The Film Stage

New Trailer for Spike Lee’s Highest 2 Lowest Finds Denzel Washington Facing a Moral Dilemma
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Spike Lee’s first narrative feature in five years is Highest 2 Lowest, his reimagining of Akira Kurosawa’s High and Low that marks a reteam with Denzel Washington after Mo’ Better Blues, Malcolm X, He Got Game, and Inside Man. Also starring Jeffrey Wright, Ilfenesh Hadera,...
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Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Twin Peaks, Walter Murch, Brian De Palma’s Unproduced Script & More
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David Lynch passed a little more than six months ago, and the world of cinema is still mourning. (Honestly, that may never end.) Let’s start with a book devoted to two of the most important elements of any Lynch creation—music...
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Posterized August 2025: By the Stream, Stranger Eyes, Harvest & More
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Despite there being a bunch of sequels (Nobody 2, The Bad Guys 2, Ne Zha 2, and Freakier Friday) and remakes or reboots (The Naked Gun, The Toxic Avenger, and Highest 2 Lowest) hitting theaters, I can’t say this month...
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The Naked Gun Review: Akiva Schaffer’s Reboot Spoofs a New Era of Cinematic Crime Pulp
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In its original iteration, the Zucker brothers’ Naked Gun wasn’t just carried by Leslie Nielsen’s performance––nearly every aspect of the first two David Zucker-directed films was a reflection of it. As buffoonish detective lieutenant Frank Drebin, Nielsen’s scenery-chewing baritone encapsulated...
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New to Streaming: 28 Years Later, Michael Roemer, Hot Milk, Killer Films at 30 & 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. 28 Years Later (Danny Boyle) Armed with a bevy of iPhones, 28 Years Later is definitely...
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The B-Side Ep. 167 – John Frankenheimer (with Blake Howard)
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Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between.  Today we discuss John Frankenheimer, a true expert of the craft...
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NYC Weekend Watch: Silent Movie Week, Leos Carax, Speed Racer, The Fall of Otrar & More
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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Museum of Modern ArtSilent Movie Week is underway; listen to our interview with curator Dave Kehr. IFC CenterA Leos Carax retrospective begins; In the Mood for Love and In the Mood for...
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Exclusive Trailer for the Quay Brothers’ Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, Presented by Christopher Nolan
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In a momentous cinematic event, the Quay Brothers are returning with their first feature since 2005. Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass, a stop-motion / live-action endeavor inspired by the works of Jewish-Polish author and artist Bruno Schulz, was acquired...
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14 Films to See in August
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As the summer comes to an end, August delivers the season’s most eclectic lineup of films. From a few studio highlights to Cannes premieres to festival favorites some years back that are finally arriving, there are many worthwhile opportunities to...
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Happyend Trailer: Neo Sora’s Acclaimed Narrative Debut Set for September Release
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With the unfortunate pausing of Metrograph Pictures, a few of their releases were in limbo. Thankfully, Film Movement has come to the rescue for one, Neo Sora’s narrative debut Happyend (following his first feature, capturing his father in Ryuichi Sakamoto...
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