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‘Little Girl Blue,’ A Docudrama Becomes A Journey Of Healing

The film directed by Mona Achache is a love letter to her mother and a tribute to her intellectual lineage that includes the likes of Henri Bergson and Marcel Proust, although they are not mentioned here. Little Girl Blue was presented at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival in the Special Screenings section and was well…

Banel & Adama : Love Rules and Madness Lurks on The Senegalese Plains

It was fate that brought them together, “Banel & Adama.” Their love is stronger than centuries of traditions, tougher than the stubbornness of the land. It almost seems to border on madness. But it’s not easy to love unconditionally for a young Senegalese couple when the sun, the superstitious and the customs are against them….

‘Perfect Days,’ Wim Wenders Makes Poetry Out Of An Ordinary Life

Courtesy of Neon The film directed by the illustrious German filmmaker was presented in competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, where it won the Prize of the Ecumenical Jury and the Best Actor Award for Kōji Yakusho. Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days shows Japan through the eyes of a European, and was nominated for the…

‘Fallen Leaves,’ A Deadpan Comedy Delivers Social Criticism And Homages Film History

The latest work by the award-winning filmmaker Aki Kaurismäki won the Jury Prize at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival, and was chosen as the Finnish entry for Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards. Fallen Leaves is a simple tale of romance between two misfits who have to overcome several hurdles to finally…

“killers of the Flower Moon” : Q&A with Martin Scorsese and His Staff

Synopsis : Based on David Grann’s broadly lauded best-selling book, “Killers of the Flower Moon” is set in 1920s Oklahoma and depicts the serial murder of members of the oil-wealthy Osage Nation, a string of brutal crimes that came to be known as the Reign of Terror. Rating: R (Some Grisly Images|Language|Violence) Genre: Crime, Drama…

Killers Of The Flower Moon, Martin Scorsese Conveys The Native American Perspective On Screen

There’s a horrific chapter in American history that concerns the way white settlers used fatal means to seize the wealth of the Osage people of Oklahoma in the early 20th century. This story was captured in the book Killers Of The Flower Moon, written by David Grann, that Martin Scorsese has transformed into a film….

The Taste of Things – Official Trailer | HD | IFC Films | Starring : Juliette Binoche, Benoît Magimel

IFC Films has dropped a new trailer for French film, “The Taste of Things” which garnered the honor of being the Official Selection of France for the Academy Awards. This year, there was debate going on, with people trying to figure out if “Anatomy of a Fall” would earn after winning the top prize at…

Milan’s Prada Foundation Celebrates Wes Anderson With ‘Asteroid City: Exhibition’

Milan’s Fondazione Prada has unveiled to the public Wes Anderson – Asteroid City: Exhibition — in collaboration with Universal Pictures International Italy — that opened on September 23rd and will run until January 7th, 2024. The show anticipates the Italian theatrical release on September 28th of Asteroid City, presented at the 76th Cannes Film Festival…

The Cannes Film Festival Opener “Jeanne du Barry” : A Period Drama That Instills Authenticity and Humanity In The Historical Figure That Inspired It

The Franco-Algerian actress and filmmaker Maïwenn, brings to the silver screen — as director and leading actress — the story of Jeanne Bécu, Comtesse du Barry, the last maîtresse-en-titre of King Louis XV of France. Jeanne du Barry was presented Out of Competition at the 2023 Cannes Film Festival and has portentously completed the picture…

Actress-Singer-Fashion Icon Jane Birkin Dies in Paris at Age 76

Acclaimed actress-singer Jane Birkin died earlier today in her Paris home, ABC News is reporting. The British-French entertainer, who also became known as a fashion icon later in her career, was 76. The César Award-nominated actress moved to France in the late 1960s, after she was born in London in December 1946. She was the…

Is Xavier Dolan Finally Saying ‘Adieu’ to Filmmaking?

After repeatedly expressing his disillusionment with filmmaking, Xavier Dolan suggests he’s finally folding up his director’s chair. The 34-year-old Québécois writer-director recently told a Spanish media outlet, El Pais that he no longer feels like “committing two years to a project that barely anyone sees. I put too much passion into it to have these…