The Film Stage

The Settlers Director Felipe Gálvez: “The Western is a Propaganda Genre”
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A film over a decade in the making, Felipe Gálvez’s directorial debut The Settlers takes a formally thrilling look at the brutal genocide of the now-extinct Selk’nam people, who were native to the Patagonian region of southern Argentina and Chile....
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Eli Friedberg’s Top 10 First-Viewings of 2023
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Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2023, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. I’m not much for introductions, but I have a confession to make; a difficult one,...
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Christopher Schobert’s Top 10 Films of 2023
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Following The Film Stage’s collective top 50 films of 2023, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Many of the most memorable moments of my life have revolved around cinema. (Let’s not...
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“I’m Made to Tell Stories”: Anthony Dod Mantle on Lars von Trier, Danny Boyle, and a Cinematographer’s Life
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Seeing Anthony Dod Mantle’s name on EnergaCAMERIMAGE’s guest list, I had some instinct we should talk. Few cinematographers in my (or yours or anyone’s) lifetime have rejigged what that job means, what it might do, and how people––in direct terms...
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Kiyoshi Kurosawa Will Debut New Feature Chime In 2024
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It would’ve been duly appreciated if Kiyoshi Kurosawa only debuted his Serpent’s Path remake in the near-future; it’s icing on the cake that 2024 will be his most prolific year in some time. Per Screen Daily, he’s just shot a...
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The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2023
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As Martin Scorsese once said, “Music and cinema fit together naturally. Because there’s a kind of intrinsic musicality to the way moving images work when they’re put together. It’s been said that cinema and music are very close as art forms,...
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Kristen Stewart is On the Run in First Trailer for Love Lies Bleeding
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After earning acclaim for her 2019 directorial debut Saint Maud, Rose Glass has reteamed with A24 for the bodybuilding lesbian thriller Love Lies Bleeding. Starring Kristen Stewart, Katy O’Brian, Jena Malone, Anna Baryshnikov, Dave Franco, and Ed Harris, it’s set to world...
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Michael Mann Affirms Interest in Vietnam War Project and New Sci-Fi Feature
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Nearly nine years since Blackhat with one hour-long TV pilot and big novel in-between doesn’t mean Michael Mann’s spent the much-better part of a decade lying dormant. The man(n) develops, develops, and develops, which is plenty effort for a noted...
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The Best Undistributed Films of 2023
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After highlighting the 50 best films you may have missed this year and our overall top 50 films of 2023, today we put our spotlight on those that need a home in the first place: movies we loved on the...
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The Boys in the Boat Review: George Clooney Brings a Classical Touch to Underdog Sports Picture
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George Clooney’s directing career has been one of both ecstasy and agony. His bold, respected spy dramedy debut (Confessions of a Dangerous Mind) was immediately followed by the incredibly lauded (and incredibly great) period drama Good Night and Good Luck....
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