Samuel Goldwyn Films will release Paul Ireland’s feature drama Measure for Measure, a contemporary re-telling of Shakespeare’s Measure for Measure, starring Hugo Weaving, on-demand and digital on September 4, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for MEASURE FOR MEASURE, Modern Shakespeare Adaptation Starring Hugo Weaving
MEASURE FOR MEASURE starring Hugo Weaving
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Fantasia Festival Drops Third Wave of Films + Tribute for John Carpenter
John Carpenter Fantasia Film Festival announced the third wave of new feature films for its 24th edition, along with a Lifetime Achievement Award for writer/director/musician John Carpenter.
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Watch Trailer for Inspiring CRITICAL THINKING, Directed by John Leguizamo
CRITICAL THINKING, directed by John Leguizamo The independent biopic film Critical Thinking, the feature directorial debut of actor John Leguizamo, released the first official trailer ahead of its release by Vertical Entertainment who recently acquired the film.
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Tokyo Film Festival to Hold Physical Screenings at 2020 Festival
Meryl Streep at 29th Tokyo International Film Festival Tokyo International Film Festival (TIFF), one of the rare film festivals that is planning to go ahead with a physical edition during the coronavirus pandemic, will hold its 33rd edition from October 31 through November 9, 2020.
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Watch Trailer for RUTH WEISS : THE BEAT GODDESS, Fascinating Documentary on Late Beat Poet and Writer
Ruth Weiss The Beat Goddess Celebrated poet and one of the most influential writers of the Beat Generation, ruth weiss sadly left us on July 31, 2020, aged 92. ruth weiss is the subject of the new documentary Ruth Weiss : The Beat Goddess, a new film from multi-award winning filmmaker Melody C.Miller, that celebrates the life and work of a wonderful talent and woman.
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San Sebastian Festival Adds New Competition Films + Matt Dillon’s THE GREAT FELLOVE
Supernova directed by Harry Macqueen San Sebastian Festival added new films from filmmakers Danielle Arbid, Eduardo Crespo, Harry Macqueen and Julien Temple to its 2020 competition. The festival will also present a Special Screening of actor Matt Dillon’s second film as a director, El gran Fellove, on the Cuban musician Francisco Fellove.
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Cancelled 2020 Hong Kong International Film Will Continue with Competition, Unveils Jury
HKIFF44 was due to kick off with the world premiere of Little Big Women directed by Joseph HSU Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF44) today revealed the Firebird Awards competitions and FIPRESCI prize jury members, following the decision to continue with the competitions despite the earlier cancellation of the 44th edition of the Festival due to an escalation in COVID-19 cases.
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Award Winning Indie Trans Drama THE GARDEN LEFT BEHIND Gets Late Summer Release
The Garden Left Behind directed by Flavio Alves Following a successful film festival run at Outfest, Frameline, Woodstock and SXSW, where it won the Visions Audience Award, The Garden Left Behind, the debut feature by Flavio Alves opens on virtual cinemas across the country on Friday, August 28, followed by a VOD release on Tuesday, September 8. The independent film is being released by Uncork’d Entertainment and Dark Star Pictures.
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HBO Announces Documentaries Lineup for 2020 – THE VOW, SIEMPRE LUIS
Siempre, Luis by John James, an official selection of the Special Events program at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Carlos Garciade Dios. HBO announced the upcoming documentaries for the second half of 2020, including THE VOW, a documentary series by Oscar-nominated and Emmy-winning directors Jehane Noujaim and Karim Amer, which takes a deep nuanced look behind the headlines of the self-improvement organization NXIVM, and SIEMPRE LUIS, a portrait of Luis A. Miranda Jr. following his mission to bring his son Lin-Manuel Miranda’s award-winning production of Hamilton to his home island of Puerto Rico.
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Walmart Brings Drive-In Movies to Its Parking Lots
Fire in Cardboard City Walmart today officially unveiled Walmart Drive-in, a drive-in movie theater experience, which is rolling into 160 Walmart stores across the country beginning this month, created in partnership with the Tribeca Film Festival.
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Sundance Winner EPICENTRO Opens in Virtual Cinemas in Late August
Epicentro Kino Lorber will release Epicentro, a richly textured portrait of the resilient people of Cuba directed by renowned documentarian Hubert Sauper (We Come As Friends, Oscar-nominated Darwin’s Nightmare). Winner of the 2020 Sundance Grand Jury Prize for World Cinema Documentary, the film launches in virtual cinemas through Kino Marquee starting Friday, August 28.
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Bentonville Film Festival Reveals 2020 Jury, Panels and Special Events
Iram Parveen Bilal’s, I’ll Meet You There Bentonville Film Festival today revealed the Competition Jury as well as 9 panels uniquely dedicated to representation in media and entertainment, for the 2020 Festival taking place August 10-16.