Legendary Entertainment Could Exit Warner Bros for Rival Studio

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Legendary Entertainment, the production company behind recent box office hits Dune and Godzilla vs. Kong, is now searching for a new distribution partner after its three-year agreement with Warner Bros. recently expired. Sony is reportedly the frontrunner in talks to form a new partnership with Legendary, with Paramount also said to be a close contender. … Read more

The Forgiven (2021) Review — A Haunting Moral Drama

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The Forgiven (2021) Director: John Michael McDonagh Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mourad Zaoui, Ismael Kanater, Caleb Landry Jones, Christopher Abbott After a five-year absence following the commercial underperformance of his previous film, John Michael McDonagh returns to the director’s chair with The Forgiven, an adaptation of … Read more

The Forgiven (2021) Review: Guilt, Power and Redemption

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The Forgiven (2021) Director: John Michael McDonagh Screenwriter: John Michael McDonagh Starring: Ralph Fiennes, Jessica Chastain, Matt Smith, Saïd Taghmaoui, Mourad Zaoui, Ismael Kanater, Caleb Landry Jones, Christopher Abbott After the commercial disappointment of his previous film, War on Everyone, John Michael McDonagh returns to the director’s chair with The Forgiven, an adaptation of Lawrence … Read more

100 Must-See BBC Films: Classics and Hidden Gems

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has been distributing, co-producing and co-financing films since 1990. Over more than three decades it has built a distinctive catalogue of British cinema, supporting both established talent and emerging filmmakers while producing a remarkable range of heritage dramas, star-driven features, genre-defying pictures and art-house work. The BBC played a role … Read more

100 Must-See BBC Films

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The British Broadcasting Corporation (the BBC) has been distributing, co-producing and co-financing films since 1990. Over more than three decades it has built a distinctive catalogue of British cinema, supporting emerging talent and established artists alike. From helping launch careers such as Kate Winslet’s to supporting the legacies of icons like Judi Dench and Billy … Read more

Return to Seoul (2022) Review: Davy Chou’s Striking Drama

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Return to Seoul (2022) Director: Davy Chou Screenwriter: Davy Chou Starring: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Hur Ouk-Sook Davy Chou’s Return to Seoul is a carefully observed character study that explores identity, displacement, and the fraught process of reconnecting with one’s origins. Inspired by a personal encounter … Read more

Return to Seoul (2022) Review: A Haunting, Intimate Film

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Return to Seoul (2022) Director: Davy Chou Screenwriter: Davy Chou Starring: Ji-Min Park, Oh Kwang-rok, Guka Han, Kim Sun-young, Yoann Zimmer, Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Hur Ouk-Sook When Davy Chou accompanied a close friend to a family meal in South Korea, he witnessed a profound inability to connect between his friend and her biological relatives. The … Read more

Winners (2022) – Edinburgh International Film Festival Review

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Winners (2022) Director: Hassan Nazer Screenwriters: Hassan Nazer, Hamed Emami Starring: Parsa Maghami, Reza Naji, Hossein Abedini What would you do if you stumbled upon an Oscar statue on the street? Keep it, try to sell it, or search for the owner? Winners centers on that simple premise: a young waste picker named Yahya (Parsa … Read more

Winners 2022 – Edinburgh International Film Festival Review

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Winners (2022) Director: Hassan Nazer Screenwriters: Hassan Nazer, Hamed Emami Starring: Parsa Maghami, Reza Naji, Hossein Abedini Imagine finding an Oscar statuette on the street. Do you keep it, hand it in, or try to track down its rightful owner? That moral knot forms the central premise of Winners, a 2022 drama directed by Hassan … Read more

Full Time (2021) Review from Edinburgh Film Festival

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Full Time (2021) Director: Eric Gravel Screenwriter: Eric Gravel Starring: Laure Calamy, Anne Suarez, Geneviève Mnich, Cyril Gueï Eric Gravel’s Full Time premiered at the Venice Film Festival in September 2021 and has since completed its festival circuit, with one of its later screenings taking place at the 2022 Edinburgh International Film Festival. The film … Read more