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‘Mangrove’: Revolution Sparks In Steve McQueen’s Uplifting ‘Small Axe’ Courtroom Drama [NYFF Review]

September 25, 2020 6:21 pm

A West Indian proverb holds, “If you are the big tree, we are the small axe.” “Lovers Rock,” the first film made available of Steve McQueen’s Amazon miniseries “Small Axe,” first interpreted the saying as a me...

New ‘Small Axe’ Trailer Teases Steve McQueen’s ‘Lovers Rock’ Acclaim & 5 Film Anthology Coming In November

Rodrigo Perez

September 20, 2020 12:03 pm

News, Trailers

“If you are the big tree, we are the small axe,” this is the Jamaican proverb that has inspired filmmaker Steve McQueen's, "Small Axe," a collection of five films inspired by real-life events about ordinary pe...

Director Steve McQueen & Cast Discuss ‘Lover’s Rock’: “An Image of Freedom” [NYFF]

Joe Blessing

September 18, 2020 12:54 pm

Interviews, News

Like most aspects of life, the New York Film Festival looks a little different this year, switching to a mostly virtual format in light of the pandemic. While this will limit the chances for the film community...

‘Lovers Rock’: Steve McQueen’s Dance-Filled ‘Small Axe’ Entry Is Surprisingly Tender [NYFF Review]

Robert Daniels

September 17, 2020 4:15 pm

Features, Festivals, News, Reviews

Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen’s films rarely have a light touch. For example, “Hunger” recounts the life of IRA member Bobby Sands, and the group’s organized hunger strike; “Shame” depicts sex addiction...

NYFF 2020: 12 Most Anticipated Films You Need See

Andrew Bundy and Rodrigo Perez

September 17, 2020 11:03 am

Features, Festivals, News

As we've mentioned ad nauseum this fall, cinema is different this year and so are film festivals. While the pandemic knocked Cannes, Telluride, and SXSW out of action, festivals with the benefit of more time h...

NYFF 2020 Trailer Teases Looks At Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe,’ Sofia Coppola’s ‘On The Rocks’ & More

Rodrigo Perez

September 11, 2020 5:36 pm

News, Trailers

Yep, festival season is a little weird this year, but if the currently-ongoing Venice Film Festival and just-started Toronto International Film Festival are any indication, the 58th New York Film Festival is g...

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BFI London Film Festival 2020 Lineup: New Projects From Steve McQueen, Lena Dunham & Pixar To Screen

Charles Barfield

September 8, 2020 10:52 am

Festivals, News

While the world only seems to be moderately better now than it was months ago when the pandemic began to wreak havoc across the globe, we are now officially in Fall Film Festival Season. And though the festiva...

2020 Fall TV Preview: 45 Shows To Watch

Brian Tallerico

September 1, 2020 3:22 pm

Features, News, Television

Despite being just the weirdest year ever, it’s also been a super-strong, solid one for television. Maybe it’s because movies got kneecapped during the pandemic or maybe it's because we’re all stuck at home mo...

‘Mangrove’ Trailer: Steve McQueen’s Latest Features Letitia Wright In His ‘Small Axe’ Anthology Movie

Edward Davis

August 7, 2020 9:56 am

News, Television, Trailers

British filmmaker Steve McQueen took a long gap between 2013's Oscar-winning "12 Years A Slave" and 2018's "Widows" (possibly because of an HBO series he was meant to put on, but it eventually fell through). F...

‘Lover’s Rock’: Steve McQueen’s ‘Small Axe’ Feature Will Open This Year’s New York Film Festival

Charles Barfield

August 3, 2020 12:03 pm

Festivals, News

Ever since its announcement as part of this year’s Cannes Film Festival Official Selections, Steve McQueen’s “Small Axe” anthology series from Amazon has been positioned as one of the 2020 fall festival darlin...

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