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‘The Brutalist’ Review: Everything Old is New Again in Brady Corbet’s Monumental, Novelistic Epic | NYFF

Sophia Ciminello September 27, 2024

Early in The Godfather Part II, a young, solitary Vito Corleone looks out the window at Ellis Island and sees The Statue of Liberty in... Read More

Trailer Watch: ‘Maria,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Bonus Track,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Caddo Lake,’ and ‘Ballerina’

Trailers

Trailer Watch: ‘Maria,’ ‘Sinners,’ ‘Bonus Track,’ ‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Caddo Lake,’ and ‘Ballerina’

Erik Anderson September 27, 2024

This week’s trailer round up looks at Angelina Jolie in Maria as legendary opera singer Maria Callas, Ryan Coogler and Michael B. Jordan with the... Read More

‘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

Podcasts

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

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