About a year ago, a certain kind of cinephile took note of obituaries for Ted Kotcheff, a television-turned-film director who worked steadily from the mid-fifties to the mid-nineties. Even to …
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The 28th Shanghai International Film Festival has tapped revered actor Tony Leung Chiu-wai to head the jury for its main competition Golden Goblet Awards. The festival opens June 12 and …
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Behind Scenes
Cannes Film Festival Head Thierry Frémaux on the Past and Future of MoviesFilmmaker Magazine
Lumière, Le Cinema! Thierry Frémaux wears a lot of hats. The 65-year-old Frenchman oversees the programming and operations of the Cannes Film Festival, which will announce its 79th edition next …
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The film, which is named after a last-ditch pass sometimes made in American football, centres around Gosling’s character Ryland Grace, a science teacher who through a number of extraordinary circumstances, …
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Two things happened Monday that say everything about where the entertainment industry stands right now. First: YouTube surpassed Disney to become the world’s largest media company. Second: Ted Hope — …
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Park Chan-wook will preside over the jury of the 79th edition of the Cannes Film Festival. The celebrated South Korean director, screenwriter and producer will succeed French actor Juliette Binoche, …
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Behind Scenes
Editor Mollie Goldstein on Cutting the Sundance Cross-Country Road Trip Film ‘Hot Water’
The rhythmic cadence of this film is no accident as Bashour – who also served as composer on the film – brought his musical background to the post workflow, and …
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NPR’s Ailsa Chang speaks with filmmaker Ava DuVernay about the film and TV of a decade ago as part of a Black History Month series about the year 2016. AILSA …
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Culture
A Prayer for the Dying review – pestilent western feels like a short stretched too long | Berlin film festival 2026
There is some very concerted image-making and mood-making in this technically accomplished yet unsatisfying drama from first-time, Norway-based director Dara Van Dusen. It is a sombre tale of the American …
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In Josef Kubota Wladyka‘s Ha-chan, Shake Your Booty!, the co-writer/director tells a beautifully relatable story of life, love and loss with some Fosse-quality dance numbers and just the right amount …