Category: Movie News
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‘Metronom’ Review: Youthful Rebellion and Teenage Love Struggle to Survive in the Shadow of Authoritarianism
It is 1972, in Bucharest. Ceaușescu has been in power for seven years, and the fabric of ordinary life has been steeped long enough in his regime’s corrosively oppressive mandate that it has begun to fray. Yet against this backdrop of gathering gloom, bright, fresh first love is blossoming. This is already a fertile setup…
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Park Chan-wook Praises ‘Squid Game,’ Says ‘Parasite’ Was ‘a Historical Event’
Park Chan-wook had a great week at Cannes, winning Best Director for his new procedural “Decision to Leave.” The “Oldboy” auteur also gave movie lovers a hint about some of his upcoming projects, which, if he gets his way, will include a western, a science fiction film, and a remake of Costa-Gavras’s “The Ax.”The world’s…
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How Stanley Kubrick Solved The Shining’s Psychic Problem
It might be over four decades old, but “The Shining” has never stopped being a dazzlingly unfathomable piece of cinema. Like any of Stanley Kubrick’s films, it was not so warmly received when it first premiered and is still famously disliked by Stephen King himself. The reason for the author’s contention resulted from the liberties…
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Filmmaker Geeta Malik on Representation: ‘Being Seen Can Be a Double-Edged Sword’ (Guest Column)
In “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn,” Francie Nolan sat on her fire escape, ate peppermint wafers, spied on her neighbors, and read books. In Aurora, I sat on my roof, ate pretzels, spied on my neighbors, and read “A Tree Grows in Brooklyn.” I felt seen by Francie Nolan and it surprised me when people…
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‘Maestro’ First Look: Bradley Cooper & Carey Mulligan In Netflix’s Leonard Bernstein Biopic
One of the biggest Oscar snubs in recent history came in 2016 with Bradley Cooper’s stunning directorial debut, “A Star Is Born.” While the film was nominated for eight Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Cooper, the major achievement of the film, Cooper knocking it out of the park for his debut…
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Kenny Loggins Recalls First Reaction to ‘Top Gun’ Volleyball Scene: ‘No One’s Gonna Write for That’
“Top Gun: Maverick” is one of the best received movie sequels in years, earning rave reviews from critics and dominating the box office on its opening weekend. Almost everyone seems to agree that it’s a major improvement over the original “Top Gun,” trading in the campy 1980s vibes for a more serious tone (by blockbuster…
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Best-Selling ‘Tuscan Cookbook’ to Be Refashioned as Australian Feature Film (Exclusive)
Australian production and distribution firm Arcadia has begun development of non-fiction best-selling book “Stephanie Alexander and Maggie Beer’s Tuscan Cookbook” as a feature film.Envisaged in the style of “The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel” or “Under the Tuscan Sun,” the feature film is currently in development and is being written by Australian film and television writer…
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The Lady of Heaven review – ambitious religious epic about Muhammad’s daughter
This wayward, occasionally handsome account of the story of Fatima is more interesting on paper than in practiceThis British-made epic earns a significant accolade: it is the first film to put the “face” of the prophet Muhammad on screen. No single actor is credited with playing him, or any of the other holy figures in…
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The Morning Watch: The Action Of Everything Everywhere All At Once, Stranger Things Recap Rap & More
(The Morning Watch is a recurring feature that highlights a handful of noteworthy videos from around the web. They could be video essays, fan-made productions, featurettes, short films, hilarious sketches, or just anything that has to do with our favorite movies and TV shows.)In this edition, feast your eyes on this breakdown of how all…
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The Mandalorian Director Rick Famuyiwa Has Been Upgraded To Executive Producer For Season 3
Director Rick Famuyiwa has been with “The Mandalorian” since the very beginning, and now he’ll be taking on the role of an executive producer in the show’s upcoming third season.When “The Mandalorian” premiered with the launch of the Disney+ streaming service in November 2019, Famuyiwa was on the frontlines with creator Jon Favreau and executive producer Dave Filoni,…