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2023 Toronto Intl. Film Festival: 74 (Strictly) World Premiere Predictions!

It's not the opener. It's not the closer. But today the Toronto International Film Festival announced that Taika Waititi's long-gestating Next Goal Wins ...

2022 TIFF: Honoré, Seidl, Pálmason, Mungiu & Gueret+Akoka in the Contemporary World Cinema Program

After front-loading the section with Canadiana last week, we now know the entire make-up of the Contemporary World Cinema Program and there are plenty...

The Conversation: The Din in Berlin – Top 10 Best of the 69th Berlinale

The 69th Berlinale will be remembered as a rather curious transitional year for the festival, the final year of its 4th director, Dieter Kosslick,...

The Conversation – Cannes Predictions V: Jia Zhangke & Kirill Serebrennikov Lead the Far East

Cannes 2017 had a strong crop of Russian titles on hand, and several 2018 possibilities could be poised for entry in this year’s program....

71st Venice Film Fest: Oppenheimer, Akin, Bahrani, Andersson & Ferrara Compete for Golden Lion

Whiles the likes of Terrence Malick, Todd Haynes, Alexander Sokurov, Giorgos Lanthimos and J.C. Chandor no where to be found in the fall fest season...

Latest From Ozon, Bahrani, Baumbach, Gordon Green, Petzold & Hansen-Løve Heading to TIFF…Telluride & Venice

Much like back to school sales in mid July, in our books, TIFF's first announcement wave reminds us that the end of summer is...

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La petite dernière (The Little Sister) | Review

The Lost Daughter: Herzi Passes Up Potency in Standard...

Interview: Marjane Satrapi & Vincent Paronnaud – Persepolis

The thrill of meeting Marjane Satrapi reminded me of being 6 years old at Disney Land when I met the living, breathing Cinderella. Except Cinderella was an actress with a blond wig and Marjane is the real woman behind her autobiographical graphic novel, turned movie, “Persepolis”. The distinctive mole on her nose and her dark sultry eyes rose off the page and appeared in front of me, smoking and speaking with a French accent.

Interview: Eivind Landsvik – Low Expectations | 2026 Cannes Film Festival

Exploring themes of mental health, emotional recovery, companionship, and...