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‘Islands’ Review: There’s Trouble In Paradise In Jan-Ole Gerster’s Slow-Burn Drama – Berlin Film Festival
Tennis pro Tom lives in a mellow paradise teaching tourists at a hotel in the Canary Islands. "Permanent sun, permanent fun," as one client puts it. But why does it also look a bit like Groundhog Day: every day, Tom gets up, coaches people on hitting the ball, visits his friend who has a farm or…
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‘The Ice Tower’ Review: Marion Collitard Plays A Manipulative Snow Queen In Lucile Hadzihalilovic’s ’70s Fairytale — Berlin Film Festival
What is it with Lucile Hadzihalilovic and ice? In her last film, Earwig, her central character was a browbeaten little girl without teeth who had to submit to wearing ice dentures, suspended from a cruel metal frame, all day. Her new film turns up the freezing unit to 11 in a long riff on Hans…
‘Olmo’ Review: Plan B’s Splendid Coming-Of-Age Story Of Mexican-American Family Comes At The Right Time — Berlin Film Festival
At its heart, Olmo is a simple story about immigrants, coming of age, growing up, taking responsibility, love, friendship, a stereo, a barbecue, roller skates, and above all, family.
The latest from director Fernando Eimbcke (Duck Season, Club Sand…
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Jodie Foster ‘Vie Privée’ First Look Unveiled As Murder Mystery Sells Out In Europe For Goodfellas Amid Flurry Of Deals – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Goodfellas has posted a slew of deals for Rebecca Zlotowski"s French-language murder mystery movie Vie Privée, starring Jodie Foster alongside a host of top French talent including Daniel Auteuil and Virginie Efira, and unveiled a first look.
The movie – which shot last fall between…
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The Forge Takes North America For Māori Teenage Rebellion Drama & SXSW Winner ‘We Were Dangerous’ – EFM
EXCLUSIVE: Boutique distribution company The Forge has acquired North American rights for award-winning New Zealand drama We Were Dangerous.
The film originally world premiered at SXSW last year, where it won the Special Jury Award, and has since been given a theatrical run by Madman…
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Berlin Film Festival 2025: All Of Deadline’s Movie Reviews
The Berlin Film Festival kicked off its 75th anniversary edition February 13 with the opening-night world premiere screening of The Light, Tom Tykwer’s politically charged film that takes stock of German society in the first quarter of the 21st century. It starts 11 days of debuts including for…
‘Dreams’ Review: Jessica Chastain Plays The Ice Princess In Michel Franco’s Skewering Of Woke Hypocrisy – Berlin Film Festival
Less than two years after making Memory, in which Jessica Chastain falls for a man with galloping dementia, Mexican director Michel Franco has once again set her on a romantic obstacle course in which nothing, including her own moral compass, runs smoothly. As the monstrously moneyed patron of arts…
‘The Narrow Road to the Deep North’ Review: Justin Kurzel’s Atmospheric Series Tells An Immersive Story Of Wartime Trauma – Berlin Film Festival
To this day, Kanchanaburi remains a hot destination — in every sense — for Australian and British tourists who come to pay tribute to prisoners of war who died under the Japanese lash, building the Burma Railway. Kanchanaburi is where the bridge crosses the River Kwai, subject of one of the most…
40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival Winners — Full List
As the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival comes to a close, the winning films have been chosen.
Claudia Puig, SBIFF director of programming, announced the winners on Saturday during a ceremony at El Encanto, following screenings, filmmaker Q&As, industry panels and celebrity tributes…
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Jacob Elordi Talks Extreme Weight Loss On Burma POW Camp Drama ‘The Narrow Road To The Deep North’: “It Was A Very Calming Experience”
Jacob Elordi hit the Berlin Festival on Saturday with Justin Kurzel’s WWII drama The Narrow Road to the Deep North, in which he plays a medical officer in a Japanese prisoner of war camp on the Thailand-Burma railway line.
Elordi and his fellow cast members addressed the challenge of losing…
‘Mickey 17’ Review: It’s Robert Pattinson x 2 In Bong Joon Ho’s Hilarious, Humane & Thought-Provoking Satire – Berlin Film Festival
Although it is science-fiction to its core, director Bong Joon Ho’s first film since his Oscar-winning Parasite six years ago is in many ways a not-that-absurd look at where we just might be headed as a society.
Mickey 17 is on its surface about a…
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Dede Gardner Talks ‘Mickey 17’, ‘Olmo’, ‘F1’; Addresses Trump Era: “You Can’t Run” – Berlinale
A raft of Hollywood stars and industry professionals have vowed to re-locate outside of the U.S. in response to Donald Trump"s second presidency, but L.A-based Plan B co-founder Dede Gardner will not be among their ranks.
Talking in a masterclass at the Berlin Film Festival"s European Film…
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