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Lance Oppenheim On Venice’s Most Uncomfortable Premiere

His 'Primetime' revisits Chris Hansen and his 'To Catch a Predator's heyday, when audiences were so riveted by the hit reality television show that...

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Stephen Garrett

In Venice, ‘Ink’ Director Danny Boyle Defends Journalism—and Rupert Murdoch’s Complexity

The film is, according to the director, both a time capsule and a warning for the future.

03.09.2026 6

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Stephen Garrett

Director Cristian Mungiu Says ‘Fjord’ Is About the Limits of Freedom, Not Clashing Cultures

In a rare feat, the Romanian filmmaker has now won Cannes' top prize twice.

08.06.2026 10

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Screening at Cannes: Pedro Almodóvar’s ‘Bitter Christmas’

Despite its name, this is less a holiday movie and more of a Pirandello-inflected meditation on storytelling, creativity and the sometimes morally...

27.05.2026 20

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Nicolas Winding Refn On the Genesis of ‘Her Private Hell’

Following a near-death experience and a series of increasingly dreamlike projects, the director seems to have forsaken verisimilitude for a dark...

21.05.2026 20

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Screening at Cannes: Ken Russell’s ‘The Devils’

In a muted first week, the hottest ticket on the Croisette was for a blasphemous film that first played theaters 55 years ago.

19.05.2026 10

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Will Arnett and Andra Day On Midlife Reckonings and Movies Without Villains

According to Arnett, his character’s breakthrough in 'Is This Thing On?' has nothing to do with comedy and everything to do with finding his voice.

26.12.2025 20

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Sphere’s ‘The Wizard of Oz’ Walks an Uneasy Line Between Cinematic Enchantment and A.I. Slop

As 'Wicked: For Good' hits big screens, Sphere is hosting a wildly distended, dazzlingly supersized and grotesquely manipulated version of the 1939...

22.11.2025 10

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Stephen Garrett