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Original-Cin Q&A: Tatiana Maslany on Pickpockets, Performance and the John Turturro Experience

Canadian actor Tatiana Maslany, who scored a 2016 Emmy Award for her performances in the sci-fi series Orphan Black, delivers ...
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Original-Cin Chat: How 'Below' Boss Jesse McKeown Found His Horror Heart in Newfoundland

Writer-producer Jesse McKeown ’s immersion in Newfoundland culture is the secret to crafting the richly-layered horror series ...
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Fjord: Cannes Prize-Winner of Parents-Under-Small-Village-Suspicion is a Filmic Rorschach Test

Romanian writer/director Cristian Mungiu 's thoughtful, quiet film, which won the Palme d'Or and the FIPRESCI Prize at this ...
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Once Upon a Time in Harlem: The Harlem Renaissance Reunion Party is a Rare Doc Affair

In 1972, documentarian William Greaves sent an invitation to a cocktail party to a few dozen artists, journalists, poets, ...
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Jim Queen: Raunchy French Animated Film Seeks a Queer Antidote to Heterosis

Created by the French duo of Marco Nguyen and Nicolas Athané, the film, which made its debut in Cannes midnight section last ...
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Wicker: Olivia Colman and Alex Skarsgärd Get Twiggy With It in Medieval Feminist Comedy

You could sense it in the murmurs of interest that rippled through audiences for previews of Wicker, a new comedy starring Olivia Colman as a woman in a medieval village who marries a man ( Alexander ...
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Clayface: A DC Comics Cult Villain Takes Shape in 'Body Horror' Cinematic Debut

Clayface does hold true to the original essence of the hapless villain. Played by Tom Rhys Harries, Matt Hagen, a kid who grew up in the rough streets of Gotham City has become a Hollywood leading man ...
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Norm: The Tale of Norm Macdonald - Judd Apatow Takes a Scroll Through the Career of an Unleashed Comic Id

I don’t know if you ever had a friend who subsequently became famous, but Norm Macdonald was that friend in my case 45 years ago. Pre-open mike, the extent of his comic career back then was that we ...
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Dolph: Unbreakable - The Man Who was Ivan Drago Counts His Blessings After a Brush with Death

A brush with death is cause for introspection. So it is that Dolph Lundgren, icon of the ‘80s and action man of more than 80 films, offers a sensitive reveal of his life in a documentary titled Dolph: ...
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Marty, Life is Short: It Can Also Be Sweet, as Short Himself Proves by Example

Streaming services are commissioning celebrity documentaries by the dozen, so it seems. Built for streamlined budgets and easy viewing, many of them have been deemed hagiographies. But when we talk ...
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Below: Netflix's Newfoundland-Based Horror Series is a Culturally Rich Catch

The Netflix series Below, which featured at the Toronto International Film Festival, has a unique character that can be appreciated on myriad levels, including styling, casting, and inspiration. Quite ...
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Original-Cin Chat: From Boba Fett to Buccaneer, The Bluff's Temuera Morrison Follows a Code

Be he Buccaneer or Bounty Hunter, whatever the role, Temuera Morrison plays men of honour – or at least a code. As Lee, Morrison joins the notorious buccaneer in his revenge-filled pursuit of Ercell ...