Edgar Wright’s Last Night in Soho was named Best Picture of 2021 by the Hawaii Film Critics Society (HFCS) along with honors for Best Horror Film in addition to Best Sound and Best Film Editing.
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‘Last Night in Soho’ Named Best Picture and Best Horror Film of 2021 by Hawaii Film Critics
Last Night in Soho starring Anya Taylor-Joy
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DRIVE MY CAR Wins Top Toronto Film Critics 2021 Honors – Named Best Picture.
Drive My Car directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s Drive My Car won the three top 2021 awards from the Toronto Film Critics Association (TFCA), taking the prizes for Best Picture, Best International Film and Best Screenplay.
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THE UNMAKING OF A COLLEGE Documentary Delves into the Longest Sit-in in American College History | Trailer
The Unmaking of a College The Unmaking of a College, the documentary film directed by Amy Goldstein (Kate Nash: Underestimate the Girl) and produced by Anouchka van Riel and Troy Takaki will open at the IFC Center in New York on February 11, and at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles on February 18. Other cities will follow.
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‘Hatching’ Trailer. Finnish Horror Film by Hanna Bergholm Premieres at Sundance
Hatching (Pahanhautoja) directed by Hanna Bergholm. [Image: Andrejs Strokins] IFC Midnight dropped the official trailer for Hatching (Pahanhautoja), the Finnish body horror film starring Jani Volanen, Reino Nordin, Saija Lentonen, Siiri Solalinna and Sophia Heikkilä set to premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival.
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‘We’re All Going to the World’s Fair’ Trailer. Coming-of-Age Horror Film Stars Anna Cobb
Anna Cobb in We’re All Going to the World’s Fair by Jane Schoenbrun | photo by Daniel Patrick Carbone. Utopia debuted the official trailer for We’re All Going to the World’s Fair, the coming-of-age horror drama film starring Anna Cobb and Michael J Rogers that premiered in the NEXT section of the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. The film was also an official selection of New Directors/New Films, Fantasia, Outfest, Rooftop Films and more.
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THE LAST BUS Trailer. Timothy Spall and Phyllis Logan Star in British Drama
The Last Bus starring Timothy Spall Here is the official trailer for The Last Bus, the British drama starring Timothy Spall as an elderly gentleman who travels across the UK to scatter his late wife’s ashes. Also starring in the film are Phyllis Logan, Natalie Mitson, Brian Pettifer, Patricia Panther, Ben Ewing, Grace Calder and Kevin Mains. Directed by Scottish filmmaker Gillies MacKinnon, the film opens in theaters and on digital on February 18, 2022.
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INDEMNITY Trailer. Travis Taut Directs South African Action Thriller Starring Jarrid Geduld
Indemnity directed by Travis Taute Magnolia Pictures released the official trailer for Indemnity, the South African action-thriller directed by Travis Taute that premiered at the 2021 Fantasia Film Festival. Starring Jarrid Geduld, Gail Mabalane, Andre Jacobs, Nicole Fortuin and Tshamano Sebe, the film will open in theaters on February 11, 2022.
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LICORICE PIZZA Wins 6 Awards at Georgia Film Critics Association 2021 Awards
Licorice Pizza directed by Paul Thomas Anderson Paul Thomas Anderson’s Licorice Pizza is the big winner with the Georgia Film Critics Association (GAFCA), winning the top honor of Best Picture of 2021, along with Best Actress and Breakthrough award for Alana Haim, Best Supporting Actor for Bradley Cooper, Best Original Screenplay for Paul Thomas Anderson and Best Ensemble.
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27th STL Jewish Film Fest Goes Virtual in the Spring with 13 Compelling Films
Greener Pastures directed by Matan Guggenheim, Assaf Abiri The 27th annual St. Louis Jewish Film Festival will be held virtually this spring, March 6 – 13, presenting a selection of documentary and feature films from around the world. While all films depict a piece of the Jewish experience, the themes are universal and are meant to appeal to all, regardless of faith. In addition to 13 compelling films, the Festival offers discussions with filmmakers and others associated with the films.
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Andre Braugher Narrates ‘The American Diplomat,’ PBS Documentary on Three Pioneering Black Diplomats | Trailer
Andre Braugher as Capt. Holt on “Brooklyn Nine-Nine.”(Eddy Chen / Fox) The American Diplomat explores the lives and legacies of three African-American ambassadors — Edward R. Dudley, Terence Todman and Carl Rowan — who pushed past historical and institutional racial barriers to reach high-ranking appointments in the Truman, Eisenhower and Kennedy administrations. At the height of the civil rights movement in the United States, they were asked to represent the best of American ideals abroad while facing discrimination at home. Colloquially referred to as “pale, male, and Yale,” the U.S. State Department fiercely maintained and cultivated the Foreign Service’s elitist character and was one of the last federal agencies to desegregate.
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Watch the First Clip from SIRENS, Documentary on All-Female Lebanese Thrash Metal Band at Sundance
(l. to r.) Lilas Mayassi and Shery Bechara, founders of the all-female Lebanese thrash metal band Slave to Sirens, as seen in the documentary Sirens, directed by Rita Baghdadi. Image courtesy of Rita Baghdadi Get the first look at Sirens, directed by LA-based filmmaker Rita Baghdadi, set to World Premiere at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Executive produced by Natasha Lyonne and Maya Rudolph (Animal Pictures), among others, Sirens follows the Middle East’s first all-female metal band as they wrestle with friendship, sexuality and destruction in their pursuit of becoming thrash metal rock stars. The film will be shown as part of the festival’s World Cinema Documentary Competition.
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Jeffery Wright to Narrate ‘Lincoln’s Dilemma’ Apple TV+ Documentary Series on Abraham Lincoln’s Complex Journey to End Slavery
Jeffery Wright (credit: Gage Skidmore) Apple TV+ announced a new four-part documentary series “Lincoln’s Dilemma,” a fresh exploration of President Lincoln and the complex journey to end slavery. Narrated by Jeffrey Wright and featuring the voices of Bill Camp as Abraham Lincoln and Leslie Odom, Jr. as Frederick Douglass, the series is a 21st century examination of a complicated man and the people and events that shaped his evolving stance on slavery. All four parts of “Lincoln’s Dilemma” will premiere globally on Friday, February 18 on Apple TV+.