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Anshuman Jha had the censor screening for his Directorial debut on January 3rd 2025. After a prolonged four-month+ engagement with the Central Board of Film Certification (Cbfc), actor and filmmaker Anshuman Jha’s much-anticipated directorial debut “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli” has officially been cleared with a censor certificate. The Cbfc has granted the film an ‘A’ (Adults Only) certification with three mandated changes. The biggest one being that a female character cannot use a curse word on screen with a female-prefix. Jha has had to mute/remove those portions even though it is an ‘A’ certified. The other major contention was the language of the film since it is 50% in Hindi and 50% in English. Something the Actor-Film Maker is not particularly happy about.

A Black comedy thriller that has captured global attention over the past year, “Lord Curzon Ki Haveli” has been a breakout success on the international festival circuit. It...

Exclusive: London-based documentary sales and production outfit Dogwoof has acquired worldwide sales rights to Mark Cousins’ 16-part film, The Story Of Documentary Film.

It draws on three decades of research from Cousins and offers an exploration of the documentary form from the dawn of cinema to the present day, encompassing stories from across the globe. Barbara Kopple’s Harlan County, USA, Asif Kapadia’s Amy, Claude Lanzmann’s Shoah, and Agnès Varda’s The Gleaners And I are among the documentaries that Cousins explores.

The acquisition marks Dogwoof’s sixth collaboration with writer-director Cousins, most recently with My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock.

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We’re fast approaching the midway point of the year, so what does June have in store for us? Welcome to your early preview, looking ahead at what’s coming up throughout June 2025, including all the announced upcoming series and movies, whether they be Netflix Originals or licensed titles, specifically for the United States.

As always, while this list covers all the new additions, we’re also separately tracking all the departures for June 2025 here. If you want to look even further ahead on the Netflix calendar, we recently published a look at the biggest Netflix Originals coming up over the Summer, and we’re still keeping track of all 2025 releases here.

Note: We typically get word of new releases throughout the month and expect a full list courtesy of Netflix on one of the Wednesdays in the last two weeks of May. We...

Over the course of a her 60-plus-year career, which began when she appeared as a child actor in director William Wyler‘s 1961 drama “The Children’s Hour” alongside Shirley MacLaine and Audrey Hepburn, Veronica Cartwright has, in addition to many other roles, starred in some of the most memorable horror films ever made. She worked with Alfred Hitchcock on “The Birds,” Ridley Scott on “Alien,” and Philip Kaufman on his terrifying remake of “Invasion of the Body Snatchers,” just to name a few.

Now, Cartwright has returned to the horror genre for writer/director Stevan Mena’s “The Ruse,” and in it she gives one of the best performances of her career as a dementia-afflicted musician whose home contains myriad mysteries for the young nurse (Madelyn Dundon) who has taken a job as her caregiver. As the nurse is terrorized by numerous unexplained occurrences, she tries to figure out if the house is haunted,...

Italy’s Fondazione Prada is launching a film fund to sustain independent cinema. The new fund will be managed by former Directors’ Fortnight chief Paolo Moretti in collaboration with film programmer Rebecca De Pas.

The Fondazione Prada Film Fund, which is starting out with a €1.5 million ($1.6 million) pot, will support 10-12 selected feature films per year with no geographical or genre restrictions. The fund will be launched during the Venice Film Festival through a call for entries.

“Cinema is for us a laboratory for new ideas and a space of cultural education. For this reason, we have decided to actively contribute to the realization of new works and to the support of auteur cinema,” said Miuccia Prada in a statement. She is the owner of the Prada Italian luxury group and head of Fondazione Prada, the cultural institution that she established alongside her husband Patrizio Bertelli in 1993.

“For over 20 years,...

Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy is being reexamined by the best modern critics. IndieWire can exclusively share the list of esteemed journalists, including IndieWire’s own Kate Erbland, who will be moderating one of the highly-anticipated “Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer” screening series panels.

As IndieWire previously announced, Netflix is hosting a theatrical re-release of Hitchcock’s most beloved features at the Paris Theater in New York City. Fittingly, the screening series is co-presented with the New York Film Critics Circle; members of the leading national critics group will be on hand to discuss the curated collection of Hitchcock films.

“Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer” will be a six-week screening series that coincides with the iconic auteur’s features being available to stream on Netflix starting June 1. “Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer” will run from May 16 through June 29, and is set to include more than 60 films, 36 of which are directed by...

Dogwoof has acquired world sales rights for Kim Novak documentary biopic “Kim Novak’s Vertigo,” directed and written by Alexandre O. Philippe.

“Kim Novak’s Vertigo,” which is a working title, is in post-production, and is due for delivery this fall. It marks Dogwoof’s fourth collaboration with Philippe, following “78/52,” “Memory: The Origins of Alien” and “Lynch/Oz.”

