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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 17h

The U.S. trailer for Radu Jude's #Dracula takes an ambitious bite.

Watch ahead of an Oct. 29 release: thefilmstage.com/u-s-trailer-...

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Christian Petzold and Bi Gan share updates on their next films.

Christian Petzold’s Next Feature Will Follow “Political-Left Witches Who Are Killing Capitalists”; Bi Gan Offers Update on Next Feature

Christian Petzold's Miroirs No. 3 has arrived stateside and, on the occasion of its NYFF premiere, I had the pleasure of speaking to him yesterday morning. Our full conversation will arrive with the f...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 1d

Michael Mann's Heat 2 has been acquired by Amazon MGM, with Leonardo DiCaprio rumored to take Val Kilmer's place in the prequel-sequel:
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Dan Mecca @djmecca.bsky.social · 2d

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This is a great interview! OBAA fans do yourself the favor

The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 2d

One Battle After Another editor Andy Jurgensen talks with @jpraup.bsky.social about test screening cuts, keeping the momentum, and much more.

One Battle After Another Editor Andy Jurgensen on Cutting Paul Thomas Anderson’s Action-Comedy Epic

How do you make a 2.5-hour movie that feels like it flies by in a third of the time? Meet editor Andy Jurgensen, a long-time collaborator of Paul Thomas Anderson, who has followed up Licorice Pizza wi...

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Gavin @shhhitsgavin.bsky.social · 4d

If you're in New York City and seeing a film at the New York Film Festival by @filmlinc.bsky.social this weekend, I hope you get a chance to see my week 1 recap on the big screen in 4k with Dolby Atmos!! Here's the youtube version! www.youtube.com/watch?v=85Wz...

63rd New York Film Festival Week One Recap

YouTube video by Film at Lincoln Center

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 5d

The 19th edition of Buffalo International Film Festival, the birthplace of The Film Stage, has unveiled its complete lineup ahead of the festival kicking off next week.

2025 Buffalo International Film Festival Announces Lineup

17 years ago, The Film Stage was born in the city of Buffalo. For those living in or near the Western New York city, the Buffalo International Film Festival should certainly be your radar, curated by ...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 6d

On the new Emulsion, @willsloanesq.bsky.social joins Nick Newman to discuss his excellent Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA, Wood's sui generis pleasures, where good and bad become indistinguishable, and (briefly) Woody Allen's What's with Baum?

Emulsion Ep. 16 – Will Sloan on Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA

Ed Wood died the better part of a half-century ago, and to this day his reputation as the world's worst filmmaker persists. Even in this era when seemingly everything can be reclaimed, few have made t...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 5d

John Carpenter and Edward Yang on The Criterion Channel, plus films from Olivier Assayas, Paul Greengrass, Shane Black, and Darren Aronofsky, are among our streaming picks of the week.

New to Streaming: John Carpenter, Edward Yang, Suspended Time, Twinless & More

Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Caught Stealing (Darren Ar...

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Dan Mecca @djmecca.bsky.social · 5d

Oof this movie hurts. It’s all happening right now.

The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 5d

Orwell: 2+2=5, the new documentary from Raoul Peck, serves as a stark reminder of indisputable facts and the rate at which they are disappearing.

Read @djmecca.bsky.social's review:

Orwell: 2+2=5 Review: A Succinct Warning for What’s Already Here

"From the totalitarian point of view, history is something to be created rather than learned," George Orwell wrote in his 1946 essay "The Prevention of Literature." Orwell: 2+2=5, the new documentary ...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 5d

On October 3rd, I’m asking you to register to vote.

zohranfornyc.com/register

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 5d

"We can experience a dream together in a theater. It’s a communal feeling that can’t be duplicated in any other media.”

Bi Gan discusses Resurrection, the importance of dreams, ambitious shots, and the everlasting power of cinema at the Busan Film Festival:

“Cinema Will Not Come to an End”: Bi Gan on Resurrection

One of the most anticipated films in the newly established Competition section at this year's Busan International Film Festival was Resurrection, an epic look at cinema history from Bi Gan. For almost...

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Dan Mecca @djmecca.bsky.social · 5d

We’re back baby! I say in this episode that Thomas Pynchon’s V. is “a collection of short stories.” This is incorrect. Apologies. Separately, we ask the question: did PSH ever give a bad performance?

The B-Side @tfsbside.bsky.social · 5d

We're back friends! In honor of PTA's latest, we discuss the career and B-Sides of his most frequent collaborator: the late, great Philip Seymour Hoffman! bit.ly/3WhYifY

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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 5d

SCOOP — Pennsylvania prosecutors were alerted to possible voting irregularities by one of MAGA's leading voices against voter fraud. A long paper trail shows Jack Posobiec has been living in Maryland but voting using his parents' PA address for years.

