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Bleecker Street Acquired by Outerlight Entertainment, Formerly First Look
CEO Kent Sanderson will continue to lead the indie distribution label independently.
‘Street Fighter’ Review: An Arcade Classic Gets a Messy, Maximalist Reboot Destined for Cult Status
Kitao Sakurai directs an eclectic cast in a blockbuster that makes no sense but never fails to entertain. Read our ‘Street Fighter’ review.
‘La Bola Negra’ Review: Los Javis’ Era-Spanning Monument to Gay Storytellers Is a Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
Cannes: Javier Calvo and Javier Ambrossi blend real and imaginary people in this Lorca-inspired ode to love stories buried by Spanish history.
Why One Indie Producer Is Refusing to Let Her Latest Film Disappear on Streaming
Longtime producer and president of the Board of New York Women in Film & Television, Kim Jackson is used to fighting hard for her projects. Her latest, “The Plea,” follows twelve sharply divided jurors deliberating a controversial case. Ahead, Jackson explains why she won’t let this one “disappear into the blackhole of the streamerverse.”
Brian Duffield Made a Realistic Movie About Surviving Inside a Sperm Whale
The co-writer and director of "Whalefall" tells IndieWire about his approach to making his fantastical new thriller as absorbing and terrifying as possible.
Why Georgia Oakley Didn’t Want to Modernize Jane Austen for Her New Film of ‘Sense and Sensibility’
Oakley tells IndieWire about putting the Dashwood sisters (Daisy Edgar-Jones and Esmé Creed-Miles) first — and the range of inspirations for her new Austen adaptation, from "Barry Lyndon" to "Days of Heaven."
Zendaya to Star in Alex Garland’s New Sci-Fi Movie at A24
Garland wrapped A24's "Elden Ring" movie earlier this year, and previously directed "Ex Machina," "Civil War," "Warfare," and "Men" for the company.
Watch This Before Seeing the Uncensored Director’s Cut of ‘The Devils’
Sacrilegious, censored, and based on real events. Ken Russell’s The Devils (1971) has faced intense scrutiny for the on-screen depictions of sexual perversion and religious corruption surrounding a 17th-century convent. It’s been heavily censored, sometimes outright banned, for decades, and in the rare opportunity it did become available to stream, you weren’t seeing the version that Russell intended.
10 Times Different Movies Used the Same Locations
Filming locations can sometimes be in as many movies as the actors bringing scenes to life inside them. Many of these locations can be found in and around Hollywood (especially within the “thirty-mile zone” around the area that determines whether pay rates will be for “local” work, and which gives the celebrity news outlet TMZ its name). However, prominent filming locations can be found all over the world.
10 Horror Movie Ripoffs That Are Worth Watching
“It’s just a ripoff” is an easy dismissal for a movie that you don’t like. However, film history is littered with titles that have liberally ripped off hits that came before them and reconfigure those stolen elements into something truly special in their own right.
10 of the Best Mirror Scenes in Movie History
Utilizing reflections in cinema is one of the most underrated forms of communication. Not only does it look super cool, but you achieve a shocking amount of character, visual, and thematic substance when you utilize them properly. Not to mention, for obvious fourth-wall reasons, it’s pretty difficult to do, so hats off to them all.
Netflix Is Finally Reporting Box Office Data. Why Is It Starting with ‘La Bola Negra’?
The streamer's awards hopeful is a test balloon — opening in limited release on four screens this weekend — before it really tries to make a splash with "Cliff Booth" and "Narnia."
How to Light a Terrifying Horror Scene on an Indie Budget
We get a lot of emails here at No Film School, and recently, I got one asking for a few tips on making an indie horror film.
The Future of Cinema Is the Cinema Itself
Sam Fleischner, co-founder of Rockaway Film Festival, on turning cinema deserts into cinema desserts.
Film Quote of the Day: The Unexpected Wisdom Hidden in This ‘Pulp Fiction’ Line
Sometimes I think about what audiences felt watching Pulp Fiction for the first time. Were they blown away? Did people lose their minds in the theatres when the music played, and the dialogue popped, and the gunfire exploded?
Why ‘The Magician’s Nephew’ Could Change How Fans See the Entire Narnia Saga
I grew up on The Chronicles of Narnia. I was an avid fan of the old BBC series versions and even of the Disney/Walden movies, which upped the scope and scale.
This Voice-Controlled Camera App Can Record Portrait and Landscape Video For You at the Same Time
Shootsolo, a voice-controlled camera app and AI filming assistant for solo filmmakers and content creators, has just expanded its already long list of features.
Austin Film Society to Open New John H. McCall Theater with Screenings of ‘Paper Tiger,’ 4K Restorations
‘Paper Tiger’ is the opening night screening of Austin Film Society’s new John H. McCall Theater, with James Gray and Richard Linklater in attendance.
Should You Do More Than Shoot Wide Open and Up Close?
There are always trends in cinematography. Right now you might bemoan the flat, lifeless look of Netflix lighting, but 15 years ago you may have hated the drastic handheld look so many action and thriller films were using. So it goes.
‘The Lowdown’ Season 2 Review: Ethan Hawke and Betty Gilpin Light Up a Rollicking, Moving Mystery
Creator Sterlin Harjo's rich modern noir takes a closer, coarser look at our resident truthstorian in a second chapter that's darker, thornier, and still an absolute hoot.
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