The film is an intimate portrait of the fiercely independent star, who left Hollywood behind to live life on her own terms, “revealing a haunting, resilient journey of art, identity and authenticity in the shadow of one of cinema’s most iconic roles,” according to Dogwoof.

The film will blend rare archival footage with personal reflections from Novak and glimpses into her reclusive life along Oregon’s wild Rogue River, and traces her path from mid-century cinema icon to fiercely private artist.

Alfred Hitchcock’s “Vertigo” remains her most iconic role, and the...

Roku has hundreds of channels that are free to watch — here’s how to tune in.

Roku streaming devices are a great option for turning your home entertainment system into a streaming hub. They pack a staggering amount of content into a small, easy-to-use device, delivering your favorite shows and movies on streaming apps. Along with the content you may already pay for every month, Roku also includes a variety of free channels, including its own free ad-supported streaming (Fast) TV platform the Roku Channel.

If you cut the cord years ago, you may have missed out on live programming for years, opting to watch when shows eventually hit the streaming services you subscribe to. Roku aims to give you a better option; right out of the box, your new Roku device has access to hundreds of channels broadcasting programming around the clock. With options that include new, sports, movies,...

With Amazon now in full control of the James Bond franchise, the already lively discourse around who will be the next 007 has gone into overdrive. Former Bond custodians Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson exercised a high level of control over the franchise, and official updates on who will be taking over as Bond have been non-existent ever since Daniel Craig bowed out with 2021's "No Time to Die." As such, fans are beyond eager to hear some sort of news on this front, especially now the franchise is in new hands. Those same fans have continued to bandy about all kinds of names.

We know that "Kraven the Hunter" star Aaron Taylor-Johnson has the backing of former Bond Pierce Brosnan, while some fans are still holding out hope that longtime favorite Henry Cavill might still have a shot. There are so many actors that could replace Craig as Bond,...

We know this is a shock to some people, but movies are make-believe. They’re just actors playing pretend, not real nuclear physicists or secret agents or mall cops. By “some people,” of course, we mean renowned directors, who don’t seem to understand that actors can display emotion without being relentlessly harrowed.

5 Paul Thomas Anderson Scared Mark Wahlberg With Firecracker Noises for Three Days

A huge reason why the drug deal scene in Boogie Nights is so unbearably tense is the random explosions of firecrackers thrown by a boy whose presence is mercifully never explained. It seems like that would be bad enough in the moment, but to get Wahlberg really on edge, Thomas Anderson made a habit of slapping two-by-fours together to simulate the sound even when Cracker Boy wasn’t around. That’s a real Pavlovian response we’re watching.

4 William Freidkin Slapped and Shot at Actors While Filming ‘The Exorcist’

Apparently,...

Alfred Hitchcock‘s To Catch a Thief will celebrate its 70th anniversary with a limited edition SteelBook 4K Ultra HD + Digital release on July 29 from Paramount.

The 1955 romantic suspense thriller is presented in 4K with Dolby Vision Hdr and 5.1 Dolby TrueHD audio.

Special Features:

Audio Commentary by Hitchcock Historian Dr. Drew Casper Filmmaker Focus: Leonard Maltin on To Catch a Thief Behind the Gates: Cary Grant and Grace Kelly Theatrical Trailer

Hitchcock directs from a script by frequent collaborator John Michael Hayes, based on David Dodge‘s 1952 novel of the same name.

Cary Grant and Grace Kelly star with Jessie Royce Landis and John Williams.

Reformed jewel thief John Robie (Grant) is suspected of a new rash of gem thefts in the luxury hotels of the French Riviera, and he must set out to clear himself. Meeting pampered heiress Frances (Kelly), he sees a chance to bait the mysterious thief...

From ‘Psycho’ to ‘The Birds’, Hitchcock films are classic cinema. Which is the best of the best?

Whether you love the slow-burn suspense of “Rear Window” or the psychological twists of “Vertigo,” Alfred Hitchcock’s legacy as the Master of Suspense has left an indelible mark on cinema. From icy blondes and wrong-man thrillers to staircases, shadows, and shocking endings, his influence can still be felt in modern thrillers, horror, and television.

With more than 50 films to his name, there’s no shortage of classics to choose from. Maybe you grew up watching “Psycho” and will never look at a motel shower the same way. Maybe you prefer the cool elegance of “North by Northwest” or the dark humor of “The Trouble with Harry.”

Now it’s your turn to decide which Hitchcock films stand above the rest in our ongoing series, Ranked. Vote up your favorites, vote down the ones you think are overrated,...

Real-Life Killer Inspired Alfred Hitchcock’s Horror Masterpiece (Photo Credit – Prime Video)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Psycho might feel like the kind of twisted tale born entirely from imagination, but its roots go deeper, tapping into a chilling reality that once haunted the backroads of Wisconsin. Before it ever made its way to the big screen in stark black-and-white, it lived on the pages of a novel by Robert Bloch, who had been quietly crafting horror just miles away from a real-life monster, named Ed Gein.

