If crime pays, then consider it payday.
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Vera Drew’s ‘The People’s Joker’ Queer Coming-of-age Dark Comedy Sets Theatrical Dates | Trailer
The People’s Joker by Vera Drew Altered Innocence debuted the new theatrical trailer and North American theatrical dates for The People’s Joker, Vera Drew’s genre-defying breakout feature debut film. Drew directed, edited, co-wrote, and stars in the queer coming-of-age fair use superhero world parody.
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Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande Documentary on 70s British Funk Band Opens in US Cinemas | Trailer
Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande (Abramorama) Abramorama revealed the official trailer for Getting It Back: The Story of Cymande, the music documentary on the 70s British funk band Cymande. Comprised of Black British musicians who all came to the U.K. from the Caribbean as children, the band released albums in the early 1970s, which were embraced in the U.S., but they faced prejudice in U.K. and were largely ignored, and eventually disbanded.
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‘Thelma’ Starring June Squibb to Open 41st Miami Film Festival Lineup
Richard Roundtree and June Squibb in Thelma (Photo: David Bolen) Thelma, directed by Josh Margolin and starring June Squibb, Fred Hechinger, Parker Posey and Richard Roundtree (in his final film role) will open the 41st Miami Film Festival taking place from April 5-14, 2024. The Festival will close with Ezra, directed by Tony Goldwyn, who will be in attendance on Saturday, April 13.
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Tiger Stripes, ‘Maya and the Wave’, Ezra, Bobby Cannavale Win 13th Sun Valley Film Festival Awards
Ezra (John Baer | Bleecker Street) Opening night film Ezra directed by Tony Goldwyn won the Audience Award for best feature film at the 13th Sun Valley Film Festival (SVFF) which took place from February 28 – March 3, 2024, screening 20 narrative and documentary features, 37 shorts, and three episodics. Bobby Cannavale won the inaugural Best Performance in a Film Award for his role in the film.
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Indie Drama Film ‘Re: Uniting’ Starring Jesse L Martin Sets Canadian Theatrical Release Date
Re: Uniting (courtesy Vortex Media) Writer/director Laura Adkin’s feature film debut Re: Uniting will have its theatrical premiere at Cineplex theatres across Canada starting Friday, March 15th, 2024.
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Luther Campbell, Jermaine Dupri and More in ‘Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told’ Hulu Documentary | Trailer
Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told (Hulu) Hulu revealed the official trailer for “Freaknik: The Wildest Party Never Told” the documentary on the popular boisterous street party in the 80s and 90s that drew thousands of mainly HBCU students to Atlanta.
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Xavier Dolan Named President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of 77th Cannes Film Festival
Xavier Dolan © Shayne Laverdière After winning the Jury Prize for Mommy at the 67th Cannes Film Festival in 2014, Canadian filmmaker Xavier Dolan returns as President of the Un Certain Regard Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival.
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First Look – Alison Tavel’s ‘Resynator’ Documentary on Dad, Inventor Don Tavel Premieres at SXSW | Trailer
Resynator directed by Alison Tavel On the eve of the world premiere at SXSW film festival, the first trailer debuted for Resynator, the documentary on Don Tavel, an inventor of a synthesizer in the 1970s ,
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Sundance Film Festival CDMX Set for Mexico City, Announces Dates of First Edition
(credit: Robin Marshall / Shutterstock for Sundance Film Festival) The Sundance Institute is partnering with Cinépolis, the leading theatrical exhibition company in Mexico and Latin America, to launch the Mexico edition – Sundance Film Festival CDMX. The first edition will take place from the 25th to the 28th of April in two centrally located cinemas of Mexico City, Cinépolis Diana and Cinépolis Miyana.
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Aaron Schimberg’s ‘A Different Man’ to Open 53rd New Directors/New Films Lineup
A Different Man (A24) The New York premiere of Aaron Schimberg’s A Different Man will open the 53rd edition of New Directors/New Films (ND/NF), taking place from April 3 through April 14, 2024. Sebastian Stan, winner of this year’s Silver Bear for Best Leading Performance at the Berlin Film Festival stars in A Different Man as Edward, an aspiring actor with severe facial disfigurement.
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First Look – Michael Felker’s Sci Fi Thriller ‘Things Will Be Different’ World Premieres at SXSW Film Festival | Watch
Things Will Be Different (XYZ Films) Ahead of the world premiere at the 2024 SXSW Film & TV Festival, a first-look clip is released for Things Will Be Different, Michael Felker’s twisting science fiction thriller film.