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The Little Engine That Could: How “Train Dreams” Is Picking Up Steam In The Oscar Race
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The end of October and start of November is not only the first glimpse of the start of the holiday season, but more importantly, of course, the start of awards season. It’s the time when the haziness of early predictions...
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Playback: Lynne Ramsay, Emotional Ruptures from RATCATCHER to DIE MY LOVE
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Lynne Ramsay studies how pain takes shape. The Scottish director harnesses a poetic, sensory style in which her intimate stories of grief are barbed and transcendent. She is drawn to haunted characters, whether that be openly or implicitly. These stories...
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ATROPIA Trailer: Alia Shawkat & Callum Turner Start a Simulated War Zone Fling in Sundance Grand Jury Prize Winner
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Alia Shawkat is an aspiring actress honing her craft in a very unlikely setting: Atropia! Model and actress Hailey Benton Gates wrote and directed the dark comedy that took home the Sundance U.S. Dramatic Grand Jury Prize at this year’s...
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Atropia Trailer: Alia Shawkat Goes Through the Motions of War in Sundance Winner
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Premiering at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, where it picked up the Grand Jury Prize, Hailey Benton Gates’ debut feature Atropia has taken some time to find distribution. However, the Luca Guadagnino-produced satire starring Shawkat, Callum Turner, Zahra...
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Beyond Fest Chicago 2026: L.A. Genre Fest Announces First Geographical Expansion
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The folks at Beyond Fest have announced their first geographical expansion, heading to the Windy City in April, 2026.    The festival will bring their eclectic programming style to the Music Box Theatre, no stranger to weird, wonderful and wacked-out...
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards Will Honor The Cast Of “Sentimental Value” With The International Star Award
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The Palm Springs International Film Awards has announced that the cast of “Sentimental Value” will be recipients of the International Star Award for their ensemble performance. Cast members Renate Reinsve, Stellan Skarsgård, Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas, and Elle Fanning are expected to...
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Interview: Alexandre Dostie – Boa (Short Film)
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We first took note of Quebecois filmmaker Alexandre Dostie with his back to back shorts in the TIFF-premiered short ‘Mutants’ (2016) and the Sundance-showcased ‘I’ll End Up in Jail’ (2019). While awaiting his feature film debut, the hyphenate filmmaker—a poet...
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‘Predator Badlands’ Review: Dan Trachtenberg’s Violent and Disarmingly Sweet Monster Mash
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The action is inventive and heart-pounding, but it’s also the least surprising part of the film. The post ‘Predator Badlands’ Review: Dan Trachtenberg’s Violent and Disarmingly Sweet Monster Mash appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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“I Want Somebody to Surprise Me”: Jennifer Lawrence on Die My Love, Lynne Ramsay’s Confidence, and the Directors She’d Love to Work With
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In Die My Love, Jennifer Lawrence is Grace, a writer whose life is disrupted when the arrival of a baby leads to a move to the sticks of Montana to be closer to the family of her husband Jackson (Robert...
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Will The Academy Make Good And Reward Last Year’s Oscar Nominees Timothée Chalamet And Ariana Grande For “Marty Supreme” And “Wicked: For Good?”
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The Oscars don’t reveal full voting results beyond who won. Still, it was universally accepted that Timothée Chalamet and Ariana Grande were surely the runners-up for Best Actor and Best Supporting Actress in the 2024-2025 awards season. A year later,...
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