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“Slow Horses” Proves It’s Still One of TV’s Best Ensembles
THE STORY – A dysfunctional team of MI5 agents and their obnoxious boss, the notorious Jackson Lamb, navigates the espionage world’s smoke and mirrors to defend England from sinister forces. THE CAST – Gary Oldman, Jack Lowden, Kristin Scott Thomas, Saskia Reeves, Rosalind Eleazar, Christopher Chung, Aimee-Ffion Edwards, Olivia Cooke, Harry Lloyd, Kyle Soller, Lucian…
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“NO PARADISE IF YOU ARE KILLED BY A WOMAN”
THE STORY – Vyan, a Kurdish female sniper, has survived war by shutting down her emotions. When she learns her younger sister, believed lost during ISIS’ 2014 assault, may still be alive in Mosul, she returns to a city shaped by death and destruction. Her search becomes both a rescue mission and a confrontation with…
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“ARRESTED MEMORY”
THE STORY – A seasoned detective, recently diagnosed with dementia, is doggedly pursued by both cops and crooks after he unwittingly wanders off with a multimillion-dollar ransom. THE CAST – Ethan Juan, Hsieh Ying Xuan, Moon Lee, Shinichi Tsutsumi & Reika Kirishima THE TEAM – Sabu (Director/Writer) THE RUNNING TIME – 87 Minutes Certain premises…
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John Malkovich Could Finally Get His Oscar With “Wild Horse Nine”
Now that we are starting to get into the thick of festival season, this year’s awards season is really beginning to come into focus. Beyond just getting to know if a film is well or poorly received, it’s good to know which actors or which crafts are standing out to most people, even just from…
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“THE PERVERT’S GUIDE TO UTOPIAS”
THE STORY – Philosopher Slavoj Žižek is our guide through landscapes of classic film, music, social media, archive, and webcasts. Making unexpected twists and turns, he maps the utopian illusions of our times. Through absurd juxtapositions and startling insights, we are seduced into recognizing our fate, in order to change it. THE CAST – Slavoj…
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“BOATBUILDERS”
THE STORY – At the head of a remote Maine harbor, the 60-some workers of the Brooklin Boat Yard coax wooden planks around a frame, make precise saw cuts, and sand edges for flawless joints, resulting in some of the most stunning and sought-after wooden vessels in the world. Over the course of four vibrant…
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“NO PAIN”
THE STORY – Davide, a thirty-something bookseller, spends his days selling second-hand books in a Roman square. His most devoted customer, Elsa, is also his closest ally: she keeps him supplied with used books and surrounds him with warmth and affection. Then, on what begins as an ordinary day, everything changes. A young boy from…
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“THE SPIRAL (L’ESTRANEA)”
THE STORY – A mother arrives at her daughter’s apartment during a storm to confess a lie that undermines their family’s foundation, leading to an unraveling relationship between them. THE CAST – Jasmine Trinca, Romana Maggiora Vergano, Adriano Giannini & Valeria Bruni Tedeschi THE TEAM – Paolo Strippoli (Director/Co-writer) & Salvatore De Chirico (Co-writer) THE…
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