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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer: Yas Queens Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway Returns As Slay Icons On May 1 It’s not a massive surprise that the sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2” will be arriving in cinemas this May. What is surprising is how long it took to greenlight a follow-up to the 2006 hit starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt. A second chapter to the hit 2003 Lauren Weisberger novel—which followed protagonist Andrea Sachs through a grueling experience as personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor (believed in real life to be based on American Vogue editor Anna Wintour)—came out all the way back in 2013 under the title ‘Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.’ However, Streep expressed zero interest at the time in reprising her role as Miranda Priestly, while Hathaway similarly indicated that she’d prefer not to return.   Continue reading ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer: Yas Queens Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway Returns As Slay Icons On May 1 at The Playlist.

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03.02.2026 01:52 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘The History Of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson’s Feature Debut Expands On His TV Show’s Brilliance [Sundance] How do you follow up that rarest of feats: a hit streaming docuseries that isn’t true crime? That’s the question on the mind of filmmaker John Wilson at the start of “The History of Concrete,” as he lets the audience know in his trademark nasal narration. His answer is to double down on what made “How To with John Wilson” so successful and let his instincts guide him forward and toward the real story. Continue reading ‘The History Of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson’s Feature Debut Expands On His TV Show’s Brilliance [Sundance] at The Playlist.

‘The History Of Concrete’ Review: John Wilson’s Feature Debut Expands On His TV Show’s Brilliance [Sundance]

02.02.2026 22:56 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Joni Mitchell Biopic By Cameron Crowe Confirmed To Include Meryl Streep As Iconic Canadian Folk Singer In the world of long-gestating passion projects, progress rarely arrives with a press release and a neat little bow. It usually shows up sideways, in a throwaway line that suddenly makes years of rumor feel slightly more tangible. That’s essentially what happened with Clive Davis confirming that Meryl Streep will play Joni Mitchell in Cameron Crowe’s still-in-the-works biopic. READ MORE: Amanda Seyfried Reveals She Had Prepped To Play Joni Mitchell In “Halted” Biopic Years Before Cameron Crowe’s Upcoming Version The confirmation came during Davis’ annual pre-Grammys bash on Saturday in Los Angeles, held at The Beverly Hilton via  Rolling Stone. Continue reading Joni Mitchell Biopic By Cameron Crowe Confirmed To Include Meryl Streep As Iconic Canadian Folk Singer at The Playlist.

Joni Mitchell Biopic By Cameron Crowe Confirmed To Include Meryl Streep As Iconic Canadian Folk Singer

02.02.2026 22:15 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala, ‘Golden,’ ‘Sinners’ Among Early 2026 Grammy Awards Winners [Complete List] This was the last year the Grammy Awards were broadcast on CBS, and the day began with a pre-show Grammy Premiere Ceremony hosted by Darren Criss and streamed on YouTube. 86 awards were handed out, beginning with dance and electronic categories, which saw Lady Gaga, Tame Impala, Doechi, and FKA Twigs take trophies. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo also won Pop/Duo Group Performance for “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked.” READ MORE: “Kpop Demon Hunters”: EJAE Cried Writing The Demo For The Smash Hit “Golden” Both Compilation Soundtrack Score Soundtrack For Visual Media and went to “Sinners.” “Golden” From “KPop Demon Hunters” took Song Written for Visual Media, an Oscar precursor for Best Original Song. Continue reading Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala, ‘Golden,’ ‘Sinners’ Among Early 2026 Grammy Awards Winners [Complete List] at The Playlist.

