Film critic Karina Longworth is reporting from the Toronto International Film Festival this week.The best, most daring and form-defying documentaries in the world right now are being funded by the Danish Film Institute, and so it goes that the nonfiction knockout of TIFF thus far is The Act of Killing…
This is a blog post about two movies that were screened for the press within the first 24 hours of the Toronto Film Festival, both of which feature three-way sex scenes. In Spring Breakers, characters played by James Franco, Vanessa Hudgens and Ashley Benson “do it” in a swimming pool;…
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“My son is sick right now, covered in zits. It’s not contagious — I mean, it’s contagious, but don’t worry: Grown-ups don’t catch it. It’s called mouth-foot-and-butt disease or something.” Julie Delpy materializes on the patio of Hollywood’s Chateau Marmont on a wave of nervous energy. Hair pinned up away…
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The Queen of Versailles at O Cinema August 2-7
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Shirley Clarke’s The Connection at Miami Beach Cinematheque: It’s a Cooler World
Savages: Oliver Stone’s Drug-Trade Drama Settles for Sensation
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Magic Mike Reveals Its Cast but Is No Revelation
Dogtooth at Miami Beach Cinematheque June 30
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Polisse at Miami Beach Cinematheque and Cosford Cinema
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