OCTOBER 01, 2024

'The Friend' Needs a Home: Naomi Watts, Bill Murray, and a Great Dane Named Bing Will Tug Your Heartstrings Scott McGehee and David Siegel's Telluride hit still needs distribution ahead of NYFF. Here, the filmmakers talk about working with the sens … By Anne Thompson

Inside Elisabeth's Transformation Into 'Gollum' and 'Monstro' in 'The Substance' Prosthetics makeup designer Pierre-Olivier Persin tells IndieWire about parallels to David Cronenberg's "The Fly" in creating the mutations … By Bill Desowitz	How Horror-Streamer Shudder Is Gearing Up for Halloween How devoted to the "Season of Screams" is Shudder's head of programming Sam Zimmerman? You can literally call him and ask.  By Tony Maglio

Errol Morris' 'Separated' Scores Multi-Pronged, Oscar-Qualifying Release Errol Morris' incendiary border separation documentary finally lands in limited theaters October 4 and on MSNBC on December 7.  By Anne Thompson	Brian De Palma on Casting 'Carrie' and What Made Sissy Spacek Fit to Play a (Blood-Drenched) Prom Queen In an exclusive excerpt from Laurent Bouzereau's new book "The De Palma Decade," the director and his collaborators recall how they assemble … By Jim Hemphill

	'The Graduates' Trailer: First-Time Filmmaker Hannah Peterson's Tribeca Winner Is an Enormously Affecting Gem Exclusive: Mentored by Chloé Zhao and Sean Baker, Peterson breaks onto the scene with a gracefully told story of life after tragedy.  By Kate Erbland
	'Patrice' Stays Hopeful, Thanks to a Cast of Kids and a Focus on Art Director Ted Passon tells IndieWire about his new documentary, detailing Patrice Jetter's battle to keep her benefits if she were to marry a … By Mark Peikert
	Why the DirecTV/Dish Merger Matters - Even if You Don't Have a Satellite Dish Charter and Comcast have battled for the right to call themselves "America's top cable provider." Now, neither is close.  By Tony Maglio
	'Dynasty' Meets Italian Slasher Flicks with a Touch of 'Fiddler on the Roof': The Wild 1979 Thriller 'Bloodline' Returns on Blu-ray The all-star melodrama was a critical and box office flop, but a new Blu-ray from Vinegar Syndrome provides a welcome opportunity for reappr … By Jim Hemphill
	The 'SNL' 50 Campaign Kicks Off with the Most-Watched Season Premiere Since 2020 Host Jean Smart and musical guest Jelly Roll were overshadowed by the introduction of the show's Tim Walz, Doug Emhoff, and JD Vance.  By Tony Maglio