The Film Stage

Cate Blanchett and Alicia Vikander Might End the World in Red Band Trailer for Guy Maddin’s Rumours
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Premiering at Cannes Film Festival earlier this year, Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson expanded their scale and scope with Rumours, an apocalyptic political satire that brings together the epic cast of Cate Blanchett, Alicia VikanderRoy Dupuis, Nikki Amuka-Bird,...
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The Substance Director Coralie Fargeat on Playing By Her Own Rules and the Strong Weapon of Humor
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Coralie Fargeat’s Revenge (2017) thrilled audiences with its never-ending finale chase sequence through hallways lubricated in Shining-level quantities of blood. The French filmmaker’s follow-up, The Substance, amps up the gore, adding a strong dose of Cronenbergian body horror. Elisabeth Sparkle...
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Francis Ford Coppola Confirms Musical Megalopolis Follow-Up The Glimpses of the Moon
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One week before Megalopolis would seem the most impossible time to consider another Francis Ford Coppola movie, but perhaps that is the exact dividing line between those who create and those who consume. Speaking to Brut Officiel, he confirmed work...
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Kelly Reichardt to Direct Josh O’Connor in The Mastermind, Acquired by MUBI
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Following First Cow and Showing Up, Kelly Reichardt is already preparing to shoot her next feature this year. The Mastermind, set to star Josh O’Connor (Challengers, La Chimera), will center an audacious art heist amidst the backdrop of the Vietnam War. Picked...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Demonlover, Toute une nuit, First-Person Docs & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy CinemaOlivier Assayas’ Demonlover plays on 35mm Friday and Sunday; Frederick Wiseman’s High School screens on 16mm Saturday and Sunday; A Woman Under the Influence and Faces continue. BAMChantal Akerman’s Toute...
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New to Streaming: His Three Daughters, Last Summer, Coma, Cuckoo, Blink Twice & 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. Blink Twice (Zoë Kravitz) Over a close-up of a turtle, ominous sound design builds...
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The Film Stage Show Ep. 548 – Janet Planet (with George W. Myers)
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Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by George W. Myers to discuss Annie Baker’s directorial debut Janet Planet, now on VOD. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private...
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Lisandro Alonso on Eureka, Indigenous Perspective, Film Festival Controversies, and Being Stubborn
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One of the pioneers of contemporary slow cinema, Lisandro Alonso made a name for himself on the festival circuit with his 2001 feature La libertad, which took that very notion of duration and “boredom” associated with the art-film subgenre to...
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Go Behind-the-Scenes of Carol Reed’s The Third Man in Exclusive Photos From New Book Arriving on 75th Anniversary
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Released 75 years ago this year, Carol Reed’s towering masterwork of film noir, The Third Man, has entered generation upon generation. Now, in celebration of its landmark anniversary, a new book by John Walsh uncovers more about its making. The...
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Blitz Trailer: Saoirse Ronan is Under Attack in Steve McQueen’s WWII Thriller
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After exploring World War II with last year’s more experimental documentary Occupied City, Steve McQueen returns to the subject matter on an epic canvas with the war thriller Blitz. Starring Saoirse Ronan, Elliot Heffernan, and Harris Dickinson, the film will...
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