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Italy’s Oscar Contender ‘Familia’ Lands U.S. Distribution With Breaking Glass Pictures (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] U.S. indie distributor Breaking Glass Pictures has acquired U.S. distribution rights to Francesco Costabile’s dark melodrama “Familia” that is Italy’s candidate for the best international feature film at the...
Cynthia Erivo on Protecting Ariana Grande From Man Who Grabbed Her on ‘Wicked: For Good’ Red Carpet: ‘I Just Wanted to Make Sure My Friend Was Safe’
[ad_1] The “Wicked: For Good” press tour has been a whirlwind (Ariana Grande recently tested positive for COVID, for instance), but no moment made more headlines than when a man...
Iran’s Underground Cinema in Tallinn Competition with ‘Duality’
[ad_1] TALLINN, Estonia — “Duality,” the new hybrid feature written, directed and produced by Iranian filmmaker Abbas Nezamdoost world-premiered this week in Tallinn’s main competition, marking a bold entry from...
Documentary Filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias on Revealing the Terror of Portugal’s Fascist Regime
[ad_1] Portuguese documentary filmmaker Susana de Sousa Dias, who is the guest of honor at IDFA, spoke to the festival’s artistic director Isabel Arrate Fernandez this week about how she...
‘The Beatles’ Movies Cast ‘Game of Thrones’ Star Harry Lloyd as Producer George Martin (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] The Beatles have found their legendary producer. Harry Lloyd, the British actor best known for playing Viserys Targaryen in the first season “Game of Thrones,” is set to portray...
Steven Soderbergh Says His John Lennon Doc Will Get People to Hear ‘What John and Yoko Had To Say on That Afternoon Before He Was Killed’
[ad_1] Stephen Soderbergh has completed his still-untitled documentary centered on John Lennon‘s final interview which he describes as “an incredible historical document” that is “even more relevant today” than it...
Dan Löwenstein Boards Night Train Media U.K. Microdrama as Tallinn Talks Vertical Storytelling Boom (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] British director Dan Löwenstein, known for vertical dramas like ReelShort’s “Pride & Prejudice,” is set to direct and produce a new and as-yet untitled U.K.-made microdrama currently in development...
Tallinn Black Nights Grand Prix Winner Sengedorj Janchivdorj Returns in Competition With ‘The Muralist’
[ad_1] TALLINN, Estonia — Mongolian filmmaker Sengedorj Janchivdorj is back in competition at the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with “The Muralist,” one of 16 world premieres in the main...
‘Sisu: Road to Revenge’ Review: After Nixing Countless Nazis, One-Man Army Goes Up Against the Russians in Gleefully Excessive Sequel
[ad_1] A sleeper hit in 2022, Jalmari Helander’s “Sisu” was a cartoonishly down-and-dirty adrenaline rush for action fans, not unlike the OG “Mad Max” decades earlier. That particular comparison grows...
‘Being Eddie’ Review: A Netflix Documentary Engagingly Explores the Life and Career of Eddie Murphy, but It’s Too Upbeat to Get the Full Story
[ad_1] Eddie Murphy, as he has always been the first to acknowledge, is the rare comedian who set out to model himself on rock ‘n’ roll superstardom. He wanted to...
Australia’s National Indian Film Festival Expands to Regional Markets, Partners With Indian Film Bodies (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Australia’s National Indian Film Festival (NIFFA) is expanding into regional territories and has signed partnerships with India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and the International Film Festival of India...
Farhan Akhtar’s ‘120 Bahadur’ Set to Make History With Highest-Altitude Film Release (EXCLUSIVE)
[ad_1] Farhan Akhtar‘s war epic “120 Bahadur” will make cinematic history with an unprecedented screening at the Rezang La War Memorial Auditorium in Chushul village, Ladakh, marking what organizers claim...