The Film Stage

Love Me Trailer: Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun Find Romance Across Billions of Years

One of the most ambitious films to premiere at Sundance Film Festival last year was Sam Zuchero and Andy Zuchero's Love Me, which set Kristen Stewart and Steve...

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

From Ground Zero is a film that, in an ideal world, would not exist, and cannot be written about as if it were a normal production. This anthology of 22 shorts...

Daniel Eagan’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Amon...

Santosh Review: U.K.’s Oscar Entry is a Taut Exploration of Gender Politics and Police Corruption

After the riot-induced death of her policeman husband in the badlands of North India, 30-something widow Santosh Saini (Shahana Goswami) is told she has nothin...

C.J. Prince’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. I’ll...

John Hillcoat Reveals Cormac McCarthy’s “Faustian” Vision for Blood Meridian Film

It was more than 18 months ago that we learned John Hillcoat will adapt Blood Meridian, perhaps our era's quintessential piece of cinema-defying material. What...

The Film Stage’s Most-Read Posts of 2024

As we continue to explore the best in 2024, today we're taking a look at the articles that you, our dear readers, enjoyed the most throughout the past twelve m...

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2024, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. Perh...

The Brutalist Cinematographer Lol Crawley on VistaVision, the 70mm Experience, and Brady Corbet’s Flexibility

Perhaps no film this year represents more from a cinematographic standpoint than The Brutalist. A continents- and decades-spanning period piece shot on VistaVi...

Santosh Director Sandhya Suri on Quiet Characters, Economic Filmmaking, and Emotional Chess

Emerging after over a decade of development, Santosh is Sandhya Suri's first narrative feature after a career in documentary. Shortlisted for Best Internationa...

News

Claire Denis’ The Cry of the Guards Finds New Lead with Mia McKenna-Bruce; Production Begins This Month

Long-Rare Films from John Woo, Johnnie To, Tsui Hark & More Acquired By Shout! Studios

Listen to Bertrand Bonello’s Soundtrack for Planet B

Trailers

Jaume Collet-Serra Returns to Horror in First Trailer for The Woman in the Yard

Peter Weir’s Landmark of Australian Cinema Is Salvaged In Trailer for Picnic at Hanging Rock‘s 4K Release

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

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

Luke Hicks’ Top 10 Films of 2024

Soham Gadre’s Top 10 Films of 2024

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

Interviews

The Brutalist Composer Daniel Blumberg on the Ambitious, Intensive Process of Scoring Brady Corbet’s Epic

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

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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Love Me Trailer: Kristen Stewart and Steven Yeun Find Romance Across Billions of Years

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

Daniel Eagan’s Top 10 Films of 2024

Santosh Review: U.K.’s Oscar Entry is a Taut Exploration of Gender Politics and Police Corruption

C.J. Prince’s Top 10 Films of 2024

John Hillcoat Reveals Cormac McCarthy’s “Faustian” Vision for Blood Meridian Film

The Film Stage’s Most-Read Posts of 2024

Zhuo-Ning Su’s Top 10 Films of 2024

The Brutalist Cinematographer Lol Crawley on VistaVision, the 70mm Experience, and Brady Corbet’s Flexibility

Santosh Director Sandhya Suri on Quiet Characters, Economic Filmmaking, and Emotional Chess