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‘The Shawshank Redemption’ at 30: The Enduring Classic Proves it Can Make it on the Outside

Retrospective

‘The Shawshank Redemption’ at 30: The Enduring Classic Proves it Can Make it on the Outside

MN Miller September 27, 2024

How does a film filled with characters going through existential crises overcome its own to become an enduring classic? When it comes to hailing a... Read More

We’re Not Dunne Yet: A ‘Gone Girl’ 10th Anniversary Retrospective and its Deserved Oscar Legacy

Eddie Mouradian September 27, 2024

Our relationship to pop culture is deeply personal. Yes, there are numerous monoculture moments, starting with The Beatles and Elvis causing mass hysteria on The... Read More

‘Misericordia’ Review: Into the Woods the Path Isn’t So Straight | NYFF

Nick Ruhrkraut September 27, 2024

Everyone has a secret they’d take to their grave— but at what cost? And is it really even a secret? Confronting the ghost of a... Read More

Critics Choice Association to Honor Zoe Saldaña, Joan Chen, Tyler Perry at 2024 Diversity Celebration Events

Erik Anderson September 26, 2024

The Critics Choice Association (CCA) announced today the honorees and dates for their upcoming Diversity Celebrations including the 4th annual Celebration of Latino Cinema &... Read More

2024 Middleburg Film Festival Honorees Include RaMell Ross, Danielle Deadwyler; Ed Lachman to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award

Erik Anderson September 26, 2024

The Middleburg Film Festival announced additional programming today for its 12th edition which will run October 17-20 including Orion Pictures/ Amazon MGM Studios’ Nickel Boys as the... Read More

2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival Honorees Include Steve McQueen, Karla Sofía Gascón and Sebastian Stan

Erik Anderson September 26, 2024

The Savannah College of Art and Design (SCAD) has announced its first list of honorees for the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival, scheduled to take place from... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 65 – ‘Knight of Cups’ (Terrence Malick, 2015) with special guest Jesse Nussman

Ryan McQuade September 26, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

‘Maria’ Teaser Finds Angelina Jolie Singing Her Final Aria

Trailers

‘Maria’ Teaser Finds Angelina Jolie Singing Her Final Aria

Erik Anderson September 26, 2024

Netflix has released the first teaser for Maria from director Pablo Larraín and starring and Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie as legendary opera singer Maria Callas.... Read More

‘Megalopolis’ Review: Francis Ford Coppola Loses Himself in a Messy Matrix of Formless Ideas | NYFF

Film Reviews

‘Megalopolis’ Review: Francis Ford Coppola Loses Himself in a Messy Matrix of Formless Ideas | NYFF

Ryan McQuade September 25, 2024

Throughout Megalopolis, we see Cesar Catalina (Adam Driver) control time, with the ability to stop and start it upon command. This makes him, in the... Read More

SFFILM’s 10th Doc Stories Lineup: ‘No Other Land, ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and More

Film Festivals

SFFILM’s 10th Doc Stories Lineup: ‘No Other Land, ‘One to One: John & Yoko’ and More

Erik Anderson September 25, 2024

Today, SFFILM announced the full lineup for Doc Stories celebrating its 10th anniversary of bringing the year’s most compelling nonfiction films and filmmakers to the Bay Area, opening with One... Read More

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