Sick Sick Sick (Sem seu sangue) by Brazilian director Alice Furtado will have its World Premiere at the Quinzaine des Réalisateurs (Directors’ Fortnight) in Cannes. It is her feature debut as director.
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SICK, SICK, SICK by Brazilian Director Alice Furtado to World Premiere at Directors’ Fortnight in Cannes
Sick Sick Sick (Sem seu sangue) directed by Alice Furtado
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Kazakhstan’s Oscar Submission THE ROAD TO MOTHER Sets a May US Release Date
THE ROAD TO MOTHER The Road to Mother (Anaga aparar jol), Kazakhstan’s official submission for the 2017 Academy Awards in the category of Best Foreign Language Film will be released in theaters throughout the U.S. starting May 10, 2019 via World Wide Motion Pictures Corporation.
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Russia’s Oscar Entry – Holocaust Drama SOBIBOR Sets March 29 Release Date
Sobibor The powerful film Sobibor tells the true story of the only successful revolt in a Nazi death camp during World War II. Directed by Konstantin Khabenskiy, the film was Russia’s Official Selectionon for Foreign-Language Oscar. Samuel Goldwyn will release Sobibor March 29, 2019 in Los Angeles at Laemmle Music Hall, and nationwide on digital/VOD.
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Brazilian Horror Film CANNIBAL CLUB Gets March Release Date
Cannibal Club The Brazilian horror film Cannibal Club, directed by Guto Parente, will premiere in North America this March via Uncork’d Entertainment, opening in theaters on March 1st and available On Demand March 5th.
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Iranian Black Comedy PIG (KHOOK) Opens in US
Pig (Khook) The Iranian black comedy Pig (Khook) that world premiered at the 2018 Berlin Film Festival, opened at New York’s IFC Center on February 1, to be followed by the Laemmle Theater in Los Angeles on February 15.
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Israeli Drama WORKING WOMAN Sets US Release Date
WORKING WOMAN WORKING WOMAN, an absorbing Israeli drama about a young mother and wife struggling with sexual harassment in the workplace, will open theatrically in NYC March 27 at the IFC Center & Marlene Meyerson JCC of Manhattan, and April 12 in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Royal, Town Center, and Playhouse.
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Iranian Filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s Humanist Drama 3 FACES to Open in Theaters on March 8
Behnaz Jafari & Jafar Panahi in a scene from 3 Faces, courtesy Kino Lorber Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s (The Circle, Taxi) stunning new humanist drama, 3 FACES, winner of the award for Best Screenplay at the 2018 Cannes Film Festival and featured at the Toronto and New York film festivals, will open in New York on Friday, March 8 at the IFC Center followed by a national rollout.
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Ronny Sen’s CAT STICKS to World Premiere at Slamdance, Drops Trailer + Poster
Ronny Sen’s Cat Sticks Ronny Sen’s Cat Sticks, captured in amazing black and white visuals, about junkies in Kolkata, released the official poster and trailer. The film which is set to world premiere at the 2019 Slamdance Film Festival, stars Tanmay Dhanania, Sumeet Thakur, Joyraj Bhattacharjee, Rahul Dutta, Saurabh Saraswat, Sreejita Mitra, Raja Chakravorty, and Kalpan Mitra
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THE COMPETITION, Claire Simon’s Thrilling Portrait of La Fémis Film School, Opens Friday, Feb. 22 in NY
Claire Simon’s The Competition (Le Concours) Claire Simon’s The Competition (Le Concours), the thrilling observational portrait of French film school La Fémis, will be the first theatrical release by Metrograph Pictures and the U.S. theatrical debut of the veteran filmmaker. The film opens Friday, February 22nd in New York at Metrograph, with a nationwide expansion to follow.
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Watch New Trailer for Pawel Pawlikowski’s COLD WAR
COLD WAR by Pawel Pawlikowski Amazon dropped a new trailer for Pawel Pawlikowski’s Cold War, now playing in theaters. Cold War which is dedicated to Pawel Pawlikowski’s parents, whose names – Wiktor and Zula – the protagonists share, continues to receive strong critical praise and awards buzz.
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Barack Obama Reveals His Favorite Movies of 2018
If Beale Street Could Talk As he has done each year since 2015, former President Barack Obama released his favorite movies, songs, and books of the year on Facebook and Instagram. Obama’s taste in movies ranges from the popular Black Panther to some very impressive indie films including Eighth Grade, If Beale Street Could Talk, documentary films – Minding the Gap, Won’t You Be My Neighbor; and foreign films – Roma, Shoplifters.
