Sony Pictures Classics acquired Pedro Almodóvar’s latest film Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) starring Penélope Cruz, Aitana Sánchez Gijón, Milena Smit, Israel Elejalde, Julieta Serrano and Rossy de Palma. Shooting began last month in Madrid.
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Pedro Almodóvar’s Spanish Drama Film ‘Parallel Mothers’ Starring Penélope Cruz
Parallel Mothers (Madres paralelas) (Sony Pictures Classics)
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Apple TV+ Docuseries ‘1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything’ Premieres in May
“1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything” Apple TV+. The immersive, new eight-part music docuseries “1971: The Year That Music Changed Everything,” exploring the musicians and soundtracks that shaped the culture and politics of 1971 will premiere May 21 on Apple TV+.
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‘Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain’ Documentary Sets July Release Date
Anthony Bourdain stars in Morgan Neville’s documentary ROADRUNNER, a Focus Features release. Credit: Discovery Access / Focus Features Focus Features will release the new documentary Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain from filmmaker Morgan Neville in theaters on Friday, July 16, 2021. The film will have its world premiere at the Tribeca Film Festival on Friday, June 11, 2021.
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‘Summer of Soul’ and ‘How It Ends’ Bookend Independent Film Festival Boston 2021 Lineup
Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Mass Distraction Media. The Independent Film Festival Boston (IFFBoston) announced the full lineup of films that will screen at the 2021 festival set to take place virtually online from May 6th – May 16, 2021. “Summer of Soul” directed by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson will open the festival on Thursday May 6th and “How It Ends” directed by Zoe Lister-Jones and Darryl Wein will close the festival on Sunday, May 16th.
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2021 Spirit Awards Winners. Nomadland, Sound of Metal, Crip Camp, Minari, Palm Springs, Win Top Awards
Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Indie films Nomadland, Sound of Metal, Promising Young Woman, Crip Camp, Minari, Palm Springs, Quo Vadis, Aida?, and Residue won awards at the 36th Film Independent Spirit Awards.
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Sheffield DocFest 2021 Opens with ‘Summer of Soul’ and Closes with World Premiere of ‘The Story of Looking’
Summer Of Soul (Or, When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson| photo by Mass Distraction Media. Sheffield DocFest 2021 will open with the European premiere of Summer of Soul (…Or When The Revolution Could Not Be Televised), by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson, and close with the world premiere of The Story of Looking, the latest film by Mark Cousins.
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WOOD AND WATER Trailer. German Director Jonas Bak’s Debut Feature Premieres in New Directors / New Films
Wood and Water directed by Jonas Bak Here is the new trailer for German director Jonas Bak’s “cross-cultural, patiently perceptive debut feature” Wood and Water screening in this year’s 50th anniversary New Directors / New Films, April 28—May 8.
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Sundance Award Winning Documentary HOMEROOM to Debut on Hulu
Homeroom by Peter Nicks, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Sean Havey. Hulu will release Emmy Award–winning director/cinematographer Peter Nicks’ 2021 Sundance Film Festival official selection Homeroom. Homeroom is Peter Nicks’ final chapter in a trilogy of films examining the relationship between health care, criminal justice, and education in Oakland, CA over the past decade. Hulu also has the U.S. streaming rights to The Waiting Room(2012) and The Force (2017) so audiences can experience all three projects of this groundbreaking trilogy together.
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THE CRIME OF THE CENTURY Trailer – Alex Gibney Directs Searing HBO Documentary on The Multi-Billion Dollar Industry Behind The Opioid Epidemic
“The Crime of the Century” directed by Alex Gibney HBO released the official trailer for The Crime of the Century, a two-part documentary directed by Emmy® and Academy Award® winner Alex Gibney (HBO’s “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” “Going Clear: Scientology & the Prison of Belief”), and presented in association with The Washington Post. The documentary, described as “a searing indictment of Big Pharma and the political operatives and government regulations that enabled over-production, reckless distribution and abuse of synthetic opiates” debuts Monday, May 10 (9:00-10:50 p.m. ET/PT), with Part Two airing the following evening.
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‘Billy Graham’ Trailer. Documentary on Influential Religious Leader Debuts on PBS
Billy Graham (left) with Nancy and Ronald Reagan. 1981. Courtesy of Billy Graham Evangelistic Association Directed by Sarah Colt, Billy Graham, a new documentary that explores the life and career of one of the best-known and most influential religious leaders of the 20th century, premieres Monday, May 17, 9:00-11:00 p.m. ET on American Experience on PBS.
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New York Film Festival Announces 2021 Dates
The Irishman world premiere at the 57th New York Film Festival. Photo by Julie Cunnah. Film at Lincoln Center announced that the 59th New York Film Festival (NYFF) will take place from September 24 until October 10, 2021. Produced by Film at Lincoln Center, the 59th edition will run 17 days with a hybrid of in-person and virtual screenings.
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FATHOM Trailer. Scientists Research Whales’ Communications in Apple TV+ Documentary
Fathom (Apple) Apple released the official trailer for Fathom, the documentary film on humpback whale songs and social communication which premieres globally on Apple TV+ on June 25, 2021 following the world premiere at the 2021 Tribeca Festival.