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What we create needs to come from the things that we want. We need to design our own desire instead of being told how the fuck to feel by movies that are never changing and always the same. I have figuratively broken teeth learning that shoving into fear instead of backing away from it is key. I try to let this seep into how I spend literally all my time.

There is a point during Tamara Stepanyan's My Armenian Phantoms when the documentary cuts to the final scene of the 1980 Soviet film, A Piece of Sky, in which the orphaned lead character, joyfully rides a horse and cart through the town that had long shunned him and the sex worker he married as social outcasts. A flock of birds are then framed gliding through the pristine blue sky above.

Fresh out of juvenile prison, 18-year-old Wellington (Joao Pedro Mariano) finds himself at a crossroads; abandoned by his parents, the wide-eyed young man finds solace in the arms of others. On an evening out with his rowdy group of queer and non-binary friends, Wellington crosses paths with Ronaldo (Ricardo Teodoro), a hunky, charismatic hustler more than twice his age. Bathed in the flickering glow of a neon-lit porn cinema, their first meeting is sensuous and erotic, with an edge of danger.

"In cinema, three elements can move: objects, the camera itself and the audience's point of attention," Drew McClellan says to the crowd before showing an example on the projector screen. The clip is a memorable scene from Jordan's Peele's 2017 film, "Get Out," when the protagonist (Daniel Kaluuya) goes out for a late-night smoke and sees the groundskeeper sprinting toward him - in the direction of the camera and the viewer - before abruptly changing direction at the last second.

"The video in particular had to match the intensity and dynamic shifts of the song, with frenetic hypersonic chaos as the general pace, later opening up into these epic breakdowns," Zev says. The fast-paced chaos required a chopped approach. Right from the start, Zev cut up the video into many pieces, working backwards to piece the video into clear visual narratives.

Raine and Dumas, 24 and 26 respectively, share an Instagram account - @bigupsofficial - where they posted a reel of highlights from their time together already on Sunday (7 December). Captioned, "From day one.. to everything time can't erase," the reel is set to Charli XCX's "Everything is romantic feat. Caroline Polachek." The video sees the two sharing many a sweet moment including kisses, dinners, beach days, and the two attending a London screening of Johnson's latest film, The Smashing Machine, in September.

The sweet video post, which was set to Olivia Dean's "So Easy (To Fall In Love)", featured photos of the couple kissing, followed by a photo of their first child Royce Lillian - who was born via surrogacy in November 2022 - and then a photo of the trio at Wilson and Agruma's wedding in September 2024. The video ended with Agruma holding a pregnancy test and showing her pregnant stomach.

Timed to ruin holidays like a round of end-of-year layoffs, the streaming giant announced plans to buy Warner Bros, a movie and television studio with a full-century legacy. It's possible that the acquisition won't actually go through and if it does, it won't be for at least a year. But the news still looms over year-end awards and list-making, and it's going to take more than a jingle-bell heist to steal back any holiday cheer for the entertainment industry,

Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite's momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid Netflix's acquisition deal. In nominations announced from Beverly Hills, California, "One Battle After Another" landed nods for its cast-Leonardo DiCaprio, Teyana Taylor, Sean Penn, and Chase Infiniti-and for Anderson's screenplay and direction.

The opening sequence of Bring It On is in a word unapologetic. A dozen cheerleaders scream I'm sexy, I'm cute, I'm popular to boot in synchronicity and I have yet to meet anyone (and I have tried) who has the willpower to look away. It's certainly not an exaggeration to say I wanted to be one of them that is, one of the Toros, Rancho Carne high school's premier cheer squad.

A 13-year-old aspiring journalist investigates his father's death in one of Kenya's largest wildlife conservation parks. Simon Ali, 13, finds himself in a world of mystery when his father, a respected conservation guide, is found dead under suspicious circumstances. Armed with his video camera and an unwavering desire for truth, Simon and his best friend Haron embark on a perilous journey to uncover the secrets behind his father's death.

