Brady Corbet’s The Brutalist won the top prize, and the film’s only win, for Film of the Year at the 45th London Critics’ Circle Film Awards, with Nickel Boys, Conclave, and A Real Pain dominating with multiple wins for other awards.
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‘The Brutalist’, ‘Nickel Boys’, Conclave, ‘A Real Pain’ Lead 45th London Critics Film Awards Winners
Joe Alwyn, Guy Pearce, Stacy Martin, Adrien Brody, Felicity Jones, Raffey Cassidy in The Brutalist (Lol Crawley, A24)
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Sundance Film Festival Winners – Atropia , Seeds, ‘Cactus Pears’ and ‘Cutting Through Rocks’ Win Grand Jury Prizes
Atropia, Seeds (photo by Brittany Shyne), Sabar Bonda (Cactus Pears) (photo by Vikas Urs) (photo by Mohammad Reza Eyni) | Courtesy of Sundance Institute Atropia directed by Hailey Gates won the Grand Jury Prize in the U.S. Dramatic Competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival. Other Grand Jury prizes went to Seeds for U.S. Documentary Competition, Cactus Pears won for World Cinema Dramatic Competition, and Cutting Through Rocks won for World Cinema Documentary Competition. The NEXT Innovator Award was given to Zodiac Killer Project directed by Charlie Shackleton.
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Nia Long and Larenz Tate Named Ambassadors of 29th American Black Film Festival
Nia Long (NY Mag), Larenz Tate (Jonavennci Divad) Nia Long and Larenz Tate, stars of the 1997 iconic romantic drama Love Jones has reunited to serve as Ambassadors to the 29th annual American Black Film Festival (ABFF) taking place live in Miami Beach June 11-15, followed by an online segment June 16-23 on ABFF PLAY.
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Emmanuel Mouret’s ‘Three Friends’ to Open 30th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema at FLC in NYC Lineup
Three Friends directed by Emmanuel Mouret (Venice Film Festival) The 30th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, running March 6 to 16, 2025, at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City, unveiled a lineup of 23 films celebrating the range of French cinema.
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Demi Moore to be Celebrated at Santa Barbara Film Festival With Retrospective – The Substance, Indecent Proposal, Ghost
Demi Moore in The Substance (The Match Factory) Demi Moore will be celebrated at Santa Barbara International Film Festival with a retrospective of her acting career. The retrospective begins with a screening of Adrian Lyne’s Indecent Proposal followed by an exclusive in-person conversation and a screening of Coralie Fargeat’s Best Picture nominee The Substance. The festival will also host a FREE screening of Jerry Zucker’s Ghost.
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‘Riff Raff’ Trailer – Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson Star in Dark Comedy Film
Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Miles J. Harvey in Riff Raff (Courtesy of Roadside Attractions( Roadside Attractions debuted the official trailer for Riff Raff, the dark comedy film starring Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, with Pete Davidson, and Bill Murray.
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Catherine Gund’s ‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’ Documentary Follows Faith Ringgold’s Masterpiece from Rikers Island to Brooklyn Museum
Enid “Fay” Owens, Nancy Sicardo, and Mary Baxter with For the Women’s House in Paint Me a Road Out of Here (Aubin Pictures) Catherine Gund uncovers the whitewashed history of Faith Ringgold’s masterpiece “For the Women’s House” and follows its 50-year journey from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum in the documentary Paint Me a Road Out of Here.
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Sundance Short Film Winners: Theo Panagopoulos’ ‘The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing’ Wins Grand Jury Prize
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing by Theo Panagopoulos. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by National Library of Scotland The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, directed by Theo Panagopoulos took home the Grand Jury Prize in the short film competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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Beth Lane’s ‘UnBroken’ Documentary Chronicling Weber Siblings Escape from Nazi Germany Opens in Theaters | Trailer
New York Harbor May 20th 1946 – Bottom Right – Bela Weber (also known as Ginger Speigel Lane) ; Bottom Center – Judith Weber (also known as Amrit Lal) ; Bottom Left – Renee Weber (Dickers) ; Center Left Gertrude Weber (Chapman) ; Upper Left Alfons Weber ; Upper Center Senta Weber (Saulters) ; Upper Right Ruth Weber (Gilliana) Photo Courtesy of USHMM | UnBroken (courtesy Greenwich Entertainment) Filmmaker Beth Lane made her directorial debut with UnBroken, the documentary chronicling the Weber siblings who escaped Nazi Germany following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz.
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Waad Al-Kateab’s ‘Death Without Mercy’ Documentary on 2023 Turkey-Syrian Earthquake Sets Paramount Debut Date
Death Without Mercy (MTV Documentary Films) Coinciding with the second anniversary of the tragic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in 2023, claimed over 55,000 lives, the documentary Death Without Mercy directed by Syrian-born Academy Award® nominee Waad Al-Kateab (For Sama), debuts Thursday, February 6th, 2025, on Paramount+ with Showtime.
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Anora Wins Best Picture, Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress at 2024 Online Film Critics Awards
Mikey Madison in Anora (courtesy of Neon) Anora won Best Picture at the 2024 Online Film Critics Society Awards along with Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Original Screenplay
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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Trailer – Questlove Directs Documentary on Sly and the Family Stone Band
Sly Stone in SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Sundance Institute | photo by Stephen Paley) Hulu shared the official trailer for SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), the documentary film on Sly & The Family Stone, the funk band known for Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits such as Dance to the Music (1968), Everyday People (1968), and Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).