Maggie Griffin, the mother of comedian Kathy Griffin who was featured in the documentary Kathy Griffin: A Hell of a Story, has died at age 99.
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Coronavirus Forces Film Festivals Cancellations and Postponements (LIST)
American Black Film Festival, Ankara International Film Festival, Annapolis Film Festival, Ashland Independent Film Festival, Belfast Film Festival, Berkshire International Film Festival, Bermuda International Film Festival (BIFF), BFI Flare: London LGBT Film Festival, Bosnian- Herzegovinian Film Festival (BHFF), Calgary Underground Film Festival (CUFF), Cine Las Americas International Film Festival, Cinemalaya Independent Film Festival, Cinetopia International Film Festival, CPH:DOX – Copenhagen International Documentary Film Festival, Doc Edge International Documentary Film Festival, Ebertfest, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Filmfest Dresden International Short Film Festival, Florida Film Festival, Frameline (San Francisco International LGBT Film Festival), Garden State Film Festival, Glasgow Short Film Festival, Greenpoint Film Festival, Hot Docs, Indian Film Festival of Los Angeles, Inside Out Toronto 2SLGBTQ+ Film Festival, Istanbul Film Festival, Krakow Film Festival, Los Angeles Asian Pacific Film Festival, Maine Jewish Film Festival, Mammoth Lakes Film Festival, Maryland International Film Festival-Hagerstown, Minneapolis/St. Paul International Film Festival, Moscow International Film Festival, Mountainfilm in Telluride, New York City Independent Film Festival, New Zealand Mountain Film & Book Festival, Newport Beach Film Festival, Philadelphia Film Festival, Popcorn Frights Film Festival, Provincetown International Film Festival, Queens World Film Festival (QWFF), Revelation Perth International Film Festival, Richmond International Film Festival, RiverRun International Film Festival, San Francisco International Film Festival, San Luis Obispo International Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Sebastopol Documentary Film Festival, Sidewalk Film Festival, Sonoma International Film Festival, Stuttgart International Festival of Animated Film (ITFS), Sun Valley Film Festival, Sydney Film Festival, Valletta Film Festival (VFF), Vilnius International Film Festival (Vilnius IFF) “Kino Pavasaris”, Wisconsin Film Festival, Worldfest Houston International Film Festival
San Francisco International Film Festival The coronavirus, (COVID-19) pandemic is having a devastating impact on film festivals with many postponing or cancelling outright. Major festivals such as San Francisco International Film Festival and RiverRun International Film Festival have canceled, while others such as Richmond International Film Festival and Florida Film Festival have been postponed until the Summer or Fall.
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Watch Trailer for TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG Starring Russell Crowe
True History of the Kelly Gang IFC Films released the trailer for the film True History of the Kelly Gang on the infamous 19th-century Australian outlaw Ned Kelly, starring Russell Crowe and Nicholas Hoult, which world premiered at Toronto International Film Festival 2019.
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Release of KOKO-DI KOKO-DA and THE CLIMB Postponed, Theaters Close Due to Coronavirus
Left to Right: Kyle Marvin as Kyle, Michael Angelo Covino as Mike in The Climb directed by Michael Angelo Covino and Kyle Marvin (Photo by Zach Kuperstein. Courtesy Sony Pictures Classics.) Due to the shutdown of NY and LA theaters as a result of the coronavirus pandemic, the release date for THE CLIMB and KOKO-DI KOKO-DA has been postponed.
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MILES DAVIS: BIRTH OF THE COOL Documentary Sets April 10 DVD/Digital Release Date
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool Following a successful theatrical run, grossing over $1 million at the box office, Miles Davis: Birth Of The Cool – produced by Firelight Films for Eagle Rock Entertainment and American Masters Pictures in association with BBC Music – will be released as a Blu-ray+DVD and 2DVD with bonus Montreux concert footage and a 16-page hardcover book, as well as digital formats on April 10.
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Watch Trailer for 1BR, Horror Film Starring Nicole Brydon Bloom
1BR directed by David Marmor Dark Sky Films released the trailer for the horror film 1BR which was set to open in theaters and on digital platforms on April 24th. Due to the current coronavirus pandemic, the April 24th in-theater date is likely to be cancelled but the digital release date will remain as scheduled.
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SXSW Film Festival Will Still Hand Out Jury Awards
SXSW Film Festival The SXSW Film Festival which canceled this year’s 2020 edition due to concerns over the global coronavirus pandemic, announced that the festival will still hand out film awards.
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19 New Documentaries Coming to Netflix – CRIP CAMP, CIRCUS OF BOOKS
CIRCUS OF BOOKS directed by Rachel Mason Whether you like tales of social justice, natural history, close-ups of heroes who were ahead of their time, true crime, or something that’s #strangerthanfiction – Netflix released the lineup of documentary films coming to the streaming network.
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Tribeca Film Festival Postpones 2020 Edition
After Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo of New York announced restrictions on public gatherings of more than 500 people in a new effort to fight the coronavirus outbreak of the 19th Tribeca Film Festival scheduled for April 15-26, has been postponed until further notice.
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Watch Trailer for CRIP CAMP, Sundance Audience Winning Documentary on Disability Civil Rights
Crip Camp by Nicole Newnham and Jim LeBrecht, an official selection of the U.S. Documentary Competition at the 2020 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Steve Honigsbaum Netflix released the first official trailer for the documentary Crip Camp, which won the Audience Award for U.S. Documentary at this year’s 2020 Sundance Film Festival.
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Coronavirus Updates: SOMA, TCM CLASSIC Film Festivals Cancelled, Miami Cancels Public Screening, Montclair, Oxford, New Directors/New Films Postponed
Maine Jewish Film Festival, Miami Film Festival, Montclair Film Festival, New Directors/New Films Film Festival, Oxford Film Festival, TCM Classic Film Festival
Miami Film Festival The day after President Donald Trump delivered a speech from the Oval Office, and actor Tom Hanks along with his Rita Wilson revealed that they have been diagnosed with coronavirus the seriousness of the global outbreak is continuing to cause the film industry to cancel many upcoming events.
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Cleveland and Full Frame Documentary Film Festivals Cancelled, Jeonju Postponed, Due to Coronavirus
Cleveland International Film Festival (CIFF), Full Frame Documentary Film Festival, Jeonju International Film Festival, Panama International Film Festival, Watsonville Film Festival
The World Health Organization on Wednesday declared the coronavirus outbreak to be a pandemic and more film festivals including Cleveland and Full Frame Documentary film festivals have decided to postpone or outright cancel this year’s edition.