Steve McQueen

Steve McQueen’s Sex Addiction Drama ‘Shame’ Starring Michael Fassbender Nails December Date

When Fox Searchlight Pictures acquired Steve McQueen's Shame for distribution in the US, it was a risky move to say the least. This, after all, is a film th...

Melissa Leo, James Badge Dale and Garcelle Beauvais Land ‘Flight’

As predicted, the casting announcements for Robert Zemeckis' live-action filmmaking return have not slowed down. We last reported that John Goodman had join...

The Best of Toronto International Film Festival 2011

After ten days of watching nearly 70 films and conducting a handful of interviews, the 2011 Toronto International Film Festival has concluded. While we just...

[TIFF Review] Shame

Three years after their first collaboration—and the director’s debut film—Steve McQueen and star Michael Fassbender return with the viscerally intense Shame...

[Now Streaming] Your ‘Contagion’, ‘Warrior’ & ‘Black Power Mixtape’ Alternatives

Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to the worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This wee...

Will Full Frontal Nudity From Michael Fassbender and Carey Mulligan Guarantee a NC-17 Rating For ‘Shame’?

Update: Read our TIFF review of Shame here and it has officially been given an NC-17 rating for "some explicit sexual content." One of the most talked-ab...

Telluride Announces Line-Up Including Films From Payne, Cronenberg, Scorsese, McQueen and More

Kicking off tomorrow for just four days, the Telluride Film Festival is nice precursor to the North American fall film festivals including Toronto and New Y...

NYFF 2011 Will Close With ‘The Descendants’; Steve McQueen, Martin Scorsese and More Join High-Caliber Main Slate

The New York Film Festival have officially announced their main slate, including the closing night film. The latter will be Alexander Payne's The Descendant...

Trailer and Poster for Johnnie To’s Venice Contender ‘Life Without Principle’

Back in late July, we were informed of the slate of films that would be playing at this year's 68th Venice Film Festival. It's a wonderful-looking lineup, i...

TIFF 2011 Announces Line-Ups For Midnight Madness, Documentary, Vanguard and More

We got the initial line-up for Toronto International Film Festival 2011 last week, which included new films from Alexander Payne, David Cronenberg, Steve Mc...

News

Lisandro Alonso Will Revisit La Libertad for His Next, Potentially Final Film

First Look at Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis: Adam Driver and Nathalie Emmanuel Have Grand Ambitions

Listen to Thom Yorke’s Score for Confidenza, His First Since Suspiria

Trailers

Léa Seydoux, Vincent Lindon, and Louis Garrel Hit Their Marks In Trailer for Quentin Dupieux’s Cannes Opener The Second Act

Christian Petzold Sets Next Feature Miroirs No. 3 Starring Paula Beer

The Beatles’ Swan Song Breathes New Life In Trailer for Let It Be Restoration

Reviews

VdR Review: Ruth Beckermann’s Favoriten Captures Laughs and Levity of an Austrian Primary School

Nowhere Special Review: Uberto Pasolini Crafts an Understated, Joyful Tearjerker

Humane Review: Caitlin Cronenberg’s Directorial Debut Offers Bloody, Gut-Punch Twists and Turns

Features

17 Films to See in May

New to Streaming: Love Lies Bleeding, Nostalghia, Tótem, Monkey Man, Omen & More

NYC Weekend Watch: Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Starman & More

Interviews

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi on Evil Does Not Exist, Being in Harmony with Nature, and Why the Ending is Realistic

“All Great DPs Become Alcoholics”: Rob Tregenza on Shooting Béla Tarr’s Werckmeister Harmonies

Joanna Arnow on the Misconceptions of BDSM, Filming Comedy, and Conveying the Passage of Time

Podcasts

The Film Stage Show Ep. 535 – Civil War (with Ryan McNeill)

The B-Side – Robert Redford (with Blake Howard)

The Film Stage Show Ep. 534 – Monkey Man (with Jenny Nulf)