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The Criterion Channel’s January 2025 Lineup Features David Bowie, Nicole Kidman, Sean Baker & More
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January 2025 could mark a bleak month for very specific reasons, but in that month one can watch a nicely curated collection of David Bowie’s best performances. Nearly a decade since he passed, the iconic actor (who had some other...
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Criterion in March 2025: GODZILLA VS. BIOLLANTE, NIGHT MOVES, THIEF and More
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Some months, it's very hard to choose which new delectable upcoming Criterion release to highlight, and March 2025 is just such a month. I must say: the king of monsters wins. Directed by Kazuki Omori, Godzilla Vs. Biollante (1989) kicked...
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ALL THE HAUNTS BE OURS VOL. 2 Interview: Kier-La Janisse Talks New Blu-ray Box Set
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Any opportunity to talk to Kier-La Janisse makes me happy. The chance to help celebrate a new project of hers is a cause for celebration. I hereby nominate for Blu-ray box set of the year All the Haunts Be Ours...
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2025 Sundance: Jianjie Lin, Jorge Thielen Armand & Robert Machoian/Rodrigo Ojeda-Beck Among Selected Shorts
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57 films selected from a whopping 11,153 submissions (4,909 U.S. submissions and 6,244 international) packed into eight curated Short Film Programs. Among the more notable folks we find Venezuelan Canadian-based filmmaker Jorge Thielen Armand of La Soledad (Venice’s Biennale College...
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8 1/2 Blu-ray Review: Return to a Work of Grand Wonder
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That should probably read: one of Federico Fellini's masterpieces. The fact that he followed La Dolce Vita merely a year later with 8 1/2 puts the Italian auteur in a rarefied group of filmmakers who have pulled off a one-two...
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The 25 Best TV Series of 2024
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A feature on the best television of the past year.
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Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Pacino Remembers, Clinical Cronenberg, De Palma on De Palma & More
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This is our final round-up before the end of 2024, and it’s a good one. There are plenty of gift ideas lurking here––some choices to enjoy during time off, too. Note also that The Film Stage Holiday Gift Guide includes...
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Sound And Vision: Lulu Wang
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In the article series Sound and Vision we take a look at music videos from notable directors. This week: two music videos for Vintage Trouble directed by Lulu Wang. The push and pull between authenticity and performativity is central to...
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Enter an Expansive World in Exclusive U.S. Trailer and Poster for Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel’s Eat the Night
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One of the most distinctly directed debut films of was Caroline Poggi & Jonathan Vinel’s strange sci-fi wonder Jessica Forever. Six years later, the duo finally return with Eat the Night, a thriller that premiered in Director’s Fortnight at the...
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INTO THE DEEP: Trailer And Poster Exclusive For Shark Action Flick
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Okay, we have your first look at the bitey action movie, Into The Deep. We have the poster (which lifts its tagline from you should know where) and the first trailer, which you can watch down below.    Modern day...
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