The Film Stage

John Early Feels Trapped in First Trailer for Stress Positions
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After delivering one of the best stand-ups of the last few years with John Early: Now More Than Ever, the comedian is now back on the big screen, this time leading his own project. Theda Hammel’s Stress Positions, which premiered...
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Ryusuke Hamaguchi Returns with U.S. Trailer for Evil Does Not Exist
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One of the best surprises in cinema this past year was the news that Ryusuke Hamaguchi, just two years after his perfect one-two punch of Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy and Drive My Car, had secretly shot and completed another...
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The Film Stage Show Ep. 532 – The Zone of Interest (with Natalia Winkelman)
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Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by Natalia Winkelman to discuss Jonathan Glazer’s Oscar-winning The Zone of Interest. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and...
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SXSW Review: Dead Mail Provides a New Twist on the Slasher Flick
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Blending found footage and what appears to be grainy 16mm (they shot the film on an early DV as a matter of fact), Kyle McConaghy and Joe DeBoer’s Dead Mail embraces the creepiness of its concept. Like Jane Schoenbrun’s I...
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The Dead Don’t Hurt Trailer: Viggo Mortensen’s Vicky Krieps-Led Western Opens This May
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With Ari Aster now in production on Eddington and Kevin Costner soon debuting 50% of his four-part Horizon, it looks like the western is back in style just as the superhero craze finally fades out. Before those arrive, Viggo Mortensen...
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Luca Guadagnino Sets Next Film With Separate Rooms Starring Josh O’Connor
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With just a few weeks to go until Luca Guadagnino’s delayed feature Challengers finally hits screens, he’s looking to reteam with his star Josh O’Connor on a new project. Guadagnino, who already has his next feature in the can with...
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Michel Gondry Sets Hollywood Return With Pharrell Williams-Inspired Feature Starring Da’Vine Joy Randolph & More
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It was just last week we were celebrating the 20th anniversary of Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, which catapulted Michel Gondry into the Hollywood system with the likes of Be Kind Rewind and The Green Hornet. After the failure...
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MoviePass Founder Stacy Spikes on Sustainably Relaunching and Why Moviegoing Will Never Die
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If you were there, you remember. 2018 was the summer of MoviePass, a glorious period in cinema history where millions said “why not” and took a chance to see nearly any movie thanks to the revolutionary subscription platform. Switching to...
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SXSW Review: Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine Shine in Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You
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Despite rumors that The Idea of You is a work of Harry Styles fan fiction (or a reimagining of Notting Hill), Michael Showalter’s frothy romantic comedy stands on its own with a lot of good old-fashioned star power. A date...
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David Robert Mitchell Is Finally Released from Director’s Jail
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For those who have been fans since his pre-It Follows breakout with The Myth of the American Sleepover, it was disappointing to see director David Robert Mitchell land in director’s jail after the debacle of Under the Silver Lake. The...
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