🎂 Today, January 4, we highlight Yvan Attal on his birthday.

A key figure in contemporary French cinema, Attal has distinguished himself as both actor and filmmaker, with a body of work defined by sharp intelligence, nuance, and modern sensibility.

🎬 Happy Birthday.

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Illustrative AI portrait

At KIFF, National Award–winning filmmaker Manju Borah shares insights on AI in cinema, the growth of Bengali films, and the long road ahead for North East filmmaking, stressing that technology cannot replace human emotion. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/columns/manju-borah-assamese-filmmaker-interview-nbmpg2to?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ManjuBorah #KIFF #IndianCinema #NorthEastFilms #FilmCulture
At KIFF, National Award–winning filmmaker Manju Borah shares insights on AI in cinema, the growth of Bengali films, and the long road ahead for North East filmmaking, stressing that technology cannot replace human emotion. https://english.mathrubhumi.com/movies-music/manju-borah-assamese-filmmaker-interview-nbmpg2to?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #ManjuBorah #KIFF #IndianCinema #NorthEastFilms #FilmCulture
Bizarre Movie Posters From Africa That Are So Bad, They’re Good

What do you get when you cross Hollywood, VHS tapes, and a bag of flour?If you were in Ghana in the late 1980s or 90s, the answer was pure, chaotic brilliance, hand-painted movie posters so wild, so bold, and so anatomically impossible, they’re now considered collectible art.Welcome to the world of Ghanaian movie posters. They’re gory. They’re vibrant. They’re often hilarious. And they’re unlike anything you’ve ever seen.The Birth of a Bizarre Art FormBack in the 1980s, Ghana was in the midst of

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Everything is Ghibli

When we got “create anything” and all made the same thing

Good Graf!

Some happy news among the bleakness,
while the ongoing,boring trend sticks with its bias towards superhero ‘mega-blockbusters’

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2024-03-13/godzilla-minus-one-marvel-dune-2-oscars/103577740
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Godzilla Minus One's Oscar win is a victory for low-budget action films. Can they disrupt the Marvel machine?

On a budget of $18–23 million dollars, Godzilla Minus One has redefined what a low-budget action film can achieve — and it has the Oscar to prove it.

ABC News

If you're interested in #movies or #filmculture and looking for a new podcast, give @TuesdayReviewAU a follow.

Their podcast has some great insight into everything film and fan, a perfect one for followers of @film

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Looking back..my first film teacher 💪 🎭

'Cocteau, Bergman, Buñuel, Ozu and Dreyer were included, but no films made after 1985 made the cut.  
However, his favourite film stars were Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy, with whom he had tea and buns aged 14.' 😔

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/jul/16/derek-malcolm-longtime-guardian-film-critic-dies-aged-91?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
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Derek Malcolm, longtime Guardian film critic, dies aged 91

Malcolm, who served as chief movie reviewer for more than 25 years, was a much-loved and well-respected staple of the film industry in Britain and beyond

The Guardian
The old-time cinema experience endures in a quiet corner of Japan | Aeon Videos

Step inside a century-old cinema in Japan and experience the nostalgic charms of watching (and hearing) film through a projector

Aeon