The Los Angeles Film Critics Association named Bong Joon-ho‘s Parasite as Best Picture of 2019 along with Best Director for Joon-ho and Best Supporting Actor for Song Kang Ho, with Martin Scorsese’s The Irishman as runner-up in all three categories.
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PARASITE, PAIN AND GLORY, THE GIVERNY DOCUMENT Win Los Angeles Film Critics 2019 Honors
The Giverny Document (Single Channel) by Ja’Tovia M. Gary
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2020 Palm Springs Film Festival Announces Lineup. Opens with AN ALMOST ORDINARY SUMMER
An Almost Ordinary Summer, directed by Simone Godano The 31st annual Palm Springs International Film Festival (PSIFF) will screen 188 films from 81 countries, opening with An Almost Ordinary Summer, directed by Simone Godano, on Friday, January 3, and close with Military Wives, directed by Peter Cattaneo on Sunday, January 12.
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Documentaries on Rock Bands New Order and Duran Duran to Premiere on Showtime
Duran Duran: There’s Something You Should Know Two new documentaries profiling iconic rock bands New Order and Duran Duran will premiere on Showtime in late December. Part concert, part documentary, New Order: Decades follows the band’s preparations in the re-staging of their acclaimed collaboration, So It Goes, with the artist Liam Gillick and the 12-piece synthesizer orchestra that captured the headlines during Manchester International Festival 2017. New Order: Decades will premiere on Friday, December 27 at 7:30 p.m. ET/PT.
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Hulu’s Hillary Clinton Docuseries to World Premiere at Sundance
Hulu’s Hillary Clinton Docuseries to World Premiere at Sundance Hulu announced the official premiere date for the new four-part docuseries, Hillary, about the life and 2016 presidential campaign of Hillary Rodham Clinton, which will world premiere at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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LIBERTÉ: A CALL TO SPY and ANTIGONE Win Audience Awards at Whistler Film Festival
Liberté: A Call to Spy The 19th edition of the Whistler Film Festival (WFF) tagged as ‘Canada’s coolest film fest’ wrapped on Sunday night with the Audience Award going to the North American premiere of LIBERTÉ: A CALL TO SPY, an exciting true story about female spies during WWII. The film is an American title shot partly in Budapest and was produced, written by and stars Sarah Megan Thomas and was directed by Lydia Dean Pilcher.
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WAVES, THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO Among African American Film Critics 2019 Winners
THE LAST BLACK MAN IN SAN FRANCISCO The African American Film Critics Association (AAFCA) named Jordan Peele’s “Us” Best Film of 2019 with other awards going to “The Black Godfather” for Best Documentary, and “The Last Black Man in San Francisco” for Best Independent Film.
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PARASITE, APOLLO 11, PEANUT BUTTER FALCON Score Southeastern Film Critics 2019 Awards
The Peanut Butter Falcon South Korean, director Bong Joon-ho’s “Parasite” was also a hit with the Southeastern Film Critics Association (SEFCA) receiving the top honor of Best Film of 2019, in addition to Best Foreign Language Film and Best Original Screenplay.
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Thomas Heise’s HEIMAT IS A SPACE IN TIME Sets a March 2020 Release Date
Heimat Is A Space in Time (Heimat ist ein Raum aus Zeit) directed by Thomas Heise. Courtesy Icarus Films In the powerful and luminous black-and-white film Heimat is a Space in Time, Thomas Heise explores “heimat,” his family home and homeland, through the upheavals of 20th-century German history. Winner of the Caligari Film Prize at the 2019 Berlin Film Festival and Best Film in the International Competition at Visions du Réel 2019, and official selections of the 2019 Toronto International Film Festival and New York Film Festival, Heimat is a Space in Time will make its U.S. theatrical debut via Icarus Films on March 13, 2020 at Anthology Film Archives in New York City, followed by engagements in Los Angeles and nationwide.
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PARASITE, BOOKSMART, AMERICAN FACTORY Win Toronto Film Critics Honors
GISAENGCHUNG (Parasite) directed by BONG Joon-Ho Parasite, South Korean director Bong Joon-ho’s dark, class-based comedy about a poor family that scams a rich one, took three top awards from the Toronto Film Critics Association – Best Picture, Best Director and Best Foreign Film.
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2020 NY Jewish Film Festival Announces Lineup
Those Who Remained directed by Barnabas Toth The Jewish Museum and Film at Lincoln Center will present the 29th annual New York Jewish Film Festival (NYJFF), January 15 to 28, 2020.
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MARRIAGE STORY Leads 77th Golden Globe Awards Nominations
Marriage Story Marriage Story leads the nominations for the 77th Annual Golden Globe Awards with 7 nominations including Best Motion Picture Drama, Best Actress for Scarlett Johansson, Best Actor for Adam Driver and Best Supporting Actress for Laura Dern.
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THE IRISHMAN, PARASITE, MARRIAGE STORY Leads Nominations for 25th Critics’ Choice Awards
The Irishman “The Irishman” leads all films this year with 14 nominations for 25th Annual Critics’ Choice Awards including Best Picture, Robert De Niro for Best Actor, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci for Best Supporting Actor, Martin Scorsese for Best Director, Best Acting Ensemble, Best Adapted Screenplay, Best Cinematography, Best Production Design, Best Editing, Best Costume Design, Best Hair and Makeup, Best Visual Effects, and Best Score.