The 30th edition of Rendez-Vous with French Cinema, running March 6 to 16, 2025, at Film at Lincoln Center in New York City, unveiled a lineup of 23 films celebrating the range of French cinema.
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Emmanuel Mouret’s ‘Three Friends’ to Open 30th Rendez-Vous with French Cinema at FLC in NYC Lineup
Three Friends directed by Emmanuel Mouret (Venice Film Festival)
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Demi Moore to be Celebrated at Santa Barbara Film Festival With Retrospective – The Substance, Indecent Proposal, Ghost
Demi Moore in The Substance (The Match Factory) Demi Moore will be celebrated at Santa Barbara International Film Festival with a retrospective of her acting career. The retrospective begins with a screening of Adrian Lyne’s Indecent Proposal followed by an exclusive in-person conversation and a screening of Coralie Fargeat’s Best Picture nominee The Substance. The festival will also host a FREE screening of Jerry Zucker’s Ghost.
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‘Riff Raff’ Trailer – Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson Star in Dark Comedy Film
Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, Pete Davidson, Miles J. Harvey in Riff Raff (Courtesy of Roadside Attractions( Roadside Attractions debuted the official trailer for Riff Raff, the dark comedy film starring Jennifer Coolidge, Ed Harris, Gabrielle Union, with Pete Davidson, and Bill Murray.
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Catherine Gund’s ‘Paint Me a Road Out of Here’ Documentary Follows Faith Ringgold’s Masterpiece from Rikers Island to Brooklyn Museum
Enid “Fay” Owens, Nancy Sicardo, and Mary Baxter with For the Women’s House in Paint Me a Road Out of Here (Aubin Pictures) Catherine Gund uncovers the whitewashed history of Faith Ringgold’s masterpiece “For the Women’s House” and follows its 50-year journey from Rikers Island to the Brooklyn Museum in the documentary Paint Me a Road Out of Here.
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Sundance Short Film Winners: Theo Panagopoulos’ ‘The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing’ Wins Grand Jury Prize
The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing by Theo Panagopoulos. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by National Library of Scotland The Flowers Stand Silently, Witnessing, directed by Theo Panagopoulos took home the Grand Jury Prize in the short film competition at the 2025 Sundance Film Festival.
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Beth Lane’s ‘UnBroken’ Documentary Chronicling Weber Siblings Escape from Nazi Germany Opens in Theaters | Trailer
New York Harbor May 20th 1946 – Bottom Right – Bela Weber (also known as Ginger Speigel Lane) ; Bottom Center – Judith Weber (also known as Amrit Lal) ; Bottom Left – Renee Weber (Dickers) ; Center Left Gertrude Weber (Chapman) ; Upper Left Alfons Weber ; Upper Center Senta Weber (Saulters) ; Upper Right Ruth Weber (Gilliana) Photo Courtesy of USHMM | UnBroken (courtesy Greenwich Entertainment) Filmmaker Beth Lane made her directorial debut with UnBroken, the documentary chronicling the Weber siblings who escaped Nazi Germany following their mother’s incarceration and murder at Auschwitz.
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Waad Al-Kateab’s ‘Death Without Mercy’ Documentary on 2023 Turkey-Syrian Earthquake Sets Paramount Debut Date
Death Without Mercy (MTV Documentary Films) Coinciding with the second anniversary of the tragic earthquake that struck Turkey and Syria in 2023, claimed over 55,000 lives, the documentary Death Without Mercy directed by Syrian-born Academy Award® nominee Waad Al-Kateab (For Sama), debuts Thursday, February 6th, 2025, on Paramount+ with Showtime.
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Anora Wins Best Picture, Mikey Madison Wins Best Actress at 2024 Online Film Critics Awards
Mikey Madison in Anora (courtesy of Neon) Anora won Best Picture at the 2024 Online Film Critics Society Awards along with Best Actress for Mikey Madison and Best Original Screenplay
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SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) Trailer – Questlove Directs Documentary on Sly and the Family Stone Band
Sly Stone in SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius) by Ahmir “Questlove” Thompson (Sundance Institute | photo by Stephen Paley) Hulu shared the official trailer for SLY LIVES! (aka The Burden of Black Genius), the documentary film on Sly & The Family Stone, the funk band known for Top 10 Billboard Hot 100 hits such as Dance to the Music (1968), Everyday People (1968), and Thank You (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin).
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Andrew Ahn’s ‘The Wedding Banquet’ Starrin Bowen Yang, Lily Gladstone to Open BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival
Kelly Marie Tran, Lily Gladstone, Han Gi-Chan and Bowen Yang in The Wedding Banquet (Luka Cyprian, Bleecker Street) Following the world premiere at Sundance Film Festival, Andrew Ahn’s dramedy The Wedding Banquet makes its International Premiere as the Opening Night Gala film of the 39th BFI Flare: London LGBTQIA+ Film Festival taking place March 19th – 30th, 2025.
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Dune: Part Two, The Substance, Challengers Lead 2024 Denver Film Critics Society Awards Winners
Dune: Part Two, The Substance, Challengers (Warner Bros. Pictures, Mubi, MGM) Dune: Part Two took home four awards including the top honor of Best Film at the Denver Film Critics Society awards.
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Rob Tregenza’s World War II Drama ‘The Fishing Place’ Sets US Release Date | Trailer | Photos
Ellen Dorrit Petersen in The Fishing Place (Cinema Parallel) Rob Tregenza’s The Fishing Place will have its North American theatrical premiere at MoMA in New York City on February 6, and will open at Laemmle Theaters in Los Angeles on March 7th. Other cities will follow. Director Rob Tregenza in person on February 6 after the 6:30pm screening at MoMA.