Few actor-director partnerships in contemporary cinema have proven as fruitful, or as essential as the collaboration between Toni Servillo and Paolo Sorrentino. Since their first meeting on the set of One Man Up  in 2001, the Naples-born actor and filmmaker have […]

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One of the most anticipated films of this year’s awards season marks the long-awaited return of Daniel Day-Lewis. In his first role in 8 years since Phantom Thread, the three-time Oscar winner came out of retirement to star in Anemone, […]

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The New York Film Festival, presented by Film at Lincoln Center, has announced the lineup for its Spotlight section taking place at its 63rd edition. This section will showcase a selection of 12 significant and anticipated features, including three world […]

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The decades-long partnership of director James Ivory and producer Ismail Merchant is endearingly profiled in the new documentary Merchant Ivory. The titular words are not only synonymous with the legendary duo, but also the string of iconic, sophisticated period pieces […]

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(Rendez-Vous with French Cinema takes place at Film at Lincoln Center from March 3 – 13. Matt Delman has this movie review of Hold Me Tight, which will screen March 6 and March 13 at the Walter Reade Theater) Mathieu Amalric is […]

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If the idea of wealthy people metaphorically stabbing each other in old world Manhattan sounds good, then The Age of Innocence is right up your alley.

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