The 7th MidWest WeirdFest wrapped last week and announced the winning films, with the chilling techno-thriller Murmur from director Mark Polish (Twin Falls Idaho, The Astronaut Farmer) awarded the festival’s prestigious “Best Film” award.
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Mark Polish’s MURMUR Wins Best Film at MidWest WeirdFest, Melissa Tittl’s CODE 12 Wins Palmer d’Or
Melissa Tittl was awarded the Palmer d’Or for Code 12 at 7th MidWest WeirdFest
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Rodrigo Sorogoyen’s THE BEASTS Wins 3 Awards at 40th Miami Film Festival
The Beasts directed by Rodrigo Sorogoyen The Goya Award-winning film The Beasts, directed by Goya Award-winner and Academy Award-nominated filmmaker Rodrigo Sorogoyen, took the top jury prize, the $25,000 Knight MARIMBAS Award, at the 40th Miami Film Festival. The thriller about a French couple starting a new life in rural Galicia, Spain, also received the Rene Rodriguez Critics Award, and “The Beasts” composer Oliver Arson earned the Alacran Music in Film Award. The award highlights the power of music and film and celebrates the role of the film composer and was selected by the Art of Light (Composer) Award honoree Nicholas Britell.
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KILL BOKSOON Final Trailer. Jeon Do-yeon Stars as a Single Mom + Killer in Netflix Korean Action Thriller
Kill Boksoon directed by Byun Sung-hyun Netflix revealed the final official trailer for Kill Boksoon, the Korean action thriller starring Jeon Do-yeon as Gil Boksoon, along with Sul Kyung-gu, Kim Si-A, and Esom, Koo Kyo-hwan that premiered in the Berlinale Special section at the 73rd Berlin International Film Festival,.
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PERSONALITY CRISIS: ONE NIGHT ONLY Trailer. Martin Scorsese Co-Directs Entertaining Portrait of New York Dolls’ David Johansen
Personality Crisis: One Night Only directed by Martin Scorsese and David Tedeschi “Vegetarian, gay, straight; I just wanted to bring those walls down and have a party,” proclaims David Johansen, influential ’70s glam punk lead singer of the New York Dolls.
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BLACKBERRY Trailer. Matt Johnson’s Comedy Drama Tells Story of Rise and Fall of Once Ubiquitous Smartphone
BlackBerry by Matt Johnson | © Budgie Films Inc. IFC revealed the official trailer for BlackBerry, the Canadian comedy drama film that tells the true story of the meteoric rise and catastrophic demise of the world’s first smartphone, starring Jay Baruchel as Mike Lazaridis and Glenn Howerton as Jim Balsillie. Also starring in the movie are Matt Johnson, Rich Sommer, Michael Ironside, Martin Donovan, Michelle Giroux, SungWon Cho, Saul Rubinek, and Cary Elwes.
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WHAT’S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT? Trailer. Lily James, Emma Thompson Star in ‘Rom-com with a Modern Twist’
What’s Love Got to Do with It? directed by Shekhar Kapur Studiocanal revaled the official trailer for What’s Love Got To Do With It? described as “a delightfully charming rom-com with a modern twist,” starring Lily James (Pam & Tommy), Shazad Latif (Star Trek: Discovery), Shabana Azmi (Halo), Academy Award® and BAFTA winner Emma Thompson (Matilda), Sajal Aly (Yakeen Ka Safar), Asim Chaudhry (Black Mirror: Bandersnatch), Jeff Mirza (Eternals) and Pakistani singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan as himself.
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LITTLE RICHARD: I AM EVERYTHING Trailer. Documentary Sets Release Date
Little Richard: I Am Everything directed by Lisa Cortés Magnolia Pictures debuted the official trailer for Little Richard: I Am Everything, Lisa Cortés’ “eye-opening” documentary on rock ‘n’ roll icon Richard Wayne Penniman aka Little Richard. Featured in the documentary are Mick Jagger, Billy Porter, John Waters, Tom Jones, and more
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SXSW 2023 Award Winners – RAGING GRACE and ANGEL APPLICANT Win Grand Jury Prizes
Raging Grace directed by Paris Zarcilla Raging Grace directed by Paris Zarcilla is the winner of the Grand Jury Award in the Narrative Feature Competition at the 30th SXSW Film & TV Festival. The jury commented, “The story of a Filipina house cleaner and her young daughter confronting Britain’s racial and class divides, Raging Grace is both frank and elusive, a film that subverts expectations on its way to a stirring conclusion.”
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ONE OF THESE DAYS Trailer. Carrie Preston, Joe Cole, Callie Hernandez Star in Truck Contest Psychological Drama
One of These Days directed by Bastian Günther A woman organizes an annual Texas competition where contestants must keep their hand on a truck until they’re the last person standing.
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Lauren Greenhall’s Erotic Thriller PERFECTLY GOOD MOMENT Premieres at Sarasota Film Festival | Trailer
Perfectly Good Moment directed by Lauren Greenhall Directed by Lauren Greenhall, the erotic thriller Perfectly Good Moment will have its world premiere at the 25th Sarasota Film Festival on March 29, 2023. This psychosexual thriller asks the question: what happens when the things that make your relationship passionate and exciting are the same things that make it toxic?
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Ben Affleck’s AIR to Make Surprise Debut as Closing Night Film of SXSW
Ben Affleck as Phil Knight in AIR (Amazon Studio) Ben Affleck’s AIR will make its surprise debut as this year’s Closing Night Film of South by Southwest® (SXSW®) film festival on Saturday, March 18, 2023 at the Paramount Theatre.
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STEPHEN CURRY: UNDERRATED Documentary to Open San Francisco Film Festival
Stephen Curry: Underrated (Photo Courtesy Apple Original Films via SFFILM) Emmy award-winning filmmaker Peter Nicks’ Stephen Curry: Underrated will open the 66th San Francisco International Film Festival (SFFILM Festival) on Thursday, April 13th. Returning to the Festival for the fourth time, Nicks’ latest film is an intimate documentary of the celebrated and iconic NBA superstar Stephen Curry.