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Watch Trailer for Crime Thriller AWAKE Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Thriller

AWAKE Starring Jonathan Rhys Meyers

Cinedigm Corp released the official trailer for the crime thriller, AWAKE. Jonathan Rhys Meyers (VIKINGS, MATCH POINT) and Francesca Eastwood (OUTLAWS AND ANGELS, M.F.A.) star in this edge-of-your-seat thriller written by Elana Zeltser and directed by Alex Cher, a veteran Russian director and co-director Fedor Lyass making their English language feature debut with the film. Additional cast members include veteran actors Malik Yoba (NEW YORK UNDERCOVER) and William Forsythe (THE DEVIL’S REJECTS).

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Pedro Almodóvar’s PAIN AND GLORY Kicks Off Lineup of Hong Kong’s Summer International Film Festival 2019

Hong Kong International Film Festival (HKIFF), Summer International Film Festival (SummerIFF)

Antonio Banderas in Pain and Glory (Dolor y gloria)

Pain and Glory, Pedro Almodóvar’s passionate and deeply personal gem that won Antonio Banderas the Best Actor award in Cannes will open this year’s Summer International Film Festival (SummerIFF) on August 13.

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THE BURNT ORANGE HERESY Starring Mick Jagger, Donald Sutherland will Close Venice Film Festival 2019

Venice International Film Festival

The Burnt Orange Heresy

The world premiere of The Burnt Orange Heresy directed by Giuseppe Capotondi (La doppia ora) is the closing film, Out of Competition, of the 76th Venice International Film Festival (August 28 – September 7, 2019). The Burnt Orange Heresy starring Claes Bang, Elizabeth Debicki, Mick Jagger and Donald Sutherland will be screened on Saturday, September 7th in the Sala Grande of thePalazzo del Cinema at the Lido di Venezia; the screening will be held after the awards ceremony.

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Francesco Rizzi’s CRONOFOBIA to Premiere in U.S. at Rhode Island Film Festival

Rhode Island International Film Festival

CRONOFOBIA directed by Francesco Rizzi

Cronofobia, the psychological drama about suspended identity from Swiss director Francesco Rizzi, and staring Vinicio Marchioni, Giorgia Salari, Carla Cassola, along with Jun Ichikawa, will have its North American premiere at the 23rd Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival. The film will screen Saturday August 10, in The Vets Cinematheque, Rhode Island Film Festival – Flickers 2019 in its original language, Italian, with English subtitles.

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23rd Rhode Island International Film Festival Reveals Opening Night’s Short Film Lineup

Rhode Island International Film Festival, Short Films

Turkey’s Done starring Cheri Oteri (image via screengrab)

On Tuesday, August 6, 2019, “an unforgettably memorable selection of short films from around the world and New England” will kick off the 23rd Annual Flickers’ Rhode Island International Film Festival (RIIFF).

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2019 Locarno Film Festival Announces Lineup

Locarno Film Festival

Joseph Gordon-Levitt in 7500 directed by Patrick Vollrath

The official program of the 72nd edition of the Locarno Film Festival was announced this week, along with tributes – the Leopard Club Award for Hilary Swank, the Vision Award Ticinomoda for Claire Atherton, the Premio Utopia for Enrico Ghezzi and the Premio Cinema Ticino for Fulvio Bernasconi.

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Documentary UNMASKING JIHADI JOHN: ANATOMY OF A TERRORIST Sets HBO Air Date

Documentary

Unmasking Jihadi John: Anatomy of a Terrorist

Mohammed Emwazi was a grade school student in London with a promising future ahead of him in 1995. By 2014, he had become known as “Jihadi John,” a masked ISIS terrorist in Syria who internationalized his notoriety by broadcasting his beheadings of Western hostages on the internet.

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Watch Trailer for Bollywood Film MISSION MANGAL on True Story of India’s Space Mission to Mars

Bollywood

Mission Mangal

The theatrical trailer premiered for the new Bollywood film Mission Mangal which is based on the incredible true story of the women and men behind India’s space mission to Mars. It opens in theaters in top markets all across North America on India’s Independence Day – August 15.

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15 Spanish Films to Compete for Golden Shell at 67th San Sebastian Festival

San Sebastian International Film Festival

La hija de un ladrón (A Thief’s Daughter)

Fifteen Spanish films including ‘La hija de un ladrón (A Thief’s Daughter)’, ‘La trinchera infinita (The Endless Trench)’ and ‘Mientras dure la guerra (While at War)’ will compete for the Golden Shell at the 67th edition of the San Sebastian Festival. In addition, Daniel Sánchez Arévalo will present ‘Diecisiete (Seventeen)’ out of competition and ‘La odisea de los giles (Heroic Losers)’ by Sebastián Borensztein will have a special screening

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Lucio Castro’s END OF THE CENTURY Releases Trailer + LA Premieres at Outfest

Foreign Language Films, Independent Film, LGBTQ

END OF THE CENTURY directed by Lucio Castro

Lucio Castro’s directorial debut End of the Century (Fin de siglo), which had its world premiere at the Film at Lincoln Center and MoMA’s New Directors/New Films last spring, will have its Los Angeles premiere at the Outfest LGBTQ Film Festival this Friday, July 19.

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53 Films to Compete at 25th Sarajevo Film Festival

Sarajevo Film Festival

TAKE ME SOMEWHERE NICE directed by Ena Sendijarević

53 films will compete for the Heart of Sarajevo awards at the 25th Sarajevo Film Festival, to be held from August 16 to 23 under the patronage of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).. The Festival’s four competition sections – for feature, documentary, short and student film – will feature 23 world, 4 international, 24 regional and 2 Bosnian-Herzegovinian premieres. 25th Sarajevo Film Festival

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Showtime Drops Trailer + Premiere Date for Documentary HITSVILLE: THE MAKING OF MOTOWN

Documentary

The new documentary Hitsville: The Making of Motown from directors Benjamin and Gabe Turner (Class of 92, I Am Bolt, One Direction: This Is Us) will premiere on Showtime on Saturday, August 24 at 9 p.m. ET/PT.

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