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TIFF Review: Julia Ducournau’s ‘Titane’ is challenging cinema and taking it to the very edge [Grade: A-]

Mina Takla September 10, 2021

Julia Ducournau’s sophomore feature Titane is certainly one of the year’s most original movies and a compelling look at the transformational power of love and... Read More

Despite all his rage, he’s still just Nicolas Cage: The case for the Oscar winner to return this awards season with ‘Pig’

Ryan McQuade August 26, 2021

The fall festival, film and awards season is upon us. As you are reading this, many prestigious film festivals are gearing up for world premieres... Read More

Kristen Stewart is Princess Diana in first teaser for Pablo Larraín’s ‘Spencer’

Erik Anderson August 26, 2021

NEON has released the first teaser for Pablo Larraín’s highly anticipated Spencer, starring Kristen Stewart as Lady Diana Spencer, Princess of Wales. Yesterday was the... Read More

Interview: Director Jamila Wignot on ‘Ailey’ and the responsibility of taking on such an iconic figure

Dewey Singleton August 9, 2021

Jamila Wignot is no stranger to the world of documentaries. She’s an award-winning filmmaker best known for her work on The African Americans and Many... Read More

‘Ailey’ review: Well intended and researched, but ultimately reveals little of the most influential Black dancer/choreographer of the 20th century

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‘Ailey’ review: Well intended and researched, but ultimately reveals little of the most influential Black dancer/choreographer of the 20th century

Maria Garcia July 20, 2021

Jamila Wignot’s Ailey celebrates its subject, the late modern dance iconoclast Alvin Ailey (1931-1989), in his own words and through his sublime choreography. The documentary... Read More

NEON picks up Cannes Directors’ Fortnight winner ‘A Chiara’

Erik Anderson July 18, 2021

The Oscar-winning studio is behind this year’s Cannes Palme winner Titane, Jury Prize winner Memoria and Best Actress winner Renate Reinsve from The Worst Person... Read More

‘Memoria’ review: Tilda Swinton investigates an eerie mystery in Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s slow-burning epic [Cannes Review]

Iana Murray July 16, 2021

It starts with a bang. Not the metaphorical, head-first into action kind of bang — not that you would ever expect that from an Apichatpong... Read More

NEON picks up U.S. rights to Joachim Trier’s Cannes hit ‘The Worst Person in the World’

Erik Anderson July 16, 2021

NEON announced today that it has acquired U.S. rights to The Worst Person in The World from Norwegian writer-director Joachim Trier (Reprise, Oslo, August 31st, Thelma). The film marks... Read More

Neon’s Sundance winner ‘Flee’ gets trailer and poster

Erik Anderson July 14, 2021

Neon has released the first official trailer and poster for its Sundance winner Flee, the absorbing story of Amin Nawabi as he grapples with a... Read More