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Billie Eilish and Finneas O’Connell to Receive Chairman’s Award at Palm Springs Film Awards

Palm Springs International Film Festival

Finneas O’Connell and Billie Eilish at the 94th Oscars (credit Michael Baker / A.M.P.A.S.)

Billie Eilish and brother Finneas O’Connell will receive the Chairman’s Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards for their critically acclaimed song “What Was I Made For?” from Greta Gerwig’s acclaimed, record-breaking film Barbie. The song has been nominated for five GRAMMY® Awards and received Best Original Song Golden Globe and Critics Choice Awards nominations. The Film Awards will take place on January 4, 2024, at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 15, 2024. ts.

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Franz Rogowski Stars in ‘Disco Boy’ Giacomo Abbruzzese’s Award-winning Stylish Drama | Trailer

Foreign Language Films

Franz Rogowski in Disco Boy. Courtesy of Big World Pictures

Big World Pictures will release Disco Boy, the award-winning drama film starring Franz Rogowski (Passages; Transit) as a Belarusian immigrant haunted by his actions as a mercenary in the French Foreign Legion.

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Kristen Stewart to Be Honored With Visionary Award at Sundance Film Festival

Sundance Film Festival

Kristen Stewart (Photo Courtesy – Kristen Stewart / Sundance Institute)

Academy Award–nominated actress Kristen Stewart will be honored with the Visionary Award at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival’s fundraiser Opening Night Gala: Celebrating 40 Years .

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Barbra Streisand to Be Honored with SAG Life Achievement Award

Awards

Barbra Streisand (Credit: Russell James)

Barbra Streisand has been named the 59th recipient of SAG-AFTRA’s highest tribute: the SAG Life Achievement Award for career achievements and humanitarian accomplishments. Streisand will be presented with the award at the 30th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards, which will stream live on Netflix Saturday, Feb. 24, 2024, at 8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT from the Shrine Auditorium & Expo Hall.

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Ian McShane Stars as an Assassin in Thriller ‘American Star’ | Trailer

Thriller

American Star (IFC Films / screenshot)

IFC Films revealed the official trailer for American Star, the thriller film starring Ian McShane as an assassin on final assignment to kill a man he has never met.

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Barbie Director Greta Gerwig to Head Feature Film Competition Jury of Cannes Film Festival

Cannes Film Festival

Greta Gerwig on the set of Barbie with Ryan Gosling. (Jaap Buitendijk, Warner Bros.)

Barbie director Greta Gerwig will preside over the feature film Competition Jury of the 77th Cannes Film Festival, which takes place May 14 – 25 2024.

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Kirsten Dunst Stars in Alex Garland’s ‘Civil War’ Epic Action Film | Trailer

Thriller

Civil War (A24 / screenshot )

A24 debuted the official trailer for Civil War, the epic action film set on the brink of an American civil war in a near-future. Starring in the film are Academy Award nominee Kirsten Dunst, Cailee Spaeny, Wagner Moura, Stephen McKinley Henderson, and Nick Offerman.

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HBO Documentary ‘Time Bomb Y2K’ Examines 1999 Doomsday Computer Glitch | Trailer

Documentary

Time Bomb Y2K (HBO / screenshot)

Revisit the 1999 doomsday computer glitch and explore how modern life has been dramatically transformed by the digital revolution in the HBO documentary Time Bomb Y2K.

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‘Love & Basketball’, ’12 Years a Slave’, ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Among 25 Titles Added to National Film Registry

Awards, Classics

Love & Basketball

Librarian of Congress Carla Hayden announced the twenty-five films been selected for the 2023 Library of Congress National Film Registry. This year’s selections date back more than 100 years to a 1921 Kodak educational film titled “A Movie Trip Through Filmland” , to 2000’s Black love story “Love & Basketball,” to 2013’s Oscar-winning “12 Years a Slave” and the Oscar-winning documentary “20 Feet from Stardom.”

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Barbie Leads Nominations for 29th Critics Choice Awards

Awards

Margot Robbie in Barbie (Warner Bros. Pictures)

Barbie leads the film nominations for the 29th annual Critics Choice Awards earning 18 nominations including Best Picture and Best Comedy. The film received several acting nominations including Best Actress for Margot Robbie, Best Supporting Actor for Ryan Gosling and Best Supporting Actress for America Ferrera. Ariana Greenblatt is also up for Best Young Actor/Actress, and the cast garnered a Best Acting Ensemble nomination. Greta Gerwig earned a nod for Best Director and both Gerwig and Noah Baumbach are contenders for Best Original Screenplay.

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‘The Zone of Interest’ Wins Best Picture at Los Angeles Film Critics Association 2023 Awards

Awards

The Zone of Interest directed by Jonathan Glazer

The Los Angeles Film Critics Association (LAFCA) voted The Zone of Interest the Best Picture of 2023, along with Best Director for Jonathan Glazer, Best Actress for Sandra Hüller (who also won for The Zone of Interest) and Best Music/Score.

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2024 Sundance Film Festival Unveiled Short Films Lineup + Special 40th Edition Celebration

Sundance Film Festival

The Rainbow Bridge (Sundance)

Sundance Film Festival unveiled the short films for 2024 screening in eight curated programs; along with a Special 40th Edition Celebration Screenings and Events.

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