For its 22nd edition, Tallgrass Film Festival hosts more than 129 films in downtown Wichita from October 24-27, 2024.
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‘Luther: Never Too Much’ and ‘Bob Trevino Likes It’ Headline 22nd Tallgrass Film Festival Lineup
Luther: Never Too Much | (photo by Matthew Rolston)
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Pamela Anderson to Receive Golden Eye Award + Premiere ‘The Last Showgirl’ at Zurich Film Festival
Pamela Anderson (Norman Wong) Pamela Anderson will be honored with a Golden Eye Award at the 20th Zurich Film Festival, for her versatile career and her role in the film The Last Showgirl as Shelley, a 50-year-old showgirl who discovers her long-running show in coming to a close.
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2024 Prague Independent Film Festival Awards – David Larson’s ‘Stampila’ Wins Best Feature Film
Stampila directed by David Larson Prague Independent Film Festival (PIFF) honored its 2024 winners, with American film director David Larson’s “Stampila”, a political thriller about a woman’s daring attempt to overthrow a corrupt Moldovan oligarch, winning the Best Feature Film award.
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Jason Buxton’s ‘Sharp Corner’ Takes Top Awards at 44th Atlantic International Film Festival
Sharp Corner directed by Jason Buxton (courtesy of Elevation) The 44th edition of the Atlantic International Film Festival (AIFF) in Halifax, Nova Scotia announced its 2024 award winners. Sharp Corner won the Gordon Parsons Award for Best Atlantic Feature along with DGC Award for Best Atlantic Director for director Jason Buxton. In the thriller film based on the short story by Russell Wangersky, Ben Foster stars as Josh McCall, a man who becomes obsessed with saving car accident victims at the sharp road corner near his home.
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‘It’s What’s Inside’ – Pre-Wedding Party Turns into Body-Swapping Fiasco in Greg Jardin’s Sci-Fi Thriller | Trailer
It’s What’s Inside directed by Greg Jardin (Netflix) Debuting at the Sundance Film Festival earlier this year, ‘It’s What’s Inside’ was bought by Netflix in the festival’s biggest acquisition this year. The feature film directorial debut of Greg Jardin is described as a “sci-fi thriller with jokes” by Jardin himself. It follows a group of people celebrating a pre-wedding party that took a darker turn after they decided to play a mind-bending game brought by one of their friends. The film also screened at the 2024 SXSW Festival.
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‘The Fire Inside’ – Ryan Destiny and Brian Tyree Henry Star in Boxer Claressa “T-Rex” Shields Biopic Film | Trailer
Ryan Destiny as Claressa Shields and Brian Tyree Henry as Jason Crutchfield in director Rachel Morrison’s The Fire Inside. (Sabrina Lantos | Amazon MGM Studios) Written by Oscar-winning director of ‘Moonlight,’ Barry Jenkins and directed by Oscar-nominated cinematographer of ‘Mudbound,’ Rachel Morrison, ‘The Fire Inside’ is a biographical drama film on two-time Olympic boxing gold medalist Claressa “T-Rex” Shields’ journey to fight in the Olympics. The film stars Ryan Destiny in its leading role of Shields.
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‘Conclave’ Opens 15th Twin Cities Film Fest Lineup of 140+ Films
Conclave (Focus Features) For its 15th year, the Twin Cities Film Fest in Minnesota released its 2024 film slate of more than 140 movies set to screen October 17-26, 2024. More than 70 films will also simultaneously stream online via the TCFF STREAMS platform.
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‘Your Monster’ – Melissa Barerra and Tomy Dewey Star in Modern Day Beauty and The Beast Romantic Comedy Film | Trailer
Melissa Barrera, Tommy Dewey in Your Monster by Caroline Lindy (screenshot / Vertical) In a modern day tale of ‘Beauty and The Beast,’ Caroline Lindy’s feature film directorial debut ‘Your Monster’ tells a charming story of an actor who finds a connection with an unlikely monster who suddenly appears in her life after a break-up. The film stars Melissa Barreara and Tommy Dewey in its two leading role.
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First Look – Clip at ‘Takin’ Care of Business’ Documentary Portrait of Rock and Roll Icon Randy Bachman
Takin’ Care of Business by Tyler Measom World premiering at the 2024 Toronto International Film Festival, ‘Takin’ Care of Business’ is a documentary on Canadian rock legend Randy Bachman as he tells the story of his rise to prominence and his search for his special old guitar that got stolen. The documentary is directed by award-winning director Tyler Measom (An Honest Liar, Murder Among the Mormons).
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Daaaaaalí! – Anaïs Demoustier Interviews Artist Salvador Dalí in Quentin Dupieux’s Bizzare Comedy Film | Trailer
Daaaaaalí (Music Box Films) Quentin Dupieux’s (Rubber, Deerskin) bizzare comedy ‘Daaaaaalí’ tells the story of a journalist’s struggle to interview renowned Spanish artist Salvador Dalí. The surrealist comedy world premiered at the 80th edition of Venice Film Festival in 2023, and went on to screen at other film festivals including the 2023 BFI London Film Festival and the 2024 Barcelona-Sant Jordi International Film Festival where it won the critics award.
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‘The Life of Chuck’, ‘The Substance’ and ‘Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal’ Win TIFF People’s Choice Awards at Toronto Film Festival
The Life of Chuck (Courtesy of TIFF) Mike Flanagan’s The Life of Chuck wins the People’s Choice Award at the 49th Toronto International Film Festival which officially wrapped today with its annual awards. The People’s Choice Documentary Award went to The Tragically Hip: No Dress Rehearsal directed by Mike Downie; and the People’s Choice Midnight Madness Award went to The Substance, directed by Coralie Fargeat.
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‘Dahomey’ – Stolen Artifacts Tell Their Story in Mati Diop’s Golden Bear-winning Documentary | Trailer
Dahomey by Mati Diop (screenshot / Mubi) After winning the Grand Prix at the 2019 Cannes Film Festival for ‘Atlantics,’ director Mati Diop’s second feature film ‘Dahomey,’ is a documentary blending reality and fiction telling the story of 26 historical treasures from The Kingdom of Dahomey being returned to its home country after they were taken during the French colonial period. The film features narration for the artifacts, as they tell their stories of being taken and returned.