It Started As a Joke (2019)

  • Virginia Film Festival Announces 2019 Lineup – Harriet, Just Mercy, Western Stars, The Two Popes

    Western Stars by Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen
    Western Stars by Thom Zimny, Bruce Springsteen

    The 32nd Annual Virginia Film Festival will feature more than 150 films, including independent films along with hotly anticipated titles including  Harriet, Just Mercy, Western Stars, Jojo Rabbit, Marriage Story, The Two Popes, The Report, Clemency, and Portrait Of A Lady On Fire. This year’s lineup also includes award-winning actor, writer, and director Ethan Hawke, noted actor Ann Dowd, international bestselling author John Grisham, actor Dennis Christopher, acclaimed filmmaker Wanuri Kahiu – plus more than 100 filmmakers in all.

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  • IFFBoston 2019 Announces Lineup, LUCE Starring Tim Roth and Naomi Watts to Open Fest

    Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Naomi Watts in Luce (Photo by Larkin Seiple)
    Tim Roth, Kelvin Harrison Jr., and Naomi Watts in Luce (Photo by Larkin Seiple)

    LUCE directed by Julius Onah, will open the 17th IFFBoston on Wednesday, April 24 at the Somerville Theatre in Davis Square. A married couple (Naomi Watts & Tim Roth) is forced to reckon with their idealized image of their son, adopted from war-torn Eritrea, after an alarming discovery by a devoted high school teacher (Octavia Spencer) threatens his status as an all-star student.

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  • SXSW Film Festival Announces 2019 Feature Films and Episodic Premieres Lineup

    Why Can't I Be Me? Around You
    Why Can’t I Be Me? Around You

    South by Southwest® (SXSW®) Conference and Festivals announced the features and episodic premieres lineup for the 26th edition of the Film Festival, running March 8-17, 2019 in Austin, Texas.

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