OCTOBER 16, 2024

The Best Movies of the 2024 Fall Festivals, According to 66 Critics One wildly ambitious movie led the pack in our critics survey of the best films out of Venice, Telluride, TIFF, and the New York Film Festiv … By Christian Blauvelt

'Shrinking' Season 2 Shows the Cracks in Apple's 'Ted Lasso' TV Universe The sitcom, from "Ted Lasso" co-creator Bill Lawrence, strains to emulate its accomplished predecessor, as it follows a well-meaning dad wor … By Ben Travers	Steve McQueen Is 'Going to Do It My Way': The Director on 'Blitz,' Hans Zimmer, and Apple's Theatrical Window The British filmmaker immerses viewers in the 1940 London bombings as an imperiled mother and her lost nine-year-old son try to reunite. The … By Anne Thompson

Rachel Bloom Dreams of More 'Crazy Ex-Girlfriend': 'A Stage Musical, That's a Realistic Thing' Bloom tells IndieWire about her Season 5 hopes, as well as what her songwriting partner Adam Schlesinger taught her about comedy tunes: "He … By Erin Strecker	'ME' Review: Don Hertzfeldt's Brilliant New Short Is an Apocalyptic Musical About Narcissism Hertzfeldt's latest short was conceived in collaboration with a famous rock band. Something went wrong. And then very, very right.  By David Ehrlich

	An Action Classic Turns 30: Keanu Reeves, Sandra Bullock, and Jan de Bont on 'Speed' The artists behind the 1994 action landmark reunite for a conversation featured on the latest episode of "Filmmaker Toolkit." Hear the Beyon … By Jim Hemphill
	Sean Baker Partners with Neon and Kodak for Analog Short Film Contest Inspired by 'Anora' The Palme d'Or winning filmmaker will also participate in a keynote chat at IndieWire's Future of Filmmaking Summit on Nov. 2 in Los Angeles … By Christian Blauvelt
	GKIDS Acquired by Toho in Major North-American Expansion for Japanese Studio The "Godzilla" and "My Hero Academia" studio now has a distribution arm to extend its reach.  By Brian Welk
	Searchlight Gets 'Priced Out' by Streamers and 'Can't Compete' with Amazon, Netflix, or Apple It "happens on a daily basis — it really does,” according to head of international production and development Katie Goodson-Thom … By Brian Welk
	If 'The Bat' Didn't Exist in 1926, There Would Be No 'Batman' A new Blu-ray release of the silent horror-comedy reveals one of "Batman" creator Bob Kane's early influences and makes the case for directo … By Jim Hemphill