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13 Underrated Movies Recommended by David Cronenberg

[ad_1] Body horror master David Cronenberg is one of the most creative directors at work today. For more than five decades, he’s been cranking out intelligent, boundary-pushing thrillers like Videodrome and Spider. His more dramatic features, especially A History of Violence and Eastern Promises, are also excellent and see him taking his razor-sharp observations to…

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Saudi Arabia: Film AlUla Spotlight

[ad_1] When asked to name her organization’s biggest accomplishment so far, Charlene Deleon-Jones, the executive director for Film AlUla and Saudi Tourism leadership board member, doesn’t hesitate to name-check Norah, the first Saudi film to crack the Cannes lineup. The Tawfik Alzaidi-helmed indie movie, which will compete in the fest’s Un Certain Regard section, was shot…

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Justin Hartley Has Had a Hand in Building ‘Tracker’ From the Ground Up

[ad_1] The Big Picture The CBS freshman series ‘Tracker,’ which received an early Season 2 renewal, showcases the adventures of Colter Shaw and his complex family dynamics. Justin Hartley, who’s also an executive producer, discusses potential family backstory insights and cast chemistry. The series focuses on Colter Shaw’s tracking skills and family ties, and features…

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Carson Lund’s Offbeat Baseball Comedy

[ad_1] Most baseball movies are not, per se, about baseball. To take some examples: The Natural is about a prodigy overcoming trauma; Eight Men Out is about greed and corruption; Bad News Bears is a foul-mouthed coming-of-age flick; Bull Durham is all about Kevin Costner’s sex appeal; Moneyball carries the sport into the information age;…

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A Portrait of Chinese Immigrants in Queens

[ad_1] It’s become something of a movie fashion to forestall the title credits until well after an establishing sequence, if not deeper into the film. But when the title appears onscreen in Blue Sun Palace, at the half-hour point, there’s nothing self-consciously stylish about it: It marks a dramatic, ground-shifting change in perspective, a gut-punch…

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