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Film Review – Denmark’s Oscar Submission ‘Holy Spider’ is a Tense and Effective Thriller about Violent Fanaticism 

It should be an agreed-upon concept that murder is not acceptable under any circumstance. Self-defense is a legal argument often used that should, in its truthful application, connote that the act of killing someone to prevent being killed negates its definition as murder. But there are those who believe that they serve a higher purpose,…

Exclusive Video Interview: Director Jason Loftus on Canada’s Oscar Submission, Animated Documentary ‘Eternal Spring’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Eternal Spring takes a deeply creative approach to framing and sharing the history it covers, involving renowned comic book illustrator Daxiong in channeling painful memories of government suppression in China. Daxiong explores his own connections to the banned Falun Gong faith as vivid animation…

New York Film Festival Exclusive Video Interview: Director Carla Simón on the Golden Bear Winning Film, ‘Alcarràs’

Check out more of our video interviews on our YouTube channel. Director Carla Simón returns with her second feature film, Alcarràs, following her successful debut, 2017’s Summer 1993. Inspired by her own personal connection to peach cultivators in the village of Alcarràs, Simón created a fictionalized story about what changes over the course of generations…

Giuseppe Tornatore Adapting Oscar-Winning Film ‘Cinema Paradiso’ Into Television Series

Acclaimed Italian filmmaker, Giuseppe Tornatore is set to adapt his Academy Award-winning 1988 coming-of-age feature, Cinema Paradiso, into a television series. The filmmaker will write and direct the upcoming show, which will include six episodes, Variety is reporting. The television adaptation is being developed by prominent Rome-based producer, Marco Belardi, through his new company, Bamboo…