[Sundance Review] I Origins
The follow-up to his previous Sundance entry Another Earth, Mike Cahill's I Origins similarly mixes together sci-fi elements based loosely in real science with ...
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[Sundance Review] The Raid 2
Relentlessly brutal and violent, The Raid 2 is an appropriately over-the-top sequel to the original action blockbuster. Directed by Gareth Evans, the film is a ...
Raffi Asdourian’s Top 10 Films of 2013
Closing out our year-end coverage is individual top ten lists from a variety of The Film Stage contributors, leading up to a cumulative best-of rundown. Make ...
The Best of Cannes Film Festival 2013
The 66th edition of the annual Cannes Film Festival proved to be another fantastic year for film. From the Coen brothers to Alejandro Jodorowsky, Nicolas Wind...
Alejandro Jodorowsky On Returning With ‘The Dance of Reality,’ Being Inspired By Nicolas Winding Refn, Using Twitter & More
If there's one filmmaker who has been omnipresent at this year's festival, it has to be Alejandro Jodorowsky. The cult director know for his surreal interpr...
Takashi Miike On His Cannes Drama ‘Shield of Straw,’ Violence, Being Prolific and Possibility of Hollywood Debut
Despite not having the biggest splash at this year's Cannes Film Festival, Takashi Miike is still an important figure in the global cinema landscape. Includ...
[Cannes Review] Venus In Fur
Even in an advanced age and with a slightly reduced rate of output, Roman Polanski is still considered one of the most influential filmmakers alive and operatin...
[Cannes Review] Bastards
There is a constant discussion and debate about the lack of female directors working today, one mostly connected with how this disturbing trend of inequality ne...
[Cannes Review] Blue is the Warmest Color
One of the most talked about entries at this year's Cannes Film Festival had exploded as somewhat of a surprise after its initial screening -- and for fine reas...
[Cannes Review] Zulu
The closing titles at the Cannes Film Festival have a certain notoriety for being clunkers, ones a studio will try to push out in the hopes of getting some fina...
