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The Sunlit Night | Review

Norway Out: Wnendt Paints a Blank Slate in Slight Romantic Drama Expectations seemed reasonably high for The Sunlit Night, the English language debut from provocative...

Top 150 Most Anticipated Foreign Films of 2019: #71. The Sunlit Night – David Wnendt

The Sunlit Night German filmmaker David Wnendt goes international with his sixth film, a German-Norwegian-American co-production which will also serve as his English language debut....

2019 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: #79. David Wnendt – The Sunlit Night

David Wnendt broke out big (so did his star Carla Juri) with his four feature film 2013's Wetlands (read review). With a US and...

Anesthesia | Review

Causality and Kindness: Nelson’s Latest Look at All the Lonely People The multifaceted Tim Blake Nelson unveils his latest directorial effort in nearly seven years...

2015 Sundance Film Festival Predictions: Tim Blake Nelson’s Anesthesia

While TIFF has become film premiere terrain for his last director outings (the horribly timed post 9/11 released The Grey Zone and 2009's Leaves...

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

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.

Club Kid | Review

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Interview: Jordan Firstman – Club Kid

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Interview: Sandra Wollner – Everytime

One of the discoveries of this year's Cannes Film...