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The Film Stage Show Ep. 340 – Favorite Films of 2019 So Far and Most-Anticipated of the Summer

We divert from our usual review episode to recap our favorite films of 2019 so far, some of which have yet to be discussed on the podcast. Then we look ahead at the coming months with our most-anticipated films of the summer....

New to Streaming: ‘Diane,’ ‘Welcome to Marwen,’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ & More

New to Streaming: 'Diane,' 'Welcome to Marwen,' 'If Beale Street Could Talk' & More...

Agnès Varda, French New Wave Pioneer, Dies at 90

The legendary, lovely Agnès Varda has passed away at the age of 90. The French New Wave pioneer died from cancer "at her home in the night of March 29, 2019...

NYC Weekend Watch: Claire Denis, Mike Leigh, Aki Kaurismäki & More

The best films playing in NYC this weekend....

Joel Coen to Direct Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington in ‘Macbeth’ Adaptation

As history has proven, it's not long after a Coen brothers film arrives that we learn of their project. Following their Netflix anthology film The Ballad of...

Rooney Mara is ‘Mary Magdalene’ and Joaquin Phoenix is Jesus in New Trailer for Biblical Drama

The downfall of The Weinstein Company meant that a number of films were left by the wayside, waiting to be picked up by other distributors. One that has tak...

Toni Collette, Jessie Buckley & David Thewlis Join Charlie Kaufman’s ‘I’m Thinking of Ending Things‘

Following his stop-motion animation Anomalisa, Charlie Kaufman will return to the realm of live-action with I’m Thinking of Ending Things, an adaptation of ...

‘Dumbo’ Review: Tim Burton Directs a Drab, Deadened Disney Remake

The onslaught of "live action" Disney adaptations of their animated films is a confounding one in many ways. They seem to be committed to remaking only their mo...

‘Phantom Cowboys’ Trailer Turns the Spotlight on Small-Town Teenage Ennui

Premiering at Tribeca Film Festival 2018, Hide Your Smiling Faces director Daniel Patrick Carbone brought his powerful, lyrical new documentary Phantom Cowboy...

The Future of Filmmaking: A Comprehensive Preview of New Directors/New Films 2019

Now in its 48th edition, the NYC-based film festival continues to spotlight directors representing the future of filmmaking and this year's edition is particularly eclectic....

News

Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2026 Lineup

Eleanor Coppola’s Documentary on the Making of Sofia Coppola’s Marie Antoinette Is Coming Soon

David Chase Sets LSD Film; New Updates on Quentin Tarantino, Wes Anderson, David Lowery, and Sacha Baron Cohen Projects

Trailers

Godzilla Minus Zero Teaser: Takashi Yamazaki’s Sequel Stomps Into Theaters This November

Hope Trailer: Na Hong-Jin’s Sci-Fi Thriller Arrives This September

Dakota Fanning and Jake Johnson Rethink Their Lives in First Trailer for Joe Swanberg’s The Sun Never Sets

Reviews

Remake Review: Ross McElwee’s Introspective Documentary Haunts with Humanity

Gail Daughtry and the Celebrity Sex Pass Review: David Wain’s Hilarious Ode to LA

Camp Review: An Absorbing, Dreamlike Journey of Finding Yourself

Features

15 Films to See at Japan Cuts 2026

New to Streaming: The Prisoner, Silent Friend, Obsession, Fiume o morte! & More

NYC Weekend Watch: 70mm Conspiracies, Immigrants, Spectres, Sherman’s March & More

Interviews

“How Do You Make a Contemporary Erotic Thriller”: Georgia Bernstein on Night Nurse and Catherine Breillat

David Wain on the Hard Work of Making Dumb Jokes

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

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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