Blast from the Past: “Margaret” Starring Anna Paquin Searchlight Pictures Kenneth Lonergan shot this drama about an Upper West Side teenager in 2005, as a follow-up to his superb indie, You Can Always Count on Me, the Sundance Fest winner, which was later nominated for several Oscars. The film’s title derives from Gerard Manley Hopkins’s […]
Margaret (2011): Kenneth Lonergan’s Provocative Exploration of Painful Adolescence, Starring Anna Paquin
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A Light That Never Goes Out: Interview with Finish Director Lauri-Matti Parppei (Cannes Film Fest 2025)
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Finish director Lauri-Matti Parppei talks about the inspiration for A Light That Never Goes Out, its themes of outcasts and mental health, use of experimental music, and returning home to Rauma to make the movie.
Superman: Superhero Dominates Box-Office, while “Smurfs” and Ari Aster’s “Eddington” Flop
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Superman remains Numero 1 With $57Mil, as ‘I Know What You Did Last Summer’ and ‘Smurfs’ Underwhelm
Resurrection: Chinese Director Bi Gan Dissects his Mesmerizing Ode to Cinema’s Marvels and Enigmas (Cannes Film Fest 2025)
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Bi Gan Breaks Down ‘Resurrection,’ his Mesmerizing Ode to Cinema’s Enigmas
Beloved (French: Les Bien-Aimés): Christophe Honoré’s Romantic Melodrama with Music, Starring Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni (Real-Life Mother and Daughter)
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A romantic drama with music, starring real-life mother-daughter, Catherine Deneuve and Chiara Mastroianni.
