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Wasp Network Trailer: Penélope Cruz, Édgar Ramírez, Wagner Moura, Gael García Bernal & Ana de Armas Lead Olivier Assayas’ Thriller

Boasting the cast of the year, Penélope Cruz, Édgar Ramírez, Wagner Moura, Gael García Bernal, and Ana de Armas lead Wasp Network, the latest film from Olivier...

Da 5 Bloods Cinematographer Newton Thomas Sigel on Spike Lee’s Epic Scope, Multiple Aspect Ratios & More

Utilizing three aspect ratios as well as multiple camera formats and a wealth of archival footage over its 2.5-hour-plus runtime, shooting Spike Lee's Vietnam ...

The Film Stage Announces Summer 2020 Lineup for Cinephile Game Night

Tune into all episodes live on Twitter. This spring here at The Film Stage we partnered with Cinephile to present Cinephile Game Night, a livestream series ...

Joseph Gordon-Levitt’s Plane Gets Hijacked in First Trailer for 7500

Not to be confused with Takashi Shimizu's Flight 7500–which was set for a 2012 release, but didn't arrive until 2016 and skipped theaters–Oscar-nominated direc...

Leap of Faith: William Friedkin on The Exorcist Review: The Director Revisits His Horror Classic in a New Light

Always bold to some degree, seldom less than ambitious, William Friedkin's career as a filmmaker has resulted in countless awards; box offices records broken; ...

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Parasite Storyboards, David Lynch’s Dune, Céline Sciamma & More

While the country is beginning the first steps of emerging from quarantine––for now, at least––the summer season should still mean lots of reading time. Some s...

The Surrogate Review: A Morally Complex Drama with No Easy Answers

There's a moment in Jeremy Hersh's feature directorial debut The Surrogate where a heated argument devoid of any correct answers reaches the inevitable questio...

The Film Stage Show Ep. 393 – Shirley (with Alissa Wilkinson)

Welcome, one and all, to the latest episode of The Film Stage Show! Today, Brian Roan, Michael Snydel, and Bill Graham are joined by special guest Alissa Wilki...

Jake Gyllenhaal to Lead Gustav Möller’s Thriller Snow Blind

When Gustav Möller broke out a few years ago with his intense, one-location thriller The Guilty (on Hulu, if you missed it), Jake Gyllenhaal counted himself a ...

Bill & Ted Face the Music Trailer: Keanu Reeves & Alex Winter Return to Save the World

The Matrix isn't the only franchise that Keanu Reeves will return to soon. He's back with Alex Winter for the third film in the Bill & Ted series. After de...

News

Cinema Guild to Unveil Otar Iosseliani Restorations This Summer

The Criterion Collection Announces Complete Stanley Kubrick 4K Set

NYC Weekend Watch: Masahiro Shinoda, Budd Boetticher in 3D, Carlito’s Way & More

Trailers

Will Poulter Navigates an American Crisis In First Trailer for Union County

Exclusive Trailer for Japan Cuts 2026 Highlights the Best of New Japanese Cinema

Sophie Thatcher and Charles Melton Traverse Giallo Underworld In Trailer for Nicolas Winding Refn’s Her Private Hell

Reviews

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Jackass: Best and Last Review: Knoxville & Co. Return for One Last Encore

Romería Review: A Personal Tale of Intergenerational Dissonance

Features

Posterized July 2026: The Samurai and the Prisoner, The Odyssey, Night Nurse & More

12 Films to See in July

New to Streaming: Blue Heron, I Love Boosters, Tuner, The Sheep Detectives & More

Interviews

Ross McElwee on Remake and the Painful, Profound Process of Making a Testament to His Son’s Life

Tamra Davis on Billy Madison, Half Baked, Watching Fellini and Coppola on Set, Bonding with Britney Spears, and The Best Summer

“There’s No Incentive for a Filmmaker to Retire”: Alex Cox on Returning With Dead Souls

Podcasts

The B-Sides of Julia Roberts with Joe Reid

The B-Sides of Steven Spielberg with Bilge Ebiri

The B-Sides of Goldie Hawn with Jen Johans

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