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Friday One Sheet: RED ISLAND
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When you have a film as gorgeously composed and framed as one by Robin Campillo (120 BPM), and set in one of the most beautiful places on earth (Madagascar), one of the best practices is to simply use a frame...
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THE LAST STOP IN YUMA COUNTY: Crime Thriller Takes Top Prize at BiFan
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Variety has reported that tonight, in the furture, in South Korea, Francis Galluppi's crime thriller The Last Stop in Yuma County took home the top prize at BiFan (Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival) the Best of Buchean, and the Audience...
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Interview: Thelma Schoonmaker and David Hinton on ‘Made in England’ and the Archers’ Legacy
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The pair discuss Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger’s desire to make films for the world. The post Interview: Thelma Schoonmaker and David Hinton on ‘Made in England’ and the Archers’ Legacy appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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UHF 4K Review: Shout Factory Helps Bring Joy Decades Later
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What can be said about UHF that hasn’t been said before? “Weird Al” Yankovic and his manager/the director of the film, Jay Levey, pulled off something that was originally released in 1989. Oh, simpler times. The film is a ridiculous,...
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Sing Sing
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If you read the synopsis of "Sing Sing," you might mistake it for a movie you've seen before. It's a drama starring Colman Domingo as one of a group men in serving time in prison whose participation in a theater arts...
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Family Portrait
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What is it about the sound of wind? It can be undeniably relaxing, a common setting on white noise machines. But there’s something slightly menacing about it as well. Something coming. Something moving. A storm on the horizon. A pathogen...
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Dandelion
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Writer-director Nicole Riegel’s “Dandelion” takes place over a mere number of days, but emotionally, inserts us so deeply into its lead’s mind that it feels like we’ve traversed an entire consciousness. Dandelion (Kiki Layne) is unfulfilled. She’s an aspiring musician...
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National Anthem
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In 2020, photographer Luke Gilford published National Anthem, a monograph documenting the queer community in the International Gay Rodeo Association. The photographs are arresting and beautiful. Gilford grew up in the Southwest and loved rodeos as a kid. But the culture...
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Eno
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Among other things, Brian Eno is a pioneer in what’s called “generative art.” His work in the field began when he was an art-rock star, playing in the band Roxy Music. While he made lots of skronky sounds on early...
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Made in England: The Films of Powell and Pressburger
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At the beginning of “Made in England: The Films of Powell & Pressburger,” Martin Scorsese recounts how he first encountered the works of the legendary filmmaking duo of Michael Powell and Emeric Pressburger as a child under perhaps the worst...
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