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Star Wars — Episode I: The Phantom Menace
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
We are re-posting this review in honor of the re-release for the film's 25th anniversary.If it were the first "Star Wars" movie, "The Phantom Menace" would be hailed as a visionary breakthrough. But this is the fourth movie of the...
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Floating Through the Nowhere Stream with Director Luis Grané
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
At this moment, you’re likely floating in the Nowhere Stream. There’s no telling how long you’ve been there. Maybe minutes, maybe hours. Maybe longer than you’d care to admit. The Nowhere Stream offers so much comfort and so much promise;...
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Audrey Diwan’s Emmanuelle Will World Premiere at San Sebastian Festival
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
In a rather surprising turn of events, after Cannes skipped on premiering Emmanuelle––Audrey Diwan’s follow-up to her Golden Lion-winning Happening––the film won’t be at Venice, Telluride, or TIFF either as the 72nd San Sebastian Festival announced it will world premiere...
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Interview: Hamaguchi Ryûsuke on Music and Movement in Evil Does Not Exist and Gift
by admin|2 years ago|Slant Magazine
Hamaguchi discusses the evolution of his approach to dialogue and camera movement. The post Interview: Hamaguchi Ryûsuke on Music and Movement in <em>Evil Does Not Exist</em> and <em>Gift</em> appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Aisha | Review
by admin|2 years ago|Ioncinema
No Safe Havens: Letitia Wright’s Breathtaking Refugee Turn Frank Berry’s Aisha is the superbly moving record of a Nigerian refugee’s quiet fight for dignity in Ireland’s inhumane Direct Provision system for asylum seekers. Thoroughly-researched but fictional, gently-paced but absorbing, Berry’s...
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The Ross Brothers Made a Road-Trip Movie. They Didn’t Come Back the Same.
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
For filmmaking brothers Bill Ross IV and Turner Ross, every movie is a journey. The directors behind acclaimed hybrid projects like “Bloody Nose, Empty Pockets” blur the line between fiction and nonfiction, presenting real situations that have been preplanned, allowing...
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Book Excerpt: The World is Yours: The Story of Scarface by Glenn Kenny
by admin|2 years ago|Roger Ebert
We are incredibly proud to present an excerpt from contributor Glenn Kenny's new book The World is Yours: The Making of Scarface, available this week. The official synopsis from Amazon is below, followed by the excerpt. Get a copy here....
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Eiko Ishibashi on Creating Gift and Evil Does Not Exist with Ryusuke Hamaguchi
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
Safe to say Drive My Car‘s success wouldn’t have reached its historic heights sans Eiko Ishibashi, whose musical contributions acted as both complement and counterpoint to Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s lengthy, ornate drama. Perhaps nobody would affirm this more than Hamaguchi: likely...
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RISE OF THE PLANET OF THE APES Reviews: Surprisingly Good
by admin|2 years ago|Screen Anarchy
With the newest installment, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, just days away, it's a good time to revisit a film that surprised many of us, including the studio, I suspect, since it pushed the release date until early...
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Ghostlight Trailer: Sundance and SXSW Favorite From Saint Frances Team Arrives This June
by admin|2 years ago|The Film Stage
One of our early favorites of 2024, Kelly O’Sullivan and Alex Thompson’s Saint Frances follow-up Ghostlight premiered at Sundance and stopped by SXSW before coming to theaters next month from IFC Films. Ahead of the June 14 theatrical release, the first trailer...
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