• Watch Trailer for ‘Home Courts’ with Rapper Quavo, YouTube Docu Series

    “Home Courts” with Quavo
    “Home Courts” with Quavo (via screenshot / YouTube Originals)

    YouTube Originals unveiled the official trailer for “Home Courts” with Quavo — an all-new documentary special featuring the MIGOS rapper and basketball lover exploring the city of Atlanta through the lens of famous local basketball courts. With the help of local athletes and public figures who call the city home, including artist Killer Mike, Atlanta Dream Co-Owner and Vice President Renee Montgomery, former Mayors of Atlanta Andrew Young and Kasim Reed, and former NFL star Walter Stith, viewers will learn about the role basketball courts play for local communities at large, important historical locations centered around the city, as well as the little-known stories of the players who left the small swath of asphalt to go pro. “Home Courts” with Quavo premieres for free on Thursday, December 16 exclusively on MIGOS’ YouTube Channel.

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  • Andrew Garfield to Receive Actor Award for tick, tick…BOOM! at Palm Springs International Film Awards

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    Andrew Garfield as Jonathan Larson in "tick, tick...BOOM!"
    tick, tick…BOOM! (L-R) ANDREW GARFIELD as JONATHAN LARSON in tick, tick…BOOM!. Cr. MACALL POLAY/NETFLIX © 2021

    Andrew Garfield will receive the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for his performance in tick, tick…BOOM! at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.

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  • Stylish South African Film BACK OF THE MOON Opens in US on December 3 [Trailer]

    Back Of The Moon directed by Angus Gibson
    Back Of The Moon directed by Angus Gibson

    Oscar-nominated South African director, Angus Gibson, takes us back to the glitz and menace of 1958 Sophiatown in his stylish new film, Back Of The Moon. The film will get a limited theatrical release in New York and Los Angeles on Friday, December 3.

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  • European Film Awards Cancels In-Person Event, Goes Digital

    Annabelle Mandeng
    Annabelle Mandeng (picture: Daniel Sonnentag)

    Due to the recent developments of the COVID-19 pandemic, the European Film Awards will now take place in a completely hybrid form, with nominees and winners joining in various digital formats, pre-produced and live online.

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  • Watch LAST AND FIRST MEN Trailer, Jóhann Jóhannsson’s Visually Stunning Sci-Fi Film

    Last and First Men directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson
    Last and First Men directed by Jóhann Jóhannsson ©Sturla Brandth Grøvlen

    Metrograph Pictures released the official trailer for Last and First Men, the feature debut and sole directorial effort of the late composer and musician Jóhann Jóhannsson and a visually arresting allegory for our times. The film will open in theaters and on digital exclusively at Metrograph on December 10.

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  • Belfast to Receive Vanguard Award at Palm Springs International Film Awards

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    Caitriona Balfe as "Ma", Jamie Dornan as "Pa", Judi Dench as "Granny", Jude Hill as "Buddy", and Lewis McAskie as "Will" in director Kenneth Branagh's BELFAST
    (L to R) Caitriona Balfe as “Ma”, Jamie Dornan as “Pa”, Judi Dench as “Granny”, Jude Hill as “Buddy”, and Lewis McAskie as “Will” in director Kenneth Branagh’s BELFAST, a Focus Features release. Credit : Rob Youngson / Focus Features

    Director Kenneth Branagh and cast of Belfast will be honored with the Vanguard Award at the Palm Springs International Film Awards. The award is a group honor distinguishing a film’s cast and director in recognition of their collective work on an exceptional film project. The award will be presented to writer and director Kenneth Branagh and cast members Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Ciarán Hinds and Jude Hill who are all expected to attend. The Film Awards will take place in-person on January 6, 2022 at the Palm Springs Convention Center, with the festival running through January 17, 2022.

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  • Watch MONSTERS IN THE CLOSET Red and Green Band Trailers. The Snygg Brothers’ Horror Flick Stars Jasmin Flores

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    Trailer for Monsters in the Closet by The Snygg Brothers
    Monsters in the Closet by The Snygg Brothers

    Gravitas Ventures released the red band and green band trailers for The Snygg Brothers’ Monsters in the Closet starring Jasmin Flores, Shanna Bess (Manifest), Valerie Bittner (Beaster Day: Here Comes Peter Cottonhell), Tom Cikoski (Superbadazz), and Camilla Crawford. The horror film will be released on digital and on demand January 4, 2022.

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  • ‘Dead Asleep’ Trailer. Documentary Explores Case of Murder While Sleepwalking

    Dead Asleep directed by Skye Borgman
    Dead Asleep directed by Skye Borgman (Hulu via Youtube)

    Hulu released an official trailer for Dead Asleep, a documentary on the true story of a man convicted of a murder that he committed, while sleepwalking. Directed by award-winner Skye Borgman, who is also behind the critically acclaimed documentary Abducted In Plain Sight, Dead Asleep debuts on Hulu on December 16th.

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  • REOPENING NIGHT Trailer. HBO Documentary Profiles Public Theater in New York City

    Reopening Night directed by Rudy Valdez
    Reopening Night directed by Rudy Valdez (HBO / via Youtube)

    HBO feature documentary, Reopening Night, follows the cast, crew and staff of the world-famous Public Theater as they prepare to mount an adaptation of Shakespeare’s “Merry Wives,” at the open-air Delacorte Theater in New York City. Contending with the ever-present threat of COVID-19 and one of the rainiest Julys on record, the production marks the return of live theatre following more than a year of closures in the city. Their pursuit to bring back a longstanding beloved New York City tradition is an audacious gamble for the theater which has served as the creative heartbeat of New York City for almost six decades.

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  • 83 Trailer. Ranveer Singh Stars in the Riveting Cricket Drama

    Trailer for 83 starring Ranveer Singh
    83 starring Ranveer Singh

    The new trailer is here for the Indian film, 83 starring Ranveer Singh, Deepika Padukone, Pankaj Tripathi, Tahir Raj Bhasin, and Saqib Saleem that tells the incredible true story of the underdogs who pulled off the unthinkable.

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  • Cameron Bailey Named CEO of TIFF

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    Cameron Bailey
    Cameron Bailey (Credit Luis Mora)

    Cameron Bailey has been named CEO of Toronto International Film Festival® (TIFF) and as a veteran of TIFF, he is set to lead the organization into a new chapter with an immediate focus on building a Toronto International Film Festival for the future while offering audiences a transformative TIFF experience all year round. Bailey’s new position comes on the heels of the announcement of Jeffrey Remedios, Chairman and CEO of Universal Music Canada, as TIFF’s new Chair of the Board.

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  • Gritty Thriller THE SURPRISE VISIT Starring Eric Roberts Opens in January [Trailer]

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    The Surprise Visit starring Eric Roberts
    The Surprise Visit starring Eric Roberts (via Youtube)

    Director Nick Lyon’s intense, gritty and suspenseful thriller The Surprise Visit starring Academy Award Nominee Eric Roberts, Dopestick’s Tricia Hawn, Rob Riordan, Jacqi Vene and Serah Henesey, opens in theaters and on demand January 14, 2022 from Vertical Entertainment.

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