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02.02.2026 21:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Melaina’ DOP Dante Spinotti Defends Working With Brett Ratner On Trump World Doc: “I Felt That What Happened To Him Was Kind Of Unjust” Filmmaker Brett Ratner (accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women and implicated in the Epstein Files) was behind the recent Melania Trump documentary “Melania,” seen by many as a political attempt to rebrand The Trump Family’s public image. The doc arriving in theaters in the wake of multiple corruption allegations (Trump openly courting bribes from foreign governments/companies, and is said to be selling pardons to convicted criminals), attacks on the Constitution with ICE’s illegal thugish activities across the country (leading to multiple deaths of American citizens and many more residents in detention, with little to zero investigations into that conduct), and increasingly disgusting allegations made in the Epstein Files that suggests that the President may have participated in the infamous child sex trafficking ring (Melania was notably connected to Jeffrey Epstein and that world like her husband for decades). Continue reading ‘Melaina’ DOP Dante Spinotti Defends Working With Brett Ratner On Trump World Doc: “I Felt That What Happened To Him Was Kind Of Unjust” at The Playlist.

‘Melaina’ DOP Dante Spinotti Defends Working With Brett Ratner On Trump World Doc: “I Felt That What Happened To Him Was Kind Of Unjust”

02.02.2026 20:27 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No, James Wan Won’t Return To Direct ‘Saw’ Franchise, But He Will Be More Hands On It’s time to put the brakes on rumors. Despite some swirling late this week about filmmaker James Wan (“Insidious”) returning to the “Saw” franchise—thanks to a viral video (see below)—apparently those comments have been overstated. Despite the rumors and sudden rejoicing about Wan’s return, horror site Dread Central—very knowledgeable about such things—posted an editor’s update clarifying that Wan is not returning to direct the next film. Continue reading No, James Wan Won’t Return To Direct ‘Saw’ Franchise, But He Will Be More Hands On at The Playlist.

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02.02.2026 20:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Send Help’ Is No. 1 At The Box Office As ‘Iron Lung’ And, Yes, ‘Melania’ Surprise The box office was full of surprises this weekend. Sam Raimi and Rachel McAdams scored another no. 1 with “Send Help.” “Iron Lung” demonstrated that self-distributed films can soar, Black Bear had its first pseudo-win with “Shelter,” and the controversial documentary “Melania” proved the First Lady has red state pull. Overall, the weekend was up % from 2025, a nice win for theater owners. Continue reading ‘Send Help’ Is No. 1 At The Box Office As ‘Iron Lung’ And, Yes, ‘Melania’ Surprise at The Playlist.

ICYMI: ‘Send Help’ Is No. 1 At The Box Office As ‘Iron Lung’ And, Yes, ‘Melania’ Surprise

02.02.2026 19:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way Of The Wind’ May Be His Last Film Says The Film’s Lead Röhrig Géza; Could Premiere At Cannes Legendary filmmaker Terrence Malick has always worked to the beat of his own idiosyncratic drum. Sometimes that means a film every twenty years—“Days of Heaven” (1978), then “The Thin Red Line” (1998)—and sometimes it means a relatively rapid-fire delivery of movies: “Knight of Cups,” “Voyage of Time,” “Song to Song,” and “A Hidden Life” all arriving between 2015 and 2019. Continue reading Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way Of The Wind’ May Be His Last Film Says The Film’s Lead Röhrig Géza; Could Premiere At Cannes at The Playlist.

Terrence Malick’s ‘The Way Of The Wind’ May Be His Last Film Says The Film’s Lead Röhrig Géza; Could Premiere At Cannes

02.02.2026 19:47 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Casey Bloys Said HBO Won’t Turn ‘Game of Thrones’ Into “Marvel Level” Spinoff Assembly Line & Development Doesn’t Not Mean A Greenlight Revitalized talk of a “Game Of Thrones” spinoff series centered on Kit Harinton’s Jon Snow character—reportedly back in very early development and potentially expanding to include Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)—has predictably rekindled the fandom’s most combustible engine: rumor-as-fuel, speculation-as-oxygen, and a desperate hunger for any official sign that Westeros is about to reopen for business. But if you’re waiting for HBO’s Casey Bloys to start feeding that machine with a neat, Marvel-style roadmap, don’t hold your breath.  Continue reading Casey Bloys Said HBO Won’t Turn ‘Game of Thrones’ Into “Marvel Level” Spinoff Assembly Line & Development Doesn’t Not Mean A Greenlight at The Playlist.

