The '80s sci-fi movie Short Circuit is being rebooted as a Latinx family film from one of the filmmakers behind Instructions Not Included.

Director Chloé Zhao's new movie Nomadland continues its festival circuit hot streak, walking away from this year's Toronto International Film Festival with the People's Choice Award in hand. News of Nomadland's latest wins comes just one week after we reported the Searchlight Pictures feature starring Frances McDormand scooped up this year's Golden Lion at the Venice Film Festival. [caption id="attachment_914990" align="alignright" width="360"] Image via Searchlight Pictures[/caption] In an incredible twist, this year marks the first time the Venice Golden Lion prizewinner matches the TIFF People's Choice Award winner — and that …

As we look ahead to the fall movie season, we’re in an entirely new predicament from when it came to the summer blockbusters. Blockbusters needed theaters to be reopened, that wasn’t going to happen with COVID running rampant, and so studios decided to simply delay those blockbusters and allowed their smaller features to hit VOD. But the business model is different for awards contenders, which tend to play at major festivals to build up buzz before opening in limited release and expanding. What happens to those movies in the age of COVID? For Fox Searchlight, they’re going …

Nope, sorry, Disney+'s Short Circuit isn't a reboot of Number "Johnny" 5 but rather a showcase of shorts by Disney Animation. The experimental program, which began back in 2016, sees Walt Disney Animation Studios employees pitching an idea with the potential of it being selected to come to life as an original short film, supported by the studio and their fellow artists. The program aims to take risks visually and narratively while also surfacing new voices at the studio and experimenting with new technical innovations in the filmmaking process. This first trailer for the Short Circuit series shows …

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