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The Great Performances of 2023
On some of our favorite performances of the last year in film.
On some of our favorite performances of the last year in film.
A feature on 25 of the best films released so far this year.
A guide to the latest and greatest on Blu-ray and streaming, including Evil Dead Rise, Avatar: The Way of Water, John Wick: Chapter 4, and a 4K release of The Rules of the Game.
Our monthly guide highlights eight recent Criterion releases, including their first forays into 4K.
It's disappointing, but unsurprising that "Journey to the West: The Demons Strike Back" is not being gifted with a "Kung Fu Hustle"-scale release.
An extensive preview of 50 films coming out within the next four months, from "Sully" to "Toni Erdmann."
Highlights of the live-action portion of 2015's D23, featuring "Star Wars: The Force Awakens," "Captain America: Civil War," and more!
Jana Monji reports on the party for Wong Kar Wai's "The Grandmaster" at Comic-Con 2013 in San Diego.
Marie writes: Behold a living jewel; a dragonfly covered in dew as seen through the macro-lens of French photographer David Chambon. And who has shot a stunning series of photos featuring insects covered in tiny water droplets. To view others in addition to these, visit here.
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Marie writes: The countdown to Christmas officially begins the day after Halloween, which this year lands on a Wednesday. Come Thursday morning, the shelves will be bare of witches, goblins and ghosts; with snowmen, scented candles and dollar store angel figurines taking their place. That being the case, I thought it better to start celebrating early so we can milk the joy of Halloween for a whole week as opposed to biding adieu to the Great Pumpkin so soon after meeting up again...
Marie writes: Ever since he was a boy, photographer John Hallmén has been fascinated by insects. And he's become well-known for photographing the creatures he finds in the Nackareservatet nature reserve not far from his home in Stockholm, Sweden. Hallmén uses various methods to capture his subjects and the results are remarkable. Bugs can be creepy, to be sure, but they can also be astonishingly beautiful...
Blue Damsel Fly [click to enlarge photos]
