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Cannes Film Festival Unveils Cannes Classics 2022 Lineup, ‘The Mother and the Whore,’ ‘Singin’ in the Rain’ 70th Anniversary

Cannes Film Festival, Classics

La Maman et la putain (The Mother and the Whore) directed by Jean Eustache

50 years after it began filming, the rerelease of The Mother and the Whore’s will World Premiere as the opening film of Cannes Classics 2022 at the 75th Cannes Film Festival on May the 17th, in the presence of François Lebrun, Jean-Pierre Léaud and Boris Eustache. Winner of the Grand Prix du Jury presided by actress Ingrid Bergmann in 1973 and winner of the Prix de la Critique, this movie caused riots at the time. Rarely seen, The Mother and the Whore will once again grace French theaters June 8th, before the rerelease of Jean Eustache’s entire body of work, slated in 2023.

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75th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Jury Headed by Vincent Lindon, Valeria Golino, Rossy de Palma

Cannes Film Festival

Vincent Lindon in Titane

French actor Vincent Lindon will be the President of the Jury of the 75th Cannes Film Festival. Together with eight jury members, the actor who won Best Actor in 2015 will present the Palme d’Or to one of the 21 films in competition.

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“18½” Trailer. Dan Mirvish’s Watergate Thriller/Comedy Opens in Theatres May 27th

Independent Film, Thriller

18½ directed by Dan Mirvish

Directed by Dan Mirvish (“Between Us,” “Bernard and Huey” and a Slamdance Film Festival Co-founder), the award-winning thriller/comedy feature film “18½” will be released in cinemas in over 50 markets across North America on May 27th, beginning with Laemmle theaters in Los Angeles and expanding coast-to-coast on June 3rd, with the filmmakers in attendance for Q&A’s in all key markets.

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Rooftop Films Announces 2022 Summer Series Feature Film Slate

Rooftop Films Summer Series

Rooftop Films at Green Wood Cemetery

Rooftop Films announced the lineup for the 2022 annual Rooftop Films Summer Series, and in keeping with their annual tradition, the Summer Series will open with a collection of exciting new short films on Friday, May 20th at Green-Wood Cemetery, along with a performance from New York Liberty’s own Timeless Torches, NYC’s favorite over-40 dance group, who are featured in Quitting Time, a short film that will play that evening.

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GEORGE CARLIN’S AMERICAN DREAM Trailer. Documentary on Legendary Comedian Debuts on HBO

Documentary

George Carlin’s American Dream [HBO | Screenshot via Youtube]

The HBO two-part documentary, George Carlin’s American Dream, chronicles the life and work of legendary comedian George Carlin.

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I’M CHARLIE WALKER Trailer. Mike Colter stars in the True Story Drama, Out in June

Independent Film

Mike Colter and former San Francisco Mayor Willie L. Brown, Jr. in a scene from I’M CHARLIE WALKER, [courtesy Shout! Studios and FAMM Films]

Mike Colter stars in I’m Charlie Walker, the drama based on a true story of Charlie Walker, who fought racism to secure lucrative contracts during an oil spill in San Francisco Bay in 1971.

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18th Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival in NYC Announces Winners – ‘The White Fortress’ Wins Audience Award for Best Picture

Bosnian- Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF)

The White Fortress directed by Igor Drljaca

The Bosnian-Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF) in New York City announced the winners of the Golden Apple Awards for its 18th annual event! The festival awarded the main prize BHFF Golden Apple Audience Award for Best Picture to Igor Drljača’s The White Fortress. In his speech, Drljača thanked the audience and the festival for recognizing his unique cinematic vision.

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65th San Francisco Intl Film Festival Announces Winners – ‘Hit the Road’ and ‘Master of Light’ Win Top Awards

San Francisco International Film Festival

Master of Light directed by Rosa Ruth Boesten [credit: Jurgen Lisse]

SFFILM announced the winners of the juried Golden Gate Awards competition at the 65th San Francisco International Film Festival. The top awards went to the Iranian film Hit the Road by Panah Panahi for New Directors Award and Master of Light by Rosa Ruth Boesten won the Documentary Feature Award.

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Stacy Peralta’s ‘The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez’ to Close out EarthX Film Festival 2022

Documentary, EarthxFilm

Patagonia’s “The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez” directed by Stacy Peralta.

EarthX Film Festival 2022, set to take place May 12-15 in the Dallas Arts District, will close out the Festival on Sunday, May 15 with Patagonia’s The Yin and Yang of Gerry Lopez from award-winning documentary filmmaker Stacy Peralta.

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THE TSUGUA DIARIES, Portuguese Pandemic Lockdown ‘meta-cinematic experiment’ Sets US Release Date | Trailer

Foreign Language Films

The Tsugua Diaries (Diários de Otsoga) by Maureen Fazendeiro and Miguel Gomes

Described as the “slyly meta-cinematic experiment,” The Tsugua Diaries (Diários de Otsoga) by Portuguese director Miguel Gomes (Arabian Nights) and his partner and collaborator Maureen Fazendeiro is set to open on Friday, May 27 at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City before moving onto other cinemas nationwide via distributor KimStim. Starring in the film are Crista Alfaiate, Carloto Cotta, and João Nunes Monteiro.

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Andrew Ahn’s Gay Romantic Comedy FIRE ISLAND to Kick Off NewFest Pride | Trailer

LGBTQ, NewFest (New York LGBTQIA+ Film Festival)

Fire Island directed by Andrew Ahn

Andrew Ahn’s new film Fire Island, starring Bowen Yang and Joel Kim Booster, will open the 2nd edition of NewFest Pride, the summer series of NewFest, the New York LGBTQ+ film and media organization.

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MRS. HARRIS GOES TO PARIS Trailer. Lesley Manville and Isabelle Huppert Star in the Dramedy Set in 1950’s London

Comedy, Independent Film

Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris

Focus Features released the official trailer for Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris, the historical drama film starring Lesley Manville, Isabelle Huppert, Lambert Wilson, Alba Baptista, Lucas Bravo, Ellen Thomas, Rose Williams, and Jason Isaacs.

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