The Film Stage - Page 80

Becoming the Beast: George MacKay on Fighting for Bertrand Bonello’s Film, Learning French, and Modern Incel Culture

There's little precedent for what George MacKay does in The Beast, a multilingual production that required the English star to learn French for extended sequen...

Aubrey Plaza Will Star In John Waters’ Liarmouth, Which Seeks Funding

Within hours of news that David Lynch is seeking financing for his animated feature Snootworld comes another depressing reminder of how hard legends have to hu...

David Lynch Seeks Funding for Animated Feature Snootworld After Netflix Rejects Pitch

Deep in the morass of unmade David Lynch films––among the better-known likes Ronnie Rocket, One Saliva Bubble, Antelope Don't Run No More, and Dune Messiah––is...

A Nigerian Film Club Fights the Status Quo in Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Coconut Head Generation

Named for the belittling label the older generation of Nigeria has given for its aimless youth, Alain Kassanda's Coconut Head Generation refutes this suppositi...

Exclusive U.S. Trailer for Sundance Winner Slow Captures an Intimate Portrait of Asexuality

Winner of the directing award at last year's Sundance Film Festival, Marija Kavtaradze's second feature Slow is a unique, intimate relationship tale, following...

The Best Films That Didn’t Receive a Single Sight & Sound Vote

While it was fascinating to see the results of the 2022 Sight & Sound poll, we're just as curious to see what lies outside the established canon. As part o...

Mia Goth Has Killer Ambitions in First Trailer for Ti West’s MaXXXine

Like any summer movie slate, the lineup is chock full of sequels and franchise additions, but one of the few that may bring something a bit fresh is the final ...

Don Hertzfeldt and Ari Aster Collaborating on a “Big” Existential Horror Animation

After spending the majority of the 2010s working on his sublime sci-fi trilogy World of Tomorrow, animation genius Don Hertzfeldt hinted he desired to work on ...

“I’m Not an Actor”: Léa Seydoux on Her Creative Self and False Public Perception

Léa Seydoux tells me "it may be nicer to have eye contact." Though I was informed our interview would be audio-only––no complaints; time with the most exciting...

Lee Chang-dong on the Power of Anger and Empathizing with Pain

This month, Metrograph is running “Novel Encounters: The Films of Lee Chang-dong,” a retrospective of the filmmaker’s career to date. The program includes four...

News

David Fincher’s Remastered Se7en Comes to IMAX to Kick Off 2025

Criterion Collection’s February 2025 Lineup Features Paul Thomas Anderson, Jean-Luc Godard, Crossing Delancey & More

Exclusive: New Restoration of Queer Drama By Hook or By Crook Acquired by Altered Innocence for Spring 2025 Release

Trailers

Nicole Kidman and Harris Dickinson Find Pleasure in New Trailer for Babygirl

Pamela Anderson is The Last Showgirl in First Trailer for Gia Coppola’s Drama

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

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

Appreciating a Pioneer: Pittsburgh Celebrates Queer Local Filmmaker Roger Jacoby with World Premiere Restorations

New to Streaming: Megalopolis, Rumours, Look Into My Eyes, An Almost Christmas Story, and More

NYC Weekend Watch: The Limits of Control, Ealing Studios & 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 – Gwyneth Paltrow (with Cory Everett)

The B-Side – Vincent Price (with Gavin Mevius)

The B-Side – Tim Burton (with Maria Lewis)

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