Patrick Marber adapted his own play for CLOSER (2004), directed by Mike Nichols. Julia Roberts, Natalie Portman, Jude Law and Clive Owen form the central quartet, bringing the stage drama’s tangled relationships to the screen.

Anika Rashaun, known for MTV’s THE REAL WORLD: SEATTLE: BAD BLOOD and THE CHALLENGE: INVASION OF THE CHAMPIONS, died on October 1 at 34. After her reality-TV appearances, she built a career as a matchmaker, dating coach and lifestyle podcast host.

Warren Beatty directed, starred in, co-wrote and co-produced BULWORTH (1998). The political satire features Halle Berry and Don Cheadle, with production design by Dean Tavoularis. Beatty did not direct another feature until RULES DON’T APPLY in 2016.

STAR TREK: THE MOTION PICTURE (1979) reunited the original television cast under director Robert Wise. William Shatner, Leonard Nimoy, DeForest Kelley, Nichelle Nichols, George Takei, Walter Koenig and James Doohan returned for the crew’s first big-screen voyage.

In PAKEEZAH (1972), Meena Kumari plays the Lucknow courtesan Sahibjaan and her mother, Nargis. Kamal Amrohi’s film weaves poetry into its drama, drawing on Ghalib, Muhammad Iqbal and Mir Taqi Mir. Its Kathak sequences were choreographed by Lachhu Maharaj.

In THE KING OF COMEDY, Robert De Niro plays a failed comedian who kidnaps the television star he idolizes, played by Jerry Lewis. Martin Scorsese directed the dark comedy, with editing by his frequent collaborator Thelma Schoonmaker.

Saif Ali Khan, Vidya Balan and Mélanie Laurent will star in LONG YEARS AGO, written and directed by Ritesh Batra. Filming is underway in Mumbai. Set in 1991, the comedy-drama follows a family confronting things left unsaid. The film reunites Khan and Balan after PARINEETA.

Steven Spielberg drew on his own childhood for THE FABELMANS (2022), which he directed and co-wrote with Tony Kushner. John Williams composed the score, while Janusz Kamiński photographed this family story about forgiveness and the discovery of filmmaking.

In POETRY (2010), Lee Chang-dong follows a woman with dementia who joins a poetry class as she confronts her mortality. Coming after SECRET SUNSHINE and before BURNING, the film continues his attention to people pushed to society’s margins.

Orson Welles directed, produced, co-wrote and starred in CITIZEN KANE (1941). Robert Wise edited the film before establishing his own directing career, giving this landmark debut a second future filmmaker working in the cutting room.

Julie Christie and Warren Beatty play the title characters in MCCABE & MRS. MILLER (1971). Robert Altman directed the Western, pairing two major stars in a film that remains a distinctive entry in his body of work.

Lee Chang-dong’s second feature, PEPPERMINT CANDY (1999), unfolds in reverse, tracing Sul Kyung-gu’s character from a broken man toward his idealistic youth. The structure connects one life to turbulent chapters of modern South Korean history, including the Gwangju Uprising.

BLUE STEEL (1990) brings together director Kathryn Bigelow and star Jamie Lee Curtis for a police thriller. Amir Mokri served as cinematographer, adding another key collaborator behind the camera.

WAR OF THE WORLDS (2005) brings H.G. Wells’ alien-invasion story into a contemporary setting. Steven Spielberg directed the adaptation, with music by John Williams and cinematography by Janusz Kamiński.

Alexander Skarsgård’s WICKER costume used 50 individual 3D-printed pieces painted to resemble wicker and stitched onto flexible spandex. Weta Workshop spent 18 months developing the practical effect. By the end of filming, the makeup transformation took about 90 minutes.

Patty Jenkins directed WONDER WOMAN (2017), with Gal Gadot as Diana Prince. The film places strength, hope and compassion at the center of its heroine’s story, making her belief in love as important as her ability to fight.

LOST IN TRANSLATION (2003) was Sofia Coppola’s second feature. Bill Murray and Scarlett Johansson play two Americans who form an unexpected bond in Tokyo, as the film explores loneliness, marriage and the comfort of finding someone who understands you.

Kore-eda Hirokazu says he gave MONSTER’s young cast scripts so they could keep distance from their roles. On SHOPLIFTERS, THE TRUTH and BROKER, he instead adapted dialogue to each child’s vocabulary and fed them lines on set. He now chooses his approach for each child and film.

Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman play prisoners whose friendship becomes a way to preserve their humanity in THE SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION (1994). The drama finds its emotional center in companionship and hope amid the harsh conditions of long-term confinement.

Erin Foster is open to a fourth season of NOBODY WANTS THIS and believes there is more story to explore after Season 3. She also wants the comedy to finish while audiences still want more. Her comments describe hopes for the show’s future, rather than a renewal announcement.