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How Do You Live: On the Power of Edson Oda’s Nine Days
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
How will you respond if you are evaluated for another life after your death? “Nine Days” is a little but poignant fantasy drama film which throws that thought-provoking question and some other interesting ones involved with life and humanity. When...
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Under the Bridge
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
Murder mysteries usually present the offense at their center as a puzzle to be solved. There’s a reason the genre and its true crime sisters are often called “whodunits.” And that approach can work, building intricate illusions that are deeply...
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TO DIE FOR 4K Review: This Film Kills
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Nicole Kidman, Joaquin Phoenix, and Casey Affleck commit murder for fame and sex in Gus Van Sant's frigid satire. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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The Beatles’ Long-Unavailable 1970 Film Let It Be Arrives in May, Restored by Peter Jackson
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Before Sam Mendes gets into production on his four separate yet connected Beatles biopics, another project featuring one of the greatest rock bands of all time is arriving with a fresh coat of paint. Michael Lindsay-Hogg’s 1970 film Let It...
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S. Craig Zahler Lines Up Next Two Features
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
After directing three films in four years with Bone Tomahawk, Brawl in Cell Block 99, and Dragged Across Concrete, it’s now been six long years since the latest new feature from S. Craig Zahler. While he’s chimed in on his...
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Solo Trailer: Théodore Pellerin Takes the Stage in Sophie Dupuis’s TIFF Winner
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Ever since seeing his stellar performance in Philippe Lesage’s Genesis, it’s been great to see Théodore Pellerin expand his resume with films by Eliza Hittman and Ari Aster. One of his most acclaimed films yet has now arrived with Sophie...
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Sammo Hung & Louis Koo Get into Action in First Trailer for Soi Cheang’s Cannes Premiere Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
With Cannes Film Festival kicking off in less than a month, one title that is sure to rile up the crowds is the Midnight screening selection of Soi Cheang’s Hong Kong martial arts actioner Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In....
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Eleanor Coppola Was the Guardian Angel of Apocalypse Now
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
When Eleanor Coppola died Friday at the age of 87, it was inevitable that most obituaries would lead with the fact that she had been the wife of Francis Ford Coppola, one of the most acclaimed filmmakers of the last...
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Cannes 2024 Directors Fortnight, Critics Week, and ACID Lineups Unveiled
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Following the main lineups for the 2024 Cannes Film Festival, a handful of sidebar slates have been unveiled, featuring Directors Fortnight, Critics Week, and ACID. Notable highlights include the Sundance favorite Good One (read our review here), Tyler Taormina’s Christmas...
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2024 Cannes Film Festival: Matthew Rankin, Tyler Taormina, Poggi/Vinel & India Donaldson Lock in Directors’ Fortnight
by admin|2 months ago|Ioncinema
This year’s edition of the Directors’ Fortnight will begin with Barbie and end with…plastic. Julien Rejl‘s selection committee have lassoed a total of twenty-one features for a slate that will bookend with Sophie Fillières‘ final feature (she passed away shortly...
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