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NAZA, a Guardian-produced Gaza documentary directed by Yuval Abraham and Rachel Szor (with producer Jim Wilson and executive producer Jonathan Glazer), will world-premiere in Venice’s Golden Lion competition as the festival’s sole documentary entry, drawing on investigative reporting from +972, Local Call, and the Guardian and following the Oscar-winning No Other Land.
Robert Downey Jr. says his moment of being mad at Chris Pratt during Avengers: Infinity War was not a rivalry but a compliment to Pratt’s talent and energy. He and directors Joe Russo describe the Titan scene with the Guardians, highlighting Pratt’s improv and the benefit of strong co-stars in elevating Tony Stark. Pratt’s Parks and Rec background helped his delivery, turning initial tension into on-screen chemistry as Stark and Star-Lord work together against Thanos.
Netflix’s picks this week center on The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo (2011), a taut Fincher thriller; The Green Knight (2021), a surreal medieval fantasy; and Sleeping With Other People (2015), a witty rom-com—delivering thriller, mythic imagery, and lighthearted romance for a varied weekend watch.
Tom's Guide flags three Netflix titles to stream this weekend (Aug 21‑23): the offbeat buddy comedy Swiss Army Man with Daniel Radcliffe; the Brazilian coming‑of‑age romance Here the Whole Time; and a harrowing Boeing documentary that acts as a sequel to earlier aviation coverage, offering a mix of quirky humor, LGBTQ+ romance, and hard‑hitting real‑world storytelling for a weekend binge.
Weekend streaming picks include HBO Max’s Mother Mary, Toy Story 5 on PVOD, Netflix’s Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing, Prime Video’s Is God Is, and Paramount+’s 10 Cloverfield Lane—covering a surreal horror, a family animation, a damning aviation documentary, a southern‑thriller, and a Cloverfield sequel for Aug 22–23.
Christopher Nolan's The Odyssey will hit digital rental/purchase and 4K Ultra HD Blu‑ray on November 17, after a longer theatrical run, with potential future theater showings around awards season; no details yet on any special features.
Spa Weekend, from writers-turned-directors Lucas and Moore, tries a female Hangover-style riff about four women on a luxe spa weekend, but it leans into sentimentality and gloss instead of jokes. Despite a strong cast (Leslie Mann, Anna Faris, Michelle Buteau, Isla Fisher), the film plays it safe and ends up bland rather than funny, delivering a glossy but dull comedy. Release dates: August 20 (Australia) and August 21 (UK/US).
News 9’s Movie Man Dino Lalli previews this weekend’s film lineup, led by The Rivals of Amziah King from Oklahoma filmmaker Andrew Patterson, with cast highlights and insights into the production scale and budgeting, plus four other openings: Paw Patrol: The Dino Movie, The Brink of War, The End of Oak Street, and Nimrods.
Odyssey has become the highest-grossing R-rated film worldwide, amassing about $1.35 billion and surpassing Deadpool & Wolverine; the MPAA lists R for violence and some language, with the UK rating 15 and Australia M; non-US audiences have fueled the film’s success, though North America still trails Deadpool, and Odyssey now faces a box-office duel with Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which has topped $2 billion.
Charles Melton is in final negotiations to play Kakashi in Destin Daniel Cretton’s Naruto live-action, with filming set for next February. Kakashi is Team 7’s mentor and a central figure in what’s being framed as the film’s origin story and potential franchise starter; casting for Naruto and Sasuke is ongoing. Melton, known for Beef and Riverdale, is an anime fan and taekwondo practitioner, and Cretton is following the success of Spider-Man: Brand New Day, which has grossed over $2 billion globally, with Naruto as his next project.
Anne Hathaway reacted to Julie Andrews not returning for The Princess Diaries 3, noting that the team pushed to have her but respected her decision, and expressing a hope that the film remains fun and meaningful for fans who grew up with the series.
Christopher Nolan’s The Odyssey has surpassed Deadpool & Wolverine to become the highest-grossing R-rated film ever, with $1.34 billion worldwide, boosted by international demand and a record IMAX haul, underscoring a trend toward auteur-driven epics and hinting at shifts in studio greenlight decisions away from franchises.
Reports that Sebastian Stan confirmed he would play Harvey Dent in The Batman Part II were greatly exaggerated; a Le Journal du Dimanche quote was later corrected to drop the Dent claim, leaving Stan’s involvement unconfirmed and the sequel’s cast details still under wraps.
Riley Black, a professional paleontologist, weighs in on Anne Hathaway’s The End of Oak Street, arguing the film’s dinosaurs are a chaotic mishmash of periods with little scientific grounding, featuring oversized and implausible beasts despite scattered nods to real science; while not a documentary, the critique laments the neglect of paleo-accuracy and makes a case for more faithful dinosaur depictions in future films.
Marvel Studios’ first MCU X-Men feature is on the way, targeting a May 5, 2028 release. Jean Grey (Sadie Sink) leads a new Xavier’s School era with Cyclops, Storm, and Rogue joining her, while Christopher Abbott plays Professor X, Samara Weaving is Emma Frost, and Adam Driver portrays Nathaniel Milbury/Mister Sinister. Jake Schreier directs; filming begins at Pinewood Studios in the UK, with a story by Joanna Calo and Lee Sung-Jin. The film marks the MCU’s introduction of mutants within the post-Secret Wars lineup, centered on Jean’s journey and Xavier’s vision for mutant-human coexistence.