Artsploitation Films and Kino Lorber released Benjamin, a quirky, anxiety-fueled gay rom-com directed by Simon Amstell (“Nevermind the Buzzcocks”) and starring Colin Morgan (Merlin, The Happy Prince), on DVD and digital platforms including Kino Now.
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Watch Trailer for BENJAMIN, Quirky Gay Romantic Comedy Starring Colin Morgan
Benjamin directed by Simon Amstell, and starring Colin Morgan
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SURVIVING THE SILENCE and ELLIE AND ABBIE Bookend Out on Film LGBTQIA+ Film Festival 2020 Lineup
SURVIVING THE SILENCE. Colonel Pat Thompson and Barbara Brass Out on Film announced the lineup of films and events for the 33rd edition of the Atlanta-based LGBTQIA+ film festival, its first as an Oscar qualifying film festival. This year’s film festival will be a virtual edition taking place September 24-October 4.
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New York Film Festival Unveils Spotlight Films – ‘Hopper/Welles’ ‘On the Rocks’ ‘The Human Voice’
The Human Voice (photo credit: El Deseo / Iglesias Más) Film at Lincoln Center announced Spotlight films for the 58th New York Film Festival (September 17 – October 11) featuring new films from Pedro Almodóvar, Sofia Coppola, David Dufresne, Liz Garbus and Lisa Cortés, Spike Lee, and Orson Welles.
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Director Koji Fukada Gets the Spotlight at 33rd Tokyo International Film Festival
Koji Fukada at Opening Ceremony of the Tokyo International Film Festival 2016. (Dick Thomas Johnson) Tokyo International Film Festival will highlight the work of internationally acclaimed director Koji Fukada at the 33rd edition of the festival, running October 31 – November 9, 2020.
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Amanda Seales will Host Mr. SOUL! Special Online Talkback
(L TO R) – AMANDA SEALES; TOP TILE – MELISSA HAIZLIP/BLAIR UNDERWOOD; MIDDLE TILE – STAN LATHAN/NIKKI GIOVANNI; BOTTOM TILE – SONIA SANCHEZ/ROBERT GLASPER/THE LAST POETS/BLACK IVORY – Courtesy of Shoes in the Bed Productions Comedian/Actress/Producer Amanda Seales will guest host the upcoming Mr. SOUL! Premiere Kickback – a special online talkback celebrating the opening weekend of the award winning documentary film – Mr. SOUL! – directed by Melissa Haizlip and the nation’s March on Washington weekend.
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Gael Garcia Bernal’s CHICUAROTES will Open Virtual 12th Hola México Film Festival
Chicuarotes The 12th annual edition Hola México Film Festival, billed as the largest Mexican film festival outside of Mexico, will make its virtual debut September 11-20 exclusively via the Spanish-language premium streaming service PANTAYA.
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IFC FILMS to Release STARDUST, David Bowie Glam-rock, Road-trip Film
Stardust, starring Johnny Flynn IFC Films will release David Bowie glam-rock, road-trip film Stardust, starring award-winning actor and musician Johnny Flynn (EMMA.) as the legendary music icon, with comedian, podcaster, and actor Marc Maron (Glow, Sword of Trust) and indie starlet Jena Malone (Antebellum) as Bowie’s wife Angie. The film is directed by Gabriel Range and co-written with Christopher Bell.
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IFC Films Will Release FAREWELL AMOR, Ekwa Msangi’s Sundance Hit
Farewell Amor directed by Ekwa Msangi IFC Films will release the deeply personal and intergenerational immigrant story, Farewell Amor, written and directed by breakout director and Sundance Institute fellow, Ekwa Msangi. The film marks Msangi’s feature directorial debut, and stars Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Zainab Jah, Jayme Lawson, Joie Lee, Marcus Scribner, and Nana Mensah.
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13 Documentaries Selected for European Film Awards 2020
SAUDI RUNAWAY directed by Susanne Regina Meures The European Film Academy and EFA Productions announced the EFA Documentary Selection, a list of 13 European documentaries recommended for a nomination for this year’s European Film Awards. There are 14 European countries represented in this year’s EFA Documentary Selection.
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American Film Institute and Universal Pictures Partner to Launch Series “Black Stories Matter”
Loving The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called “Black Stories Matter,” spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films. Born from a recent AFI/Universal collaboration honoring Do the Right Thing and Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee, the expanded partnership will pay tribute to notable films BlacKkKlansman, Get Out, Girls Trip, Loving and Straight Outta Compton with free digital movie rentals available all week. Enhanced AFI Movie Club content will feature new interviews with composer Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip), cinematographer and AFI Alum Matthew Libatique (Straight Outta Compton), Ruth Negga (Loving), writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Ron Stallworth (BlacKkKlansman) and more.
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HBO Debuts Release Date + Trailer for “Agents of Chaos” Alex Gibney’s Documentary on Russia’s Interference Into the 2016 Election
Agents of Chaos Let’s put the word ‘collusion’ aside for a moment… and let’s instead use the word ‘seduction.’
Timothy Snyder, Professor of History, Yale University; Author, The Road to Unfreedom
