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Jack Nicholson is a 66-year-old insurance man, recently widowed and retired, in Omaha, Nebraska
A collection of early shorts from renowned American directors
A father is forced to re-examine his past and embrace his future.
Satire about a man who starts to think he would have a better life if only he could shrink himself.
Scathing high school comedy.
An unpopular teacher, a talented but badly behaved student and a cook who recently lost her son in Vietnam spend Christmas together in an otherwise empty boarding school.
An alcoholic father and his resentful son travel cross-country together to collect big sweepstake winnings.
Twenty different glimpses of Paris.
The adventures of two middle-age men on a wine-drinking stag weekend.
Home truths Marijana Janković on Balkan representation, and the immigrant question of belonging
The division belle Suzannah Herbert on facing the US' troubled history and making Natchez
Spin-off alchemy Claude Schmitz on bringing back cop pairing for Conrad & Crab – Idiotic Gems
Past crime Christoffer Boe on creating a world for his period mystery Special Unit - The First Murder
It Was Just An Accident screenwriter arrested in Iran Jafar Panahi speaks out
Sundance announces winners Josephine, Nuisance Bear, Shame And Money and To Hold A Mountain take top prizes
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With awards season in full flow, you can keep track of the latest news on that here:
César nominations Nouvelle Vague leads the race for France's biggest awards
BAFTA nominations One Battle After Another and Sinners almost neck and neck
Critics' Circle Awards One Battle After Another wins fight
Oscars Sinners dominates the nominations
