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Spotlight: Actresses, Acting

In a film industry so heavily driven by the male gaze and gender performance, what does it mean for a woman to act? How do female characters influence reality? This Spotlight's films explore actresses' experiences with gender, identity, memory, appearance, parenthood, friendship, and relationships, as well as the nature of performance itself.

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Spotlight: Chinese New Year

Chinese Lunar New Year is coming up this Wednesday! Which, under the Chinese zodiac system, means we’re about to leave behind the Year of the Dragon and begin the Year of the Snake. In celebration, we’ve created a Spotlight whereby each film is dedicated to one of the Chinese zodiac’s twelve animals.

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Spotlight: International Movie Musicals

While some movie musicals are still marketed in a way that downplays or downright conceals their genre, critical darling Emilia Perez has garnered ten Golden Globe nominations and is already shortlisted for six Academy Awards. In celebration of the movie musical, the following list features some of our favorites from around the world.

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Spotlight: Best of 2024

At the dawn of a new year, we wanted to share some our favorite films released in the previous one. Some of these picks are awards season frontrunners, others may have passed under the radar. They are big films and small, fiction, documentary, animation, and of course, a musical.

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Spotlight: Fall of the Wall

Thirty-five years ago on November 9, 1989, the Berlin Wall fell, marking a beginning to the end of a divided Germany. Here are some of our picks, from both sides of the Wall, depicting the impact of the division of Germany on its inhabitants.

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Spotlight: The Vampire

With Halloween upon us, sink your teeth into this selection of films about everyone’s favorite blood-sucker: the vampire. With entries ranging from the comic to the political, and from the swoon-worthy to the truly terrifying, the vampire transcends genre.

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Spotlight: Coming of Age, the Nordic Edition

With a new school year well under way, our thoughts turn to other rituals of youth. Here are some of our favorite coming of age films, in this case from the Nordics. From befriending vampires, to forming a punk rock band, these young people in Iceland, Norway, Sweden, Denmark, and Finland seek to find their way in life.

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Spotlight: Marcello Mastroianni Part 2

In honor of the centenary of the birth of Marcello Mastroianni, perhaps the most iconic Italian actor of the 20th century, we present a two-part Spotlight on films from a career that spanned six decades and comprised collaborations with directors including Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Ettore Scola. We hope you enjoy part two.

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Spotlight: Marcello Mastroianni, Part 1

In honor of the centenary of the birth of Marcello Mastroianni, perhaps the most iconic Italian actor of the 20th century, we present a two-part Spotlight on films from a career that spanned six decades and comprised collaborations with directors including Federico Fellini, Vittorio De Sica, and Ettore Scola. We hope you enjoy part one.

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