#Berlin Hidden Gem: ‘Evidence’ Examines the Insidious Power of Institutional Money

#Berlin Hidden Gem: ‘Evidence’ Examines the Insidious Power of Institutional Money

The political right has long derided institutions of higher education as a dangerous web of liberal ivory towers, practically a network of Mordors disseminating progressive, anti-American ideas into the lands below. But as Evidence, the fourth feature-length documentary from director Lee Anne Schmitt, reminds us, the conservative movement has strategically and successfully infiltrated American higher…

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#Geoff Bell, Lisa Dwan, Emily Barber, Daniel Betts Join Guy Ritchie Crime Series With Tom Hardy (Exclusive)

#Geoff Bell, Lisa Dwan, Emily Barber, Daniel Betts Join Guy Ritchie Crime Series With Tom Hardy (Exclusive)

Geoff Bell (Kingsman: The Secret Service, Top Boy, The Thursday Murder Club), Daniel Betts (Sex Education, Gentleman Jack), Lisa Dwan (Trust, Top Boy), and Emily Barber (Bridgerton) have joined an untitled Guy Ritchie crime series starring Tom Hardy, Pierce Brosnan, and Helen Mirren that is in production for MTV Entertainment Studios and Paramount+. The global crime…

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#A Roller-Skating Hitler, Merfolk Culture, and Sex in Public: 7 Offbeat Films in the Berlin Lineup

#A Roller-Skating Hitler, Merfolk Culture, and Sex in Public: 7 Offbeat Films in the Berlin Lineup

The 75th edition of the Berlin Film Festival promises a mix of star vehicles and fresh independent movies from around the world in its competition program and beyond. Sprinkled throughout the Berlinale’s various strands, film buffs can also find some particularly offbeat, edgy-seeming offerings. Below is a selection of some of the more unusual-sounding films…

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#Bloody Horror in Black and White: ‘Nosferatu’ Director Interviews Danish Oscar Contender (Exclusive Video)

#Bloody Horror in Black and White: ‘Nosferatu’ Director Interviews Danish Oscar Contender (Exclusive Video)

Robert Eggers and Magnus von Horn grew up thousands of miles apart — Eggers in New Hampshire, von Horn in Gothenburg, Sweden — but watching Eggers’ Nosferatu and von Horn’s The Girl With the Needle, both Oscar contenders this year, you’d think they were separated at birth. Eggers’ take on Bram Stoker’s Dracula, by way of F.W….

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