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Olivier Assayas and Alicia Vikander Resurrect Irma Vep In Trailer for HBO Serial

There was plenty doubt, even confusion over news Olivier Assayas would return to arguably his greatest film, Irma Vep, for HBO and A24, who turned their Euphor...

Cane Fire Review: Kauai’s Colonial Legacy Examined Through the Lens of Hollywood

While director Anthony Banua-Simon uses the revelation as a sort of "gotcha" moment to end his documentary Cane Fire, hearing Kauai-native Larry Rivera—an ente...

First Look at John Woo’s Silent Night Starring Joel Kinnaman

As action master John Woo prepares a reimagining of his own film The Killer, he's also wrapped his next feature Silent Night, which marks his return to U.S. fi...

David Cronenberg Discusses Consumed Adaptation and the “Very Conservative” Netflix

When it rains it pours, and after a long drought David Cronenberg is present as ever. It'd be satiating enough were we only days from a Cannes premiere for Cri...

The Mother and the Whore Trailer Heralds 4K Restorations of Jean Eustache

For years—I'm talking years—the films of Jean Eustache, post-New Wave genius and forefather of more than you'd ever realize, were basically impossible to find ...

The Criterion Collection’s August Lineup Includes the Safdies, Frownland, Marcel Carné & More

Following one of their better months of late, Criterion ring in the second half of 2022 (I know) with a pendulum swing between recent cult favorites and pre-wa...

Fire Walk with Me Turns 30: David Lynch’s Uncompromising Character Study is the Beating Heart of Twin Peaks

The opening act of Twin Peaks: Fire Walk with Me is easily misread as cynical. Its first shot, a metal bat shattering a television screen, violently severs the...

Emma Thompson Explores Her Desires in First Trailer for Good Luck to You, Leo Grande

One of the most pleasant surprises at this year's Sundance Film Festival was the latest film from Australian director Sophie Hyde. Good Luck to You, Leo Grande...

Bertrand Bonello Casts George MacKay in The Beast, Bong Joon-ho’s Mickey7 Sets August Start & More

Following the tragic passing of Gaspard Ulliel, one of the projects he was attached to has found a new actor. 1917 star George MacKay will now lead Bertrand Bo...

Tahara Trailer: Rachel Sennott & Madeline Grey DeFreece Find Unexpected Romance in High School Dramedy

A few months before Shiva Baby premiered at SXSW 2020 and led to a breakout for star Rachel Sennott upon its TIFF screenings and subsequent 2021 release, anoth...

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

U.S. Trailer for Walter Salles’ I’m Still Here Introduces Brazil’s Oscar Entry

The Wages of Fear Returns In Explosive Trailer for 4K Restoration

Asif Kapadia and Samantha Morton Imagine the Future in Trailer for La Jetée-Inspired 2073

Reviews

Allen Sunshine Review: A Tranquil Debut Feature with a World of Feeling

Gladiator II Review: Ridley Scott’s Sequel Bests Predecessor By Going Dumb

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

Features

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

New to Streaming: A Different Man, The Outrun, My Old Ass, Used Cars & More

Five Highlights from the 2024 Tokyo International Film Festival

Interviews

NYC Weekend Watch: Ken Kelsch, Il Grido, Flesh for Frankenstein 3D & More

“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

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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