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Cate Blanchett to Receive Outstanding Performer of the Year Award for TÁR at Santa Barbara Film Festival
Tár starring Cate Blanchett Cate Blanchett will receive the Outstanding Performer of the Year Award at the 38th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival for her critically acclaimed portrayal of Lydia Tár in Todd Feld’s TÁR. Setting a historic record, this is the second time Blanchett will be feted at the festival as the Outstanding Performer of the Year. In 2014, she received the honor for her role as Jasmine French in Blue Jasmine, for which she also won the Oscar for Best Actress. In 2008, she was crowned the Modern Master Award for her role as Queen Elizabeth in Elizabeth: The Golden Age and as Bob Dylan in I’m Not There.
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QUEEN OF THE DEUCE Trailer: Documentary on Times Square Porn Cinema Doyenne Chelly Wilson at DOC NYC
Queen of the Deuce directed by Valerie Kontakos Directed by Valerie Kontakos, the documentary Queen of the Deuce tells the story of Chelly Wilson, entrepreneur, and Holocaust escapist who built an empire in the Times Square pornography circuit in the 1970s. The film world premieres at DOC NYC on November 11, 2022.
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HIGH HEAT Trailer: Don Johnson and Olga Kurylenko Star in the Action Thriller
Don Johnson in High Heat directed by Zach Golden [Saban Films | screenshot via Youtube] Saban Films unveiled the official trailer for High Heat, the action thriller starring Don Johnson (Knives Out) and Olga Kurylenko (Quantum of Solace).
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THE ALMOND AND THE SEAHORSE Trailer: Rebel Wilson, Charlotte Gainsbourg Star in the Moving Drama
The Almond and the Seahorse [ IFC Films | screenshot via Youtube] IFC Films revealed the official trailer for The Almond and the Seahorse, the poignant, and moving drama, based on the play by Kaite O’Reilly, starring Rebel Wilson, Celyn Jones, Charlotte Gainsbourg, Meera Syal, and Trine Dyrholm. In the film, Rebel Wilson stars as an archaeologist and Charlotte Gainsbourg as an architect fighting to re-imagine a future after a traumatic brain injury leaves them adrift from the people they love.
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Empire of Light to Open 2022 Coronado Island Film Festival Impressive Lineup of Films
Empire of Light by Sam Mendes | Searchlight Pictures The Coronado Island Film Festival taking place November 10-13, 2022 in the seaside village of Coronado, California, opens this week with Sam Mendes’ Empire of Light as the Opening Night selection, Elegance Bratton’s The Inspection is the Centerpiece selection, and Maria Schrader’s She Said taking the Closing Night spot, along with CIFF’s traditional screening of Billy Wilder’s classic Some Like it Hot.
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Casey Anthony Shares her Side of the Story in Peacock Documentary | Teaser Trailer
Casey Anthony: Where The Truth Lies [Peacock | screenshot via Youtube] For the first time on camera, since her culture-defining trial and acquittal 11 years ago, Casey Anthony sits down to share her side of the story in Casey Anthony: Where the Truth Lies, a 3-part documentary series event premiering Tuesday, November 29 on Peacock.
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ALCARRÀS, CLOSE, CORSAGE, HOLY SPIDER Among Nominees of European Film Awards 2022
Alcarràs directed by Carla Simón The European Film Academy revealed the nominees of the main categories of the 35th European Film Awards. Films nominated for European Film include Alcarràs directed by Carla Simón, Close directed by Lukas Dhont, Corsage directed by Marie Kreutzer, Holy Spider directed by Ali Abbasi, and Triangle of Sadness directed by Ruben Östlund.
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THE WHALE Trailer: Brendan Fraser Stars as a Recluse in Drama by Darren Aronofsky
Brendan Fraser in The Whale by Darren Aronofsky [A24 | screenshot via Youtube] A24 revealed the official trailer for The Whale, the drama based on the award-winning play by Samuel D. Hunter, starring Brendan Fraser as a 600 lb. man trying to reconnect with his seventeen-year-old daughter. Also starring in the film are Sadie Sink, Hong Chau, Ty Simpkins, and Samantha Morton.
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The Woodstock of House Opens the 30th African Diaspora International Film Festival in NYC Lineup
The Woodstock of House by Senuwell Smith and Rodrick F. Wimberly The African Diaspora International Film Festival (ADIFF) celebrates its 30th anniversary from November 25 to December 11, 2022 with 89 narratives and documentaries from 44 countries to be presented in seven different venues in Manhattan.
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Ana Dumitrașcu Stars as a Woman Struggling in Rehab in IMACULAT, Romania’s Oscar Entry | Trailer
Immaculate (Imaculat) directed by Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemar Ana Dumitrașcu stars as a woman struggling to remain loyal to her boyfriend while in rehab in the Romanian drama Immaculate (Imaculat), directed by Monica Stan and George Chiper-Lillemar, which was selected as Romania’s Official Submission for International Feature Film at the 94th Academy Awards®.
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OUR MOVIE Trailer: Colombian Documentary by Diana Bustamante to Int’l Premiere at DOC NYC
Our Movie (Nuestra película) directed by Diana Bustamante Our Movie (Nuestra película), the powerful debut feature film by acclaimed producer Diana Bustamante (Memoria), will have its international premiere in the Kaleidoscope Competition at the 13th hybrid edition of DOC NYC, America’s largest documentary festival, taking place November 9–27.