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Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai examines misinterpretation amidst societal tension when it comes to the filmmaking process.

NYFF Review: Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai Poses Questions on Filmmaking Tensions

German director Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai attempts to play upon its title, focusing on the idea of misunderstanding. Gavagai, a made-up word popularized by philosopher Willard Van Orman Quine, looks at ...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 10h

Strawberry Mansion director Albert Birney is back with Obex, a lo-fi, sci-fi feature of big imagination. Watch the new trailer ahead of a 2026 release:

Obex Trailer: Albert Birney’s Lo-Fi Sci-Fi Feature Constructs an Imaginative World

Following up the imaginative Strawberry Mansion with another DIY-style adventure, Albert Birney returned to Sundance Film Festival earlier this year with OBEX, a film that should delight fans of David...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 11h

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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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 11h

The new U.S. trailer for Park Chan-wook's No Other Choice plots revenge.

Watch ahead of the NYFF premiere: thefilmstage.com/new-u-s-trai...

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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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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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Jordan Raup @jpraup.bsky.social · 2d

One of my favorite interviews I've ever done. I talked to One Battle After Another editor Andy Jurgensen, who answered every single deep-dive question I asked during our 45-minute conversation.

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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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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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Jared Mobarak @jaredmobarak.com · 4d

My latest movie poster rant for October 2025 releases is up at @thefilmstage.com.

#posterized #filmsky

The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 4d

What's your favorite poster for an October new release?

@jaredmobarak.com analyzes the art of the month: thefilmstage.com/posterized-o...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 4d

What's your favorite poster for an October new release?

@jaredmobarak.com analyzes the art of the month: thefilmstage.com/posterized-o...

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Dan Mecca @djmecca.bsky.social · 5d

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

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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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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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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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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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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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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 · 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 · 5d

The Sofia Coppola-produced #Fairyland finds Scoot McNairy giving his finest acting in a long, mostly supportive career.

Read our review as the film opens in theaters:

Fairyland Review: Scoot McNairy Gives His Greatest Performance

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2023 Sundance coverage. Fairyland arrives in theaters on October 3. Andrew Durham’s Fairyland features Scoot McNairy as Steve Abbott, a single...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 6d

New restorations of Queen Kelly and Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars, Starship Troopers on 35mm, and more to see in NYC theaters this weekend.

NYC Weekend Watch: Queen Kelly, Starship Troopers, Ben Rivers, Zhang Yimou & More

NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterNYFF Revivals continues with Queen Kelly on Friday and Robert Wilson and the Civil Wars this Sunday. Roxy CinemaS...

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danielgorman20 @danielgorman20.bsky.social · 6d

Bogancloch is amazing, NYC peeps don’t miss this one:

The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 6d

Like the best cinema, the films of Ben Rivers immerse us in stories that aren’t as interested in solving enigmas as letting us luxuriate in them.

Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's review of #Bogancloch, opening at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social

Bogancloch Review: Entrancing Documentary Invites Contemplation and Defies Comprehension

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. Bogancloch arrives in theaters on October 3. “O God, I could be bounded in a nut shell and count myself a king of infin...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 6d

Like the best cinema, the films of Ben Rivers immerse us in stories that aren’t as interested in solving enigmas as letting us luxuriate in them.

Read @leonardogoi.bsky.social's review of #Bogancloch, opening at @anthologyfilm.bsky.social

Bogancloch Review: Entrancing Documentary Invites Contemplation and Defies Comprehension

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2024 Locarno coverage. Bogancloch arrives in theaters on October 3. “O God, I could be bounded in a nut shell and count myself a king of infin...

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Dan Mecca @djmecca.bsky.social · 6d

Essential viewing.

The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 6d

#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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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 · 6d

Lucile Hadzihalilovic's The Ice Tower, opening Friday, is a textured and lavish tale featuring a breathtaking Marion Cotillard.

Read @savinapetkova.bsky.social's review:

The Ice Tower Review: Lucile Hadžihalilović’s Most Bewitching Film Yet

Note: This review was originally published as part of our 2025 Berlinale coverage. The Ice Tower arrives in theaters on October 3. If there is a filmmaker whose work can be described as "elemental cin...

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The Film Stage @thefilmstage.com · 6d

#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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