Where do you go after you've reached the top? It's a question more than 70 filmmakers have had a noodle on over the past century after winning a best director Oscar. I mean, how do you follow that up? Some want to astound us even more with their next act. Think of Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu who followed up his first Oscar for the backstage satire "Birdman" with the historical epic "The Revenant."

There are many symptoms of totalitarian sickness gripping Alexander Lukashenko's Belarus. You risk being arrested for wearing red and white together, the colours of the outlawed flag of the country's opposition movement. Orwell's Nineteen Eighty-Four has been banned, which seems rather on the nose. But these are just some of the more farcical elements, the collateral comedy spinning from the deep repression, violence and psychological wounds charted in this sobering film that follows a trio of Belarusian activists,

Dogma, Smith's fourth film as writer and director, stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck as rejected angels on a quest to return to Heaven, no matter how many people they have to kill along the way. The cast also includes Linda Fiorentino, George Carlin, Salma Hayek, Chris Rock, Alan Rickman, Jason Mewes, and Alanis Morissette as God. After years of rights issues, Smith finally regained control of the cult classic film last year, which led to a theatrical return and this shiny new 4K release.

Jonny Greenwood and Max Richter are among the picks for Best Original Score for a Motion Picture, recognized for the much-garlanded One Battle After Another and Hamnet, respectively. Nick Cave and the National's Bryce Dessner, meanwhile, became first-time Golden Globe nominees. The pair are up for Best Original Song for a Motion Picture for their title track to the Netflix drama Train Dreams, alongside the likes of Miley Cyrus ( Avatar: Fire and Ash)

No doubt Netflix is the default streaming service,

It's that time of the year when all of your holiday obligations might be catching up to you-parties, presents, navigating family dynamics-and if you're like, "I don't wanna Do This, Do That," we understand. But then again, you did click the link to read this article, so you have to be at least a little intrigued by what's happening this week, right? Below you'll find festive cocktails, holiday horror films, and a few events that have virtually nothing to do with Christmas, like a pop-punk show with puppet accompaniment. Consider this your permission slip to forget about that party you really don't want to go to-these alternate options are a gift to yourself.

Paramount Skydance on Monday launched a hostile bid worth $108.4 billion US for Warner Bros. Discovery, throwing a wrench into the deal with Netflix in a last-ditch effort to create a media powerhouse that would challenge the dominance of the streaming giant. Paramount submitted multiple offers starting in September to forge an entertainment powerhouse capable of challenging Netflix and tech giants such as Apple that have expanded into media but faced rejections.

The Hong Kong born and London-based artist Lysander Wong 's inventive paper cut-out films, which merge mixed-media techniques with charming animations, may appear like they're set in an alternative universe, but Lysander's core focus is set firmly on how individuals take up space on Earth. Through the lens of Lysander's trans and queer experiences, themes of fragility, tension and humanity are playfully tackled between the visual and physical, with paper standing in as the ultimate metaphor of the flimsiness of bodies.

Happy Birthday: Use your imagination this year, and you'll find resolutions to matters concerning your home, lifestyle and investments. Personal gain is apparent if you think outside the box and use your connections to help you advance. An attitude adjustment will encourage you to bring about positive change and update your skills to meet current demands. Self-improvement will boost your confidence and opportunities, leading to financial gains.

There's a spectre haunting modern documentary filmmaking-the eternal return of Jason Holliday, the subject of Shirley Clarke's 1967 film " Portrait of Jason." It's not the first portrait film but it's the definitive one-not least because its raison d'être is built into it. Holliday, an unsuccessful actor, gives of himself with a reckless, unself-sparing profligacy, and Clarke turns the audiovisual recording of him into a work of art in itself, one in which Holliday's presence and performance aren't merely preserved but enshrined and exalted.

To be clear, Lucasfilm has confirmed that will be the OG cut of A New Hope as it was shown in 1977, and not the Special Edition that George Lucas released in 1997 that has since been the film's preferred version of exhibition. The 1997 version included CGI tinkering and the inclusion of the Greedo shot first at Han scene, among other changes.