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Werner Herzog Joins Bong Joon Ho’s Animated Feature, Paul Walter Hauser Will Play Chris Farley & More
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Werner Herzog has revealed he’s part of the voice cast of Bong Joon Ho’s forthcoming animated feature, according to Variety. The fully CGI animation is a deep-sea adventure, featuring creatures and humans, specifically following an invertebrate deep-sea fish who believes...
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DAMAGED Exclusive Clip: Samuel L. Jackson and Vincent Cassel Star in Crime Thriller
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Terry McDonough (Breaking Bad, Better Call Saul) has a new crime thriller, Damaged, out now in theaters, on-demand, and digital platforms. We have an exclusive clip to share with you this morning.   McDonough's movie has a star lineup of...
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Family Portrait Trailer: Deragh Campbell is on an Elusive Search in Lucy Kerr’s Locarno Winner
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
One of our favorites from last year’s Locarno Film Festival, where it picked up the Boccalino d’Oro for Best Director, Lucy Kerr’s directorial debut Family Portrait finds Deragh Campbell searching for the family matriarch in an elusive portrait that has...
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Irena’s Vow
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
Sophie Nélisse brings powerful subtlety to the title role in “Irena’s Vow,” accomplishing so much with her eyes, her presence, her ability to shift demeanor and tone quickly depending on the situation.  Director Louise Archambault tells the inspiring true story...
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Martin Scorsese Exalts the Films of Powell and Pressburger in First Trailer for Acclaimed Documentary
by admin|2 months ago|The Film Stage
Following the best movie of last year, 2024 brings a lesson in cinema history from Martin Scorsese. He’s narrated a new documentary on two of the greatest directors of all time, Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger, the duo responsible for The Red...
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2024 Cannes Film Festival: Jonathan Millet, Saïd Hamich Benlarbi & Emma Benestan Load Up Critics’ Week
by admin|2 months ago|Ioncinema
Last year the Critics’ Week section introduced us to first and second features from the likes of Vladimir Perišić, Iris Kaltenbäck, Amanda Nell Eu, Amjad Al Rasheed and Marie Amachoukeli. In 2024, Ava Cahen’s team viewed 1050 feature films have...
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An Incorrect Image Of Ourselves: Mike Flanagan on Oculus’ Tenth Anniversary
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
A ten-year anniversary might not sound like a great milestone; it can feel a lot longer when you consider how much has happened since then. Last week, prolific showrunner and filmmaker Mike Flanagan attended a screening of “Oculus,” his ten-year-old...
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Ned Benson, Lucy Boynton, and Justin H. Min Want to Play The Greatest Hits for You
by admin|2 months ago|Roger Ebert
The power of music to transport a listener back to a particular time and place is explored to its literal extreme (garnished with a sci-fi twist) in Ned Benson’s “The Greatest Hits.” The film tells the story of Harriet (Lucy...
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Pretty Packaging: The French Limited GANDAHAR Release Is Stacked
by admin|2 months ago|Screen Anarchy
The French animation director René Laloux only made three feature films in his career, but each of those became a science fiction cult classic. His Fantastic Planet made it into the Criterion collection, and the DVDs Eureka released of the...
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We Grown Now Review: Childhood Joy and Trauma in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes
by admin|2 months ago|Slant Magazine
Minhal Baig’s film delicately captures both the wonder and tunnel vision of adolescence. The post <em>We Grown Now</em> Review: Childhood Joy and Trauma in Chicago’s Cabrini-Green Homes appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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