Pakistan may not yet be known for great 2D hand-painted animation, but the Riaz cousins plan to change all that, come this year’s world premiere of ‘The Glassworker’ at the prestigious Annecy Festival in June.
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Francis Ford Coppola's 'Megalopolis' Cannes "review": For the love of cinema (and America)
If you go into Coppola’s opus without a heavy belief in romance and a huge cultural knowledge of cinema, you’ll miss the point. Once you’ve got that sorted, all you need is to sit back, relax and enjoy the show — because what a show it is!
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'Wild Diamond' Cannes Review: A woman's story for the age we live in
Agathe Riedinger’s Competition title shows us the contradictions and pressures of being a modern woman. And the resulting film is a work of the seventh art not to be missed.
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'Taking Venice' review: An art caper documentary that feels like a thriller
When the US wanted to use art to conquer the world, they enlisted the help of an up-and-coming American artist, a Jewish Italian art dealer and a woman with political connections. The result was a victory like no other, the story told in a wondrous documentary which is releasing this weekend in NYC, with LA and other cities to follow.
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Jeremy Xido's 'The Bones' follows CPH:DOX premiere with Hot Docs Surprise Screening
And the film importantly holds proof that in order to understand our future, we must look at the past — the very distant, millions of years ago, dinosaurs and all, past!
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Soudade Kaadan's breathtaking 'Nezouh' finally opens in the UK on May 3rd
This is definitely a film you won’t want to miss. And read on for a personal interview with the Syrian filmmaker to find out why.
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Highest grossing Italian film of 2023 hits UK cinemas this weekend
And no, while it does have pink lettering on the poster, it’s not ‘Barbie’. But it is female-directed and features a woman who proves an inspiration to women young and old…
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Re-evaluating the power of cinema: Amos Gitai's 'Shikun' at Berlinale
If you’d asked me a year ago did I believe cinema could change the world, I would have answered you with an enthusiastic “yes!” Now? Read on to find out…
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The Amazing Netflix' 'Ripley' premieres this week!
Maybe it’s the way the 8-part series — spearheaded, written and directed by Steven Zaillian — showcases a kind of world gone by, in its hauntingly perfect B&W. Or maybe it’s how there is a bit of Tom Ripley in each and every one of us. Whatever the reason, the Andrew Scott starrer is now deeply embedded in my heart… and thoughts.
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A still from ‘Ladies Coffee’ courtesy of Al-Agroobi.
Amal Al-Agroobi's groundbreaking short 'Ladies Coffee' to premiere at London's AWAN Festival
The London-based Emirati director is a personal favorite and her latest project breaks all the conventions set for Arab women filmmakers, in favor of a genre bending short that begs to be watched on the big screen.
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A still from the film, courtesy of © Tanit Films, Midi La Nuit, Instinct Bleu
Meryam Joobeur on Berlinale Competition title 'Who Do I Belong To' and the injustice of visas
The feature debut by the Oscar-nominated Tunisian-Canadian filmmaker is a cinematic painting, an ode to her ‘Brotherhood’ stars who were not given a visa to travel to the Berlinale. An injustice that seemed to go unnoticed in the midst of all the festival drama.
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Amos Gitai, center, on the set of ‘Shikun’
Amos Gitai’s ‘Shikun’ promises to offer a much-needed exercise in peace
The latest film by the prolific filmmaker, theater director, architect and artist has just been announced as a Berlinale Special at the upcoming Berlin Film Festival.
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Freida Pinto and Hiam Abbass in a scene from ‘Miral’
Six films to help explain the current Gaza/Israel conflict
While festivals throughout the Region, and beyond, senselessly cancel their latest edition “in support” of the Palestinian cause, the best thing they could do would be to finally showcase cinema from Palestinian and Israeli auteurs, as well as one American filmmaker, who can collectively help explains the situation and smother the fire of warmongers with culture and education.
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Challenging perceptions: An interview with 'Catching Dust' filmmaker Stuart Gatt
After world premiering at the Tribeca Film Festival in NYC earlier this year, Stuart Gatt’s captivating thriller finally screens in the UK at the upcoming Raindance Film Fest. And I caught up with the filmmaker to ask about his influences, why he’s so good at writing women’s characters and more.
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Masculinity, fashion and biker culture decoded : Jeff Nichols' 'The Bikeriders' examined
Apart from the great look of the film and the immediate immersion for the viewer into the late 1960’s biker culture of the American midwest, ‘The Bikeriders’ also offers insight into masculine insecurities and strengths and in the process, becomes yet another favorite Jeff Nichols work of seventh art.
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'Saltburn' by Emerald Fennell opens the BFI London Film Festival, with a twist
The film is exactly what is needed to encourage audiences to watch more cinema in the theaters, and amazingly enough, it is an Amazon MGM Studios production — proving that streamers do know it best if given the chance to do their thing.
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From the MIME.news archives: "Cinema is there to tell a story": Amjad Al Rasheed on Jordan's Oscar submission 'Inshallah a Boy'
For those of us who believe in the power of cinema as a social change maker, Al Rasheed's film — a winner in the Critics' Week in Cannes where it world premiered and the Jordanian submission to the Best International Feature Oscar race — is an important piece of the 7th art.
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Awards hopefuls, indie gems and streaming must-watches: My BFI London Film Fest wish list
There is just so much good stuff screening at this year’s London Film Festival — from a documentary about a nearly-cancelled forever fashion icon, to a film featuring Austin Butler and Michael Shannon as bikers, to MENA gems, Oscars and Golden Globes hopefuls and indie treasures. So buckle your seat belts, it’s going to be a bumpy fortnight.
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Amr Gamal on his groundbreaking, award winning film 'The Burdened' at Berlinale
The Yemeni film, which screened in the Panorama section and won the Amnesty International Film Award at this year's Berlin Film Festival, is a groundbreaking oeuvre which transcends the already strong power of cinema.
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The Wes Anderson "look" explained
The iconic filmmaker definitely has a look. In fact, there are various social media accounts dedicated to the Wes Anderson aesthetic, including “Accidental Wes Anderson” which has 1.8 million followers and “Wes Anderson Planet” with over 250K followers on Instagram.
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