From Venice and Telluride to risky debuts, insiders reveal how premieres shape awards season success, or failure.

There's one surefire way to beat the heat: staying inside. And what better way to pass the time than with a great new movie?

Jesse Eisenberg—who starred as Mark Zuckerberg in 2010's The Social Network—might not return for the sequel, as Jeremy Strong is rumored to be joining the cast.

Among other new releases: The Naked Gun, with rumored-to-be-dating co-stars Liam Neeson and Pamela Anderson, hits theaters on ...