The Film Stage

Recommended New Books on Filmmaking: Brian De Palma, Agnès Varda, Wes Craven, and Movies for Kids

It seems appropriate to read about some of our greatest filmmakers during the fall. (Festival season! Prestige pics! Megalopolis mania!) Plus, a guide to cinem...

“I Want It to Feel as Real as a Documentary”: Sean Baker on Anora, Editing Breaks, and Old-School Camera Tricks

Sean Baker has been making films for nearly 25 years. With Anora, his Palme d’Or winner following the journey of a stripper from Brooklyn, he’s ascended furthe...

November on the Criterion Channel Includes Catherine Breillat, Ida Lupino, Med Hondo, David Bowie & More

With Janus possessing the much-needed restorations, Catherine Breillat is getting her biggest-ever spotlight in November's Criterion Channel series spanning 19...

Kiyoshi Kurosawa on His Major Year of Cloud, Chime, and Serpent’s Path

Every year is a good year to admire Kiyoshi Kurosawa, whose filmography runs far and deep enough to essentially guarantee you've yet to discover something wond...

Elaine May’s Crackpot, Starring Dakota Johnson and Sebastian Stan, Needs an Insurance Director to Move Ahead

After many years of radio silence on Elaine May's Crackpot, a comedy starring Dakota Johnson that was planned to be the 92-year-old filmmaker's fifth and final...

Carry-On Trailer: Jaume Collet-Serra Finally Returns to the B-Movie

After getting sucked into the Dwayne Johnson abyss of tentpole filmmaking, Jaume Collet-Serra is getting back to what he knows best: thrillingly calibrated B-m...

Wallace & Gromit: Vengeance Most Fowl Trailer: Aardman Animations Returns This Winter

While Aardman creations Wallace and Gromit have seen their universe expanded with Shaun the Sheep films and even videogames, they haven't been prominent in a p...

NYFF Review: Apocalypse in the Tropics is an Exposé of Brazil’s Politically Active Religious Right

Five years, the closest presidential election in Brazilian history, and one insurrection after her last examination of Brazil’s tumultuous socio-political sphe...

The Criterion Collection’s January Lineup Includes The Mother and the Whore, Akira Kurosawa, and Anthony Mann on 4K

It's October, which means Criterion's already thinking about 2025. Their new year auspiciously starts with a 4K UHD release of Jean Eustache's magnum opus The ...

The Best 2024 Fall Film Festival Premieres

While there's a few more fall film festivals popping up in the next month, the major ones are behind us, which means we have a strong sense of the films to hav...

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

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

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

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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