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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Anora Wins Best Picture, Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress at 2024 Online Film Critics Awards
Mikey Madison in Anora (courtesy of Neon)
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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).
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Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Starrin Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone to Open BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in The Wedding Banquet (Luka Cyprian, Bleecker Street) Following the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Andrew Ahn’s dramedy The Wedding Banquet makes its International Premiere as the Opening Night Gala film of the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19th – 30th, 2025.
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Dune: Part Two, The Substance, Challengers Lead 2024 Denver Film Critics Society Awards Winners
Dune: Part Two, The Substance, Challengers (Warner Bros. Pictures, Mubi, MGM) Dune: Part Two took home four awards including the top honor of Best Film at the Denver Film Critics Society awards.
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Rob Tregenza’s World War II Drama ‘The Fishing Place’ Sets US Release Date | Trailer | Photos
Ellen Dorrit Petersen in The Fishing Place (Cinema Parallel) Rob Tregenza’s The Fishing Place will have its North American theatrical premiere at MoMA in New York City on February 6, and will open at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles on March 7th. Other cities will follow. Director Rob Tregenza in person on February 6 after the 6:30pm screening at MoMA.
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‘Art And Life: The Story of Jim Phillips’ Documentary Explores Iconic Surf Artist | Trailer
Art And Life: The Story of Jim Phillips (Monkey Wrench Films) Directed by John Makens (Water to Wine, Red Bull: The Gamebreaker”) the pop culture documentary Art And Life: The Story of Jim Phillips chronicles the life of the artist behind skateboarding and rock culture art.
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‘Debaters’ Trailer – Alex Heller’s Comedy Short Film Premieres at Sundance
Debaters directed by Alex Heller (Dagmar Weaver-Madsen | fullspectrumfeatures) Directed by Alex Heller (The Year Between) following her feature film directorial debut, Debaters is a comedy short film telling the story of high school debaters and their unqualified adult judges played by Succession’s J. Smith-Cameron and Oscar-winning director Kenneth Lonergan. The film is set to have its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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Kahlil Joseph’s ‘BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions’ to Premiere at Sundance After Being Pulled in Dispute with Producer (Updated)
Funmilayo Akechuwku in BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions (Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Jac Martinez / BLKNWS™) Update (January 25, 2025): BLKNWS: Terms & Conditions may make its world premiere at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival, after James Shani’s Rich Spirit acquired the film by buying Participant Media out of all rights, with hopes of selling the film to a new distributor, reports Variety.
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‘April’ First Look Clip – Dea Kulumbegashvili’s Georgian Abortion Drama Opens in Theaters Following Sundance Bow
April directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili Here is a clip from April (Aprili), the award-winning Georgian drama film directed by Dea Kulumbegashvili, starring Ia Sukhitashvili as Nina, an obstetrician in rural Georgia who helps patients seeking abortions despite legal prohibition.
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‘The Takedown: American Aryans’ Trailer – Neil Rawles’ Documentary Goes Inside the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas
The Takedown: American Aryans (Screenshot/Max) Max shared the official trailer for The Takedown: American Aryans the four-part documentary series that takes viewers inside the cult-like world of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas from the late 2000s to the present day
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‘Rains Over Babel’ Teaser Clip – Gala del Sol’s Queer Colombian Drama Premieres at Sundance
Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel) (Cinema Tropical) Ahead of the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, here is the first look – clip for Rains Over Babel (Llueve sobre Babel), the debut feature by writer-director Gala del Sol. Rains Over Babel will premiere in the Next Competition on Sunday, January 26, 2025.
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Emilia Pérez Leads Nominations for 97th Oscars
Zoe Saldaña and Karla Sofía Gascón in Emilia Pérez directed by Jacques Audiard (Netflix) Emilia Pérez leads the nominations for the 97th Oscars with 13 nominations including Best Motion Picture of the Year, Best international feature film (France), Karla Sofía Gascón – best actress, Zoe Saldaña – supporting actress.