But also cry with pain, and don’t tell me the film, and its legendary singer didn’t make you feel until your heart could burst.
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Angelina Jolie as Maria Callas, photographed by Pablo Larraín, used with permission
'Maria': the power of great women's stories told by extraordinary men & why I needed to watch the film again
Turns out once was not enough for the cinematic tale of Maria Callas’ last week, as told by Chilean auteur Pablo Larraín and interpreted with courage and beauty by Hollywood icon Angelina Jolie.
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Simon Baker sporting a cropped do and beard in Ivan Sen’s hauntingly beautiful ‘Limbo’
My top films of 2023? Too many to list, but here's five gems to take us into 2024
Instead of making a “best films of 2023” list, I’m just going to name a few gems, which can take us seamlessly into the new year.
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Photo courtesy of La Biennale di Venezia
All the winners of the 80th Venice International Film Festival, and some unsolicited personal opinion...
Clearly it was a man’s world last night in Venice, as the winners of the Film Festival were announced. Including a very masculine take on being a woman, which snatched the coveted Golden Lion.
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