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Trailer – “Toy Story 5”
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Disney and Pixar has released the trailer for Andrew Stanton’s “Toy Story 5” starring Tom Hanks, Tim Allen, Joan Cusack, Greta Lee, Tony Hale, Annie Potts, Keanu Reeves, Bonnie Hunt, Ernie Hudson, Craig Robinson, Anna Faris, Conan O’Brien, Melissa Villaseñor,...
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Trailer – “Pressure”
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Focus Features has released the trailer for Anthony Maras’ “Pressure” starring Andrew Scott, Brendan Fraser, Kerry Condon, Chris Messina, and Damian Lewis. The film will be released in theaters on May 29th. Plot Synopsis: In the tense 72 hours before...
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“MOSCAS”
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THE STORY – Olga lives a strictly regulated life without any friends or relationships in a vast block of flats. When, out of financial necessity, she is forced to rent out a room, a man moves in who also sneaks his...
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“IVAN & HADOUM”
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THE STORY – In a warehouse in Southern Spain, Iván falls in love with newly-hired co-worker Hadoum. However, his long-awaited promotion interferes with their relationship, forcing him to decide what kind of person he wants to be. THE CAST – Silver...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “The Secret Agent”
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For this week’s second podcast review, Alyssa Christian, Dan Bayer, Giovanni Lago, and Brendan Hodges join me to discuss the latest feature film from renowned Brazilian filmmaker Kleber Mendonça Filho, “The Secret Agent” starring Wagner Moura, Carlos Francisco, Tânia Maria, Robério Diógenes, Alice Carvalho,...
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“ROYA”
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THE STORY – Roya, an Iranian teacher imprisoned in Tehran’s Evin Prison for her political beliefs, is faced with a choice: make a forced televised confession or remain confined to her three-square-metre cell. As past and present slip out of sequence...
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“SHANGHAI DAUGHTER”
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THE STORY – Ming, a Shanghai resident, travels to southwestern China to reconnect with the area that her late father worked in for so many years. Along the way, Ming meets with many locals who tell stories of the “Down to...
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“ENJOY YOUR STAY”
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THE STORY – To avoid losing custody of her six-year-old daughter in Manila, Luz, an undocumented Filipina cleaner working in a luxury Swiss ski resort, must earn money at any cost – even if it means transgressing her own moral limits....
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Will The Academy Embrace The Bold Crafts Of Emerald Fennell’s “Wuthering Heights?”
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It seems the entire world is abuzz for Emerald Fennell’s take on “Wuthering Heights.” If you haven’t seen it yet, you’ve definitely heard of the ongoing online discourse surrounding it. And if you somehow haven’t seen the discourse, you’ve definitely...
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Trailer – “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy”
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Warner Bros. has released the trailer for “Lee Cronin’s The Mummy” (or just “The Mummy” starring Jack Reynor, Laia Costa, May Calamawy, Natalie Grace, and Veronica Falcón. The film is written and directed by Cronin, and produced by James Wan,...
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