Actress Lucy Liu will both executive produce and voice the Tribeca Festival-bound immersive experience, The Pirate Queen: the forgotten story of the legendary Cheng Shih, the most successful pirate in history.
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‘Making of the Meme King’ Controversial Entrepreneur and Investor Ryan Cohen Profiled in CNBC Documentary
Ryan Cohen (via Twitter) From building Chewy into an e-commerce giant to the online frenzy around GameStop and Bed Bath & Beyond, controversial Canadian entrepreneur and investor Ryan Cohen has become an icon to a new generation of investors.
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The Adults Trailer. Michael Cera, Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis Star in Dustin Guy Defa’s Indie Comedy
The Adults directed by Dustin Guy Defa Ahead of the US premiere at Tribeca Film Festival, Variance Films shared the official trailer for The Adults, the indie comedy drama film starring Michael Cera as Eric, who travels trip back home to visit his family, but finds himself balancing the relationship with his sisters and his addiction to a local poker game. Also starring in the film are Hannah Gross, Sophia Lillis, Wavyy Jonez, Anoop Desai, Kyra Tantao, Kiah McKirnan, and Simon Kim.
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Amanda Trailer. Benedetta Porcaroli Struggles to Make Friends in the Italian Dark Comedy by Carolina Cavalli
Amanda directed by Carolina Cavalli Oscilloscope shared the official trailer for Amanda, the Italian dark comedy film starring Benedetta Porcaroli, Galatea Bellugi, Giovanna Mezzogiorno, and Michele Bravi.
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MTV to Release PAY OR DIE, Documentary on Families Dealing with High Cost of Insulin Medication
Pay or Die directed by Scott Alexander Ruderman and Rachael Dyer MTV Documentary Films acquired Pay or Die, the documentary by award-winning directors Scott Alexander Ruderman and Rachael Dyer spotlighting the huge problems faced by families struggling to afford their insulin medications.
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Where the Road Leads, Unicorn Boy, Love Dump Win Top Awards at 2023 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival
Where the Road Leads director Nina Ognjanovic (Photo Credit Dori Myer) The 2023 Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) honored the year’s jury and audience award winners at the Closing Night Award Ceremony in Mammoth Lakes where Where the Road Leads directed and written by Nina Ognjanović won both the Jury and Audience awards for Best International Narrative Feature.
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Karlovy Vary Film Festival 2023 Reveals Lineup, Patricia Clarkson and Barry Ward Among Jury
Slow directed by Marija Kavtaradze New films by Pascal Plante, Stephan Komandarev, Tinatin Kajrishvili, Babak Jalali will compete alongside Ernst De Geer, Itsaso Arana and Cyril Aris in the Crystal Globe Competition at the 2023 Karlovy Vary International Film Festival. Actress Patricia Clarkson and Irish actor Barry Ward are among the Jury that will select the winning films.
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Joshua Burge Stars as a Troubled Insomniac in NY in Alex Andre’s PRATFALL Premiering at Brooklyn Film Festival
Chloé Groussard and Joshua Burge in Pratfall (Credit – Alex Andre) Joshua Burge (“Buzzard,” “Relaxer,” “The Revenant”) plays Eli, a troubled insomniac who encounters Joelle (Chloé Groussard), an enigmatic French tourist in Central Park. The two set off on a sleepless New York adventure as the city casts a shadow over them in the new independent film Pratfall.
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Justine Triet’s Anatomy Of A Fall Wins Palme d’or at Cannes Film Festival
Anatomy Of A Fall (Anatomie D’une Chute) directed by Justine Triet Anatomy Of A Fall (Anatomie D’une Chute) directed by Justine Triet won the Palme d’or award, the top prize of the 76th Cannes Film Festival, becoming the third woman to win the prestigious prize. Jane Campion won in 1993 for The Piano, and Julia Ducournau won in 2001 for Titane.
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‘The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart’ Documentary Set for CNN on Memorial Day
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart. Courtesy HBO. Directed by filmmaker Frank Marshall (Seabiscuit, The Curious Case of Benjamin Button), The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart, the Emmy Award-winning HBO documentary on Barry, Maurice and Robin Gibb, known as the Bee Gees will air on Memorial Day, Monday, May 29 at 8pm ET on CNN.
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Land of Gold, unseen, Nurse Unseen Win Top Awards at CAAMFest 2023
Land of Gold directed by Nardeep Khurmi It’s a wrap. The Center for Asian American Media (CAAM) celebrated a successful return to fully in-person programs at CAAMFest 2023, with more than 11,000 people in attendance.
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BURDEN OF PROOF Trailer. Stephen Searches for the Truth on his Missing Sister in HBO Docuseries
Burden of Proof directed by Cynthia Hill HBO shared the official trailer for Burden of Proof, a four-part true crime docuseries following Stephen as he searches for the truth on his sister, 15-year-old Jennifer Pandos who went missing in 1987.