Tag: Bear
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This Hidden Reference in ‘Black Mirror’ Season 6 Calls Back to a Previous Episode
Season 6 of Black Mirror had an abundance of hidden references to previous seasons of the sci-fi show for eagle-eyed fans. This plethora of Easter eggs included a recurring motif in the series that popped up a number of times in the new episodes. The reference in Black Mirror hints at the show’s broader universe(s)…
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‘Cocaine Bear’ Gets Two R-Rated Funko Pops
Cocaine Bear caused some mayhem in cinemas upon its debut in theatres this past February. The Elizabeth Banks-directed feature surprised the audience with its premise and gory-filled glory. The movie tells the story of an American Black bear who ingested a bag of cocaine after a drug runner’s plane crashed in 1985. Funko Pop! has…
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‘The Bear’ Season 2 Review: FX’s Hit Series Makes Every Second Count
When The Bear first dropped Season 1, it took a while for people to catch on that it was one of the best shows of 2022. With its fast-paced editing, stellar cast, and thoughtful approach to grief and trauma, it took an industry that people were already infatuated by and gave it the dramatization that…
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Kamila Andini’s ‘Before Now & Then’ Picked up by Film Movement for North American Release (Exclusive)
“Before Now & Then,” a period drama film about Indonesian women battling the traumas of war and patriarchal society, has been picked up for North American distribution by Film Movement. The film is directed by Kamila Andini.The film had its premiere earlier this year at the Berlin festival, where it was rewarded with a Silver…
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Mohsen Makhmalbaf, Leila Hatami, Fukada Koji to Feature at Vesoul Festival
France’s Vesoul International Film Festival of Asian Cinemas kicks off Feb. 1 with a gala screening of Iranian auteur Mohsen Makhmalbaf’s 2001 Cannes winner “Kandahar” and will conclude on Feb. 8 with Kazakhstan filmmaker Yerlan Nurmukhambetov’s “The Horse Thieves. Roads of Time.”The guest of honor at the festival’s 28th edition will be Japanese filmmaker Fukada…
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Watch: “A Message to Viewers of Radu Jude: Forget About These Films!”
In the wake of Radu Jude’s Golden Bear victory at this year’s Berlinale for his latest, the pandemic production Bad Luck Banging, or Looney Porn, streaming platform DAFilms is hosting a five-film retrospective of his work. In the above video, recorded as an introduction to the series, Jude looks up a Romanian right-wing website which…
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Gianfranco Rosi on Capturing Scars of Isis-Inflicted Trauma in ‘Notturno’
Gianfranco Rosi’s “Notturno” was shot over three years along the rattled borders of Iraq, Kurdistan, Syria, and Lebanon in the director’s signature observational – but also empathetic – style. The impressionistic doc captures people who have long been contending with the ravages of war and terror, most recently inflicted by Isis. Whose members, incidentally, at…
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‘Cats’ Casting Director Among the Jury Members for 2020 European Shooting Stars
Lucy Bevan, casting director on “Cats” and “Cruella,” is among the jury members for the upcoming edition of European Film Promotion’s annual European Shooting Stars. It selects Europe’s best young acting talent, with the roster unveiled ahead of the Berlin Film Festival in Feb. where they will receive their awards.Bevan will be joined on the…