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“SIX MONTHS IN A PINK AND BLUE BUILDING”
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THE STORY – Mexico, early 90s. Bruno grows up in a happy, carefree family. On his eleventh birthday, as he learns his father is ill, this zest for life takes over. Everyone keeps on singing and dancing to ward off fate, like...
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“A SECRET HEART”
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THE STORY – Over the last 4 years, Lilou left her secret life behind, becoming a 64-year-old woman who enjoys DIY, gardening, cycling and looking after her grandchildren. Tom Fontenille films a family healing its wounds and reinventing a place for...
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“WOMEN ON TRIAL”
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THE STORY – 1972. A landmark trial shakes France as young Marie-Claire is prosecuted for having an illegal abortion with the help of her mother and two other defendants. In a courtroom governed by men, the verdict seems inevitable: prison for...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Revolutionary Road”
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Our 2008 retrospective continues with “Revolutionary Road,” starring Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Michael Shannon, Kathryn Hahn, David Harbour, and Kathy Bates. Directed by Winslet’s real-life husband at the time, Academy Award winner Sam Mendes, and adapted by Justin Haythe from...
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“LA GRADIVA”
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THE STORY – A group of French high-school students travel to Naples on a school trip to discover the ruins of Pompeii and the bodies petrified by Vesuvius. There, they are drawn into a dizzying descent. One by one, they are...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Abbott Elementary” Star Tyler James Williams
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“Abbott Elementary” is an American mockumentary sitcom television series created by Quinta Brunson for ABC. It stars Brunson as Janine Teagues, a perpetually optimistic second-grade teacher at the underfunded Abbott Elementary, a fictional, predominantly black public school in West Philadelphia....
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“INTO THE JAWS OF THE OGRE”
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THE STORY – Filmmaker Mahsa Karampour reflects on the experiences of her musician brother Siavash, as they make different lives for themselves far from their native Iran. THE CAST – Mahsa Karampour & Siavash Karampour THE TEAM – Mahsa Karampour (Director/Writer)...
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Will The 2026 Cannes Lineup Produce Multiple Best Picture Nominees?
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There will be many disagreements in the months ahead over which films and winners from the 2026 Cannes Film Festival get into the Oscars. But no one disagrees that the Best Picture lineup will include something from the Cannes field,...
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“Pluribus” May Finally Give Rhea Seehorn The Emmy She Has Always Deserved
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Rhea Seehorn is an actress best known for her collaborations with Vince Gilligan. While she has had guest roles in shows like “Veep” and “The Twilight Zone,” she first came into prominence for her instantly iconic turn as Kim Wexler...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Pluribus” Star Karolina Wydra
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“Pluribus” is an American post-apocalyptic science fiction television series created by Vince Gilligan for Apple TV. Set and filmed primarily in Albuquerque, New Mexico, the series follows novelist Carol Sturka (Rhea Seehorn), who finds herself isolated after an alien virus...
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