Cinematrix No. 615: December 1, 2025
Can you name a Rebecca Ferguson movie that begins with A-I?
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Indonesia’s screen industry is entering what a new JAFF Market–Cinepoint study calls a “decisive new phase,” with local films driving attendance, investor confidence rising, and the market outperforming its Southeast Asian peers. The Film Industry Report 2025 positions the country as both the region’s fastest-growing theatrical market and one of the most dynamic globally. According […]
Disney’s animated sequel “Zootopia 2” dominated the Korean box office over the Nov. 28–30 weekend, opening to a commanding $10.8 million from 1.62 million admissions across 2,382 screens, according to KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. Including previews, the film has already amassed $13.7 million. The strong start gives the film […]
“The New Yorker at 100” is a nimble and infectious documentary, one that brings off a trick more challenging than it looks. (In that way, it’s a lot like the magazine.) In just 96 minutes, the film, directed by Marshall Curry, lays out the fabled history of The New Yorker. It colors in the magazine’s […]
“We share Olivia’s desire to keep live music accessible and ensure fans have the best access to affordable tickets,” Live Nation Entertainment said.
“Zootopia 2” stormed the China box office over the Nov. 28–30 frame, opening to RMB1.538 billion ($216.6 million) across its first two days and reaching RMB1.922 billion ($270.7 million) through Sunday, according to Artisan Gateway. With previews included, the Walt Disney sequel has amassed an estimated $272 million — one of the most explosive launches […]
The makers of upcoming biographical drama “V. Shantaram” have unveiled the first look of Siddhant Chaturvedi as the legendary Indian filmmaker. The announcement poster introduces Chaturvedi in the title role of V. Shantaram, the auteur long celebrated as a visionary of Indian cinema. The film chronicles Shantaram’s remarkable journey from the silent era through the […]
T-Series and JP Films have unveiled the first look of Diljit Dosanjh from “Border 2,” revealing the film will expand its scope to include the Indian Air Force alongside ground forces. The poster shows Dosanjh in a fighter jet cockpit, portraying an Indian Air Force officer. The image marks a significant expansion of the franchise’s […]
Eddie Cahyono, whose 2014 drama “Siti” won the Piala Citra for best film at the Indonesian Film Festival, has his latest work “My Mother” selected for the JAFF Future Project as a work-in-progress, about a widow who wants to meet her daughter sentenced to death in Saudi Arabia for murdering her employer. The Indonesia production, […]
Indonesian filmmaker Ismail Basbeth’s psychological horror feature “The Most Mysterious Man” (local title: “Raib”) has landed co-financing from Malaysia’s Phoenix Films Sdn Bhd, with the deal finalized during JAFF Market 2025. The agreement was signed at the Indonesian Ministry of Culture Booth by Ruang Basbeth Bercerita, the media and publishing company founded by Ismail Basbeth […]
Michael Cusack and Zach Hadel tell The Hollywood Reporter about balancing plot with absurdity, hinting at real-world politics and that unlikely cameo: "I don't think he knows what the f*** 'Smiling Friends' is."
Luhki Herwanayogi, whose short film “On Friday Noon” screened at Locarno Film Festival Open Doors in 2020 and who received the 2021 Locarno Open Doors Award, has his feature debut “Our Son” selected for the JAFF Future Project as a work-in-progress, about two childless married couples who raise a son from an illicit affair between […]
Woodrell coined the name “country noir” for his brand of rural crime stories.
Chris C.F’s observational documentary “Aluk,” which follows three generations of a family in Tana Toraja, Indonesia over seven years as they reckon with the loss of their patriarch and their community’s uncertain future, is selected for the JAFF Future Project as a work-in-progress. The Australia-Indonesia co-production, directed by Chris C.F and produced by Sam Hewison […]
Maia and Dylan get a taste of the ambitious life during a dinner at Alyssa’s seemingly picture-perfect Los Feliz home.
Netanya Yemima, whose short film “The Most Handsome Fish on Earth” premiered at the 20th Jogja-Netpac Asian Film Festival last year, has her feature directorial debut “To My Dearest, My Dear…” selected for the JAFF Future Project, a time-travel drama about a dying father who leaps into the future to meet the daughter he’ll never […]