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A Look At The 2025 Oscar Race For Best Costume Design
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From fantastical gowns to standard period fare, the Best Costume Design Oscar category this year has become more of a race than last year’s obvious win for “Wicked.” Both the sequel, “Wicked: For Good,” and Guillermo del Toro’s incredible visual spectacle, “Frankenstein,” seem...
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LONE SAMURAI Review: A Mythic Promise Gets Washed Ashore
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Legend says Japan was saved twice by a miracle. In 1274 and again in 1281, as Kublai Khan's Mongol forces advanced to conquer the archipelago, samurai mounted a desperate coastal defense, only for brutal typhoons to surge in and tear...
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“TAGHIYEV: OIL”
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THE STORY – Chronicles Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev’s life as an oil magnate and his extensive charitable work in late 19th and early 20th-century Baku. THE CAST – Perviz Memmedrzayev, Qurban Ismayilov, Nurlan Murselzade, Yusif Qasimli, Natavan Haciyeva & Manaf Süleymanov THE TEAM...
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“SILENT NIGHT, DEADLY NIGHT”
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THE STORY – When Billy witnesses his parents’ grisly murder at the hands of Santa, it ignites a lifelong mission to spread holiday fear. Every Christmas, he dons the red suit and embarks on a blood-soaked massacre to feed his twisted...
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Trailer – “The Drama”
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A24 has released the teaser trailer for Kristoffer Borgli’s “The Drama” starring Zendaya, Robert Pattinson, Alana Haim, Mamoudou Athie, and Hailey Benton Gates. The film will be released in theaters on April, 3rd 2026. Plot Synopsis: A happily engaged couple...
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Read This: Making Quentin Tarantino’s Hollywood and Guillermo del Toro’s Frankenstein, Roger Deakins Reflections & More
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We have almost reached the end of 2025, and there is a lot to get to, starting with books on an unmade Charlie Chaplin film, memories from Sir Roger Deakins, and the making of Guillermo del Toro’s latest and (in...
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“BANZO”
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THE STORY – Plantation physician Afonso is assigned to treat enslaved servants with fatal homesickness, Banzo, on an African island. Despite medical efforts, he struggles to heal their spirits on the isolated hill, confronting an existential challenge. THE CAST – Carloto...
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The Drama Trailer: Robert Pattinson and Zendaya’s Relationship Gets Rocky
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After the one-two absurdist comedy punch of Sick of Myself and Dream Scenario, Norwegian director Kristoffer Borgli is returning this spring with The Drama, the first of three films starring Robert Pattinson and Zendaya next year, preceding the latest from...
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The 2025 Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) Nominations
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The Phoenix Critics Circle (PCC) have announced their nominations representing the best in film for 2025. The winners will be announced on December 11th, 2025. Here are this year’s nominees… BEST PICTUREHAMNETIT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENTONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHERSENTIMENTAL VALUESINNERS...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Secret Agent” Star Wagner Moura & Filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho
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“The Secret Agent” is a historical political thriller film written and directed by Kleber Mendonça Filho that follows Armando (NYFCC Best Actor winner Wagner Moura), a former professor caught in the political turmoil of the final years of the Brazilian...
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