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‘Titane’ and ‘The Hand of God’ Among Top Category Nominees for the European Film Awards
The European Film Academy have announced its nominations for the 34th European Film Awards. Whilst films such as The Hand of God and Compartment No. 6 are competing for the coveted top prize of European Film 2021, it is fellow competitor Titane that makes the big headline with four nominations. Alongside Julia Ducournau‘s latest film, […] More
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Oscars: ‘Titane’ and ‘A Hero’ Highlight Early International Feature Submissions
As submissions for the Best International Feature Film Oscar continue to stream in ahead of the November 1 deadline, this ever competitive awards race is beginning to heat up. Indeed, the growing list includes formerly nominated directors and some of the most lauded festival titles. Below is a rundown of some of the notable submissions […] More
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Palme d’Or Winner ‘Titane’ Chosen as France’s Oscar Submission
Julia Ducournau‘s Titane, which won the Cannes Palme d’Or award earlier this year, has officially been selected as France’s submission to the Best International Feature category at the 2022 Oscars. Haven previously won the prestigious award, which was selected by a jury including Spike Lee, the film has since been showing at festivals across the […] More
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Box Office Report for the Week of October 3rd
When Ruben Fleischer‘s Venom was released in 2018 and managed to bring in a whopping total of $856.1 million at the box office, it was clear that a sequel would most definitely be made. Of course, nobody could’ve predicted COVID-19 would be on the way and would delay lots of movies, but alas, this past […] More
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Sunday Scaries: The Gothic State of Pregnancy
Note: Spoilers abound for Titane, Rosemary’s Baby, The Omen, The Fly, and The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 As I was exiting the theater last Friday night, having just watched the gruesome-but-weirdly-hopeful denouement of Julia Ducournau’s Palme d’Or-winning sophomore feature Titane, two thoughts kept turning through my mind: “Holy shit. Wow. Um… wow. […] More
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On the Radar… (October Edition)
Now it’s time for me to make some zero-sum decisions. Because I can’t cover every notable film release for the remainder of this year unless I’m willing to write multiple 10,000-word articles. Which I’m not. So what do I do? Pontificate about all of the “major” mainstream releases of the month, even ones that I […] More
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NYFF Film Review: ‘Titane’ is Shockingly Original and Just Plain Shocking
Audacious originality and brazen genius always deserves to be commended. If only I’d known what Julia Ducournau was capable of after her prior outing Raw. Titane is unlike anything you’ve seen before. Though decidedly not for everyone, those with an open mind and strong constitution will be in for a demented yet oddly touching treat. […] More
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Ta Ta to TIFF: The Best of the 2021 Toronto International Film Festival
Well, that was something. The 2021 Toronto International Film Festival is in the books. After expressing here some reservations about whether or not it was a good idea, I think it was overall a net positive to attend TIFF. COVID protocols were in place and strictly enforced. Theaters were at half capacity, even the big […] More
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TIFF 2021: 20 Films to Watch at the Toronto International Film Festival
On September 9th, the “Festival of Festivals” returns as the Toronto International Film Festival stages its 46th edition. And with more than 100 films on offer, TIFF 2021 is slowly rebuilding to its pre-COVID heyday. This year, the festival will be held in a hybrid format of in-person and virtual screenings, ranging from star-studded world […] More
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TIFF 2021 Adds New Films to Their Slate, Including Palmes d’Or Winner ‘Titane’
The Toronto International Film Festival continues to announce new films in their 2021 slate, including some of the biggest films to come from Sundance and Cannes over the past year. The selections for the TIFF Docs presented by A&E IndieFilms, Wavelengths and Midnight Madness programs have been confirmed and highlights include the American premiere of […] More
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Palme d’Or Winner ‘Titane’ Gets Official US Release Date
Distributor NEON has officially announced the US release date for Julia Ducournau‘s Titane, coming off of the Palme D’or win less than a week ago. In a Tweet from NEON on Friday, a new trailer for the film was shown which included a release date of October 1st 2021. You can see the trailer here: […] More
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