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[ad_1] The day is finally here. Paul Thomas Anderson’s epic masterwork One Battle After Another has arrived in theaters, including with 70mm IMAX and VistaVision prints, and that means it’s also the unveiling of the year’s greatest score. Continuing their fruitful partnership, Radiohead’s Jonny Greenwood has reunited with the director, delivering a propulsive, nervy score, clocking in at 49 minutes across 18 tracks, and which is now available to stream. Curiously, there’s no release of the pair of Jon Brion tracks from the film, but hopefully those will come at a later date. David Katz said in their review, “Political…
[ad_1] The wait is finally over! The trailer for Thamma, the next highly-anticipated film from the Maddock Horror-Comedy Universe (MHCU), has been unleashed, and it looks terrific. Featuring the fresh pairing of Ayushmann Khurrana and Rashmika Mandanna, the film is all set to light up the screens this Diwali, releasing on October 21, 2025. After the massive success of films like Stree 2 and Munjya, the expectations for Thamma are sky-high, and the trailer promises to deliver a perfect mix of horror, comedy, action, and romance. A Bloody Love Story With Legendary VFX The trailer throws us into a visually…
[ad_1] Tampere Film Festival and Pirkanmaa Film Centre are teaming up once again for a series of short film screenings this autumn at Arthouse Cinema Niagara! The first collaborative screening takes place on Thursday, 28 August, featuring Polish animation in the programme O!PLA FOCUS ON POLAND vol. 13. The screening presents the audience award-winning films from the 2025 O!PLA Animation Festival. The next screening will follow on Thursday, 4 September, showcasing eight short films from Southern Estonia in the screening Arts of Survival: Short Films from Estonia. On Thursdays, 11 and 18 September, the best films from the Budapest Short…
[ad_1] Image Pic of the Day: “I’d like to go back to New York.” “You have not much future there. It will happen this way. You may be walking. Maybe the first sunny day of the spring. And a car will slow beside you, and a door will open, and someone you know, maybe even trust, will get out of the car. And he will smile, a becoming smile. But he will leave open the door of the car and offer to give you a lift.” (50th Anniversary) Spread the Word Like Mono in College: Related This entry was posted on…
[ad_1] The first image of György Pálfi’s Hen – an extended close-up on a chicken’s cloaca as she lays an egg – might take the prize for the most arresting opening shot of 2025. It’s certainly a sight most cinephiles won’t have seen before, and there’s plenty of them to come in the Greek director’s poultry picture, which take a bird’s eye view from the very chick that hatches forth from that egg as she finds herself thrust into a world beyond the factory farm floor. Differentiated from the fluffy yellow sea of other chicks by her unusual dark brown plumage, one she’s grown, the central…
[ad_1] In this episode, we welcome director Bernard MacMahon and producer Allison McGourty. This team brought us Becoming Led Zeppelin — the first documentary the legendary group has ever agreed to participate in. The film is currently streaming on Netflix and continues to be played at select theaters in the U.S. and around the world. In our chat, we hear about their path creating this doc, their creative back stories, and much more. Bernard and Allison also offer incredible insights for up-and-coming directors, about producing documentaries, and filmmaking in general.“The Making Of” is presented by AJA:Gear up: AJA just launched…
[ad_1] The home of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, a program of the South Yuba Citizens League, falls in the Yuba River Watershed. Each fall, something extraordinary happens along the banks of the Yuba River and its tributaries. Hundreds of volunteers — from toddlers to retirees, families to fishing clubs — unite for one purpose: to care for the river that runs through the heart of our community. Since 1997, the Yuba River Cleanup has brought people together not just to remove trash, but to build a healthier watershed and a stronger community. To honor this movement, we’ve curated a short…
[ad_1] Looking for what to see in theaters? Our feature, updated weekly, highlights our top recommendations for films currently in theaters, from new releases to restorations receiving a proper theatrical run. While we already provide extensive monthly new-release recommendations and weekly streaming recommendations, as distributors’ roll-outs can vary, this is a one-stop list to share the essential films that may be on a screen near you. The Baltimorons (Jay Duplass) A return to form for Jay Duplass, who’s also making his solo-directing debut, The Baltimorons is a charming throwback to the low-budget indies he directed with his brother Mark. Written and…
[ad_1] Characters in the “Alien” franchise have always wrestled with identity crises. Whether it’s human beings trying to transcend the limits of their finitude through interstellar travel, or synthetic machines passing themselves off as humans, there’s always a disconnect with one’s baseline identity that drives protagonists and antagonists alike. “Alien: Earth,” the first television series set in the franchise, takes place two years before Ridley Scott’s original film and continues this existential tradition through the experiences of two new entities. In the eight-episode first season, which concluded Tuesday night, showrunner Noah Hawley centered on three evolved beings: hybrids, synths, and…
[ad_1] The call for projects is once again open for the Euro Connection co-production forum, and Finnish short film projects can apply to the event held during the Clermont-Ferrand International Short Film Festival through Tampere Film Festival. But what is it really like to take part in this event, and what can participants gain from the experience? Tampere Film Festival interviewed director Heta Okkonen and producer Mika Koskinen, who took part in the event with their short film project Red or Black earlier this year. Their project was selected as the Finnish finalist and was chosen by an international jury…