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Trailer Watch: ‘The Fire Inside,’ ‘Venom: The Last Dance,’ ‘Will & Harper,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’ and More

Trailers

Trailer Watch: ‘The Fire Inside,’ ‘Venom: The Last Dance,’ ‘Will & Harper,’ ‘Salem’s Lot’ and More

Erik Anderson September 13, 2024

Here is a roundup of the week’s top new film and television trailers, including The Fire Inside, Venom: The Last Dance, Will & Harper, La... Read More

2024 Humanitas Prize Winners: Ava DuVernay’s ‘Origin,’ ‘Fellow Travelers,’ ‘Hacks,’ ‘Nimona’

Erik Anderson September 13, 2024

Winners of the 2024 Humanitas Prizes were announced and honored last night at the Avalon Hollywood during The 2024 Humanitas Prizes Awards Show & Toast,... Read More

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 63 – ‘The Tree of Life’ (Terrence Malick, 2011)

Podcasts

Director Watch Podcast Ep. 63 – ‘The Tree of Life’ (Terrence Malick, 2011)

Ryan McQuade September 13, 2024

Welcome to Director Watch! On this AwardsWatch podcast, co-hosts Ryan McQuade and Jay Ledbetter attempt to breakdown, analyze, and ultimately, get inside the mind of... Read More

‘The Fire Inside’ Review: Rachel Morrison’s Directorial Feature debut is a Sincere Yet Unremarkable, By-the-Numbers Sports Biopic | TIFF

Mina Takla September 12, 2024

Award-winning cinematographer Rachel Morrison (the first woman ever Oscar-nominated for cinematography) makes her feature debut with The Fire Inside, an earnest yet conventional picture that... Read More

32nd Hamptons International Film Festival Lineup Announced, Clarence Maclin (‘Sing Sing’) to Receive Breakthrough Performer Award

Film Festivals

32nd Hamptons International Film Festival Lineup Announced, Clarence Maclin (‘Sing Sing’) to Receive Breakthrough Performer Award

Erik Anderson September 12, 2024

HamptonsFilm announced today the full slate of programming for the 2024 edition of the Hamptons International Film Festival (HIFF) presented by Regina K. Scully’s Artemis... Read More

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ to World Premiere as AFI FEST Closing Night Film Followed by November Release

AFI FEST

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Juror #2’ to World Premiere as AFI FEST Closing Night Film Followed by November Release

Erik Anderson September 12, 2024

The American Film Institute (AFI) announced today that the world premiere of Clint Eastwood’s Juror #2 will close the 38th edition of AFI FEST presented... Read More

‘The Life of Chuck’ Review: Mike Flanagan’s Offbeat Stephen King-Based Tom Hiddleston Drama Mostly Hits the Mark | TIFF

Alejandra Martinez September 12, 2024

“Do I contradict myself? Very well then I contradict myself, (I am large, I contain multitudes.)” So goes Walt Whitman’s classic poem “Song of Myself.”... Read More

‘All of You’ Review: Brett Goldstein and Imogen Poots’ Chemistry Can’t Save an Underdeveloped, Badly Paced Sci-Fi Romance | TIFF

Reuben Baron September 12, 2024

Every year, the Toronto International Film Festival has a handful of small scale science fiction relationship dramas, all hoping to be the next Eternal Sunshine... Read More

47th Mill Valley Film Festival Doc Lineup Tackles Abortion, Trailblazing Musicians and Cats

Film Festivals

47th Mill Valley Film Festival Doc Lineup Tackles Abortion, Trailblazing Musicians and Cats

Erik Anderson September 12, 2024

The Mill Valley Film Festival (MVFF), presented annually by the California Film Institute (CAFILM), has announced the official documentary selection for its 47th edition, taking... Read More