October 10th was Mental Health Awareness Day, which got us thinking about how the issue has been presented in filmmaking…
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In his 1984 book The Dark Side of Genius, Donald Spoto claims that Alfred Hitchcock pitched what would be his…
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Award winning actor/director John Turturro is one of the most recognizable actors in Hollywood after decades of work, including unforgettable…
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The Chicago International Film Festival’s Black Perspectives program celebrates its 30th anniversary this year. Its phenomenal curation is under the…
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A trio of award winners playing in Busan’s main competition comprises this latest dispatch. As noted in our current raiser,…
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When we think about great movie towns in the United States, conventional wisdom draws our eyes to New York City,…
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Oscar-winner Alex Gibney’s latest documentary is “Musk,” a four-hour look at the world’s richest man. Elon Musk’s reach includes Tesla,…
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My final dispatch from Busan features what might be the most eclectic titles at the festival. They all hail from…
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Of the universe of Taylor Sheridan AARP-for-aging-’80s-guys dramas aimed squarely at the silent majority, “Tulsa King” is by far the…
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Cristian Mungiu’s “Fjord” might well be next year’s Oscar winner for Best International Film. It was on track for that…
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