannes Film Festival announced its lineup yesterday morning and one of the more perplexing films playing out of competition will no doubt be “Aline: The Voice Of Love,” a biopic about Céline Dion. Just to make things even more authentic, the film was shot and produced in Dion’s native Quebec and her star-studded rise from child star to world icon is at the center of the story.

Céline Sciamma has become an overnight sensation in the American indie scene, but in France, her body of work has been well-known for close to a decade

Four years after David Ayer’s misguided film, here is James Gunn’s take on “The Suicide Squad.” The just-released trailer hints at this being highly influenced by the shenanigans in Gunn’s own “Guardians of the Galaxy” films for Marvel Studios. Now, Warner Bros. is hoping that Gunn’s subversive touch will make “The Suicide Squad” a hit.

Judging by the just-dropped teaser trailer for “Luca,” the directorial feature debut of Enrico Casarosa will probably reside in the lower-tier Pixar class of films. You know, the more conventional stuff, devoid of the inventive and risky storytelling of such classics as “WALL-E,” “Inside Out” and “Up!”. Which not to say that every Pixar film that belong in the lower-tier category is bad — there are good traits to be found in “Monsters University,” Cars,” “Brave” and others.

Disney’s highly-anticipated live-action film, “Cruella,” looks to be a much grittier and darker version than expected.

The Warner Bros. hybrid theatrical/streaming release model for its entire 2021 film slate will be tested out again in late January. If you remember, the Warner deal was to open their new releases in theaters on the same day they become available to stream on the streaming service HBO Max for 31 days.