Cinema

The Coraline studio’s adaptation of Colin Meloy’s fantasy novel runs 132 minutes, uses 231 puppets and features Carey Mulligan and Mahershala Ali. It opens October 23.

Mike Flanagan conceived it, James Watkins directs, and DC Studios is releasing it for Halloween on October 23. What to know about the DCU’s next film.

Jason Momoa, 50 Cent, Roman Reigns and Noah Centineo lead Kitao Sakurai’s action-comedy take on the Capcom classic, opening October 16. Here is everything we know.

Lili Reinhart and Tom Bateman fake-date their way through Ali Hazelwood’s bestselling STEM romance, streaming September 23. The story, the cast and the book’s surprising origin.

Understand the logic behind repeated takes, decode director cues, and learn practical techniques to avoid burnout during a long shoot.

Kevin Macdonald’s real-time thriller sits at 10% on Rotten Tomatoes yet hit No. 1 on Prime Video in the US, the UK and 38 more countries. The story, the filmmakers and the London shoot.

A24’s Primetime, Lance Oppenheim’s fiction debut, opens September 25. The real Murphy, Texas, case behind it, the Venice reception and why Chris Hansen is buying ads before every screening.

Alejandro G. Iñárritu’s satire opens October 2. Here is what we know about the plot, the cast, the VistaVision shoot and Cruise’s unrecognizable transformation.

Anne Hathaway, Dakota Johnson and Josh Hartnett lead Michael Showalter’s R-rated thriller, opening October 2. What to know before you go.

Aaron Sorkin writes and directs the story of whistleblower Frances Haugen, with Mikey Madison, Jeremy Allen White and Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg. In theaters October 9.

Learn how fittings work, who is responsible for your wardrobe, and why continuity is more important than comfort on set.

Learn how raw footage is transformed into a final film, why scenes are cut, and how to approach the editing process as a professional actor.