Independent Cinema

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Operador de câmera filma três atores em uma sala simples iluminada por luz natural, com a cena também visível no monitor da câmera.

Independent Cinema18/09/202610 min read

Dogme 95: the 10 rules of the Vow of Chastity and how they changed cinema

Understand the 10 rules of Dogme 95's Vow of Chastity, the practical effect of each restriction, and why Festen and The Idiots changed the relationship between production, performa...

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Rolo de filme em primeiro plano diante de tapete vermelho, palmeiras e entrada iluminada de festival de cinema com sinalização do NYFF ao entardecer.

Independent Cinema17/09/20264 min read

Club Kid: November 6 release, NYFF screenings, and the road from Cannes to theaters

A24 dates Club Kid for November 6, 2026. Before then, the film has four NYFF screenings in October after appearing in Cannes' Un Certain Regard.

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Mulher vista de costas diante da paisagem de Veneza ao entardecer, com um troféu de leão alado dourado e uma taça sobre o tapete vermelho.

Independent Cinema17/09/20264 min read

Woman Unknown after Venice 2026: plot, cast and its two major awards

Learn the spoiler-free premise, meet May el-Toukhy and the cast, and see why the Golden Lion and Volpi Cup brought new attention to Woman Unknown.

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Jovem de cabelo escuro em primeiro plano nos bastidores de um estúdio de TV dos anos 2000, com monitores CRT, câmeras e um apresentador mais velho ao fundo.

Independent Cinema17/09/20266 min read

Primetime: who Robert Pattinson plays and what the A24 film recreates from To Catch a Predator

Robert Pattinson plays Chris Hansen in Primetime. Understand the real context of To Catch a Predator, the 2006 case, and where dramatization diverges from the historical record.

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