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DWF 2015: THE CHALLENGER Review

When people call films “formulaic,” they are undoubtedly referring to the fact that those films follow the same structure as many that have come before it – predictable, unoriginal, not very compelling or even boring. Movies have been around for more than a century now, and it goes without saying that, at some point, one film is going to look like another you may have seen before.

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DWF 2015: Linda Brown’s YOU SEE ME Clip (Exclusive)

Here we have an exclusive clip from the upcoming documentary You See Me, produced and directed by Linda Brown and making its world premiere at this year’s Dances With Films Festival in Los Angeles. In the film, Brown compiles photos, Super 8 and

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Cannes 2015: Full List of Award Winners

The full list of this year’s Cannes Film Festival award winners have been announced, with Jacques Audiard‘s Dheepan winning the coveted Palme d’Or. Other winners include László Nemes’ Son Of Saul nabbing the Grand Prix, and a tie for Best Actress between Rooney Mara for Carol,

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GOOD KILL Review

Director Andrew Nichol has always had a penchant for creating films that shine a light on issues happening within our current political climate. Be it the rapid advancement in genetics (Gattaca), our voyeuristic nature (The Truman Show) or the always hot-button issue of gun control (Lord of War). Even when the movies aren’t great, he always takes an interesting approach.

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Frontières@Fantasia 2015: First Wave Projects Announced

With Montreal’s Fantasia Fest ready to launch July 23rd, the Frontières co-production market returns with new in development projects from a number of talented filmmakers including John McNaughton, RKSS, the team behind Turbo Kid, and A Serbian Film director Srdjan Spasojevic.

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2015 Brooklyn Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The 2015 Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) is ready to kick off May 29th, and this year’s lineup was announced today featuring 108 films from 26 countries. The fest opens with J. DavisManson Family Vacation starring Jay Duplass and Linas Phillips with

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2015 Human Rights Watch Film Festival Announces Lineup

The 26th edition of the Human Rights Watch Film Festival is set to take place June 11-21 in New York City, and today the full lineup of films has been announced with 16 documentaries covering three main themes- Art Versus Oppression, Changemakers and Justice

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I AM BIG BIRD Review

Caroll Spinney may not be a household name, but his iconic Sesame Street characters surely are. For the last 48 years Spinney has been the man behind Big Bird and Oscar the Grouch, two of the most well known characters in Disney’s Muppet universe. Dave LaMattina and Chad N. Walker’s film I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story takes a look at the man behind these characters and paints a lovingly crafted portrait of him, both in his professional career and his personal life.

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MAGGIE review

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if Terrence Malick directed a lo-fi zombie movie starring Arnold Schwarzenegger? Well, wonder no more because Henry Hobson’s debut, Maggie, infuses much more Malick than Romero in this unique, but flawed, take on the zombie apocalypse.

Rather than yet another survival story featuring hordes of undead, Maggie takes a more intimate, emotional approach, by focusing the story on Arnold Schwarzenegger’s character of Wade taking care of his daughter, Maggie, played by Abigail Breslin, as she slowly turns into an undead flesh-hungry creature.

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Fantasia Fest 2015: First Wave of Films Announced

The 2015 Fantasia Film Festival is set to kick off this Summer in Montreal and today the first wave of films screening this year have been announced with highlights including Marvel’s Ant-Man, Jason Lei Howden‘s Deathgasm, and Mari Asato‘s video game adaptation

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LAFF 2015: Full Competition Lineup Announced

The full competition lineup for this year’s Los Angeles Film Festival has been announced, with 74 feature films, 60 short films and over 50 new media works representing 35 countries. This is the 21st year of the festival, which will run from

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2015 Stanley Film Festival Announces Award Winners

The third Stanley Film Festival has come to an end and marks another great entry in one of the coolest festivals around. Today, the full list of award winners have been announced, with Todd Strauss-Schulson‘s The Final Girls picking up the Audience