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Life as a House: Trier Turns Broken Hearts Into Art In Woody Allen’s Interiors (1978), an unhappy tale of three sisters contending with their parents’ divorce, Mary Beth Hurt confronts anguished Geraldine Paige, a mother all-consumed with her abandonment. “I...
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FROSTED WINDOW
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(The 2025 London Korean Film Festival runs November 5-18 and Hammer to Nail is excited to welcome writer Nathan Sartain to the team providing boots on the ground coverage. Check out his Frosted Window movie review. Seen it? Join the...
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“BELÉN”
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THE STORY – Attorney Soledad Deza takes on the case of a young woman unjustly sentenced to prison after being accused of having an illegal abortion. Both women face a corrupt legal system and a society that wants to see them...
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“MATA HARI”
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THE STORY – David and Calista Carradine’s relationship unfolds alongside their unfinished passion project chronicling Mata Hari, the Dutch exotic dancer and spy. THE CAST – David Carradine & Calista Carradine THE TEAM – Joe Beshenkovsky & James A. Smith (Directors)...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Christy” Stars Sydney Sweeney, Ben Foster & Filmmaker David Michôd
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“Christy” is an American biographical sports drama film about the former professional boxer Christy Martin, played by Sydney Sweeney (she also served as one of the film’s producers), directed by David Michôd and co-starring Ben Foster. The film chronicles Martin’s...
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Ira Sachs on Peter Hujar’s Day, the Loneliness of the Artist, and a Lost New York
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Admittedly, I hadn’t heard the name Peter Hujar before seeing writer-director Ira Sachs’ latest film, which captures a conversation between Hujar and his friend, Linda Rosenkrantz, about the former’s day in 1974. Ben Whishaw and Rebecca Hall are phenomenal as...
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PREDATOR: BADLANDS Review: Trachtenberg Redefines What a Predator Story Can Be
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In the far future, on Yautja Prime, a young warrior named Dek confronts his father over their decision to remove him from the clan. Dek flees to the planet, Genna, where he plans to hunt one of the galaxy’s deadliest...
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THE TESTAMENT OF ANN LEE Teaser: Amanda Seyfried Builds a Utopia of Faith in Mona Fastvold’s Historical Musical
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After co-writing last year’s VistaVision epic The Brutalist, Mona Fastvold and Brady Corbet go further back in time for their latest collaboration, which musically retells the origins of a colonial religious movement. The Testament of Ann Lee, with Fastvold at...
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The 2025 Gotham Awards Will Present Jeremy Allen White & Scott Cooper With The Cultural Icon Tribute For “Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere”
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The Gotham Film & Media Institute announced today that Jeremy Allen White and Scott Cooper will receive the Cultural Icon Tribute for “Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere,” the dramatic biopic about famed musician, Bruce Springsteen, and the making of his...
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Four Highlights from the 2025 Tokyo International Film Festival
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Coming off last year’s inaugural trip to the Tokyo International Film Festival, I noted how their devotion to world premieres and fresh Asian voices will effectively offset the sturm und drang––standing in long lines for films that have already formed...
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