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Chinese Cinemas Will Reopen With Older Films To Allow Exhibitors To Keep 100% Of Revenue

March 19, 2020 12:58 pm

Since it’s been dealing with the COVID-19 (coronavirus) pandemic for weeks longer than the rest of the world, China is also on the mend a bit faster than the rest of us. And because of that, it appears that th...

‘Capernaum’ Filmmaker Nadine Labaki Named Jury President For Canne’s Un Certain Regard Section

Charles Barfield

March 26, 2019 10:39 am

Festivals, News

Last year, Nadine Labaki received more critical acclaim than ever before, thanks to her incredible film “Capernaum.” The Oscar-nominated film probably could have won Best Foreign-Language Film, if not for the b...

Nadine Labaki Talks Her Golden Globe-Nominated Film ‘Capernaum’ And Life Intersecting With Art In Lebanon [Interview]

Chance Solem-Pfeifer

December 13, 2018 3:01 pm

Interviews, News, Podcasts

If it’s hope you seek in the new Lebanese film "Capernaum," you have to look deeply. It lives mostly in the characters’ minute actions, which reveal kindness and care that long ago departed their eyes and demea...

17 Films To Watch In December

Ally Johnson

December 5, 2018 2:03 pm

Features, News

Due to the alternate, dystopian timeline we’re all currently dragging ourselves through, 2018 both felt hilariously long but also like it was speeding past us, particularly during these last few months. This is...

‘Capernaum’ Trailer: Nadine Labaki’s Emotional Cannes Jury Prize-Winning Film Hits Theaters In December

Charles Barfield

November 6, 2018 11:37 am

News, Trailers

Filmmaker Nadine Labaki wowed audiences at this year’s Cannes Film Festival with her incredible drama “Capernaum.” In a festival filled with incredible films, Labaki’s ended up winning the Jury Prize at the pre...

‘Roma’ Is Mexico’s Foreign Language Film Entry But Who Else Is In the Mix?

Gregory Ellwood

September 14, 2018 7:22 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

In a surprise to no one, Mexico announced it was submitting Alfonso Cuarón's "Roma" as the nation's submission for the Foreign Language Film Oscar. This was a foregone conclusion months ago and was even more of...

‘Capernaum [Capharnaüm]’ Trailer: Cannes Jury Prize Winner Features Amazing Performances And A Moving Story

Erica Bahrenburg

September 5, 2018 9:49 am

News, Trailers

Last year, Lebanon scored their first ever Oscar nomination for foreign language film with “The Insult.” While no announcement has been made otherwise, hopefully, the country chooses actor-director Nadine Labak...

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Oscar Still On Hold After Foreign Language Focused Cannes

Gregory Ellwood

May 25, 2018 3:18 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

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It's been almost a week since the 71st Festival de Cannes came to a close and the festival bubble is starting to dissipate. That means the realization of what we assumed before it all began comes into clearer f...

Nadine Labaki’s ‘Capernaum [Capharnaüm]’ Restlessly Moves Like An Uber-Realist ‘Slumdog Millionaire’ [Cannes Review]

Jordan Ruimy

May 24, 2018 5:21 pm

News, Reviews

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Stories that trade in narratives about child exploitation, abuse and neglect often run the risk of manipulation through phony sentimentality or affected misery porn. Lebanese director Nadine Labaki's Cannes eff...

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