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Marion Cotillard Leads Hadžihalilović’s Surreal Drama The Ice Tower

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the-ice-towerAcclaimed French filmmaker Lucile Hadžihalilović (Innocence, Evolution, Earwig) returns with her fourth feature, The Ice Tower, which is set to open in theaters on October 3, 2025. The film stars Marion Cotillard, Clara Pacini, August Diehl, and Gaspar Noé.

Co-written with Geoff Cox, The Ice Tower premiered earlier this year at the Berlin Film Festival. The project reunites Hadžihalilović with Cotillard, who also starred in her 2004 debut feature Innocence. Known for her surreal and unsettling narratives, the director brings her distinctive style to another collaboration with long-time creative partner Noé, with whom she co-founded the production company Les Cinémas de la Zone in the early 1990s.

Hadžihalilović’s work has previously received recognition at international festivals including San Sebastián, Toronto, and Cannes. The Ice Tower continues her exploration of atmospheric, psychological storytelling, blending elements of fantasy and existential unease.

The film will be released in U.S. theaters on October 3.

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Tetsuya Mariko’s “Dear Stranger” Sets International Premiere at Busan Film Festival

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dear-strangerBusan International Film Festival has set the international premiere of Dear Stranger, the latest feature from Japanese director Tetsuya Mariko (Destruction Babies), for its 2025 edition in the “A Window on Asian Cinema” program.

Starring Hidetoshi Nishijima (Drive My Car) and Gwei Lun-Mei (Girlfriend, Boyfriend), the Japan-Taiwan-U.S. co-production was filmed entirely in New York and follows a couple whose lives fracture after the disappearance of their young son forces them to confront buried secrets.

The film reunites Mariko with top collaborators, including cinematographer Yasuyuki Sasaki (Asako I & II), editor Matthieu Laclau (A Touch of Sin), and Grammy-winning musician Jim O’Rourke. The project was shot with a multilingual cast and crew across English, Japanese, Chinese, Spanish, and sign language.

Mariko, who won Locarno’s Best Emerging Director Award for Destruction Babies, shifts his focus from violent social critiques to an intimate immigrant drama exploring identity, family, and loss.

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Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Walta Return With Phantom Road, Vol. 3 This October

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phantom-roadImage Comics will release Phantom Road, Vol. 3 on October 8 in comic shops and October 21 in bookstores, collecting issues #11-15 of Jeff Lemire and Gabriel Hernández Walta’s Eisner-nominated supernatural mystery series.

Set in 1997, the new volume follows Agent Donald Weaver in rural Wisconsin as he investigates a string of brutal murders with possible occult ties. Partnered with Agent Jimmy Harold, Weaver uncovers links between Billy Bear truck stops, strange ley lines, and a government conspiracy called Project Jackknife.

Known for its mix of horror, crime, and supernatural elements, Phantom Road has drawn comparisons to Twin Peaks, The X-Files, and Lemire’s own Gideon Falls. This latest installment deepens the series’ mythology of roadside terrors and creeping cosmic evil.

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Hawai’i Drama Chaperone Sets Theatrical Run and Digital Release Dates

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ChaperoneChaperone, the debut feature from writer-director Zoë Eisenberg, will screen in Hawai’i theaters from September 11–28, 2025, before arriving on digital and VOD platforms October 3.

Set in rural Hawai’i and featuring an entirely AANHPI cast, the drama centers on 29-year-old Misha Miyamoto, who lives alone in her grandmother’s house and resists pressures from family, work, and relationships to change her unambitious lifestyle. When Misha befriends Jake, an 18-year-old athlete who mistakes her for a high school student, their growing relationship draws her into increasingly reckless behavior.

The film, which explores themes of alienation, identity, and unconventional connection, stars a predominantly local cast and features original music by Taimane. It is produced by Alison Week and Devin Murphy, with executive producers Adam Wong, Lauran Bromley, Gill Holland, and Gerard Elmore.

Eisenberg, a Hawai’i-based filmmaker, has described Chaperone as a story about “finding dangerous comfort in places that reflect what we’re running from.”

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Ariana Grande Announces The Eternal Sunshine Tour With Multi-Night Arena Shows in North America and the UK

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ariana-grande-the-eternal-sunshine-tourAriana Grande will return to the stage in summer 2026 with The Eternal Sunshine Tour, her first concert run in six years. Produced by Live Nation, the tour will feature extended stays in major cities, including four-night runs in Los Angeles and Brooklyn, and a five-night residency at London’s O2 Arena.

The tour supports Grande’s seventh studio album Eternal Sunshine (2024) and its 2025 deluxe follow-up Eternal Sunshine: Brighter Days Ahead. It launches in Oakland, CA, before stops in Austin, Chicago, Atlanta, and more, followed by UK dates in September.

Tickets for North American shows go on presale September 9, with general onsale September 10. UK presales begin September 16, with general onsale September 18. VIP packages will also be available, offering early entry, exclusive merchandise, and access to a pre-show lounge.