The Real Monster Behind the Fiction

Ed Gein’s life shared haunting similarities with that of Norman Bates. His crimes, besides being brutal, were grotesque in ways that echoed through the main character of the movie.

Both Gein and Bates lived reclusive lives in rural America. Both were shaped by domineering, deeply twisted mothers and both blurred the line between man and woman, with Gein...

Filmmaker‘s monthly series at New York’s Paris Theater, Filmmaker Magazine Presents, continues in June with two new events coupled with in-person conversations. On Monday, June 2, the Paris will welcome director Tom Kalin and producer Christine Vachon for a Q&a following a screening of 1992’s New Queer Cinema highlight Swoon. Kalin co-wrote and directed this stylish take on the infamous murder trial of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr., a case that also provided inspiration for the stage play Rope, later adapted for the screen by Alfred Hitchcock. Swoon will show on a 35mm print courtesy of Kalin and the film’s director of photography, Ellen Kuras. On Monday, […]

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Filmmaker‘s monthly series at New York’s Paris Theater, Filmmaker Magazine Presents, continues in June with two new events coupled with in-person conversations. On Monday, June 2, the Paris will welcome director Tom Kalin and producer Christine Vachon for a Q&a following a screening of 1992’s New Queer Cinema highlight Swoon. Kalin co-wrote and directed this stylish take on the infamous murder trial of Richard Loeb and Nathan Leopold, Jr., a case that also provided inspiration for the stage play Rope, later adapted for the screen by Alfred Hitchcock. Swoon will show on a 35mm print courtesy of Kalin and the film’s director of photography, Ellen Kuras. On Monday, […]

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Be ready to give up all chance at inner peace and make your mind a sunless space if you haven't watched episode 8 of "Andor" season 2, because there are major spoilers ahead.

One of the biggest magic tricks "Andor" pulls is make you forget it's a prequel. The problem with prequels is that, by knowing what's coming, the tension disappears. How can you surprise the audience when they know where things are headed? Where the "Star Wars" prequel trilogy focused almost entirely on just showing the origin of characters we knew and how they ended up where the audience first met them, "Andor" (and "Rogue One" before it) have a similar approach to the balancing act of the masterpiece that is "Better Call Saul."

Though we know where Cassian (Diego Luna), Mon Mothma (Genevieve O'Reilly) and Saw Gerrera (Forest Whitaker) end up, the surprises and tension rest on those characters whose fates we don't already know.

The rape-revenge genre in cinema holds a paradoxical landscape within the cinematic language, provoking discomfiting thoughts, heated discussions, and a raw and visceral emotional response in the audience. Inherently feminist in outlook, this genre has often been revered as the expression of feminist rage and fury. However, this controversial and notorious subgenre of horror has been reviled as exploitative, with accusations of voyeurism and complacency. Caught in a tug-of-war between being celebrated and dismissed, these films offer a rare dichotomy of trauma and catharsis, and justice and spectacle. This motif has made its presence in arthouse classics as well as in the excesses of grindhouse cinema and has evolved, unfolding across shadowy city alleys, sun-scorched rural backdrops, tense courtrooms, and surreal, neon-lit dreamscapes.

The genre comprises two major plot points: the sexually abused survivor (usually female) and retributive violence. The story follows a familiar trajectory—a woman is raped, brutally,...

Do you like blood? Violence? Freaks of nature? Well, here at Arrow in the Head, we love all of those things – and that has inspired us to put together this list of some of The Goriest, Bloodiest Films Ever Made. Some of the movies are on here due to their historical significance, some are due to the amount of fake blood that was used during the production, and all of them are quite messy. Here we go:

Blood Feast (1963)

This is where it all began. In the late ‘50s and early ‘60s, independent filmmaker Herschell Gordon Lewis and his producing partner David F. Friedman were looking at the major movies of the day to find what they could offer the moviegoing public that the studios weren’t providing. They started out with “nudie cutie” sexploitation movies, meeting the demand for bare flesh. After taking note that violence in movies had...

Twenty-five years ago I experienced Robert Zemeckis’ bone-chilling ghost story What Lies Beneath in theaters. I was thirteen at the time and remember being blown away by it in the moment. At the time, I was ecstatic about X-Men, which I’d seen the week prior. I distinctly remember walking out of the small theater in my home town and declaring, “That was better than X-Men!” I hadn’t seen What Lies Beneath since the early 2000s, and while I no longer think it’s better than Bryan Singer’s original entry in the long running Marvel franchise, it still holds up as a well-crafted ghost story featuring strong performances from two Hollywood icons.

The plot

Dr. Norman Spencer and his wife Claire have a seemingly happy existence living in their idyllic, lakeside Vermont home. But when Claire begins to experience unexplainable happenings in the house, she begins to suspect...

