Academy Award-winner Angelina Jolie will receive the Performer Tribute at the 34th The Gothams awards for her performance as legendary opera singer Maria Callas in Pablo Larrain’s Maria.
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Movies Released on Friday November 1 – From Cannes-Winning ‘Emilia Perez’ to ‘Luther: Never Too Much’ Documentary
Movies released on November 1 weekend includes a diverse lineup of titles that span genres and styles, from Cannes-winning musical to hard-hitting dramas and thrilling tales of survival. Best Actress and Jury Prize Cannes-winning Emilia Pérez is a daring musical from French auteur Jacques Audiard. Jesse Eisenberg’s comedy-drama A Real Pain explores the process of mourning. Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen (12 Years a Slave) returns with a touching WWII drama, Blitz, starring Saoirse Ronan. Oscar-winning actor Cillian Murphy (Oppenheimer) also returns in a small-town thriller, Small Things Like These. The Shameik Moore-starring comedy The Gutter tells the story of an unlikely bowling hero. The Sylvester Stallone-produced drama Lost on a Mountain in Maine follows the true story of a 12-year-old boy’s survival. Hannah Peterson’s Tribeca-winning The Graduates is a coming-of-age film that explores the theme of trauma. Robert Zemeckis reunites with Tom Hanks in Here, capturing human experiences with a unique twist. Finally, Clint Eastwood’s latest film, Juror #2, stars Nicholas Hoult in the leading role.
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Pamela Anderson to Receive Marquee Award for ‘The Last Showgirl’ at SCAD Savannah Film Festival
Pamela Anderson will be recognized for her starring role in Gia Coppola’s The Last Showgirl with the Marquee Award at the 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival. Anderson will receive the award before the film’s Southeast premiere and she will join Coppola for a Q&A. The 2024 SCAD Savannah Film Festival kicked off on October 26 and runs through November 2.
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‘The Piano Lesson’ ‘Music by John Williams’ ‘Mistura’ Among Winners of 25th Newport Beach Film Festival Jury and Audience Awards
The Piano Lesson (David Lee/Netflix) Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson snagged the audience award for Best U.S. Narrative, and Music by John Williams directed by Laurent Bouzereauat won for Best U.S. Documentary at the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival.
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‘Presence’ Trailer – Lucy Liu and Julia Fox Star in Steven Soderbergh’s First-Person Horror Film
Presence (screenshot / Neon) Academy Award-winning director Steven Soderbergh (Traffic, Ocean’s series) returns with Presence, a new psychological horror film. Shot entirely from the first-person perspective of the “presence,” the film follows a family moving into a new home haunted by a mysterious entity.
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‘The Damned’ – Odessa Young and Joe Cole Star in Thordur Palsson’s 19th-Century Psychological Horror Film | Trailer
The Damned (Courtesy of Vertical) Making its world premier earlier this year at the 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, The Damned marks the feature film directorial debut of Thordur Palsson. Written by Jamie Hannigan, this period psychological horror film follows a widow who faces a dilemma when a ship becomes stranded in her isolated fishing outpost.
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‘You Are Not Me’ – Lesbian Couple Survives Conservative Family in Crespo and Romera’s Christmas Thriller | Trailer
You Are Not Me. (Courtesy of Doppelgänger Releasing) A year after its US premiere at the 2023 Fantastic Fest, Doppelgänger Releasing is releasing You Are Not Me, the Christmas queer thriller from co-directors Marisa Crespo and Moisés Romera. The film follows the story of a woman introducing her wife and adopted child for the first time to her conservative family at a Christmas gathering.
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‘Heavier Trip’ – Death Metal Band Impaled Rektum Returns in the Sequel to 2018 Cult Classic | Trailer
Samuli Jaskio, Johannes Holopainen, Chike Ohanwe, and Max Ovaska in Heavier Trip. Courtesy of Doppelgänger Releasing. Making its world premiere earlier this year at Fantastic Fest in Austin, Texas, Heavier Trip is the sequel to the 2018 metal cult classic, Heavy Trip. The film, helmed by returning co-directors Jukka Vidgren and Juuso Laatio, follows the story of the first film, with the death metal band Impaled Rektum returning to escape prison and perform at a legendary music festival.
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12 Films to Compete for Best Canadian Feature at Whistler Film Festival
Really Happy Someday directed by J Stevens Whistler Film Festival (WFF) unveiled the lineup of 12 Canadian feature films in its Borsos Competition for Best Canadian Feature.
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Ralph Fiennes to Receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for ‘Conclave’ at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Ralph Fiennes (courtesy SBIFF) Ralph Fiennes will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his performance as Cardinal Lawrence in Conclave.