From @jsweetli.bsky.social, @slate.com + me:

MAGA’s “Voter Fraud” Watchdog Votes in a Swing State. He Doesn’t Live There.

A long paper trail shows that Jack Posobiec casts a ballot in one state and lives in another.

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 5d

Paul Thomas Anderson, Daniel Day-Lewis, Marion Cotillard, Francis Ford Coppola, and more. The best movies now playing in theaters: thefilmstage.com/the-best-mov...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 6d

Benny Safdie's #TheSmashingMachine has a lot of heart and soul, but is rarely charged with the tension of the best sports movies.

Read @roryseanoc.bsky.social's review:

The Smashing Machine Review: An Impressive Dwayne Johnson Softens Benny Safdie’s Drama

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Venice coverage. The Smashing Machine arrives in theaters on October 3. The Smashing Machine is a movie with a lot of heart and soul. It’...

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Dan Mecca @djmecca.bsky.social · 6d

Essential viewing.

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#TheLibrarians is a well-researched, comprehensive documentary that maps the nationwide mission of right-wing political groups to ban books, and those standing up to this movement in the name of anti-censorship.

Read @djmecca.bsky.social's review:

The Librarians Review: A Portrait of Our Crumbling Democracy and Those Fighting to Save It

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Sundance coverage. The Librarians arrives in theaters on October 3. Kim A. Snyder's The Librarians is a comprehensive documentary that ma...

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NPR @npr.org · 7d

Today marks the first day in public media’s history without federal funding. And we’re not going anywhere.

Listeners like you keep our mission alive. Protect one of the last places where America comes together to hear itself.

Stand with us today. Donate at this link: n.pr/46wamAj

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 7d

Quentin Tarantino's Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is coming to theaters nationwide this December, with select screenings on 70mm and 35mm.

Quentin Tarantino’s Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair is Coming to Theaters Nationwide This December

Cinephiles, rejoice. While there's no new Quentin Tarantino film on the horizon, a long-awaited holy grail of his filmography is finally getting a major release. Kill Bill: The Whole Bloody Affair—Tar...

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Justin LaLiberty @jlalibs.com · 7d

“Through his attention to performance and his unconventional method of editing, Jaglom meticulously created a style that doesn’t seem meticulous at all — he actually achieved what Hollywood always strives for, a purely invisible technique.”

Henry Jaglom’s 22 Films Represent One of the Great Bodies of Work in American Independent Cinema

Henry Jaglom left behind 22 films of fierce independence when he died at the age of 87. 'Hollywood Dreams' represents the pinnacle of his style

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Dan Mecca @djmecca.bsky.social · 8d

Going to see BATTLESHIP POTEMKIN Thursday night!!

MovieJawn @moviejawn.com · 8d

MJ's @rosaliekicks.com chats with Chad Hunter on silent film day and Pittsburgh Silent Film Fest.

#PittsburghSilentFilmFest started Sunday and runs until October 5.

Interview: Chad Hunter chats silent film day and Pittsburgh Silent Film Fest — Moviejawn

by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport  Silent film day may have been yesterday, but for many cinephiles each day is an opportunity to celebrate silent pictures. 

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MovieJawn @moviejawn.com · 8d

MJ's @rosaliekicks.com chats with Chad Hunter on silent film day and Pittsburgh Silent Film Fest.

#PittsburghSilentFilmFest started Sunday and runs until October 5.

Interview: Chad Hunter chats silent film day and Pittsburgh Silent Film Fest — Moviejawn

by Rosalie Kicks, Editor in Chief and Old Sport  Silent film day may have been yesterday, but for many cinephiles each day is an opportunity to celebrate silent pictures. 

www.moviejawn.com

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Roxana Hadadi @roxana-hadadi.bsky.social · 13d

🚨SPOILERS🚨: I wrote about the ~ENDING~ of ONE BATTLE AFTER ANOTHER; what it says about the past, present, and future of this country; and how beautifully it envisions an "I have friends everywhere" mode of resistance. again, SPOILERS. at @vulture.com:

www.vulture.com/article/one-...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 8d

Bi Gan's Resurrection will open on December 12. Watch the new teaser:

U.S. Teaser for Bi Gan’s Resurrection, Opening December

One of Cannes' buzziest titles––and by our count, among its best––is coming sooner than expected. Janus Films have set a December 12 theatrical premiere for Bi Gan's Resurrection, which finds the dire...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 8d

Five days ago, an ICE agent shoved a woman asking questions about the detention of her husband.

Today they attacked two journalists.

We cannot accept or normalize what has now become routine violence at 26 Federal Plaza. It has no place in our city.

ICE agents assault amNewYork reporter at Federal Plaza immigration court; another journalist seriously injured after shove | amNewYork

ICE agents assaulted amNewYork's own Dean Moses, and allegedly attacked another journalist, on Tuesday morning as they were documenting the ongoing arrests of

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