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MASTER GARDENER Trailer: Joel Edgerton Faces His Past In Paul Schrader’s Latest

OTHER PEOPLE’S CHILDREN Trailer: Virginie Efira Stars in Rebecca Zlotowski’s Tender Romance

R.M.N. Trailer: Cristian Mungiu Returns with a New Chilling Social Realist Western

YOU HURT MY FEELINGS Trailer: Julia Louis-Dreyfus Deals With A Marital Revelation in Nicole Holofcener’s Latest

TOMMY GUNS Trailer: A Exploration of Young Lives During Civil War

On the Festival Circuit

SXSW 2023 Winners: ‘Raging Grace,’ ‘Angel Applicant’ Top Film Festival Awards

CARMEN Trailer: Melissa Barrera & Paul Mescal Star in Reimagining of Opera

JUDY BLUME FOREVER Trailer: The Beloved YA Writer Is at the Heart of New Documentary

TORI AND LOKITA Trailer: The Dardenne Brothers Return with Urgent Immigrant Drama

‘Everything Everywhere’ Wins Best Feature at the Independent Spirit Awards (Full List)

AFTERSUN

HOW TO BLOW UP A PIPELINE Trailer: Environmental Activists Are On a Daring Mission in TIFF Breakout

On the Festival Circuit

New Directors/New Films Announce 2023 Lineup

“Naatu Naatu” from RRR to be Performed Live at the Oscars

THE FIVE DEVILS Trailer: Adéle Exarchopolous Stars in Léa Mysius’ Seductive Spellbinder

On the Festival Circuit

Berlin International Film Festival 2023 Winners: French Documentary ‘On The Adamant’ Wins the Golden Bear

A THOUSAND AND ONE Trailer: A.V. Rockwell’s Sundance Winner is a Soaring Mother-Son Drama

PAST LIVES Trailer: Celine Song’s Romantic Debut is Already of the Best Films of the Year

THE YEAR BETWEEN Trailer: Alex Heller and Company Shine in Edgy & Personal Dramedy

JACKALS & FIREFLIES: Watch Charlie Kaufman’s Harmonious New Short Film

Restoration Cinema

CHOCOLAT Restoration Trailer: Claire Denis’ First Film Is Revived in 4K

PALM TREES AND POWER LINES Trailer: Jamie Dack’s Sundance Winner Explores a Predatory Relationship

On the Festival Circuit

SXSW 2023: New Films From Riley Keough, Emma Seligman, and More Added to the Lineup

On the Festival Circuit

SUNDANCE 2023 AWARDS: ‘A Thousand and One,’ ‘The Eternal Memory,’ Win Grand Jury Prizes (Full List)

THE BLUE CAFTAN Trailer: Morocco’s Oscar Entry is a Tale of Passion & Craft

SXSW 2023 LINEUP: Narrative & Documentary World Premieres Announced

LINOLEUM Trailer: Jim Gaffigan Reaches for the Cosmos in Sci-Fi Mindbender

BEAU IS AFRAID Trailer: Joaquin Phoenix Stars In Ari Aster’s Fever Dream

EMILY Trailer: Experience the Life of Emily Brontë in Frances O’Connor’s Directorial Debut

PACIFICTION Trailer: There’s Trouble In Paradise in Albert Serra’s Latest

OSCARS 2023: Shortlists for 95th Academy Awards Unveiled

Restoration Cinema

MILLENNIUM MAMBO Restoration Trailer: Hou Hsiao-Hsien’s Dreamlike Masterpiece Gets the 4K Treatment

OF AN AGE Trailer: Goran Stolevski’s Queer Drama Explores a 24-Hour Romance

NO BEARS Trailer: Jafar Panahi’s Latest Addresses Filmmaking & Oppression

SHOWING UP Trailer: Michelle Williams Stars in Kelly Reichardt’s Art World Drama

JETHICA Trailer: Strange Things Are Happening in This Offbeat Ghost Story

ALCARRÀS Trailer: Carla Simón’s Golden Bear Winner is Spain’s Official Oscar Entry

INFINITY POOL Trailer: Alexander Skarsgård Stars In Brandon Cronenberg’s Sundance-Bound Horror

On the Festival Circuit

SUNDANCE 2023 LINEUP: New Films From Nicole Holofcener, Brandon Cronenberg, & More Premiering at Park City

SAINT OMER Trailer: Alice Diop’s Stunning Courtroom Drama is France’s Oscar Entry

THE QUIET GIRL Trailer: A Young Girl Adjusts To a New Life in Ireland’s Oscar Entry

ONE FINE MORNING Trailer: Léa Seydoux Stars In Mia Hansen-Løve’s Tender Drama

BROKER Trailer: Kore-eda Hirokazu Returns With A Tale of Chosen Families

RETURN TO SEOUL Trailer: A Tale of Identity & Reconciliation In South Korea

WHEN YOU FINISH SAVING THE WORLD Trailer: Julianne Moore & Finn Wolfhard Star in Jesse Eisenberg’s Directorial Debut

GOTHAM AWARDS 2022 Winners: ‘Everything Everywhere All At Once’ Wins Best Feature (Full List)

2023 Independent Spirit Awards Nominations: ‘TÁR’ and ‘Everything Everywhere’ Lead (Full List)

FRAMING AGNES Trailer: Sundance-Winning Doc Resurrects Artifacts of Trans History

