Pelé, regarded as the greatest soccer player of all-time, and the subject of the documentary Pelé, died on Thursday in São Paulo, Brazil. He was 82.
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Techno-horror Thriller DELETER Wins Best Picture at 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival
Deleter directed by Mikhail Red The techno-horror psychological thriller Deleter won the prize of Best Picture at the 2022 Metro Manila Film Festival (MMFF) Gabi ng Parangal, along with Best Director for Mikhail Red, Best Lead Actress for Nadine Lustre, Best Cinematography, Best Editing and Best Sound.
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Actor Deon Cole to Return as Host of American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors
Deon Cole (Netflix) Actor and comedian Deon Cole will return as host of the American Black Film Festival (ABFF) Honors set to take place in Los Angeles on Sunday, March 5, 2023. ABFF’s annual award season gala honors Black artists who have made significant contributions to the motion picture and television industry, as well as those who champion diversity and inclusion in Hollywood.
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GRINGA Starring Steve Zahn Wins Audience Award at 2022 Whistler Film Festival
Steve Zahn in Gringa directed by EJ Foerster and Marny Eng Gringa directed by EJ Foerster and Marny Eng which received its Canadian Premiere at the festival, has been voted the winner of the Audience Award of 22nd edition of the Whistler Film Festival.
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DOOR MOUSE Trailer: Hayley Law, Famke Janssen, Keith Powers Star in Avan Jogia’s Stylish Thriller
Door Mouse directed by Avan Jogia Gravitas Ventures debuted the official trailer for Door Mouse, the thriller starring Hayley Law (Riverdale, Altered Carbon), Famke Janssen (The Taken Trilogy, The X-men Franchise), Keith Powers (The Tomorrow War, Straight Outta Compton) and Avan Jogia (Zombieland: Double Tap, Shaft)
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DETECTIVE KNIGHT: INDEPENDENCE Trailer: Bruce Willis, Jack Kilmer Star in Action Thriller
Bruce Willis in Detective Knight: Independence (Lionsgate | screenshot via Youtube) Lionsgate revealed the official trailer for Detective Knight: Independence, the action-packed vigilante thriller starring Bruce Willis along with Jack Kilmer, Lochlyn Munro, Jimmy Jean-Louis, Willow Shields, Dina Meyer and Timothy V. Murphy.
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Christo Grozev, Journalist in NAVALNY Documentary Placed On Russian Wanted List
Christo Grozev (image via ICFJ/Youtube screenshot) Russia has placed Christo Grozev, the investigative journalist featured in the Navalny documentary, on its “wanted” list according to the Russian Interior Ministry’s website, via CNN
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Cinema Tropical Announces Best Latin American and U.S. Latinx Films of 2022
About Everything There Is to Know (De todas las cosas que se han de saber) by Sofía Velázquez Cinema Tropical announced its annual list of Best Latin American Films of the Year, comprised of 25 Latin American titles from twelve different countries, plus five U.S. Latinx productions—all of them by female directors—that the New York-based organization has selected as the best of the year.
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President Barack Obama Shares his Favorite Movies of 2022
President Barack Obama | Photo Credit: Marty Jean-Louis President Barack Obama’s shared his favorite movies of 2022, an interesting mix of indie films, documentary, foreign movies and Descendant, a film produced by his company Higher Ground.
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Everything Everywhere All at Once, The Menu Among Winners of 2022 North Texas Film Critics Awards
The Menu directed by Mark Mylod Everything Everywhere All at Once continues to be a fave with the critics, winning 5 awards with North Texas Film Critics Association 2022 awards, including Best Picture; Best Director for Daniel Kwan and Daniel Scheinert; Best Actress for Michelle Yeoh; Best Supporting Actress for Jamie Lee Curtis and Best Supporting Actor for Ke Huy Quan.
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Decision to Leave and Everything Everywhere All at Once Win Top 2022 Florida Film Critics Awards
Decision to Leave directed by Park Chan-wook The South Korean film Decision to Leave is the top winner with the Florida Film Critics Circle, winning four awards including Best International Film of 2022, Best Director for Park Chan-wook plus Best Original Screenplay along with co-writer Jeong Seo-kyeong and Best Cionematography for Kim Ji-yong.
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Brendan Fraser, Danielle Deadwyler, Ke Huy Quan, Fire of Love Win Black Film Critics Circle 2022 Awards
Brendan Fraser, Danielle Deadwyler, Ke Huy Quan The Woman King was named Best Film of 2022 by the Black Film Critics Circle, besting critics favorite Everything Everywhere All At Once which came in 4th. Other top honors went to Brendan Fraser for Best Actor for The Whale; Danielle Deadwyler for Best Actress for Till and Ke Huy Quan for Best Supporting Actor for Everything Everywhere All At Once.