The Film Stage

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse
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A decade after his staggering documentaries The Act of Killing and The Look of Silence, Joshua Oppenheimer has now returned, but this time with a narrative feature. The End, which stars Tilda Swinton, George MacKay, Michael Shannon, Moses Ingram, Bronagh...
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AFI Review: Vermiglio Paints a Lyrical Portrait of Desires Constrained by Catholicism
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Vermiglio is set in the eponymous alpine village during the waning days of WWII. Maura Delpero’s film, gorgeously shot by Leviathan cinematographer Mikhail Krichman, is a slow-moving fable that unfolds as a novelistic series of pastoral tableaus. The short chapters...
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Paddington in Peru Review: Threequel Fails to Climb to Franchise Heights
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It’s hard to overstate just how ubiquitous the Paddington films––particularly the 2017 sequel––have been in the British cultural consciousness over the last decade. Not simply massive box office successes experienced by many more millions through their seemingly weekly BBC One...
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James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger
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While it looked like James Gray was going to follow up Armageddon Time with either a John F. Kennedy biopic or the ghost story Ezekiel Moses, one of America’s great filmmakers will be instead shifting gears to a new project....
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Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films
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While Tarsem Singh is currently enjoying the The post Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films first appeared on The Film Stage.
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Metrograph Launches Print Publication with Inaugural Issue Featuring Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Clint Eastwood, Ari Aster & More
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In an era where print magazines continue to shutter (most recently Cinema Scope and Total Film), it’s always a breath of fresh air for the industry of film journalism when a new one enters the game. Metrograph has now unveiled The Metrograph, a...
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Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization
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Whatever its pedigree in East Asia, the Tokyo International Film Festival has not nearly been so known to the Western world. A quick scan of past editions wouldn’t suggest it’s flown under-radar for good reason––line-ups comprise a strong mix of...
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Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More
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Sorry, Gladiator II (November 22) and Moana 2 (November 27), but I’m going all limited releases this month. Festival season has ended. Award season has begun (congrats to all Gotham nominees). So, while blockbuster sequels still populate most screens around...
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New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and More
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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Across the River and Into the Trees (Paula Ortiz) Hemingway’s work across novels and...
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NYC Weekend Watch: “Silent” Movies, Godzilla & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMA series of “silent” movies includes films by Tati, Miguel Gomes, and Chaplin. Film at Lincoln CenterThe new 4K restoration of Sergei Parajanov’s Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors continues. Museum of the Moving...
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