Premieres

After months of online speculation, writer-director Alex Garland’s button-pushing thriller Civil War has premiered at this year’s SXSW festival in Austin, Texas.The film imagines what America would look like in the midst of full-scale civil war with broken supply lines, abandoned highways and a national military cleaved into opposing factions. Set to be released during a fractious election year, it shows a dystopian near future in which the US is riven by military conflict from within.Civil War, starring Kirsten Dunst and…

It’s fitting that Chris McGilvray, a Los Gatos native, made his first documentary feature about Mount Eden Vineyards in Saratoga. He began working on the film seven years ago and now, like opening a bottle of fine Cabernet Sauvignon, he’s eager to find out how the public reacts to “Eden.” He’ll get that chance Saturday when his movie is screened at the palatial California Theatre during Cinequest — the Silicon Valley film and creativity festival where filmmakers often get their first opportunities and world premieres of…

Apple is about to premiere a new nature documentary on Apple TV Plus that could be one of the most ambitious shows ever made. Earthsounds, narrated by Tom Hiddleston, will debut on Apple TV Plus on February 23. The 12-part series is a unique look into the world through sound. Apple says it "reveals our planet like never before — a world buzzing with unexpected, unfamiliar and untold sonic stories that we have never been able to capture — until now." The numbers that underpin Earthsounds are pretty impressive. Apple says…

The heartfelt song is accompanied by a video shot by Abelardo Baez, premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone Grupo Frontera isn’t giving up on love. The Mexican American band knows how to pull at the heartstrings, and the group members have done it again with the new single “Quédate Bebé.” In a video premiering exclusively on Rolling Stone, Grupo Frontera performs the song on a rooftop and urges a romantic interest to stay. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6kCX2VWHTRo Lead singer…

Jennifer Lopez’s high-profile romances — past and present — have long been headline and tabloid fodder. Now they’re movie material. The “Hustlers” singer-actor, joined by husband Ben Affleck, debuted her musical spectacular, “This Is Me...Now: A Love Story,” at the Dolby Theatre on Tuesday. Lopez hit the red carpet just hours after revealing in a recent interview what went into her latest creative saga: $20 million, encouragement from Affleck and initial skepticism from supporters. “Everybody thought I was crazy,” she…

Florence Pugh makes all of that red-carpet strutting and movie-premiere hopping look easy, but it doesn't come without effort, the Dune: Part Two star recently revealed on social media. The 28-year-old actress—who portrays Princess Irulan in the sci-fi sequel—attended the Mexico City premiere of the Denis Villeneuve-directed film on Tuesday, February 6, joining her equally stylish costars Zendaya, Timothée Chalamet and Austin Butler at the Auditorio Nacional. Though the British star looked positively glamorous in a…

Silent Hill 2 is undoubtedly one of the most anticipated horror games right now, and Bloober Team and Konami gave fans what they wanted with a fresh look at the remake during PlayStation's latest State of Play presentation.The new trailer showed off some truly spooky environments and enemies. Unfortunately, though, Konami was not ready to announce a release date for the PS5 game. Check out the new gameplay footage in the trailer below. The State of Play broadcast also provided a new look at the…

The Last of Us Part II’s about to be seen in a whole new way. Grounded 2, a making-of documentary for The Last of Us Part II, premieres next week. In a post on Naughty Dog’s Twitter, the studio confirms the new documentary arrives on February 2. It’s a follow-up to Grounded, the making-of for the first Last of Us, and will head to both YouTube and in-game for those who own The Last of Us: Part II Remastered. Grounded II: Making The Last of Us Part II is coming on February 2!You'll be able to watch this documentary on…

On Wednesday, at the UK premiere of the action thriller The Beekeeper, lead actor Jason Statham was joined by fiancé and supermodel Rosie Huntington-Whiteley. They were both dressed in all-black and posed together on the red carpet at the premiere that was held at London's Leicester Square. Also read | Wrath of Man movie review: Guy Ritchie and Jason Statham's long-awaited reunion is a blast of Biblical mayhem Jason Statham poses with Rosie Huntington-Whiteley at The Beekeeper's UK premiere; check out release…

Set your calendars. Martin Scorsese’s latest and greatest, Killers of the Flower Moon, is premiering globally on Apple TV+ in just over a week. The film drops on January 12. It was originally released in theaters on November 20, which means it’ll be 12 weeks before arriving on a streaming service, which has become fairly standard in recent years.We knew this would drop on Apple TV+, as Apple Studios financed the film and arranged for theatrical distribution. We just didn’t know when, and now we do. Incidentally, this is…