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6th Billy the Kid Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with ‘On the Edge of Freedom, Closes with ‘Blood Dried Hands’

On the Edge of Freedom directed by Chris Hanna

Celebrating its 6th edition of the festival, the Hico, Texas-based outlaw-themed Billy the Kid Film Festival (BTKFF) unveiled the film lineup and events for this year’s festival taking place November 1-3, 2024. The festival is set to open with Chris Hanna’s dramatic redemption tale On the Edge of Freedom and to close with Jason Vandygriff’s thriller Blood Dried Hands. The festival will also honor celebrated Western character actor Wally Welch (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Magnificent Seven, Javelina Run) with the BTKFF lifetime achievement honor.

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‘Between the Mountain and the Sky’ Documentary on Philanthropist Maggie Doyne to Screen at Naples Film Festival

Between the Mountain and the Sky

American humanitarian and BlinkNow CEO Maggie Doyne is the subject of the documentary Between the Mountain and the Sky selected to screen at the 2024 Naples Film Festival. Based on Doyne’s 2022 book, the documentary chronicles her journey from childhood to building a children’s home, women’s center, and school in Nepal.

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‘Pedro Páramo’ – Manuel García-Rulfo and Tenoch Huerta Star in Rodrigo Prieto’s Adaptation of Classic Mexican Novel | Trailer

Pedro Páramo (Netflix)

Making his directorial debut, four-time Oscar-nominated cinematographer Rodrigo Prieto (Killers of the Flower Moon, Brokeback Mountain), who has helmed the cinematography for Martin Scorsese’s last four films, presents Pedro Páramo, an adaptation of the groundbreaking 1955 novel by Mexican author Juan Rulfo.

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Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ Wins Top Audience Favorite Award at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival

Conclave (Focus Features)

Edward Berger’s ‘Conclave’ took the top prize of the MVFF Overall Audience Favorite at 47th Mill Valley Film Festival which wrapped after screening 132 films.

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37th International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) Unveils Main Competition Lineup, Opens with Piotr Winiewicz’s ‘About a Hero’

About a Hero by Piotr Winiewicz (courtesy IDFA)

Celebrating its 37th edition, the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) held in Amsterdam from November 14-24, 2024, revealed the main competition lineup.

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‘No One Asked You’ – Comedian Lizz Winstead Fights for Abortion Rights in Ruth Leitman’s Documentary | Trailer

Comedian Lizz Winstead in No One Asked You directed by Ruth Leitman

No One Asked You, a documentary centering on comedian and co-creator of the Daily Show Lizz Winstead as she tours across the US fighting for abortion rights, world premiered last year at the 2023 DOC NYC Film Festival. The documentary has since played at the 26th Sarasota Film Festival and the 21st Oxford Film Festival where it got the honorable mention for Best Documentary Feature.

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‘Men of War;’ ‘Blitz’ ‘A Real Pain’ Headline 25th Woodstock Film Festival Lineup

Men of War by Jen Gatien and Billy Corben (Neon)

Celebrating its 25th anniversary, the Woodstock Film Festival will kick off on opening night with Men of War by Billy Corben and Jen Gatien, Blitz directed by Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen will screen as centerpiece film, and A Real Pain directed by Jesse Eisenberg as closing night film.

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Destry Allyn Spielberg’s ‘Please Don’t Feed The Children’ Starring Michelle Dockery and Giancarlo Esposito Premieres at Sitges Film Festival

Please Don’t Feed The Children (Shane Sigler)

The horror-thriller film Please Don’t Feed The Children, the feature film directorial debut of Destry Allyn Spielberg, daughter of Steven Spielberg, will world premiere at the Sitges International Film Festival (the 57th Annual Festival Internacional de Cinema Fantastic de Catalunya), on Friday, October 11, 2024.

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Sinead O’Shea’s ‘Blue Road–The Edna O’Brien Story’ Launches 15th DOC NYC Lineup

Blue Road–The Edna O’Brien Story directed by Sinead O’Shea (TIFF)

Celebrating its 15th edition, the 2024 DOC NYC will screen over 110 feature-length documentaries from November 13-21, 2024 at IFC Center, SVA Theatre, and Village East by Angelika in New York City, continuing online until December 1, 2024.

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‘The Gutter’ – Shameik Moore, Susan Sarandon Star in Yassir and Isaiah Lester’s Wacky Bowling Comedy Film | Trailer

Shameik Moore and Susan Sarandon in The Gutter (Magnolia Pictures)

Shameik Moore (Spiderman: Into the Spiderverse) stars in The Gutter, a comedy film following an unemployed man who finds out he has a talent for bowling and decides to launch a pro career.

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‘The Order’ – Jude Law, Jurnee Smollett, Nicholas Hoult Star in Justin Kurzel’s Gripping Neo-Nazi Thriller | Trailer

The Order (Vertical)

Based on the 1989 book The Silent Brotherhood by Kevin Flynn and Gary Gerhardt, The Order is a crime-thriller helmed by Justin Kurzel (Macbeth, The Snowtown Murders) telling the true story of the 1983 series of crimes committed by a radical group of Neo-Nazis terrorists.

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‘The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol’ Teaser Trailer – The Life of French Auteur Explored in Sylvain Chomet’s Animated Film

The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol (Sony Pictures Classics)

Here is the first look teaser trailer for the animated feature film The Magnificent Life of Marcel Pagnol, a biographical film on the life of French novelist, playwright, and filmmaker Marcel Pagnol.

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