The Middleburg Film Festival will launch on Thursday, October 15th with Chloé Zhao’s (“The Rider”) Nomadland starring Frances McDormand in her first role since winning the Academy Award for “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri.”
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Middleburg Film Festival to Open with NOMADLAND, CONCRETE COWBOY and ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI as Spotlight Films
Frances McDormand in the film NOMADLAND. Photo Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures. © 2020 20th Century Studios All Rights Reserved
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Sony Pictures Classics Acquires Eva Husson’s MOTHERING SUNDAY Starring Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman
(l to r) Odessa Young, Josh O’Connor, Colin Firth, Olivia Colman star in MOTHERING SUNDAY Sony Pictures Classics acquired Mothering Sunday directed by Eva Husson (Girls of the Sun) and starring Odessa Young (Assassination Nation), Josh O’Connor (The Crown), Colin Firth (The King’s Speech), Olivia Colman (The Favourite) along with Ṣọpẹ́ Dìrísù (Gangs of London). The film is written by Alice Birch (Normal People, Succession), who adapted the screenplay from Graham Swift’s critically acclaimed and best-selling novel of the same name.
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Watch Official Trailer for J.R ”BOB” DOBBS & THE CHURCH OF THE SUBGENIUS Featuring Richard Linklater, Penn Jillette, Nick Offerman
“J .R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius” Check out the official trailer for the documentary “J .R. “Bob” Dobbs and the Church of the SubGenius” directed by Sandy K.Boone, and featuring Richard Linklater (Director: Dazed & Confused, Before Sunrise, Everybody Wants Some), Penn Jillette, Nick Offerman (“Parks & Recreation”), opening in virtual theaters on October 16 and on demand on October 20.
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Watch 18 TO PARTY Trailer – Award Winning Indie Teen Drama, Directed by Jeff Roda
18 TO PARTY directed by Jeff Roda The new trailer debuted for the award-winning independent film 18 to Party, from director Jeff Roda, which opens in Virtual Cinemas on November 6 in Los Angeles (Laemmle) and New York and Major Cities (Alamo On Demand) with a VOD Release to follow on all major platforms (US & Canada) on December 1.
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Black Women Film Network to Stream 2020 Short Film Festival Online
Junebug directed by Winter Dunn Black Women Film Network (BWFN) will host its annual BWFN Short Film Festival as a virtual experience on Saturday, October 10, 2020 in partnership with black-owned streaming service KweliTV. For 24 hours, viewers will be able to watch the 2020 festival selections online at Kweli.tv or through streaming devices and smart TVs. Tickets to access the virtual festival can be purchased HERE.
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THE PERFECT WEAPON – Documentary on the Rise of Cyber Warfare, Debuts October 16 on HBO
The Perfect Weapon The Perfect Weapon, an HBO documentary special based on the best-selling book by New York Times national security correspondent David E. Sanger, will debut Friday, October 16 at 8:00PM ET/PT.
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WINE and WAR – Documentary on Winemaking in Lebanon During Wartime Sets October Release Date
WINE and WAR: The Untold Story of Wine in the Middle East The history of winemaking in Lebanon is the subject of the new documentary film WINE and WAR: The Untold Story of Wine in the Middle East, by Mark Johnston and Mark Ryan. The film will have its virtual theatrical release at Laemmle Theaters on October 9th (and will be available at wineandwar.com).
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Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE Gets Surprise Screening at San Sebastian Festival
Abel Ferrara’s SPORTIN’ LIFE Filmmaker Abel Ferrara, will be in attendance tomorrow, Saturday at San Sebastian Festival to host a ‘surprise film’ screening of his latest Sportin’ Life.
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IFC Films will Release Chad Hartigan’s Sci-Fi Love Story LITTLE FISH Starring Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell in 2021
LITTLE FISH stars Olivia Cooke and Jack O’Connell IFC Films acquired Sundance award-winning director Chad Hartigan’s Little Fish, starring Olivia Cooke (Ready Player One, The Sound of Metal), Jack O’Connell (Unbroken, Seberg) Raúl Castillo (We the Animals), and Soko. Little Fish was an official selection at the 2020 Tribeca Film Festival in the US Narrative Competition, and IFC Films plans to release the film on February 5th, 2021.
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Miami Film Festival GEMS will Open with Drive-In Premiere of HBO Bee Gees Documentary
The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart (HBO) The seventh annual edition of Miami Film Festival GEMS, which will be held virtually this year from October 8-11, will open with an East Coast Premiere screening of the HBO documentary The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend a Broken Heart at Dezerland Park Drive-in, with a virtual introduction by the film’s director, five-time Academy Award-nominee Frank Marshall (Jurassic World, Back to the Future, Jason Bourne).
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Watch Trailer for SOUND OF METAL, Award-Winning Film Starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke
Sound of Metal by Darius Marder Amazon released the new trailer for the award-winning drama Sound of Metal, coming to select theaters on November 20, and to Prime Video on December 4 in the U.S. Directed by Darius Marder, the film starring Riz Ahmed, Olivia Cooke, Paul Raci, Lauren Ridloff, Shaheem Sanchez, Chelsea Lee, Jeremy Stone and Mathieu Amalric won the Golden Eye for Best International Feature Film at the 15th Zurich Film Festival.
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San Diego International Film Festival Announces 2020 Lineup – NOMADLAND, BLITHE SPIRIT, FAREWELL AMOR, STARDUST
NOMADLAND The re-imagined 2020 San Diego International Film Festival (October 15-18) will open with the third feature film from director Chloé Zhao, NOMADLAND. Other spotlight features include HARRY CHAPIN: WHEN IN DOUBT, DO SOMETHING, BLITHE SPIRIT, FAREWELL AMOR, STARDUST, DRUNK BUS, ONE OF THESE DAYS and HONEYMOOD.