Detailing an incredible true story involving gangsters, strippers, and live bears serving beer on a hockey rink, Red Penguins tells the wild forgotten true story of capitalism and opportunism run amok in 1990s Moscow.
Red Penguins (2019)
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Gabe Polsky’s ‘Red Penguins’ Gets August 4th Release Date
Three Red Penguins fans show off their march at the Ice Palace c.1994. Credit: Red Penguins Doc LLC
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Santa Barbara International Film Festival 2020 Announces Lineup
A Bump Along the Way directed by Shelly Love The Santa Barbara International Film Festival announced the lineup of over 200 movies including 47 world premieres and 71 U.S. premieres, for its 35th edition, which will take place from January 15 to 25, 2020. Kicking off the festival is opening night film – the U.S. premiere of Shelly Love’s A Bump Along the Way, a female-led, feel-good comedy drama set in Derry, Northern Ireland, about a middle-aged woman whose unexpected pregnancy after a one-night stand acts as the catalyst for her to finally take control of her life.
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2019 DOC NYC Unveils Record Lineup of Over 300 Films, Opens with ONCE WERE BROTHERS
Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band, Daniel Roher DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, announced the full lineup for its expanded tenth anniversary edition, running November 6-15 at the IFC Center in Greenwich Village and Chelsea’s SVA Theatre and Cinépolis Chelsea. The 2019 festival includes 136 feature-length documentaries among over 300 films and events overall, making this landmark year DOC NYC’s biggest edition yet.
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JUST MERCY and KNIVES OUT Bookend 28th Philadelphia Film Festival Lineup
JUST MERCY Starring Michael B. Jordan, Jamie Foxx Destin Daniel Cretton’s JUST MERCY will open the 28th Philadelphia Film Festival on October 17. This heartrending and inspirational film tells the story of author and social justice activist, Bryan Stevenson, played by acclaimed actor Michael B. Jordan of FRUITVALE STATION, CREED, and BLACK PANTHER fame. Additional Opening Night titles include PARASITE, opening Masters of Cinema; CUNNINGHAM, opening Spotlights; COME AS YOU ARE, opening Made in the USA; BIKRAM: YOGI, GURU, opening Non/Fiction; and THE LODGE opening After Hours.