The Uprising (Paul Greengrass, 2026) 2½ out of 5 stars As I went into director Paul Greengrass’ new Middle Ages-set feature, I had high hopes that the film would have a certain excitement to it, seeing as Greengrass (The Bourne Supremacy and Captain Phillips) is no stranger to action and intensity. I wanted very much […]
LAS CRUCES INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL TO PRESENT AWARD-WINNING DOCUMENTARY THE DAY THE MUSIC DIED: The Story of Don McLean’s ‘American Pie’ WITH LIVE MUSIC AND THE FILM’S PRODUCERS. SPECIAL INTRODUCTION […]
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Despite his acclaimed acting career, Russell Crowe has always really wanted to be a rock star. That dream appeared to come true on Friday night — at least for 99 minutes — as he premiered his self-directed documentary “What Love Builds,” about his lesser-known music career, at the Venice Film Festival. As Crowe entered the […]
Emotions were divinely high following the premiere of "If I Go Will They Miss Me." “How beautiful was it to see Black bodies in this way?” Danielle Brooks asked the crowd.
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TIFF: In the feature debut from Ben Shirinian and first-time screenwriter Alyssa Hill, an inherently chilling story about evil hiding within ordinary American life is done in by an uneven cast and script that connects too many dots.
After winning the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Debut Feature at Sundance this year, “Bedford Park” has its international premiere at the Toronto Film Festival, ahead of a U.S. theatrical release by Sony Pictures Classics. Speaking with Variety, director Stephanie Ahn and lead actors Moon Choi (“Anarchist From Colony”) and Son Sukku (“Sense8,” “My […]
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Paris-based Italian director Tommaso Usberti’s romance “Before the War,” a reflection on racism and toxic masculinity set in the Northern Italian plains, is the big winner of the Venice Critics’ Week where it scooped the grand prize and the award for best producer. “Before the War” — which is the only Italian entry in the […]
Argentinian director Maria Aparicio’s drama “Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion” — which mixes personal and political elements — has scored the Venice Days director’s award, the section’s top prize. “Sometimes Sadness, Sometimes Rebellion,” which marks Aparicio’s fourth feature, follows a woman named Eva who is passing through Madrid. “She spends her days there alone: she doesn’t know...
With TIFF premiere “Ancestors,” Irish filmmaker David Turpin creates a story about the simple acts of human connection, love and how our dreams and fantasies can boost our spirits when everything else fails. Set in the late 1980s in London, when the HIV-AIDS crisis was killing off generations of primarily gay men, “Ancestors” asks the […]