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West Side Story Review: Steven Spielberg Remakes the Classic Musical with Passion and Vitality

West Side Story—a curious exception in the modern glut of sequels and remakes, with its powerhouse combination of hallowed subject matter and director—announce...

Posterized December 2021: Parallel Mothers, Benedetta, Red Rocket & More

Hollywood is officially back to normal with a ton of limited release qualifying runs in New York and Los Angeles this month before expansions arrive in...

15 Films to See in December

It's now the final month of 2021 and, as is the case every year, one can see some of the theatrical offerings are a bit all over the place. Some of last month'...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 453 – House of Gucci (with Michael Cuby)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Bill Graham and Robyn Bahr are joined by Michael Cuby to discuss Ridley Scott's Hous...

John Waters’ Top 10 Films of 2021 Includes Annette, Vortex, and Red Rocket

One of our favorite annual traditions is a best-of-the-year movie list that usually finds a more interesting path than all the various guilds and critics group...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Last and First Men Peers into the Distant Future

With his scores for Arrival, Sicario, and Mandy, Jóhann Jóhannsson was shaping up to be one of the leading composers of this young century thus far. Sadly, his...

The Film Stage’s 2021 Holiday Gift Guide

The holidays are upon us, so whether you looking for film-related gifts or simply want to pick up some of the finest the year had to offer in the category for ...

Steven Soderbergh and Channing Tatum Will Reunite on Magic Mike’s Last Dance

Three Colors, Koker, Before, Dollars, Godfather... a quick smattering of the great film trilogies, each a narrative and thematic union that has enraptured seri...

DOC NYC Review: Exposing Muybridge is an Illuminating Look at a Motion Picture Pioneer

Directed by Marc Shaffer and framed with interviews by film historians, photographers, and actor Gary Oldman, Exposing Muybridge is a fascinating look at a fig...

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2021 Includes Drive My Car, Annette, and The French Dispatch

Established in the 1950s by André Bazin, Joseph-Marie Lo Duca, and Jacques Doniol-Valcroze, France's Cahiers du cinéma has recently gone through majo...

News

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

Metrograph Launches Print Publication with Inaugural Issue Featuring Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Clint Eastwood, Ari Aster & More

Trailers

Michel Gondry Returns to Animation in First Trailer for Maya, Give Me a Title

Steven Soderbergh Tells a Ghost Story in New Trailer for Presence

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

Reviews

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

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

Posterized November 2024: A Traveler’s Needs, Queer, Flow, Bird & More

New to Streaming: Catherine Breillat, The Substance, Last Things, The Apprentice, and 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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