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Michael Cieply Executive EditorWill the movies ever let religion back into the mainstream? It doesn’t seem likely,  given the secular bent of most critics, festivals, and film awards. But the question could certainly occur to any thoughtful viewer of Marco Pontecorvo’s Fátima, which is set for release by Picturehouse in theaters and via PVOD on Aug.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorAuditions make me nervous. Not for myself—I’m beyond the casting call stage of life.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorIn or around 1976, I caught a forlorn moment near New York’s Bleecker St. It was early morning.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorBack on June 26, a little-noticed court filing in Roman Polanski’s lawsuit over his expulsion from the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences offered a rare glimpse at dealings within the Academy’s Board of Governors. The view is limited, and colored by the advocacy of Polanski’ lawyer, Harland W.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorTalk about box-office drama. As the July 4 weekend unwinds, IFC’sThe Truth might be slugging it out with Homewrecker from Dark Star and The Outpost from Fathom for the honor of ranking somewhere in the 300s, near IFC’s own Wiener-Dog, among all-time Independence Day performers.

Michael Cieply Executive EditorFinancial wheels are in motion again at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, this time with a new bond issue that replaces about $128 million in earlier bonds that were about to come due in November. In other words, they’ve re-financed.According to the Electronic Municipal Market Access System, a new debt issue of $98.8 million began trading on Thursday morning at a price of $130.741.

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