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Interviews
Interview: Kamal Lazraq – Les meutes (Hounds)
December 23, 2023Seeping with film noir elements, but working with a naturalism and with a moody underworld thriller...
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Reviews
Memory | Review
December 22, 2023Remembrance of Things Past: Franco Bargains for Benevolence in Purgative Love Story “Memory is something so...
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Reviews
A Male (Un Varón) | Review
December 21, 2023Wild in the Streets: Hernandez Explores Toxic Trifecta of Violence, Masculinity and Poverty in Dour Debut...
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FYC
2024 Oscars: Totem, The Mother of All Lies, Godland, The Zone of Interest & The Taste of Things Part of International Feature Shortlist
December 21, 2023The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced the shortlists in ten categories for the...
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Foreign Film News
2023 ARTE France Cinéma: Tarik Saleh’s “Les Aigles de la République” & Kleber Mendonça Filho’s “Secret Agents” on Dock!
December 20, 2023ARTE France Cinéma are throwing their support behind the new projects (which will drop in 2025)...
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Foreign Film News
Moscow Mules: Albert Serra Prepping “Out of this World” for Summer 2024 Shoot
December 20, 2023Post masterwork Pacifiction (read review), it appears that Spanish filmmaker Albert Serra will stick to murky...
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Film Festivals
2024 Berlinale: Julia von Heinz, Tilman Singer, Philippe Lesage, Zellner Bros. & Renck’s Spaceman in Line-up
December 20, 2023Berlinale topper Carlo Chatrian is slowly unveiling titles for his final line-up and this morning we’ve...
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Foreign Film News
Personal Services: Naomi Watts, Will Sharpe & Jamie Campbell Bower Among Players in “Emmanuelle”
December 19, 2023Earlier this morning Audrey Diwan confirmed the recent news that Naomi Watts has a role in...
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Interviews
Interview: Michel Franco – Memory
December 18, 2023Unwaveringly dedicated to a cinema of provocation, even if it may appear excessive to more sensitive...
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FYC
2023 Le prix André Bazin: Pham Thiên Ân’s “Inside the Yellow Cocoon Shell” Takes Unique Prize
December 15, 2023It’s year two for the prix André Bazin by les Cahiers du Cinéma folks and the...
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Film Festivals
2023 Gan Film Foundation: Aurélien Vernhes-Lermusiaux’s “La couleuvre noire” & Louise Hémon’s L’engloutie Land Coveted Prize
December 14, 2023The Gan Film Foundation has been supporting first and second screenplays for more than three decades...
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Film Festivals
2024 Lumières Awards: Anatomy Of A Fall, The Animal Kingdom, Last Summer & Disco Boy Land Noms
December 14, 2023Naturally, all focus and the most nominations would go to Justine Triet’s Anatomy Of A Fall...
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Film Festivals
2024 Berlinale: Jane Schoenbrun, Nora Fingscheidt, Jérémy Clapin & Carmen Jaquier in Panorama Sidebar
December 14, 2023The first batch of titles for the Panorama sidebar section for the 2024 Berlin Film Festival...
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Film Festivals
2024 Cannes: Mumblecore to Barbie to the Croisette: Greta Gerwig is Jury President
December 14, 2023In a bold, refreshing move, Thierry Frémaux’s first decision for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival is...
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Reviews
Poor Things | Review
December 13, 2023The Story of O: Lanthimos Mesmerizes with Fiercely Compelling Frankenstein Tale “Men have constructed female sexuality...
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Reviews
The Zone of Interest | Review
December 13, 2023Verboten Zone: Glazer Returns with Historical Horror It’s impossible to contemplate Jonathan Glazer’s fourth feature, The...
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Film Festivals
2023 Prix Iris: Stéphane Lafleur’s Viking Dominates “Quebec Oscars”
December 12, 2023Stéphane Lafleur‘s masterwork Viking (a 2022 Toronto Intl. Film Festival selection) cleaned up in multiple categories...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: Palme d’Or Winner Flóra Anna Buda, The Procedure’s Carlos A.F. Lopez & Malia Ann Among Short Films Selections
December 12, 2023The chances of having your short film selected for Sundance Film Festival’s Short Film program is...
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Film Festivals
2023 Critics’ Week’s Next Step: Zou Jing, Nans Laborde-Jourdàa & Andrea Slaviček Among Lucky Ten
December 11, 2023Nans Laborde-Jourdàa whose short “Bolero” competed at Critics’ Week 2023 and claimed some major wins (we...
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Interviews
Interview: Albert Birney – Obex (Work in Progress)
December 10, 2023After popular (co-signed with Kentucker Audley) feature film projects of Sylvio (2017) and Strawberry Mansion (2021),...
