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November on The Criterion Channel Brings Howard Hawks, Trent Reznor, Blackout Noir & More
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November, Noirvember, tomato, tomahto. The Criterion Channel continue their quest to find every known subgenre with “Blackout Noir,” which places Terence Fisher’s semi-eponymous 1954 picture alongside In a Lonely Place, The Blue Gardenia, and some lesser-knowns. Not included therein are...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Blue Moon” Star Ethan Hawke
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“Blue Moon” is an American biographical comedy-drama film directed by Richard Linklater and written by Robert Kaplow. The film follows songwriter Lorenz Hart (Ethan Hawke) as he reflects on himself and his work on the opening night of “Oklahoma!,” the...
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The 2025 Gotham Awards To Present Ryan Coogler’s “Sinners” With The Ensemble Tribute
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The Gotham Film & Media Institute has announced that Ryan Coogler’s acclaimed Warner Bros. original horror film “Sinners” will be honored with the Ensemble Tribute at the 35th annual Gotham Film Awards, set to take place at Cipriani Wall Street...
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The Secret Agent Trailer: Wagner Moura is on the Run in Kleber Mendonça Filho’s Thriller
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Returning after Bacurau and Pictures of Ghosts, Kleber Mendonça Filho has garnered the most acclaim of his career thus far with The Secret Agent. Earning an ultra-rare two prizes at this year’s Cannes (Best Director and, for Wagner Moura, Best...
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Zodiac Killer Project Trailer: You Will Never Watch True Crime Docs the Same Way Again
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One of my favorite documentaries of the year explores the very form of non-fiction filmmaking in immensely entertaining fashion. Charlie Shackleton’s Zodiac Killer Project finds the director walking through his failed attempt to adapt Lyndon E. Lafferty’s book The Zodiac Killer...
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New Projects by Emmanuelle Bercot, Christophe Honoré, Philippe Faucon & Charlotte Le Bon in the Works
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As we get ready for the first wave of title selections from Sundance and Berlinale to start populating the 2026 calendar, we are also shifting our attention to films moving into production for what will populate fests in 2027. French...
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William Fichtner Transforms AMC’s “Talamasca” Into Something Worthwhile 
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AMC has slowly become a dominating force in genre television. From “Dark Winds” to “Interview with the Vampire,” they’ve crafted two series that have already become decade, if not century-defining television. There have been some duds along the way, but...
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In the Third Season of “The Diplomat,” It’s All Upsides and Distances, Darling
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It’s easy to see why “The Diplomat” is Emmy-nominated; this show deserves the praise.
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Frankenstein | Review
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The Seat of the Soul: Del Toro Takes Aim at Shelley’s Monster Much like its title has been confused as reference to an abominable creation rather than the eponymous mad scientist who created him, countless adaptations of Mary Shelley’s 1818...
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