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HamptonsFilm Director Anne Chaisson to Step Down
Anne Chaisson will step down as the executive director of HamptonsFilm, the non-profit behind the annual Hamptons International Film Festival. Chaisson has served as the executive director of the nonprofit since 2012. During her tenure, the fest expanded from five to 11 days, adding several new awards and honors and became a stop for awards […]
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Oscars 2025: Latvia Picks Animated ‘Flow’ for International Feature Race
Latvia has picked Gints Zilbalodis’ animated feature Flow as its entry in the best international feature category for the 2025 Oscars. The film premiered in the Un Certain Regard section in Cannes this year and screened at animated festival Annecy, where it won four awards including the audience and jury prizes. Sideshow and Janus Films […]
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Marco Tullio Giordana on ‘The Life Apart’ and Why So Many Italian Films Explore Family Issues
In 1980, Italian writer and director Marco Tullio Giordana won the Golden Leopard award at the Locarno Film Festival for his feature film debut Maledetti vi amerò. This year, he is back for the 77th edition of the Swiss festival with La vita accanto (The Life Apart). And he is back to collect another honor. […]
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How Documentary ‘Real’ Explores “Profound” Social Change in the Digital Age, Inspired by Yoda
With devices increasingly providing access to augmented reality and virtual realities, what constitutes “reality” in the digital age? Italian director Adele Tulli (Normal) is exploring this question in her new documentary Real, which world premiered at the 77th Locarno Film Festival on Monday in the Cineasti del Presente section, which puts the spotlight on first and […]
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Producer for Todd Haynes’ Gay Romance Film Addresses Joaquin Phoenix Exit: “A Nightmare”
Christine Vachon, a producer behind Todd Haynes’ gay romance movie from which Joaquin Phoenix abruptly left last week, said on social media this weekend that the situation has been “a nightmare.” Reports surfaced Friday that Phoenix exited the drama feature just five days before filming was set to begin in Guadalajara, Mexico. The role will […]
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When Hollywood First Dreamed Up a Woman President
The election of the first female U.S. president was played for laughs when Kisses for My President hit theaters six decades ago. Directed by Curtis Bernhardt, the Warner Bros. film stars Polly Bergen as President Leslie McCloud, who navigates relations with Soviets and a dictator in Central America. Meanwhile, her husband, Thad (Fred MacMurray), struggles […]
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Locarno Pro Unveils Winners of Works-in-Progress and Co-Development Programs
The Locarno Film Festival’s Locarno Pro industry strand on Sunday unveiled the winners of its industryawards, including its First Look works-in-progress section focusing on projects on the verge of completion, the co-development program Alliance 4 Development, and the second Heritage Restoration Contest. The winners were unveiled during the Locarno Pro Award Ceremony on Sunday. The promising […]
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Box Office Milestone: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Crosses $1B Globally on Way to Becoming Top R-Rated Pic of All Time
Deadpool & Wolverine stars Ryan Reynolds and Hugh Jackman, along with director Shawn Levy, have received their membership cards to the billion-dollar box office club. Marvel Studios and Disney’s summer blockbuster achieved the feat on Saturday, and will finish the weekend with an estimated $1.029 billion in global ticket sales, including $494.3 million domestically and […]
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Lively-Reynolds Box Office Domination: ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ Stays No. 1 With $54M, ‘It Ends With Us’ Soars to Huge $50M
Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds have succeeded in creating their own Barbenheimer moment at the box office with their two very different films, Deadpool & Wolverine and It Ends With Us. Marvel Studios and Disney’s Deadpool & Wolverine — in addition to crossing the $1 billion mark at the global box office on Saturday — […]
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Margaret Menegoz, ‘Amour,’ ‘The White Ribbon’ Producer, Dies at 83
Margaret Menegoz, the head of French production company Les Films du Losange, who produced the movies of Michael Hanke, Wim Wenders and Éric Rohmer, among others, has died. She was 83. The company issued a statement confirming that Menegoz died in Montpellier on August 7. They cited her “love of films and work, and her […]
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Aislinn Clarke on Irish Folk Horror ‘Fréwaka’: “There’s A Lot of Trauma in Ireland”
Writer and director Aislinn Clarke, based in Belfast, Northern Ireland, made a name for herself with her 2018 debut horror film The Devil’s Doorway. Her new movie Fréwaka, which had its world premiere at the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival, uses Irish and English and is billed as the first-ever Irish-language horror. “Shoo is sent […]
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Iraq-Born Austrian Auteur Kurdwin Ayub Keeps It Provocative With ‘Moon’: “I Want to Trigger People”
Writer and director Kurdwin Ayub was born in Iraq, but her family came to Austria as refugees when she was still a baby. Now, she is 34 and has been making a name for herself in the film world as an auteur. Her 2016 feature documentary Paradise! Paradise!, which she wrote, directed, and handled the […]
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Gina Gershon Recalls Nearly Breaking “Tom Cruise’s Nose” During ‘Cocktail’ Sex Scene
Gina Gershon is revealing how her first sex scene didn’t necessarily go as planned. The Borderlands actress made a recent appearance on Watch What Happens Live, where she shared that her “first love scene ever” was with Tom Cruise in 1988’s Cocktail, noting that he was a complete “gentleman.” However, she was left mortified after […]
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The Real-Life Event That Inspired M. Night Shyamalan’s ‘Trap’
M. Night Shyamalan is no stranger to high-concept thrillers. His latest film, Trap, takes a Silence of the Lambs-inspired approach at an unlikely location: a packed concert by pop star Lady Raven (played by the director’s daughter, Saleka). Cooper (Josh Hartnett) is a seemingly normal suburban dad who takes his daughter to see her favorite […]
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“King Khan”: Bollywood Icon Shah Rukh Khan Rules Locarno as He Receives Lifetime Award
“King Khan” ruled the Piazza Grande, the iconic big square in the center of picturesque Swiss town Locarno, on Saturday night. Bollywood icon Shah Rukh Khan brought his global star power to the 77th edition of the Locarno Film Festival as he was honored with a lifetime achievement award, the so-called Pardo alla Carriera, or Career Leopard. […]
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‘Mexico 86’ Review: Bérénice Béjo Toplines a Compelling Political Drama That Never Drums Up Enough Emotion
In Cannes Caméra d'Or winner César Díaz’s second feature, the 'Artist' co-star plays a Guatemalan leftist militant desperately trying to raise her estranged son.
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