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Thessaloniki Review: Blue Jean is an Unflinching, Defiant Queer Drama

The Blue Jean of David Bowie’s 1984 hit was a girl with “a camouflage face,” not unlike the singer and the two personas he splintered into for the song’s video...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 491 – The Fabelmans (with Amy Nicholson)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Conor O'Donnell joins Bill Graham and Robyn Bahr with special guest Amy Nicholson to...

The Best Cinematography of 2022

"A cinematographer is a visual psychiatrist–moving an audience through a movie making them think the way you want them to think, painting pictures in the dark...

Projectr Library, with Films from Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Hong Sangsoo, Tsai Ming-Liang, Straub-Huillet & More, Now Available for Free Through Education Program

In one of the year's major feats of increased accessibility for world cinema, Projectr has announced the launch of Projectr EDU, a new online stream...

Adam Driver Faces a Prehistoric Threat in First Trailer for Sam Raimi-Produced Sci-Fi Feature 65

When he's not working with some of the best directors on the planet, Adam Driver partakes in the occasional blockbuster. After hanging up his lightsaber, he's ...

Carrie, Titicut Follies, Tongues Untied, Pariah & More Added to National Film Registry

Since 1989, the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress has been accomplishing the important task of preserving films that “represent important cultu...

Avatar: The Way of Water Review: James Cameron’s Sequel is a Misbegotten Pleasure

“Wow, this is uncomfortable” was my first thought watching Avatar: The Way of Water. James Cameron’s sequel—so long-rumored, delayed, confirmed, delayed, discu...

The Film Stage Show Classic – Titanic (with Laura Berger)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Bill Graham, and Robyn Bahr are joined by Laura Berger for a special Cla...

The Black List’s 2022 List of Best Unproduced Screenplays

Rounding up the best unproduced screenplays in Hollywood, as voted on by hundreds of film executives, The Black List has been a strong resource to clue one in ...

First Poster for Ari Aster’s Beau Is Afraid Starring Joaquin Phoenix

After the one-two horror punch of Hereditary and Midsommar in 2018 and 2019, respectively, Ari Aster has taken a bit longer to craft his third feature. Now fin...

News

Léa Seydoux, Lee Kang-sheng, Margaret Qualley, Steven Yeun, Natalie Portman, Armie Hammer & More Set Next Roles

Exclusive: Paul Schrader’s Next Films Involve a Pederast Professor and a Wall Street-Set Erotic Thriller

2024 Gotham Awards Nominations Unveiled

Trailers

Exclusive Trailer for Jōhatsu, a Lithuanian Thriller Exploring a Japanese Phenomenon

First Trailer for Luca Guadagnino’s Queer Follows Daniel Craig Searching for a High

Ride a Dreamlike Musical Carousel in Exclusive Trailer for Signe Birkova’s Lotus, Partly Shot on a 1920s Camera

Reviews

Juror #2 Review: Courtroom Thriller Represents the Best from Late Clint Eastwood Era

The Graduates Review: A Melancholic Look at a Community Bonded by Tragedy

AFI Fest Review: Robert Zemeckis’ Here Plays Like the Anti-Boyhood

Features

Tony Leung, Johnnie To, and Chiara Mastroianni Talk Cinema’s Future as the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival Begins

New to Streaming: Trap, One False Move, Rap World, Daaaaaalí!, The Remarkable Life of Ibelin & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Shadows of Forgotten Ancestors, Candy Mountain, Chantal Akerman, Azazel Jacobs & More

Interviews

“Nobody Ever Gave Me Anything”: Alan Rudolph on Robert Altman, Bruce Willis, Kurt Vonnegut, and Resurrecting Breakfast of Champions

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat Director Johan Grimonprez on a Jazz-Fueled, Kaleidoscopic Vision of Displaced Blackness

The Making of the Indian Sci-Fi Box-Office Sensation Kalki 2898 AD

Podcasts

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

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