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A Conversation with Miguel Gomes (GRAND TOUR)
by admin|3 days ago|Hammer to Nail
Miguel Gomes has established himself as one of Portugal’s most innovative filmmakers through works that blend documentary and fiction while experimenting with narrative structure. From his debut feature The Face You Deserve (2004) to acclaimed films like Tabu (2012) and the ambitious three-part Arabian Nights (2015),...
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Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Visionary Female Directors, De Palma’s Underrated War, Almodóvar, and Anthony Mann
by admin|3 days ago|The Film Stage
We are now well into 2025, and our latest column features several books that will likely rank among the year’s finest and most important releases. Plus, this column features a lengthy rundown of new and recent novels that should be...
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Robert Zemeckis, M. Night Shyamalan, Nicolas Winding Refn, and Radu Jude Set Up New Projects
by admin|3 days ago|The Film Stage
Directing the best American film of 2024 that’s also the uber-rare piece of experimental art to screen in multiplexes and––you know where this is headed––massive box-office bomb would typically spell the end of a director’s career. It’s to his fortune...
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WILLIAM TELL Exclusive Clip: Arrows a Plenty in Historical Action Flick
by admin|3 days ago|Screen Anarchy
We have an exclusive clip from Nich Hamm's historical action flick, William Tell. The flick is releasing on digital this Friday, April 25th, following last month’s theatrical. It has been a while since we have shared a clip from an...
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2025 Cannes Film Festival Adds Films by Lynne Ramsay, Kristen Stewart, Ethan Coen, Lav Diaz & More
by admin|3 days ago|The Film Stage
After the initial main announcement and sidebars, the full Cannes Film Festival lineup has now come into focus with 16 additions today. Highlights include Lynne Ramsay’s Die My Love, starring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson, in competition, while elsewhere Kristen...
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MUBI’s May 2025 Lineup Includes Rooney Mara, Amalia Ulman, Latin America at Cannes & More
by admin|3 days ago|The Film Stage
MUBI’s May 2025 selection has arrived, featuring a Rooney Mara double-bill of perhaps her best film (Carol) and most recent effort (La cocina), Cannes-selected Latin American cinema, and a program curated by Magic Farm‘s Amalia Ulman. As Kent M. Wllhelm...
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April Review: Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Second Feature is a Mystical Cinematic Revelation
by admin|3 days ago|The Film Stage
Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Venice coverage. April opens in theaters on April 25. In this year’s diverse line-up of Venice competition titles, there is one that stands out. A film without any predecessors...
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“Expedition 33” Is An Exercise In RPG Artistry
by admin|3 days ago|Roger Ebert
One of the most sensitive handlings of grief and artfully crafted stories in the medium.
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Your Guide to EbertFest 2025: Day 1, April 23rd
by admin|3 days ago|Roger Ebert
What to expect on Day 1 of the festival.
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Calgary Underground 2025 Review: EEPHUS, Where Baseball Contains Multitudes
by admin|3 days ago|Screen Anarchy
Eephus, Carson Lund’s wonderful ode to small stakes baseball and gruff Americana, needs its odd title explained: The Eephus pitch is a throw that is so unnaturally slow that it confuses the batter.   It makes him swing too early,...
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