AUGUST 29, 2023

36 Must-See Films at the 2023 Venice, Toronto, and New York Film Festivals As fall festival season begins to unfold, it's time to start tracking the titles everyone will be talking about.  By Kate Erbland, Ryan Lattanzio and David Ehrlich

Fall TV Preview: 16 New Shows to Watch Book adaptations, animated comedies, and a few select franchise spinoffs have us counting down the days on the fall TV calendar.  By Proma Khosla, Ben Travers and Erin Strecker	Warners Lost 'Barbie' Bragging Rights This Weekend, but 'Meg 2: The Trench' Is #1 on PVOD The latest from the Netflix-Adam Sandler goldmine, "You Are So Not Invited to My Bat Mitzvah," debuts on top.  By Tom Brueggemann

'Fingernails' Is a Sci-Fi Romance Without Cell Phones - Hear from the Director Why, and Watch an Exclusive Clip Exclusive: Director Christos Nikou gives IndieWire the first interview about his new film starring Jessie Buckley and Riz Ahmed, and shares … By Ryan Lattanzio	'The Killer' Teaser: Michael Fassbender Is a Hitman with a Conscience in David Fincher Mystery by 'Seven' Screenwriter Tilda Swinton, Charles Parnell, Arliss Howard, and Sophie Charlotte also star in the Netflix release.  By Samantha Bergeson

	'Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project' Picked Up by HBO Documentary Films - Exclusive The Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner can now enter the Oscar race.  By Anne Thompson
	Marisa Tomei Initially Refused to Cut Her Hair for 'Only You' After 'My Cousin Vinny' Oscar Win Costume designer Nicoletta Ercole convinced Tomei by hiring future Oscar winner Aldo Signoretti to give her the character's signature croppe … By Samantha Bergeson
	'The Equalizer 3' Review: Denzel Washington and Antoine Fuqua Take Their Vigilante Act to Italy The third (and final?) film in the action franchise gifts Robert McCall his greatest nemesis yet: the real-deal Camorra mafia.  By Kate Erbland
	10 Years Later, Lindsay Lohan Drama 'The Canyons' Is Better than You Think Paul Schrader and Bret Easton Ellis' low-budget erotic thriller was excoriated in 2013, but the time has come to acknowledge its qualities a … By Jim Hemphill
	'The Idol' Canceled at HBO After One Season The series from The Weeknd and Sam Levinson was a magnet for controversy over the course of its brief run.  By Wilson Chapman