President Barack Obama’s shared his favorite movies of 2022, an interesting mix of indie films, documentary, foreign movies and Descendant, a film produced by his company Higher Ground.
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President Barack Obama Shares his Favorite Movies of 2022
President Barack Obama | Photo Credit: Marty Jean-Louis
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LA Film Critics 2022 Awards: EVERYTHING EVERYWHERE ALL AT ONCE and TÁR Tie for Best Picture
Everything Everywhere All at Once and Tár Everything Everywhere All at Once and Tár tied for the top honor of Best Picture of the Year by the Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA).
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TRIANGLE OF SADNESS is Happy Winner at 2022 European Film Awards, Wins Best Film
Triangle of Sadness Triangle of Sadness dominated the 35th European Film Awards, winning Best European Film, along with Best European Director plus Screenwriter for Ruben Östlund and Best European Actor for Zlatko Buric. In the Palme d’Or winner, social hierarchy is turned upside down when two models and a cleaning lady become stranded on a desert island with a group of billionaires. The film stars Harris Dickinson, Charlbi Dean, Dolly de Leon, Zlatko Burić, Henrik Dorsin, Vicki Berlin, and Woody Harrelson.
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Regina Hall, Stephanie Hsu and Janelle Monáe Honored at Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Regina Hall, Stephanie Hsu and Janelle Monáe attends the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase in partnership with The CIA at Copia on November 13, 2022 in Napa Valley, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Radarpics for Napa Valley Film Festival/Shutterstock) Regina Hall, Stephanie Hsu and Janelle Monáe were honored during Day 3 and Day 4 of the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) Film, Food and Wine Showcase.
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Laura Dern, Frank Grillo, Luis Guzmán and Cooper Raiff Honored at Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Spotlight Award Recipient Frank Grillo, Legend Award Recipient Laura Dern, Trailblazer Award Recipient Luis Guzman the 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase in partnership with The CIA at Copia on November 11, 2022 in Napa Valley, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Radarpics for Napa Valley Film Festival/Shutterstock) The Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) honored Laura Dern, Frank Grillo, Luis Guzmán and Cooper Raiff during Day 1 and Day 2 of their 2022 NVFF Film, Food and Wine Showcase.
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Exclusive ELLIS Clip: Sascha Just’s Documentary on Jazz Pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr. Premieres at DOC NYC
Ellis directed by Sascha Just Here is an exclusive clip from Ellis, a new documentary on the life and times of pianist Ellis Marsalis Jr., directed by Sascha Just, and premiering at DOC NYC on November 10, 2022.
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2022 Zurich Film Festival Award: STUNTWOMEN, LOS REYES DEL MUNDO and SAM NOW Win Golden Eye Prizes
Cascadeuses (Stuntwomen) by Elena Avdija The 18th Zurich Film Festival (ZFF) presented the main Golden Eye prizes in the three competition categories to Cascadeuses by Elena Avdija, Los Reyes del Mundo by Laura Mora Ortega and Sam Now by Reed Harkness.
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Chris Smith’s Documentary SR. on Filmmaker Robert Downey Sr to Debut on Netflix
SR directed by Chris Smith Chris Smith’s (Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond, American Movie) documentary “Sr.”, a tribute to maverick filmmaker Robert Downey Sr., will be released on Netflix later this year.
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WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story Opens and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery Closes Newport Beach Film Festival 2022
Weird: The Al Yankovic Story by Eric Appel Newport Beach Film Festival (NBFF) will kick off its eight-day run on Thursday, October 13, with WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story starring Daniel Radcliffe, Evan Rachel Wood, Rainn Wilson, Toby Huss, Julianne Nicholson and Quinta Brunson. fresh from the Toronto International Film Festival, where it generated huge buzz and won the People’s Choice Award in the Midnight Madness category, WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story. WEIRD: The Al Yankovic Story is directed by Eric Appel and stars Daniel Radcliffe as “Weird Al” Yankovic in the unexaggerated true story about the greatest musician of our time. From a conventional upbringing where playing the accordion was a sin, Al rebelled and made his dream of changing the words to world-renowned songs come true. An instant success and sex symbol, Al lives an excessive lifestyle and pursues an infamous romance that nearly destroys him.
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70th San Sebastian Festival Winners: THE KINGS OF THE WORLD Wins Golden Shell
The Kings of the World (Los reyes del mundo) by Laura Mora The Colombian film The Kings of the World (Los reyes del mundo) by Laura Mora has won the Golden Shell at San Sebastian Festival’s 70th edition. The film follows five Medellín teenagers from the streets on a desperate journey of survival. Genki Kawamura took the Silver Shell for Best Director for A Hundred Flowers (Hyakka), while the Best Screenplay Award went to Dong Yun Zhou and Wang Chao for their work on the Chao’s movie, A Woman (Kong Xiu); and City of Donostia / Sebastian Audience Award went to Argentina, 1985 by Santiago Mitre.
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Toronto Film Festival 2022 Winners: Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans Wins People’s Choice Award
The Fabelmans directed by Steven Spielberg Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans won the People’s Choice Award at the 47th edition of the Toronto International Film Festival. Weird: The Al Yankovic Story directed by Eric Appel won the People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award and Black Ice directed by Hubert Davis won the People’s Choice Documentary Award.
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79th Venice Film Festival Winners: Laura Poitras’ ‘All the Beauty and the Bloodshed’ Wins Golden Lion
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras Laura Poitras’ All the Beauty and the Bloodshed won the Golden Lion for Best Film at the 79th Venice Film Festival. The documentary chronicles the photographer and activist Nan Goldin and her crusade to hold Purdue Pharma, owned by the Sackler family, accountable for the opioid epidemic.