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New York Film Festival : Review / Getting Deep in the Inane World of Robert Downey “Sr.”

Summer of 2001– I was driving around with some friends listening to the new Kool Keith album when all of a sudden the eccentric emcee drops one of the most random names; Cuba Gooding Sr. We laughed heartily as; while there has to be a Cuba Gooding Sr. if there is a Cuba Gooding Jr.,…

Matthew Schuchman

October 10, 2022

News

Netflix Acquires ‘Sr.’, documentary on Robert Downey, Sr.

Netflix has acquired “Sr.,” a new documentary feature about independent filmmaker Robert Downey Sr. and is expected to promote it as an Oscar candidate this year. The film, directed by Chris Smith, premiered earlier this month at the Telluride Film Festival. Downey, who died in 2021 at the age of 85, is best known for…

Edward Moran

September 27, 2022

Pick Up

One with the Whale, on PBS’s Independent Lens

©Courtesy of ITVS St. Lawrence Island is part of Alaska, but geographically, it is located closer to Russia. Many of the indigenous Yupik people have adopted Christianity and an American identity, but they still retain their traditional customs. By necessity, that also includes diet, notably including whale meat. Without successful whale hunts, the entire Yupik…

Joe Bendel

April 17, 2024

News

Participant Media to Shut Down Operation After 20 Years

Participant Media has announced that it will be shutting down all of its operations, Variety is reporting. The news comes after the independent film and television production company was in operation for 20 years. Established in 2004 by Jeff Skoll, the company’s mission was to inspire social justice and humanitarian action. Participant co-produced or co-financed…

Karen Benardello

April 17, 2024

News

Studio Ghibli to Receive Honorary Palme d’Or at Cannes Film Festival

Studio Ghibli Honorary Palme d’or of the 77th Festival de Cannes © Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli Studio Ghibli, the acclaimed Japanese animation studio, will receive an Honorary Palme d’Or at the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 14 to 25. This will be the first time the award has been given to…

Edward Moran

April 17, 2024

Festivals

Tribeca Festival Announces 2024 Feature Film Lineup!

The Tribeca Festival has announced the features lineup for its 2024 edition, which will open with the world premiere of Hulu documentary Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge, directed by Sharmeen Obaid-Chinoy and Trish Dalton. The festival highlights in this year’s features lineup include the world premieres of documentaries about Liza Minnelli (Liza: A Truly Terrific…

Nobuhiro Hosoki

April 17, 2024

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New York Film Festival : Review / Getting Deep in the Inane World of Robert Downey “Sr.”

Netflix Acquires ‘Sr.’, documentary on Robert Downey, Sr.