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David Bordwell & Kristin Thompson Make a Selection of Film Analysis Books Available for Free

If you're looking to take a summer film analysis course for free, David Bordwell and Kristin Thompson have graciously offered that opportunity. The invaluable ...

Cannes Review: Pietro Marcello’s Scarlet is a Tender Tribute to the Imagination

In his previous film Martin Eden, and now with Scarlet, Pietro Marcello has found a novel way to depict artistic striving, closely tying it with the concept of...

Lynne Ramsay to Direct Julianne Moore and Sandra Oh in Stone Mattress

In the five years since the Joaquin Phoenix-led You Were Never Really Here, Lynne Ramsay has circled a number of projects but now, at long last, seems to have ...

Cristian Mungiu Returns with First Trailer for Cannes Premiere R.M.N.

The Romanian New Wave has enjoyed quite a substantial few years with Bad Luck Banging, Malmkrog, Întregalde, and The Whistlers. One of its forebearers, Cristia...

First Trailer for Holy Spider, From Border Director Ali Abbasi

Following his one-of-a-kind, Oscar-nominated fantasy drama Border, Iranian-Danish director Ali Abbasi is heading into Cannes competition with his next feature,...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 472 – On the Count of the Three (with Mitchell Beaupre)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan and Bill Graham are joined by Mitchell Beaupre to discuss Jerrod Carmicha...

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...

News

Annie Baker, Lee Chang-dong, Danny Boyle & More Plot New Features

Radu Jude Reveals First Look at Next Two Features Dracula and Continental ’25

Exclusive: Marianne Jean-Baptiste is Unraveling in New Artwork for Mike Leigh’s Hard Truths

Trailers

Rounding Trailer: Ghostlight and Saint Frances Director Alex Thompson’s Psychological Thriller Arrives in February

The Quiet Ones Trailer Captures the Largest Heist in Danish History

The Greatest Film of All-Time Returns to Theaters with 50th Anniversary Trailer for Chantal Akerman’s Jeanne Dielman

Reviews

Every Little Thing Review: A Sensitive Portrait of a Great Woman’s Dedication to Hummingbirds

Den of Thieves 2: Pantera Review: A Heist Thriller That Would Make Jean-Pierre Melville Proud

From Ground Zero Review: Palestine’s Oscar Entry Is a Sobering Anthology Capturing Life During Wartime

Features

NYC Weekend Watch: To Save and Project, Donald Sutherland, Jonas Mekas & More

Caleb Hammond’s Top 10 Films of 2024

New to Streaming: Flow, The End, Pepe, Black Box Diaries & More

Interviews

Mike Leigh on Hard Truths, Losing Dick Pope, and the Duty of an Artist

“Cinema Could Be Grander”: Nickel Boys Director RaMell Ross on Perspectives, Contradictions, and True Intimacy

Adrien Brody on Pulling Personal History into The Brutalist, Overlooked Performances, and Acting with Beyoncé

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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