After taking more than sixteen years to bring Abel Gance’s masterwork back to life, the restored Napoléon (1st period) will be unveiled on May 14 as a world premiere as the opening film of Cannes Classics at the 77th Festival de Cannes
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Restoration of Napoléon by Abel Gance to Open Cannes Classics at Cannes Film Festival
Napoléon by Abel Gance © La Cinémathèque française
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Sarah Polley on Board as Executive Producer of ‘Beethoven’s Nine: Ode To Humanity’ Documentary | Trailer
Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity Beethoven’s Nine: Ode to Humanity, the new feature documentary from Emmy-winning and Oscar®-nominated Canadian filmmaker Larry Weinstein will have its World Premiere at Hot Docs Canadian Documentary Film Festival on April 28.
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2024 Tribeca Festival Announces Television and NOW Lineup, World Premiere of Jake Gyllenhaal’s ‘Presumed Innocent’
Jake Gyllenhaal in Presumed Innocent (Apple TV+) The 2024 Tribeca Festival announced its lineup of television and original indie episodic series.
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Queendom – Documentary on Provocative Queer Russian Artist Jenna Marvin Sets Release Date | Trailer
Queendom (Greenwich Entertainment) The award-winning documentary Queendom follows Gena, a queer artist from a small town in Russia, who stages radical performances in public that has become a new form of art and activism, putting her life in danger.
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Yannis Veslemes’s Tribeca Bound ‘She Loved Blossoms More’ Sci Fi Drama Boarded by Yellow Veil Pictures for World Sales
She Loved Blossoms More (Yellow Veil Pictures) Ahead of the Tribeca Film Festival world premiere of She Loved Blossoms More, Yannis Veslemes’ sophomore feature and surrealistic science-fiction drama, Yellow Veil Pictures has come on board for world sales.
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What You Wish For – Nick Stahl Stars in Nicholas Tomnay’s Dark Thriller Film | Trailer
What You Wish For Nicholas Tomnay (Courtesy of Magnet Releasing) Magnolia Pictures shared the official trailer for What You Wish For, the thriller film starring Nick Stahl as a chef with gambling problems who flees to a Latin American villa where he assumes another man’s identity.
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Studio Ghibli to Receive Honorary Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
© Hayao Miyazaki / Studio Ghibli Cannes Film Festival will bestow its most prestigious honor, the honorary Palme d’or, on Studio Ghibli, the Japanese animation studio created by Hayao Miyazaki and Isao Takahata. This is the first time the award traditionally given to a cinema legend, will be given to a group.
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50th Seattle International Film Festival Unveils Lineup of 261 films + Jean Smart Tribute
Jean Smart in HBO’s Hacks. (Karen Ballard | HBO Max) The 50th Seattle International Film Festival will showcase a lineup of 261 films representing 84 countries/regions, including 92 features, 47 documentaries, five archival features, two special tributes, two secret screenings, and 115 short films. The festival takes place held May 9–19, 2024 at venues across Seattle and followed by a week of select virtual screenings on the SIFF Channel May 20–27.
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You Can’t Run Forever – J.K. Simmons is a Sociopathic Killer in Spine-tingling Thriller Film | Trailer
You Can’t Run Forever (Lionsgate) Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for You Can’t Run Forever, the thriller film starring Academy Award winner J.K. Simmons as a sociopathic killer hunting a tormented teenager (played by Isabelle Anaya) through the woods.
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23rd Tribeca Festival Unveils Lineup, Opens with World Premiere of ‘Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge’
Diane von Furstenberg: Woman in Charge (Hulu) The 23rd Tribeca Festival, scheduled to run from June 5-16 in New York City, unveiled its features lineup, showcasing a diverse array of narrative, documentary, and animated films.
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Daddio – Dakota Johnson and Sean Penn Star in NYC Taxicab Confessions Drama Film | Trailer
Dakota Johnson in Daddio (Sony Pictures Classics) Sony Pictures Classics revealed the official trailer for Daddio, the drama film starring Sean Penn as a taxi driver, and Dakota Johnson as a young woman who after landing at JFK airport in New York City, jumps into the backseat of a yellow taxi driven by Penn. What begins as amusing chit chat quickly takes a turn towards mysterious and playful, then grows into viscerally honest revelations about relationships, sex and power dynamics, loss and vulnerability.
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Los Frikis, Mountains, ‘In The Summers’ Win Top Awards at 41st Miami Film Festival
Los Frikis Los Frikis directed by Tyler Nilson and Michael Schwartz won the top jury prize, the $20,000 MARIMBAS Award, at the 41st edition of Miami Dade College’s (MDC) acclaimed Miami Film Festival.