Ava DuVernay’s ‘Central Park Five’ Adds Niecy Nash, Aunjanue Ellis, Storm Reid and more
Niecy Nash, Aunjanue Ellis and Storm Reid join ‘Central Park Five’ from Ava DuVernay [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] In what is already an embarrassment of... Read More
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Bille August to head 40th Cairo International Film Festival Jury
Photo Credit: Photo AGF s.r.l./REX Shutterstock Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) announced that Cannes-winning Danish director Bille August will be Jury President of the International... Read More
2018 Fall Festivals: Where We Are in the Oscar Race
The main fall festivals, Venice, Telluride and Toronto, always clue us in on how the studios position their 4th quarter films in terms of box... Read More
‘Stan & Ollie’ Biopic Starring Steve Coogan and John C. Reilly to Close London Film Festival
Stan & Ollie has been chosen to close the 62nd BFI London Film Festival, which will run October 10th – October 21th. The biopic tells... Read More
Chloë Sevigny and Kristen Stewart have an axe to grind in ‘Lizzie’ trailer
Tomorrow marks the 126th year anniversary of the infamous 1892 axe murder of the Borden family in Fall River, Massachusetts. Based on the true story,... Read More
Interview: Cort L. Hessler III, Emmy-winning stunt coordinator of ‘The Blacklist’ (and nominated again this year!)
Emmy-winning stunt coordinator Cort L. Hessler III got his start in Florida, where he grew up, at Disney when the theme park came to his... Read More
First trailer for Barry Jenkins’ ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ commemorates James Baldwin’s birthday
The long-awaited trailer to Barry Jenkins’ follow-up to his Oscar-winning Moonlight is here. Jenkins has long been one of James Baldwin’s most ardent fans and... Read More
Sanaa Lathan lets her hair down in trailer for ‘Nappily Ever After’
“When I was a kid, my hair was everything. I had to be fixed, only then was I perfect.” Based on Trisha R. Thomas’ best-selling... Read More
Xavier Dolan’s ‘The Death and Life of John F. Donovan’ to World Premiere at TIFF 2018
Photo credit: TIFF [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] The Toronto International Film Festival® today revealed Xavier Dolan’s The Death and Life of John F. Donovan will have its World... Read More
Netflix announces Quincy Jones doc ‘Quincy,’ directed by daughter Rashida Jones
Photo: Danny Rettig / Netflix [divider style=”normal” top=”20″ bottom=”20″] Directed by Rashida Jones and Alan Hicks, the Tribeca-produced film provides unprecedented access into Quincy Jones’... Read More
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