Pandora
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‘Past Lives’ Takes Top Prize at the Pandora International Film Critics Awards – ‘Anatomy of a Fall’, ‘Barbie’ and ‘Oppenheimer’ also Big Winners

In a year for Oppenheimer and Barbie in humongous, explosive fashion right across 2023, the Pandora International Film Critics still hailed the greatness of world…

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Oppenheimer Leads AACTA International Awards Nominations

Christopher Nolan’s Oppenheimer leads the nominations for the 13th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards with six nods including Best Film…

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The Banshees of Inisherin and Everything Everywhere All At Once Lead AACTA International Awards Nominations

Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin and Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert’s Everything Everywhere All At Once lead the nominations for the 12th Australian Academy…

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The Power of the Dog Wins Best Film at 11th AACTA International Awards

Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog has won Best Film at the 11th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards. The…

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Belfast Leads AACTA International Awards Nominations

Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast leads the nominations for the 11th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards with seven nods including Best Film,…

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Hunter
Posted in Links Movies

Reading, Writing, Arithmetic #42: Hunter

How many times do I read something, watch a video, listen to a podcast, discover a website, and tell myself I’ll recommend that on the…

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Promising Young Woman
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Promising Young Woman Wins Best Film at AACTA International Awards

Emerald Fennell’s Promising Young Woman has won Best Film at the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards. The film also…

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Nomadland Leads AACTA International Awards Nominations

Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland leads the nominations for the 10th Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts (AACTA) International Awards with six nods including Best Film, Best Director…

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South Korea
Posted in Culture Movies World Cinema

VIDEO – the Best 50 Films from South Korea

Almost 200 examples of South Korean cinema collected votes as many of you and others beyond selected your own preferences in this flourishing segment of…

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AACTA Announce International Film Nominations

Following their national awards a few days earlier, the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts announced the nominations for the international films. The nominees…

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I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians
Posted in Review World Cinema

Film Review: I Do Not Care If We Go Down in History as Barbarians

The participation of Romania during World War II will likely go over the head of many. Depends what you’ve read. Or where you’re from. The…

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Posted in Events World Cinema

Pan's Labyrinth defeats Amelie in the Filmotomy World Cup Final 2018

There is no official such party as the Film Integrated Soccer Association (FISA), but it exists as long as we can combine football / soccer…

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Posted in World Cinema

100 Explorations of World Cinema – Dah

“[Abbas] Kiarostami gave the Iranian cinema the international credibility that it has today. But his films were unfortunately not seen as much in Iran. He…

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100 Explorations of World Cinema – Nove

“Do you really think a man must be strong, masculine, dominating, and the woman frail, obedient and sensitive? This is a conventional idea. Reality is…

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