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Cannes 2024: On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, The Village Next to Paradise, Viet and Nam
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In the three films for this Cannes dispatch, each selection is not only competing in Un Certain Regard. They’re also works where death begets truth. In one film, the truth concerns family secrets. In another, it brings a family together....
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Reclamation Through Restoration: Thelma Schoonmaker Talks Michael Powell, Martin Scorsese and Peeping Tom
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“Peeping Tom,” Michael Powell’s ill-fated film maudit, may have led to the director’s premature career downturn, but today, the movie seems more celebrated than scorned. The new vivid restoration of the film brings its lurid color palette back to life...
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Atlas
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When it comes to the handful of names who are defiantly keeping the idea of super-stardom alive, Jennifer Lopez is near the top of the list as a multi-hyphenate entertainment royalty. Just take a look at some of the projects...
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The Beach Boys
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There’s something so appropriately disheartening about a movie about The Beach Boys being too superficial. For generations, people accused the band behind hits like “God Only Knows” and “California Girls” of being too disposable, a pop candy confection compared to...
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Sight
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In Andrew Hyatt’s “Sight,” what you see is what you get. The movie is a straightforward inspirational narrative based on a true story. There are very few surprises in store or moments that stand out beyond the predictable plot points...
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Solo
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Under the glare of fuschia neon lights Simon (Théodore Pellerin) is twirling. ABBA’s “Voulez-Vous” is blaring, and a perfectly placed fan is blowing his blonde wig around in all the right ways. He is the center of the universe, and...
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They Are the Best of the Best: Glen Powell on The Blue Angels
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Glen Powell played a military pilot in “Top Gun: Maverick” and “Devotion.” In his off-screen life, he is a pilot who has flown with the US Navy’s Blue Angels, in “Top Gun” terms, the best of the best of the...
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Cannes Video #5: The Apprentice, Rumours, The Shrouds, On Becoming a Guinea Fowl
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The Cannes Film Festival is underway, and Chaz Ebert is on the ground to report on every development. In this video, Associate Editor Robert Daniels discusses "The Apprentice," "Rumours," "The Shrouds," and "On Becoming a Guinea Fowl." Watch the video below.
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Cannes 2024: Grand Tour, Motel Destino, Beating Hearts
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Most simply described, Miguel Gomes's "Grand Tour" tells the story of Edward (Gonçalo Waddington), a British official in Myanmar, who in January 1918 goes on the run from his fiancée, Molly (Crista Alfaiate). The journey takes him to Singapore, Bangkok, Saigon,...
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Life, the Videogame: Run Lola Run
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The success of "Pulp Fiction" inspired a flood of films and a fair number of TV shows; I recently wrote about one of them for this site, 1999's "Go." But one of the many things that's fascinating about the "Pulp Fiction" derivatives...
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