ENYS MEN Trailer: Terror Strikes in Mark Jenkin’s British Island Nightmare

LAST FILM SHOW Trailer: India’s Oscar Entry Highlights the Magic of Cinema

2022 Cinema Eye Honors Nominations: ‘Fire of Love,’ ‘The Territory,’ and ‘All That Breathes’ Lead the Way

THE WHALE Trailer: Brendan Fraser Makes a Comeback in Darren Aronofsky’s Drama

RETROGRADE Trailer: Matthew Heineman Takes Us Into the Final Months of the War in Afghanistan

LADY CHATTERLEY’S LOVER Trailer: Love & Seduction Take Flight In New Retelling of the Classic

THE ETERNAL DAUGHTER Trailer: Tilda Swinton Plays Dual Roles in Joanna Hogg’s Ghost Story

FOUR SAMOSAS Trailer: A Heist for Love Is On in Ravi Kapoor’s Comedy of Errors

Gotham Awards 2022 Nominations: ‘Tár,’ ‘Everything Everywhere,’ and ‘Aftersun’ Top the List

SOFT & QUIET Trailer: Prejudice Terrorizes in Beth de Araújo’s Modern Nightmare

Restoration Cinema

DREAM LIFE 2K Restoration Trailer: Mireille Dansereau’s Feminist Drama Is Restored For Its 50th Anniversary

On the Festival Circuit

ALL THAT BREATHES Announced as Recipient of Inaugural “Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award”

SOMETHING IN THE DIRT Trailer: Benson & Moorhead Go Down a Rabbit Hole in Their Latest Mindbender

On the Festival Circuit

DOC NYC Announces 2022 Lineup

On the Festival Circuit

ALL THE BEAUTY AND THE BLOODSHED Trailer: Laura Poitras Documents the Life & Activism of Nan Goldin

WOMEN TALKING Trailer: Colonial Women Take a Stand in Sarah Polley’s Drama

EO Trailer: A Donkey Goes On A Journey In Jerzy Skolimowski’s New Epic

BONES AND ALL Trailer: Timothée Chalamet & Taylor Russell Are Cannibals In Love in Luca Guadagnino’s Latest

STARS AT NOON Trailer: Claire Denis’ Tale of Lust & Intrigue

HOLY SPIDER Trailer: The Hunt For A Serial Killer Is On in Cannes Winner

AFTERSUN Trailer: Charlotte Wells’ Affecting Debut Explores a Father-Daughter Relationship

WHAT WE LEAVE BEHIND Trailer: SXSW-Winning Doc Is A Tribute To Family & Heritage

BARDO Trailer: Alejandro G. Iñárritu Returns With a New Passion Piece

PIGGY Trailer: A Summer Turns Bloody in Sundance Hit

On the Festival Circuit

ALL THAT BREATHES Trailer: Two Brothers Rescue an Avian Species in Oscar-Contending Documentary

DECISION TO LEAVE Trailer: Park Chan-wook Returns with a Twisted Cat-and-Mouse Romance

ART & KRIMES BY KRIMES Trailer: A Convicted Artist Finds Redemption in His Craft

THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER Trailer: Country Legend Makes Long Awaited Comeback in Award-Winning Doc

CORSAGE Trailer: Vicky Krieps is an Austrian Empress with Attitude

BABYLON Uncensored Trailer: Damien Chazelle Returns with a Mad 1920s Hollywood Tale

On the Festival Circuit

Venice 2022 Winners: ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Takes Home the Golden Lion

SIRENS Trailer: Electrifying Doc on All-Female Lebanese Rock Band

CLOSE Trailer: Lukas Dhont’s Cannes Winner Will Break Your Heart

On the Festival Circuit

ARMAGEDDON TIME Trailer: James Gray’s Coming-of-Age Film Transports Us to 1980s NYC

DEAD FOR A DOLLAR Trailer: Christoph Waltz & Willem Dafoe Star in Walter Hill’s Western

On the Festival Circuit

Telluride 2022 Lineup: Iñarritu, Kore-eda, Hansen-Løve, and More

THE AFRICAN DESPERATE Trailer: Martine Syms’ Directorial Debut Tackles Race in The Art World

ANNOUNCING INDIE FILM SITE NETWORK

NANNY Trailer: Sundance Winner Shows A Terrifying Look at the American Dream

On the Festival Circuit

WHITE NOISE Teaser Trailer: Adam Driver & Greta Gerwig in Noah Baumbach’s Cataclysmic Comedy

MONA LISA AND THE BLOOD MOON Trailer: Ana Lily Amirpour Returns with a New Mind-Bending Thriller

On the Festival Circuit

THE INSPECTION Trailer: Elegance Bratton’s Semi-Autobiographical Portrait of Masculinity & Identity

SPEAK NO EVIL Trailer: A European Holiday Goes Horribly Wrong in Horror-Satire

On the Festival Circuit

TIFF 2022: Docs & Contemporary World Cinema Lineups Announced

RIOTSVILLE U.S.A. Trailer: Sundance Doc Explores a History of Riot Policing

On the Festival Circuit

FANTASTIC FEST 2022: World Premieres & Festival Favorites Headline Genre Festival

On the Festival Circuit

NYFF 2022: New Films From Guadagnino, Scorsese, Polley, and More Added

GOD’S CREATURES Trailer: A Secret Tears a Family Apart in Irish Gothic

THE CATHEDRAL Trailer: A Impressionistic Coming-of-Age Tale Spanning Two Decades

DOS ESTACIONES Trailer: A Woman Fights For Her Tequila Factory in Sundance Winner

On the Festival Circuit

NYFF 2022: Main Slate Includes Park Chan-wook, Claire Denis, Kelly Reichardt, Mia Hansen-Løve, & More

TRIANGLE OF SADNESS Trailer: Ruben Östlund Brings His New Satire To Sea in Palme d’Or Winner

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