Nicholas Bell

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Los Angeles based Nicholas Bell is IONCINEMA.com's Chief Film Critic and covers film festivals such as Sundance, Berlin, Cannes and TIFF. He is part of the critic groups on Rotten Tomatoes, The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA), FIPRESCI, the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) and GALECA. His top 3 for 2023: The Beast (Bonello) Poor Things (Lanthimos), Master Gardener (Schrader). He was a jury member at the 2019 Cleveland International Film Festival.

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Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #13. Benoît Jacquot’s Eva

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Nicholas Bell - January 5, 2018

Eva Several months after premiering his Don DeLillo adaptation Never Ever out of competition in Venice 2016, the prolific Benoît Jacquot returned to work with...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #14. Abdellatif Kechiche’s Pray for Jack

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Nicholas Bell - January 5, 2018

Pray for Jack Controversy and contention have followed French-Tunisian director Abdellatif Kechiche ever since winning the Palme d’Or in 2013 for Blue is the Warmest...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: # 15. Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s Dau

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Nicholas Bell - January 5, 2018

Dau A contemporary cinematic legend, Russian director Ilya Khrzhanovsky’s Dau has been a highly anticipated film project for the past decade. Now over twelve years...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #16. Olivier Assayas’ E-Book

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Nicholas Bell - January 5, 2018

E-Book Juliette Binoche has a stellar slate lined up for 2018. She’s been so booked, she dropped out of Mia Hansen-Love’s Maya, who is married...

Top 100 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2018: #17. Mike Leigh’s Peterloo

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Nicholas Bell - January 5, 2018

Peterloo British auteur Mike Leigh should be all set with his long-gestating Peterloo in 2018. His latest serves as a striking departure from his recent...

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Bitter Christmas (Amarga Navidad) | Review

Nicholas Bell - November 13, 2026

Paper Tiger | Review

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In the Forests of the Night: Gray Frames Fearful...

TheyDream | Review

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Frames That Mend: Caballero Unevenly Probes Puerto Rican Family...

The Devils (1971) | Review

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Sympathy for The Devils: The Suppression of Ken Russell’s...

Ken Russell’s The Devils – 2010 Fantasia International Film Festival

Film Festivals November 8, 2026 0

Iconic director Ken Russell was in town to receive a lifetime achievement award from Fantasia for his 50-plus years in the business, a career that has spawned many genre classics including Altered States, Gothic, and The Lair of the White Worm. But it was the little-seen and hard to find The Devils from 1971 that proved to be Russell's most controversial work, and Fantasia managed to snag a copy to be screened on Russell's big night. In the video, Russell discusses the true story behind the film and receives his award with the grace befitting one of the great filmmakers of all time.

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