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CommentComment: Cannes’ rambling spirit brings vital energy to indie film business
Iris Knobloch eloquently set the scene for the festival in the current geopolitical context, while Thierry Fremaux rambled through an eclectic lineup.
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CommentComment: Bafta exposure is still vital for UK arthouse films squeezed out of the longlists
The Bafta longlists were dominated by commercial, star-driven films.
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CommentComment: Three awards contenders about great works of art defy the clichés of the genre
Screen’s senior US critic Tim Grierson examines ’Hamnet’, ’Springsteen: Deliver Me From Nowhere’ and ’Nouvelle Vague’.
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FeaturesComment: Films exploring the dark side of motherhood are proving a challenge to awards voters
Titles like ‘Die My Love’, ‘Left-Handed Girl’, ‘If I Had Legs I’d Kick You’, ‘Hamnet’ and ‘Young Mothers’ show the flipside of being a mother
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CommentComment: Netflix’s acquisition of Warner Bros will mark a point of no return
The streamer’s proposed acquisition of Warner Bros is a grim chapter in Hollywood history – but we’ve all played our part in this story.
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CommentComment: Venice jury springs surprises as festival grapples with global events
‘Father Mother Sister Brother’ was widely liked, but not a picture that figured prominently in speculative Golden Lion conversation.
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CommentComment: Cannes is on a stellar run – does it reflect the true strength of the independent film industry?
The festival runs from May 13-24.
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CommentComment: industry desperate for Cannes to keep its hot streak going
It’s more than eyes on the Cannes Competition - it’s wallets too.
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CommentComment: studios should strive to make this generation’s ‘The Matrix’
Cinemagoing needs to be protected, and as the independent space is flourishing, bigger studios should take notice.
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CommentNine Bafta takeaways: no politics and little diversity, but fun, friendly and very British
Screen’s executive editor, reviews and new talent Fionnuala Halligan looks back at last night’s Bafta Film Awards.
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CommentComment: The Academy’s international feature category is struggling to keep up with the times
“The international feature film category is fast becoming a juvenile delinquent lobbing grenades of credibility back at the mothership”
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Comment“I think a lot about death”: Carlos Marques-Marcet on end-of-life musical ‘There Will Be Dust’
The TIFF Platform Award winner opens Valladolid before releasing in Spain in November
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CommentComment: Venice 2024 - The Films Are All Right
Panic over a paucity of films due to the Hollywood strikes was papered-over by artistic director Alberto Barbera’s suavely-executed line-up
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Comment‘Kneecap’ breaks £1m at UK-Ireland box office as ‘Alien: Romulus’ holds lead with £2m
‘It Ends With Us’, ‘Deadpool & Wolverine’ hold well.
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CommentComment: five fall festival titles that will become awards contenders - and why
Identifying the awards-season contenders from the bewildering array of films at this time of year means learning the rules of the game.
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CommentComment: Sex and politics reign at newsworthy Cannes 2024
Critical consensus – if you can ever find it – indicates it was a good year, even if reviews were rarely rapturous.
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FeaturesComment: the Independent Film Tax Credit is a victory for the UK industry
With the UK independent film industry getting a vote of confidence, what will emerge as the result of this victory?
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CommentComment: Bafta’s winning films are an optimistic vision of a global UK industry
Box-office success for ’The Zone Of Interest’, ’Anatomy Of A Fall’ and ’All Of Us Strangers’ suggests the arthouse audience is back too.
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CommentComment: It is time for Bafta to rethink its jury interventions
Bafta should trust its reinvigorated membership and give them more of a vote.
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CommentVenice’s Giornate degli Autori unveils 2023 line-up
The films include Isabelle Huppert starrer ’Sidonie in Japan’ and a new short film by Celine Sciamma.