Film at Lincoln Center will present The Films of Márta Mészáros, a retrospective of the feminist screenwriter and director’s filmography, January 21-26, 2022.
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Film at Lincoln Center to Present The Films of Márta Mészáros Retrospective
Márta Mészáro [ Film at Lincoln Center. Photo credit: Fábián Évi]
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Watch Trailer for 4K Restored SANKOFA, Haile Gerima’s Groundbreaking 1993 Film
Sankofa ARRAY Releasing debuted the official trailer for the 4K restoration of Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima’s groundbreaking 1993 film, Sankofa. The film will be re-released by ARRAY on September 24, 2021 in the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on Netflix.
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Ava DuVernay’s Array to Release 4K Restoration of SANKOFA
Sankofa Ava DuVernay’s ARRAY Releasing has partnered with celebrated Ethiopian filmmaker Haile Gerima for a 4K restoration of his groundbreaking 1993 film, Sankofa. The transformative film about the untold history of Black resistance, developed from 20 years of research into the trans-Atlantic trade of enslaved African people, will be re-released by ARRAY on September 24, 2021 in the United States, Canada, UK, Australia, and New Zealand on Netflix.
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4K Restoration of Andrzej Żuławski’s POSSESSION Opens in Theaters in October [Trailer]
Possession directed by Andrzej Żuławski A new 4K restoration of Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill will make its U.S. Premiere at Fantastic Fest in Austin and its West Coast Premiere at Beyond Fest in Los Angeles. The film will open theatrically and digitally exclusively at Metrograph on October 1 before expanding to theaters nationwide on October 15.
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National Film Registry Spotlights Diverse Filmmakers in 2020 Selections – ‘Lilies of the Field,’ ‘The Hurt Locker,’ ‘Freedom Riders’
‘Freedom Riders’ Featuring Late John Lewis and C.T. Vivian Librarian of Congress announced the annual selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures to be inducted into the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress. These films range from the innovative silent film “Suspense,” which was co-directed by a woman in 1913, and Sidney Poitier’s Oscar-winning performance in 1963’s “Lilies of the Field” to the PBS documentary “Freedom Riders” from 2010 and one of the biggest public vote getters, Christopher Nolan’s 2008 Batman film “The Dark Knight.”
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New York Film Festival Reveals Restored Films in Revivals Lineup
In the Mood for Love (courtesy Janus Films) Film at Lincoln Center unveiled the eclectic assortment of new restorations in the lineup of Revivals for the 58th New York Film Festival (September 17 – October 11).
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St. Louis’ Robert Classic French Film Fest 2020 to Run Virtually
India Song by Marguerite Duras The 12th Annual Robert Classic French Film Festival, produced by Cinema St. Louis (CSL), celebrates St. Louis’ Gallic heritage and France’s extraordinary cinematic legacy from July 17-23. Because of the Covid-19 health crisis, the fest will be presented virtually this year.
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San Sebastian Festival to Dedicate a Retrospective to Golden Age of Korean Cinema
YEONSANGUN / PRINCE YEONSAN, Shin Sang-ok (1961) The San Sebastian Festival and the Filmoteca España organize, in collaboration with the Filmoteca Vasca and the San Telmo Museum, a retrospective on the golden age of South Korean cinema, to be accompanied by a monographic book published by the Festival and the Filmoteca Española on the more than twenty titles dating from the 50s and 60s making up the season.
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Noir City 2020 Announces Lineup of 20 Classic Films
The Beast Must Die (La bestia debe morir) (1952) The 2020 incarnation of the world’s most popular Film Noir festival, Noir City, is returning to the legendary SIFF Cinema Egyptian February 14 through 20 for a weeklong excursion into darkness hosted by Eddie Muller, internationally renowned “Czar of Noir” and host of the popular Turner Classic Movies series “Noir Alley.”
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“Clerks,” “She’s Gotta Have It” “Boys Don’t Cry” Among New Films Added to National Film Registry
Boys Don’t Cry (1999) directed by Kimberly Peirce Films ranging from Prince’s 1984 autobiographical hit “Purple Rain” and Spike Lee’s 1986 breakout movie “She’s Gotta Have It” to this year’s biggest public vote getter, Kevin Smith’s 1994 “Clerks” are among the 2019 selection of 25 of America’s most influential motion pictures added to the National Film Registry of the Library of Congress.
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Berlinale Classics 2020 to Open with 1924 Silent Film Classic WAXWORKS
Waxworks by Paul Leni Emil Jannings, Conrad Veidt, Wilhelm Dieterle and Werner Krauß. Source: Deutsche Kinemathek The Berlinale Classics series of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival will celebrate its opening on February 21, 2020 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast with a screening of the 1924 silent film classic Waxworks directed by Paul Leni. Accompanied by new music from the Ensemble Musikfabrik from North Rhine-Westphalia, with Swiss-Australian conductor Elena Schwarz at the podium, this digital restoration under the aegis of the Deutsche Kinemathek and Cineteca di Bologna will be shown onscreen for the first time at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.
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Film Director King Vidor Gets Retrospective at 2020 Berlin Film Festival
(Retrospektive 2020: King Vidor) Hallelujah – in the middle: Nina Mae McKinney, Daniel L. Haynes. 1929 Turner Entertainment Company. All Rights Reserved The Retrospective of the 70th Berlin International Film Festival will be dedicated to the American film director, producer, and screenwriter King Vidor (1894-1982) who holds a central place in the history of US cinema. Considered a key director towards the end of the silent era and in the Golden Age of Hollywood, Vidor left a lasting mark, combining his interest in social engagement with the desire to explore in depth the potential of cinematic language.