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Saturday, October 7, 2023 at 10:00AM Can you guess the movie from its first shot? Bonus points on this one if you can recite the first line. The last shot and the answer are after the jump...
film debuts, first and last, quotes Friday, October 6, 2023 at 11:45PM 
Soon after completing my Toronto Film Festival Coverage, it was time to dive into another fest experience. This turn, it was closer to home, Queer Lisboa being the oldest running film festival in the Portuguese capital, now on its 27th edition. This year, it offered a program rich in stories of marginalized identities and desires, with a particular emphasis on art intent on decolonizing our collective thought and promoting a more progressive view on the labor and lives of sex workers. There was even something for the awards nuts among us – Sweden's official Oscar submission for the 96th Academy Awards, Opponent.
To mark the occasion, let's dive into a selection of titles, starting with that Scandinavian drama, winner of a Jury Special Mention and the Audience Award…
Friday, October 6, 2023 at 9:00AM Can you guess the movie from its first and last shot?
The answer is after the jump...
Daniel Craig, first and last Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 12:00PM 
The legacy of William Friedkin’s screen adaptation of The Exorcist is a complicated one. Like any long-running horror franchise, the history of its lore is long and maybe a bit confusing. 50 years after the original, we have a sixth film entry (although two of those are duelling prequels built from production turmoil) from director David Gordon Green who works once again on the screenplay with his Halloween reboot buddy Danny McBride (alongside Scott Teems and Peter Sattler). It unfortunately adds little to the myth...
Ellen Burstyn, Leslie Odom Jr, The Exorcist Thursday, October 5, 2023 at 9:30AM Can you guess the movie from its first and last shot?
I think you know how much I elsker this movie if you've guessed it already. The answer is after the jump...
Norway, Renata Reinsve, first and last 