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Sebastian Stan Undergoes a Transformation in First Trailer for A Different Man

While it’s still up in the air if his Donald Trump biopic The Apprentice will ever see the light of day in the U.S. before this November’s election, Sebastian ...

René Laloux’s The Time Masters Receives 4K Restoration In New Trailer

In the realm of "adult animation" there are few peers for René Laloux, whose reputation could rest almost entirely on Fantastic Planet. Making notable the 4K r...

Josh Safdie Will Direct Timothée Chalamet in Ping Pong Biopic Marty Supreme

Parting from the brother with whom you could make literally any film either wishes, only to both end up directing sports biopics for A24––a tale as old as time...

The Criterion Collection’s October Lineup Includes Val Lewton and Harmony Korine on 4K

Likely that Gummo's most often been seen on a DVD passed among friends like cinematic contraband. Though I doubt that legacy will ever quite die (maybe now it'...

Anora Trailer: Mikey Madison is a Revelation in Sean Baker’s Palme d’Or Winner

In one of the most pleasant surprises of the year, Sean Baker picked up the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival for his latest feature Anora, marking the fi...

Touch Review: A Lovely Romantic Drama About Finding One’s Past in the Present

Icelandic filmmaker Baltasar Kormákur is a rare sort these days. Here is a director who has built a successful, decades-long career making solid, genre-heavy p...

New to Streaming: The Bikeriders, Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes, Wildcat & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past r...

The B-Side – Chris Pine

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 Soi Cheang’s Twilight of the Warriors: Walled In Brings the Action

While Furiosa may have made more headlines coming out Cannes Film Festival this year, another actioner at the festival also had our attention. Soi Cheang's Twi...

A Director Spends a Year with the Taliban in First Trailer for Hollywoodgate

One of our favorite films coming out of Venice Film Festival last fall is finally getting a release this month. Director Ibrahim Nash'at spent a year closely e...

News

Cahiers du cinéma’s Top 10 Films of 2024 Includes Misericordia, Evil Does Not Exist, and Trap

Trailer for Palestine’s Oscar Entry From Ground Zero + Exclusive Poster Giveaway

MUBI’s December 2024 Lineup Includes Dahomey, Bird, The People’s Joker & More

Trailers

Sujo Trailer: Mexico’s Oscar Entry From Identifying Features Team Arrives Next Week

Jacques Demy’s Masterpiece The Umbrellas of Cherbourg Gets New Trailer for 4K Restoration

DIG! XX Trailer: Ondi Timoner’s Cult Classic Rock Doc Gets Expanded Edition This January

Reviews

Thessaloniki Review: Holy Electricity is a Directorial Debut That Finds Substance in Unusual Places

The Black Sea Review: A Dynamic Lead Performance Drives Familiar Fish-Out-of-Water Story

Thessaloniki Review: When the Light Breaks Showcases a Dawn-to-Dusk Tragedy with Raw Depth

Features

New to Streaming: Here, Conclave, Eureka, Memoir of a Snail, Beatles ’64 & More

The Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

New to Streaming: Blitz, The Piano Lesson, Flipside, We Live in Time, Alien: Romulus & More

Interviews

The Seed of the Sacred Fig Director Mohammad Rasoulof on Filming in Secret and the Repression of the Iranian Republic

Gaucho Gaucho Directors Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw on Mythology, Compositions, and Community

Rodrigo Prieto on His Directorial Debut, Martin Scorsese’s Snubs, and Taylor Swift’s Feature Debut

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Bonus Ep. – Box Office Bonanza (July 21, 2000)

The B-Side – Ridley Scott (with Maria Lewis)

The B-Side – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

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