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Exclusive: New York Film Festival’s Revivals Line-Up Includes ‘Battle Of Algiers,’ Marlon Brando’s ‘One-Eyed Jacks,’ ‘Ugetsu,’ & More

August 4, 2016 3:03 pm

The prestigious New York Film Festival always provides cinephiles with a bounty of highly anticipated titles. And 2016 fest will be no different, having already announced Ava Duvernay’s documentary "The 13th" a...

The Essentials: The Coen Brothers Films Ranked

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July 6, 2016 12:16 pm

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If you’re struggling to find something new to watch on the big screen in a sea of underwhelming blockbusters, you’ll be delighted to know that right now, a re-release of “Blood Simple” in newly restored 4K is c...

Cannes: Ryan Gosling Insists He’s Batman To Russell Crowe’s Robin, Watch Full ‘The Nice Guys’ Press Conference

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May 15, 2016 12:04 pm

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“The Nice Guys” hit the Croisette on Sunday afternoon and you can hear the critics laughing all the way across the Atlantic. Shane Black’s '70s-set detective comedy has earned strong reviews (including from The...

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11 Things ‘Captain America: Civil War’ Did Better Than ‘Batman v Superman: Dawn Of Justice’

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May 9, 2016 1:33 pm

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Fully aware we're wandering into a nest of vipers in a pair of shorts with only a torch for protection, we're here today to discuss a topic that will make us even more popular among diehard DC fans — the many w...

The Essentials: The 15 Best-Shot Roger Deakins Films

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September 17, 2015 5:48 pm

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Here's a fun bit of trivia. What do these eleven films have in common: "Legends of the Fall," "The English Patient," "Titanic," "Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon," "Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,"...

The 20 Best Documentaries Of 2015 So Far

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June 18, 2015 3:05 pm

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We’re just about midway through 2015, and that means taking stock of the cinematic year so far. In terms of feature films, it’s been a stellar year, with everything from “Inside Out” and “Mad Max: Fury Road” to...

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The Essentials: The Directorial Films Of Orson Welles

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May 6, 2015 9:35 am

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Note: this will all sound so much better —as would anything— if you imagine it read in Welles' mellifluous, autumnal voice: A century ago this very day, in Kenosha, Wisonsin, a mewling, puking infant was bor...

The Essentials: The 15 Greatest Ingmar Bergman Films

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April 2, 2015 9:48 am

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There are phases to every cineaste’s relationship with film. It probably starts as a voracious, omnivorous hunger that gorges itself on everything in sight, with little regard for quality or provenance. Eventua...

The 50 Best Films Of The Decade So Far

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February 26, 2015 12:40 pm

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As the dust cleared from our Best of 2014 features, 2015 previews and awards season coverage, we realized something terrifying: we’re now halfway through the current decade. Five years have passed since the 201...

The 10 Best Performances In The Films Of Christopher Nolan

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November 6, 2014 6:33 pm

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Across the past decade, we’ve come to associate Christopher Nolan with the kind of grand spectacle that we hardly ever see anymore. From "Batman Begins" through to this week’s "Interstellar" (read our review he...

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