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in Op-edOn the Radar… (December Edition)
It’s December! You know what that means: late-breaking Oscar contenders! And man oh man do we have a lot of them coming down the pipeline in the next few weeks. Literally every single movie I decided to cover this month has a very real shot at a Best Picture nomination, and all but one of […] More
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New Trailer for ‘Empire of Light’ Sees The Magic of Moviemaking
Written and directed by Sam Mendes, the movie will release exclusively in theatres on December 9. More
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Telluride Film Review: ‘Empire of Light’ is Sam Mendes’ Heartfelt Tribute to Cinema, Love, and the Magic of the Movie Theater
The magic of the movies is real and here at Telluride. Sam Mendes‘ Empire of Light is a warm treat to the special feeling some of us get when we enter a cinema. For me, I literally grew up in movie theaters, my grandfather having been a projectionist. Both times that Mendes’ lovely new film […] More
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First Trailer For Sam Mendes’ ‘Empire of Light’ Releases Ahead of TIFF Debut
The movie will have its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival before making its way to theatres in December. More
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Toronto International Film Festival to Give ‘Empire of Light’ Director Sam Mendes its TIFF Ebert Director Award
Among the titles playing this year at the 2022 Toronto International Film Festival, Sam Mendes‘ Empire of Light certainly seems like one with a ton of awards potential. The movie has an Oscar friendly premise, a director who has won Academy Awards in the past, and is a love letter to film. While we don’t […] More
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2022 Toronto International Film Festival Lineup Revealed!
Moments ago, the Toronto International Film Festival announced its lineup for 2022. Highlighted among the TIFF titles, which you can see below, are Empire of Light from Sam Raimi, The Whale from Darren Aronofsky, as well as, of course, the previously announced debuts of The Fabelmans from Steven Spielberg, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out […] More
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Searchlight Pictures Dates ‘Empire of Light’ For Late 2022 Release
The movie, starring Olivia Colman, Tom Brooke, Toby Jones, and Colin Firth, will release on December 9th. More
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Sam Mendes’ Next Film to Star Olivia Colman
Sam Mendes has taken his time choosing his next project since 1917 landed 10 Oscar nominations and 3 wins, with many at the time having projected it to be the Best Picture winner over Parasite. Deadline is reporting that he’s finally locked in his next feature, a love story set around an old cinema on the South Coast of England […] More
