Venice Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Voyage of Time,’ ‘The Bad Batch,’ ‘Jackie’ and ‘Nocturnal Animals’

The annual festival unveils a packed slate of fall premieres.

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New York Film Festival Announces Mike Mills’ ’20th Century Women’ As Centerpiece Selection

The film will have its world premiere at the fall festival.

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TIFF Lineup: 5 Reasons to Get Excited About the 2016 Program

Setting aside awards season buzz, here are some of the titles from this year's massive fall film festival that should be on your radar.

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TIFF Reveals First Slate of 2016 Titles, Including ‘Magnificent Seven,’ ‘American Honey,’ ‘La La Land’ and ‘Birth of A Nation’

The festival's Galas and Special Presentations sections already boast a number of festival favorites and early awards contenders.

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Review: ‘The Lure’ Is The Best Goth Musical About Man-Eating Mermaids Ever Made

Agnieszka Smoczyńska's demented debut feature is part Hans Christian Andersen, part Nine Inch Nials.

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Film Festival Roundup: BFI London To Open With ‘Queen Of Katwe,’ Michael Fassbender Honored By TIFF And More

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James Franco On How A Prosthetic Penis Brought Him Closer to the LGBTQ Community

After the Hollywood star received Outfest's first James Schamus Ally Award, the trophy's namesake also shared some choice anecdotes.

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Cyberpunk Classics and Kinky Sex Fables: 5 Must-See Japanese Films At Japan Cuts 2016

North America's biggest Japanese film festival is about to have one of its best years ever.

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Outfest’s 2016 Screenwriting Lab Fellows Share Their Transformative and Affirmative Experience

The program offered five writers the opportunity to hone their writing and to foster close-knit friendships.

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2016 Locarno Film Festival Announces Full Lineup

The festival will also honor Bill Pullman, composer Howard Shore, Roger Corman and several others.

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Charlie Kaufman Reflects On His Career: ‘I Feel Like I F*cking Blew It’

"The only reason to speculate about the reasons for bad box office is to decide that you don’t want to do something that you believe in next time in order to make more money. And that’s not a choice I’m willing to make."

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‘The Teacher’ Review: A Communist Satire That’s More Fun Than It Sounds

The latest film from "Divided We Fall" director Jan Hřebejk tackles Czech history in a way that the whole world should watch.

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Outfest 2016 Opens With A Heavy Heart And A Message of Hope

The LA LGBT film festival used its opening night celebration as a time for reflection, recognition and optimism.

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Willem Dafoe Is Fighting For The Future Of Cinema

"The other day Paul Schrader said to me 'You know what your problem is? You actually like doing this.'"

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Karlovy Vary Review: ‘We’re Still Together’ Is A Smart And Sensitive Micro-Budget Drama

Jesse Klein's second feature is the only English-language movie in competition at this year's Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, but it would stand out regardless.

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Film Festival Roundup: Fantasia Announces Full Lineup, Rooftop Films Partners With IDFA And More

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Outfest 2016: 5 Great Films We’ve Seen (That You Should See Too)

The movies playing at LA's biggest LGBT film festival that you should make time for.

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Karlovy Vary Review: ‘By The Rails’ Is A Romanian Relationship Drama That Hits A Dead End

Cătălin Mitulescu’s third feature is an 88-minute two-hander that feels like it goes on for 4 months, 3 weeks and 2 days.

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Karlovy Vary Review: ‘Kills On Wheels’ Is ‘The Professional’ Meets ‘Murderball’

Atilla Till's charmingly violent new film, already a hit at the Hungarian box office, is a very different kind of empowerment story.

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Karlovy Vary Review: ‘Anthropoid’ Muddles An Incredible World War II Story

A Czech version of "Valkyrie" led by a stodgy team of British actors, Sean Ellis' thriller doesn't earn its incredible climactic shootout.

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