The Film Stage

Together Trailer: Alison Brie and Dave Franco are Inseparable in Body Horror Feature
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One of the highlights from the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year was Together, the latest collaboration between Alison Brie and Dave Franco. Marking the directorial debut of Michael Shanks, the film follows a couple who become intertwined in, let’s...
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First Teaser for Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest Updates Akira Kurosawa’s Crime Masterpiece to the Modern Day
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Among our most anticipated films set to premiere at the Cannes Film Festival is Spike Lee’s first narrative feature in five years. Highest 2 Lowest, his reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low, follows a reteam with Denzel Washington after Mo’...
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Keanu Reeves Seeks Peace in 4K Restoration Trailer for Bernardo Bertolucci’s Little Buddha
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As Keanu Reeves plans a reunion with Sandra Bullock, it’s an opportune time to revisit one of his early career gems. Bernardo Bertolucci’s 1993 drama Little Buddha, starring the actor as Siddhartha, has been restored in 4K by Cinecitta from...
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First Images of Paul Mescal and Josh O’Connor in Oliver Hermanus’ The History of Sound
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Another day, another first look at a Josh O’Connor-starring, MUBI-backed period drama set to premiere in competition at this month’s Cannes Film Festival. Following the first images of Kelly Reichardt’s much-anticipated crime drama The Mastermind, today brings our first glimpse...
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Posterized May 2025: Vulcanizadora, Sister Midnight, The Kingdom & More
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Another month means another IP deluge. MCU. Karate Kid. Mission: Impossible. Final Destination. Even A Simple Favor. It just goes to show how many films get released every year that I can now pretty much ignore all the Hollywood Photoshop...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Wuhan, Jia Zhangke, Sarah Maldoror, Jean Vigo & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. BAMA retrospective of Wuhan on film begins. IFC CenterA major Jia Zhangke retrospective has begun; The Beaver Trilogy, Interview with the Vampire, Dr. Caligari, and The Big Lebowski show late. Museum of the Moving ImageThe Fast and...
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The B-Side Ep. 160 – Debra Winger (with Murtada Elfadl)
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.  Today we talk about the great Debra Winger! Our B-Sides include...
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A Desert Review: Neo-Noir Debut Can Only Coast on Vibes For So Long
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Anything weird, offbeat, or psychosexual seems to elicit the world “Lynchian” in descriptions, reviews, or marketing material. It’s become a shorthand and ultimately a reduction––more than of an influential filmmaker, a style that pushes against norms of narrative storytelling. Something...
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New to Streaming: Jia Zhangke, Nickel Boys, Sacramento, The Friend & 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. Being Maria (Jessica Palud) Last Tango in Paris was both a breakout role and turning...
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Sally Trailer: Sundance Winner Captures the Life of Boundary-Breaking Astronaut
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Winner of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, Cristina Costantini’s Sally captures the life of Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel to space, and the struggles she endured both in...
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