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Mystic Roots Revealed: Brady Corbet Readies ‘The Origin of the World’ with Selena Gomez

Mystic Roots Revealed: Brady Corbet Readies ‘The Origin of the World’ with Selena Gomez

Mystic Roots Revealed: Brady Corbet Readies ‘The Origin of the World’ with Selena Gomez

With Cannes just a month away, major updates on Brady Corbet’s highly anticipated fourth feature are likely imminent, but we’ve already received two early clues: a sense of the project’s sheer scale and the first hint at who might be set to topline. First tidbit comes from Deadline with his presence at Dublin’s Storyhouse to discuss screenwriting – he mentioned that The Origin of the World “is sort of about American mysticism and the history of the occult in America and I’ve been reading tons and tons of material about the migration of the cultist belief systems and structures.” and that the script is 200 pages…“It’s basically two, 25-day shoots for 100 pages.”… Read the rest

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Eagles of the Republic | Review

Eagles of the Republic | Review

Eagles of the Republic | Review

One Flew Over the Coup’s Nest: Saleh Muddles Through Propaganda Politics

Tarik Saleh - Eagles of the Republic“Propaganda, to be effective, must be believed. To be believed, it must be credible. To be credible, it must be true,” so said Hubert H. Humphrey. In the case of Tarik Saleh’s latest film, Eagles of the Republic, which is concerned with a film production meant to serve as an indoctrinated biopic of Egypt’s sitting president, a scenario is presented which is believable and credible but not altogether effective. Luckily, it isn’t true. Saleh returns to Egypt for yet another thriller starring his muse Fares Fares, this time approaching political malfeasance through a collision with the entertainment industry, which promises to be a juicy jumping off point.… Read the rest

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Erupcja | Review

Erupcja | Review

Erupcja | Review

Sympathy Is A Knife: Charli xcx Shines In This Snapshot Of Falling Out Of Love

Erupcja Pete Ohs Movie ReviewIn 1927, The New York Times declared that Warsaw had regained its pre-war status as Paris Of The North, calling it the “gayest, cleanest and most feminine of European cities.” However, the distinctive charms of its prewar architectural glamor have undergone a change, with the skyline now dotted by towering modern edifices such as the Warsaw Spire, Zlota 44, and The Bridge. Even the old school trams have been replaced with modern light rail. The characters in Pete Ohs delightful Erupcja are similarly caught between past and present in this summery, loose-limbed look at relationships under scaffolding.… Read the rest

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Interview: Pete Ohs – Erupcja (Work in Progress)

Interview: Pete Ohs – Erupcja (Work in Progress)

Interview: Pete Ohs – Erupcja (Work in Progress)

Filmmaker Pete Ohs likely needs no introduction, nor do the notable cast members he assembled for his under-the-radar bilingual drama, shot in Poland. With talents like Jeremy O. Harris, Charli XCX, and Will Madden on board, Erupcja promises to make waves. From what I’ve seen, we can expect comparisons to the works of Linklater and Östlund when the film premieres at a major festival next year. As an American indie filmmaker navigating a completely different ecosystem, it was a pleasure to chat with Ohs in the full-circle setting of Wrocław, where this creative journey began. 1-2 Special release the film tomorrow in NYC and LA.… Read the rest

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2026 Telefilm Canada: Zarrar Kahn, Yung Chang, Sarah Gadon, Matt Johnson & Luis De Filippis Get Coin

2026 Telefilm Canada: Zarrar Kahn, Yung Chang, Sarah Gadon, Matt Johnson & Luis De Filippis Get Coin

2026 Telefilm Canada: Zarrar Kahn, Yung Chang, Sarah Gadon, Matt Johnson & Luis De Filippis Get Coin

Telefilm Canada are investing a significant amount of coin towards 11 English feature-length films and part of the new wave of next generation of filmmakers we find Zarrar Kahn, Yung Chang, Sarah Gadon, Matt Johnson and Luis De Filippis. Kahn saw his 2023 film In Flames land in the Directors’ Fortnight section in Cannes and is now working within the dramatic terrain with Suffering Is Optional. Toronto-based filmmaker Yung Chang who worked in docu realm (and is best known perhaps 2007’s Up the Yangtze) is finally moving into production on Eggplant – a project that was part of the 2015’s Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab (see our interview below).… Read the rest

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Jail & Jell-O Molds? Janicza Bravo to Direct Cate Blanchett in Martha Stewart Biopic ‘Good Thing’

Jail & Jell-O Molds? Janicza Bravo to Direct Cate Blanchett in Martha Stewart Biopic ‘Good Thing’

Jail & Jell-O Molds? Janicza Bravo to Direct Cate Blanchett in Martha Stewart Biopic ‘Good Thing’

