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jackass forever the godfather
February 1, 2022
Jackass Forever is here and we go in depth on an iconic stunt reimagined; The Offer looks at a rocky Godfather production. Notes on 2nd-Unit photography.
the cathedral ricky d'ambrose
January 25, 2022
The Cathedral is an abstracted view of the moments that stick with us through adolescence, and how moments of conflict can linger in our minds year later.
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January 25, 2022
The teaser for Guillermo del Toro’s Pinocchio; A secret Sundance documentary has been revealed and the logline is wild; Some Sundance recommendations.
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January 21, 2022
Rock star and actor Meat Loaf has died; Season 2 details — including a new location — for The White Lotus are in; Ambitious plans for a film studio in space
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January 20, 2022
Filmed in 2020 with a crew of two, Happer’s Comet director Tyler Taormina returned home to make his intimate drama which stars members of his community.
the batman steven spielberg matt reeves jonah hill
January 20, 2022
Matt Reeves takes inspiration from these ’70s thrillers for The Batman; Steven Spielberg salutes Buster Keaton; We salute Jonah Hill being late.
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January 11, 2022
A two-decades in the making doc on Kanye West gets a teaser ahead of Sundance; Ethan Hawke and Scorsese are makng a Paul Newman doc.
Sidney Poitier Beavis and Butt-Head Peter Bogdanovich
January 7, 2022
Hollywood heroes Peter Bogdanovich and Sidney Poitier have died; Mike Judge teases a return to Beavis and Butt-Head; Rooney Mara is Audrey Hepburn.
DON'T LOOK UP clifton collins jr jockey
January 3, 2022
Don’t Look Up sparks online debate and we revisit when another filmmaker took on critics in the ’70s. Jockey star Clifton Collins Jr. is front and center.
Jockey Clint Bentley Greg Kwedar
December 23, 2021
Jockey co-writers Greg Kwedar and Clint Bentley have worked together for 10 years. Here they explore what goes into a healthy co-writing partnership.
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December 21, 2021
We look back at overlooked movies from 2021; Spider-Man’s dominance is not just limited to the big screen; Some early 2022 film events are cancelled.
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December 17, 2021
Spider-Man: No Way Home opens to unprecedented B.O. numbers; First reactions to The Matrix Resurrections; Variety ranks Frasier episodes and we react.
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December 14, 2021
Michael Bilandic shot his single-location art world satire, Project Space 13, in 4 days, because he collaborates closely with a tight-knit group of friends.
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December 13, 2021
Golden Globes nominations are in; A look at Steven Spielberg’s shift into hyper-topical filmmaking and why that approach failed with West Side Story.
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December 11, 2021
France writer-director Bruno Dumont writes in a literary manner, but straight without comedy. The comedy comes later on set and then in the edit.
WOLF nathalie biancheri species dysphoria
December 8, 2021
Wolf writer-director Nathalie Biancheri used her research on species dysphoria as a jumping off point to create a fictional narrative about identity.
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December 6, 2021
Tom Holland is confirmed as dancing king Fred Astaire; Jeremy Strong had a long road to Succession star Kendall Roy; Kenny G pays no mind to any haters.
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December 1, 2021
Young Sinner, a new thriller from Paul Verhoeven and Robocop writer Edward Neumeier will be an “innovative version” of movies like Basic Instinct.
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December 1, 2021
Red Scare podcast co-host Dasha Nekrasova on her feature directorial debut The Scary of Sixty-First, which looks at Jeffrey Epstein conspiracy theories.
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November 30, 2021
What House of Gucci keeps and changes from its source material; Mike Leigh weighs in on sex scenes; Paul McCartney creates magic in Get Back.
The Humans Stephen Karam
November 24, 2021
While adapting his play The Humans, Stephen Karam felt the restrictions of screenwriting and created an image and clip-based document purely for himself.
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November 23, 2021
Paul Thomas Anderson gets candid about working in television; Cooper Raiff follows up Shithouse with Cha Cha Real Smooth; Other Sundance possibilities.
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November 22, 2021
These 20 film festivals celebrate shorts by placing a special emphasis on the form. Here are our list of the Best Short Film Festivals in the World.
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November 19, 2021
King Richard director Reinaldo Marcus Green and editor Pamela Martin on experimenting in the edit, finding the opening sequence and avoiding commentators.