After making what many people cite as the greatest film ever made, "Citizen Kane" (1941), multi-talented actor, writer, director and producer Orson Welles struggled to live up to the success he achieved when he was just 26 years old. Yet seen today, many of the films he made afterwards have attained a similar acclaim. Let's take a look back at all 13 of his completed feature films as a director, ranked worst to best.

Born in 1915, Welles first came to prominence as a stage director, mounting groundbreaking productions of "Macbeth," "Dr. Faustus," and "The Cradle Will Rock" before forming his own repertory company, The Mercury Theater. In addition to Welles, the Mercury Theater Players included Joseph Cotten, Ray Collins, Agnes Moorhead, Everett Sloane, George Coulouris, Norman Lloyd, Martin Gabel and Paul Stewart, many of whom would go onto appear in the director's films.

It was the Mercury Theater's transition into radio that brought them the most acclaim.

Can’t get enough of Ryan Coolger’s “Sinners?”

You aren’t alone. The visionary vampire movie, which made over $180 million at the box office, is a genuine cultural phenomenon. Quite frankly, it’s enough to make you want to repeat the experience of watching “Sinners” at home, without, you know, the 70mm print and IMAX-certified screen.

But fear not, there are plenty of “Sinners”-adjacent material to watch at home, along with some of the other movies that Coogler has cited in the run-up to the movie’s release.

“Sinners” is a singular work of staggering genius, but here are a bunch of movies that will at least partially scratch that itch – at least until you can get back to the theater to watch Michael B. Jordan raise some more hell.

Miramax/Dimension Films “From Dusk till Dawn” (1996)

This is, perhaps, the most easily comparable movie to “Sinners...

Only two episodes remain for Season 26 of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit. The penultimate episode, "Aperture", will air next Thursday, May 8. The episode looks to be taking a slightly different stylistic choice than the usual "crime happens team investigates, the team catches the perp, the perp goes to trial, the end" formula. In the promo, a neighbor across the street is witness to a crime while looking through a telescope. As Captain Olivia Benson (Mariska Hargitay) and her team search to not only find the victim but the suspect, a dangerous world involving voyeurism unfolds. Soon, their witness begins to look like a perp. After strong ratings from the crossover with Law & Order, and ratings remain to be seen from last night's episode "Shock Collar" (emphasis on the shock), a slightly different kind of storytelling for the tail end of the season may be what continues to keep...

Martin Scorsese’s Favourite Alfred Hitchcock Film(Photo Credit –Wikimedia)

It’s no shock that Martin Scorsese holds deep admiration for Alfred Hitchcock, a classic example of one master of the craft recognizing another. But what’s curious isn’t the respect itself, it’s how seldom that admiration bleeds directly into Scorsese’s work. His cinematic universe isn’t exactly littered with overt Hitchcockian fingerprints.

Alfred Hitchcock and Martin Scorsese: Two Paths Through the Labyrinth

Alfred Hitchcock’s playground was a twisted hall of mirrors, full of psychological games and taut. His characters were often pawns in elaborate cat-and-mouse setups, where every step had weight and every glance carried secrets. That kind of mechanical precision and manipulation of tension isn’t something Scorsese regularly leaned into. His thrillers, as visceral and unforgettable as they are, don’t quite orbit the same planet as Hitchcock’s finely tuned fear factories.

In the year 2000, Robert Zemeckis unleashed What Lies Beneath, his moody Alfred Hitchcock homage. Previously, Zemeckis had directed big budget Hollywood fare such as Back to the Future, Romancing the Stone, Forrest Gump, Death Becomes Her, Contact, and Who Framed Roger Rabbit. On May 6th, Shout Factory’s Scream Factory horror label releases the film in a 4K/Blu-ray combo pack with extras. The package comes in a slipcase and with a poster while supplies last. Starring Harrison Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer and Norman and Claire Spencer, What Lies Beneath takes place at the couples’ tony lakeside Vermont home. They seem like they have it all; they’re well off, in love, and let’s be honest --- hot. He’s a fancy research scientist at the local college,...

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2025 marks the 100th anniversary of the release of director Alfred Hitchcock’s first feature film, the silent romantic drama The Pleasure Garden, so it’s nice to see “the Master of Suspense” in the news. Yesterday, we shared the news that Netflix is teaming up with the New York Film Critics Circle to launch a screening series called Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer at the Paris Theater and will be streaming a collection of Hitchcock films soon, and now it has been brought to our attention that characters from the Hitchcock films Rear Window and The Birds are getting Funko Pop! figures. Images of the figures can be seen at the bottom of this article.

Both Alfred Hitchcock himself and the Psycho character Norman Bates have had Funko Pop! figures before. (There’s also a black & white version of the Norman Bates figure.)

Directed by Hitchcock from a screenplay by...

