#Czech Director Matej Chlupacek on His Intersex Period Drama ‘We Have Never Been Modern,’ Why 1937 Feels Similar to Today and Casting a Social Worker

#Czech Director Matej Chlupacek on His Intersex Period Drama ‘We Have Never Been Modern,’ Why 1937 Feels Similar to Today and Casting a Social Worker

Czech director Matěj Chlupáček may not be 30 yet. But when his period drama We Have Never Been Modern (Úsvit) debuted in the main competition of the 57th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival a few days ago, buzz was ringing through the fest halls that it could become the Czech submission for the 2024 Academy…

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#Democrats’ effort to force gun votes fizzles in House

#Democrats’ effort to force gun votes fizzles in House

A Democratic strategy to move tougher gun laws through the House has hit a brick wall of GOP opposition, all but guaranteeing the hot-button issue will be relegated to the realm of campaign messaging in the Republican-led lower chamber.   Democratic leaders had launched procedural maneuvers last month designed to force votes on several gun reform measures over the…

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#Five things we now know about the 2024 campaign

#Five things we now know about the 2024 campaign

Election Day 2024 is still 16 months away, but plenty has been revealed in the early months of the presidential campaign. The Republican field looks set. President Biden is not facing a truly serious challenge for the Democratic nomination. And the Supreme Court keeps throwing curveballs. There are many twists and turns still to come….

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#Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2023 Lineup

#Locarno Film Festival Unveils 2023 Lineup

The Locarno International Film Festival unveiled the full program for 2023 on Wednesday, with dozens of world premieres set to screen in the 76th edition of the Swiss festival. Locarno’s main Piazza Grande section will include several of this season’s festival favorites, among them Cannes Palme d’Or winner Anatomy of a Fall from French director…

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#Karlovy Vary: Iranian Director of Censor-Defying Feature ‘Dark Matter’ on How His Film Is the “Result of an Internal Revolution”

#Karlovy Vary: Iranian Director of Censor-Defying Feature ‘Dark Matter’ on How His Film Is the “Result of an Internal Revolution”

The 2023 Karlovy Vary Film Festival is dedicating a decent chunk of its programming to Iranian cinema, a special retrospective section entitled ‘Another Birth: Iranian Cinema Here and Now’ showcasing nine films from the country made over the last four years.  While Iran’s recent nationwide protests, sparked in September 2022 when Mahsa Amini died in…

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