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BANGS Trailer: Comedy Short Part of Fantasia’s Mieux vaut en Rire Program
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A Quebecois entry into the vast array of short film blocks that make up part of the schedule at Fantasia this year. This time we've got an existential comedy short called Bangs from Montreal-based comedy duo Emelia Hellman and Nancy...
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The Criterion Channel’s August Lineup Includes Youssef Chahine, Paul Thomas Anderson, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Photographer Cinema & More
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The Criterion Channel’s August lineup pays tribute to auteurs of all kinds: directors, actors, and photographers, fictional or otherwise. In a notable act of preservation and advocacy, they’ll stream 20 titles by the Egyptian filmmaker Youssef Chahine, here introduced by...
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Frontieres 2024: Co-pro Market Adds a New Music Section to Program
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An out of the blue announcement from Frontieres but it totally makes sense. One of the often unnoticed parts of making a movie are the invaluable contributions of music composers and editors. Frontieres is going to bring some much needed...
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ODDITY Review: Contained But Frightening Supernatural Thriller
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Damian McCarthy's supernatural thriller stars Gwilym Lee, Carolyn Bracken, Tadhg Murphy, Caroline Menton, Jonathan French, and Steve Wall. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Lise Akoka & Romane Gueret Prefer “Ma frère”, Emmanuel Marre Goes Solo on “Notre salut”
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As usual, the folks at Cineuropa get the dibs on CNC’s advance receipt news and today we learn that The Worst Ones (Les Pires) tandem Lise Akoka and Romane Gueret are deep into pre-production and will begin shooting their sophomore...
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Moving Trailer: Shinji Somai’s Restored Classic Arrives in Theaters This August
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One of the great batches of recent restorations are those from Shinji Somai, as detailed by Jaime Grijalba in our feature last year. The latest to get a wider release is the new 4K restoration of his 1993 classic Moving,...
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THOSE ABOUT TO DIE Review: Chariot Races, Gladiator Fights, Political Intrigue, Sex Scenes, Shadows Galore
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Iwan Rheon, Sara Martins, and Anthony Hopkins star in a tale of the Roman Empire in the late first century, debuting on Peacock TV, just in time for the Olympics. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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MEANWHILE ON EARTH Trailer: Extraterrestrial Contact Is Made in Jérémy Clapin’s Live-Action Debut
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After making one of the most innovative animated films with the Oscar-nominated I Lost My Body, Jérémy Clapin returns with his live-action debut that is just as imaginative, but with more chills. Meanwhile On Earth stars newcomer Megan Northam as...
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Peacock’s Those About to Die Should Appeal to People Counting the Days Until Gladiator 2
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After a rocky first episode in which director Roland Emmerich can’t seem to get a grip on his multiple plotlines or his budget, Peacock’s original series “Those About to Die” (mostly) settles into its personality: a dirty, violent, grimy, often-half-naked...
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The 10 Best Documentary Love Stories
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In the documentary “Skywalkers: A Love Story,” available on Netflix on Friday, we meet Ivan Beerkus and Angela Nikolau, who separately shared an unusual fascination. Both growing up in Russia, they were obsessed with climbing tall buildings, wowing online followers...
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