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Trailer – “Is God Is”
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Amazon MGM Studios has released the trailer for Aleshea Harris’ directorial debut based on her award-winning play of the same name, “Is God Is,” starring Kara Young, Mallori Johnson, Janelle Monáe, Erika Alexander, Mykelti Williamson, Josiah Cross, Vivica A. Fox,...
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“THE LONELIEST MAN IN TOWN”
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THE STORY – Al Cook lives surrounded by memories. His apartment and basement studio are crammed full of books, videotapes, and vinyl records – all that remains of a life once fully lived. Here, time seems to stand still while, beyond...
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Our Winner Predictions For The 2026 EE British Academy Film Awards (BAFTA)
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The winners of the 79th EE British Academy of Film & Television Arts (BAFTA), representing the best in film for 2025, will be announced on Sunday, February 22nd, from the Royal Festival Hall in London. Please take a look at some...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interviews With “Kpop Demon Hunters” Singers & Filmmakers
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“Kpop Demon Hunters” is an American animated musical fantasy film co-written and directed by Maggie Kang and Chris Appelhans, produced by Sony Pictures Animation for Netflix and animated by Sony Pictures Imageworks. Premiering on Netflix over the summer, it became...
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“PAPAYA”
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THE STORY – Passionate about the idea of flying, Papaya is a tiny seed in a world governed by laws of nature with sprinkles of fantasy. She struggles to conform to expectations because her curiosity and an uncontrollable desire for freedom...
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“SOUMSOUM, THE NIGHT OF STARS”
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THE STORY – Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been granted supernatural powers she cannot understand. Troubled and hesitant about how to manage such an unsettling gift, she is filled with uncertainty until the day her path crosses that of Aya, a woman in...
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“THE BLOOD COUNTESS”
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THE STORY – Decades after her mysterious disappearance, the Blood Countess re-emerges in modern-day Vienna, where she reunites with her devoted underling, Hermine, to track down a dangerous book with the power to destroy all evil – including all vampires such...
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An EPiC Journey To Graceland
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In the title track of Paul Simon’s 1986 record, he sang of “poor boys and pilgrims with families” headed toward a near-mystical place, one that exists more in imagination than in reality. Following “the river down the highway through the...
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Last Year’s Acting Winners Announced To Present At The 98th Academy Awards
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Executive producer and showrunner Raj Kapoor and executive producer Katy Mullan announced today that Adrien Brody (“The Brutalist“), Kieran Culkin (“A Real Pain“), Mikey Madison (“Anora“), and Zoe Saldaña (“Emilia Pérez“) will present at the 98th Oscars. All return to...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert” Filmmaker Baz Luhrmann
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“EPiC: Elvis Presley In Concert” is a documentary film about Elvis Presley directed by Baz Luhrmann, acting as a follow-up to Luhrmann’s 2022 biographical film “Elvis.” The film premiered at the Toronto International Film Festival, where it received extremely positive...
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