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Even though he has been working in the biopic genre for a while now (NO, Neruda, Jackie, Spencer), Chilean director Pablo Larraín was under the... Read More
In 1972, Munich hosted the Summer Olympic Games. At the time, Germany was separated into two factions; East Germany, under the influence of a communist... Read More
Telluride Film Festival, presented by the National Film Preserve, today announced its official program selections for the 51st Telluride Film Festival (TFF), including world premieres... Read More
On the eve of its world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Netflix announced it had secured U.S. rights to Maria, director Pablo Larraín’s... Read More
Thirty six years have passed since audiences were introduced to the weird and wonderful mind of filmmaker Tim Burton. His sophomore feature Beetlejuice – a... Read More
For most of us, our tedious and boring lives are rarely interrupted with the amount of drama needed for a narrative film. But they could... Read More
The California Film Institute (CAFILM) has announced that Danielle Deadwyler will receive the MVFF Award for Acting at the 47th Mill Valley Film Festival as... Read More
Steve Martin, Martin Short and Selena Gomez are in trouble. That is, their New York sleuthy counterparts Charles, Oliver and Mabel are. After the big... Read More
Angelina Jolie, the multi-hyphenate Academy Award–winning actor, Tony Award–winning producer, writer, director, and humanitarian with the TIFF Tribute Award in Impact Media. Previously bestowed upon... Read More

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Director Watch Podcast Ep. 61: ‘The Thin Red Line’ (Terrence Malick, 1998) with special guest Jake Tropila
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2024 Telluride Film Festival Lineup: World Premieres of ‘Conclave,’ ‘Nickel Boys,’ Tributes to Saoirse Ronan, Jacques Audiard, Thelma Schoonmaker
Netflix Acquires Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie for U.S. Distribution
‘Beetlejuice Beetlejuice’ Review: The Juice is Back But Will This Legacy Sequel Quench Anybody’s Thirst? | Venice
Wrong Place, Wrong Time: ‘The Third Man’ (1949), ‘Collateral’ (2004) and ‘Green Room’ (2016) [Retrospective]
Danielle Deadwyler (‘The Piano Lesson’) to Receive MVFF Award for Acting at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival
‘Only Murders in the Building’ Season 4 Review: All That Sazz
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‘Wishful Thinking,’ ‘Over Your Dead Body’ Among 2026 SXSW Film & TV Festival Juried and Audience Award Winners
Director Watch Podcast Ep. 144 – ‘A Matter of Life and Death (Powell and Pressburger, 1946) with Special Guest Jesse Nussman
Association of Motion Picture Sound (AMPS) Television and Nonfiction Nominations Announced: ‘Adolescence,’ ‘Black Mirror,’ ‘Slow Horses’ and More