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Seda Öz

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Saw Sirât with my students at the Philadelphia Film Festival. Oliver Laxe proves that astonishment still belongs to cinema. We might just be entering a new age of the “cinema of attractions.” ✨🎬
#filmadelphia #Sirat #CinemaOfAttractions #FilmStudies #WorldCinema #contemporarycinema #PFS

October 19, 2025 at 4:58 AM Everybody can reply

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NCIFF 2025 Concludes with Grand Ceremony | The Movie Buff

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NEW Deaf Crocodile now available to PREORDER!

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#deafcrocodile #diabolikdvd #physicalmediaadvocates #worldcinema

September 19, 2025 at 5:37 PM Everybody can reply

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DiabolikDVD

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NOW ON SALE at DiabolikDVD!

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#diabolikdvd #physicalmediaadvocates #horror #worldcinema #thriller

September 18, 2025 at 9:01 PM Everybody can reply

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DiabolikDVD

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NOW AVAILABLE to PREORDER: Hard Boiled (Shout Factory HKCC) (4k UHD / Blu-Ray) & A Better Tomorrow Trilogy (Shout Factory HKCC) (4k UHD / Blu-Ray)

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#physicalmediaadvocates #diabolikdvd #hongkongcinema #hardboiled #abettertomorrow #worldcinema #asiancultcinema

September 3, 2025 at 4:14 PM Everybody can reply

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DiabolikDVD

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NEW Kino titles NOW AVAILABLE to PREORDER!

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#physicalmediaadvocates #diabolikdvd #worldcinema #horror #dancurtis #jessfranco #lambertobava

August 28, 2025 at 10:29 PM Everybody can reply

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The Movie Buff

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Press Release: The 6th annual Nepal Cultural and International Film Festival concludes with a grand closing ceremony. See full list of winners below.

#nciff #nepal #india #worldcinema #filmfestival

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NCIFF 2025 - in its 6th year - concludes its 2025 film festival with a grand closing ceremony. Follow The Movie Buff for more world cinema.

Movie Review – Forbidden City Cop

February 4, 2025 at 12:18 PM Everybody can reply

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MIB

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Movie Review – Hong Kong Comedy - Forbidden City Cop - #movie #review here – wp.me/p2mMDp-8wS

#WorldCinema #filmsky #moviesky #cinema #HongKong 🎬📽️

Forbidden City Cop (Daai laap mat taam Ling Ling Fat) Hong Kong (1996) Dirs. Stephen Chow & Vincent Kok Where would be in life if people didn’t invent things? You wouldn’t be reading this revi…

April 16, 2025 at 7:52 PM Everybody can reply

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AJS

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World Cinema Watch

Choose 20 World Cinema Films that have stayed with you/influenced you. One movie per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.

#Movie
#FilmSky
#MovieChallenge
#WorldCinema

January 5, 2025 at 8:54 AM Everybody can reply

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From Ground Zero: Film Review

Audio Groove Cats—Dr. Rideyr

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World Cinema Watch

Share World Cinema Films that have stayed with you/influenced you. No particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.

Join in and ♻️ if you’re feeling it 😊

And while we’re at it, why not follow each other.
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#Movie
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December 30, 2024 at 8:12 PM Everybody can reply

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Global Film Paul

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Congratulations #OnGroundZero on making the shortlist for Best International Feature Film Oscar

This is the 3rd time #Palestine has made at least the shortlisting phase

#Oscars #Oscars2025 #InternationalFeature #WorldCinema

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December 17, 2024 at 10:24 PM Everybody can reply

MIB

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Movie Review – Thai #LGBTQ drama – The Paradise Of Thorns - #movie #review here - wp.me/p2mMDp-8lh

#WorldCinema #filmsky #moviesky #cinema #Thailand #ThaiCinema 🎬📽️

Movie Review – The Paradise Of Thorns

The Paradise Of Thorns (Wiman Nam) Thailand (2024) Dir. Naruebet Kuno What are “rights”? Are they something we are entitled to, or do we earn them? Does the law have the power to dictate them or ca…

'Les Trois Valseurs' Review (2024) | The Movie Buff

January 19, 2025 at 6:12 PM Everybody can reply

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🎬 ScreenMedia 🎞

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Remembering the late 🇮🇳 Indian film director, scriptwriter and composer #SatyajitRay #BOTD in 1921, here his urban middle-class social drama “THE BIG CITY” (1963) starring Madhabi Mukherjee, Anil Chatterjee and a 15 year old Jaya Bachchan in her film debut

🎬 R.D. Bansal & Co 🇮🇳
#filmsky #worldcinema

May 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM Everybody can reply

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The Movie Buff

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Film review: The French short film "Les Trois Valseurs" showcases desire that extends beyond materialistic needs.

