The Film Stage

A New Novel by Thomas Pynchon Will Arrive as Paul Thomas Anderson’s Vineland Adaptation Hits Theaters
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While Warner Bros. has yet to officially confirm themselves, thanks to a since-deleted WGA filing, reports from test screenings, and clues that can be deduced from the official trailer, Paul Thomas Anderson will be delivering his second Thomas Pynchon adaptation...
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“I Do This All For Palestine”: The Encampments Director on Mainstream Media’s Pro-Israel Bias and the Corporatization of Universities
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An essential document of a moment in time for a story very much still unfolding, The Encampments is a thorough, engrossing portrait of the Gaza Solidarity Encampment. Beginning in April 2024, the protest was formed by Columbia University students who called for...
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Direct Action Review: A Rousing, Immersive Study of Communal Living
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Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Berlinale coverage. Direct Action opens in theaters on April 11. There’s a stretch of land in northwestern France that’s spent the past six decades fighting prospects of total annihilation....
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Ponyboi Trailer: River Gallo is On the Run From Dylan O’Brien
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After premiering at last year’s edition of Sundance Film Festival, Esteban Arango’s Ponyboi will finally be coming to theaters this summer. Led by River Gallo (who also wrote the screenplay), Dylan O’Brien (who had a major year at this year’s...
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Johnnie To Confirms Two New Features and Offers Update on Election 3
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The film world was set alight when learning Johnnie To and Tony Leung would reteam for a Japan-shot gangster feature. (That collection of words sort of speaks for itself, so I won’t elaborate upon our excitement.) It overshadowed semi-recent news...
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Tom Cruise Faces His Destiny In Trailer for Christopher McQuarrie’s Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning
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After back-to-back Mission: Impossible sequels were announced all the way back in 2019, the culmination of Christopher McQuarrie and Tom Cruise’s ambitious project will now finally be seen over six years later. Following pandemic and strike delays along with a title change,...
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First Trailer for Wes Anderson’s The Phoenician Scheme Tells the Story of a Family Business
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This summer marks the return of Wes Anderson, now with an Oscar in-hand for his quartet of Roald Dahl adaptations. The Phoenician Scheme tells the story of a family (and family business) and stars Benicio del Toro as Zsa-zsa Korda,...
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Woody Allen’s Debut Novel What’s with Baum? Arrives In September
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If Woody Allen never makes another film (whatever the recent rumors about a Barcelona project) Coup de Chance hits a passable, albeit minor final note that, in its own way, exceeds precedent. Nearing 90 and still lacking major commercial demand...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Spike Lee, Tsai Ming-liang, The French Connection & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Anthology Film ArchivesA series on sex workers includes Spike Lee’s Girl 6, Working Girls, and House of Tolerance. BAMQueering the Canon runs between in-theater showings and virtual screenings, including Tsai...
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Posterized April 2025: April, The Ugly Stepsister, Emergent City & More
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It’s a month full of “operatives” (see Freaky Tales on April 4, The Amateur on April 11, Warfare on April 11, and The Accountant 2 on April 25) and each received an effective if familiar campaign. The same goes for...
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