President Barack Obama’s shared his favorite movies of 2022, an interesting mix of indie films, documentary, foreign movies and Descendant, a film produced by his company Higher Ground.
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President Barack Obama Shares his Favorite Movies of 2022
President Barack Obama | Photo Credit: Marty Jean-Louis
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Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Menu Among Winners of 2022 North Texas Film Critics Awards
The Menu directed by Mark Mylod Everything Everywhere All at Once continues to be a fave with the critics, winning 5 awards with North Texas Film Critics Association 2022 awards, including Best Picture; Best Director for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert; Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh; Best Supporting Actress for Jamie Lee Curtis and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan.
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Decision to Leave and Everything Everywhere All at Once Win Top 2022 Florida Film Critics Awards
Decision to Leave directed by Park Chan-wook The South Korean film Decision to Leave is the top winner with the Florida Film Critics Circle, winning four awards including Best International Film of 2022, Best Director for Park Chan-wook plus Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Jeong Seo-kyeong and Best Cionematography for Kim Ji-yong.
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Brendan Fraser, Danielle Deadwyler, Ke Huy Quan, Fire of Love Win Black Film Critics Circle 2022 Awards
Brendan Fraser, Danielle Deadwyler, Ke Huy Quan The Woman King was named Best Film of 2022 by the Black Film Critics Circle, besting critics favorite Everything Everywhere All At Once which came in 4th. Other top honors went to Brendan Fraser for Best Actor for The Whale; Danielle Deadwyler for Best Actress for Till and Ke Huy Quan for Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All At Once.
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THE TOMORROW JOB Trailer: Bruce Wemple’s Time-Travelling Action-Thriller Gets 2023 Release Date
The Tomorrow Job directed by Bruce Wemple Epic Pictures revealed the official trailer and release date for The Tomorrow Job, Bruce Wemple’s high-tension, time-travelling action-thriller.
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NO BEARS Trailer: Iranian Drama by Imprisoned Filmmaker Jafar Panahi Opens in US
No Bears directed by Jafar Panahi Janus Films revealed the official US trailer No Bears (خرس نیست), the Iranian drama directed by imprisoned Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi. The film which was secretly filmed in Iran, stars Panahi along with Naser Hashemi, Vahid Mobaseri, Bakhtiyar Panjei, Mina Kavani, and Reza Heydari, and tells two parallel love stories in which the lovers struggle with hidden and unavoidable obstacles.
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THE BANSHEES OF INISHERIN and AFTERSUN Lead Nominations for 43rd London Critics’ Circle Film Awards
The Banshees of Inisherin and Aftersun British-Irish director Martin McDonagh’s The Banshees of Inisherin leads the nominations for the 43rd annual London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with nine nominations, followed closely with eight nominations, by Scottish debut filmmaker Charlotte Wells’ coming-of-age story Aftersun.
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SHE SAID Named Best Film, GOOD NIGHT OPPY Wins Best Documentary at Nevada Film Critics Society 2022 Awards
She Said directed by Maria Schrader The Nevada Film Critics Society announced its 2022 award winners with top honors for Best Film going to She Said directed by Maria Schrader. The film also nabbed the award for best adapted screenplay.
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Charlotte Wells’ AFTERSUN Tops BFI’s Sight and Sound Magazine Top Films of 2022
Aftersun directed by Charlotte Wells Sight and Sound, the BFI’s international film magazine chose Charlotte Wells’ Aftersun, which recently won 7 BIFAs as the Best Film of the Year. Paul Mescal and newcomer Frankie Corio give astonishing performances as a father and daughter on holiday in Turkey in the late 1990s, in this moving and reflective feature debut. Alice Diop’s Saint Omer came in at 2nd place and Park Chanwook’s DECISION TO LEAVE in 3rd place.
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Megan Fox and Michele Morrone to Star in Sci-Fi Thriller SUBSERVIENCE
Megan Fox, Michele Morrone (dp,instagram) Megan Fox (Till Death, Transformers, New Girl) and Michele Morrone (365 Days) will star in the new sci-fi thriller Subservience from Millennium Media. Fox will rejoin her Till Death director, S.K. Dale, with a screenplay written by Will Honley (Escape Room: Tournament of Champions) and April Maguire (Lost Girls). Production will start filming at the Bulgarian Nu Boyana Studio on January 7th.
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95th Oscars Announces Shortlists for Documentary, International Feature Film, Short Film, Music
All the Beauty and the Bloodshed by Laura Poitras The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced shortlists in 10 categories for the 95th Academy Awards®: Documentary Feature Film, Documentary Short Film, International Feature Film, Makeup and Hairstyling, Music (Original Score), Music (Original Song), Animated Short Film, Live Action Short Film, Sound and Visual Effects.
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MY FATHER MUHAMMAD ALI Trailer: Documentary Told Through Eyes of Boxer’s only Son
My Father Muhammad Ali co-directed by Chad A. Verdi and Tom DeNucci VMI Releasing debuted the official trailer for Verdi Productions’ My Father Muhammad Ali, the documentary highlighting the life of Muhammad Ali Jr..