Films
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What are we missing about Helen of Troy?
Debate over who can play Helen of Troy misses something more interesting: in Homer, she emerges as a rare figure…
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Bringing the Climate Frontlines to the Red Carpet
Greetings from the Venice International Film Festival, where amidst the cinematic glamour, we are launching something raw and powerful: “Solwata”.…
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Immersive Documentary Centers Human Rights in Climate Crisis
Actor Mark Ruffalo and Human Rights Watch Premiere ‘Solwata’ at Venice Film Festival (Berlin) – A new immersive documentary spotlighting…
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Is Earth on its way to becoming the ‘Forbidden Planet’?
A 70-year-old science fiction film offers a stark warning for today’s AI race, showing how powerful technology can amplify humanity’s…
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”Rental Family”
My days became one jumbled hour after hour where time disappeared into another year, until here we are, the 1st…
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Internet of beings: the dream of digitising human bodies for healthcare (and the nightmare)
The Academy Award-winning movie – later developed into a novel by Isaac Asimov – seemed like pure fantasy at the…
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Anthony Hopkins can scare you, then disarm you with his modesty
The voice on the phone belongs to a “tough old goat,” who turns out to actually be self-effacing and charming,…
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Netflix Picks Up ‘The Stringer’, Controversial Doc That Challenges Who Took The Famous Vietnam War “Napalm Girl” Photo
UPDATED with AP statement saying, “It is possible Nick Ut took this photo,” and to link to AP’s full report…
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How Europe’s Film and TV Dubbers Are Leading the Fight Against AI
Dubbing, as an art form, is at its best when it calls as little attention to itself as possible. Scott…
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‘Yellowstone’ and What We Know About All the Spinoffs
Yellowstone as we know it may have galloped off into the sunset. Jackie Strause The Hollywood Reporter But even though the…
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The Last Dream by Pedro Almodóvar review – fantastical fictions and candid personal curios
The Spanish director’s 12 tales, written between the late 60s and today, are a heady mix of factual and fictitious,…
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The Nazis Came for France Once. Not Everyone There Was Upset About It.
In July, a coalition of left-wing parties mounted a stunning, last-minute rebuke to what was shaping up to be the country’s first…
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George Bizos ICON – Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland.
Sydney, Melbourne, Adelaide and Auckland friends & colleagues, ” George Bizos ICON ” An 87 minute Documentary The touching story…
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Tapestry of life through the lens of film
“Before we agree for the film to be in the festival, we watch every film. Lesego Chepape Mail & Guardian…
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13th Luxor African Film Festival: All you need to know
The LAFF is Egypt’s only cinematic event completely dedicated to showcasing the cinema riches from the continent. Ati Metwaly Al-Ahram…
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Behind the Story: ‘The Battle for Laikipia’
In 2017, Pulitzer Center grantee Daphne Matziaraki traveled to a county in northern Kenya called Laikipia. Alexandra Byrne PULITZER CENTER ALUM She…
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