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2024 Sundance Film Festival Names Jury Members

@Sundance Institute The nonprofit Sundance Institute announced today the 16 jurors granting awards for artistic and cinematic excellence at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival, along with the five jury members who present the Alfred P. Sloan Feature Film Prize. The 2024 Festival will take place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt…

‘One Life,’ Anthony Hopkins Revives The British Schindler

The story about British humanitarian Nicholas Winton lands the silver screen, through the  biographical drama that had its world premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and its European premiere at the 2023 London Film Festival. One Life retraces the true story of Sir Nicholas ‘Nicky’ Winton, a young London broker who during the months…

‘The Legend of Zelda’ Video Game To Become a Live-Action Movie, Says Nintendo

Nintendo has revealed its plans to create a live-action movie based on its popular Legend of Zelda video game. Wes Ball, who had directed “The Maze Runner,” will be helming the upcoming film, to be distributed by Sony Pictures Entertainment, which will be co-financing the project with Nintendo, according to Deadline.  Although a “The Legend…

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023

DOC NYC ANNOUNCES MAIN SLATE LINEUP FOR FOURTEENTH EDITION, NOVEMBER 8-26, 2023 FESTIVAL RETURNS TO THEATERS IN NYC AND CONTINUES TO SCREEN ONLINE NATIONWIDE; SLATE INCLUDES 33 WORLD PREMIERES AND 29 US PREMIERES, AMONG MORE THAN 200 FILMS AND EVENTS The Contestant Opens Festival, South to Black Power Closes Event, Uncropped Screens as Centerpiece Includes…

“Tokyo Cowboy” : Exclusive Interview with Director Marc Marriott and Producer Brigham Taylor

Synopsis : Brash businessman Hideki convinces his Tokyo bosses he can turn a profitless Montana cattle ranch into a premiere-performing asset. However, when his Japanese Wagyu-beef expert fails him, Hideki is poised to fail unless he identifies a missing element that’s key to the transformation: himself. Genre: Western, Comedy, Drama Original Language: Japanese, English Director:…

NEWFEST REVEALS FULL LINEUP FOR  THE NEW YORK LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL’S  35TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR

NEWFEST REVEALS FULL LINEUP FOR  THE NEW YORK LGBTQ+ FILM FESTIVAL’S  35TH ANNIVERSARY YEAR  The festival, running October 12th to 22nd in-person, and virtually through October 24th, will showcase premieres of more than 130 films from 26 countries Highlights from this year’s lineup include: Previously Announced: Opening Night Film: New York City Premiere of George…

It Lives Inside: Exclusive Interview with Writer-Director Bishal Dutta on the SXSW Winner

Contemplating which country and culture they belong to and fit into is a challenge many people contend with throughout their lives. But that journey can become even more throught-provoking for first-generation children of immigrants. That’s certainly the case for Bishal Dutta, the filmmaker behind the upcoming supernatural horror thriller, It Lives Inside. Dutta was inspired…

Movie Review: Hercule Poirot Overcomes the Ghosts of His Past in A Haunting in Venice’s Suspenseful Atmosphere

The most timeless, classic crime thrillers are those that possess the ability to highlight their characters’ humanity in all situations, even the most dangerous or criminal ones. Agatha Christie became the most widely published author of all time in part because of her innate ability to show empathy to all of her characters, no matter…

New York Film Festival Unveils Main Slate For 61st Edition, Justine Triet, Jonathan Glazer, Ryûsuke Hamaguchi and More!

Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) announces the 32 films that comprise the Main Slate of the 61st New York Film Festival (NYFF), taking place September 29–October 15 at Lincoln Center and in venues across the city.  “The unsettled state of the industry is an unavoidable talking point these days, but my hope is that our…

William Friedkin Dies at 87: Iconic Director of ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Exorcist’

William Friedkin, who directed such iconic 1970s films as The French Connection and The Exorcist, has died in Los Angeles of heart failure and pneumonia. He was 87. Friedkin was part of a new generation of directors who came to prominence in the Seventies, a list that included Hal Ashby, Peter Bogdanovich, and Francis Ford…