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With the summer movie season now quietly winding down, fall is upon us. As we do each year, after highlighting the best films ...
After their Main Slate and Currents lineups have been unveiled, the 63rd New York Film Festival has now revealed its Spotlight selections. Highlights include the world premiere of Anemone, marking ...
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 ...
Welcome to The B-Side, a podcast from The Film Stage! Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. From box office ...
It’s been eight years since the last film from Italian master Dario Argento, but we recently got the news he would finally be returning with a new feature titled Occhiali Neri (aka Black Glasses). The ...
As we continue to explore the best in 2023, today we're taking a look at the articles that you, our dear readers, enjoyed the most throughout the past twelve months. Spanning reviews, interviews, ...
Comprising a portion of our top 50 films of last year, Sundance Film Festival has proven to yield the first genuine look at what the year in cinema will bring. We'll be heading back to Park City this ...
Our year-end coverage continues with a look at the best performances of the year. Rather than divide categories into supporting or lead, we've written about our thirty favorite performances from 2019, ...
Following The Film Stage's collective top 50 films of 2023, as part of our year-end coverage, our contributors are sharing their personal top 10 lists. I’m not much for introductions, but I have a ...
At a brisk 60 minutes, Annie Ernaux and David Ernaux-Briot’s mother-son collaboration The Super 8 Years doesn’t leave time for introductions. Ernaux, a recent Nobel Prize winner, narrates each scene, ...
Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. And sometimes if we’re ...
Welcome to The B-Side! Here we talk about movie directors! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today we discuss John Frankenheimer, a true ...