The Piano Lesson (2024)

Movies Released on Friday November 8 – From Malcolm Washington’s Drama ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Hugh Grant-Starring Horror ‘Heretic’

Amid the buzz of U.S. presidential election, a diverse lineup of new films is hitting theaters. Making his feature directorial debut, Malcolm Washington—son of Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington—presents The Piano Lesson, an adaptation of August Wilson’s Pullitzer Prize-winning 1987 play. Anthony Mackie stars in George Nolfi’s post-apocalyptic thriller Elevation. For martial arts fans, the period-piece film 100 Yards offers hard-hitting action. After his recent Oscar win, Cillian Murphy returns in the mystery Small Things Like These, set in a quiet Irish town. Hugh Grant stars in the new A24 horror film, Heretic, and Cannes-premiering director Andrea Arnold presents Bird, a coming-of-age story.

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‘All We Imagine as Light’ ‘Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat’ Win Top Jury Awards at Montclair Film Festival

Soundtrack to a Coup d’Etat (courtesy Kino Lorber)

All We Imagine as Light directed by Payal Kapadia snagged the jury’s Fiction Feature Prize at the 2024 Montclair Film Festival. Soundtrack to a Coup D’etat directed by Johan Gimonprez won the Bruce Sinofsky Award for Documentary Feature Competition.

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‘The Piano Lesson’ ‘Music by John Williams’ ‘Mistura’ Among Winners of 25th Newport Beach Film Festival Jury and Audience Awards

The Piano Lesson (David Lee/Netflix)

Malcolm Washington’s The Piano Lesson snagged the audience award for Best U.S. Narrative, and Music by John Williams directed by Laurent Bouzereauat won for Best U.S. Documentary at the 2024 Newport Beach Film Festival.

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Anora, ‘Nickel Boys’, ‘I Saw the TV Glow’ Lead 34th Gothams Award Nominations

Anora directed by Sean Baker (courtesy BFI LFF)

Anora leads the nominations for the 34th Gothams awards receiving nods for Best Feature, Best Director for Sean Baker, Outstanding Lead Performance for Mikey Madison and Outstanding Supporting Performance for Yura Borisov.

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27th SCAD Savannah Film Festival Unveils Full Lineup – ‘The Brutalist,’ ‘Anora’ and More

The Brutalist directed by Brady Corbet (A24)

The 27th SCAD Savannah Film Festival taking place from October 26 to November 2 will screen 162 films, including 123 narrative feature films, 31 documentary feature films, and 69 shorts, with 10 world premieres and six U.S. premieres.

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‘Anora’ and ‘Emilia Pérez’ Headline 37th Virginia Film Festival Lineup

Anora directed by Sean Baker (Neon)

The 37th edition of the Virginia Film Festival running from October 30 to November 3, 2024 in Charlottesville, Virginia, announced this year’s lineup of films including Oscar buzzed films Anora, Bird, Blitz, Emilia Pérez, The Fire Inside, The Last Showgirl, Memoir of a Snail, Nightbitch, Pavements, The Piano Lesson, A Real Pain, and The Room Next Door

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Bryan Cranston to Receive Lifetime Achievement Award at Santa Fe International Film Festival

Bryan Cranston (Zusha Goldin)

Award-winning actor Bryan Cranston, known for his iconic roles as Walter White in AMC’s crime drama Breaking Bad and Hal in Fox’s sitcom Malcolm in the Middle, will be honored with the Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2024 Santa Fe International Film Festival taking place from October 16-20 in Santa Fe, NM.

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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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‘Conclave’ to Open and ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Close 13th Montclair Film Festival

Conclave (Focus Features)

The 13th Montclair Film Festival, taking place October 18-27, in Montclair, New Jersey opens with Edward Berger’s Conclave, the psychological thriller following one of the world’s most secretive and ancient events – selecting the new Pope. Cardinal Lawrence (Ralph Fiennes) is tasked with running this covert process after the unexpected death of the beloved Pope. Once the Catholic Church’s most powerful leaders have gathered from around the world and are locked together in the Vatican halls, Lawrence uncovers a trail of deep secrets left in the dead Pope’s wake, secrets which could shake the foundations of the Church.

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Samuel L. Jackson and Cast of ‘The Piano Lesson’ to Receive Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute

Danielle Deadwyler, Samuel L. Jackson, John David Washington, and Ray Fisher in The Piano Lesson (Netflix)

Samuel L. Jackson and the cast of The Piano Lesson which includes John David Washington, Ray Fisher, Danielle Deadwyler, Michael Potts, Corey Hawkins, and Erykah Badu will receive the 2024 Gotham Awards Ensemble Tribute at the 34th Annual Gotham Awards Ceremony.

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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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51st Telluride Film Festival Unveils Lineup – Maria, Anora, Conclave, Emilia Pérez, The Piano Lesson and More

(Pamela Gentile)

Telluride Film Festival announced its official program selections of nearly sixty feature films, short films, and revival programs for the 51st edition taking place over Labor Day weekend from Friday, August 30 through Monday, September 2, 2024.

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