Alfred Hitchcock himself is already a Pop! along with Psycho‘s Norman Bates, and now two more of the Master of Suspense’s iconic characters are getting Funko treatment.

The Birds‘ Melanie Daniels and Rear Window‘s Jeff Jefferies are set to join the Pop! line in June.

Tippi Hedren played Melanie in The Birds, making her film debut opposite Rod Taylor, Jessica Tandy, and Suzanne Pleshette.

In the 1963 film, a couple strikes up a relationship after a chance meeting at a pet store, but paranoia and hysteria ensue when all the birds they encounter afterward become violent.

Jimmy Stewart starred as Jeff in Rear Window, appearing alongside Grace Kelly, Wendell Corey, Thelma Ritter, and Raymond Burr.

In the 1964 film, a bored photographer recovering from a broken leg passes the time by watching his neighbors and begins to suspect one of them of murder.

Both classics are among the Hitchcock...

These days, it’s rare to hear something cool about programming on the Netflix streaming service that involves older films rather than the next batch of “Netflix Original Films” they have in the works – but here’s something very cool: Netflix has announced that they’re teaming up with the New York Film Critics Circle to launch a screening series called Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer at the Paris Theater, which is the longest-running arthouse cinema in New York City and is also Manhattan’s only remaining single-screen cinema, as well as the borough’s largest movie theater, with 535 seats. If you can’t make it to the Paris Theater for the screenings, you’ll be glad to hear that a collection of classic Hitchcock films will also be available to stream on Netflix as of June 1st.

Here’s the information that was provided by Netflix: Keep the lights...

Netflix is expanding its U.S. streaming library in June with a collection of films by Alfred Hitchcock, including The Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, Family Plot, Frenzy, and The Man Who Knew Too Much. The lineup joins Psycho, which is already available on the service.

The platform will also present a six-week film series titled “Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer” at the Paris Theater in New York City. The retrospective, running from May 16 through June 29, will include more than 50 films, 36 of which were directed by Hitchcock. Thirty-five of those titles will be screened in 35mm prints. The program is co-presented by the New York Film Critics Circle.

Screenings will include Rear Window, Vertigo, and North by Northwest, along with films that draw on Hitchcock’s style, such as François Truffaut’s The Bride Wore Black and Henri-Georges Clouzot’s Diabolique. Also featured is Hitchcock, the 2012 biopic directed by Sacha Gervasi.

This news isn't for The Birds! Fans of stone-cold classic thrillers have a reason to rejoice, as a large collection of Alfred Hitchcock's seminal works will be coming to Netflix in June. The collection of films coming to Netflix includes Vertigo, Rear Window, Frenzy, The Man Who Knew Too Much, Family Plot, The Birds and others. In addition to Hitchcock's masterpieces, Netflix will also be including in the collection movies that were inspired by the legendary director's work, such as Us by Jordan Peele, and Barbarian by Zach Cregger.

The collection of films is also being released in conjunction with a program called, "Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer" Screening Series at the Paris Theater, May 16 through Jun. 29, which will be co-presented with the New York Film Critics Circle. The six-week series will include 50 films, of which 36 will be by the visionary director, while the others will be films...

Netflix will add seven Alfred Hitchcock classics to its U.S. streaming library beginning June 1. The catalog includes iconic suspense films such as Vertigo, Rear Window, and The Birds.

The Hitchcock catalog's streaming debut coincides with a major theatrical retrospective titled Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer at New York's Paris Theater, co-presented with the New York Film Critics Circle. The film revival will span six weeks, from May 16 to June 29 at the historic single-screen cinema adjacent to Central Park. Netflix acquired the revered theater in 2019 and turned it into a flagship theatrical venue in New York.

The Hitchcock and Netflix team-up has plenty for cinephiles to enjoy. The Paris Theater program complements the legendary director's works, presenting restored classics and 35mm screenings of films inspired by Hitchcock's techniques alongside his filmography. Movies getting the showcase include The Bride Wore Black by François Truffaut and Diabolique by Henri-Georges Clouzot. Even contemporary...

Some of the auteur’s most classic movies will debut on Netflix starting in June.

The Netflix library is already packed with an astounding number of TV shows and movies from all decades, but it’s about to add some true classics into the mix. Customers can already stream Alfred Hitchcock’s seminal work “Psycho” on the service, but as announced this week, Netflix will also be adding a selection of other top movies from the director in the coming weeks.

Key Details: Need a thrill?: Netflix is adding titles like “Vertigo” and “Rear Window” to its library. Spooky summer: The movies will begin streaming on Netflix on June 1. Cinema in the Big Apple: Netflix is also partnering with the Paris Theatre in New York to exhibit the films. Sign Up $7.99+ / month netflix.com

Netflix will welcome a series of the best-known Hitchcock titles to its library soon. Viewers...

