The Film Stage

Martin Scorsese to Direct Documentary About Ancient Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean Sea
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On the heels of last year’s epic Killers of the Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese has now added yet another project to his upcoming slate, one which will begin production first. Along with his Life of Jesus film, a Marilynne Robinson...
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Henry Selick, Zhang Yimou, Cristi Puiu, Óliver Laxe & More Set Next Features
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Following up Wendell & Wild, animation wizard Henry Selick is planning to return to the world of Neil Gaiman with an adaptation of The Ocean at the End of the Lane. “Instead of a child going to this other world...
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Tribeca Review: Emergent City Tells a Resonate Tale of Brooklyn Community Fighting for Their Home
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Full transparency: I’ve been to Sunset Park’s Industry City. I walked around the shops and restaurants, ate lunch at the Japan Village market, and even attended a happy hour near the cornhole sets and kitschy outdoor chairs. I don’t live...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Fire Walk with Me, Annie Baker, Aki Kaurismäki & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Paris TheaterPrints of Salò, Make Way for Tomorrow, The Turin Horse, There Will Be Blood, Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me, Au Hasard Balthazar, and Rome, Open City all screen...
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Exclusive U.S. Trailer and Poster for Wei Shujun’s Neo-Noir Only the River Flows
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Premiering in the Un Certain Regard section at last year’s Cannes Film Festival, Wei Shujun’s stylish neo-noir Only the River Flows became one of the highest-grossing independent films in China and now it’s coming to the U.S. and Canada starting...
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Tribeca Review: McVeigh is a Chilling Portrait of a Community-Enabled Terrorist
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Mike Ott’s McVeigh is an immersive, chilling, meticulously paced portrait of Timothy McVeigh, played by Alfie Allen, who embodies the bleak, quiet rage of the radicalized terrorist. Entering the story months before he carries out the deadliest attack of domestic...
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Memoir of a Snail Review: Adam Elliot Returns with Black-Comic Claymation Melancholy 
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Grace Pudel (the voice of Succession’s Sarah Snook) is wishing goodbye to her elderly friend Pinky (Jacki Weaver), who’s currently prone on her deathbed. Once she finally perishes, Grace––who’s somewhere in her 20s, yet wears a black beanie customized with...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Do the Right Thing, The Straight Story, Knight of Cups & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film ForumFilms by David Lynch, Tony Scott, David Cronenberg, and Jim Jarmusch play in “Out of the 80s,“ which includes Do the Right Thing on 35mm this Sunday; The Neverending Story plays on Sunday. Museum of the...
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Posterized June 2024: Kinds of Kindness, Janet Planet, Music & More
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June proves another solid month for posters. Here’s hoping it’s the continuation of a trend that will keep pushing through to the winter and not one last gasp before the summer ushers in the usual avalanche of glossy photo collages....
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die Review: Fourthquel Steals from the Best to Deliver Decent Fare
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Bad Boys: Ride or Die is a film about retribution and redemption. Not just on screen, but in execution. After their last attempt at a blockbuster was shelved in the name of a tax loophole, directors Adil El Arbi and...
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