Emmy, Tony and Grammy-winner Billy Porter (Pose, American Horror Story: Apocalypse) narrates EQUAL, the four-part LGBTQ+ docuseries chronicling the untold events leading up to the Stonewall Uprising, premiering Thursday, October 22 on HBO Max.
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Billy Porter Narrates EQUAL , LGBTQ+ Docuseries Premiering in October on HBO Max
Billy Porter, Pose (FX)
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Miami Film Festival GEMS 2020 Goes Virtual, Announces First Films on Line-Up
Rosa’s Wedding Miami Film Festival unveiled the first titles in its line-up for the seventh annual edition of its acclaimed Miami Film Festival GEMS, which will be held virtually this year from October 8-11.
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Olivia Colman Receives Golden Eye Award and Premieres THE FATHER at Zurich Film Festival
Olivia Colman Olivia Colman, currently starring alongside Anthony Hopkins in the drama The Father, will be honored with the Golden Eye award at the 16th Zurich Film Festival.
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Cucalorus Film Festival Reveals Early 2020 Film Selections – BEST SUMMER EVER, EL FATHER PLAYS HIMSELF
Best Summer Ever directed by Michael Parks Randa and Lauren Smitelli Cucalorus Film Festival revealed its first round of cinematic selections for this year’s 26th annual festival presented through a series of Drive-in experiences at the Curbside Cinema at UNCW combined with online screenings and late-night performances.
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56th Chicago International Film Festival Announces Lineup, Closes with NOMADLAND
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved Chicago International Film Festival today unveiled the full lineup for the 56th edition, screening both virtually and at the drive-in from Wednesday, October 14 – Sunday, October 25, 2020.
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Award-Winning Swedish Film GHABE Opens in US in October
GHABE The award-winning Swedish feature film GHABE directed by Markus Castro will be released this October from GVN Releasing. GHABE opens in select theaters from October 16 and On Demand from October 20.
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SUMMER OF 85, ANOTHER ROUND, THE BIG HIT Among 6 Films Completing European Film Awards Feature Film Selection 2020
THE BIG HIT (UN TRIOMPHE) directed by Emmanuel Courcol The European Film Academy has added six more film titles for the second part of this year’s EFA Feature Film Selection. Due to Covid-19 and the related restrictions, the EFA Feature Film Selection 2020 was announced in two steps: 32 films were already announced in August, with the six titles added today, the list is now complete. Together, the 38 films from part 1 and 2 form the EFA Feature Film Selection, the list of feature-length fiction films recommended for a nomination for the European Film Awards 2020.
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Portland Film Festival Cut Short Due to COVID19 Finally Wraps as PIFF 2.0 in October
Sylvie’s Love directed by Eugene Ashe This year’s Portland International Film Festival (PIFF) cut short due to the pandemic in early March will finally wrap up six months later – with new event titled PIFF 2.0. From October 1 to 3, 2020, PIFF 2.0, reimagining the final days of the 43rd Portland International Film Festival, will present 10 films, talks and happy hours from Northwest and International filmmakers, offered in virtual screening and events as well as in new additions to the Film Center’s popular Cinema Unbound Drive-In series.
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Watch “YES” Trailer – Award Winning Indie Drama Starring Modern Family’s Nolan Gould
YES starring Nolan Gould The new trailer debuted for the award-winning drama YES, starring Nolan Gould (“Modern Family”) and Tim Realbuto, set for release this October from Stonecutter.
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Watch New THE GLORIAS Trailer with Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, and Janelle Monáe
Julianne Moore and Janelle Monáe in THE GLORIAS – Photo Credit Dan McFadden – Courtesy of LD Entertainment and Roadside Attractions Ahead of the digital/streaming release on September 30th, 2020, the new trailer debuted for the indie drama The Glorias starring Julianne Moore, Alicia Vikander, Bette Midler, Janelle Monáe, Lorraine Toussaint, Lulu Wilson, Ryan Kiera Armstrong, Kimberly Guerrero. Directed by Julie Taymor, The Glorias is based on Gloria Steinem’s autobiography “My Life on the Road and will be available exclusively on Prime Video
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Mammoth Lakes Film Festival Announces 2020 Award Winners – RESIDUE and FEATHER & PINE Win Top Jury Prizes
Residue directed by Merawi Gerima After screening 56 feature and short films, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival (MLFF) announced its Festival juried and audience award winners during the virtual Closing Night Award Ceremony on Sunday, September 20, 2020.
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World Premiere of Errol Morris’ MY PSYCHEDELIC LOVE STORY to Close AFI FEST 2020
My Psychedelic Love Story The 34th edition of AFI FEST presented by Audi will close with the World Premiere of Showtime Documentary Films’ My Psychedelic Love Story. Directed by Academy Award®-winning director Errol Morris, My Psychedelic Love Story explores the dark side of the Timothy Leary saga, and how his doomed relationship with Joanna Harcourt-Smith put the final nail in the coffin of the 1960s counterculture.