#filmreview #shortfilm #worldcinema #indiefilm #oriannang

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Looking for a review of "Les Trois Valseurs?" The Movie Buff is your source for reviews, movie news, and more.

'Aki' TIFF 2025 Review | The Movie Buff

June 22, 2025 at 12:43 PM Everybody can reply

The Movie Buff

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TIFF 2025: In "Aki," Darlene Naponse crafts a wordless love letter to home

#tiff2025 #darlenenaponse #akifilm #worldcinema #tiff #filmreview

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Looking for an in-depth review of Darlene Naponse's latest film 'Aki'? The Movie Buff is your source for reviews, news, content, and more!

Movie Review – Mission: Cross

September 13, 2025 at 12:49 PM Everybody can reply

MIB

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Korean action comedy - Mission: Cross - #movie #review here - wp.me/p2mMDp-7Yv

#WorldCinema #film #filmsky #movies #cinema 🎬📽️

Mission: Cross (Keuroseu) Korea (2024) Dir. Lee Myung-Hoon Despite never being married (or ever likely to be), even I know spouses who keep secrets from each other are going to end up in trouble soone...

August 9, 2024 at 8:31 PM Everybody can reply

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The Movie Waffler

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New Trailer and Poster for the 50th Anniversary Release of JEANNE DIELMAN, 23, QUAI DU COMMERCE, 1080 BRUXELLES

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#JeanneDielman #trailers #film #movies #WorldCinema #ChantalAkerman #DelphineSeyrig

January 9, 2025 at 2:24 PM Everybody can reply

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Cuckoo Germany/US (2024) Dir. Tilman Singer Ever felt like you’re the odd one out in your family? It’s sometimes the result of being the first born and the attention that was formally yours is now…

Audio Groove Cats—Dr. Rideyr

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World Cinema Watch

Share World Cinema Films that have stayed with you/influenced you. No particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.

Join in and ♻️ if you’re feeling it 😊

And while we’re at it, why not follow each other.
Let’s build a community.

#Movie
#Film
#WorldCinema

December 28, 2024 at 11:30 PM Everybody can reply

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Audio Groove Cats—Dr. Rideyr

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World Cinema Favorites

Choose 20 World Cinema Films that have stayed with you/influenced you. One movie per day for 20 days, in no particular order. No explanations, no reviews, just posters.

And while we’re at it, why not follow other film lovers.

#Movie
#FilmSky
#MovieChallenge
#WorldCinema

December 27, 2024 at 6:03 PM Everybody can reply

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MIB

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Movie Review – German/US horror – Cuckoo - #movie #review here - wp.me/p2mMDp-8gg

#WorldCinema #film #filmsky #moviesky #cinema #cinemastodon #horror 🎬📽️

Movie Review – Cuckoo

Movie Review – Guthlee Ladoo

December 20, 2024 at 9:27 PM Everybody can reply

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DiabolikDVD

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NEW RADIANCE titles now available at DiabolikDVD!

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January 8, 2025 at 5:35 PM Everybody can reply

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MIB

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Indian social drama - Guthlee Ladoo - #movie #review here - wp.me/p2mMDp-7KP

#WorldCinema #filmsky #movies 🎬📽️ #IndianCinema

Guthlee Ladoo India (2023) Dir. Ishrat R. Khan Readers of a certain vintage will know the classic 1966 Frost Report sketch, in which John Cleese (6ft 5), Ronnie Barker (5ft 7), and Ronnie Corbett (5ft...

May 8, 2024 at 8:33 PM Everybody can reply

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Canadian Indie Film 'EFC' Available on Tubi | The Movie Buff

The Movie Buff

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Press Release: The Canadian indie action/drama EFC—starring Karlee Rose and Kathryn Aboya—is now available to stream on Tubi and YouTube. Link in article.

#worldcinema #efcmovie #canadianfilm #fighting #mma #universepictures

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Universe Picture's 2024 film "EFC"—about the world of female mixed martial artists—is now available to watch on Tubi and YouTube.

February 5, 2025 at 11:10 PM Everybody can reply

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