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02.02.2026 19:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Teaser: Jon Hamm Series Returns April 3 On Apple TV, Gets Renewed For Season 3 Is a neighbor about to spoil Andrew’s new life? “Your Friends & Neighbors” returns for an anticipated second season next year. The series sees Andrew Cooper take on a not-so-unusual occupational move, going from hedge fund manager to neighborhood thief. This time, Cooper is going all in on the lifestyle, but a recent arrival threatens it all.  Jon Hamm once again portrays the determined robber, also serving as executive producer. Continue reading ‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Teaser: Jon Hamm Series Returns April 3 On Apple TV, Gets Renewed For Season 3 at The Playlist.

‘Your Friends & Neighbors’ Season 2 Teaser: Jon Hamm Series Returns April 3 On Apple TV, Gets Renewed For Season 3

02.02.2026 18:26 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Milo Ventimiglia Set For HBO Max’s Police Version Of ‘The Pitt’ Pilot ‘American Blue,’ With David Ayer Directing The streaming “event series” era hasn’t died, but its opposite is creeping back into the room: durable workplace drama that can become a habit rather than a once-a-year appointment. That’s the lane Milo Ventimiglia is stepping into with HBO Max’s “American Blue,” a cop drama pilot with David Ayer attached to direct. READ MORE: The 75 Most Anticipated TV Shows & Mini-Series Of 2026 Part of the early framing is pure strategy shorthand. Continue reading Milo Ventimiglia Set For HBO Max’s Police Version Of ‘The Pitt’ Pilot ‘American Blue,’ With David Ayer Directing at The Playlist.

ICYMI: Milo Ventimiglia Set For HBO Max’s Police Version Of ‘The Pitt’ Pilot ‘American Blue,’ With David Ayer Directing

02.02.2026 18:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘The Last Of The Tribe’: Orlando Bloom Joins Ethan Hawke & Zaya Guarani In Amazon Jungle Thriller From Claudio Borrelli & ‘Train Dreams’ Cinematographer It’s been a couple of years since we’ve had a concrete update about the Ethan Hawke-led (“The Weight,” “The Lowdown”) thriller “The Last of the Tribe,” as he’s getting some company on the call sheet with Orlando Bloom and the previously announced Brazilian model/actress/activist Zaya Guarani (“Postcards From Earth”), as the trio will lead the pic set in the Amazon rainforest from “Vultures” director Claudio Borrelli. Continue reading ‘The Last Of The Tribe’: Orlando Bloom Joins Ethan Hawke & Zaya Guarani In Amazon Jungle Thriller From Claudio Borrelli & ‘Train Dreams’ Cinematographer at The Playlist.

‘The Last Of The Tribe’: Orlando Bloom Joins Ethan Hawke & Zaya Guarani In Amazon Jungle Thriller From Claudio Borrelli & ‘Train Dreams’ Cinematographer

02.02.2026 17:59 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Jessica Chastain & Chris Pine Topline #MeToo Drama ‘This Is Pleasure’ From ‘American Splendor’ Directors An interesting new film is gestating as Shari Springer Berman and Robert Pulcini are set to direct Jessica Chastain (“The Eyes of Tammy Faye”) and Chris Pine (“Carousel”) in the drama “This Is Pleasure,” as the two play friends as their relationship is tested after misconduct allegations are made against Pine’s publisher character. The news comes to us from Variety, as they add that the project is an adaptation of the #MeToo novella by Mary Gaitskill and is heading to the European Film Market this month. Continue reading Jessica Chastain & Chris Pine Topline #MeToo Drama ‘This Is Pleasure’ From ‘American Splendor’ Directors at The Playlist.

