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A Conversation with Hannah Peterson (THE GRADUATES)
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A year after captivating critics and audiences at the 2023 Tribeca Film Festival (where it won Best Cinematography), writer-director Hannah Peterson’s poignant, yet warm feature debut The Graduates will finally open in theaters on November 1 beginning at NYC’s Metrograph....
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The Fix Is In: Dev Patel to Slice Serve Tarsem Singh’s ‘The Journeyman’
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Coming off what could be a career-best in Dear Jassi and a recent 4K restoration of the passion project of all passion projects in The Fall, Tarsem Singh is now setting his sights on a thriller project set up by...
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Centenarian Icons Celebrated During Wellness Warrior Weekend 
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A report from last weekend's premiere of Chaz Ebert's The Wellness Warrior from a former editor at the site with a personal connection to the film.
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STAR WARS: SKELETON CREW: Watch The New Trailer
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Anticipation for the next Star Wars series, Skeleton Crew, is building and this new trailer builds on top of that. By all appearances it looks like things are back on track, getting ready to deliver some good old fashioned, rollicking...
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Interview: Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra on ‘No Other Land’ and Its Plea for Freedom
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The filmmakers discuss what making the documentary taught them about the nature of power. The post Interview: Yuval Abraham and Basel Adra on ‘No Other Land’ and Its Plea for Freedom appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization
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Whatever its pedigree in East Asia, the Tokyo International Film Festival has not nearly been so known to the Western world. A quick scan of past editions wouldn’t suggest it’s flown under-radar for good reason––line-ups comprise a strong mix of...
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Emilia Pérez | Review
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Risky Business: Audiard Surprises with Vibrant Genre Musical Although it’s assembled from unlikely, even questionable sources, Jacques Audiard’s latest feature, Emilia Pérez, a genre and gender blending Mexico City set musical, is surprisingly skilled. Though destined for naysayers who will...
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Camera Japan Rotterdam 2024 Review: THE COLORS WITHIN Shines With Bright Hues
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Back in 2016-2017, director Yamada Naoko shook up the anime industry with her high-school bully drama A Silent Voice. The film took an uncommonly candid view of life in school, with people often doing stupid things while still totally unaware...
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HERE Review: Tom Hanks, Robert Zemeckis Reunion Disappoints, Underwhelms
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As a commercially oriented, artistically ambitious, innovation-embracing filmmaker, Robert Zemeckis (Death Becomes Her, the Back to the Future trilogy, Romancing the Stone) enjoyed an unparalleled pre-21st century career where box-office, critic-approved hits far outweighed the occasional misses or missteps. Awards...
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Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More
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Sorry, Gladiator II (November 22) and Moana 2 (November 27), but I’m going all limited releases this month. Festival season has ended. Award season has begun (congrats to all Gotham nominees). So, while blockbuster sequels still populate most screens around...
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