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The B-Side – Jet Li

Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars and not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones they made...

Tilda Swinton Shares 11 of Her Favorite Films and a 1-Hour, Career-Spanning Talk

In these strange times, one can find some comfort hearing stories from one of cinema's most adventurous actors. Recipient of this year's BFI Fellowship, Tilda ...

The Film Stage Show – Podcasting in the Time of Coronavirus

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by Jordan Raup for a mini-upd...

Bong Joon Ho Says He’d Love to Make a Musical

Following his historic Oscar wins for Parasite, there was much discussion on what Bong Joon Ho would do next–but he had actually already told us. "I'm preparin...

SXSW Review: She Dies Tomorrow is a Lucid, Unsettling Picture in the Times of COVID-19

In any other time and in any other place, She Dies Tomorrow would be a lucid and unsettling film. Screened in the height of a global pandemic, it is difficult ...

U.S. Trailer for Justin Kurzel’s True History of the Kelly Gang Introduces a Tale of Australian Bandits

After the lukewarm reception of his big-screen adaptation of Assassin's Creed, Justin Kurzel (Snowtown, Macbeth) has returned to his indie roots for his next f...

Jia Zhangke on Cinema in the Time of Coronavirus and the Undeniable Truths of Documentary Filmmaking

For more than two and a half decades, the films of Jia Zhangke have given the world a poetic and deeply personal account of the shifting social plains of moder...

All Movie Theaters in NYC and LA Ordered to Close; What Does it Mean for Indie Film?

While a number of arthouse movie theaters, mostly in NYC, began closing their doors starting last Thursday, an unprecedented step has now been taken to combat ...

First Trailer for Sundance Audience Award Winner Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution

At last year's Sundance Film Festival I saw what would go on to be one of the year's best documentaries, American Factory, an intimate look at the clash of cap...

SXSW Review: Coded Bias is an Alarming Look at How False Algorithms are Impeding Civil Rights

Starting with the work of Joy Buolamwini of the MIT Media Lab, Shalini Kantayya’s Coded Bias is an alarming look at the imperfections of technology trusted to ...

News

Todd Haynes to Shoot De Noche with Pedro Pascal and Danny Ramirez Starting Next Month

David Lynch’s Scripts for Unrecorded Night, Which Was to Star Toby Jones, to Be Published

First Look at Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s All of a Sudden Starring Virginie Efira

Trailers

A Scenario Multiplies In First Trailer for Hong Sangsoo’s The Day She Returns

Exclusive Trailer for Saša Vajda’s Berlinale Premiere The Lights, They Fall

Scare Out Trailer: Zhang Yimou’s Spy Thriller Starring Jackson Yee Arrives This Month

Reviews

Sundance Review: Ethan Hawke is Good as Gold in The Weight

Sundance Review: Rock Springs Tells an Ambitious Ghost Tale

Sundance Review: Shame and Money is a Pressure Cooker Drama About the Crushing Demands of Capitalism

Features

10 Films to See in February

NYC Weekend Watch: Short Cuts, Strange Days, Silent Hill & More

New to Streaming: Sundance 2026, Peter Hujar’s Day, Ella McCay & More

Interviews

The Love That Remains Director Hlynur Pálmason on the Preciousness of Time and Spontaneous Filmmaking

One Battle After Another Production Designer Florencia Martin on Building Paul Thomas Anderson’s Detailed World

“You’re Leaning Into the Ugliness”: Michael Bauman on Shooting One Battle After Another for Paul Thomas Anderson

Podcasts

The B-Side Ep. 175 – Rachel McAdams

The Best Films of 2025 and Most-Anticipated Films of 2026

The B-Side Ep. 174 – James Stewart (with Mitchell Beaupre)

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