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Short Films in Focus: Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers | Short Films in Focus

It’s time to take a break from the kinds of social injustice movies covered in this column for the past few months and, instead, shift to more pleasant fodder, like a lovely grandmother with a salt and pepper collection. Meredith Moore’s “Margie Soudek’s Salt and Pepper Shakers” is the kind of Mother’s Day offering that

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What to Watch on Netflix: May 2025 | TV/Streaming

The weather may be getting better in most of the country, but that doesn’t mean you want to stop watching movies! And Netflix has a strong slate of new offerings today, accompanied by a few of the more popular horror films of the last few years sprinkling through the rest of the month. Horror never

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April 2025 Blu-Ray Guide: “Anora,” “The Brutalist,” “Heart Eyes,” “One of Them Days,” More | DVD/Blu-Ray

10 New to Netflix “About Schmidt““American Sniper““Chicken Run““Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon““Dear White People““How to Make Millions Before Grandma Dies““How to Train Your Dragon““Jurassic World““Night on Earth““The Room Next Door“ 14 New to Blu-Ray/DVD “Anora” (Criterion) Criterion and Neon’s collaboration has paid off in the past, but never quite as quickly as releasing a bonus-laden edition

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The Florida Film Festival: An Oasis for Creative Souls | Festivals & Awards

Every April, artists and art supporters gather at the 40-year-old Enzian Theatre in North Orlando (and a nearby multiplex), a place of great comfort in troubling times. It’s tempting to call the beloved Florida Film Festival an oasis, given the increasingly anti-art era in which we find ourselves in the 2020s, but one should really

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Omaha’s New Fast-Paced Bike Race

Get to know a couple of faces behind the helmets. The Bendigo Bullet: Peta Mullens, @petamullens on Instagram Hometown: Bendigo, VIC, Australia (based in Brevard, North Carolina) Club: Liv Tango Racing Race Count: Around 1,000 race days With 13 national titles – including 2015 Road Champ – Peta Mullens brings

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Your Guide to Ebertfest 2025: Day 4, April 26th | Ebertfest

Welcome to the closing night of Ebertfest! It’s been an incredible year, and we’re so thrilled with everyone who’s been turning up to screenings and joining us for conversation and fellowship about cinema. You can find all the information (including where to buy tickets) at ebertfest.com. We’ll be giving you daily dispatches of what to expect

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Chaz Ebert Says ILLUMINATE Film Festival Will Help Light The Way | Chaz’s Journal

The ILLUMINATE Film Festival’s stated mission is to elevate human consciousness and inspire lasting personal, social, and planetary transformation through film and media. ‘The festival is dedicated to creating a thriving future for all; we aim to inspire positive personal, community, and planetary change by elevating human consciousness through the universal language of film.” The

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That’s What Disruption Does For Me: Gareth Evans on “Havoc” | Interviews

One throughline of Welsh director Gareth Evans’ films is their punishing bleakness. Best known for the Indonesian crime martial arts films like “The Raid” and its sequel, Evans’ films linger on moments where many would turn their lens elsewhere. Take a moment in “Apostle” where we see a youth get publicly executed by having a

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Wonder Is Everything: Willem Dafoe on “The Legend of Ochi” | Interviews

Author and philosopher G.K. Chesterton wrote in his story collection, Tremendous Trifles, “The world will never starve for want of wonders, but only for want of wonder.” Director Isaiah Saxton’s directorial debut, the fantasy adventure film “The Legend of Ochi,” feels like a warning against the beauties we might overlook if we let fear, instead

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Prime’s Magnetic “Étoile” Is Guaranteed To Be Your Spring TV Obsession | TV/Streaming

Like the medical dramas of the 2000s, the following decade was swamped by shows about dance. One of the most prevalent was Amy Sherman-Palladino’s “Bunheads,” which followed a former Vegas showgirl turned small-town ballet teacher, and was unfortunately cancelled after one season. Now, nearly 15 years later, Sherman-Palladino and her husband, Daniel Palladino, are back

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