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Corrections, The: Meryl Streep to Star in Netflix Series based on Jonathan Franzen’s Novel
April 2, 2026 By EmanuelLevy
Twenty-five years after The Corrections became a publishing phenom, a series of Jonathan Franzen’s novel has found a home at Netflix.
Pick of the Week

Cannes Film Fest 2026: Pierre Salvadori’s Period Comedy “La Vénus électrique” is Opening Night
Cannes Fest 2026 to Open With 1920s-Set French Movie ‘La Venus Electrique’
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Epstein Files: Laura Dern, Oscar and Emmy Winner to Star in Adam McKay’s Series
Laura Dern to Star in Jeffrey Epstein Investigation Drama From Sony
Reviews
Pillion: How Many Versions of Sexual Content (Skarsgard Fake Penis)
‘Pillion’: Alexander Skarsgård’s Fake Penis
New Book about Cannes Fest, President’s Cake, The (2025): First Iraqui Film to Win the Camera d’Or
The film is set in Iraq under Saddam Hussein in the 1990s, after Iraq’s invasion of Kuwait and during the period of economic sanctions imposed by western countries.
Born for Trouble (aka “Murder in the Big House”) (1942): B. Reeves Eason’s B-Level Crime Picturen
It stars Van Johnson, who is billed above the title, in his first credited screen role during his six-month contract with Warner.

My Undesirable Friends: Part I–Last Air in Moscow (2025): Luktev’s Relevant Documentary–MUBI, April 3
My Undesirable Friends: Part I – Last Air in Moscow, Luktev’s urgent chronicle of Russian journalists in dissent.