Vanessa Hudgens’ 2011 Coachella Scandal (Photo Credit – Instagram)

Coachella 2011 was every influencer’s dream — scorching sun, iconic fits, and celebs swarming like bees to a music-fueled flower field. There, Vanessa Hudgens, in full festival goddess mode, was doing her thing. However, the actress unintentionally kicked off one of the most heated celeb festival conspiracies. One snapshot. One suspicious finger lick. And suddenly, the Disney darling was caught in the eye of a media hurricane.

That’s one way to swerve a scandal. In the now-infamous pic, Hudgens is seen dipping her finger into a small pouch filled with something white — and yep, she pops it right into her mouth. People online were convinced she was dabbling with drugs. But her team shut down the gossip fast. According to her representative, that substance was white chocolate. The Hollywood beauty didn’t speak about it at the time. But a couple of years later,...

Alfred Hitchcock enjoyed making his audiences suffer, and now that uneasy feeling is coming to Netflix in large doses. The streamer said today that it will add several of the horror-suspense master’s best loved films, including The Birds, Vertigo, Rear Window, his final film Family Plot and more.

They join the filmmaker’s beloved and dreaded masterpiece Psycho, which is streaming now on Netflix.

Also headed to the service are Frenzy, The Man Who Knew Too Much and others, along with Hitchcock, a narrative feature about the legend directed by Sacha Gervasi. The new online collection also features films inspired by Hitchcock’s mastery such as Us and Barbarian.

Also on the horizon is “Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer,” a six-week screening series at the 90-year-old Paris Theatre in Manhattan featuring more than 50 films including three dozen by Hitchcock. Many will be shown in 35mm, including Hitchcock’s Rear Window,...

Get ready to scream: Netflix is bringing a collection of Alfred Hitchcock films to the streaming service this June — and, despite chief Ted Sarandos’ belief that the movie-theater biz is “outdated,” the company will showcase the legendary filmmaker’s work at its Paris Theater in New York City in a six-week series.

Starting June 1, a collection of classic Hitchcock films will be available to stream in the U.S. Those will include “Vertigo,” “Rear Window,” “Frenzy,” “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” “Family Plot” and “The Birds.” Currently, U.S. customers can stream Hitchcock’s genre-defining masterpiece “Psycho,” now available on Netflix in the country.

In addition, Netflix’s Hitchcock collection will include films inspired by the British-born director, such as Jordan Peele’s “Us” and Zach Cregger’s “Barbarian,” as well as narrative feature “Hitchcock” directed by Sacha Gervasi.

Meanwhile, Netflix’s Paris Theater will present “Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer,...

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A collection of Alfred Hitchcock movies will be available for streaming on Netflix starting June 1, and Netflix is also staging a massive, six-week screening series at its Paris Theater in New York City that will cover many of the master of suspense’s classics.

Available for streaming on Netflix in the U.S. beginning on June 1 will be “Vertigo,” “Rear Window,” “Frenzy,” “The Man Who Knew Too Much,” “Family Plot,” “The Birds,” and more. “Psycho” is already available on the streamer, as is the biopic “Hitchcock” as directed by Sacha Gervasi. All the films will be presented in a row of titles on Netflix, and they’ll also be accompanied by some other films that were inspired by Hitchcock, such as “Us” and “Barbarian,” which Netflix has also licensed.

Netflix in association with the New...

One of the most salient shortcomings of Netflix as a streaming service is that its film library at any given moment is frustratingly devoid of movies made before 1980. In the streamer's defense, their focus since 2013 (when they hit binge-viewing paydirt with "House of Cards") has been on generating a raft of original programming in order to cut back their need to license classic television shows and films they do not own. Additionally, the success of streaming services like The Criterion Channel and Tubi, which cater to cinephiles with an array of pre-1980 movies, suggests that this market has already voted with its dollars. This is somewhat understandable, but it also does a huge disservice to young film fans who, for example, might fall so hard for Mike Flannagan's "The Haunting of Hill House" that they desperately need to see Robert Wise's much-lauded 1963 take on Shirley Jackson's horror novel.

John Waters was among the handful of celebs at the 50th annual Chaplin Gala in New York Monday night to tribute friend and collaborator Pedro Almodóvar. The Spanish Oscar-winning “Talk to Her” and “Women on the Verge of a Nervous Breakdown” director received Film at Lincoln Center’s equivalent of a lifetime achievement award with remarks from his beloved screen muse Rossy De Palma, John Turturro, Richard Peña, and Dua Lipa, and even a flamenco dance from Mikhail Baryshnikov.

Waters’ speech, though, was the night’s most memorable and mischievous — no surprise from the “Pink Flamingos” director and Pope of Trash — with Waters praising Almodóvar as “the best filmmaker in the world” while singling out how generous the “Room Next Door” director is with complex roles for women.

Waters recalled “a completely insane club kid party for me when I appeared with my films in Malaga, Spain,” praising Almodóvar as “never pretentious,...

