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NYFF 2021: Joanna Hogg and Honor Swinton Byrne on The Souvenir Part II
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This week we're reporting from the 59th New York Film Festival. One of the most anticipated films in this year's lineup is The Souvenir Part II—Joann…
5 years ago
NYFF 2021: Currents, with Chloe Lizotte and Ela Bittencourt
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Established in 2020—and picking up where the late, lamented Projections section left off—Currents is the New York Film Festival's home for films with…
5 years ago
Toronto 2021 with Adam Nayman and José Teodoro
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As we enter the thick of fall festival season, it seems that every week brings with it a full slate of amazing new films from all over the world. Thi…
5 years ago
Terence Davies on Benediction and more
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This week Film Comment is reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival, both virtually and in-person. One of the most anticipated films at …
5 years, 1 month ago
Spike Lee’s Documentaries with Amy Taubin and Ina Archer
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In a 2007 Film Comment essay, Amy Taubin wrote in praise of Spike Lee’s When the Levees Broke, a documentary about the Hurricane Katrina disaster and…
5 years, 1 month ago
Smaller Festivals with Jordan Cronk
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The summer and fall festival seasons bring a flurry of buzzy premieres at glamorous locales: Cannes, Venice, New York, Toronto. But as most film crit…
5 years, 1 month ago
Sex Work in Cinema
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On today’s podcast we’re talking about a long-running preoccupation of cinema: sex work. From Taxi Driver to Pretty Woman, sex workers have frequentl…
5 years, 2 months ago
Ira Deutchman on Searching for Mr. Rugoff
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This week’s podcast features a conversation with Ira Deutchman, the director of the new documentary, Searching for Mr. Rugoff. The film explores the …
5 years, 2 months ago
Summer 2021 Rep Report, with Abby Sun and Steve MacFarlane
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As the dog days of summer loom, we’ve been pining for the crisp, air-conditioned darkness of the cinema. Fortunately, as theaters across the country …
5 years, 2 months ago
Cannes #2, with Miriam Bale and Jonathan Romney
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After a Cannes-less 2020, we were glad to welcome back cinema’s grandest event this year. Film Comment followed the much-awaited 2021 edition’s super…
5 years, 2 months ago