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Paris Maris: Rooney Mara Tests Maternal Instincts in Antonia Campbell-Hughes’ ‘Quest for Love’
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With her sophomore feature High End (formerly known by the far alluring title Diamond Shitter) currently in post-production, Antonia Campbell-Hughes is already preparing to climb back into the saddle with a third feature project—one she already knows intimately. Based on...
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Privileged Pranked: Papadimitropoulos Sets Charlotte Gainsbourg & Edgar Ramirez for “Oh, How Fun!”
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Edgar Ramirez, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Annabelle Wallis, Lena Headey, Angeliki Papoulia, Makis Papadimitriou, Spyros Dadanides are among the players who’ll be found in the satirical comedy set on the posh Greek Island of Antiparos — the latest project by Suntan (2016)...
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38 Londres Street: Sebastian Stan Confirmed, Ana de Armas, Alfredo Castro & Antonia Zegers Added to Gálvez’s ‘Impunity’
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As we inch closer to Cannes, we are learning the film package identities to the ten Investors Circle Initiative and among the hottest items we have The Settlers (Los Colonos) filmmaker Felipe Gálvez‘s high voltage sophomore feature which he wrote...
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2026 Cannes Film Festival Exclusive: Poster One-Sheet for Federico Luis’ Para los contrincantes (Palme d’Or Short Comp)
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Making his third trip to the Croisette, Argentina filmmaker Federico Luis follows up his 2019 Palme d’Or competition short La Siesta (The Nap) and 2024’s feature film debut Simón de la Montaña (selected in the Critics’ Week) with his latest...
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Silent Friend | Review
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Allegory of the Tree: Enyedi’s Masterful Meditation on Human Progress The metaphorical subtexts germinating to fruition through Ildikó Enyedi’s Silent Friend are formidable, even as, with humble simplicity, they profess to be enamored with the central figure of a tree....
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Top 3 Critics’ Picks in Theaters this May: ‘Silent Friend’, ‘Manas’ & ‘Forastera’
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IONCINEMA.com’s Top 3 Critics’ Picks offers a curated approach to the usual quandary: what would you recommend I see in theaters this month? Sight unseen, this May we have the highly anticipated Backrooms – the A24 project will be launched...
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IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Lucia Aleñar Iglesias’ Top Ten Films of All Time List
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Have you ever wondered what are the films that inspire the next generation of visionary filmmakers? As part of our monthly IONCINEPHILE profile, we ask the filmmaker (this month: Lucia Aleñar Iglesias) to identify their all time top ten favorite...
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IONCINEPHILE of the Month: Lucia Aleñar Iglesias (Forastera)
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IONCINEMA.com’s IONCINEPHILE of the Month highlights an emerging talent in cinema. This month, we spotlight Spanish filmmaker Lucia Aleñar Iglesias, whose directorial debut, Forastera, had its world premiere in the Discovery section of the 2025 Toronto International Film Festival, where...
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Only the Lonely: Ulrich Seidl Travels to Dark Tourism Places with ‘Distances’
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The folks art Cineuropa are giving us a major update on the next feature by master filmmaker Ulrich Seidl. Most recently in casting mode, we learn that Christoph Grissemann, and muse Maria Hofstätter will topline Distances which is being co-written...
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History Repeating Itself: Magnus von Horn Train Hops with Jeremy Strong in ‘The Passenger’
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Hopefully at some point it’ll lose the over-used, generic title, but on the positive side, Swedish filmmaker Magnus von Horn is setting up his next project — moving into English language terrain with some premium talent in Jeremy Strong. Variety...
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