Netflix, the streaming service famous for not streaming older movies and not bringing movies to the big screen, is – in a surprise twist – bringing a bunch of old movies to the big screen!

The Hollywood Reporter has announced this afternoon that the Netflix-owned Paris Theater in New York will be celebrating Alfred Hitchcock with screenings of 36 of his movies.

“The series — Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer — will run May 16 to June 29 at the Paris Theater, which Netflix purchased in 2019,” THR details. “The films range from Hitchcock’s early works such as Blackmail to enduring hits such as Psycho and The Birds.”

In addition to the big screen series, a collection of classic Alfred Hitchcock films will be available to stream on Netflix in the US featuring some of his most iconic works starting June 1.

Here’s everything you need to know, straight from the Paris Theater…

The Paris Theater is proud to present Hitch!

Netflix is making it the summer of Alfred Hitchcock in New York. The streaming giant will bring 36 Hitchcock films to its Paris Theater in New York, as well as a dozen more features connected to the director — from those he influenced (Robert Zemeckis’s What Lies Beneath) to those which influenced him (Fritz Lang’s M).

The series — Hitch! The Original Cinema Influencer — will run from May 16 to June 29 at the Paris Theater, which Netflix purchased in 2019. The films range from Hitchcock’s early works such as Blackmail to enduring hits such as Psycho and The Birds.

Thirty five of the films will play on 35 mm, including Birds, The Man Who Knew Too Much, North By Northwest, Rear Window and Vertigo. The New York Film Critics Circle is co-presenting the series.

The screening series coincides with Netflix bringing a collection Hitchcock titles to its service beginning June 1, including Vertigo, Rear Window,...

Did Alfred Hitchcock’s North by Northwest set the scene for James Bond? (Photo Credit – YouTube)

Long before James Bond ever ordered a martini or shot down a henchman in Dr. No, Alfred Hitchcock had already stitched together the cinematic DNA of 007 in North by Northwest.

Hitchcock’s thriller, released in 1959, three years before Sean Connery donned the tux, was practically a James Bond prototype in everything but name. Cary Grant’s Roger Thornhill, a sharp-suited ad man mistaken for a spy, finds himself dodging bullets, seducing mysterious women, and leaping across iconic landmarks.

Well, it sounds familiar, right? It should as this was the stylish, danger-laced formula that would come to define Britain’s most famous secret agent.

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Film directors are the masterminds behind the magic, the real wizards of the silver screen. While actors may get all the glory, it’s the directors who pull the strings, calling the shots (literally) and shaping the stories we love. From the old-school legends who defined cinema to the fresh talents shaking things up today, the film industry has been home to some of the most iconic filmmakers in history.

Some directors are known for their jaw-dropping action sequences, others for their mind-bending storytelling, and a few for making us cry into our popcorn. Whether it’s Steven Spielberg’s heartwarming adventures, Quentin Tarantino’s blood-soaked brilliance, or Christopher Nolan’s brain-busting timelines, each director brings something unique to the table. Here are 30 legendary directors from all over the world who spellbind us with their craft.

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Did Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca alter its unexpected ending?(Photo Credit –20th Century Fox)

Alfred Hitchcock’s Rebecca dazzled audiences in 1940, sweeping up the Best Picture Oscar and earning a place among the cinematic greats. But if you’re a fan of Daphne du Maurier’s original novel, there’s a good chance you noticed something missing.

A crucial twine that would have landed like a thunderclap was stripped from the screen adaptation, not because Hitchcock didn’t want it, but because the times simply wouldn’t allow it.

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In du Maurier’s 1938 novel, Maxim de Winter isn’t just a haunted widower wrapped in brooding silence; he’s a killer. Rebecca, the first Mrs. de Winter, meets her end not through a convenient accident, but by Maxim’s hand. Her manipulations and cruelty, and her final attempt to destroy, succeeded in...

The 1960s were a decade when the movie industry made leaps and bounds in terms of storytelling, technology, and expansion beyond the American borders. This era came up with so many fantastic films that it was hard to pick the ten ultimate 60s movie classics from among them. In our quest to find the top ten, we are sure that we may have missed quite a few fan-favorites.

However, the movies in this list are not just great films from the 60s, but also some of the greatest in cinema history. The classics of legendary directors like Roman Polanski, Alfred Hitchcock, and Stanley Kubrick have made it to this list. This list also features some of the best in the genres like horror, Western, rom-com, and sci-fi.

10. Breakfast At Tiffany’s (1961)

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Among James Bond fans, there is a well-established genre known as the non-Bond Bond movie. You might think that 26 official 007 films would be enough to satiate fans of England's greatest spy, but cinema's most enduring franchise has now been running for 65 full years, and evidently a film releasing on an average of every 2.5 years just simply isn't enough for 007 adherents.

