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6th Billy the Kid Film Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with ‘On the Edge of Freedom, Closes with ‘Blood Dried Hands’

Billy the Kid Film Festival

On the Edge of Freedom directed by Chris Hanna

Celebrating its 6th edition of the festival, the Hico, Texas-based outlaw-themed Billy the Kid Film Festival (BTKFF) unveiled the film lineup and events for this year’s festival taking place November 1-3, 2024. The festival is set to open with Chris Hanna’s dramatic redemption tale On the Edge of Freedom and to close with Jason Vandygriff’s thriller Blood Dried Hands. The festival will also honor celebrated Western character actor Wally Welch (Killers of the Flower Moon, The Magnificent Seven, Javelina Run) with the BTKFF lifetime achievement honor.

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Porcelain War Trailer – Award-winning Ukrainian Documentary to Open in Theaters in Fall

Documentary

Porcelain War (screenshot / Picturehouse)

Directed by Brendan Bellomo and Slava Leontyev, the documentary Porcelain War will open in theaters, on November 22 in New York at the IFC Center, and on November 29 in Los Angeles at Laemmle’s Monica Film Center, followed by a roll out across North America including the SF Bay Area in December.

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‘Waltzing Matilda’ and ‘The Strike’ Win Top Jury Prizes at Santa Fe International Film Festival

Santa Fe International Film Festival

Waltzing Matilda directed by Petr Slavík

Waltzing Matilda, directed by Petr Slavík won the Best Narrative Feature Jury Award and The Strike, directed by Joe Bill Muñoz and Lucas Guilkey won Best Documentary Feature Jury Award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival.

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‘Ernest Cole: Lost and Found’ – LaKeith Stanfield Voices South African Photographer in Raoul Peck’s Documentary | Trailer

Documentary, Trailers

Ernest Cole in Ernest Cole: Lost and Found, a Magnolia Pictures release. Photo courtesy of Magnolia Pictures.

Helmed by the Oscar-nominated director of I Am Not Your Negro, Raoul Peck, Ernest Cole: Lost and Found is a documentary telling the story of influential South African photographer Ernest Cole. The documentary features narration from Oscar-nominated actor LaKeith Stanfield as the voice of Cole.

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‘Between the Mountain and the Sky’ Documentary on Philanthropist Maggie Doyne to Screen at Naples Film Festival

Documentary, Naples International Film Festival

Between the Mountain and the Sky

American humanitarian and BlinkNow CEO Maggie Doyne is the subject of the documentary Between the Mountain and the Sky selected to screen at the 2024 Naples Film Festival. Based on Doyne’s 2022 book, the documentary chronicles her journey from childhood to building a children’s home, women’s center, and school in Nepal.

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‘Love Hurts’ – Ke Huy Quan, Ariana DeBose, and Marshawn Lynch Star in JoJo Eusebio Action Comedy Film | Trailer

Comedy, Trailers

Ke Huy Quan in Love Hurts (Screenshot | Universal Pictures)

Starring Ke Huy Quan, Oscar-winning actor of Everything Everywhere All at Once, Love Hurts marks the directorial debut of veteran stunt and fight coordinator JoJo Eusebio, known for his work on Black Panther and John Wick. The action-comedy film features Quan as a retired hitman pulled back into his old life by his crime-lord brother.

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‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ to Open 24th Anchorage International Film Festival Lineup of 100+ Films

Anchorage International Film Festival

Barbie Ferreira and John Leguizamo as Lily Trevino and Bob Trevino in Bob Trevino Likes It. (Credit: John Rosario / Chosen Family, LLC)

The Anchorage International Film Festival (AIFF) unveiled the official program for its 24th edition, set to take place from December 6th to December 15th across venues in Anchorage, Alaska.

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Glenn Close to Receive Career Achievement Honor at AARP Movies for Grownups Awards

Awards, People

Glenn Close in The Deliverance. (Aaron Ricketts/Netflix)

Glenn Close will receive this year’s Movies for Grownups Career Achievement Award at the annual Movies for Grownups (MFG) Awards ceremony on Saturday, January 11, 2025, in Beverly Hills, California.

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‘The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth’ National Geographic Docuseries Revisits Infamous Study | Trailer

Documentary

The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking The Truth (screenshot | National Geographic

From director Juliette Eisner, the documentary series The Stanford Prison Experiment: Unlocking the Truth, which premiered at this year’s 2024 Tribeca Film Festival, debuts on Wednesday, November 13, at 8/7c on National Geographic. The series will be available for streaming the next day on Disney+ and Hulu.

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Zoe Saldaña to Receive American Riviera Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival

Santa Barbara International Film Festival

Zoe Saldaña as Rita Moro Castro in Emilia Pérez. (Shanna Besson/Netflix)

Zoe Saldaña will be honored at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival with the American Riviera Award at an in-person conversation about her career, leading up to her acclaimed performance this year as Rita Moro Castro in Netflix’s Emilia Pérez. Saldaña will receive the award on Friday, February 7, 2025 .

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‘The Brutalist’ – Adrien Brody Stars in Brady Corbet’s Venice-Winning Historical Epic | Trailer

Independent Film, Trailers

The Brutalist (A24)

Following its world premiere at the 81st Venice Film Festival, where director Brady Corbet won the Silver Lion for Best Director, A24 has now unveiled the official trailer for the historical epic film, set for release this December. Shot on 70mm film with a budget of under $10M, the film follows a visionary architect as he aims to rebuild his legacy in 1947 America.

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Smriti Mundhra’s ‘I Am Ready, Warden’ Sets Paramount+ Release Date | Trailer

Documentary, Short Films

I Am Ready, Warden (MTV Documentary Films)

I Am Ready, Warden, is the latest documentary short film by Academy Award-nominated director and acclaimed filmmaker Smriti Mundhra (Indian Matchmaking, St. Louis Superman).

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