Tyler Perry built his entire career by noticing the audiences that Hollywood consistently overlooked. From his first stage plays touring the “ Chitlin' Circuit ” to blockbuster film franchises ...

Cinema operators and industry insiders reflect on the state of theatrical recovery, revealing cost-cutting, programming ...

Now that we have our baseline for each major genre, we can see what happens when a film is a hybrid subgenre, such as ‘action comedy’, ‘sci-fi romance, or ‘sports western’ (ok that last one was a ...

Whichever criteria you use, once you start to pick between the types of horror subgenres, fascinating patterns emerge. As we saw with top-level genres, the ebb and flow of different types of horror ...

Despite a reported 15,000 attendees and a packed programme of screenings and talks, the atmosphere inside the Palais and around the pavilions was noticeably less intense.. For many, the week felt more ...

With Mission: Impossible – Final Reckoning landing in cinemas this week, it seems like the perfect time to revisit a question I get asked constantly: why don’t modern movies feel as original as they ...

The UK and Canada are the top foreign locations for studio productions. The chart below shows the percentage of movies made by Hollywood studios, which have America as a country of origin on IMDb, ...

When a lead character dies, it often serves as the emotional or thematic climax of the movie. Their death may be redemptive (), shocking (), inevitable (), symbolic (Children of Men), or just a bit ...

Over the years, I’ve asked thousands of filmmakers, producers, sales agents, and festival directors what helps people get the most out of attending a film festival. Be clear on why you're going. Write ...

Netflix’s recommendation engine has been key to their growth right from the start. By 2017, Wired was reporting that Netflix’s recommendation engine was driving over 80% of all viewing on the platform ...