Jessica Chastain & Chris Pine Topline #MeToo Drama ‘This Is Pleasure’ From ‘American Splendor’ Directors

02.02.2026 17:05 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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HBO’s Casey Bloys Won’t Fully Close ‘Euphoria’ Books & Leaves It Up To Creator Sam Levinson’s Decision For a show the internet has spent the better part of two years treating like a closed chapter, “Euphoria” remains, at least from HBO’s perspective, aggressively unresolved. And if anyone was hoping for a neat “final season” declaration ahead of Season 3, Casey Bloys, Chairman and CEO, HBO and Max Content, is making it clear that’s not where the network’s head is—because the decision, as he frames it, isn’t really HBO’s to make yet. Continue reading HBO’s Casey Bloys Won’t Fully Close ‘Euphoria’ Books & Leaves It Up To Creator Sam Levinson’s Decision at The Playlist.

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02.02.2026 16:52 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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Steven Soderbergh Sets ‘A Man Under The Influence: 63 Days of Steven’s Selects’ Film & Cocktail Series With Singani 63 & Nitehawk Cinema In celebration of his 63rd year, filmmaker Steven Soderbergh is folding two long-running passions into one neatly ritualized weekly hang: mind-altering movies and Singani, the 500-year-old Bolivian spirit he’s been known to champion. Running for 63 days (nine weeks) from February 18 through April 15, 2026, Singani 63 and Nitehawk Cinema will present “A Man Under The Influence: 63 Days of Steven’s Selects,” a film and cocktail series built around nine personally and culturally influential films curated by Soderbergh, one selection from each decade. Continue reading Steven Soderbergh Sets ‘A Man Under The Influence: 63 Days of Steven’s Selects’ Film & Cocktail Series With Singani 63 & Nitehawk Cinema at The Playlist.

Steven Soderbergh Sets ‘A Man Under The Influence: 63 Days of Steven’s Selects’ Film & Cocktail Series With Singani 63 & Nitehawk Cinema

02.02.2026 16:51 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 1
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‘Full Phil’ First Look: Kristen Stewart & Woody Harrelson Star In Quentin Dupieux’s Paris-Set Surreal Dark Comedy Quentin Dupieux, the French filmmaker and musician professionally known as Mr. Oizo, is returning with his latest feature film effort, “Full Phil,” and we can thankfully share a first look at what is being described as a “surreal dark comedy.” The impressive cast assembled for “Full Phil” includes Kristen Stewart (“Love Lies Bleeding”), Woody Harrelson (“True Detective,” “Triangle of Sadness”), Charlotte Le Bon (“Fresh”), and Emma Mackey (“Ella McCay”). Continue reading ‘Full Phil’ First Look: Kristen Stewart & Woody Harrelson Star In Quentin Dupieux’s Paris-Set Surreal Dark Comedy at The Playlist.

‘Full Phil’ First Look: Kristen Stewart & Woody Harrelson Star In Quentin Dupieux’s Paris-Set Surreal Dark Comedy

02.02.2026 16:24 — 👍 1    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy & FX’s Limited Series Turns Tragic Events Into Dramatic Television While Netflix is gearing up for a high-profile Joe Kennedy Sr. series led by actor Michael Fassbender, it’s not the only upcoming show exploring the lives of the Kennedy Family. FX and prolific TV producer/creator Ryan Murphy (recently launched “Beauty“) have teamed on “Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,” as a new trailer for the limited series has dropped. The show is said to be the first installment in Murphy’s new “Love Story” anthology (think “American Horror Story” or “Feud,” the latter taking from true events and dramatizing them), which is inspired by Elizabeth Beller’s book “Once Upon a Time: The Captivating Life of Carolyn Bessette-Kennedy.” READ MORE: ‘The Beauty’: Evan Peters & Rebecca Hall On Ryan Murphy’s Most Unhinged Series Yet, Globetrotting Adventure, & Marvel Character Returns [Bingeworthy Podcast] Paul Anthony Kelly leads the cast of “Love Story” as the late JFK Jr. Continue reading ‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy & FX’s Limited Series Turns Tragic Events Into Dramatic Television at The Playlist.

