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Kristen Stewart Will Lead Albert Serra’s Out of This World

Not even 12 hours ago we learned Kristen Stewart had nabbed a new auteur in Panos Cosmatos, a wise choice by the ever-adventurous actress. Her other choice on ...

Ethan Hawke on Wildcat, Flannery O’Connor, John Huston, and Not Making a Biopic

Full disclosure: I’ve been looking forward to this interview ever since I read the novel Ash Wednesday as a teenager. Ethan Hawke, co-writer and director of Wi...

Panos Cosmatos Sets Kristen Stewart and Oscar Isaac for Andrew Kevin Walker-Scripted Flesh of the Gods

The wait for new Panos Cosmatos features requires patience. Some 13 years since the premiere of Beyond the Black Rainbow has only brought 2018's Mandy and a 20...

The Revelatory Films of Lee Grant, the World’s Oldest Living Director, Get Restored In Exclusive Trailers

Few creative talents have the breadth of a career equal to Lee Grant. The 98-year-old director, actor, and writer has a storied body of work, debuting on scree...

Nathan Fielder Sets Feature Directorial Debut with Checkmate, Produced by Emma Stone

After more than proving his directing mettle with Nathan For You and The Rehearsal, Nathan Fielder entered another echelon with The Curse, helming seven episod...

Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg Review: Scarlett Johansson Gives Voice to Redemption Story

You can’t always get what you want, unless you are a Rolling Stones fan hungering for documentary deep-dives into the band’s storied history. Indeed, it is spe...

Watch: Wes Anderson Directs and Stars in New Short Film 100 Years of Meisterstück

While Wes Anderson continues production in Germany on his new film The Phoenician Scheme, starring Benicio Del Toro, Michael Cera, Bill Murray, Riz Ahmed, and ...

The B-Side – In Conversation with Nancy Savoca

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that the...

Kleber Mendonça Filho Sets Next Film The Secret Agent Starring Wagner Moura

Following up his documentary Pictures of Ghosts, Brazilian director Kleber Mendonça Filho has unveiled his first narrative feature since 2019's Bacurau. He'll ...

Jane Schoenbrun on I Saw the TV Glow, Trans Girl Time, Olivier Assayas, and Emma Stone’s Support

It's been a few months since I saw Jane Schoenbrun's I Saw the TV Glow at Sundance Film Festival and I haven't been able to shake its overwhelming, ultimately ...

News

First Look at Lynne Ramsay’s Die, My Love Featuring Jennifer Lawrence and Robert Pattinson

December on the Criterion Channel Includes Bob Dylan, John Waters, MTV & More

Bertand Bonello, Takashi Miike, Nikyatu Jusu, and More Plan Next Features

Trailers

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Endless Summer Syndrome Unveils Provocative French Drama

Beatles ’64 Trailer: Martin Scorsese Captures the Band’s First Visit to America

On Becoming a Guinea Fowl Trailer: A24 Sets Rungano Nyoni’s Cannes Winner for March Release

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 Best Movies Now Playing in Theaters

The Film Stage’s 2024 Holiday Gift Guide

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

Interviews

Payal Kapadia on All We Imagine as Light, Impermanence, Magical Realism, and Trilogy Plans

Barry Keoghan on Young Fatherhood, Loving La La Land, and the Movement of Andrea Arnold’s Bird

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

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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