HBO released the trailer for David Byrne’s American Utopia directed by Academy Award and Emmy(R)-winner Spike Lee which will debut Saturday, October 17 (8:00-9:45 p.m. ET/PT).
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Andrew Rossi’s Fake News Documentary AFTER TRUTH to Premiere on CNN
Andrew Rossi Director and producer Andrew Rossi (Ivory Tower, Page One: Inside The New York Times), explores the dark side of disinformation, or ‘fake news,’ in a new documentary executive produced by CNN’s Brian Stelter titled AFTER TRUTH: Disinformation and the Cost of Fake News. AFTER TRUTH will broadcast as a CNN Films Presents feature Saturday, August 29 at 10:00pm Eastern (7:00pm Pacific).
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American Film Institute and Universal Pictures Partner to Launch Series “Black Stories Matter”
Loving The American Film Institute (AFI) and Universal Pictures announced the launch of a week-long AFI Movie Club event called “Black Stories Matter,” spotlighting diverse and unique narratives from celebrated Black films. Born from a recent AFI/Universal collaboration honoring Do the Right Thing and Academy Award®-winning director Spike Lee, the expanded partnership will pay tribute to notable films BlacKkKlansman, Get Out, Girls Trip, Loving and Straight Outta Compton with free digital movie rentals available all week. Enhanced AFI Movie Club content will feature new interviews with composer Terence Blanchard (BlacKkKlansman), Malcolm D. Lee (Girls Trip), cinematographer and AFI Alum Matthew Libatique (Straight Outta Compton), Ruth Negga (Loving), writer Tracy Oliver (Girls Trip), Ron Stallworth (BlacKkKlansman) and more.
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Ephraim Asili’s THE INHERITANCE Headline Currents Lineup for New York Film Festival
Ephraim Asili’s The Inheritance Film at Lincoln Center announced the Currents section lineup for the 58th New York Film Festival taking place September 17 – October 11. The new Currents section includes 14 features and 46 short films, representing 28 countries, and complements the Main Slate, tracing a more complete picture of contemporary cinema with an emphasis on new and innovative forms and voices.
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Women Star at TIFF, Tracey Deer Honored + Halle Berry Headlines Conversation Series
Tracey Deer, Halle Berry Continuing TIFF’s commitment to championing women filmmaker, Beans director Tracey Deer will receive the TIFF Emerging Talent Award at the 2020 TIFF Tribute Awards, during this year’s 45th Annual Toronto International Film Festival.
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HBO Debuts Release Date + Trailer for “Agents of Chaos” Alex Gibney’s Documentary on Russia’s Interference Into the 2016 Election
Agents of Chaos Let’s put the word ‘collusion’ aside for a moment… and let’s instead use the word ‘seduction.’
Timothy Snyder, Professor of History, Yale University; Author, The Road to Unfreedom
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Composer Terence Blanchard to be Honored at Venice Film Festival
Terence Blanchard (credit: Henry Adebonojo) Oscar nominated and six-time Grammy-winning composer, trumpeter and jazz musician Terence Blanchard, composer of the original scores for a wide range of films by Spike Lee including most recently Da 5 Bloods which was released by Netflix this summer, is the recipient of the Campari Passion for Film Award of the 77th Venice International Film Festival (September 2 – 12, 2020).
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Berlin Film Festival Plans for 2021 with Physical Event + Gender-Neutral Performance Awards
The Berlin International Film Festival is proceeding with plans for 2021 to host a physical festival; and a hybrid model for the European Film Market (EFM). Final implementation of the Festival and Market will take place in accordance with the then-applicable rules and regulations. Adjustments in the festival structure, the film programming and the total number of invited films will be defined by the festival management within the coming weeks.
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New Films ‘WUHAI’ ‘SIMON CALLS’ ‘SPAGAT’ Added to San Sebastian Festival Competition Lineup
Wuhai directed by Ziynag Zhou The film Wuhai, by the Chinese filmmaker Ziynag Zhou, will complete the list of films competing in the Official Selection of the San Sebastian Festival’s 68th edition, while Spagat / Grand Écart, by the Swiss moviemaker Christian Johannes Koch, will close the New Directors competition as its last addition. ,Zabaltegi-Tabakalera will also include a last title, Simon Chama / Simon Calls, by the Portuguese director Marta Sousa Ribeiro.
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Luca Guadagnino’s ‘We Are Who We Are’ to Premiere at San Sebastian Festival
We Are Who We Are The 68th edition of the San Sebastian Festival will host the world premiere of Luca Guadagnino’s We Are Who We Are in the Official Selection, as part of its special screenings. The television series explores friendship, first love and identity through two adolescents living on an American military base in Italy.
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Steve McQueen’s Mangrove to Open 64th BFI London Film Festival
Mangrove The European premiere of Mangrove, one of 5 films from the Small Axe anthology, directed by Steve McQueen, starring Letitia Wright, Shaun Parkes and Malachi Kirby will open this year’s 2020 BFI London Film Festival. The film will receive its premiere on Wednesday October 7 as part of the Festival’s innovative 12-day offering, which takes the entire Festival out to cities around the UK, with many films across the program also available for virtual premieres at home.
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Watch Trailer for UP ON THE GLASS, Chilling Unnerving Thriller
Up On The Glass The new trailer is here for director Kevin Del Principe’s unnerving thriller Up On The Glass, starring Chase Fein (On The Rocks) and Chelsea Kurtz (“The Flash”), set for release On Demand, Digital and Blu-ray on September 8 through Gravitas Ventures.