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THE CURBSIDE CRITERION: THE LAST EMPEROR
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
(We here at Hammer to Nail are all about true independent cinema. But we also have to tip our hat to the great films of yesteryear that continue to inspire filmmakers and cinephiles alike. This week Brad Cook dives into...
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Fantastic Fest 2024 Review: DADDY’S HEAD Is a Dangerous Place
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Friends who express curiosity about my love for horror films are often surprised to hear that, beyond the thrills and chills they provide, I also find them comforting. There are the obvious childhood associations born of discovering them when I...
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Exclusive Trailer for Candy Mountain Resurrects Robert Frank and Rudy Wurlitzer’s Musical Road Trip
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
MoMA’s Bulle Ogier retrospective was occasion upon occasion for discovery, and even then it was great fortune to encounter Candy Mountain, a 1987 road picture directed by legendary photographer Robert Frank and screenwriter Rudy Wurlitzer (Two-Lane Blacktop, Pat Garrett and...
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BLACK BOX DIARIES Trailer: Director Shiori Itô Investigates Her Sexual Assault in Gripping Documentary
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
In her documentary Black Box Diaries, journalist Shiori Itô takes on her most courageous, risky assignment yet – investigating her own sexual assault. The film, which premiered at Sundance, recounts the director’s harrowing experience of rape by a prominent journalist...
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LEE Review: Winslet Shines in World War II Biopic
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
It might be hard for younger generations to now believem, given the proliferation of doctored photographs, photoshop manipulation, and now the spectre of terrible AI that makes it hard to trust anything we see - but at one point in...
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Justice for Alex Forrest
by admin|8 months ago|Roger Ebert
Glenn Close as Alex Forrest in Fatal Attraction was one of the '80s most well-known villains. What if we got her wrong?
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11 Undistributed Films to See at the 62nd New York Film Festival
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
As exciting as it can be to see some of the most-anticipated films of the year at their festival debuts, it’s perhaps even a more enticing proposition to seek out the films that one may not have a chance to...
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Jesse Eisenberg and Keiran Culkin Uncover Family History in New Trailer for A Real Pain
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
One of the most acclaimed films coming out of the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year was A Real Pain, the second feature directed by Jesse Eisenberg. Featuring mismatched cousins David (Eisenberg) and Benji (Kieran Culkin) who reunite for a...
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New York Film Festival 2024
by admin|8 months ago|Slant Magazine
This year’s edition of the festival is a cinematic cornucopia unlike any other. The post New York Film Festival 2024 appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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The Universal Theory (Die Theorie Von Allem) | Review
by admin|8 months ago|Ioncinema
Multiverse of Sadness: Kroger Captivates with Cryptic Cold War Sci-Fi Exploit Although it will invariably be confused with the 2014 Stephen Hawking biopic, Timm Kröger’s fascinating sophomore feature The Universal Theory (Die Theorie Von Allem) blends modern cinema’s excessive obsession...
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