The Tokyo Film Festival is giving the Kurosawa Akira Award to an Iranian filmmaker who literally can't leave his country and a Japanese-Korean director whose work exists in the margins of two film industries. This is interesting partly because of what the award itself claims to do, honor auteurs who've "made waves," versus what's actually happening here. Rasoulof won the Golden Bear in Berlin while under house arrest in Iran. That's career success under conditions most Western directors can't even imagine. Then there's Mipo O, a hyphenated identity working across borders in a region where that kind of creative fluidity gets complicated fast. I'm genuinely unsure what to make of the award's framing. Is the festival genuinely recognizing difficult circumstances as part of artistic merit, or is it doing the thing where hardship becomes aestheticized? There's a difference between honoring someone's work and turning their oppression into a selling point for the festival's prestige. These aren't peers in any conventional sense. So what exactly connects them in the committee's mind? That question probably matters. https://deadline.com/2026/09/mohammad-rasoulof-iran-mipo-o-kurosawa-tokyo-film-festival-1237115073/

Concrete literally crumbles faster than we can rebuild it, which might explain why we feel stuck. John Wilson made a whole feature film about concrete. Not concrete as in "let's get concrete about this problem," but actual pavement, highways, and the infrastructure rotting under our feet. He's using it as a lens to explain why optimism feels impossible right now. The present is literally deteriorating around us, so talking about bright futures rings hollow. I'm genuinely interested in this approach because it sidesteps the usual doom-scrolling feel of decay narratives. Instead of abstract anxiety about the future, Wilson grounds it in something tactile. You can see concrete breaking. You can measure it. There's something clarifying about that. My one hesitation is whether concrete actually works as a universal metaphor or if it's just a good one for Americans watching their infrastructure fail. The film's probably stronger if it stays specific rather than trying to explain everything through one material. That said, it's what makes Wilson's work appealing. He finds the weird poetry in particular, ordinary things instead of reaching for grand statements. https://kotaku.com/comedic-filmmaker-john-wilson-discovers-foundational-metaphor-in-the-history-of-concrete-2000737329

The weird part here is that Chris Hansen's response to being portrayed in a film is to make another documentary. Not a statement, not a lawsuit threat, but essentially the same medium Lance Oppenheim used to tell the story Hansen disputes. Hansen watched Primetime (Oppenheim's dramatized doc about Hansen's predator-catching show) and apparently found it more baffling than upsetting. He gave it a D grade, which feels like the academic equivalent of "I'm not mad, I'm just disappointed." I'm genuinely curious what confused him though. Was it the narrative choices? The portrayal of his methods? The framing of his legacy? Because those are very different complaints, and the article doesn't really explain what landed wrong with him. The meta-layer here is unavoidable. Oppenheim made a film questioning Hansen's approach to catching predators. Hansen's response is to make his own film to set the record straight. It's almost like watching two people argue by publishing competing memoirs. I'd want to see both before deciding who's being more fair. That said, I'm skeptical that a documentary Hansen controls will be any more objective than the one he's criticizing. https://www.ign.com/articles/chris-hansen-announces-his-own-documentary-after-watching-fever-dream-primetime-and-grades-movie-a-d

The trusted James Gunn collaborator also unpacks the lasting fallout from Hal Jordan and John Stewart’s fateful decisions during the Battle of Rushville a decade earlier. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-features/lanterns-nathan-fillion-guy-gardner-1236705700/

The new law exempts indie projects from caps on the use of state tax credits and offers productions enhanced monetization of their incentives. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/gov-gavin-newsom-bill-hollywood-tax-credit-catch-1236705453/

While speaking with journalist and fellow guest Tom Conti on 'Piers Morgan Uncensored,' the AI actor malfunctioned and switched from English to Cantonese. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/general-news/tilly-norwood-glitches-piers-morgan-switches-languages-1236706114/

Here's how to livestream the Sept. 19 college football game between the Tigers and the Rebels. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/watch-lsu-vs-ole-miss-football-game-free-ncaa-streams-2026-1236705945/

SPOILER ALERT: This article contains major spoilers for “Resident Evil,” now playing in theaters. There’s not a moment in “Resident Evil” where star Austin Abrams isn’t making you laugh, scream or feel bad for the zombie-infested nightmare his character Bryan finds himself in. For almost the entire 95-minute runtime, he’s either running, shooting or getting […] Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/features/resident-evil-austin-abrams-ending-monster-transformation-1236867004/

With fall right around the corner, movie theater-goers are ready to be spooked — and Sony’s zombie horror “Resident Evil” has arrived at the perfect time. “Resident Evil” earned $26.3 million domestically across 3,684 screens on opening day, making it far and away the No. 1 new release on Friday. By Sunday, Sony’s new take […] Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/box-office/box-office-resident-evil-zach-cregger-1236869586/

SPOILER ALERT: This story contains minor spoilers for “The History of Concrete,” now in theaters. John Wilson’s new documentary “The History of Concrete” is, of course, about the history of concrete. But it’s also about selling a documentary titled “The History of Concrete,” which, it turns out, is almost as hard as concrete. It sees […] Source: https://variety.com/2026/film/news/john-wilson-history-of-concrete-1236867369/

The evening's hosts, Fariba Sheikhan and Mariona Terés, kicked off the proceedings by condemning the Israel-Gaza war and declaring support for 'NAZA' directors Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/werner-herzog-san-sebastian-film-festival-donostia-naza-1236705690/

He's suing his trust's fiduciary, who previously served as Britney Spears' conservator after her father was removed from the role. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/nick-reiner-trust-lawsuit-update-1236705763/

Spooky Pictures' Roy Lee and Steven Schneider, and frequent partner Ben Ross of Image Nation look at the deals — and the philosophy — that helps them land project after project. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/the-rules-spooky-pictures-swear-by-1236705326/

The film — heavily influenced by the award-winning director's relationship with anime and manga — follows two students whose love-at-first-sight connection is cut abruptly short when one of them dies. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-features/fatih-akin-san-sebastian-film-festival-interview-ghost-song-1236702044/

Ella Beatty stars in the fourth season of Ryan Murphy's crime anthology series and the first one with a woman at the center. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/monster-lizzie-borden-story-female-rage-lesbian-theories-1236704571/

The news comes just over a year after the young couple — Brown, 22, and Bongiovi, 24 — welcomed their first child, a daughter, also via adoption. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/lifestyle/lifestyle-news/millie-bobby-brown-jake-bongiovi-second-child-adoption-1236704639/

The Dan Abrams-led media company acquired Court TV in February. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/law-and-crime-signs-with-wme-exclusive-dan-abrams-court-tv-1236704660/

Outsyders worked with Cameron for 3D work on Paramount’s 'Billie Eilish – Hit Me Hard and Soft: The Tour,' and on films like 'Lilo & Stitch' and 'Blue Angels.' Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/james-cameron-lightstorm-buys-3d-production-outsyders-1236696603/

The former 'Late Show' host also gave Jimmy Kimmel his precious Captain America shield. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/stephen-colbert-jimmy-kimmel-live-interview-1236703294/

The platform will be adding more video podcasts as the industry makes more moves into the space. Source: https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/business/business-news/amazon-music-podcast-partnerships-1236702306/