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“Love Letters,” Received Forty Years Too Late
The vast spectrum of streaming platforms is like so many libraries: countless treasures line the shelves but little attention is paid to…
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All the Films in Competition at Cannes 2025, Ranked from Best to Worst
When the competition program of the seventy-eighth Cannes Film Festival was announced several weeks ago, I wasn’t alone in predicting that…
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Jafar Panahi and Saeed Roustayee Are Both in Cannes in Banner Year for Iranian Cinema on the Croisette
Dissident Iranian auteur Jafar Panahi on Tuesday walked up the Montées des Marches steps of the Cannes Film Festival‘s red carpet for the…
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Korean Chains Megabox and Lotte Cinema Sign Merger Agreement
JoongAng Group and retail behemoth Lotte Group have inked a blockbuster deal that promises to dramatically reshape South Korea‘s…
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Tsui Hark on ‘Condor Heroes’ and Navigating Censorship in Modern Cinema: ‘We Can Never Get Out of the System’
Balancing realism with fantasy, commerce with art, and creative freedom with censorship — legendary Hong Kong director Tsui Hark isn’t…
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Rediscovering a Great Film Critic of Hollywood’s Golden Age
Sometimes there’s light at the end of the rabbit hole. When Josef von Sternberg’s film “The Devil Is a Woman,” from 1935, was recently…
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Prime Video Top International Execs Say Cinema Experience Remains ‘Magical’ Alongside Streaming Push, at AVIA Conference: ‘We Believe in the Theatrical Window’
Despite the streaming revolution reshaping entertainment consumption worldwide, Prime Video‘s top international executives remain…
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Jet Li, Chow Yun-fat Films Lead Shout! Studios’ Hong Kong Cinema Classics Label
In a major boon for action film enthusiasts and physical media collectors, Shout! Studios is launching a new entertainment label dedicated…
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“April” Is an Unflinching Portrait of a Doctor’s Fight for Reproductive Justice
Before watching “April,” the new movie from the Georgian director and screenwriter Dea Kulumbegashvili, I had seen only one other…
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What Pauline Kael Failed to See About Young Film Lovers
Pauline Kael’s most famous work for The New Yorker, her celebrated review of “Bonnie and Clyde,” from October, 1967, was the second piece…
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Sundance’s World Cinema Jury Prizewinner ‘Cactus Pears’ Bought for North America Ahead of New Directors/New Films (EXCLUSIVE)
Strand Releasing has acquired North American rights to Rohan Parashuram Kanawade’s “Cactus Pears” which won the Grand Jury Prize at…
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Souleymane Cissé, African Cinema Pioneer, Dies at 84
Malian director Souleymane Cissé, the African cinema pioneer who over five decades gained prominence for works infused with deep humanism…
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Berlin Competition Entry ‘The Blue Trail’ Reveals First Clip, Gabriel Mascaro Talks Ageism in Cinema: ‘Elderly Bodies Are Tied to a Nostalgia For Life’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Gabriel Mascaro’s “The Blue Trail,” playing in competition in Berlin, marks another great milestone for Brazilian cinema in a year where…
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The 2025 Oscar Nominations and What Should Have Made the List
With the announcement of this year’s Oscar nominations, the members of the Academy have, in effect, responded to the natural and political…
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How David Lynch Became an Icon of Cinema
Thursday morning, I happened to be rereading Pauline Kael’s classic 1969 essay “Trash, Art, and the Movies.” A few hours later, I learned…
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America's most popular Christmas movies revealed
With December 25 fast approaching, a new poll by Talker Research for Newsweek has revealed America's most popular Christmas movies. The…
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How “Nickel Boys” Critiques the Camera in America Cinema
Taken together, three recent films provoke a profound questioning of how and why we guard the border walls separating documentaries from…
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Internet outraged by man's "distracting and rude" behavior during movie
Talking during the film, letting a cellphone ring or standing up and blocking the screen are just some of the annoying things that people…