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[ad_1] Something you might not know about The Strangers: Chapter 2 – other than that it even exists to begin with – is that it is a sequel to the film that attempted to reboot The Strangers rather than a follow-up to the 2008 original. Its direct predecessor lived and died quietly in 2018, but with two sequels already in the can, Renny Harlin and his crew scrambled to complete some reshoots based on audience feedback. The OG Strangers, fronted by Liv Tyler, was one of the many noughties horrors (see also: Hostel, Eden Lake, Steven Sheil’s Mum & Dad) inspired by a decade of news headlines of terror attacks and…
[ad_1] neomi – “Sit Back Baby”-Okay, so if you started following this website last year when I was writing about Lizzy McAlpine seemingly every day (sorry not sorry), then this song is going to feel like it fits right in there. Neomi is an artist that is right on the folk rock and indie pop line, featuring understated (yet still great) vocals that feel like an intimate conversation with a good friend. While the Lizzy comp is too easy to pass up, there’s also this timeless comparison that goes back even further to iconic influences like Joni Mitchell; the lyrical…
[ad_1] When she was only 19, Claudia Cardinale won a competition for the Most Beautiful Italian Girl in Tunisia, and the movie career that would follow over the next two decades would create millions of fans who would agree with that prize. Cardinale’s beauty helped make her a star, but it was her elusive charm and mysterious nature in films like “The Leopard,” “8 ½,” “The Pink Panther,” “Once Upon a Time in the West,” and so many more that made her one of the most recognizable faces of the ‘50s and ‘60s. She passed in Nemours, France this week,…
[ad_1] Plastic Free July™ is a global movement that helps millions of people be part of the solution to plastic pollution – so we can have cleaner streets, oceans, and beautiful communities. We’re happy to share a few films with you all that explore the topic of plastics from various angles. We hope you will enjoy 2020 Official Selection Every Nine Minutes, 2021 Official Selection Life of a Plastic Cup, and 2022 Official Selection If You Give a Beach a Bottle: EVERY NINE MINUTES Every nine minutes, the weight of a blue whale (300,000 pounds) in plastic makes its…
[ad_1] Following up his masterful Memoria, Apichatpong Weerasethakul revealed a few years ago that he was embarking on preparations for his next project, for which we finally have the first details. Titled Jengira’s Magnificent Dream, the film will star Jenjira Pongpas, Connor Jessup, Sakda Kaewbuadee, and Tilda Swinton, as revealed by ARTE France Cinéma (via IONCINEMA). Filming is planned in Sri Lanka, beginning in February 2026. Here’s the synopsis: “Jenjira, a Thai widow, travels to Sigiriya to scatter her husband’s ashes. As blurred visions distort her perception of time and space, she finds herself drawn into a journey through different…
[ad_1] Every year, The Black List publishes a list of the most notable unproduced screenplays in Hollywood. (They take pains to note their picks should not be looked at as the “best” screenplays; instead, they describe them as the “most liked” scripts, based on a survey of various executives from throughout the world of movies.)2025 marks the 20th anniversary of the first Black List, which was assembled by development executive Franklin Leonard. In the decades since, the Black List has become an annual event anticipated by the entire movie business. Literally hundreds of screenplays that have appeared on the Black List has been made…
[ad_1] Curated by Tampere Film Festival, the short film screening TFF GOES MANSE PRIDE: ECHOES OF BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN will be presented as part of the Manse Pride 2025 week. The screening takes place on Wednesday, 11 June at 19:15 at Arthouse Cinema Niagara. This screening is a tribute to Brokeback Mountain (USA, 2005), directed by Ang Lee, which premiered in 2005. The film is considered the first mainstream film to openly portray homosexual desire without veiling it. While the love story between two cowboys ends tragically – like so many queer-themed films in the mainstream – the margins tell a…
[ad_1] Mia Wilson – “Face To Face”-As I told a dear friend, “Ronstadt, Carpenter, and this young lady…” I mean that, too. Mia Wilson’s vocal is on par with some of the greatest of the mid-20th century. I also think repeatedly of the music of Carole King when I listen to this track. Everything from the orchestral background to the quality of the vocal all feels like that golden age of folk-meets-pop music. There’s a lovely sentiment in the lyrics, too, about the way that you really connect with someone when you meet face to face. It’s intimate and exudes…
[ad_1] Sometimes, it’s a good film with contentious content. Other times, it’s a terrible film that tries and fails to be transgressive. One thing is certain: When a film stirs up controversy, it’s quite a sight to behold. The 20th century saw a wide variety of hugely controversial films, from Cannibal Holocaust to The Birth of a Nation, and the 21st century has—at least so far—contributed to that tradition. Whether it’s a big franchise film that split the fanbase right down the middle, an arthouse movie whose intentions lent themselves to being greatly misinterpreted, or an exploitation movie that’s just…
[ad_1] Join the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy on July 9th for their Wild & Scenic Film Festival On Tour Event at the beautiful Garden Theatre in Frankfort, Michigan. Attendees of this free event can expect award-winning films about nature, community activism, adventure, conservation, water, energy and climate change, wildlife, environmental justice, and agriculture. WHO IS THE GRAND TRAVERSE REGIONAL LAND CONSERVANCY? For more than three decades, the Grand Traverse Regional Land Conservancy has protected and cared for the region’s natural, scenic, farm and forest lands. Fully accredited by the Land Trust Alliance, the Conservancy is a 501(c)3 non-profit organization. Their…