‘Excalibur,’ ‘Minority Report,’ ‘Catch Me If You Can,’ ‘The Visitor’ – New 4K Discs
Paramount Pictures has released two terrific films directed by Steven Spielberg from 2002 and Arrow Video gifts us a John...
Rendez-Vous With French Cinema Boasts Terrific Titles Including ‘Case 137,’ ‘Enzo,’ ‘The Great Arch,’ ‘Two Pianos’ & ‘Nino’
Film at Lincoln Center has teamed up with Unifrance for the 31st edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, running March...
Criterion: Sidney Lumet’s ‘Network,’ Delmer Daves’ ‘3:10 To Yuma,’ John Cassavetes’ ‘A Woman Under The Influence’ 4K/Blu-ray
Criterion delivers three amazing films via Home Entertainment this month. Network – 4K-UHD/Blu-ray – Criterion Courtesy of Criterion “You’re talking...
VIDEO: ‘Sentimental Value’ Oscar Nominee Stellan Skarsgård on Finding His Character’s Humanity
Stellan Skarsgård should be declared an international film and TV treasure. He’s won two Golden Globes, two European Film Awards...
VIDEO: ‘Sentimental Value’ Oscar Nominees Joachim Trier, Olivier Bugge Coutté On Their Collaborative Trust
Writer-director Joachim Trier and his editor, Olivier Bugge Coutté (as well as his co-writer Eskil Vogt), have collaborated on six...
Oscars 2026: Are International Features Become More Popular With The Academy?
This year’s Best International Feature nominees were fairly easy to predict. (Congrats to NEON for securing 4 out of 5...
‘The Pink Panther,’ ‘A Shot In The Dark,’ ‘The Pink Panther Strikes Again,’ ‘Revenge Of The Pink Panther’ On 4K Via Kino Lorber
Four of The Pink Panther films have been released on 4K-UHD and Blu-ray by Kino Lorber. The Pink Panther —...
VIDEO: SBIFF: ‘Bookends’ Writer/Star Noam Ash On Authentic Queer Storytelling
Mike Doyle’s Bookends, written by Noam Ash, tells the story of Nate (Ash), a somewhat anxious gay millennial writer, who...
VIDEO: Óliver Laxe On His “Really Risky” Cinematic “Beast,” ‘Sirât,’ Spain’s International Feature Oscar Nominee
I dare anyone to not have an extreme reaction to Sirât, the bold, brave, gut-punching cinematic spectacle from Óliver Laxe,...
Sundance 2026 Recs Part 4: ‘The Friend’s House Is Here,’ ‘Union County,’ ‘One In A Million,’ ‘Lady,’ ‘Run Amok’
And still more outstanding Sundance films... The Friend’s House is Here U.S. Dramatic Competition, United States/Iran (Islamic Republic of). In...
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