The indie thriller TEJANO is the feature-length directorial debut of Austin-based filmmaker David Blue Garcia who has been called “an exciting new filmmaking voice,” by the Calgary International Film Festival.
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STYX, a Gripping Drama on the High Seas, Opens in Theaters on February 27
STYX starring Susanne Wolff STYX stars Susanne Wolff as Rike, a German emergency room physician, who leaves behind her everyday life to fulfill a long-held dream: a solo crossing of the Atlantic. But when she boards the Asa Gray, her gleaming white sailboat, in Gibraltar, she has no way of knowing the troubles or personal transformations that await her on the open seas.
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Michael Jackson Sexual Abuse Documentary LEAVING NEVERLAND to Debut on HBO in Spring
Michael Jackson Award-winning director Dan Reed’s LEAVING NEVERLAND is a two-part documentary about two men who recount their experiences of being sexually abused by Michael Jackson. The documentary will World Premiere at the 2019 Sundance Film Festival; and debut on HBO and Channel 4 this spring.
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4 New Docs Including The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders to Debut on Starz
Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders Four new documentaries including Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders, the behind-the-scenes story of how the original Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders became a controversial pop culture phenomenon at the height of the Sexual Revolution have been acquired by Starz and will debut this year on the cable network. The documentary, Daughters of the Sexual Revolution: The Untold Story of the Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders premieres on Monday, January 14 at 9 PM ET/PT .
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Comedy-Drama BROWN’S CANYON Debuts on VOD on January 29th
BROWN’S CANYON BROWN’S CANYON, the comedy-drama about five people at turning points in their lives, will debut on VOD and will be available to rent and own on digital HD across global internet and satellite platforms through Freestyle Digital Media on January 29, 2019. Freestyle Digital Media is the digital film distribution division of Byron Allen’s Entertainment Studios.
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South African Social Impact Documentary SISTERS OF THE WILDERNESS to Premiere at IFFR
Sisters of the Wilderness, the social impact feature-length documentary, which won best South African Feature Documentary at the Durban International Film Festival in July last year, and qualified for an Oscar consideration, will have its International Premiere at the International Film Festival Rotterdam (IFFR) on January 26, 2019.
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6 Berlinale Classics to Screen in Retrospective at 2019 Berlin International Film Festival
Atle Merton, Liv Ullmann. Ung Flukt (The Wayward Girl | Die jungen Sünder). Director: Edith Carlmar. Fotoquelle/photo source: National Library of Norway A total of six Berlinale Classics will be screening as part of the Retrospective at the 69th Berlin International Film Festival. The Berlinale will mark a world premiere of the restored versions of five of the films, and the international premiere of one. In addition to classics from Germany, Denmark, and Hungary, the series will include film classics from the USA, Norway, and South Korea.
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American Society of Cinematographers Releases List of 100 Milestone Films
A lasting milestone in epic filmmaking, Sam Spiegel’s production invaded the Arabian Desert for two years of grueling shooting. The resulting picture clearly illustrates the harsh, desolate conditions under which director David Lean, “lighting cameraman” (the British equivalent of the cinematographer) Freddy Young, BSC and their entire cast and crew toiled. The result was well worth their efforts, the rich colors of the landscape captured in glorious Super Panavision 70 and Technicolor. The American Society of Cinematographers (ASC) celebrates its 100th anniversary today, and to mark the occasion, the society released their members’ list of 100 Milestone Films in the art and craft of cinematography of the 20th century. The list is the first of its kind to showcase the best of cinematography as selected by professional cinematographers.
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RGB, FREE SOLO, HALE COUNTY Among 5 Documentary Films Nominated for 71st DGA Awards
Ruth Bader Ginsburg in RBG by Betsy West and Julie Cohen Directors Guild of America today announced the five documentary films nominated for 71st Annual DGA Awards. The winners will be announced at the awards ceremony on Saturday, February 2, 2019 at the Hollywood and Highland Center’s Ray Dolby Ballroom in Hollywood, California.
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ABC to Air TRUTH AND LIE: MONICA, Documentary on Monica Lewinsky Scandal
Bill Clinton and Monica Lewinsky on February 28, 1997 To mark the 20th anniversary of President Clinton’s impeachment, ABC will air “Truth and Lies: Monica,” a two-hour documentary on the Monica Lewinsky scandal, on Thursday, January 10, 2019. The Special includes new interviews with Kenneth Starr and Lucianne Goldberg, and the calls that Monica’s confidante, Linda Tripp, secretly recorded.
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David Feige’s Hard-Hitting Documentary UNTOUCHABLE Sets January 15 Release Date
UNTOUCHABLE – In Oklahoma Shawna Baldwin watches her children board a school bus. David Feige’s powerful and hard-hitting film UNTOUCHABLE, winner of the Albert Maysles New Documentary Director Award at the 2016 Tribeca Film Festival, will be released on January 15, 2019. New footage has been added to the already powerful film which frames important questions that are even more relevant in our current #MeToo era.
