Actress Kyla Pratt, “Black-ish” actor Marcus Scribner and singer-songwriter Tinashe announced the nominees for the “53rd NAACP Image Awards”. Netflix leads nominations across motion picture and television + streaming categories.
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Summer of Soul, Bruised, CODA Among Nominees for 53rd NAACP Image Awards
Halle Berry stars as MMA fighter Jackie Justice in Bruised. (John Baer | Netflix)
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Abigail Cowen, Famke Janssen Star in Western Romantic Drama REDEEMING LOVE | Trailer
Redeeming Love directed by D.J.Caruso Abigail Cowen, Logan Marshall Green, Famke Janssen, Nina Dobrev, Eric Dane star in Redeeming Love, the Western romantic drama film set in the American Old West during the California Gold Rush. Directed by D.J.Caruso, the film opens in theaters on Friday January 21, 2022.
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‘Nobody’s Hero’ Opens Berlin Film Festival 2022 Panorama Program
Renaud Rutten, Jean-Charles Clichet, Philippe Fretun, Iliès Kadri, Farida Rahouadj in Viens je t’emmène | Nobody’s Hero by Alain Guiraudie FRA 2022, Panorama © CG Cinema Viens je t’emmène (Nobody’s Hero) by Alain Guiraudie will open the Panorama 2022 program of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival. A total of 29 films from 33 countries are confirmed for this year’s program, including ew films by Isabelle Stever, Guðmundur Arnar Guðmundsson and Alejandra Márquez Abella. Elliot Page has joined the Italian film Nel mio nome (Into My Name) as executive producer and there is a documentary focus on Sub-Saharan Africa with three films.
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Kansas City Film Critics Announces 2021 Winners – The Power of the Dog Named Best Film
Benedict Cumberbatch as Phil Burbank in The Power of the Dog. (Netflix) The Kansas City Film Critics Circle announced the winners for its 56th Annual James Loutzenhiser Awards with The Power of the Dog receiving the awards for Best Film, the Robert Altman Award for Best Director (Jane Campion), and Best Actor (Benedict Cumberbatch).
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CNN FILMS And HBO MAX Partnering on a Revealing Alexey Navalny Documentary Thriller
Alexey Navalny (CNN via Youtube screengrab) CNN Films and HBO Max have partnered on Navalny, a revealing fly-on-the-wall documentary thriller by filmmaker Daniel Roher about anti-corruption Russian government opposition leader Alexey Navalny. Navalny survived an assassination attempt by poisoning with a lethal nerve agent in August 2020. During his months-long recovery Navalny makes shocking discoveries about his assassination attempt and decides to return home. Despite the risks to his personal safety, he willingly returned to Russia on January 17, 2021, and was arrested moments after landing in Moscow. January 17, 2022, marks one year since Navalny was imprisoned for leaving Russia, related to a prior suspended sentence.
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‘The Power of the Dog’ Wins a Record 8 Honors + Named Best Picture at 2021 North Dakota Film Society Awards
Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog Jane Campion’s The Power of the Dog earned the most wins of any film this year at the 3rd North Dakota Film Society Awards with 8 wins, including Best Picture, setting a new record for Awards wins for a single film.
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BREAKING BREAD Documentary on Jews and Arabs Cooking Together, Opens in Theaters in February | Trailer
Ilan Ferron and Osama Dalal Prepare To Flip Octopus Maqluba in Breaking Bread directed by Beth Elise Hawk Breaking Bread, Beth Elise Hawk’s award-winning documentary about Jews and Arabs cooking together, opens in theaters on February 4, 2022.
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‘Drive My Car’ Wins 4 Top Awards + Named Best Picture of 2021 by Seattle Film Critics
Drive My Car directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car is the big winner of the 2021 Seattle Film Critics Society Awards, taking four awards, including Best Picture of the Year. Hamaguchi’s film also earned him this year’s Best Director award, as well as Best Film Not in the English Language.
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FABIAN: GOING TO THE DOGS Trailer. Tom Schilling Stars in German Drama Set in Berlin, 1931
Fabian: Going to the Dogs Ahead of the US theatrical release in February, the official trailer is here for “Fabian – Going to the Dogs” (Fabian oder Der Gang vor die Hunde), the German drama film starring Tom Schilling, Saskia Rosendahl, Albrecht Schuch, Meret Becker, Michael Wittenborn, Petra Kalkutschke, Elmar Gutmann, Aljoscha Stadelmann, Anne Bennent and Eva Medusa Gühne.
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‘The Harder They Fall’ and King Richard’ Win Top Honors with 2021 African American Film Critics Awards
The Harder They Fall and King Richard The Harder They Fall and King Richard won the top honors with the African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) 2021 Awards taking four awards each. The Harder They Fall was named Best Picture of 2021 along with Best Ensemble and Best Director for Jeymes Samuel. King Richard took top acting honors including Best Actor for Will Smith, Supporting Actress for Aunjanue Ellis, Breakout Actor for Saniyya Sidney, along with Emerging Director for Reinaldo Marcus Green.
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Berlin International Film Festival 2022 Confirms More Films in Forum and Berlinale Classics
Isabella Pereira, Pedro Ribeiro, Jonata Vieira in Três tigres tristes | Three Tidy Tigers Tied a Tie Tighter by Gustavo Vinagre BRA 2022, Forum © Cris Lyra Berlin International Film Festival continues to add films to the upcoming 72nd edition, confirming films in the Forum and Classics programs. The Forum Special program includes 27 feature-length works in the main program, 14 feature-length works and shorts in the Forum Special program; and Berlinale Classics will present seven world premieres of classic films in digitally restored versions. The Berlinale Classics section opens with Mamma Roma on February 11, and the silent film Brüder (Brothers) with a live music concert will premiere on February 13.
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‘Belfast’ and ‘Summer of Soul’ Win Top Iowa Film Critics 2021 Honors
Caitríona Balfe in Belfast The Iowa Film Critics Association awarded Belfast the honors of Best Film of 2021 along with Best Supporting Actress for Caitríona Balfe for their annual awards honoring the best films and performances. The honor of Best Documentary went to Summer of Soul (…Or, When the Revolution Could Not Be Televised).
