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Jean-Luc Godard’s ‘Le livre d’image’ to Become Traveling Art Show as Director Returns to Acting

As I type these words, a new Jean-Luc Godard film is minutes from premiering at the 71st Cannes Film Festival. General excitement around Le livre d'image (o...

Jean-Luc Godard Cites His Sources in First Preview for Cannes-Bound ‘The Image Book’

It is more or less par for the course that no film at at this year's Cannes will stir the pot quite like Jean-Luc Godard's The Image Book (Le livre d'image,...

Review: ‘Pacific Rim Uprising’ Surpasses its Predecessor with Ridiculous Robot Mayhem

Despite both the title and tagline, at no point in Pacific Rim Uprising does any one or thing rise up. Keeping this in mind should properly set your expectation...

‘The Commuter’ Cinematographer Paul Cameron on Creating Tension, Spatial Coherence, ‘Collateral,’ and Tony Scott

We speak with the cinematographer about The Commuter's utterly brilliant opening sequence, utilizing the new technology of Cinefade, the custom rig he built, and more....

‘Pitch Perfect 3’ Review: The Bellas are Back in a Sequel Aimed to Please

The opening sequence of Pitch Perfect 3 finds the Bellas aboard a luxury yacht doing a version of Britney Spears’ “Toxic” that feels even more synthetic than th...

‘A Quiet Place’ Trailer: Emily Blunt and John Krasinski Stay Silent in Supernatural Thriller

After his overtly earnest drama The Hollars, John Krasinski seems to have taken a few notes from the Blumhouse method for his next directorial effort. A Qui...

Review: ‘Transformers: The Last Knight’ Doesn’t Break the Mold

I mean, you know what you’re getting by now, right? Did you see any of the other Transformers movies? They are all unified in sensibility of craft, story, an...

Watch All the Movie-Related Super Bowl 2017 Spots

To think that for a single 30-second Super Bowl spot, a company could fund the next Moonlight (made for around $5 million), it makes it a bit more d...

10 Wide Releases in 2016 That Exceeded Expectations

We kick off our year-end coverage with the studio films that most surprised us....

The 50 Best Animated Films of the 21st Century Thus Far

We count down our favorite feature-length animations from this millennium, including Pixar, Studio Ghibli, and everything in between. ...

News

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

Watch: Luca Guadagnino Directs Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi in New Chanel Short Film

Maren Ade Sets First Film Since Toni Erdmann with Magic Word

Trailers

First Trailer for Andrea Arnold’s Bird Starring Barry Keoghan and Franz Rogowski

David Lowery Tells An Almost Christmas Story in First Trailer for Alfonso Cuarón-Backed Short

Jude Law Hunts Down White Supremacists in First Trailer for Justin Kurzel’s The Order

Reviews

BFI London Review: The Brothers Quay Find Stunning Textures In Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass

NYFF Review: The Damned Flirts With Documentary and Reenactment in a Frigid Civil War Sojourn

Hamburg Review: Love Conjures a Truthful, Soothing Nordic Take on Romance

Features

The Best 2024 Fall Film Festival Premieres

NYC Weekend Watch: A Tale of Autumn, Tetro, Brad Dourif, Guy Maddin & More

New to Streaming: ME, Coma, Hundreds of Beavers, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person & More

Interviews

The Friend Directors Scott McGehee & David Siegel on Finding the Perfect Dog, Bill Murray’s Notes, and Avoiding Cliches

“Nobody Can See It In Georgia”: April Director Dea Kulumbegashvili on State Suppression and Luca Guadagnino’s Protection

“Shut Up, Shut Up, Listen”: Julia Loktev on My Undesirable Friends: Part I — Last Air in Moscow

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Farewell Episode – Megalopolis

The B-Side – Barbra Streisand (with Chris Feil)

The Film Stage Show Ep. 549 – Beetlejuice Beetlejuice (with Trace Sauveur)