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Austin Butler and Saoirse Ronan Will Lead Sean Durkin’s Deep Cuts
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
After his brutally piercing trio of features thus far with Martha Marcy May Marlene, The Nest, and The Iron Claw, director Sean Durkin is looking to lighten the mood. He’s set to write and direct an adaptation of Holly Brickley’s...
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Berlinale 2025 Review: CONFIDANTE, Power and Morality Collide in Chamber Thriller
by admin|3 months ago|Screen Anarchy
Çağla Zencirci and Guillaume Giovanetti craft a restrained chamber thriller, merging socio-political inquiry with genre filmmaking to explore agency, entrapment, and power dynamics within the confines of an erotic call center in late-1990s Turkey. [Read the whole post on screenanarchy.com...]
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Sacramento Trailer: Michael Cera, Michael Angarano, and Kristen Stewart Lead Road Trip Drama
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
Premiering last year at Tribeca Festival, just before he was seen in Kevin Costner’s Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 1, Michael Angarano’s second directorial feature Sacramento brought together the impressive cast of Michael Cera, Kristen Stewart, and Maya Erskine,...
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A Goodbye to Two Legends: Roberta Flack and Jerry Butler
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
A tribute to two musical legends, recently passed.
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A Mathematical Explanation of What is Going to Win Best Picture This Year
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
Our awards expert tries to predict what is going to win the big award through a breakdown of the preferential ballot system.
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Netflix’s “Running Point” is Pretty Funny if You Don’t Think About it Too Hard
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
For a show hellbent on whitewashing the clearly sociopathic behaviors of sports team owners, “Running Point” is frequently funny.
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New York International Children’s Film Festival Highlights Original Work From Around the World
by admin|3 months ago|Roger Ebert
A preview of the great NYICFF, which starts tomorrow.
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Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Actor in a Leading Role
by admin|3 months ago|Slant Magazine
Today we ask ourselves if the wind has blown away from Adrien Brody in this category. The post Oscar 2025 Winner Predictions: Actor in a Leading Role appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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Exclusive Trailer for Matías Piñeiro’s You Burn Me Beautifully Adapts Cesare Pavese
by admin|3 months ago|The Film Stage
Following Hermia & Helena and Isabella, Matías Piñeiro’s new film You Burn Me playfully, gorgeously adapts “Sea Foam,” a chapter in Cesare Pavese’s Dialogues with Leucò. Centered around fictional dialogue between the ancient Greek poet Sappho and the nymph Britomartis...
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‘The Empire’ Review: Bruno Dumont’s Smugly Absurdist Anti-Space Opera
by admin|3 months ago|Slant Magazine
With his latest, Dumont leaves the refreshment of the space opera to future practitioners. The post ‘The Empire’ Review: Bruno Dumont’s Smugly Absurdist Anti-Space Opera appeared first on Slant Magazine.
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