Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin’s funny and unique bro-mance The Climb which premiered at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival in Un Certain Regard, and won the Jury Coup de Couer Prize will be released on March 20, 2020 by Sony Pictures Classics.
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Indie Bro-mance THE CLIMB Sets March 2020 Release Date
Left to Right: Kyle Marvin as Kyle, Michael Angelo Covino as Mike in The Climb directed by Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin (Photo by Zach Kuperstein. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics.)
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Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes Star in Patricia Neal/Roald Dahl Biopic
Hugh Bonneville and Keeley Hawes Filming began on November 14th on the story of the world’s most beloved children’s author, Roald Dahl and his film star wife, Patricia Neal currently untitled (f.k.a An Unquiet Life).
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Indie Comedy AFTER CLASS Starring Justin Long, Fran Drescher Sets December Release Date
After Class (formerly Safe Spaces) starring Justin Long, Fran Drescher, Richard Schiff and Kate Berlant. Gravitas Ventures will release Daniel Schechter’s smart comedy/drama After Class (formerly Safe Spaces) in theaters and on VOD beginning December 6, 2019. The film stars Justin Long, Fran Drescher, Richard Schiff and Kate Berlant.
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Cinema Guild will Release Eric Baudelaire’s UN FILM DRAMATIQUE in U.S.
Un Film dramatique directed by Éric Baudelaire French artist and filmmaker Éric Baudelaire’s Un Film Dramatique which had its international premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in August and played the Toronto International Film Festival followed by New York Film Festival this fall was acquired by Cinema Guild for release in the U.S. In October, Baudelaire was announced as the winner of the Prix Marcel Duchamp, France’s biggest art prize. Cinema Guild will open the film in U.S. theaters in 2020.
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Vertical to Release Neo-Noir Festival Hit BLOOD ON HER NAME in Early 2020
Blood On Her Name, directed by Matthew Pope. Vertical Entertainment acquired English Speaking World rights to Neo-Noir Blood on Her Name starring Bethany Anne Lind (REPRISAL, OZARK), Will Patton, (REMEMBER THE TITANS, ARMAGEDDON), and Elizabeth Röhm (AMERICAN HUSTLE, JOY).
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APOLLO 11 Wins Top Awards at 4th Critics’ Choice Documentary Award
APOLLO 11 directed by Todd Douglas Miller Apollo 11 took home the most prestigious award for Best Documentary Feature as well as Best Editing for Todd Douglas Miller, Best Score for Matt Morton, Best Archival Documentary, and Best Science/Nature Documentary at the fourth annual Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards earlier this week.
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Brazil Oscar Contender INVISIBLE LIFE OF EURÍDICE GUSMÃO to Open 11th Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival
The Invisible Life of Eurídice Gusmão, directed by Karim Aïnouz Brazil’s official entry for Oscars 2020 Best Foreign Film, the Invisible Life of Euridice Gusmão, will open the 11th annual Hollywood Brazilian Film Festival on Friday, November 15th. Directed by Karim Aïnouz and Produced by Rodrigo Teixeira (Ad Astra, Call Me By Your Name), the film premiered at the Cannes Film Festival earlier this year where it won the coveted Un Certain Regard Award.
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LINDA RONSTADT: The Sound of My Voice Documentary Sets CNN Premiere Date
Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of My Voice. Linda Ronstadt at her home in Malibu, January 1968. Moment captured by Henry Diltz. LINDA RONSTADT: The Sound of My Voice, the 2019 Critics’ Choice Documentary Awards winner for Best Music Documentary about singer Linda Ronstadt’s life and musical journey, directed by Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman, will premiere on CNN on Wednesday, New Year’s Day at 9:00pm ET and PT .
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159 Documentary Feature Films Submitted for 2019 Oscar Race
DAVID HOGG in AFTER PARKLAND by Emily Taguchi and Jake Lefferman One hundred fifty-nine features have been submitted for consideration in the Documentary Feature category for the 92nd Academy Awards®. Films submitted in the Documentary Feature category may also qualify for Academy Awards in other categories, including Best Picture.
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Robert De Niro to Receive 2019 SAG Life Achievement Award
Robert De Niro Academy Award-winning actor, producer and director Robert De Niro has been named the 56th recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. De Niro will be presented the performers union’s top accolade at the 26th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards which will be simulcast live on TNT and TBS on Sunday, Jan. 19, 2020 at 8 p.m. (ET), 7 p.m. (CT), 6 p.m. (MT) and 5 p.m. (PT).
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Pedro Almodóvar’s PAIN AND GLORY and Roman Polanski’s J’ACCUSE Lead European Film Awards 2019 Nominations
J’Accuse (An Officer and a Spy) directed by Roman Polanski Pedro Almodóvar’s Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria) and An Officer and a Spy (J’accuse) directed by Roman Polanski lead the nominations for the 32nd European Film Awards with 4 nominations each including Best European Film and Best European Director.
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