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6 Films to See at BAMcinemaFest 2022

Kicking off this Thursday is one of the finest annual showcases in indie filmmaking, BAMcinemaFest, taking place at BAM Rose Cinemas. Among both well-curated h...

Good Luck to You, Leo Grande Team on Sex Positivity, Sex Work as a Vocation, and Collaborating With Emma Thompson

Good Luck To You, Leo Grande is coming out at the right time. Kind, contained, and funny, this film––written by Katy Brand and directed by Sophie Hyde––serves ...

Sean Durkin, Isabel Sandoval, and Nicole Kidman Set Next Projects

Following up The Nest, director Sean Durkin has set his next feature. The Martha Marcy May Marlene helmer will write and direct Iron Claw for A24, Deadline rep...

NYC Weekend Watch: Dario Argento, Bad Boys II, Dore O. & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln Center A 20-film Dario Argento retrospective has begun. Roxy Cinema ...

First Love Review: A.J. Edwards’ Romance Offers Impressive Scenes in Search of a Cohesive Vision

After two impressive features—visually stunning Malickian riffs The Better Angels and Age Out, which married that director's accomplished visual style wi...

New to Streaming: Cha Cha Real Smooth, Mad God, First Love, Chameleon Street & 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...

Exclusive Trailer for Jacqueline Lentzou’s Moon, 66 Questions Finds a Woman Adrift in Athens

A selection at Berlinale and New Directors/New Films, Jacqueline Lentzou’s Greek drama Moon, 66 Questions is now finally getting a release next month courtesy ...

Ana de Armas is Marilyn Monroe in First Trailer for Andrew Dominik’s Blonde

At long last, Netflix is finally ready to unveil Andrew Dominik's highly anticipated Marilyn Monroe drama Blonde starring Ana de Armas. Following a shoot in 20...

The B-Side – Penélope Cruz (with Katharine Clark Gray)

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 they made in...

Poser Directors Ori Segev & Noah Dixon on Underground Music, Social Anxieties, and Obsession

Hailing from the small city of Columbus, Ohio, filmmakers Ori Segev and Noah Dixon have made their directorial debut with Poser, which premiered to much acclai...

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

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

Raoul Peck Investigates a Photographer Pioneer in First Trailer for Ernest Cole: Lost and Found

Reviews

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

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

AFI Fest Review: My Favourite Cake Finds an Autumnal Romance Blooming Under Iranian Authoritarianism

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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