Review: In a Winnipeg few will recognize, "Universal Language" speaks from a deep well of humanity
Written and directed by director Matthew Rankin, the comedy presents a Persian-language-inflected Canada, getting at timely questions of homeland and belonging.
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Intern Finds Only Known Surviving Copy of ‘The Heart of Lincoln,’ a Silent Film Thought to Be Lost to History
Released in 1915, the film was directed by Francis Ford, the brother of famed filmmaker John Ford. It had been listed in a record of 7,200 silent films classified as "lost" ...
13 Essential Animated Films With No Dialogue
It has been updated to include the Oscar-nominated animated film Flow, which is now streaming on Max. Animation has been a part of cinema since the beginning — it’s believed that Emile Cohl’s ...
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Why a 100-year-old film about a ‘City Without Jews’ seems disturbingly prescient today
Hans Karl Breslauer's 1924 'The City Without Jews' resonates in an environment of rising antisemitism and threatened ...
Review: We watched all 15 short films nominated at the 2025 Oscars. Here’s what should win
AMPAS nominates five worthy shorts in each category but only one will prevail. Here's a guide to help you win your Oscars ...
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Five Films that Influenced Alex Thompson’s Hospital Thriller, Rounding
Rounding, the new film from Alex Thompson, who directed Saint Frances and, with 25 New Face partner Kelly O’Sullivan, ...
J.D. Vance sends another message to Europe by meeting snubbed German anti-immigration party leader
Vance made his debut on the international stage by issuing a blistering attack on Europe for 'criminalizing' free speech and ...
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How ‘Flow’ Used a 35-Page Long Script Without a Single Dialogue to Bag 2 Oscar Nominations
Latvian animated film Flow’s 35-page, dialogue-free script earned 2 Oscar nominations with innovative storytelling and ...