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“LE TRIANGLE D’OR”
THE STORY – To make ends meet, Laura takes a job working for Souria in a grand mansion in Paris’s Golden Triangle. Installed there by her lover, a wealthy Saudi prince, Souria lives in anticipation of his visits. As Laura struggles to adjust to this world of excessive luxury and constant surveillance, a fragile bond begins…
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“ELEPHANTS IN THE FOG”
THE STORY – In a Nepalese village nestled in the heart of a forest inhabited by wild elephants, Pirati, the matriarch of a Kinnar community, dreams of escaping to live with the man she loves. But when one of her daughters goes missing, she must investigate and choose between her desire for freedom and her responsibilities…
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“VISITATION”
THE STORY – A plot of land, a house by the lake, its changing inhabitants. This one plot of land reflects 70 years of German history from Weimar, the Nazis, the war, the Soviet occupation and reconstruction to the fall of the GDR. THE CAST – Lars Eidinger, Martina Gedeck, Ulrich Matthes, Michael Maertens & Susanne…
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“ASHES”
THE STORY – Lucila leaves Mexico with her younger brother to reunite with their mother in Madrid, who had left a few years earlier to chase a better future. When they finally arrive, the bitter, suffocating reality that awaits them proves far harsher than Lucila had imagined. Still, she is determined to make the most of…
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“The Yogurt Shop Murders: The End Of Wondering” Brings Long-Overdue Closure To A Tragic Cold Case
THE STORY – APD cold case detective Dan Jackson reveals the behind-the-scenes details of the painstaking work that he and other investigators used in tracking down the killer of four teenage girls in Austin, Texas in 1991. THE CAST – Barbara Ayers-Wilson, Bob Ayers, Pam Ayers, Shawn Ayers, John Jones, Paul Johnson, Mike Huckabay &…
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The Oscar Contenders From The 2026 Cannes Film Festival
In recent years, the Cannes Film Festival has had greater influence on the Oscar race, potentially reflecting the Academy’s growing diversity. Last year, four out of the five Best International Feature nominees and two out of the ten Best Picture nominees premiered at Cannes. The festival concluded this weekend, with a lineup whose buzz was…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast: Episode 493 – Final 2026 Cannes Film Festival Recap, Award Winners, “Fjord,” “La Bola Negra,” “Hope,” “Minotaur,” “The Man I Love,” “Coward” & “Victorian Psycho”
Bonjour NBP Film Community! For Episode 493, I am joined by Cody Dericks, Nadia Dalimonte, Dan Bayer, and Aaron Isenstein, as we are back home from the 79th Cannes Film Festival, ready to deliver Part 2 of our experience, including this year’s award winners. We’re going to touch on films from the festival including “Fjord,” “La Bola Negra,” “Hope,” “Minotaur,”…
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – “Star Wars: The Mandalorian And Grogu”
For this week’s main podcast review, Ema Sasic, Josh Parham, and Giovanni Lago review and discuss “The Mandalorian And Grogu,” starring Pedro Pascal, Jeremy Allen White, Brendan Wayne, Lateef Crowder, Jonny Coyne, Martin Scorsese, and Sigourney Weaver. Written and directed by Jon Favreau, and co-written by Dave Filoni and Noah Kloor,, the film is part of the “Star Wars”…
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