‘Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette’ Trailer: Ryan Murphy & FX’s Limited Series Turns Tragic Events Into Dramatic Television

02.02.2026 15:57 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ Teaser: Upcoming Animated Series Debuts April 23 On Netflix Exploring New Hawkins Adventure Despite the end of “Stranger Things,” that won’t be the end of the franchise as a new animated series is on the way with “Stranger Things: Tales From ’85” on deck at Netflix, arriving in April ahead of other spinoffs in the works. Hailing from showrunner Eric Robles and “Stranger Things” co-creators Matt and Ross Duffer, a teaser trailer for the animated project has made its way online. Continue reading ‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ Teaser: Upcoming Animated Series Debuts April 23 On Netflix Exploring New Hawkins Adventure at The Playlist.

‘Stranger Things: Tales From ’85’ Teaser: Upcoming Animated Series Debuts April 23 On Netflix Exploring New Hawkins Adventure

02.02.2026 15:17 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Scream 7’ Super Bowl Spot: Meta Slasher Legacy Sequel Arrives February 27 There had been some question if “Scream 7” would even happen after the firing of star Melissa Barrera (Spyglass Media removing her over her social media posts in support of the children and civilians of Gaza/Palestine) and subsquent exit of co-star Jenna Ortega, the two playing sisters and becoming the modern face of the meta slasher franchise from Wes Craven that had been resurrected and updated by The Radio Silence team. Continue reading ‘Scream 7’ Super Bowl Spot: Meta Slasher Legacy Sequel Arrives February 27 at The Playlist.

‘Scream 7’ Super Bowl Spot: Meta Slasher Legacy Sequel Arrives February 27

02.02.2026 14:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Showrunner Ira Parker Shares Hope For Future Beyond Season 3, Including Egg’s Ruling Of Westeros Recently, HBO‘s Casey Bloys commented on the potential of the newest “Game of Thrones” series, “A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms,” becoming an annual release for the network (season two is currently filming with the expectation of a debut in 2027). But after it was revealed that creator/author George R.R. Martin has written 12 more outlines for adventures, beyond the original novellas, there is an expectation that the show could run for many, many seasons. Continue reading ‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Showrunner Ira Parker Shares Hope For Future Beyond Season 3, Including Egg’s Ruling Of Westeros at The Playlist.

‘A Knight Of The Seven Kingdoms’ Showrunner Ira Parker Shares Hope For Future Beyond Season 3, Including Egg’s Ruling Of Westeros

02.02.2026 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Michael’ Trailer: Antoine Fuqua’s Long-Gestating King Of Pop Biopic Finally Steps Into The Spotlight Some cultural figures don’t just have a legacy — they have a gravitational pull. And Michael Jackson is one of the last modern myths big enough to distort any movie trying to contain him. Still, the first teaser for “Michael” is here, and Antoine Fuqua is betting that the only way to approach the icon is head-on: with a full-throated, stage-lit biopic meant to play like a front-row seat, not a footnote. Continue reading ‘Michael’ Trailer: Antoine Fuqua’s Long-Gestating King Of Pop Biopic Finally Steps Into The Spotlight at The Playlist.

