‘Billy Joel: And So It Goes’ Documentary to Debut on HBO in Summer



Filmmaker Vicky Du explores intergenerational trauma within her family in the very personal documentary film Light of the Setting Sun. Through intimate interviews and personal narratives, Du explores the lingering effects of political upheaval and silence that have persisted in her family since the Chinese Communist Revolution of 1949.

The 68th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival), taking place April 17-27, unveiled the lineup of over 150 films from more than 50 countries.

The first trailer debuted today for Rust, the long delayed Western drama film set in 1880s Kansas, starring Alec Baldwin.


Joseph Granda has won the Palmer d’Or Award at the 9th annual MidWest WeirdFest in Eau Claire, Wisconsin for his film The Sasqualogist. Granda wrote, directed, and stars in the film that presents the microcosm of the Bigfoot research community. The award was instituted in 2023 to honor the memory of Wisconsin sci-fi and Fortean pioneer, Raymond A. Palmer, and recognize excellence in the field today.

The White Lotus actor Jason Isaacs will receive the Precious Gem Award at the Miami Dade College’s (MDC) Miami Film Festival (MFF) taking place from April 3-13, 2025.


Set against the backdrop of the early 2000s music scene, the lesbian pop musical satire film Queens of Drama (Les reines du drame), directed by Alexis Langlois, stars Louiza Aura, Gio Ventura, Bilal Hassani (France’s Eurovision Song Contest 2019 singer), Alma Jodorowsky (Blue Is the Warmest Colour), Nana Benamer (Langlois’ shorts The Demons of Dorothy and Terror, Sisters!), Asia Argento (XXX, Land of the Dead, Marie Antoinette), Thomas Poitevin, Dustin Muchuvitz, Raya Martigny.