The North Texas Film Critics Association (NTFCA) voted “Nomadland” its best film of 2020 along with Best Director for Chloé Zhao, and Best Newcomer for Linda May.
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Nomadland and Minari Win Top North Texas Film Critics ‘Bests’ of 2020 Awards
Minari and Nomadland Win North Texas Film Critics ‘Bests’ of 2020 Awards
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EXTERMINATE ALL THE BRUTES, Filmmaker Raoul Peck’s Groundbreaking DocSeries Debuts in April on HBO
Exterminate All the Brutes Exterminate All The Brutes, by acclaimed filmmaker Raoul Peck (“I Am Not Your Negro,” HBO’s “Sometimes in April”), is a four-part series that pushes the boundaries of traditional documentary filmmaking, offering an expansive exploration of the exploitative and genocidal aspects of European colonialism, from America to Africa and its impact on society today.
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HONEYDEW Trailer – Indie Horror Film Starring Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr Opens in March
Honeydew starring Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr Dark Star Pictures released the official trailer for the horror thriller Honeydew starring Sawyer Spielberg, Malin Barr and Barbara Kingsley that was originally set to world premiere at Tribeca Film Festival but due to COVID19, debuted at Nightstream Film Festival. The film, the feature debut of Devereux Milburn opens in theaters on March 12, 2021, and on demand and digital on April 13, 2021.
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PRISONERS OF THE GHOSTLAND Starring Nicolas Cage and Nick Cassavete Acquired by RLJE Films
Nick Cassavetes and Nic Cage appears in Prisoners of the Ghostland by Sion Sono, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2021 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute. Ahead of its world premiere at this year’s Sundance Film Festival, RLJE Films acquired the US rights to the action/adventure film Prisoners of the Ghostland.
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THERE IS NO “I” IN THREESOME Trailer -HBO’s Open Relationship Documentary Debuts in February
There is no “I” in Threesome HBO Max released the trailer for the new documentary There is no “I” in Threesome world premiering this weekend during the Sundance Film Festival. The film begins streaming on Thursday, February 11.
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National Board of Review Announces 2020 Honorees -Da 5 Bloods Named Best Film, Spike Lee Wins Best Director
The National Board of Review today announced their 2020 honorees, with Da 5 Bloods earning Best Film and Best Director for Spike Lee, Best Actor for Riz Ahmed in Sound of Metal, and Best Actress for Carey Mulligan in Promising Young Woman.
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Jane Fonda to Receive Cecil B. deMille Award at Golden Globe Awards
Jane Fonda in “Grace and Frankie” Seven-time Golden Globe winner and 15-time nominee Jane Fonda will be honored with the coveted Cecil B. deMille Award at the 78th Annual Golden Globe Awards. The multi-faceted activist and actor of legendary films such as “Klute,” “Coming Home,” “9 to 5” and her most recent television work, “Grace & Frankie,” will accept the honor at the telecast airing on Sunday, February 28, from 5-8 p.m. PT/8-11 p.m. ET live on NBC.
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Locarno Film Festival Dedicates Retrospective to Director Alberto Lattuada
Alberto Lattuada The Retrospective of the 74th edition of the Locarno Film Festival ( August 4-14, 2021) curated by Roberto Turigliatto will be dedicated to director Alberto Lattuada, an often under-rated filmmaker whose productive and fascinating career traversed more than four decades of Italian cinema, from his 1943 debut Giacomo l’idealista (Giacomo the Idealist) to Una spina nel cuore (A Thorn in the Heart) in 1986. In the years immediately after the Second World War, the “formalist” Lattuada successfully joined the current of Neo-Realist filmmaking, but without renouncing the refined and cultivated manner of his original background, blending that style with a taste for genre and popular storytelling.
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NOMADLAND Named Best Film + Wins Top Online Film Critics Society Awards
NOMADLAND Nomadland directed by Chloé Zhao was named Best Picture of 2020 by Online Film Critics Society (OFCS), which is comprised of nearly 300 film critics from around the world. Nomadland also won for Best Director, Best Adapted Screenplay and Best Editing for Chloé Zhao; Best Actress for Frances McDormand and Best Cinematographer for Joshua James Richards.
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‘Never Rarely Sometimes Always’ and ‘Minari’ Lead 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards Nominations
Sidney Flanigan appears in Never Rarely Sometimes Always by Eliza Hittman. Never Rarely Sometimes Always leads the nominations for the 2021 Film Independent Spirit Awards with 7 nominations including Best Feature, Best Director for Eliza Hittman and Best Female Lead for Sidney Flanigan. Minari was close behind with 6 nominations including Best Feature, Best Director for Lee Isaac Chung and Best Male Lead for Steven Yeun. Other Best Feature nominees included First Cow, Ma Rainey’s Black Bottom, and Nomadland.
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Psychological Thriller REUNION Starring ‘The Walking Dead’ Julia Ormond Opens in Theaters + VOD/Digital in February
Reunion starring Julia Ormond The psychological thriller Reunion starring Julia Ormond (The Walking Dead: World Beyond, My Week with Marilyn) will open in theaters and digital/VOD on February 5th from Dark Sky Films.
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Kansas City Film Critics 2020 Awards – ‘Nomadland’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Tie for Best Film
‘Nomadland’ and ‘Promising Young Woman’ Tie for Best Film – Kansas City Film Critics 2020 Awards “Nomadland” by Chloé Zao and “Promising Young Woman” by Emerald Fennell tied for the top honor of Best Film at the Kansas City Film Critics Circle’s James Loutzenhiser Awards. “Nomadland” also received awards in the Best Director and Adapted Screenplay categories, while “Promising Young Woman” won Best Actress and Original Screenplay. They were the only films to win multiple awards.