Ira Sachs returns with Peter Hujar’s Day, a mesmerizing 76-minute chamber piece that transforms a rediscovered 1974 transcript into an intimate portrait of friendship, artistry, and 1970s New York bohemia. The film reunites Sachs with Ben Whishaw, star of his […]

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Following their collaboration on the explosive romantic drama Passages, director Ira Sachs and star Ben Whishaw reunite for an intimate, verité-like portrait of a famed 20th-century photographer. Peter Hujar’s Day stars Whishaw and Rebecca Hall as NYC-based photographer Peter Hujar […]

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The blue carpet rolled out on Saturday and many of the year’s best independent films were recognized at the 39th Independent Spirit Awards in Santa Barbara, California. A24’s Past Lives took home Best Feature just moments after its writer-director Celine […]

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Ira Sachs is a master at telling stories of authentic, yet complicated love. His newest film, Passages, centers on a love triangle that blurs the line between love and art. Franz Rogowski (Transit) stars as Tomas, an egotistic German filmmaker […]

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(The 2022 Middleburg Film Festival ran October 13-16 in lovely Middleburg, VA. Lead critic Chris Reed is in attendance and submits this movie review of Women Talking. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) There are a lot […]

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The nominations for the 2022 Gotham Awards have been revealed. The nominations in 12 categories recognize independent/arthouse films and breakout TV from this year. The ceremony will be held at Cipriani Wall Street in Manhattan on Monday, November 28. Angelica […]

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Her first directorial venture since her 2012 documentary Stories We Tell, Sarah Polley dives into Me Too territory with her new drama, Women Talking. Based on the 2018 novel by Miriam Toews, Polley assembles the cast of Rooney Mara, Jessie […]

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Like his modern-day namesake, this David Copperfield delivers plenty of magic.

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