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Back to Black Review: Amy Winehouse Biopic is a Ghoulish Interpretation of the Late Singer’s Troubles
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Bohemian Rhapsody should have been the final nail in the music-biopic coffin––instead, its near-billion box-office gross ensured it became Hollywood’s go-to template for a movie in this mold. Going beyond merely emulating its Walk Hard-like adherence to over-simplifying the highs...
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The 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival
by admin|2 months ago|Slant Magazine
TCMFF continues to valiantly pursue the preservation of Hollywood film history. The post The 2024 TCM Classic Film Festival appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Girl Shy and the Birth of the Romantic Comedy
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
Every genre has a moment, usually dating back to silent film, where you can start to see it crystallize before your very eyes. Science fiction has “A Trip to the Moon,” the American Western has “The Great Train Robbery,” and...
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Zoë Kravitz Corrals an Ensemble In Trailer for Directorial Debut Blink Twice
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
It helps to have friends. Look no further than the first trailer for Zoë Kravitz’s Blink Twice, which boasts a stronger ensemble than your average directing debut: Channing Tatum, Simon Rex, Adria Arjona, Haley Joel Osment, Alia Shawkat, Christian Slater,...
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THE BIG DOOR PRIZE S2 Review: Entering The Next Stage
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Chris O'Dowd, Gabrielle Dennis, Ally Maki, Damon Gupton, Josh Segarra, Crystal Fox, Sammy Fourlas and Djouliet Amara star in the Apple TV Plus series. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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UNCROPPED
by admin|2 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary film festival, runs November 8-16 in New York City. HtN has boots on the ground and will be bringing you tons of coverage like Chris Reed’s movie review of Uncropped. Seen it? Join the conversation with...
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Fantaspoa 2024 Review: THE COMPLEX FORMS, How Classic Auteur Cinema Would Be If It Had More Monsters
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Strange things are happening at an ancient villa in the literal middle of nowhere. A bunch of men are gathered here, all of them with a peculiar contract. A middle-aged man named Christian (David White) is in the process of...
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa Ups the Mania In Teaser for Cloud
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
What a pleasure it is to see Kiyoshi Kurosawa in his Hong Sangsoo period. The typically prolific filmmaker is having an especially verdant 2024: his medium-length Chime debuted at Berlinale to strong notices; Serpent’s Path, a remake of his 1998...
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New 2025 Oscar Rules Specify New Composer Eligibility, Inclusion Requirements, No More Drive-In Eligibility
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
The Academy’s Board of Governors has approved awards rules and campaign promotional regulations for the 97th Academy Awards.  Many of these changes feel both like revisions to pandemic-era exceptions, as well as reactions to recent qualms about qualifying periods for new releases and,...
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Luca Guadagnino Is Love
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
Love songs can be so trite. Rom-coms can be so formulaic. Because we spend much of our lives thinking about love, it’s no surprise that artists are similarly obsessed with matters of the heart. Yet so many of their efforts...
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