Documentary "I AM BREATHING" Life-affirming film about man with ALS/Lou Gehrig's Disease in Theaters This Fall 2013

Documentary “I AM BREATHING” Life-affirming film about man with ALS/Lou Gehrig’s Disease in Theaters This Fall 2013

I AM BREATHING A Film By Emma Davie and Morag McKinnon

The documentary “I AM BREATHING” which played at many prestigious international film festivals will make its U.S. theatrical premiere in New York Sept. 6-12 at IFC Center and in Los Angeles Sept. 13-19 at Laemmle Music Hall with additional national screenings to follow. In I AM BREATHING, filmmakers Emma Davie and Morag McKinnon craft a life-affirming portrait of the last months of Neil Platt, a 34-year-old architect and father from England diagnosed with Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) or Lou Gehrig’s Disease also known as Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in the UK.

2013 Toronto International Film Festival Unveils First Round of Galas and Special Presentations Films | See Complete List of Films

2013 Toronto International Film Festival Unveils First Round of Galas and Special Presentations Films | See Complete List of Films

American Dreams in ChinaAmerican Dreams in China

The Toronto International Film Festival unveiled the first round of titles set to premiere in the Galas and Special Presentations programs at the 38th Toronto International Film Festival.  This first slate of films includes 40 world premieres from filmmakers including: Bill Condon, Steve McQueen, Sylvain Chomet, John Carney, Jean-Marc Vallée, Atom Egoyan, Amma Asante, Godfrey Reggio, Jason Reitman, John Wells, Denis Villeneuve, Don McKellar, Jasmila Žbanić, Justin Chadwick, Mike Myers, Liza Johnson, Richard Ayoade, David Gordon Green, Ralph Fiennes, Paul Haggis, Manuel Martín Cuenca, Jason Bateman, Bertrand Tavernier and Matthew Weiner.

World Premiere of "THE FIFTH ESTATE" to Open 2013 Toronto International Film Festival | TRAILER

World Premiere of “THE FIFTH ESTATE” to Open 2013 Toronto International Film Festival | TRAILER

THE FIFTH ESTATE

The world premiere of the WikiLeaks movie’ THE FIFTH ESTATE will open the 2013 Toronto International Film Festival on September 5. A dramatic thriller based on real events, directed by Bill Condon THE FIFTH ESTATE reveals the quest to expose the deceptions and corruptions of power that turned an Internet upstart into the 21st century’s most fiercely debated organization. The film, based on the book Inside WikiLeaks by Daniel Domscheit-Berg and the Guardian book WikiLeaks by David Leigh and Luke Harding, will be released in North America on October 18, 2013.

Michael Moore Announces Lineup of 150+ Films for 2013 Traverse City Film Festival

Michael Moore Announces Lineup of 150+ Films for 2013 Traverse City Film Festival

Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine-Cate Blanchett in Blue Jasmine

Academy Award-winning filmmaker Michael Moore announced the lineup of 150 plus films for his ninth annual Traverse City Film Festival (TCFF), to be held July 30 to August 4 in Traverse City, Michigan. The festival kicks off with Woody Allen’s latest film “BLUE JASMINE”. After a stretch of films set abroad, his latest work brings us back to American soil, where a wealthy New York socialite, played by Cate Blanchett, moves to San Francisco to escape her faltering marriage to a wealthy Wall Street executive, played by Alec Baldwin.

7 Films Selected to Compete in 28th Venice International Film Critics’ Week

7 Films Selected to Compete in 28th Venice International Film Critics’ Week

L’Armée du salut (SALVATION ARMY) by Abdellah Taïa L’Armée du salut (SALVATION ARMY) by Abdellah Taïa

Nine films, including seven in competition, have been selected for the 28th Venice International Film Critics’ Week,  August 28 through Sept. 7, 2013. The seven films in competition are eligible for two awards – RaroVideo Audience Award and the USD$100,000 Lion of the Future – “Luigi De Laurentiis” Award for a Debut Film. The week of screenings will open with world premiere of the Italian film L’arte della felicità (THE ART OF HAPPINESS) by Alessandro Rak and close with International Premiere of the Chilean film Las analfabetas (ILLITERATE) by Moisés Sepúlveda.

Paul Schrader, Shekhar Kapur Among 70 Filmmakers to Make Short Films to Celebrate 70th Venice International Film Festival

Paul Schrader, Shekhar Kapur Among 70 Filmmakers to Make Short Films to Celebrate 70th Venice International Film Festival

Director Paul Schrader at 44th Karlovy Vary International Film FestivalDirector Paul Schrader at 44th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival

Paul Schrader, Shekhar Kapur, and Apichatpong Weerasethakul are amont 70 movie directors from all over the world invited to make a short film lasting between 60 and 90 seconds, for a special project, Venezia 70 – Future Reloaded, in celebration of the 70th Venice International Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2013).

INSIDIOUS to Make TV Debut on FEARnet Cable Channel in Fall 2013 | Trailers

INSIDIOUS to Make TV Debut on FEARnet Cable Channel in Fall 2013 | Trailers

INSIDIOUS

The ‘original” supernatural chiller INSIDIOUS which had its world premiere in the Midnight Madness program at the 2010 Toronto International Film Festival will make its debut on the cable channel FEARnet on Sunday, September 8, and on VOD starting Wednesday, September 11 before the theatrical release of the film’s sequel INSIDIOUS CHAPTER 2 on Friday, September 13.

Actress Rita Moreno to be Honored with SAG Life Achievement Award

Actress Rita Moreno to be Honored with SAG Life Achievement Award

Rita Moreno Arriving for the Red Carpet at the West Side Story 50th Annivesary CelebrationRita Moreno Arriving for the Red Carpet at the West Side Story 50th Annivesary Celebration

Actress Rita Moreno has been named the 50th recipient of SAG-AFTRA‘s highest tribute – the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievement and humanitarian accomplishment. The SAG Life Achievement Award will join Moreno’s other industry and public honors, which includes an Oscar, two Emmys, a Tony, a Grammy, the Presidential Medal of Freedom and the National Medal of the Arts. Moreno will be presented the performers union’s top accolade at the 20th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2014 

"IT’S ALL SO QUIET" "BORN THIS WAY" "REACHING FOR THE MOON" "BRIDEGROOM" Among 2013 Outfest LA Winners

“IT’S ALL SO QUIET” “BORN THIS WAY” “REACHING FOR THE MOON” “BRIDEGROOM” Among 2013 Outfest LA Winners

IT’S ALL SO QUIET, directed by Nanouk LeopoldIT’S ALL SO QUIET, directed by Nanouk Leopold

Outfest Los Angeles wrapped its 31st festival and awarded IT’S ALL SO QUIET, directed by Nanouk Leopold the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding International Dramatic Feature Film, and BORN THIS WAY, directed by Shaun Kadlec and Deb Tullman won the Grand Jury Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature Film. The Audience on the other hand picked REACHING FOR THE MOON, directed by Bruno Barreto with the Audience Award for Outstanding Dramatic Feature Film and BRIDEGROOM, directed by Linda Bloodworth-Thomason won the Audience Award for Outstanding Documentary Feature Film.

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