Film News 2026-08-20

• Bigger Than the Program: HBO’s Perseverance Should Pay Off at the 2026 Emmys
  Indie Wire
• Paramount’s Purchase of Warner Bros. Could Cost 4,500 TV and Film Production Jobs and Hurt a Damaged Indie Film Biz
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• Sorry, Brad Pitt and Robert Pattinson: Among 2027 Oscar Contenders Poised for Two Noms, Only Sandra Hüller Has the Stuff
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• How the Cinematography of Nat Geo’s ‘Lion’ Combats AI Slop with Patience, Imperfections, and Biscuits
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• James Gray Predicts ‘Obscene’ AI Push Will Fail and Shooting on Film Will Have a ‘Vinyl’ Comeback
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• Indie Specialized Box Office: ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ and ‘Tony’ Nearly Tied After Expansion
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• ‘Brotherhood: A Cinematic Musical’ Trailer: Broadway Star Mauricio Martínez Leads a Melodic Immigration Saga
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• Val Kilmer Resurrected by AI: ‘As Deep as the Grave’ Releases Seven Minutes of Footage Featuring Younger Version of Actor
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• ‘Insidious: Out of the Further’ Review: Or When a Franchise Makes the Case for Its Own Death, Again
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• ‘Tony’ Review: Dominic Sessa Shines in a Briny, Bittersweet Coming-of-Age Comedy That Just Happens to Be About a Young Anthony Bourdain
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• ‘None of Us Knew What We Had’: Jordana Brewster Looks Back at 25 Years of ‘The Fast and the Furious’
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• Disney Is Finally Embracing ‘Kingdom Hearts’ — It May Be Biting Off More Than It Can Chew
  Indie Wire