IMAX's signature camera noise stems from its 15/70 film format, which uses a 65mm negative running horizontally across 15 sprocket holes per frame instead of the standard five, producing images roughly three times larger than conventional film. At 24 frames per second, this means 360 sprocket holes—about 5.6 feet of film—pass through the camera every second, requiring a powerful motor and mechanical components that create audible rattling during shooting.
engadget.com
· 2026-09-13
Following Marvel's stalled Blade reboot, star Mahershala Ali and director Bassam Tariq have teamed up on a new film called Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother, which premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival. The film follows a devout Muslim hitman who must raise three children, including a newborn, after his wife's death while his violent past resurfaces.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-13
At TIFF, Laika crew members detailed technical advances behind their upcoming stop-motion film Wildwood, due in theaters next month. The studio credited digital frame-grabbers that let animators review recently shot frames for smoother movement, plus improved internal puppet mechanisms called breathers that simulate lifelike breathing in nearly all major characters.
theverge.com
· 2026-09-12
A new documentary about Elizabeth Holmes, titled You Can See Everything and helmed by Nathan Fielder, has drawn attention through a deliberately secretive promotional campaign. Rather than revealing plot details, the marketing leans on withholding information to spark curiosity among moviegoers. Early signs suggest the approach is successfully generating buzz ahead of release.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-11
Apple TV released a trailer for The Last First: Winter K2, a documentary directed by Amir Bar-Lev arriving on the service October 2. The film centers on a dangerous 2021 winter expedition to summit K2, following climbers John Snorri Sigurjónsson and Ali and Sajid Sadpara as they compete alongside influencers, commercial clients and a Nepalese team.
9to5mac.com
· 2026-09-10
A new four-hour documentary by Alex Gibney, which premiered at the Venice Film Festival, includes interviews with Elon Musk's first wife Justine Musk, who says he referred to the mothers of his children as interchangeable "breeders." She also described incidents of gaslighting, including Musk misremembering who was holding their infant son when he died of SIDS, and recalled him calling himself "the alpha" at their wedding. Musk has publicly dismissed the film as a "hit piece."
futurism.com
· 2026-09-10
A new documentary titled 'You Can See Everything,' by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, reportedly captures Elizabeth Holmes and partner Billy Evans discussing a new venture, dubbed 'Theranos 2.0,' while she serves an 11-year fraud sentence. The film, filmed over three years, premiered at the Telluride Film Festival and shows Evans saying he intends to build the business while Holmes is incarcerated.
entrepreneur.com
· 2026-09-10
Bill Gates addressed the Telluride Film Festival this past weekend, following the release of a 6,000-word essay outlining concerns about artificial intelligence's potential dangers. The Microsoft co-founder used the appearance to reinforce his cautionary message about the technology's societal impact.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-10
Researchers found that achieving a more uniform film-formation process during the fabrication of perovskite-based tandem solar cells improves both their performance and durability. The finding points to film uniformity as a key factor in reducing defects that typically degrade these cells over time.
nature.com
· 2026-09-09
A previously unannounced documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, directed by Nathan Fielder and Lance Oppenheim, had a secret premiere at the Telluride Film Festival. Titled 'You Can See Everything,' the nearly three-hour film chronicles the 34 days before Holmes began her 11-year prison sentence in May 2023, reportedly with Fielder living in her guest house during filming. A24 plans to release it in October.
entertainment.slashdot.org
· 2026-09-08
Documentarian Alex Gibney's new film 'Musk' debuted at the Venice Film Festival, offering an extensive, unflinching look at Elon Musk's business practices and personal controversies. Reports indicate Musk attempted to suppress the film, including allegedly offering ex-partner Ashley St. Clair $40 million to stay silent about her role in it. St. Clair, one of four women connected to the documentary, publicly disclosed the alleged offer to journalists at the festival.
futurism.com
· 2026-09-08
A previously unannounced documentary about Theranos founder Elizabeth Holmes, produced by comedian Nathan Fielder, screened unexpectedly at the Telluride Film Festival over Labor Day weekend. The screening caught festival attendees off guard and quickly became a talking point across both the tech and entertainment industries.
fastcompany.com
· 2026-09-08
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