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Film Factory Takes Global Rights to ‘Ex Machina’-Inspired Spanish Sci-Fi Thriller ‘Singular’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Barcelona-based sales company Film Factory has picked up global rights to Alberto Gastesi’s sci-fi thriller “Singular,” a former Sitges Pitchbox...
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Christophe Honoré on the Health of Cinema, Nepo Babies and His Latest Film, ‘Marcello Mio’
For more than two decades, French auteur Christophe Honoré has made provocative features, frequently exploring romantic entanglements or focusing...
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China Box Office: ‘The Last Frenzy’ Returns to Top Spot as Theatrical Momentum Slows, ‘The Fall Guy’ Flops
“The Last Frenzy,” a comedy film about a dying man’s last hurrah, returned to the top spot in mainland Chinese cinemas in its third weekend of...
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Carson Lund Pitches ‘Eephus’ as a Universal Tale on Change, Aging and Loss
American helmer Carson Lund uses the baseball diamond as a deeply cinematic space in his feature debut, “Eephus.” The esoteric title is the name of...
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‘Horizon: An American Saga — Chapter 1’ Review: Sprawling Yet Thinly Spread, the First Part of Kevin Costner’s Western Epic Feels Like the Set-Up for a TV Miniseries
It feels like the seedbed for a miniseries. Much of what happens is wispy and not very forceful; the film doesn’t build in power, and it seldom...
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Cannes Goes Ape — for ‘The Substance,’ Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley’s Flesh-Shredding Body Horror, With 11-Minute Standing Ovation
Jaw-dropping, nauseating, defiant, hilarious “The Substance” — a body horror thriller from French director Coralie Forgeat starring Demi Moore and...
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‘The Substance’ Review: Demi Moore and Margaret Qualley in a Visionary Feminist Body-Horror Film That Takes Cosmetic Enhancement to Extremes
Shocking and resonant, disarmingly grotesque and also weirdly fun, "The Substance" is a feminist body-horror film that should be seen in movie...
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How to Watch the ‘American Idol’ Season 22 Finale (and Katy Perry’s Farewell) Online Free
The latest winner of “American Idol” will be crowned tonight as the long-running singing competition show bids farewell to judge Katy Perry. Want...
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Spanish Animation Woos Marché du Film Buyers
The first significant deal at last year’s Marché du Film was Neon’s acquisition of Pablo Berger’s eventual Oscar nominee, “Robot Dreams.” Whether...
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Julianne Moore Says It’s ‘Very Exciting’ to See Women ‘Represented Through All Stages of Their Lives’ on Screen
Julianne Moore says the film industry has “changed dramatically” since she started out in the early 1990s when it comes to female representation....
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Spanish Animation Booms, Still Looks For Improvement
Spanish animation is experiencing a historic boom. Shorts and features from the country are achieving notable success at festivals and the box...
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‘Rumours’ Review: Cate Blanchett Gets Lost in Heavy Fog and Hot Air in a Laugh-Out-Loud Political Satire
Depending on who you talk to, the world is either in crisis, on fire, at war and/or simply lurching toward a frankly deserved final judgment. So...