One of the most perplexing, divisive, yet bold and original films of the last year was Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. The legendary director, who had tried getting the film made for 30 years, funded the $125 million to make it […]

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While Josh Fox might be best known for his documentaries – from 2010’s Oscar-nominated surprise hit Gasland right through to 2017’s Awake, A Dream From Standing Rock (made in collaboration with Doug Good Feather and Myron Dewey, who also served as EP on this […]

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After years of anticipation for cinephiles and a highly-buzzed Cannes premiere, we are just about a month away from the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis. Lionsgate is set to release the self-funded epic across North America on September 27 […]

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The 77th Cannes Film Festival concluded today as the Greta Gerwig-fronted jury awarded the Palme d’Or to Sean Baker’s new sex worker comedy, Anora. It is also distributor NEON’s fifth consecutive Palme win following Anatomy of a Fall, Triangle of […]

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As the 77th Cannes Film Festival kicks off today, Francis Ford Coppola has just increased our anticipation with an epic new teaser for his passion piece Megalopolis. His first film in over a decade since 2011’s Twixt, Coppola (a two-time […]

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The Cannes Film Festival has unveiled the first slate of films for its 77th edition across many sections, from the Competition to Un Certain Regard. It will be held from May 14 through 25. Ahead of the announcement, a few […]

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(SFFIlm’s 2022 Doc Storuies program runs November 3-8. Check out Jonathan Marlow’s movie review of Jerry Brown: The Disrupter, which premiere’s there Thursday, November 3. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) In an era when politicians […]

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(Check out Chris Reed’s movie review of Black Box which opened this week in New York, and next week in Los Angeles. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) When, at the start of Yann Gozlan’s […]

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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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It’s all equally as entertaining as it is informative, and a vital addition to our understanding of how movies are made.

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