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2024 Gothams: Sean Baker’s Anora Lands Four Noms; Payal Kapadia & RaMell Ross in the Mix
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The notoriously unpredictable and always confusing Gotham Awards revealed their nominations for the upcoming 34th gala, with Sean Baker’s Anora leading the pack. Anora earned four nominations: Best Feature, Best Director, Outstanding Lead Performance for Mikey Madison, and—perhaps most exciting...
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Sweet Emotion: Zellner Bros.’ ‘Alpha Gang’ Back on Track with Bautista, Kravitz, Seydoux, Keough & Tatum
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Zellner Bros. alumni Riley Keough and other A-listers Dave Bautista, Léa Seydoux, Blink Twice duet Zoë Kravitz and Channing Tatum have joined Alpha Gang—replacing the original cast lineup of Andrea Riseborough, Jon Hamm, Nicholas Hoult, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Mackenzie Davis, and...
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Colonial Tensions: Olivia Wilde & Gael García Bernal Are Oblivious in Sarah Adina Smith’s ‘Monkey Hill’
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Ever since breaking out twice with micro-indie The Midnight Swim and then with Buster’s Mal Heart, filmmaker Sarah Adina Smith has been mixing it up behind the camera working on TV Mini Series (most recently ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ and feature...
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All in Agreement: A24 & Indie Players Get Behind Kyle Edward Ball’s ‘The Land of Nod’
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Making huge waves with his nickel and dime debut in 2022’s Skinamarink, Canadian filmmaker Kyle Edward Ball will have the backing of A24 and some key players in the indie production sphere for a sophomore feature going by the title...
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Get Out of the Kitchen: Athina Rachel Tsangari’s Next Project in Development
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Athina Rachel Tsangari‘s The Harvest is still touring the film festival circuit which began with a competition slot at Venice Film Festival followed by showcases at TIFF, NYFF, Busan, BFI London and some recent additional stateside screenings at Chicago and...
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Rachel Rose Repurposes Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti & Wagner Moura in ‘The Last Day’
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Alicia Vikander, Victoria Pedretti and Wagner Moura have been confirmed as the trio of thesps on a new Killer Films project from a new filmmaker that just completed shooting this month. Rachel Rose‘s directorial debut The Last Day is said...
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2024 Marrakech Intl. Film Fest: Jeff Nichols Patron of Atlas Workshops / Nasser Bros., Benm’Barek, Lina Soualem & Cherien Dabis Selected
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The 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival is set to run from November 29th to December 7th and a highlight of the event is the Atlas Workshops, which, in just seven years, has evolved into a vital platform...
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Dahomey | Review
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Plunder Years: Diop Reflects on the Complex Realities of Reparation The spirit of Ozymandias, the classic poem from Percy Bysshe Shelley, might rouse itself in one’s mind during Mati Diop’s short but passionate documentary Dahomey – “Look on my Works,...
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Praise His Soul: Greta Lee Toys with Willem Dafoe in Kent Jones’ ‘Late Fame’
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Six years after transitioning from film criticism, programming and docu features to narrative with Diane (2018), Kent Jones is gearing up for his sophomore project. Titled Late Fame, it was announced just prior to Cannes with Sandra Hüller onboard, however,...
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2025 IFFR: First Wave of World Preems include Latest by Hicham Lasri, Daniel Hoesl & Alexander Kluge
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Out of the gate early, the International Film Festival Rotterdam (30 January – 9 February 2025) have unveiled the first wave of titles that make up the upcoming 54th edition with a baker’s dozen titles populating the Bright Future and...
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