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Saudis Relax Restrictions on Movie Industry, Attracting Filmgoers from Region

@Photo by Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures/Courtesy Warner Bros. Pictures – © 2023 Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. All Rights Reserved. Barbie may be a blockbuster in the West, but not so in the Middle East, where local censorship restrictions have made the film cinema non grata in several countries. Over the years, thousands of film lovers in…

Edward Moran

August 14, 2023

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The Man Who Sold His Skin, A Satire Of The Art World Unveils The Faustian Commodification Of Humans — Film Review

The Man Who Sold His Skin, written and directed by Tunisian Kaouther Ben Hania, was one of the major successes at the 77th Venice Film Festival, winning two prizes in the Horizions/Orizzonti section: Yahya Mahayni received the Best Actor Award, and the film also got the Edipo Re Award. The film now races for the…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

April 16, 2021

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Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes : Exclusive Interview with Director Kathryn Ferguson

Bogart: Life Comes In Flashes : The first official feature documentary to explore the remarkable life and career of Hollywood legend Humphrey Bogart. For the first time ever, narrated in Bogart’s own words and using previously unseen archives, letters, and interviews from those closest to him, the film definitively explores the impact of one of…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

November 21, 2024

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‘Our Oceans,’ Is A Bewitching Natatory Experience

The five-part Netflix series Our Oceans is executive produced by James Honeyborne, Michelle Obama and Barack Obama, and narrated by the latter. The voice of the 44th President of the United States narrates what life is like in our oceans: Pacific, Indian, Atlantic, Arctic and Southern. Five filmmakers have curated each episode: Rachel Scott, Joe…

Chiara Spagnoli Gabardi

November 21, 2024

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‘Flow’ is the Most Immersive and Transfixing Animated Film of the Year

©Courtesy of Janus Films For some, it will be hard to ignore the Biblical implications of this new animated tale. After all, it follows a rag-tag group of animals, who survive a sudden apocalyptic flood aboard a floating sanctuary. Yet, other viewers will see it as a cautionary environmentally-themed beast fable, somewhat in the tradition…

Joe Bendel

November 20, 2024

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Warner Bros. and Korean Studio CJ ENM Sign Remake Production Deal

© Courtesy of CJ Entertainment Warner Bros. Motion Pictures Group and CJ ENM have signed a deal to develop, finance and distribute English language and Korean language features, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The projects will be remakes of each studio’s films. As part of the new agreement, Warner Bros. will serve as the lead…

Karen Benardello

November 20, 2024

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Saudis Relax Restrictions on Movie Industry, Attracting Filmgoers from Region

The Man Who Sold His Skin, A Satire Of The Art World Unveils The Faustian Commodification Of Humans — Film Review