The 2022 Miami Film Festival will open with Spain’s Oscar shortlist contender, the critically acclaimed comedy The Good Boss (El Buen Patrón) starring Javier Bardem, and close with Panama’s first-ever Oscar-shortlist contestant, Plaza Cathedral (Plaza Catedral). The 39th edition of the Festival is set to continue with an in-person format running from March 4-13, 2022.
Navalny, Daniel Roher’s revealing documentary thriller about Russian opposition leader and anti-corruption activist, Alexei Navalny has been added to the lineup of the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. The film is now the tenth and final film in the U.S. Documentary Competition section and will World Premiere on January 25, 2022.
Power of the Dog directed by Jane Campion is the big winner of the Online Film Critics Society (OFCS) 25th annual film awards, snagging a slew of awards, including Best Picture, Best Director, Best Actor, Best Supporting Actor and Best Supporting Actress.
The new official trailer debuted for Worst To First: The True Story of Z100 NYC, the documentary about the birth of America’s most iconic radio station, Z100, and how the legendary Scott Shannon took it from Worst to First. Produced by Elvis Duran, the top rated morning radio personality in America, the film includes an all star cast of musical legends including Clive Davis, Nile Rodgers, Joan Jett, Jon Bon Jovi, Debbie Gibson and many more. Worst To First will be released nationwide on VOD on February 11.
The official trailer debuted for King Knight, the indie horror-comedy film starring Matthew Gray Gubler, Angela Sarafyan, Andy Milonakis, Barbara Crampton and Ray Wise.
In honor of Black History Month, Showtime Documentary Films is premiering the provocative new three-part docu-series everything’s gonna be all white, which explores the history of race in America from the perspective of people of color. From the ever-shifting classifications of racial identity, to the generational effects of racism on housing, education and healthcare, to the singular fight of Indigenous populations to reclaim their land from constant encroachment, the docu-series delves deeply into the root causes of racial inequities in this country.
Louis Anderson comedian, author, game show host and actor known for Coming to America has died. He was 68.
Meat Loaf, singer known for his huge best-selling album “Bat Out of Hell” and actor in such films as The Rocky Horror Picture Show, Stage Fright has died at 74. Reports are that he died on Thursday night, after contracting COVID.
Filmmakers John Bernardo and Steven E. Mallorca’s powerful documentary A Peloton of One will be released for a limited virtual theatrical via Laemmle Theaters beginning February 18th.
Ahead of the World Premiere at the 51st International Film Festival Rotterdam in Special “Filmmaker in Focus” section, Amanda Kramer’s “vivid variety show riff” Give Me Pity! starring Sophie von Haselberg, released the teaser trailer and poster.
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog dominated the 15th annual Houston Film Critics Society awards winning Best Picture, along with Best Director, Best Actor for Benedict Cumberbatch, Best Supporting Actor for Kodi Smit-McPhee, Best Original Score and Best Screenplay.
Showtime released the official trailer for We Need to Talk About Cosby, the four-part docuseries on Bill Cosby from Emmy-winning director W. Kamau Bell (United Shades of America with W. Kamau Bell).