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Dave Bautista and Samuel L. Jackson Face a Post-Apocalyptic World in Afterburn

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AfterburnThe final trailer and poster for Afterburn have been released ahead of its theatrical debut on September 19, 2025. Directed by JJ Perry (Day Shift), the action film stars Dave Bautista, Samuel L. Jackson, Olga Kurylenko, and Kristofer Hivju.

Set a decade after a solar flare destroys the Earth’s eastern hemisphere, the story follows Bautista’s Jake, a treasure hunter tasked with recovering the Mona Lisa in ruined Europe. Alongside allies and rivals, he encounters mutants, pirates, and warlords in a landscape where survival is more important than relics of the past. Jackson plays Valentine, with Kurylenko as Drea.

The film is adapted from the Red 5 Comics series by Scott Chitwood and Paul Ens. Perry, a longtime stunt coordinator turned director, emphasizes large-scale set pieces and martial arts choreography.

Afterburn opens exclusively in theaters September 19.

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Vietnam-Era Zombie Horror Series ’68 Collected in New Paperback This Halloween

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68Image Comics will release the ’68 Compendium paperback this October, gathering the entire 30-issue run of the cult military-horror comic from creators Mark Kidwell, Nat Jones, and Jay Fotos. The 752-page volume brings together the original one-shot, multiple miniseries, one-shots, and backup stories in a single edition.

Set against the backdrop of the Vietnam War, the series imagines the outbreak of a zombie apocalypse beginning on February 13, 1968. U.S. soldiers and the Viet Cong alike face a new battlefield threat as the war collides with the undead. Known for its blend of historical grit and graphic horror, ’68 has developed a reputation as one of the more distinctive takes on zombie comics.

The ’68 Compendium will be available in comic shops on October 8 and in bookstores on October 21, just in time for Halloween.

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First Look at Paranormal Comic High Strangeness from Oni Press and SpectreVision

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high-strangenessOni Press and SpectreVision, the production company founded by Elijah Wood, Daniel Noah, and Lawrence Inglee, will launch High Strangeness, a five-part limited comic series influenced by documented cases of paranormal phenomena. The series begins October 8, 2025, with High Strangeness: Book One.

Written by Chris Condon (That Texas Blood), SpectreVision co-founder Daniel Noah, and illustrated by Ringo Award winner Dave Chisholm (Plague House), the debut issue follows Chicago magazine writer Harry Kean in 1967 as he investigates the disappearance of a teenager linked to a UFO sighting in rural Indiana. His search leads into encounters with strange phenomena and the enigmatic “Men in Black.”

Each of the five oversized issues will feature essays by researcher and podcaster Jim Perry (Euphomet), providing historical context on the paranormal cases that inspire the story.

High Strangeness: Book One arrives in comic shops October 8.

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Jason Bateman and Jude Law Lead Netflix Thriller Black Rabbit

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black-rabbitNetflix will debut the limited series Black Rabbit on September 18, 2025. The eight-episode drama stars Jason Bateman and Jude Law as brothers caught in the chaos of New York City’s nightlife.

Law plays Jake Friedken, the owner of Black Rabbit, a high-end restaurant and lounge poised to be the city’s next hot spot. His brother Vince (Bateman) re-enters the business unexpectedly, reopening old wounds and bringing new threats that put both the family and the club in jeopardy.

The series is created by Zach Baylin and Kate Susman, with Bateman and Law among the executive producers. Episodes are directed by Bateman, Laura Linney, Ben Semanoff, and Justin Kurzel. The cast also includes Cleopatra Coleman, Amaka Okafor, Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù, Troy Kotsur, Abbey Lee, Dagmara Dominczyk, and Odessa Young.

All episodes of Black Rabbit will be available to stream September 18 on Netflix.

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Season 4 of The Morning Show Premieres September 17 on Apple TV+

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the-morning-showApple TV+ has set September 17, 2025, for the premiere of season four of The Morning Show, its Emmy-winning media drama starring Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon. The 10-episode season will debut with a single episode, followed by weekly installments through November 19.

The new season begins in the spring of 2024, nearly two years after the events of season three. With the UBA-NBN merger complete, the newsroom faces new challenges in a climate shaped by deepfakes, conspiracy theories, and corporate cover-ups. Questions of power, loyalty, and trust once again take center stage, as characters navigate shifting alliances inside a polarized America.

Returning cast members include Aniston, Witherspoon, Billy Crudup, Mark Duplass, Greta Lee, Nicole Beharie, Nestor Carbonell, Karen Pittman, and Jon Hamm. New additions to the ensemble include Marion Cotillard, Jeremy Irons, Aaron Pierre, William Jackson Harper, and Boyd Holbrook.

Showrunner Charlotte Stoudt returns alongside executive producers Mimi Leder, Michael Ellenberg, Aniston, Witherspoon, and others. Season four continues the series’ pattern of reimagining the newsroom in the wake of seismic professional and political changes.

 

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