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On this day: November 3

November 3 : Culture Day in Japan. Godzilla film poster 1881 – Indigenous Mapuche began an uprising against the occupation of Araucanía by Chile. 1943 – The Holocaust : The largest massacre of Jews by German forces began at the Majdanek concentration camp in occupied Poland . 1954 – The first film (poster pictured) featuring the giant monster Godzilla was released nationwide in Japan. 1996 – Abdullah Çatlı , a leader of the ultra-nationalist Grey Wolves , was killed in a car crash near Susurluk , Turkey, sparking a scandal that exposed the depth of the state's complicity in organized crime. An

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November's Blu-ray and 4K releases take us to Versailles, a Georgia plantation, and off-planet

New 4K and Blu-rays in November 2026 include It's A Wonderful Life and Criterion releases of Marie Antoinette and Harold And Maude.

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Being Heumann gives disability rights revolution a glossy, hokey sheen

Sian Heder's well-performed, occasionally exciting follow-up to CODA, the disability rights biopic Being Heumann lacks any political heft.

AV Club · EN

The First Time Producers Had to Find a New James Bond, the Result Was the Best 007 Movie Ever

As the makers of the next James Bond film zero in on their Agent 007, we look back at "On Her Majesty's Secret Service," which replaced Sean Connery with unknown George Lazenby and became a favorite of filmmakers like Christopher Nolan and Steven Soderbergh.

IndieWire · EN

My Dog: The Paradox - Film premiere

You're invited to the premiere of my first animated film. View on my website

The Oatmeal · EN

My Dog: The Paradox - Trailer

Watch the trailer for My Dog: The Paradox, a short film about my dog. View on my website

The Oatmeal · EN

How the Poet Mary Oliver was “Saved by the Beauty of the World”

The beloved poet Mary Oliver, whose papers are preserved at the Library, is the subject of a new documentary, "Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World," now airing on PBS as part of the network's American Masters series. Sasha Waters, the documentary's director, was at the National Book Festival to discuss the film, which was heavily researched at the Library.

Library of Congress Blog · EN

The Film That Attacks You

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Every Frame a Painting

Netflix Will Give Joel Coen’s Gothic Mystery ‘Jack of Spades’ a Theatrical Release in 2027

The film stars Patsy Ferran, Josh O’Connor, Damian Lewis, and Lesley Manville.

IndieWire · EN

IndieWire’s Trevor Wallace Wins Daytime Emmy for Editing ‘IndieWire Craft Roundtables’

IndieWire's long-time video producer won on his first nomination for editing the first season of our PBS series.

IndieWire · EN

‘I Play Rocky’ Review: Sylvester Stallone’s Wild Hollywood Underdog Story Gets a Punchy Crowdpleaser

Peter Farrelly continues his reign of making audience-delighting hits for the TIFF crowd, but this one pulls its punches a bit.

IndieWire · EN

‘Mouse’ Review: ‘Saint Frances’ and ‘Ghostlight’ Filmmakers Bring Their Singular Humanity to a Coming-of-Age Tale

Around these parts, every Kelly O'Sullivan and Alex Thompson feature film is an event. The pair's third production together is no exception — and their best to date.

IndieWire · EN

‘The Hunger Games: Sunrise on the Reaping’ Will Be in 3D in Theaters — and on Meta’s New VR Glasses

Lionsgate is partnering with Facebook parent company Meta on the 3D version of the film and will collaborate on future titles for the VR glasses hitting shelves next spring.

IndieWire · EN

‘Godzilla Minus Zero’ Review: The King of the Monsters Returns with a Direct Sequel That’s One Better Than the Last Movie in Almost Every Way

Godzilla squares off against King Ghidorah in an IMAX-sized melodrama that features some of the most thrilling kaiju fights ever.

IndieWire · EN

‘The Liberation’ Trailer: Carrie Coon Is Lured Into Lily James’ Cult in a Gut-Wrenching Grief Drama

The fall festival hit opens in theaters on January 8, courtesy of Bleecker Street.

IndieWire · EN

Ouais.

« Ouais. » is a short film made in 2025 as part of the Bachelor in Animation program at the Lucerne School of Design, Film and Art. The film explores…

Vimeo Staff Picks · EN

Sisowath Quay

Short film. Animation. 15 minutes 31. Release date : February 2025. Khmer with English subtitles. More than 70 selections in worlwide festivals (Annecy, Clermont-Ferrand,…

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*Fjord* and *Fatherland*

Both of these movies I found worth watching. Fjord won the Golden Prize at Cannes, and it concerns the rights of the family vs. the rights of the state, when it comes to raising children. As I interpreted the story, it was so right-wing and so based I am shocked it won. It is by […] The post *Fjord* and *Fatherland* appeared first on Marginal REVOLUTION .

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‘Sad lost souls’: Taika Waititi lambasts critics after Klara and the Sun box-office disaster

The Jojo Rabbit director blamed the dismal numbers for his film of Kazuo Ishiguro’s novel on ‘obsolete’ reviewers’ notices, adding that he works ‘for the people’ – whose Rotten Tomatoes ratings are much higher Taika Waititi has launched a furious broadside at “critics” following the disastrous commercial performance of Klara and the Sun, his new film adapted from a Kazuo Ishiguro novel. In a post on social media , Waititi wrote: “This Halloween, let’s spare a thought for those sad lost souls who couldn’t achieve their dreams of becoming artists, and thus settled, and became critics.” Continue

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One in a Million review – deeply moving film about displacement, freedom and the upheaval of starting again

Following a Syrian mother and daughter over a decade, Itab Azzam and Jack MacInnes capture a family transformed There’s a startling moment in this BBC refugee documentary when Syrian mother Nisreen – in the apparently miserable situation of hiking across the Balkans towards Germany, four kids in tow – suddenly explodes with joy. “This is the best holiday I’ve ever had! It’s an amazing adventure. Now I have the chance to walk in the rain – I love it!” Shunted off early into an arranged marriage, never having left Syria until forced out of Aleppo by the civil war, for Nisreen this running jump i

Guardian Culture · EN

Surreal Pinscreen Animations Bring Kafka, Gogol & Mussorgsky to Life (1933–1972)

What do Franz Kafka, Nikolai Gogol, and Modest Mussorgsky have in common? They stand alone among their peers for their darkly humorous sensibilities, fascination with the grotesque, imaginative takes on cultural traditions, and a predisposition for the proto-surreal. Like the odd figure lurching through the first movement of Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition, they are […]

Open Culture · EN

Watch 150 Classic Horror and Suspense Films Free Online: Nosferatu, The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari, Carnival of Souls, Night of the Living Dead & More

From roughly the mid-nineteen-fifties through the mid-nineteen-seventies, the availability of airtime on American television stations exceeded their capacity to fill it with high-quality original programming. This was especially true in the hours when relatively few viewers were awake to tune in, a condition that gave rise to the late-night movie show. Specializing in lesser […]

Open Culture · EN

‘The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats’ Is an Exhaustive Index of Every Feline to Prowl on Screen

700+ cats. 1900+ film stills. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article ‘The Encyclopedia of Movie Cats’ Is an Exhaustive Index of Every Feline to Prowl on Screen appeared first on Colossal .

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