A Real Pain (2024)

38th AFI FEST to Showcase Lineup of 158 Films

Christmas Eve in Miller’s Point directed by Tyler Taormina

This year’s 38th AFI FEST taking place in Los Angeles from October 23 to October 27 rounds out the slate of already announced titles with a full lineup of 158 films including September 5 directed by Tim Fehlbaum, All We Imagine As Light directed by Payal Kapadia, The Luckiest Man In America directed by Samir Oliveros (AFI Class of 2019), Zurawski V Texas from executive producers Hillary Clinton, Chelsea Clinton and Jennifer Lawrence and directors Maisie Crow and Abbie Perrault, and Oh, Canada directed by Paul Schrader (AFI Class of 1969).

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11th Miami Film Festival GEMS Unveils Lineup, Opens with ‘The Room Next Door’

The Room Next Door (El-Deseo | Iglesias Mas)

The 11th Miami Film Festival GEMS set to take place from October 30 to November 3, 2024, will feature 30 films from over 15 countries, kicking off with The Room Next Door, including three Centerpiece screenings of Emilia Pérez, Maria, and The Brutalist, and wrapping up with A Real Pain.

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Santa Fe International Film Festival 2024 Unveils Lineup with Steve McQueen’s Blitz as Centerpiece Gala

Saoirse Ronan, Elliott Heffernan and Paul Weller in “Blitz” by Steve McQueen (Apple TV+)

The 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival running from October 16-20, has unveiled its its full lineup of 184 films including 42 narrative features, 24 documentaries, and 118 short films.

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‘A Real Pain’ – Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin are Cousins on a Road Trip to Poland in Anxious Comedy Film | Trailer

Jesse Eisenberg and Kieran Culkin in A Real Pain (Searchlight Pictures)

Marking the second feature film from actor turned director Jesse Eisenberg, ‘A Real Pain’ is a comedy/drama film led by Eisenberg himself and Kieran Culkin (Succession, Scott Pilgrim vs. the World). The film follows the pair as they embark on a holocaust tour in Poland to honor to honor their grandmother.

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60th Chicago Film Festival Lineup Headlined by ‘The Piano Lesson’ ‘Nightbitch’ ‘Here’

Tom Hanks and Robin Wright star in Here directed by Robert Zemeckis

The 60th Chicago International Film Festival unveiled the full program lineup including 122 feature films and 71 shorts from more than 60 countries around the world.

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World Premiere of Stephen King’s ‘Salem’s Lot’ to Open 12th Beyond Fest in LA Lineup

Salem’s Lot by Gary Dauberman (screenshot / Max)

Beyond Fest, the huge genre film festival in Los Angeles, California, returns for its 12th edition from September 25th – October 9th with a slate comprising 82 feature films.

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‘A Real Pain,’ ‘Small Things Like These,’ ‘Emilia Pérez’ Headline 33rd Heartland Film Festival Lineup

Emilia Pérez (Saint-Laurent Productions /Netflix)

The 33rd Heartland International Film Festival (HIFF) taking place October 10-20 in Indianapolis, Indiana, will showcase more than 110 feature films under theme “Expand Your Universe.”

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68th BFI London Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Anora, The Apprentice, Conclave and More

Anora directed by Sean Baker (courtesy BFI LFF)

The 68th BFI London Film Festival (LFF), taking place over twelve days from October 9 – 20, 2024, announced the full program line-up of Galas, Special Presentations and Official Competition titles.

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‘Nightbitch’ to Close, ‘A Real Pain’ and ‘We Live in Time’ are Spotlight Films of 32nd Hamptons Film Festival

Amy Adams in Nightbitch. Photo by Anne Marie Fox. Courtesy of Searchlight Pictures.

Marielle Heller’s Nightbitch has its East Coast premiere as the Closing Night film of the 32nd annual Hamptons International Film Festival with Jesse Eisenberg’s A Real Pain and the US Premiere of John Crowley’s We Live in Time as Spotlight presentations. We Live in Time lead Andrew Garfield will also participate in an “A Conversation With…” event at the festival.

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Elton John Documentary, Pablo Larraín’s ‘Maria’ with Angelina Jolie and More Among 62nd New York Film Festival Spotlight

Images: Maria, A Real Pain, Emilia Pérez

Literary adaptations, portraits of musical artists, Cannes award winners, works dealing with political and historical realities, and the final film of Jean-Luc Godard plus more comprise the Spotlight films of the 62nd New York Film Festival taking place September 27 – October 14, 2024.

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Sundance Awards – ‘In The Summers,’ ‘Porcelain War,’ Sujo Win Grand Jury Prizes

In The Summers by Alessandra Lacorazza. Courtesy of Sundance Institute.

In The Summers directed by Alessandra Lacorazza won the U.S. Grand Jury Prize: Dramatic at the 2024 Sundance Film Festival. In the film two sisters navigate their loving but volatile father during their yearly summer visits to his home in Las Cruces, New Mexico.

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2024 Sundance Film Festival Unveils Feature Films, Episodic, and New Frontier Lineup

The American Society of Magical Negroes (courtesy Sundance Film Festival)

The 2024 Sundance Film Festival announced the 82 films, eight episodic titles, and a New Frontier interactive experience selected the 40th edition of the Festival taking place January 18–28, 2024, in person in Park City and Salt Lake City, with a selection of titles available online nationwide from January 25–28, 2024.

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