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Viggo Mortensen Slams 2021 Palme d’Or Winner ‘Titane,’ Says Cronenberg’s ‘Crash’ Is “Head And Shoulders” Above It

May 18, 2022 12:23 pm

There's nothing like a bit of controversy to kick off this year's Cannes Film Festival. And this year, it comes from the mouth of Viggo Mortensen, star of David Cronenberg's "Crimes Of The Future," which has i...

Gregory Ellwood’s Top 10 Films and Top 10 Television Programs of 2021

Gregory Ellwood

December 16, 2021 3:50 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

When it comes to content, 2021 was a year of massive highs and disappointing lows. As vaccinations began being implemented around the world, in-person festivals returned providing a euphoric celebration of cin...

The Best Scores & Soundtracks of 2021

Andrew Crump, Rodrigo Perez and Andrew Bundy

December 16, 2021 3:26 pm

Features, News

“The movies are back, baby!” went the refrain this summer, up to, during, and continuously after the heavenly 10-day stretch around June where everything looked like it might really go back to normal, actual n...

The Best Cinematography Of 2021

Andrew Crump and The Playlist Staff

December 13, 2021 1:51 pm

Features, News

We celebrate the movies at this time of year, and in the wild rush to praise directors and actors for all that nifty directing and acting they did over the last 365 days, we all tend to forget that cinema is a...

The 25 Best Films Of 2021

Nick Allen and The Playlist Staff

December 8, 2021 1:09 pm

Features, News

We certainly have not resumed full normalcy as we continue to battle this pandemic, but at least we have movies—even more than last year. With certain reservations about how they were premiered, released, and ...

The Best Movie Trailers Of 2021

Ella Kemp

December 3, 2021 2:12 pm

Features, News

Do you hear that? Can you feel it underneath your seat? 2021 finally gave us the chance to return to cinemas, that rare gift where a handful of carefully curated trailers whets our appetites for the year ahead...

Paul Thomas Anderson Says His Family Is “Marvel-Obsessed” & Praises ‘Venom 2’ And ‘Shang-Chi’

Charles Barfield

November 10, 2021 12:15 pm

News

Paul Thomas Anderson is a film fan. I mean, that much is probably obvious given his chosen career path, of course. However, more than that, he also seems like a true movie buff—a guy that is willing to watch w...

The Hand of God, International Film, Paolo Sorrentino

International Film Oscars 2022 Predictions & Contenders

Gregory Ellwood

November 5, 2021 9:01 am

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

Well, there are always going to be snubs when it comes to the International Film Oscar race and the first two casualties were Julia Docournau's "Titane" and Apichatpong Weerasethakul's "Memoria" as neither fil...

France Picks ‘Titane’ As International Film Oscar Race Comes Into Focus

Gregory Ellwood

October 12, 2021 4:55 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

To suggest that France had an abundance of quality candidates for its International Film Oscar submission this year is beyond an understatement. The top three candidates included Céline Sciamma's Berlin premie...

‘Titane’: Vincent Lindon On Finding Heart In Absurdism, Hating Dancing & Comparing The Wild Film To ‘The Shape Of Water’ [NYFF]

Robert Daniels

October 5, 2021 12:45 pm

Festivals, Interviews, News

Vincent Lindon is the heart of “Titane.” Since French director Julia Ducournau’s provocative new film premiered at Cannes Film Festival, making her the second woman to win the coveted Palme d’Or, similar ...

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