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Blue Jean Director Georgia Oakley on Kelly Reichardt’s Simplicity and the Everyday Erosion of LGBTQ+ Acceptance

One of the year's most accomplished directorial debuts, Georgia Oakley’s deeply felt, grounded drama Blue Jean is set in 1988 England amidst Margaret Thatcher’...

Wes Anderson’s The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar Will Feature Four Stories With Actors Playing Multiple Roles

Update: We spoke with cinematographer Robert Yeoman, who shared new details on Wes Anderson's next two features. Read here. Next week, Wes Anderson's Astero...

Cannes Review: The Old Oak Finds Ken Loach Bidding Farewell with a Rallying Cry

In The Old Oak, an English man and a Syrian woman become unlikely friends on one side of a simmering culture war. It's the latest from Ken Loach and, if report...

Cannes Review: Terrestrial Verses Finds Bureaucratic Comedy and Tragedy in Modern Iran

Iranian filmmaking’s reliance on formal restrictions and secrecy are given new variations in Terrestrial Verses, co-directed by Ali Asgari and Alireza Khatami,...

John Carpenter Has Directed a New TV Series from His Couch and Teases The Thing Sequel

Hardly anyone expected John Carpenter to get back in the director's chair and just as many have accused him of being overambitious in recent years. Which makes...

Past Lives Director Celine Song on Choosing Your Home and the Contradictions of Time

Past Lives is a human story. The debut from playwright-turned-director Celine Song, the drama encompasses 24 years of a relationship between Nora (Greta Lee) a...

15 Films to See in June

Following a number of disappointing blockbusters in May, there are a few promising ones this month (as glimpsed in our honorable mentions below), but it feels ...

The B-Side – Tilda Swinton (with Dan Walber)

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they ma...

New to Streaming: BlackBerry, Padre Pio, Pride Month, Sátántangó, Reality, and More

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 r...

Watch: Hannah Ha Ha Director Jordan Tetewsky Helms Music Video for Matthew Danger Lippman as New Album Arrives

All of New York's asking one question: will success spoil Matthew Danger Lippman? Blame for his crash and burn can be placed on The Film Stage. Four months aft...

News

MUBI’s January 2025 Lineup Includes Close Your Eyes, Pepe, Luca Guadagnino, Charli XCX & More

The Criterion Channel’s January 2025 Lineup Features David Bowie, Nicole Kidman, Sean Baker & More

Brady Corbet Reveals First Details for Next Film, Inspired by Horror and Westerns

Trailers

The Game Is Out of Joint In Trailer for Grand Theft Hamlet

Gazer Trailer: Paranoia Thriller and Cannes Selection Arrives This February

Exclusive: ’90s Sundance Gem Girls Town Gets 4K Restoration, Trailer, and Theatrical Release

Reviews

Laceno D’Oro Review: Bestiari, Erbari, Lapidari Entrancingly Explores the Histories of Science, Cinema, and War

Endless Summer Syndrome Review: An Incest Drama With Depth

Carry-On Review: Jaume Collet-Serra Delivers A New Christmas Crime Classic

Features

New to Streaming: The Order, Between the Temples, Bird, Gladiator II, Nightbitch & More

Ankit Jhunjhunwala’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Lucia Senesi’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Interviews

Guy Pearce on the Egoism of The Brutalist and Why Brady Corbet’s Epic Earns Its Runtime

Robert Eggers on Nosferatu, Jump Scares, and Making Vampires Terrifying Again

“A Good Cinematographer is Like an Alchemist”: Jarin Blaschke on Nosferatu and Lighting Darkness

Podcasts

The B-Side – Al Pacino (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The B-Side – Jack Lemmon (with Mitchell Beaupre)

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

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