Quick-Change Artist: How Kristen Wiig Became a Character Actress We Can Believe In
Nobody disappears these days like Kristen Wiig.
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Travis Bickle’s City of Strangers: Looking Back at TAXI DRIVER, 40 Years Later
A deep-dive into Martin Scorsese’s urban inferno on its 40th anniversary.
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Beyoncé’s “Formation” Video is One of 2016's Greatest Films
You may have heard about a new Beyoncé video...
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5 Woman-Directed Films That Pass the DuVernay and Bechdel Tests
Mandatory viewing, to say the least.
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New Yorkers: See All of 2015's Oscar-Nominated Short Films at IFC Center
For those who occasionally forget that feature-length films aren't the only ones that get to compete at the Oscars
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Vimeo is Making Active Efforts to Support Woman Filmmakers. Now it's Your Turn.
Vimeo shares the screen.
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25 Projects by Tribeca Alums That You Need to See at Sundance 2016
Many of Tribeca's finest filmmaking alumni (and Tribeca Film Institute-funded projects) are set to take Park City by storm at this year's Sundance Film Festival. Here are the films to keep tabs on.
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In Praise of Elizabeth Banks, LOVE AND MERCY's Unfairly Overlooked MVP
In a lead role, Elizabeth Banks offered some of 2015's most invaluable support.
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Few Deserve Oscars More This Year Than 45 YEARS' Charlotte Rampling and Tom Courtenay
Unimprovable performances from two unimpeachable performers.
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Tribeca Director Ann Shin Talks Her Oscar-Shortlisted Documentary MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER
After its world premiere at the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival, Ann Shin's MY ENEMY, MY BROTHER has gained the Academy's attention.
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SHOW ME A HERO’s Oscar Isaac is the Real Best Actor of 2015
This year's best performance by a lead actor can’t be found in theaters.
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The Weekend's Best Movie Options *Not* Titled STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS
Are you one of the seven or eight people in New York City who isn't planning on seeing the new STAR WARS blockbuster? If so, there are plenty of other strong moviegoing options available, from Tina Fey and Amy Poehler to Christmas comedy to excellent indie horror. Learn more below.
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Don’t Bother Voting on the Oscars If You Haven’t Seen... The Year's 12 Best Hair and Makeup Achievements
For the remainder of 2015, we’ll be nudging Academy voters toward deserving films, performers, and craftsmen who risk getting lost in the Oscar shuffle. This week: the year's most meticulous cosmetic creations.
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SON OF SAUL's László Nemes and Géza Röhrig on Depicting History from the Inside
Writer-director László Nemes and actor Géza Röhrig discuss their acclaimed new film, a harrowing Holocaust drama free of forced drama and false uplift.
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THE WANNABE Director Nick Sandow Talks Mob Movies, Patricia Arquette, and Scorsese's Influence
The ORANGE IS THE NEW BLACK actor gets in the writer-director's chair for this 2015 Tribeca world premiere, now in theaters and on VOD.
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Don’t Bother Voting on the Oscars If You Haven’t Seen… Edward Lachman’s Cinematography in CAROL
For the remainder of 2015, we’ll be nudging Academy voters toward deserving films, performers, and craftsmen who risk getting lost in the Oscar shuffle. This week: a jarringly under-rewarded cinematographer hits a career apex in the year’s best picture.
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The Inevitable Endangerment of Womanhood in Hitchcock’s THE BIRDS
This week, the cinephile-friendly, must-see documentary HITCHCOCK/TRUFFAUT opens in select cities. In honor of its release, take a deep dive into the horror — both onscreen and off — in Hitchcock's last masterpiece.
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What It Feels Like For a Girl: MUSTANG Director Deniz Gamze Ergüven on Cinema's Ignorance of the Female Experience
The writer-director of France's official foreign-language Oscar submission discusses her plucky, probing debut.
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Don’t Bother Voting on the Oscars If You Haven’t Seen… Blythe Danner in I’LL SEE YOU IN MY DREAMS
For the remainder of 2015, we’ll be nudging Academy voters toward deserving films, performers, and craftsmen who risk getting lost in the Oscar shuffle. This week: one of the industry’s most undersung treasures claims an all-too rare spotlight.
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DEMOCRATS, One of the 2015 Tribeca Film Festival's Most Acclaimed Documentaries, Arrives in Theaters
New Yorkers, don't miss one of the year's best documentaries, a remarkable real-life political suspenser.
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See Three Great Films from Three Essential Global Auteurs at Scandinavia House
The screening series features masterworks from Chantal Akerman, Wes Anderson, and Roy Andersson.
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Why Scarlett Johansson's Gamergate Movie About Zoë Quinn Needs to Be Made
The actress might play video game designer Zoë Quinn in a film about Gamergate.
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It’s About Damn Time Gena Rowlands Got An Oscar
One of our greatest living screen actresses finally receives the long-overdue Academy Award that has inexplicably eluded her for over half a century.
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Why Are So Many Directors Getting Left Out of Mexican Cinema's "Resurgence"?
Three of Mexico's most promising cinematic voices convened in Mexico City to discuss their country's filmmaking future.
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Don’t Bother Voting on the Oscars if You Haven’t Seen… Bel Powley in THE DIARY OF A TEENAGE GIRL
For the remainder of 2015, we’ll be nudging Academy voters toward deserving films, performers, and craftsmen who risk getting lost in the Oscar shuffle. This week: an extraordinary young actress brings the year’s best character to life.
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