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Spotlight: Wedding Season

May marks the beginning of wedding season. Duty, true love, a union between families — few celebrations are imbued with layered cultural meaning as the wedding. In these films, melancholy brides, anxious fathers, old flames, and new friends alike reexamine their commitments against the momentous backdrop of the wedding ceremony.

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Spotlight: Directors: Claire Denis

Claire Denis is one of the preeminent French directors working today. She has made 15 feature films, in a career spanning more than 30 years. Some of her most critically acclaimed titles include Beau Travail, Trouble Every Day, 35 Shots of Rum, High Life, and Both Sides of the Blade.

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Spotlight: Cyberpunk Around the World

Cyberpunk is the sci-fi genre of “high-tech and low-life,” but it’s not just neon and rain. Cyberpunk examines human relationships with technology and the corruption of progress by greed. Look to the future for a grim picture of the present.

Cyberpunk Around the World
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Spotlight: Arab American Heritage Month 2024

As Arab American Heritage Month comes to an close, we're seeing it off with a selection of some of our favorite recent dramas, comedies, thrillers, and documentaries by directors from countries across the Arab world, including Lebanon, Palestine, Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt.

Arab American Heritage Month 2024
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Spotlight: Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky

Andrei Tarkovsky is a Russian film director and screenwriter widely regarded one of the greatest and most influential directors in cinema history (Ingmar Bergman called him “the greatest of them all”), despite only having made seven feature films. His work is known for its characteristic slow pacing, long takes, and dreamlike visual imagery.

Directors: Andrei Tarkovsky
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Spotlight: Le Mois de la Francophonie

March is the Mois de la Francophonie, and in recognition, we present a selection of films made and set in countries around the world, including Algeria, Belgium, Canada, Chad, Mauritania, and Switzerland, that are wholly or partly in the French language.

Le Mois de la Francophonie
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Spotlight: Happy 60th, Juliette Binoche!

To one of the great actresses of our time, Juliette Binoche, who has been making movies for over 40 years. Her latest film, The Taste of Things, is still in theaters, but we're delighted to present 12 of our favorite films from across her career.

Happy 60th, Juliette Binoche!
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Spotlight: International Women's Day 2024

This coming week boasts both International Women’s Day (March 8) and the Academy Awards (March 10), so we thought it offered a good opportunity to recognize the women directors whose films have been nominated for the Oscar for Best International Feature over the past 30 years.

International Women's Day 2024
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Spotlight: Slow Burns

Patience, dear viewer! Slow-burn films are known for their intentional pacing, restrained narratives, and steady escalation of anticipation. These movies prioritize mood, character evolution, and nuanced detail over instant gratification. But the immersive experience can build to powerful payoffs that make the wait worth your while.

Slow Burns
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