Director, actor, and screenwriter Roberto Benigni will be honored with the Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement of the 78th Venice International Film Festival (September 1–11, 2021).
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Roberto Benigni to Receive Venice Film Festival’s Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement
Roberto Benigni as Leopoldo in To Rome with Love. Photo by Philippe Antonello (c) Gravier Productions, Inc., Courtesy of Sony Pictures Classics
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Watch New Trailer for SEANCE, Suki Waterhouse Stars in Horror Film Set in an All Girls Boarding School
Seance directed by Simon Barrett Here is the new trailer for the horror film Seance, directed by Simon Barrett and starring, Suki Waterhouse, Madisen Beaty, Ella-Rae Smith, Inanna Sarkis, Seamus Patterson, Marina Stephenson-Kerr. Seance will open in theaters, on demand and digital on May 21, 2021.
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Watch Trailer For THE WATER MAN, David Oyelowo Directs + Stars in Fantasy Adventure Film With Rosario Dawson and Lonnie Chavis
David Oyelowo’s “The Water Man” RLJE Films has released the official trailer for David Oyelowo’s directorial debut, the mystical adventure film The Water Man, also starring Oyelowo, along with Rosario Dawson, Lonnie Chavis, Amiah Miller, Alfred Molina, and Maria Bello. The film opens in theaters on May 7th.
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Loira Limbal’s Intimate THROUGH THE NIGHT Documentary on Working Mothers and Daycare Debuts on PBS
THROUGH THE NIGHT directed by Loira Limbal Loira Limbal’s (Estilo Hip Hop) second feature documentary, Through the Night, premieres Monday, May 10, 2021 on PBS at 10 p.m. ET (check local listings) and at pov.org as part of the program’s 33rd season. The film will also be available to stream for free at pov.org until June 10, 2021.
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Watch Trailer for THE PERFECT CANDIDATE, Saudi Filmmaker Haifaa Al Mansour’s Revealing Look at Changing Roles of Women in Saudi Arabia
Mila Alzahrani in The Perfect Candidate. Courtesy of Music Box Films. Music Box Films will release The Perfect Candidate, a revealing look at the changing roles of women in Saudi Arabia from director Haifaa Al Mansour (Wadjda) in theaters.
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Nomadland named Best Picture at Inaugural Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards
Frances McDormand and David Strathairn in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved “Nomadland” won the top prize of Best Picture along with Best Director for Chloé Zhao at the first ever Minnesota Film Critics Alliance Awards.
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Watch Trailer for TU ME MANQUES, Father Confronts His Dead Gay Son’s Boyfriend in Bolivian Oscar Entry
Tu me manques (I Miss You) Dark Star Pictures released the trailer for Rodrigo Bellott’s LGBT drama film Tu Me Manques, Bolivia’s entry for the Best International Feature Film at the 92nd Academy Awards. Based on Bellott’s award-winning Bolivian play of the same name, the film centers on Jorge, a Bolivian man who travels to New York to confront Sebastian, his dead son’s boyfriend, after his death by suicide.
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The History Channel Commemorates 20th Anniversary of September 11 with Four New Compelling Documentaries
“Revealed: The Hunt for Bin Laden.” President Barack Obama and Vice President Joe Biden, along with with members of the national security team, receive an update on the mission against Osama bin Laden in the Situation Room of the White House, May 1, 2011. Please note: a classified document seen in this photograph has been obscured. (Official White House Photo by Pete Souza). In commemoration of the 20th anniversary, The History Channel is remembering the fallen of the September 11 terrorist attacks and paying tribute to the first responders and survivors with four new powerful two-hour documentaries.
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Watch Trailer For FINAL ACCOUNT, Luke Holland’s Documentary Profiling German Veterans and their Accounts of World War II
Final Account directed by the late Luke Holland Focus Features released the trailer for Final Account, twelve years in the making, director Luke Holland’s compelling documentary profiling German veterans and their accounts of World War II opens in theaters on May 21, 2021.
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2021 Santa Barbara International Film Festival Awards – ALASKAN NETS, MIRAGE, TREES OF PEACE Win Top Prizes
Alaskan Nets directed by Jeff Harasimowicz The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced the award-winning films for the 36th edition with Jeff Harasimowicz’s “Alaskan Nets” winning the Audience Choice Award. Jeff Harasimowicz commented, “To say we are thrilled to win the audience choice award would be a vast understatement. To see this film resonate with audiences is a deeply humbling experience.”
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LUCY THE HUMAN CHIMP, Documentary on Chimpanzee Raised as Human from Birth, Premieres on HBO Max
Lucy The Human Chimp The documentary Lucy the Human Chimp premiering Thursday, April 29 on HBO Max, tells the profound story of Lucy Temerlin, a female chimpanzee raised as human from birth in a domestic environment, and Janis Carter, the woman who took on the seemingly impossible task of giving her a new life in the wild.
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Watch the Oscar-Nominated Documentary ‘TIME’ for FREE on Prime Video and YouTube
TIME directed by Garrett Bradley. Courtesy of Amazon Studios Starting on Monday, April 12, Prime Video will stream the Oscar-nominated Amazon Original documentary Time, from filmmaker Garrett Bradley, for free to audiences globally without needing a Prime subscription.