Actor Chadwick Boseman know for playing T’Challa in Black Panther, and for playing Black historical figures such as Jackie Robinson in 42, James Brown in Get on Up and Thurgood Marshall in Marshall died Friday of colon cancer. He was 43.
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RIP. Chadwick Boseman Star of “Black Panther” “Marshall” Dead at 43
LOS ANGELES, CA – JANUARY 27: Chadwick Boseman attends the 25th Annual Screen Actors†Guild Awards at The Shrine Auditorium on January 27, 2019 in Los Angeles, California. 480720 (Photo by John Sciulli/Getty Images for Turner)
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Michael Dweck And Gregory Kershaw’s Sundance Documentary THE TRUFFLE HUNTERS Opens In Theaters for Christmas
The Truffle Hunters Michael Dweck and Gregory Kershaw’s documentary The Truffle Hunters which premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, will be released in theaters on December 25, 2020 via Sony Pictures.
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28th Hamptons International Film Festival to Open with WITH DRAWN ARMS
WITH DRAWN ARMS directed by Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi Just six weeks until opening night of the expanded virtual edition of the 28th Annual Hamptons International Film Festival, the festival announced the first five films in the lineup with Glenn Kaino and Afshin Shahidi’s With Drawn Arms as Opening Night Film.
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Documentary Films on Jazz Icons Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie Set For September Release
Ella Fitzgerald (Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things) and Count Basie (Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes) This fall, Eagle Rock Entertainment will celebrate the legacy of two jazz music icons, with the release of the documentary films Ella Fitzgerald: Just One Of Those Things and Count Basie: Through His Own Eyes. These documentary films will be available on digital formats on September 11.
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Juliette Binoche to Receive Golden Icon Award at Zurich Film Festival
Juliette Binoche After working in French cinema for the past 30 years, for such masters as Jean-Luc Godard, Louis Malle, André Téchiné, Leos Carax, Krzysztof Kieślowski, Abbas Kiarostami, Claire Denis and Olivier Assayas, Juliette Binoche will be the first French actress to receive the Golden Icon Award for her acting career at the 16th Zurich Film Festival.
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Tayler Montague’s IN SUDDEN DARKNESS Set During 2003 NYC Blackout Receives NY Premiere at New York Film Festival
In Sudden Darkness Tayler Montague’s debut short film In Sudden Darkness, set during 2003 NYC blackout, will receive its NY premiere at the 2020 New York Film Festival, in the Currents section (Program #8: New York Stories). The film will also receive its international premiere at the 2020 Toronto International Film Festival, and had its world premiere at the 2020 Blackstar Film Festival.
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Bettina Oberli’s Tragicomedy MY WONDERFUL WANDA Opens 16th Zurich Film Festival
My Wonderful Wanda (Wanda, Mein Wunder) For the first time, the Zurich Film Festival opens with a movie directed by a female director. The world-premiere of the Swiss tragicomedy My Wonderful Wanda (Wanda, Mein Wunder) by Bettina Oberli opens the 16th Zurich Film Festival on September 24.
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Austin Film Festival Reveals First Wave of 2020 Films
Death of a Telemarketer Austin Film Festival (AFF) announced the first wave of screenings to be included in their 2020 film slate, taking place virtually October 22-29.
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Switzerland Submits MY LITTLE SISTER in Oscar Race for Best International Feature Film
My Little Sister (Schwesterlein) The film My Little Sister (Schwesterlein) directed by Stéphanie Chuat and Véronique Reymond has been submitted by Switzerland to represent the country in the International Feature Film category for the 93rd Academy Awards. The film starring Nina Hoss, Lars Eidinger, along with legendary Swiss actress Marthe Keller celebrated its world premiere in Competition at the 2020 Berlin International Film Festival.
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Watch First Trailer for Christos Nikou’s APPLES Premiering at Venice Film Festival
Christos Nikou’s APPLES (MILA) Ahead of the world premiere as the opening film of the Orizzonti (Horizons) section of the 77th Venice International Film Festival, the first trailer is released via Hollywood Reporter for Apples (Mila), the feature debut of Greek director Christos Nikou.
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Ronnie Wood Documentary SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME Sets September Release Date
Somebody Up There Likes Me The first in-depth film biography of iconic musician Ronnie Wood titled Somebody Up There Likes Me by acclaimed director Mike Figgis, will be available in North America as a Virtual Cinema release starting September 18, running through October. This will be followed by a DVD, Blu-ray and deluxe hardback book release on October 9.
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Watch Trailer for THE 40-YEAR-OLD VERSION, Radha Blank’s Sundance Winning Hit
The 40-Year-Old Version Netflix has unveiled a trailer for The 40-Year-Old-Version, “knockout” feature debut of Radha Blank that world premiered at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival and won the Directing Award: U.S. Dramatic.