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Coming Soon to BBC Storyville (UK)
Six stand-out films from around the world have been announced
★★★★ Review

FINANCIAL TIMES: The Last Spy — a veteran CIA operative tells all
Peter Sichel, who headed the postwar Berlin branch, offers insight on Iran and beyond with charm and pragmatism
The Guardian

We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave
THE LAST SPY, a documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’ who died in 2025 – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East
☆☆☆☆ Review

CAMDEN NEW JOURNAL The Last Spy: former CIA man’s extraordinary story is a warning from history goes here
The Telegraph

Confessions of the spymaster who sounded the alarm on Iran – then created Blue Nun wine
A new film with ex-CIA operative (and wine merchant) Peter Sichel questions US intelligence operations leading up to the Cold War
JEWISH NEWS UK

Finally a Jewish James Bond hits cinemas
Peter Sichel the CIA spymaster turned winemaker steps out of the shadows in The Last Spy
KPBS Top Picks SD Jewish Film Festival
Film at Lincoln Center announces the full lineup of the 2026 New York Jewish Film Festival!
‘A Sad And Beautiful World’ Trailer: Beirut-Set Star-Crossed Romance Is Lebanon’s Oscar Entry
He gave the world Blue Nun — and Soviet state secrets
Remarkable documentary about ‘the Jewish James Bond’ tells story of a spy goes here
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Bill Skarsgard Does His Strongest Work to Date in Gus Van Sant’s Stylish and Gripping ’70s Throwback
Cyril Aris Explores Contradictions Of Life In Lebanon In ‘A Sad & Beautiful World’: “Every Generation Has Their Own Trauma” – Venice
‘Dead Man’s Wire’ Review: Gus Van Sant and Bill Skarsgård Turn a Freak Hostage Incident from 1977 Into a Miniature ‘Dog Day Afternoon’
Robert Wilson stood at his Watermill window. A spotlight shining up. The room lit behind. His lanky frame in silhouette. He waved.
Screendaily - CIA spymaster Peter Sichel shares his eye-opening life story
The Last Spy Review
Stefan Haupt and Katharina Otto-Bernstein films among world premieres at Munich’s Filmfest
Sunday TODAY’s Willie Geist remembers the life of Peter Sichel
Peter Sichel, Wine Merchant With a Cloak-and-Dagger Past, Dies at 102
CIA Spymaster Documentary ‘The Last Spy,’ From Emmy Nominee Katharina Otto-Bernstein, Boarded by Dogwoof (EXCLUSIVE)
Dean’s Council Chair and Film Alum Katharina Otto-Bernstein ’92 (CC ’86) Honored with 2025 John Jay Award
New York Time Critic’s Pick: ‘Oh, Canada’
Richard Gere and Jacob Elordi star in Paul Schrader’s meditative drama about guilt and seeking forgiveness.
Richard Gere On ‘Oh Canada’: ‘I Love Making Independent Films’
Looking Back on a Fallen Life in “Oh, Canada”
‘Oh, Canada’ Trailer: Jacob Elordi Plays Young Richard Gere and Dodges the Vietnam War Draft in Paul Schrader’s Cannes Favorite
‘Oh, Canada’ Star Richard Gere And Director Paul Schrader Explain Why The ‘American Gigolo’ Reunion Took So Long: “The Right Thing Hadn’t Occurred”
‘Oh, Canada’ Trailer: Richard Gere Reflects On His Mortality In Paul Schrader Drama
Paul Schrader’s ‘Oh, Canada,’ Starring Richard Gere, Sells to Kino Lorber
Uma Thurman On Making Paul Schrader’s Cannes Film ‘Oh, Canada’: “I Had A Strong Feeling This Was Very Personal To Him”
Paul Schrader Unveils New Noir Project in Cannes: “It’s About the Stupid Things Men Do for Love”
The Last Spy wins the Jewish Story Partners Production Grant
Obraza wins Best Short at the Oscar Qualifiying Woodstock Film Festival
Columbia Filmmakers Dazzle at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight 2025
Crossing The River premieres at the 2024 New York Jewish Film Festival
Joyland is shortlisted for the International Feature Film category at the 95th Academy Awards.
35th Annual GLAAD Media Awards Nominees
2023 Sundance Film Festival Announces Lineup of 99 Feature Films
‘Joyland’ Director Saim Sadiq on Pushing Back Against Censorship in Pakistan: “There’s No Room for a Quiet Person”
Variety Announces 10 Directors to Watch for 2023
Pakistan’s ‘Joyland’ To Receive French Release To Still Qualify For Oscars Despite Local Ban
Malala Yousafzai, Saim Sadiq Talk Pakistan Oscar Hopeful ‘Joyland’: ‘The Themes Resonate With People All Around The World’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Malala Yousafzai Boards Pakistan’s Oscar Submission ‘Joyland’ as Executive Producer (EXCLUSIVE)
Pakistan selects Saim Sadiq’s Cannes title ‘Joyland’ as Oscar submission
TIFF Short Cuts Lineup Counts 39 Titles Including The Alfonso Cuaron Produced ‘Le Pupille’
Joyland selected for Toronto International Film Festival
‘Joyland’ Review: Unexpected Trans-Cis Romance Blossoms in a Luminous Pakistani Crowdpleaser
Cannes’ Un Certain Regard Title ‘Joyland’ Swooped on by Condor in France
Cannes Title ‘Joyland’ Celebrates Pakistan’s Transgender Culture
‘Joyland’ Cannes Film From Pakistan Picked up by Film Constellation, WME
Ulrich Tukur and Aibel Kekilli Star in the New Film Meeresleuchten
Heisenberg: Uli Edel Will Direct a New Film Produced by FMI
HBO Documentary Films Acquires ‘The Price Of Everything’ Ahead Of Sundance Premiere
HBO’s ‘Mapplethorpe: Look at the Pictures’ Doc Raises Questions, Producer Has Answers
Film Manufacturers Inc. Boards the Murder-Mystery ‘Galapagos’
The New York Times: Austere, Enigmatic Innovator. And Charming Fellow, Really.
The LA Times: Robert Wilson doc is worth staying up for