27th Dances With Films: LA announced its Filmmaker Award winners with the Grand Jury Prize winners led by Michael Groom’s Between the Lights for Best Narrative Feature and Leon Lozano’s A Little Hope For Chicago for Best Documentary Feature.
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27th Dances With Films: LA Winners Led by ‘Between the Lights’ and ‘A Little Hope For Chicago’
Between the Lights directed by Michael Groom
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‘National Anthem’ and ‘Fragments of a Life Loved’ Win Top Jury Awards at Frameline 48th San Francisco LGBTQ+ Film Festival
(credit: Pat Mazzera) The 48th San Francisco International LGBTQ+ Film Festival (Frameline48) wrapped on Saturday, June 29 with director Brian J. Smith’s A House Is Not a Disco, the documentary feature about Fire Island Pines, the East Coast’s gay fantasyland preceded by the Festival’s annual Award Ceremony.
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Steve McQueen’s ‘Blitz’ Starring Saoirse Ronan to Open 68th BFI London Film Festival
Blitz (Courtesy of Apple) The World Premiere of Blitz, directed by Academy Award and BAFTA winner Steve McQueen will open the 68th BFI London Film Festival taking place October 9-20, 2024.
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‘Heaven Adores You’ – Elliott Smith Documentary Returns to Theaters on its 10th Anniversary | Trailer
Heaven Adores You (Mercury Studios / screenshot) With the film’s 10th anniversary coming up, Heaven Adores You, the 2014 documentary about the life and music of singer/songwriter Elliott Smith is returning to select theaters on what would have been the late singer’s 55th birthday.
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‘Clear Cut’ – Alec Baldwin, Tom Welling, and Clive Standen Star in Action Fueled Thriller Film | Trailer
Alec Baldwin in Clear Cut (Lionsgate) Lionsgate debuted the official trailer for Clear Cut, an action-fueled thriller by director Brian Skiba. The film stars Clive Standen, Jesse Metcalfe, Tom Welling, Stephen Dorff and Academy Award nominated actor Alec Baldwin.
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‘My Old Ass’ – Aubrey Plaza Stars as the Future Maisy Stella in Coming of Age Film | Trailer
My Old Ass (Photo Marni Grossman © Amazon Content Services LLC) After a successful directorial debut on ‘The Fallout‘, which won the Narrative Feature Grand Jury Award at the 2021 SXSW Film Festival, director Megan Park returns with her sophmore film, ‘My Old Ass‘. Amazon MGM Studios debuted the trailer of the film in which Maisy Stella stars as a teenager meeting her 39-year-old self portrayed by Aubrey Plaza.
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Films with Seth Rogen, Michael K. Williams, Nolan Gould Among 7th Indy Shorts Film Festival Lineup
Seth Rogen in Taking Care The Academy Award®-Qualifying Indy Shorts International Film Festival (Indy Shorts) returns to Indianapolis for its seventh edition, running July 23-28, 2024. The lineup includes titles featuring Seth Rogen, Michael K. Williams, Nolan Gould, Richard Kind and more.
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‘Longlegs’ – Maika Monroe and Nicholas Cage Star in Disturbing Horror Film | trailer
Maika Monroe in Longlegs (Photo courtesy of NEON) After gaining public attention from its interesting marketing campaign, the new horror/thriller film by director Oz Perkins also gained the approval of film critics with some stating that it’s the best horror film of 2024.
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‘The Last Breath’ – Divers are Terrorized by Great White Sharks in Thriller Film by Joachim Hedén
The Last Breath (RLJE Films / screenshot) RLJE Films revealed the official trailer for the new shark thriller film, ‘The Last Breath’ by award winning filmmaker Joachim Hedén (Breaking Surface).
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‘Faye’ – HBO Documentary Explores Life and Career of Hollywood Icon, Faye Dunaway | Trailer
Faye ( HBO / screenshot) In the new HBO documentary Faye, award winning director Laurent Bouzereau tells the story of Hollywood Icon, Faye Dunaway, star of multiple award winning films such as ‘Chinatown’, ‘Bonnie and Clyde’, and ‘Network’ (in which she won the Academy Award for Best Actress).
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‘War Game’ – Featuring Real Government Officials, Documentary Simulates a U.S. Political Coup | Trailer
War Game (Thorsten Thielow) With the upcoming U.S. election coming up, Submarine Deluxe debuted the official trailer for the new political documentary ‘War Game‘. The documentary film follows an unscripted role-play exercise played by a bipartisan group of US defense, intelligence, and elected policymakers spanning five presidential administrations.
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‘Quad Gods’ – HBO Documentary Tells Inspiring Story of World’s First Fully Quadriplegic E-Sports Team | Trailer
Quad Gods (HBO) HBO revealed the official trailer for ‘Quad Gods’, a documentary following the world’s first all-quadriplegic e-sports team as they navigate New York City, confront ableism, and pursue their dreams to compete as athletes.