The 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival (NVFF) Film, Food and Wine Showcase takes place at The Culinary Institute of America (CIA) at Copia on November 10 – 13 featuring a curated group of films and honoree tributes.
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Laura Dern, Regina Hall, Frank Grillo Among Honorees for 2022 Napa Valley Film Festival Film, Food and Wine Showcase
Regina Hall stars as Trinitie Childs in Honk for Jesus. Save Your Soul.., a Focus Features release. Credit: Steve Swisher / © 2021 Pinky Promise LLC
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EMPIRE OF LIGHT and WOMEN TALKING Headline 2022 St. Louis International Film Festival Lineup
Empire of Light starring Olivia Colman The 31st Whitaker St. Louis International Film Festival (SLIFF) runs November 3-13, 2022, showcasing 256 films, including more than 100 documentary and narrative features and 21 short film programs. A small selection of films will also be available online.
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IFC Film to Release Amy Redford’s Thriller WHAT COMES AROUND Starring Grace Van Dien
What Comes Around (formerly titled Roost) directed by Amy Redford What Comes Around – formerly titled Roost – directed by Amy Redford (The Guitar), stars Grace Van Dien (Stranger Things, Charlie Says), Summer Phoenix (The Believer, The Faculty), Jesse Garcia (Flamin’ Hot) and Kyle Gallner (Scream, Smile).
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GOING ALL THE WAY: The Director’s Edit Trailer: 4K Re-edit of Sundance Hit Starring Ben Affleck in Cinemas in November
Going All The Way: The Director’s Edit Oscilloscope Laboratories will release a never-before-seen 4K re-edit of Mark Pellington’s Sundance Film Festival hit Going All The Way: The Director’s Edit.
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TANTURA, Alon Schwarz’s Gripping Israeli Documentary on Massacre at Palestinian Village Opens in US | Trailer
Tantura directed by Alon Schwarz A Massacre. A Cover-up.
And One Man’s Quest to Finally Expose the Truth.
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MOTHER SUPERIOR, SICK OF MYSELF, and FALCON LAKE Win Multiple Awards at 2022 Brooklyn Horror Film Festival
Mother Superior directed by Marie Alice Wolfszahn The Brooklyn Horror Film Festival ended its 7th edition with the U.S. Premiere of the new 20th anniversary 2K restoration of Gaspar Noé’s Irreversible: Straight Cut. The horror fantasy thriller Mother Superior was awarded the top honors of Best Feature and Best Director for Marie Alice Wolfszahn in the Main Competition Features program.
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TÁR Starring Cate Blanchett Leads Nominations for 32nd Gotham Awards
Tár starring Cate Blanchett Todd Fields’ Tár led the nominations for the 32nd Annual Gotham Awards with five nods including Best Feature, Best Screenplay, Best Lead Performance for Cate Blanchett and two in Best Supporting Performance for Nina Hoss and Noémie Merlant.
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BLACK NOTEBOOKS: RONIT Trailer: Shlomi Elkabetz’s Documentary on Israeli Star Ronit Elkabetz Opens in US
Black Notebooks: Ronit by Shlomi Elkabetz Panorama Films will release Black Notebooks: Ronit, a documentary film on Israeli actress Ronit Elkabetz by Shlomi Elkabetz (co-director of GETT and the star of Our Boys on HBO) in the U.S. The film was selected for the Cannes Film Festival and went on to win the 2022 Ophir Award (Israeli “Oscar”) for Best Documentary.
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SWALLOWED, THE BLUE CAFTAN and THE RISING FOREST Win Top Jury Awards at 2022 NewFest LGBTQ+ Film Festival
Swallowed (Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature), The Blue Caftan (Grand Jury Prize, International Feature), Uyra – The Rising Forest The 34th NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ+ film festival announced the winners of the juried awards, with top honors going to director Carter Smith for Swallowed (Grand Jury Prize, Narrative Feature), director Maryam Touzani for The Blue Caftan (Grand Jury Prize, International Feature), director Juliana Curi for Uyra – The Rising Forest (Grand Jury Prize, Documentary Feature), as well as director Nyala Moon for How Not to Date While Trans (Grand Jury Prize, New York Short).
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THE GREAT BASIN Trailer: Chivas DeVinck’s Documentary Takes Viewers on Road of Discovery through Rural Nevada
The Great Basin directed by Chivas DeVinck The Great Basin is the location of the “Loneliest Road in America” in rural Nevada, and the subject of a stunning feature documentary by Chivas DeVinck. Titled “The Great Basin”, the film invites viewers on a road of discovery of what looks like an arid desert landscape, and turns out to be so much more.
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RIP: Actor Leslie Jordan Dead at 67
Leslie Jordan in The Cool Kids Actor Leslie Jordan, known for starring in TV shows Will & Grace, and The Cool Kids, along with movies like The United States vs. Billie Holiday has died. He was 67.
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Netflix Debuts Trailer 2 for Alejandro G. Inarritu’s BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths
Bardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths [Netflix | screenshot via Youtube] Netflix released the second official trailer for BARDO, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truths, the new black comedy-drama from five-time Academy Award-winner Alejandro G. Iñárritu.