Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many of today’s notable auteurs, including Steven Spielberg, Spike Lee, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Michael Haneke, Guillermo del Toro, RaMell Ross, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and […]

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While Sundance is contemplating their potential new destination, Slamdance is headed west to Los Angeles! The legendary independent film festival will officially relocate from Park City to the City of Stars for its 31st edition, which will run from February […]

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Throughout its five-decade run, New Directors/New Films has introduced the works of many prolific filmmakers today, including Steven Spielberg, Wong Kar-Wai, Kelly Reichardt, Denis Villeneuve, Guillermo del Toro, Laura Poitras, Yorgos Lanthimos, and Christopher Nolan – just to name a […]

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The major box-office successes of the year notwithstanding (we see you, “Barbenheimer”), 2023 saw many outstanding independent films come out to rival (or surpass) the quality of big-studio releases. Fortunately, in this 21st-century of ours, there are many theatrical distributors […]

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Steve James, Born in Hampton Virginia, graduate of the James Madison University, is one of the greatest documentary filmmakers of all time. His 1994 film Hoop Dreams is considered not just one of the greatest documentaries of all time, but […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s A Compassionate Spy movie review! The film is available now on VOD via Magnolia Pictures. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) The new documentary A Compassionate Spy, from filmmaker Steve James (Abacus: […]

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I was lucky enough to see Christopher Nolan’s latest film Oppenheimer on opening night in 70MM at AMC Lincoln Square’s IMAX theater. It was a viewing experience I will never forget and I plan on returning for a second round. […]

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Alessandro Borghi has been working in television and film since 2006. As a teenager he had dreams to be a boxer while studying Econ. From there he watched the film Raging Bull, which changed his life forever. He has starred […]

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Near the conclusion of Michael Almereyda’s beguiling Tesla, the title character, played mysterious mystical perfect Ethan Hawke, steps up to the mic for a karaoke version of Everybody Wants To Rule The World by Tears For Fears. His voice is […]

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I met with director Midge Costin on Monday, April 29, 2019, at the 2019 Tribeca Film Festival, to discuss her new documentary Making Waves: The Art of Cinematic Sound (which I also reviewed). In the film, Costin provides a comprehensive […]

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