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2026 Cannes Critics’ Panel: Day 6 – Arthur Harari’s ‘The Unknown’
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French director Arthur Harari might be best known as the co-writer of Anatomy of a Fall, but prior to that he saw 2013’s Peine perdue land at the Venice Film Festival’s Critics’ Week and his 2021’s Onoda: 10,000 Nights in...
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“JIM QUEEN”
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THE STORY – In the heart of Paris’s gay scene, Jim reigns supreme: the ultimate Gym Queen, influencer, and object of universal thirst. But when a bizarre virus called Heterosis starts turning gay men straight, his reign ends overnight. Unfollowed, abandoned,...
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“WHEN THE NIGHT FALLS”
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THE STORY – August 1942. Amid the occupation, the Vichy government organizes a mass round-up of foreign Jews. Gilbert Lesage, a young civil servant at the Service Social des Étrangers, is tasked with setting up a screening commission to rule on...
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“THE UNKNOWN”
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THE STORY – Photographer David Zimmerman rarely leaves home until friends bring him to a wild party. He becomes fixated on a mysterious woman and follows her. By dawn, his life transforms – he awakens in her body. THE CAST – Léa...
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Cannes 2026: Avedon, Visitation
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On the latest from Ron Howard & Volker Schlondorff.
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Cannes Review: The Unknown Stumbles on Its Own Gender Binarisms
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A (lonely) man meets a (beautiful) woman who would go on to change his life––a tale as old as time. Transformations, physical or psychological, are part and parcel of storytelling, even if the heteronormative reality of such an encounter can...
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“FULL PHIL”
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THE STORY – Philip Doom, a wealthy American business magnate, tries to reconnect with his daughter Madeleine during an opulent trip to Paris. But French cuisine, a 1950s horror film, and an invasive hotel employee soon threaten to disrupt the smooth...
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‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s Metatexual Ode to Slashers
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Despite its title, Schoenbrun’s film is less about sex and death than sex and cinema. The post ‘Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma’ Review: Jane Schoenbrun’s Metatexual Ode to Slashers appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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“AVEDON”
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THE STORY – From world leaders to pop culture icons and international supermodels, Richard Avedon’s influence is the blueprint for our image-driven world. His photographs didn’t just reflect culture, they shaped it. AVEDON traces the life and legacy of an artist...
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The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes James Gray, Todd Haynes, and More
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Criterion’s summer is more or less complete. As June and July prove fine months, August does not buck any trend: they’ve announced today a 4K release of Todd Haynes’ Safe (complete with audio commentary by Haynes, Julianne Moore, and producer...
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