‘Michael’ Trailer: Antoine Fuqua’s Long-Gestating King Of Pop Biopic Finally Steps Into The Spotlight

02.02.2026 14:09 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Aanikoobijigan’ Review: Adam & Zack Khalil Craft A Quietly Radical Documentary About Life, Death, Time, & Knowledge [Sundance] “Aanikoobijigan [ancestor/great-grandparent/great-grandchild],” the thoughtful and quietly radical new documentary from Ojibwe filmmakers Adam and Zack Khalil, which recently won the NEXT Audience Award at Sundance, is about a great many things.  It’s about life just as it is death, theft as much as it is restoration, and history just as much as it is our current moment. It’s about the ways the past, present, and future are interconnected, challenging us to look more deeply at their relationship, serving as an act of often revolutionary reframing of how we think about time and knowledge. Continue reading ‘Aanikoobijigan’ Review: Adam & Zack Khalil Craft A Quietly Radical Documentary About Life, Death, Time, & Knowledge [Sundance] at The Playlist.

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02.02.2026 02:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer: Yas Queens Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway Returns As Slay Icons On May 1 It’s not a massive surprise that the sequel “The Devil Wears Prada 2” will be arriving in cinemas this May. What is surprising is how long it took to greenlight a follow-up to the 2006 hit starring Meryl Streep, Anne Hathaway, and Emily Blunt. A second chapter to the hit 2003 Lauren Weisberger novel—which followed protagonist Andrea Sachs through a grueling experience as personal assistant to a powerful fashion magazine editor (believed in real life to be based on American Vogue editor Anna Wintour)—came out all the way back in 2013 under the title ‘Revenge Wears Prada: The Devil Returns.’ However, Streep expressed zero interest at the time in reprising her role as Miranda Priestly, while Hathaway similarly indicated that she’d prefer not to return.   Continue reading ‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer: Yas Queens Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway Returns As Slay Icons On May 1 at The Playlist.

‘The Devil Wears Prada 2’ Trailer: Yas Queens Meryl Streep & Anne Hathaway Returns As Slay Icons On May 1

02.02.2026 01:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Tell Me Everything’ Review: A Tale Of Complex Father-Son Betrayal That Doesn’t Say Enough [Sundance] Moshe Rosenthal’s second feature, “Tell Me Everything,” billed by Sundance as a drama about a boy reckoning with a “shattering truth” about his father (Assi Cohen) at the height of the AIDS crisis, straddles two timelines. There’s the protagonist, Boaz, at age 12 in 1987 (played by the talented young newcomer Yair Mazor), and then there’s Boaz in 1996 (played by Ido Tako). Continue reading ‘Tell Me Everything’ Review: A Tale Of Complex Father-Son Betrayal That Doesn’t Say Enough [Sundance] at The Playlist.

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02.02.2026 01:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘The Weight’ Review: Ethan Hawke Elevates A Rugged, Predictable Gold-Run Survivalist Western[Sundance] As far as one can tell, Murphy (Ethan Hawke), a father, WWI veteran, and avid car mechanic, has never encountered an insurmountable challenge. Living in Eugene, Oregon, in 1933, four years into the Great Depression, Murphy and his young daughter, Penny (the adorable Avy Berry), are evicted from their home. To no fault of his own, the search for a new place is the inciting incident in “The Weight,” the feature debut from director Padraic McKinley. Continue reading ‘The Weight’ Review: Ethan Hawke Elevates A Rugged, Predictable Gold-Run Survivalist Western[Sundance] at The Playlist.

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01.02.2026 22:21 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Hold Onto Me’ Review: A Stunning Portrayal Of Wild Girlhood In The Streets Of Cyprus [Sundance] If Sundance has taught us anything, it’s that a talented filmmaker can turn one adolescent summer into a resonant work of art. In just the last ten years, there was Luca Guadagnino’s “Call Me by Your Name,” Eliza Hittman’s “Beach Rats,” and Jeremiah Zagar’s “We the Animals.” This year, with her debut feature “Hold Onto Me,” the Cypriot writer and director Myrsini Aristidou offers a singular take on sun-soaked coming-of-age cinema by focusing on an 11-year-old girl and her absent father. Continue reading ‘Hold Onto Me’ Review: A Stunning Portrayal Of Wild Girlhood In The Streets Of Cyprus [Sundance] at The Playlist.

