To mark the release of Francis Ford Coppola’s Megalopolis, a 40-year passion project with a staggering $140 million price tag, we turn our attention to cinema’s most audacious, eccentric, and underappreciated visions — the “ugly...

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When 26 royal treasures from the Kingdom of Dahomey (modern-day Republic of Benin) would finally be returned from France, filmmaker Mati Diop was granted rare access to document this historic moment. Dahomey, Diop’s deeply moving...

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Trigger warning: Please be advised that this episode includes discussions about sexual violence. In this powerful episode, host Elliot sits down with Shiori Ito to discuss her film debut, Black Box Diaries. The documentary is a...

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Join us for a cinematic road trip through the films of visionary director Wim Wenders, whose work has redefined cinematic storytelling. In conjunction with the LAB111 program⁠ Drifters and Dreamers: The Films of Wim Wenders ⁠and the stunning 4K...

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Following a packed-out CC Film Club screening of Knight of Cups, host Hugo chats with Tom van der Linden, the creator of the popular YouTube channel Like Stories of Old, to explore this often-overlooked film by Terrence...

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Visionary director Tarsem Singh joins Kiriko to reflect on The Fall (2006), once dubbed by the filmmaker himself as “the most expensive passion project” until Megalopolis. A film nearly derailed by Harvey Weinstein, The Fall has since been reclaimed by...

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There is nothing as hypnotizing than the larger-than-life women that we see on the screen—captivating, outrageous, and irresistibly seductive. Join us as we celebrate some of cinema’s most iconic female archetypes, from the bold ladies...

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