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[film] / fɪlm /


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take photographs
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Bollywood star Akshay Kumar, who appeared alongside Patekar in the comedy film Welcome, remembered him as a rare performer whose voice, intensity and honesty could command an audience's attention.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

His portrayal of Major Chauhan in Prahaar – a film he also directed – won him praise.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

“As much as we all enjoy mainstream cinema and film as entertainment, that’s a way of making you sleep better after a week of work,” he says.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Arriving in theaters this fall after multiple splashy film festival premieres, it announces the 38-year-old actress, best known for playing a bedraggled spy in the Apple TV+ series Slow Horses, as a potential Oscar contender.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

A film of ethereal electric energy surrounds the edges.

From "Kwame Crashes the Underworld" by Craig Kofi Farmer

Are horror films finally getting the recognition they deserve?

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Promotional images and films conjured a playful, adaptable and benevolent house — plastic as the building block of family happiness.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

Bronson’s aggrieved architect in the classic “Death Wish” films didn’t have a guiding philosophy.

From Salon ● Oct. 7, 2026

The states alleged that the deal would illegally consolidate markets including those for theatrical films and basic cable channels.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 7, 2026

His hair was lighter than Rebecca’s, but they both looked like all the scientists that Moss had seen in the sci-fi films he’d grown up on.

From "Anger Is a Gift" by Mark Oshiro

In his version of Carrie, some of the most famous scenes, including the dramatic prom moment, are adapted to a world where everything is filmed and shared online.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

The scenes were, he reassured, "filmed with the participation of real actors".

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The EY report shows that both the total cast and crew working on major U.S. studio television episodes and movies filmed in the U.S. separately declined nearly 30% between 1999 and 2024.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026

He was also filmed sharing a dressing-room embrace with former England international Teimana Harrison, who won five England caps in 2016 and now plays for Provence.

From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026

A layer of dust filmed the floor, and cobwebs drifted in every corner.

From "The Hidden Gallery" by Maryrose Wood

After almost four years of filming, the latest instalment in the franchise will air on the BBC later this autumn, marking 25 years since the first series premiered.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"There's a lot of opinions, and I purposely avoided the original movie and and the book before filming because I hadn't seen it or read it," Summer H Howell, who plays Carrie, tells Newsbeat.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Saudi officials put out new warnings to the public on Tuesday that filming and sharing images of drone and missile attacks, or interceptions could bring legal charges.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

Even while filming the show in Manchester last fall, Cumming could see it all happening in real time.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

And also I like the fact that they are filming in a place which is harder to get to than the top of Mount Everest but is only a few miles away from sea level.

From "The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time" by Mark Haddon




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