The Middleburg Film Festival will launch on Thursday, October 15th with Chloé Zhao’s (“The Rider”) Nomadland starring Frances McDormand in her first role since winning the Academy Award for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
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Middleburg Film Festival to Open with NOMADLAND, CONCRETE COWBOY and ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI as Spotlight Films
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved
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Watch Official Trailer for J.R ”BOB” DOBBS & THE CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS Featuring Richard Linklater, Penn Jillette, Nick Offerman
“J .R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius” Check out the official trailer for the documentary “J .R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius” directed by Sandy K.Boone, and featuring Richard Linklater (Director: Dazed & Confused, Before Sunrise, Everybody Wants Some), Penn Jillette, Nick Offerman (“Parks & Recreation”), opening in virtual theaters on October 16 and on demand on October 20.
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Watch 18 TO PARTY Trailer – Award Winning Indie Teen Drama, Directed by Jeff Roda
18 TO PARTY directed by Jeff Roda The new trailer debuted for the award-winning independent film 18 to Party, from director Jeff Roda, which opens in Virtual Cinemas on November 6 in Los Angeles (Laemmle) and New York and Major Cities (Alamo On Demand) with a VOD Release to follow on all major platforms (US & Canada) on December 1.
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Black Women Film Network to Stream 2020 Short Film Festival Online
Junebug directed by Winter Dunn Black Women Film Network (BWFN) will host its annual BWFN Short Film Festival as a virtual experience on Saturday, October 10, 2020 in partnership with black-owned streaming service KweliTV. For 24 hours, viewers will be able to watch the 2020 festival selections online at Kweli.tv or through streaming devices and smart TVs. Tickets to access the virtual festival can be purchased HERE.
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THE PERFECT WEAPON – Documentary on the Rise of Cyber Warfare, Debuts October 16 on HBO
The Perfect Weapon The Perfect Weapon, an HBO documentary special based on the best-selling book by New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger, will debut Friday, October 16 at 8:00PM ET/PT.
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WINE and WAR – Documentary on Winemaking in Lebanon During Wartime Sets October Release Date
WINE and WAR: The Untold Story of Wine in the Middle East The history of winemaking in Lebanon is the subject of the new documentary film WINE and WAR: The Untold Story of Wine in the Middle East, by Mark Johnston and Mark Ryan. The film will have its virtual theatrical release at Laemmle Theaters on October 9th (and will be available at wineandwar.com).
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Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE Gets Surprise Screening at San Sebastian Festival
Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE Filmmaker Abel Ferrara, will be in attendance tomorrow, Saturday at San Sebastian Festival to host a ‘surprise film’ screening of his latest Sportin’ Life.
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IFC Films will Release Chad Hartigan’s Sci-Fi Love Story LITTLE FISH Starring Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell in 2021
LITTLE FISH stars Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell IFC Films acquired Sundance award-winning director Chad Hartigan’s Little Fish, starring Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One, The Sound of Metal), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken, Seberg) Raúl Castillo (We the Animals), and Soko. Little Fish was an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival in the US Narrative Competition, and IFC Films plans to release the film on February 5th, 2021.
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Miami Film Festival GEMS will Open with Drive-In Premiere of HBO Bee Gees Documentary
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO) The seventh annual edition of Miami Film Festival GEMS, which will be held virtually this year from October 8-11, will open with an East Coast Premiere screening of the HBO documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart at Dezerland Park Drive-in, with a virtual introduction by the film’s director, five-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Marshall (Jurassic World, Back to the Future, Jason Bourne).
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San Diego International Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup – NOMADLAND, BLITHE SPIRIT, FAREWELL AMOR, STARDUST
NOMADLAND The re-imagined 2020 San Diego International Film Festival (October 15-18) will open with the third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND. Other spotlight features include HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING, BLITHE SPIRIT, FAREWELL AMOR, STARDUST, DRUNK BUS, ONE OF THESE DAYS and HONEYMOOD.
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Sundance Fest Docu Series CITY SO REAL to Premiere on National Geographic in October
Amara Enyia at a rally in Chicago in “City So Real”(courtesy Participant Media) The five-part documentary series, CITY SO REAL, an official Indie Episodic selection at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival where it had its world premiere, will air in an unprecedented one-night, five-hour, commercial-free event on Thursday, October 29 beginning at 7:00 p.m. ET/PT on National Geographic. All five episodes will then be available on Hulu the following day – Friday, October 30.
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HBO Acquires THE BEE GEES: HOW CAN YOU MEND A BROKEN HEART Documentary
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO) HBO acquired the feature documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart about the legendary band who wrote more than 1,000 songs, including twenty number one hits throughout their career. The film chronicles the rise of the iconic group, consisting of brothers Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, their music and its evolution over the years. The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart will debut on HBO later this year and will be available to stream on HBO Max.