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16 years ago this month, The Film Stage was born in city of Buffalo. For those living in or near the Western New York city, the Buffalo International Film Festival is certainly on your radar, curated by Artistic Director John J. Fink, also a long-time contributor to The Film Stage. The 18th edition of the […]

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Welcome to The B-Side, from The Film Stage. Here we talk about movie stars! Not the movies that made them famous or kept them famous, but the ones that they made in between. Today is Barbra Streisand day! And what a day it is. Just one day after Babs herself announced the start to production […]

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Each week we highlight the noteworthy titles that have recently hit streaming platforms in the United States. Check out this week’s selections below and past round-ups here. Between the Temples (Nathan Silver) In a state of arrested development after his wife unexpectedly died from a freak accident, Ben Gottlieb (Jason Schwartzman) is suicidal, pleading to a […]

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NYC Weekend Watch is our weekly round-up of repertory offerings. Film at Lincoln CenterNYFF Revivals begins with films by Robert Bresson, Marguerite Duras, Clive Barker, and more. Film ForumAs The Devil, Probably continues in a new restoration, Lancelot du lac starts; Stand By Me screens on Sunday. Museum of Modern ArtA career-spanning Johnnie To retrospective continues. Anthology Film ArchivesA Robert Beavers […]

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MUBI has unveiled next month’s streaming lineup, including an exciting lineup of notable new releases: Bertrand Bonello’s Coma (along with Nocturama), Julia Loktev’s The Loneliest Planet (as her newest film premieres at the New York Film Festival), Martin Rejtman’s The Practice alongside his previous features, Humanist Vampire Seeking Consenting Suicidal Person, and more. As David […]

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Pedro Almodóvar’s first English-language The Room Next Door, starring Julianne Moore and Tilda Swinton, took Venice Film Festival by storm, picking up the festival’s top honors with the Golden Lion. It’s next headed to New York Film Festival as their Centerpiece selection, followed by a December 20 release from Sony Pictures Classics, and now a new […]

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Tarsem’s The Fall is an anomaly. Since met with polarizing critical reviews and a non-existent box office in 2007, the film has earned a reputation from its lack of accessibility. It’s been one of those rare films not found on streaming, only watched (legally, at least) by a select few with physical copies and theater […]

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One of the most acclaimed animated films of the year, Gints Zilbalodis’ Flow premiered at this year’s Cannes Film Festival in the Un Certain Regard section and went on to win four prizes at the Annecy Film Festival, including the Audience and Jury Awards, followed by Latvia’s pick for Best International Feature. Now set for […]

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Welcome to a new episode of The Film Stage Show! Brian Roan and Robyn Bahr are joined by Trace Sauveur to discuss Tim Burton’s Beetlejuice Beetlejuice, now in theaters. Enter our giveaways, get access to our private Slack channel, and support new episodes by becoming a Patreon contributor. All new Patreon supporters receive a free 4K UHD […]

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One of thee best documentaries to premiere at Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat a radically and rhythmically edited look at global politics. Directed by Johan Grimonprez, the film was picked up by Kino Lorber for a November 1 theatrical release starting at NYC’s Film Forum and now the first […]

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