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01.02.2026 21:41 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala, ‘Golden,’ ‘Sinners’ Among Early 2026 Grammy Awards Winners [Complete List] This was the last year the Grammy Awards were broadcast on CBS, and the day began with a pre-show Grammy Premiere Ceremony hosted by Darren Criss and streamed on YouTube. 86 awards were handed out, beginning with dance and electronic categories, which saw Lady Gaga, Tame Impala, Doechi, and FKA Twigs take trophies. Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo also won Pop/Duo Group Performance for “Defying Gravity” from “Wicked.” READ MORE: “Kpop Demon Hunters”: EJAE Cried Writing The Demo For The Smash Hit “Golden” Both Compilation Soundtrack Score Soundtrack For Visual Media and went to “Sinners.” “Golden” From “KPop Demon Hunters” took Song Written for Visual Media, an Oscar precursor for Best Original Song. Continue reading Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala, ‘Golden,’ ‘Sinners’ Among Early 2026 Grammy Awards Winners [Complete List] at The Playlist.

Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande, Tame Impala, ‘Golden,’ ‘Sinners’ Among Early 2026 Grammy Awards Winners [Complete List]

01.02.2026 21:35 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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No, James Wan Won’t Return To Direct ‘Saw’ Franchise, But He Will Be More Hands On It’s time to put the brakes on rumors. Despite some swirling late this week about filmmaker James Wan (“Insidious”) returning to the “Saw” franchise—thanks to a viral video (see below)—apparently those comments have been overstated. Despite the rumors and sudden rejoicing about Wan’s return, horror site Dread Central—very knowledgeable about such things—posted an editor’s update clarifying that Wan is not returning to direct the next film. Continue reading No, James Wan Won’t Return To Direct ‘Saw’ Franchise, But He Will Be More Hands On at The Playlist.

No, James Wan Won’t Return To Direct ‘Saw’ Franchise, But He Will Be More Hands On

01.02.2026 20:14 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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‘Send Help’ Is No. 1 At The Box Office As ‘Iron Lung’ And, Yes, ‘Melania’ Surprise The box office was full of surprises this weekend. Sam Raimi and Rachel McAdams scored another no. 1 with “Send Help.” “Iron Lung” demonstrated that self-distributed films can soar, Black Bear had its first pseudo-win with “Shelter,” and the controversial documentary “Melania” proved the First Lady has red state pull. Overall, the weekend was up % from 2025, a nice win for theater owners. Continue reading ‘Send Help’ Is No. 1 At The Box Office As ‘Iron Lung’ And, Yes, ‘Melania’ Surprise at The Playlist.

‘Send Help’ Is No. 1 At The Box Office As ‘Iron Lung’ And, Yes, ‘Melania’ Surprise

01.02.2026 19:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Casey Bloys Said HBO Won’t Turn ‘Game of Thrones’ Into “Marvel Level” Spinoff Assembly Line & Development Doesn’t Not Mean A Greenlight Revitalized talk of a “Game Of Thrones” spinoff series centered on Kit Harinton’s Jon Snow character—reportedly back in very early development and potentially expanding to include Arya Stark (Maisie Williams)—has predictably rekindled the fandom’s most combustible engine: rumor-as-fuel, speculation-as-oxygen, and a desperate hunger for any official sign that Westeros is about to reopen for business. But if you’re waiting for HBO’s Casey Bloys to start feeding that machine with a neat, Marvel-style roadmap, don’t hold your breath.  Continue reading Casey Bloys Said HBO Won’t Turn ‘Game of Thrones’ Into “Marvel Level” Spinoff Assembly Line & Development Doesn’t Not Mean A Greenlight at The Playlist.

Casey Bloys Said HBO Won’t Turn ‘Game of Thrones’ Into “Marvel Level” Spinoff Assembly Line & Development Doesn’t Not Mean A Greenlight

01.02.2026 19:34 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

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