If American indie filmmaker Janicza Bravo gets to infuse her deadpan humor and brand of absurdity to what could be a dream biopic portrait where Cate Blanchett gets to go into Martha Stewart’s business hive mind putting the spotlight on a one-woman lifestyle-media ecosystem where content, products, and personality all feed each other. Good Thing would be the latest performance where Blanchett plays folks in the public domain a la Katharine Hepburn, Bob Dylan and Lucille Ball. Variety reports that the project is being written by Ricky Tollman, and Dirty Films’ Cate Blanchett and Coco Francini will produce along with and Randy Manis and Neil Dodson.… Read the rest

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Clockwork Starts Ticking: Sean Baker to Direct ‘Ti Amo!’ for Warner Bros.’ New Division

Clockwork Starts Ticking: Sean Baker to Direct ‘Ti Amo!’ for Warner Bros.’ New Division

Clockwork Starts Ticking: Sean Baker to Direct ‘Ti Amo!’ for Warner Bros.’ New Division

Making it near impossible to have a proper box set as his filmography has been housed at Music Box Films, Magnolia, A24, and more recently Neon for Anora, Sean Baker will get the ball rolling for Warner Bros.’ new label — a return to indie speciality servicing. The trades announce that the Palme d’Or and Oscar-winning filmmaker will see his next feature titled Ti Amo! housed with this new label for a release set for next year. Clockwork will release up to three films per year – and we’ll see if they are in the acquisition business at Cannes this year.… Read the rest

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2026 Cannes: Lebanon’s Ali Cherri and France’s Elie Grappe Among Critics’ Week Short Film Selections

2026 Cannes: Lebanon’s Ali Cherri and France’s Elie Grappe Among Critics’ Week Short Film Selections

2026 Cannes: Lebanon’s Ali Cherri and France’s Elie Grappe Among Critics’ Week Short Film Selections

Prior to the Palme d’Or short competition section being revealed, we have another section featuring the best in short film cinema that is worth keeping tabs on as several of these filmmakers will be talked about in the decade ahead. The Critics’ Week selection committee have outlined the 13 short films that line up their 2026 selections and we find some recent Cannes alumni in Ali Cherri and Elie Grappe offering new oeuvres. Cherri saw his 2022 film Dam premiere in the Directors’ Fortnight section and he follows this with a 29-minute short called La Sentinelle which features the Swiss army knife of languages in actor Nahuel Pérez Biscayart and Eric Cantona (the ex-footballer turned actor will have quite the Cannes this year being featured as the subject in Cantona by David Tryhorn and Ben Nicholas, and having acted in Avril Besson’s Les matins merveilleux).… Read the rest

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New Diao Yinan Thriller & Jia Zhangke Road Movie Aiming for Cannes 2027

New Diao Yinan Thriller & Jia Zhangke Road Movie Aiming for Cannes 2027

New Diao Yinan Thriller & Jia Zhangke Road Movie Aiming for Cannes 2027

In the if-true-then-definitely-newsworthy category, as we put all our focus on the upcoming Cannes Film Festival we’re also taking inventory of the films that may line-up next year’s edition and it would appear that two Chinese filmmakers are heading that way. We’ve been tipped via this X account that we have a pair of Sixth Generation auteurs gearing up — one is Night Train (2007), Black Coal, Thin Ice (2014 – read review) and The Wild Goose Lake (2019) filmmaker Diao Yinan who is working on a new crime thriller with Jackson Yee onboard — he was in Bi Gan’s Resurrection).… Read the rest

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2026 Cannes: Balagov, Radu Jude, July Jung, Lisandro Alonso, Barnard, Sotomayor and Dupieux Load Up Alluring Quinzaine Line-Up

2026 Cannes: Balagov, Radu Jude, July Jung, Lisandro Alonso, Barnard, Sotomayor and Dupieux Load Up Alluring Quinzaine Line-Up

2026 Cannes: Balagov, Radu Jude, July Jung, Lisandro Alonso, Barnard, Sotomayor and Dupieux Load Up Alluring Quinzaine Line-Up

Artistic Director Julien Rejl is poised to draw major crowds this year, as the selection committee makes a compelling case that the Théâtre Croisette at the JW Marriott will be one of the festival’s key showcases. With a lineup featuring new works from renowned auteurs such as Kantemir Balagov, Radu Jude, July Jung, Lisandro Alonso, Clio Barnard, Dominga Sotomayor and Quentin Dupieux, the section shapes up as what is undoubtedly the strongest Directors’ Fortnight slate in years. This is not hyperbole folks!

Following in their mandate of discovery (6 debut feature films are present), among the names to watch out for we have the likes of Sompot Chidgasornpongse, Jorge Thielen Armand, Eivind Landsvik, Sarah Arnold, Lila Pinell, Maxence Voiseux, and Kohei Kadowaki.… Read the rest

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