As revealed by Collider, “Old” is inspired by the Pierre Oscar Lévy and Frederik Peeters graphic novel “Sandcastle.” Published in 2010 it’s an existential horror tale about mysterious and rapid aging occurring on a beach, where 13 people seem unable to leave. Shyamalan reportedly purchased the rights after he received “Sandcastle” as a Father’s Day gift. Here’s the “Sandcastle” synopsis, per Booklist: “By a tidal pool near a small beach on France’s Mediterranean coast, a North African–looking man glimpses a young woman stripping to swim....

The third and presumably final “Magic Mike” installment stars Channing Tatum as the titular male stripper, with Steven Soderbergh back directing after sitting out the sequel “Magic Mike XXL.” The film is set to premiere in theaters February 10, 2023, during Super Bowl weekend…but the real athleticism is Tatum and crew’s smooth moves. Lead star and producer Tatum shared a first look at the film on Instagram with the caption, “All good things begin in Miami....

“Some of them are true, some are not sure,” actress Gina Carano told EW. The publication added that Carano “noted the heightened secrecy included actors getting scripts only for their own episodes and being ushered to sets in black cloaks and hoods like incognito Sith Lords.” Showrunner Jon Favreau told EW that “the new season is about introducing a larger story in the world,” which means not only the introduction of new characters but also episodes that expand the story to include these characters’ own journeys....

Titled “Mariah Carey: Merry Christmas to All,” the two-hour concert will capture Carey’s December 13 performance at New York City’s Madison Square Garden arena, and feature Carey performing a repertoire of her Christmas songs — including, of course, the inescapable behemoth that is “All I Want for Christmas is You.” The concert is one of two stops on the singer’s mini-Christmas tour; Carey is also scheduled to perform at the Scotiabank Arena in Toronto December 11....

In a new interview with The Hollywood Reporter this week, released in anticipation of Rudolph’s new Apple TV+ series “Loot,” Rudolph talks about roles she’s turned down. One was the title role in the BBC dark comedy created by Phoebe Waller-Bridge. Rudolph said she was offered the role and would have immediately done it. “But there was no way I was about to move to Europe for months. Like, how?” Rudolph said in the interview....

The festival is set to open with “Bunker,” Jenny Perlin’s documentary about men living in military bunkers awaiting the end of the world. The official synopsis describes the film as “a timely reflection on ideas of survival and shelter among those preparing for the disintegration of society from a hundred feet underground.” The closing night selection is “The United States of America,” directed by James Benning. The documentary finds the filmmaking reprising his 1975 short film of the same name, utilizing vignettes representing each U....

One such film is “Nationtime,” a documentary on the 1972 National Black Political Convention. The film was considered too radical for television broadcast at the time and has since only existed in an edited 60-minute version. But thanks to a new 4K restoration from IndieCollect, the film has been returned to its original 80-minute length, which Kino Lorber will release later this month. The film’s resurgence couldn’t be more timely, as the U....