78th Cannes Film Festival taking place May 13 to 24, 2025, unveiled the Official Selections including feature films in Competition, Un Certain Regard, Out of Competition, Midnight Screenings, Cannes Premiere and Special Screenings.
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78th Cannes Film Festival Unveils Official Selection with Richard Linklater, Wes Anderson, Jafar Panahi
Benicio del Toro and Mia Threapleton in The Phoenician Scheme by Wes Anderson (TPS Productions/Focus Features)
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RIP. Former Academy President Richard Kahn Has Died at 95
Richard Kahn (Credit – Courtesy of the Academy) Former Academy President Richard Kahn passed away Saturday, April 5, in Los Angeles, the Academy has announced in statement. He was 95.
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‘The Thing With Feathers’ Starring Benedict Cumberbatch Acquired by Briarcliff Entertainment
The Thing With Feathers (Briarcliff Entertainment) Briarcliff Entertainment has acquired The Thing With Feathers, the narrative feature film debut from writer-director Dylan Southern, starring Benedict Cumberbatch, alongside newcomers Richard Boxall and Henry Boxall. It is described as a bold, genre-bending adaptation of Max Porter’s acclaimed novella Grief Is the Thing With Feathers.
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Jay Duplass’ ‘The Baltimorons’ Headlines 12th Chicago Critics Film Festival Lineup
The Baltimorons by Jay Duplass (Jessie Cohen) The Chicago Film Critics Association (CFCA) announced the complete lineup, for the 12th annual Chicago Critics Film Festival, taking place May 2-8 at the city’s historic Music Box Theatre.
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Alex Russell’s Sundance Thriller ‘Lurker’ Set for Summer Release by Mubi
Lurker by Alex Russell (Mubi) Mubi will release Lurker, the psychological thriller and debut feature film from writer/director Alex Russell (The Bear, Beef), in North American theaters on August 22, 2025.
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Afolabi Olalekan’s ‘Freedom Way’ to Open 32nd New York African Film Festival Lineup
Freedom Way by Afolabi Olalekan (Bluhouse Studios) The 32nd edition of the New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) unveiled the lineup featuring more than 30 contemporary and classic films from Africa and its diaspora. This year’s theme, “Fluid Horizons: A Shifting Lens on a Hopeful World,” honors the resilience of African youth and the forebearers who paved the way for them.
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‘The Dark Money Game’ Trailer – Alex Gibney’s HBO Documentary Investigates the Shadowy World of Political Donations
The Dark Money Game (HBO | Screenshot) 15 years after the Supreme Court’s decision in the Citizen’s United case, Academy Award-winning filmmaker Alex Gibney (HBO’s “Wise Guy: David Chase and the Sopranos,” “The Crime of the Century”) examines the history and present-day influence of dark money in American politics in the HBO documentary The Dark Money Game.
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Mariska Hargitay Directs HBO Documentary ‘My Mom Jayne’
My Mom Jayne by Mariska Hargitay (Jean Nelson | 12/Alamy Stock Photo/Courtesy of HBO) Almost sixty years after her mother – actress Jayne Mansfield’s tragic death, Emmy and Golden Globe winning actress and filmmaker Mariska Hargitay makes her feature film directorial debut with the HBO Original documentary My Mom Jayne.
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28th Brooklyn Film Festival Titled ‘Pause’ to Run May 30-June 8
Brooklyn Film Festival (credit Lou Aguilar / Flickr) Brooklyn Film Festival (BFF) announced its 28th edition titled Pause taking place from May 30-June 8, in-person at Windmill Studios in Greenpoint. Additional screenings will be held on June 2 through June 5 at the Wythe Hotel Cinema in Williamsburg. BFF will also run online via the festival’s website from May 31-June 8 (24/7).
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Daniel Battsek Named President of Film at Lincoln Center
Daniel Battsek (courtesy FLC) Daniel Battsek has been appointed President of Film at Lincoln Center (FLC), the NYC organization dedicated to the art of cinema and home to the New York Film Festival. He assumes his new role starting May 1, 2025.
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Snapshot – ‘Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade’, ‘A Wu-Tang Experience’, ‘Finding Groovopolis’ Documentary Films Set Release Dates
Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade (Kaleidoscope Entertainment) ‘Borrowed Time: Lennon’s Last Decade’ Documentary Explores Final Decades of John Lennon’s Life
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Tom Cruise ‘Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning’ to Premiere at Cannes Film Festival
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (Paramount Pictures) Tom Cruise will celebrate the world premiere of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning at the 78th Cannes Film Festival.