Focus Features has acquired Dìdi(弟弟) winner of both the U.S. Dramatic Audience Award and the U.S. Dramatic Special Jury Award for Best Ensemble Cast at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival.
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Sundance-Award Winner Dìdi by Oscar-Nominee Sean Wang Acquired by Focus Features
Dìdi (弟弟) by Sean Wang. (Courtesy of Sundance Institute.)
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Watch Now (Full) ‘The Last Repair Shop’ Oscar Nominated Documentary Short Film | Video
The Last Repair Shop From award-winning filmmaker, musician and LAUSD star alumni Kris Bowers (A Concerto is a Conversation, Green Book, King Richard, Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story) and Oscar® winning director Ben Proudfoot, comes The Last Repair Shop, a film about LAUSD’s unique free and freely-repaired musical instrument repair shop, which helped launch countless illustrious careers and millions of music lovers.
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Henry Cavill Stars in Guy Ritchie’s ‘The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare’ World War II Spy Comedy Trailer
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (Credit Daniel Smith) Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for “The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare”, the World War II action spy film starring Henry Cavill (Man of Steel, Mission: Impossible – Fallout), Eiza González (Baby Driver), Alan Ritchson (TV’s Reacher), Alex Pettyfer (In Time), Hero Fiennes Tiffin (After series), Babs Olusamokun (Dune), Henrique Zaga (Beyond the Universe), Til Schweiger (Inglourious Basterds), with Henry Golding (Crazy Rich Asians) and Cary Elwes (The Princess Bride).
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Amrou Al-Kadhi’s ‘Layla’ to Open and Luke Willis’ ‘Lady Like’ will Close BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Layla by Rob Baker Ashton (Courtesy Independent Entertainment) Fresh from its world premiere at Sundance, Amrou Al-Kadhi’s debut feature film Layla will make its European Premiere as the opening film of the 38th edition of BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 13th – 24th, 2024.
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Actress Annette Bening to Receive Inaugural Arlington Award at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Annette Bening as Diana Nyad in NYAD. (Liz Parkinson/Netflix) Actress Annette Bening will be honored with the inaugural Arlington Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Bening will receive the award on Friday, February 16th, 2024 at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to her acclaimed performance in this year’s Nyad, directed by Oscar winners Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Jimmy Chin.
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Michael Showalter’s ‘The Idea of You’ Starring Anne Hathaway to Close SXSW
Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine in The Idea of You (Credit: Amazon MGM Studios) The World Premiere of two-time SXSW Audience Award winning director Michael Showalter’s The Idea of You, starring Anne Hathaway and Nicholas Galitzine will close this year’s South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals taking place March 8-16, 2024.
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‘The Space Race’ Documentary Explores Race to Put The First Black Man Into Space | Trailer
The Space Race (National Geographic) The National Geographic documentary The Space Race explores the stories of Black astronauts and the race to put the first black man into space.
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The Holdovers’ Paul Giamatti to be Honored at Santa Barbara International Film Festival
Paul Giamatti in The Holdovers (Seacia Pavao | Focus Features) Paul Giamatti will receive the Cinema Vanguard Award at the 39th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for his moving portrayal of curmudgeonly prep school teacher Paul Hunham in Focus Features’ The Holdovers.
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Mia Wasikowska Stars in ‘Club Zero’ Provocative Dark Satire Film | Trailer
Club Zero Mia Wasikowska stars in the thriller film Club Zero as a teacher at an elite school who forms a disturbing bond with students, which takes a shocking turn.
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Patricia E. Gillespie’s ‘They Called Him Mostly Harmless’ True Crime Doc on John Doe Mystery Hiker Debuts on Max
They Called Him Mostly Harmless (Max / screenshot) In the new documentary They Called Him Mostly Harmless, filmmaker Patricia E. Gillespie chronicles the mystery surrounding the identity of a John Doe found dead in the swamplands of Florida and the legion of dedicated true crime fans who make it their mission to solve the case.
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Russell Crowe Stars in ‘ Sleeping Dogs’ Crime Thriller as Ex Detective with Memory Loss | Trailer
Sleeping Dogs (The Avenue Film / screenshot) The Avenue debuted the official trailer for Sleeping Dogs, the crime thriller film starring Russell Crowe as an ex-homicide detective with memory loss who is forced to solve a brutal murder he can’t recall.
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Emily Bett Rickards and Stephen Amell Star In ‘Calamity Jane’ Western Film | Trailer
Calamity Jane (Samuel Goldwyn Films / screenshot) Samuel Goldwyn Films revealed the official trailer for Calamity Jane, the western film reuniting Emily Bett Rickards starring as Calamity Jane and Stephen Amell starring as Wild Bill.