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Playback: Jafar Panahi, Cinema Under Pressure, from THE WHITE BALLOON to IT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Jafar Panahi makes films under immense pressure. The Iranian filmmaker's conditions of censorship and surveillance have become the grammar of his storytelling. Out of those limits, he's built one of the most radical bodies of work, where love for one's...
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A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE 4K Review
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Directed by the legendary David Cronenberg (Eastern Promises, Crash, The Brood), A History of Violence was released --- gasp --- 20 years ago. Honestly? Rude. Time goes by too fast. Anyway, I heard a rumor that it was the last...
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“Devil in Disguise: John Wayne Gacy” is a Tough but Important Watch
by admin|8 months ago|Roger Ebert
A haunting series that emphasizes the humanity of the victims and the loss they experienced to their loved ones and the world.
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “The Smashing Machine” Filmmaker Benny Safdie
by admin|8 months ago|Next Best Picture
“The Smashing Machine” is a biographical sports drama film written, directed, produced, and edited by Benny Safdie. It stars Dwayne Johnson as former amateur wrestler and MMA fighter Mark Kerr, alongside Emily Blunt as Kerr’s girlfriend Dawn Staples, with Ryan...
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URCHIN Review: Harris Dickinson’s Unflinching Debut Shows How Addiction Devours the Vulnerable
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Frank Dillane and Megan Northam star in Harris Dickinson's directorial debut. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Lens Crafters: Marie Rosselet-Ruiz Filming ‘L’une des leurs’ with Céleste Brunnquell
by admin|8 months ago|Ioncinema
A small independent film project we’ll keeping tabs on, Cineuropa reports that Marie Rosselet-Ruiz commenced production a couple of week back ago on her directorial debut L’une des leurs. Formerly titled Authentiks, Céleste Brunnquell (who toplines), Veerle Baetens and Camille...
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New York 2025 Review: THE SECRET AGENT, Stylish and Inventive Political Thriller. The Intricacies of Historical Memory
by admin|8 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Kleber Mendonça Filho's epic stars Wagner Moura. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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“We Should Narrate Exactly What We See”: Jafar Panahi on It Was Just an Accident
by admin|8 months ago|The Film Stage
Jafar Panahi arrives in the United States as both a vector of history and blank slate. His profile would be enough were he only one of Iran’s leading filmmakers, a contemporary and collaborator with the likes of Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Mohammad...
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Nothing Closes the Doors to Creating: Jafar Pahani on “It Was Just an Accident”
by admin|8 months ago|Roger Ebert
An interview with the acclaimed Iranian director about his latest work of cinematic resistance.
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DOC NYC 2025 Unveils Short Lists and Winners Circle Lineup
by admin|8 months ago|Hammer to Nail
DOC NYC, the world’s largest documentary film festival, has announced the lineup for its influential, distinguished Short Lists section for the 2025 edition, along with the Winner’s Circle section slate, which celebrates certain award winners from this year. Short Lists...
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