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The B-Side – Almost Famous: Taylor Kitsch (with Valerie Ettenhofer)

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...

U.S. Trailer for Christos Nikou’s Apples Imagines a World Losing Its Memory

Premiering at Venice Film Festival to strong acclaim back in 2020, Christos Nikou's Apples would go on to become Greece's official Oscar entry and now, at long...

Young Love Blossoms in Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Leonie Krippendorff’s Cocoon

Nominated for a Generation14 Plus Crystal Bear and Teddy for Best Feature Film at the 2020 Berlinale, Leonie Krippendorff's queer coming-of-age drama Cocoon is...

The Criterion Channel’s June Lineup Includes Terence Davies, Ulrike Ottinger, Round Midnight & More

Sometimes it's like they read your mind—or just notice upcoming releases as you do. Whatever the case, I'm thrilled that the release of Terence Davies' Benedic...

Cannes Review: Tchaikovsky’s Wife is a Hypnotizing Portrait of a Tumultuous Marriage

“I don’t want to be a symbol,” Kirill Serebrennikov told the New York Times earlier this year. Good luck with that. When Leto was selected for the Cannes Film ...

Mondocane Review: Post-Apocalyptic Italian Tale Takes an Uninspired Route

Sometimes it can be a little sad to watch a director blatantly make a bid for mainstream American acceptance (or rather future Marvel gig), and in the case of ...

NYC Weekend Watch: David Cronenberg, Nuri Bilge Ceylan, The Heroic Trio & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Roxy Cinema A 35mm-heavy David Cronenberg retro is underway, with Dead Ringers playing F...

Ralph Fiennes & Jessica Chastain’s Trip Goes Awry in First Trailer for John Michael McDonagh’s The Forgiven

Before Martin McDonagh's In Bruges reunion The Banshees of Inisherin arrives this fall, the latest from his brother John Michael McDonagh, The Forgiven, opens ...

Jessie Buckley & Rory Kinnear on the Unnerving Provocation of Men, Gender Dynamics, and Fables

Alex Garland built his career on cerebral sci-fi. The novelist-turned-screenwriter-turned-director was responsible for two of the most acclaimed science fictio...

Cannes Review: Marco Bellocchio’s Exterior Night is a Riveting Historical Thriller

Most films ask nothing of you. You simply press play and watch the story unfold, gleaning context as the filmmaker colors in their narrative. But the occasiona...

News

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

James Gray to Direct Adam Driver, Jeremy Strong, and Anne Hathaway in Paper Tiger

Tarsem Singh, Jaume Collet-Serra, Kim Jee-woon, Paul W.S. Anderson & More Set Next Films

Trailers

Oh, Canada Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects on His Life in Paul Schrader’s Poignant Drama

Billy Zane Transforms into Marlon Brando in First Trailer for Waltzing with Brando

The End Trailer: Tilda Swinton, Michael Shannon, and George MacKay Ring in the Apocalypse

Reviews

Riga Review: Dreamy Stereoscopic 3D Folk Tale Twittering Soul is One of a Kind

Riga Review: Saulė Bliuvaitė’s Locarno-Winning Toxic Will Worm Its Way Inside You

AFI Fest Review: September 5 is a Competent But Bloodless Thriller

Features

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

Tokyo International Film Festival Artistic Director Ichiyama Shôzô Offers Insight Into a Growing Organization

Interviews

“Life Is Worth Celebrating”: Tyler Taormina on Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point

Kani Kusruti on All We Imagine as Light, Girls Will Be Girls, and Indian Moviegoing Culture

“Less Money, More Liberty”: Paulo Branco on a Cinematic Life with David Cronenberg, Manoel De Oliveira, and Raúl Ruiz

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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