Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s wartime period drama Wife of a Spy (Japan) was the biggest winner of the night at the 15th Asian Film Awards (AFA15) taking the Best Film Award, the Best Actress Award (Aoi Yu) and the Best Costume Design Award (Koketsu Haruki).
Films
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15th Asian Film Awards Winners – ‘Wife of a Spy’ Wins Best Film
Wife of a Spy directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa
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LA CASA DE MAMA ICHA Trailer. Powerful Colombian Documentary Premieres on PBS’ POV Series
La casa de Mama Icha (The House of Mama Icha) The trailer debuted for La Casa de Mama Icha (The House of Mama Icha), the debut feature documentary from Colombian director and cinematographer Óscar Molina debuting as part of POV’s 34th season, on Monday, October 18, 2021 on PBS and at pov.org.
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Kathryne Isabelle Easton’s BORRELIA BOREALIS to Premiere at LaFemme Film Festival
“Borrelia Borealis” by writer/director/actress Kathryne Isabelle Easton (via Vimeo) “Borrelia Borealis”, a film by writer/director/actress Kathryne Isabelle Easton, which is loosely based on her real-life experience with Lyme, will have it’s world premiere at the 2021 LaFemme International Film Festival, running October 14-17 held both virtually and at the Regal Cinema at LA Live.
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VR Experience THE SEVERANCE THEORY: WELCOME TO RESPITE has Asian Premiere at Kaohsiung Film Festival
The Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite The live, immersive VR production, The Severance Theory: Welcome to Respite, will make its Asia premiere at the innovative Kaohsiung Film Festival this October via VR headset. Welcome to Respite is a standalone experience and the first chapter of The Severance Theory, a four-part series. This hour-long immersive journey will be available to experience as a live performance with a virtual reality headset on the VRChat platform during the festival.
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Watch Trailer for Indie Comedy LATER DAYS Starring Real-life Husband and Wife David Walton and Majandra Delfino
Later Days starring David Walton and Majandra Delfino (via Youtube) Gravitas Ventures will release the indie comedy movie Later Days on October 29, 2021, in select theaters across the U.S. and TVOD and digital platforms.
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Watch Trailer for ‘Madame X’, Madonna’s Documentary Film Premiering on Paramount+
Madonna. Madame X (credit: Steven Klein) Paramount+ released the official trailer for Madame X, the new documentary film capturing one of Madonna’s rare tour performances in Lisbon, Portugal. Directed by Ricardo Gomes and SKNX, Madame X, starring Madonna, will exclusively debut on Paramount+ on Friday, October 8th.
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CYRANO Trailer. Joe Wright’s Musical Drama Stars Peter Dinklage
Cyrano directed by Joe Wright Metro Goldwyn Mayer Pictures released the official trailer for Cyrano, the musical drama film from award-winning director Joe Wright starring Peter Dinklage. The film also starring Haley Bennett, Kelvin Harrison Jr. and Ben Mendelsohn is adapted from Erica Schmidt’s stage musical of the same name, which is based on the 1897 Edmond Rostand play Cyrano de Bergerac.
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RED ROCKET Trailer. Simon Rex Stars as Magnetic Former Porn Star in Sean Baker’s Comedy-Drama
Red Rocket directed by Sean Baker A24 released the official trailer for Red Rocket, Sean Baker’s electrifying comedy-drama starring Simon Rex as the magnetic former porn star, Mikey Saber.
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‘tick, tick…BOOM!’ Trailer. Lin-Manuel Miranda’s Musical Drama Stars Andrew Garfield, Alexandra Shipp
TICK, TICK…BOOM! (L-R) Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson, Alexandra Shipp as Susan in TICK, TICK…BOOM! Photo Credit: Macall Polay/NETFLIX ©2021 Netflix released the official trailer for Lin-Manuel Miranda’s tick, tick… BOOM!, an adaptation of the autobiographical musical by Jonathan Larson, who revolutionized theater as the creator of Rent.
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VIOLET Trailer. Justine Bateman’s Intriguing SXSW Drama Stars Olivia Munn
Olivia Munn as “Violet” in Justine Bateman’s directorial feature film debut. | Credit: Mark Williams. Set to premiere in theaters this month, here is the official trailer for Violet, the indie drama starring Olivia Munn, Luke Bracey with Justin Theroux. Directed by Justine Bateman in her directorial debut, Violet had its world premiere at 2021 South by Southwest, and opens in New York and Los Angeles on October 29, 2021 (expanding theatrically November 5), followed by on-demand on November 9.
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‘Fauci’ Documentary Debuts on Disney+ On October 6 [Trailer]
“Fauci” Dr. Anthony Fauci during an interview at the NIH in Bethesda, MD. (National Geographic/Visko Hatfield) Disney+ released the new official trailer for “Fauci,” the new documentary on the nation’s top infectious disease expert and dedicated public servant Dr. Anthony Fauci, M.D. premiering on Disney+ this Wednesday, October 6.
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KURT VONNEGUT: UNSTUCK IN TIME Documentary on Prolific Author Sets November Release Date [Teaser]
Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time Directed by Robert B. Weide and Don Argott, IFC Films will release Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, the feature documentary about the prolific author in theaters and on VOD on November 19, 2021