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‘La Cocina’ Review: Alonso Ruizpalacios Takes a Knife to the American Dream
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In Ruizpalacios’s latest, a Times Square kitchen becomes a microcosm of American capitalism. The post ‘La Cocina’ Review: Alonso Ruizpalacios Takes a Knife to the American Dream appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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The Brutalist Trailer: Brady Corbet Builds an Epic Charting the American Dream
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As one can tell from our feature wrapping up the best premieres on the fall circuit, no film has earned more discussion these last few months than Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist. Led by Adrien Brody, Guy Pearce, Felicity Jones, Joe...
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Interview: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson on Avoiding Topicality in ‘Rumours’
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The trio discuss how their Canadian identity informed their view of international relations. The post Interview: Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson on Avoiding Topicality in ‘Rumours’ appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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The Making of the Indian Sci-Fi Box-Office Sensation Kalki 2898 AD
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Each year the Busan International Film Festival screens movies at its outdoor stage. Among the titles this year was Kalki 2898 AD, a sci-fi box-office sensation from India. The story pits superhero gods against each other in a dystopian future...
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Ill Communication: Music Box Films Corners Jonathan Millet’s ‘Ghost Trail’
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Late last week the Music Box Films people made a pick-up for a remarkable debut feature that kicked off last May’s Critics’ Week section in Cannes – a gem that I called “unhurried and in protracted process bliss, tonally enthralling...
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IL GRIDO Restoration Trailer: Michelangelo Antonioni’s Underseen Masterpiece Gets the 4K Treatment
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Before breaking the mold of cinema with his sensations L’avventura and Blow-Out, Michelangelo Antonioni examined a rootless life in his 1957 neorealist drama, Il Grido. Restored by The Film Foundation, Cineteca di Bologna, and Compass Film, it follows mechanic Aldo...
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DARK NIGHT OF THE SOUL Trailer Exclusive: Kristanna Loken And Martin Kove Star in Thriller
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We have an exclusive trailer launch from our friends at Entertainment Squad to share with you this afternoon. S.J. Creazzo's thriller Dark Night of the Soul is coming to VOD and Cable platforms on November 12th.   The thriller stars...
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All 2024 Films Having Awards-Qualifying, One-Week Releases
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As we get closer to the end of 2024 and various critics and voting bodies collate their year-end lists and ballots, the question of what is eligible for such selection often crops up. It’s become common practice for distributors to...
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Michelangelo Antonioni’s Early Triumph Il Grido Receives New Restoration and Trailer
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Whatever acclaim––nay, outright-legendary status––is foisted upon Michelangelo Antonioni typically comes from a small selection of films produced in the 1960s. While I continue awaiting just desserts for Mystery of Oberwald and Beyond the Clouds, we can now cross off Il...
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“100 Clichés Move Us”: Rumours Directors Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson & Galen Johnson on Finding Humor in a World in Crisis
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Canadian director Guy Maddin embraces absurdity. Along with his co-writers and directors Evan and Galen Johnson, Maddin has added to his surrealist oeuvre with Rumours, a comedy satirizing the G7 Summit. Bringing together a lauded cast led by Cate Blanchett...
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