Da’Vine Joy Randolph was honored for her performance in The Holdovers with the award for Outstanding Performance by a Female Actor in a Supporting Role at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards. Cillian Murphy, Lily Gladstone, and Robert Downey Jr. were also honored for performances in motion pictures; and the Actor® for a motion picture cast performance this year went to Oppenheimer.
The documentary Dahomey by Mati Diop won the Golden Bear for Best Film at the 74th Berlin International Film Festival. The film documents the return of 26 royal treasures of the Kingdom of Dahomey from Paris, returning to their country of origin, the present-day Republic of Benin.
Roadside Attractions debuted the official trailer for Boy Kills World, the action thriller film starring Bill Skarsgård as a deaf-mute named Boy who is trained by a mysterious mentor to enact vengeance on the murderers of his family. Voice of “Boy” is narrated by H. Jon Benjamin.
“When man is in trouble, God sends him a dog.” Alphonse de Lamartine
A24’s Civil War directed by Academy-Award nominated Alex Garland will have its World Premiere at the 2024 South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals on March 13, at the Paramount Theater. The film stars Academy Award-nominated Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Nick Offerman.
The 48th Cleveland International Film Festival taking place April 3-13, 2024 will kick off its in-person, 11-day run at Playhouse Square on Wednesday, April 3, 2024 with Thelma – a celebration and playful subversion of the action genre as well as a soulful exploration of aging and autonomy, directed by Josh Margolin. On Saturday, April 13, 2024, CIFF48 will present its Closing Night Film Devo directed by Chris Smith.
Vertical shared the official trailer for Asphalt City, the paramedic thriller starring Sean Penn, Tye Sheridan as paramedics on the night shift in Brooklyn, New York revealing a city in crisis.
Magnolia Pictures revealed the official trailer for Lousy Carter, the comedy film starring David Krumholtz as a professor who learns he only has six months to live.
Lionsgate revealed the official trailer for 5lbs of Pressure the action-thriller film starring Luke Evans, Rory Culkin, Alex Pettyfer and Rudy Pankow.
James Beard Award-winning American chef, restaurateur, cookbook author, and media personality Susan Feniger will be honored at the upcoming Sonoma International Film Festival (March 20-24, 2024) with the festival’s Culinary Excellence Award along with the Bay Area Premiere screening of Susan Feniger. Forked, directed by her partner, filmmaker Liz Lachman, on Thursday, March 21 at 5 pm at Hanna Center in Sonoma.
Dark Sky Films debuted the official trailer for Blackout, the thriller film about a fine arts painter convinced he is a werewolf wreaking havoc on a small American town.
Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse won Best Feature at the 51st Annie Awards™ along with 6 other honors including Best FX- Feature, Best Character Design – Feature, Best Direction – Feature, Best Music-Feature, Best Production Design – Feature, and Best Editorial – Feature.