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The Second Season of Will Trent Premieres as Charming as Ever
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
The procedural is back and ABC’s “Will Trent” is a prime example of its charm and potential for success. The first season was a breakthrough hit, with its premiere attracting 18.1 million viewers. It even got some award nominations, mostly...
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Berlin Film Festival 2024: Meanwhile on Earth, La Cocina, Another End
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
The best part about attending most major film festivals, apart from the films and the people, is visiting their theaters — local jewels that recall the magic inherent in the phrase “movie house.” This is my first Berlinale, and for...
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Jean-Pierre Jeunet Isn’t Anything Like Amélie, but He’s Trying
by admin|4 months ago|Roger Ebert
Jean-Pierre Jeunet excuses himself in the midst of our interview. “Give me one second,” the 70-year-old French filmmaker says over Zoom from Provence. “My dogs are knocking at the door.” It’s nighttime in France, and his pets mean the world...
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Dahomey | 2024 Berlin Intl. Film Festival Review
by admin|4 months ago|Ioncinema
Plunder Years: Diop Reflects on the Complex Realities of Reparation The spirit of Ozymandias, the classic poem from Percy Bysshe Shelley, might rouse itself in one’s mind during Mati Diop’s short but passionate documentary Dahomey – “Look on my Works,...
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Gore Verbinski, Ridley Scott, Mélanie Laurent & More Set Next Films
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
It’s hard to believe it’s been nearly a decade since the last film from Gore Verbinski, 2016’s A Cure for Wellness, but after being attached to a handful of projects, the director is finally looking to return. Sam Rockwell, Haley...
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Yorgos Lanthimos Sets Next Film with Save the Green Planet Remake, Produced by Ari Aster
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
Update: As we predicted, Emma Stone will reunite with Yorgo Lanthimos for the film in a supporting role, Variety reports. Following up Poor Things, Yorgos Lanthimos already has another film in the can with The post Yorgos Lanthimos Sets Next...
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Berlinale Review: Oliver Assayas Blends Passions and Personal History in Breezy Comedy Suspended Time
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
The memes won’t let you forget, but 2019 was half a decade ago. That was also the year Olivier Assayas’ Wasp Network––an odd return to the realm of his TV series Carlos, and subsequently picked up by Narcos-era Netflix––premiered at...
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Berlinale Review: Bruce LaBruce’s The Visitor is a Love Letter to Pasolini, Penned With Blood, Sweat, and Semen
by admin|4 months ago|The Film Stage
It’s safe to call Canadian artist and filmmaker Bruce LaBruce a Panorama mainstay; it’s been two decades and counting since Hustler White premiered in this Berlinale strand in 1996. Between The Misandrists (Panorama, 2017) and his latest, The Visitor (Panorama...
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ROSARIO: First Look at Felipe Vargas’ Debut Horror
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Rosario is forced to spend the night with the body of her deceased grandma, waiting for the ambulance while being attacked by supernatural forces that have taken control of her grandmother's corpse. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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RESTORE POINT Review: Have You Backed-Up Today?
by admin|4 months ago|Screen Anarchy
It’s year 2041 and the technology has found a way to cheat death – to ensure it, you just need to remember to back-up your memory every 48 hours. The action takes place in an unspecified country in Central Europe...
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