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Director Cord Jefferson’s Film, “American Fiction” Won the Top Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival

Director Cord Jefferson’s latest film, “American Fiction” garnered the top prize, People’s Choice Award at the Toronto International Film Festival. Jefferson, who has been a writer on “Succession” and “Watchmen,” made his feature directorial debut with the movie and wrote the screenplay. It is based on Percival Everett’s 2001 novel, “Erasure.” MGM is releasing the…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

September 17, 2023

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Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Seagrass’ is a Complex Interrogation of Heritage, Identity, and Relationships

A person’s identity is a complex thing, and people are far too prone to making baseless assumptions about who someone is and what they’ve been through over the course of their life. A new environment or being in the same place as a new person or group of people can bring to the surface previously…

Abe Friedtanzer

September 8, 2023

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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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Director Cord Jefferson’s Film, “American Fiction” Won the Top Prize at the Toronto International Film Festival

Toronto International Film Festival Review – ‘Seagrass’ is a Complex Interrogation of Heritage, Identity, and Relationships