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Interviews
Interview: Edson Jean – Know Me (Work in Progress)
December 7, 2023In 2021, Miami-based filmmaker Edson Jean arrives with his SXSW preemed feature debut in Ludi, the...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: A Different Man, The Outrun, Winner & Sasquatch Sunset Among Premieres
December 6, 2023Sundance Film Festival’s Premiere section (a mix of fiction and docs) will have some biggie titles...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: Scott Cummings’ REALM OF SATAN & Haley Elizabeth Anderson’s Tendaberry Among NEXT Items
December 6, 2023Long-time editor (Never Rarely Sometimes Always) and director (Buffalo Juggalos – short) Scott Cummings and a...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: Michael Dweck, Jeff Zimbalist, Stephen Maing & Brett Story in the U.S. Docu Comp
December 6, 2023It’ll be highly likely that we’ll be talking about these docu films by the end of...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: Amachoukeli, Molly Manning Walker, Linklater & Asmae El Moudir in Spotlight Section
December 6, 2023The Spotlight section is a quartet of items with two heavy-hitters from the Cannes Un Certain...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: Daniel Hoesl, Klaudia Reynicke & Thea Hvistendahl in World Cinema Dramatic Comp
December 6, 2023Daniel Hoesl’s Veni Vidi Vici, Klaudia Reynicke’s Reinas and Thea Hvistendahl’s Handling the Undead are among...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: Jesse Eisenberg, Sean Wang, Laura Chinn, India Donaldson & Zucheros in U.S. Dramatic Comp
December 6, 2023The big surprise for the U.S. Dramatic Competition this year is they shaved off two titles...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: Schoenbrun’s “I Saw the TV Glow” & Rose Glass’ “Love Lies Bleeding” Among Midnight Selections
December 6, 2023The Midnight section offering eight items and floating to the top on pretty much everyone’s list...
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Film Festivals
2024 Sundance: “Ibelin”, “Black Box Diaries” & “Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat” in World Cinema Docu Comp
December 6, 2023This year’s World Cinema Docu Competition sees The Painter and the Thief (2020) filmmaker Benjamin Ree...
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Interviews
Interview: Anu Valia – We Strangers (Work in Progress)
December 5, 2023Sundance Film Festival short film award-winning filmmaker Anu Valia (2017’s Lucia, Before and After) has been...
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Interviews
Interview: Cutter Hodierne – Cold Wallet (Work in Progress)
December 4, 2023He wasn’t the first and certainly will not be the last to launch big at Sundance...
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Interviews
Interview: Sarah Friedland – Familiar Touch (Work in Progress)
November 29, 2023With a fascinating professional roadmap as a filmmaker, choreographer and teaching artist, Sarah Friedland is set...
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Reviews
La syndicaliste | Review
November 27, 2023Comedy of Power: Huppert Shines in Whistleblower Expose from Salomé Making a rare appearance in a...
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Interviews
Interview: Mel Eslyn – Biosphere
November 26, 2023The symbiotic relationship between Mel Eslyn and Mark Duplass is akin to the dynamic between Mario...
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Interviews
Interview: Summer Shelton – You & I
November 25, 2023Not unlike how a young Athina Rachel Tsangari ended up being part of a Richard Linklater...
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Film Festivals
2023 Prix Louis-Delluc: Justine Triet, Catherine Breillat & Thomas Cailley Among 9 Noms
November 24, 2023Only days after it won the Jean Vigo prize, Dominique Marchais‘ La Rivière will face off...
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Reviews
Monster | Review
November 23, 2023The Children’s Hour: Kore-eda Crafts a Melodramatic Puzzle Returning to his native Japan after venturing out...
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Reviews
Maestro | Review
November 22, 2023The Music Man: Coopers Conducts Intimate Portrait of Leonard Bernstein For his sophomore directorial effort, Bradley...
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Interviews
Interview: João Canijo – Bad Living (Mal Viver)
November 20, 2023Taking home the Jury Prize at the 2023 Berlinale, Portuguese auteur João Canijo‘s latest Bad Living...
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Interviews
Interview: Tizza Covi, Rainer Frimmel & Vera Gemma – Vera
November 20, 2023Premiering at the 2022 Venice Film Festival in the Horizons sidebar (where it was awarded Best...
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Interviews
Interview: Tinatin Kajrishvili & Lasha Khalvashi – Citizen Saint
November 19, 2023Premiering in competition at this year’s Karlovy Film Festival, Tinatin Karishvili‘s third feature Citizen Saint is...
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Reviews
May December | Review
November 17, 2023Tarnished Angels: Haynes Curates a New Dazzling Cult Classic Had Brian De Palma been keen on...
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Reviews
Fallen Leaves | Review
November 17, 2023All the Leaves Are Brown: Kaurismaki’s Song for the Lonely Finnish auteur Aki Kaurismäki adds a...
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Festival Predictions
2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Kyle Mooney’s Y2K
November 17, 2023With so many A24 items looking for 2024 positioning, we wouldn’t be surprised if Kyle Mooney‘s...
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Festival Predictions
2024 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: David Michôd’s Wizards!
November 17, 2023Could David Michôd be returning to the fest where he launched Animal Kingdom back in 2010?...