Now that Amazon owns the James Bond IP that will surely change, with Bond spin-off ideas likely coagulating in the minds of Amazon execs as I type. While we await the onslaught of 007 media, however, there are several well-established non-Bond Bond movies that can act as solid substitutes for official 007 features. These movies include films that starred former 007 actors in roles that are, in all but name, essentially James Bond and there's even an entry...

Did You Know Alfred Hitchcock Set A Hilarious Hollywood Record With Psycho? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

Long before Alfred Hitchcock became the reigning king of suspense in Hollywood, he had been crafting masterful films in England and sharpening the skills that would soon rattle the American movie industry.

When he finally crossed the Atlantic, he brought a sense of daring that would change cinema forever. Titles like Rear Window, Vertigo, The Birds, and North by Northwest only scratched the surface of his genius, but it was Psycho, yes, that eerie, nerve-shredding masterpiece that managed to carve out one of the strangest and funniest records in Hollywood history.

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Francis Ford Coppola was celebrated Saturday night at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles as he received the 50th AFI Life Achievement Award, the highest recognition from the American Film Institute. The evening brought together many of Hollywood’s most respected names, including Steven Spielberg, George Lucas, Robert De Niro, Al Pacino, Harrison Ford, Adam Driver, Morgan Freeman, and Spike Lee.

Spielberg and Lucas, who share decades-long friendships with Coppola, presented the award. Spielberg, recalling their first meeting in 1967, praised Coppola’s openness and creative fearlessness. “On one hand, you are a warrior for independent artists,” Spielberg said. “But also, and always, you’re fearless in how open you are to ideas, opinions and inspiration.” He described watching an early five-hour cut of Apocalypse Now with other filmmakers, highlighting Coppola’s willingness to invite feedback and collaborate in the creative process.

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Spooky scary skeletons are welcome year-round, and there’s no lack of good horror movies to watch on Netflix if you’re in the mood for a fright. Below we’ve rounded up a short but curated list of some of the best horror movies on Netflix right now. They range from out-and-out classics to hidden gems to recent horror hits. All are well worthwhile, and each involves a different kind of scary depending on your mood.

So peruse our picks below.

Netflix “The Ritual”

If you liked “Hereditary,” check out “The Ritual.” This 2017 folk horror film follows a group of friends who take a hiking trip to Sweden in remembrance of their recently deceased friend, only to find themselves in an increasingly eerie — and deadly — situation. Starring Rafe Spall, the film is incredibly tense but also emotionally compelling.

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Opening title sequences are dying a slow death. Though they may have been replaced by the closing credits sequence (thanks Marvel), even those are a rare treat. Filmmakers simply don't deliver a 2.5-minute opening title sequence that often, perhaps suspecting today's viewers don't have the patience. Blame our micro-second attention spans, somewhere between fruit flies and goldfish. Or maybe -- considering every other movie is a 2.5-plus-hour epic -- filmmakers simply don't want to spend one second on scenes they didn't shoot. Whatever the reason, it's a darn shame, as great opening title sequences have often contributed greatly to cinematic masterpieces. So we're going to celebrate the best!

Firstly, we're saluting opening title sequences, not opening credits scenes. What's the distinction? While a title sequence is separate from the movie itself, whjile a scene occurs within the movie. Secondly, this is not a ranking. Honestly, we're not even sure how...

In Which Movie Did Daniel Craig Replace Robert Downey Jr.? ( Photo Credit – Wikimedia )

Daniel Craig, well-known for playing the daredevil agent James Bond, had once replaced the Oscar-winning actor Robert Downey Jr. as the lead in a big-budget film. And that film was not Casino Royale, the first film in which Daniel Craig’s tryst with 007 began, or any Bond movie. Read on to know which film that was.

The Film In Which Daniel Craig Replaced Robert Downey Jr.

Coming straight to the point, the name of that movie was the sci-fi action thriller Cowboys and Aliens, which came out in 2011. The dashing Knives Out actor bagged the role after Robert Downey Jr. dropped out of the film (as per a report by Deadline).

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The movie was based on the 2006 graphic novel of the same name, and directed by Jon Favreau. Set in a retro-futuristic setting in the 1870s,...

Who Did Tom Hardy Seek Advice From While Preparing To Play Venom? ( Photo Credit – Instagram )

So, Tom Hardy wasn’t just gearing up for Venom (2018); he was stepping into a whole new realm of digital mayhem. But instead of figuring it out alone, Hardy made a call to someone who knew the ropes of motion capture better than anyone: The Lord of the Rings legend Andy Serkis. Yes, the legendary Gollum himself. And little did Hardy know that this call would spark a massive shift, not just in his performance but in the entire Venom franchise.

Before Venom even hit theaters, Hardy was already thinking about what the next step would look like. As much as he was ready to rock that motion-capture suit, he knew there was one man to turn to: Andy Serkis, the icon who helped bring Gollum and Caesar to life. So Hardy called Serkis up.