Actor, writer, producer, and comedy legend Will Ferrell will receive the 17th annual Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film at Santa Barbara International Film Festival.
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Will Ferrell to Receive Kirk Douglas Award For Excellence in Film
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‘Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story’ – Documentary Explores the Life and Art of Legendary Playwright | Trailer
Mad About the Boy: The Noël Coward Story. (screenshot/Greenwich Entertainment) Known for his wit and flamboyance, legendary playwright, actor, composer, director Noël Coward’s career spanned over six decades, with over 50 published plays and hundreds of songs composed under his name. Greenwich Entertainment unveiled the official trailer for a new documentary on the influential artist directed by British director and producer Barnaby Thompson.
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‘2073’ First Trailer – Asif Kapadia’s Dystopian SciFi Film Warns About the Future of the World
2073. (screenshot/Neon) Asif Kapadia. the Academy Award winning director of ‘Amy’ returns with ‘2073’, a new film blending reality with fiction. Set in a dystopian future, the film stars Samantha Morton as a survivor haunted by visions of the past. The film is inspired by the 1962 French featurette ‘La Jetée’ by Chris Marker, which inspired the 1995 sci-fi film ’12 Monkeys’.
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Taiwan Selects ‘Old Fox’ as the Academy Awards Submission for Best International Feature Film Category
Old Fox. (Courtesy of Sky Films Entertainment) Hsiao Ya-Chuan’s drama film, ‘Old Fox’ has been selected to represent Taiwan in the Best International Feature Film category at the 97th Academy Awards.
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‘The Seed of the Sacred Fig’ to Represent Germany in 2025 Oscar Race for Best International Feature Film
The Seed of the Sacred Fig directed by Mohammad Rasoulof Mohammad Rasoulof’s The Seed of the Sacred Fig has been selected to represent Germany at the 97th Academy Awards in the category for Best International Feature Film.
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Matthew Rankin’s ‘Universal Language’ to Represent Canada at 2025 Academy Awards Best International Feature Category
Universal Language directed by Matthew Rankin (Oscilloscope Laboratories) Canada has selected Matthew Rankin’s absurdist comedy film ‘Universal Language‘ as the country’s official entry for the Best International Feature at the 97th annual Academy Awards.
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Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s ‘Cloud’ Selected as Japan’s Entry for Best International Feature Oscar Race
Cloud directed by Kiyoshi Kurosawa Joining in the ranks of ‘Perfect Days,’ ‘Drive My Car,’ and ‘Shoplifters,’ Kurosawa Kiyoshi’s newest thriller film ‘Cloud‘ has been chosen to represent Japan in the Academy Awards for Best International Feature Film at the 2025 Oscars.
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‘Rumours’ – Cate Blanchett, Alicia Vikander, and Charles Dance Star as World Leaders in Bizzare Black Comedy Film | Teaser Trailer
Rumours. (screenshot / Bleecker Street) Under the threat of a global crisis, seven world leaders meet at the G7 summit to discuss a joint statement regarding the crisis in the surreal black comedy film, ‘Rumours’. The film is co-directed by frequent collaborators of celebrated Canadian director Guy Maddin, Evan Johnson, and Galen Johnson.
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‘Union’ – Brett Story and Stephen Maing Captures Fight for Amazon Workers Rights in Sundance-Winning Documentary | Trailer
Union by Brett Story and Stephen Maing (screenshot) In 2021, worker’s rights activist Chris Smalls created the Amazon Labor Union to fight for the unfair working conditions for Amazon workers. ‘Union,’ the debut feature documentary by filmmakers Brett Story and Stephen Maing provides a look inside ALU and Smalls’ journey towards better workers rights for Amazon employees.
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Netflix Scoops up Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ Starring Angelina Jolie as Opera Legend | Watch First Clip
Angelina Jolie in Maria by Pablo Larraín (Netflix) Ahead of the world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival, a new clip was released for Maria, Pablo Larraín’s biopic of American opera singer Maria Callas, starring Academy Award winner Angelina Jolie.
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‘Art Dealers’ – Music Documentary Shines a Light on Rock-n-Roller Low Cut Connie | Trailer
Art Dealers. (Courtesy of Dark Star Pictures) Art Dealers is a music documentary that takes a backstage look at rock and roll artist Low Cut Connie, aka Adan Weiner as he and his band holds a three-night concert production of their newest album ‘Art Dealers’.
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‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’ – Jim Broadbent Goes on an Inspiring Journey in Touching Movie | Trailer
Jim Broadbent in ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry’. (Courtesy of Quiver Distribution) Returning after a successful run directing the award-winning mini series ‘Normal People’, director Hettie Macdonald comes with ‘The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry, a feature film, telling the sweet and inspiring journey of an elderly man who sets off on a journey to meet a dying old friend. The film is based on the 2012’s Rachel Joyce novel of the same name.