Seymour Hersh has spent six decades doing what few journalists dare: telling the American public what its government desperately wants to keep hidden. From his Pulitzer Prize-winning exposé of the Mỹ Lai Massacre in 1969 to his groundbreaking reporting on […]

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After examining the life of photographer Nan Goldin and her fight against the Sackler Family in her documentary All The Beauty and the Bloodshed, Oscar-winning documentarian Laura Poitras investigates the political turmoil of the 20th Century through the reporting of […]

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The Toronto International Film Festival has just announced the lineup for its Docs section, featuring 23 titles from 18 countries and 16 World Premieres. The section will open with Oscar-winning director Ben Proudfoot’s The Eyes of Ghana, which follows the life […]

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It’s that time of year again. After previously announcing its Opening Night (After the Hunt), Centerpiece (Father Mother Sister Brother), and Closing Night (Is This Thing On?) films, the New York Film Festival has unveiled its full Main Slate lineup […]

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The Venice Film Festival is heading back to the Lido for its 82nd edition. Taking place August 27 – September 6, the in-competition lineup features exciting new titles from an array of auteurs, including Park Chan-wook, Jim Jarmusch, Noah Baumbach, […]

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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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The controversial threat to terminate the lease for Miami Beach’s arthouse theater O Cinema for screening the Oscar-winning documentary No Other Land has been withdrawn by its mayor Steven Meiner following a city council meeting on Wednesday, March 19. Per […]

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(The 2024 Toronto International Film Festival runs September 5-15 and HtN has you covered once again. Check out Matt Delman’s Ernest Cole: Lost & Found movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Raoul Peck’s ode to […]

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(The 2024 Tribeca Film Festival runs June 5-16, and as always, we have many boots on the ground. Check out Matt Delman’s Sabbath Queen movie review. Seen it? Join the conversation with HtN on our Letterboxd Page.) Sandi Dubowski’s transformative documentary Sabbath Queen follows Amichai […]

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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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