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Overlooked and underappreciated, backup singers—for everyone from Elvis to Madonna—finally get their turn in the spotlight in the rollicking yet bittersweet doc Twenty Feet From Stardom. read more

Thu, 06/13/13 AT 12:30PM

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keywords:: Twenty Feet From Stardom,; Yes List,; documentary,; film,; movies and tv

After establishing herself in mumblecore films like Joe Swanberg's Hannah Takes the Stairs (2007) and Nights and Weekends (2008) and Jay and Mark Duplass' Baghead (2008), Greta Gerwig significantly broadened her fanbase with her roles in Woody Allen's To Rome With Love (2012) and Greenberg (2010), director Noah Baumbach's follow-up to Margot at the Wedding (2007). Shot in black and white, France Ha secures Baumbach and Gerwig's position as a kind of holy trinity of writing, directing, and acting. read more

Wed, 05/15/13 AT 4:30PM

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keywords:: Film,; Greta Gerwig,; Interview,; Noah Baumbach,; Q&A

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Criterion is releasing its 40th-anniversary edition of Terrence Malick's first feature, Badlands, starring Martin Sheen and Sissy Spacek, who were still baby-faced up-and-comers in 1973. read more

Fri, 03/15/13 AT 3:00PM

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More and more independent filmmakers are looking to the people--rather than major movie studios--to green light their latest projects. At this year's Sundance Film Festival, 10 percent of the films were funded, either in part or in full, via Kickstarter. Just last Sunday, Innocente, made history as the first (partially) crowd-funded film to win an Oscar, having tapped 294 backers and generating over $52,000. Here, five intriguing new Kickstarter projects you can back now to bring to the silver screen. read more

Fri, 03/01/13 AT 12:30PM

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keywords:: Blair Pfander,; Film,; Kickstarter

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Will the real Norman Bates please stand up? James D'Arcy on playing Hitchcock's famous psycho. read more

Wed, 11/21/12 AT 4:00PM

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The Spanish actor delivers a riveting performance in The Skin I Live In. read more

Fri, 10/14/11 AT 2:05PM

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keywords:: Antonio Banderas,; Film,; Pedro Almodovar,; The Skin I Live In

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Details-approved concerts, movies, art openings, and events coming at you in the next seven days. read more

Mon, 07/18/11 AT 12:30PM

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keywords:: another earth,; art,; bon iver,; brit marling,; events

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Have you seen the prices of movie tickets lately? It's enough to make even the most law-abiding cinema goer revert to the old theater-to-theater sneak trick… read more

Sat, 07/02/11 AT 10:00AM

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