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In this thriller from director Alex Proyas (DARK CITY; I, ROBOT), a drawing in an unearthed time capsule from 50 years ago has predicted cataclysmic events since its burial. Nicolas Cage stars as a man who discovers the drawing and tries to figure out what is happening as the final date on the drawing approaches, and with it, comes the apocalypse.

One day into the 35th Telluride Film Festival, attendees were buzzing about what the dearth of narrative American films here means for the fall crop of new features that typically are launched into the fall and the annual awards season. While last year the festival showcased “I’m Not There,” “Into The Wild,” “Juno,” and “Margot At the Wedding,” this year there are few to no American breakthroughs expected. Telluride’s highly selective programmers typically screen the latest studio and Indiewood…

A new documentary on aid workers in war zones shows the tough choices, dilemmas and limits faced by doctors providing emergency care in extreme conditions.

A new film set in Indian Kashmir seeks to go beyond stereotypes of the troubled region as either the idyllic backdrop to Bollywood movies or the subject of news reports and documentaries into the violence.

Guillermo Arriaga’s directorial debut, “The Burning Plain,” opens with a wide shot of a trailer ablaze in the New Mexico desert. While the landscape appears barren and exposed, it is concealing secrets that drive the story.

Boy wizard Harry Potter won't be whipping up his magic when the fall film season begins next week, but Hollywood is hoping momentum from summer hits like "The Dark Knight" and a wide mix of new movies will keep audiences happy into the holidays.

After weeks of rain, the sky finally cleared in Montreal this week right for the start of the 32nd World Film Festival. Many used the opportunity to gather on the steps of Place des Arts and enjoy the free outside screenings of “Some Like It Hot” and “The Right Stuff.” The latter was part of the homage reserved for producer Alan Ladd, Jr., who also participated in a Q&A after a screening of “Young Frankenstein.” Ladd, who does not usually watch his films after their initial release, had not seen…

Organizers of the Venice Film Festival waited to announce “Khastegi (Tedium)” by first-time Iranian director Bahman Motamedian until the last minute to avoid alerting authorities to its sensitive subject: transsexuals in modern-day Iran.

Hazel Warp, who was Vivien Leigh’s stunt double in “Gone With the Wind,” has died. She was 93.