Festival to Open with Chloé Zhao’s NOMADLAND October 16, Regina King’s ONE NIGHT IN MIAMI… set for Closing on October 25. Francis Lee’s AMMONITE, Derek DelGaudio’s IN & OF ITSELF, directed by Frank Oz, set as Centerpiece Films at MFF’s Carpool Theater Drive-In Lee Isaac Chung’s MINARI presented as Festival’s Virtual Centerpiece.
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Golden Globes predictions ... and, yes, ‘Hamilton’ is eligible
You might have thought the Hollywood Foreign Press Assn. would have learned something after being roasted last year for classifying Lulu Wang’s tender “The Farewell,” an American-made movie about a Chinese American woman saying goodbye to her grandmother, as a “foreign language film.”. But this is the HFPA, a group...
TOHorror Fantastic Film Fest 21st Edition Submissions Are Now Open!
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It’s hard not to feel bittersweet when watching “Sylvie’s Love,” the Eugene Ashe-directed romantic drama available now on Amazon Prime Video. The story is familiar: Tessa Thompson plays the titled heroine living in 1950s Harlem, torn between following societal expectations, living her dreams of being a television producer, or maintaining a relationship with a talented jazz musician (played by Nnamdi Asomugha). However, to watch its fully lived-in and elegant creation of the 1950s is to imagine it existing in the time period it’s set. Had Hollywood been more inclusive, this could have been a starring vehicle for Dorothy Dandridge.
Traverse City Film Festival Launches The Virtual State to Stream Movies
Because of the pandemic, the Traverse City Film Festival is launching what they call The Virtual State. Founder Michael Moore said in a Facebook post on Wednesday that he will curate with movies from around the world. Every Friday, The Virtual State will offer one to three films which you...
Alex Garland Sets New Film 'Men' at A24, Jessie Buckley Tapped to Star
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, 2dSundance Film Festival Moves LA Drive-In Screenings Online
The Sundance Film Festival was always going to look different in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, but the festival announced that it will be canceling its planned outdoor, drive-in screenings that were part of a COVID safe alternative for the 2021 festival. Sundance originally announced this year’s festival would...
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(hennemusic) The Doors are hosting an online virtual film festival to mark the 2021 edition of "The Day Of The Doors." The annual event - which launched in 2017 in sync with the 50th anniversary of the release of the band's self-titled debut album - honors the group's legacy by proclaiming January 4 as the "Day Of The Doors" in Los Angeles.
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Good movies kept coming in 2020, even when everything else stopped. In a year that often felt like its own kind of cataclysmic Hollywood production, the movies — even if relegated to smaller screens — were as necessary as ever. It was the year of the drive-in, the backyard-bedsheet screening and the streaming service. But wherever they played, the best films of the year offered some escape and connection: the possibility of grace, a spark of fury — and something the rest of the world couldn’t offer: the assurance of an ending. Here are our picks for the best movies of 2020:
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What should you watch next? You would think 2020 was just like any other year, with the way the major studios are releasing their heavy hitters right after Thanksgiving. And while I have not seen the latest Wonder Woman (the franchise been updated to the 1980s—and I guess characters in the film will still have a hard time realizing that Diana Prince and Wonder Woman are one and the same—but I digress), I have checked out a few worthwhile films, mainly on Netflix and Disney +.
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The Alliance of Women Film Journalists has announced its 2020 AWFJ EDA winners, where the most-nominated film “Nomadland” walked away with six categories including best film, actress (Frances McDormand) and cinematography (Joshua James Richards). Filmmaker Chloé Zhao won three individual prizes for directing, adapted screenplay and editing. The AWFJ recognizes...
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For many people, there is simply nothing better than watching a film on a giant screen, while eating popcorn in the dark. For others, watching a movie from the comfort of their own home is the ultimate pleasure. This year, as movie theaters have been forced to close, the big screen option is more of a challenge, but can still be done through the magic of technology and with the help of the Wild & Scenic Film Festival, as they bring the opportunity to watch over 100 films, including 13 world premieres, on whatever size screen you can manage!
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Joshua David Hawley (born December 31, 1979) is an American attorney and Republican politician, currently serving as the junior United States Senator from Missouri. Hawley served as the 42nd Attorney General of Missouri from 2017 to 2019, before defeating two-term Democratic incumbent Senator Claire McCaskill in the 2018 election. He is currently the youngest member of the U.S. Senate at 40.
Mitt Romney
Willard Mitt Romney is an American politician who served as the 70th Governor of Massachusetts for one term from 2003 to 2007. He is also known for being the Republican nominee for the President of the United States in the 2012 US Presidential Elections, where he was defeated by Barack Obama. Romney was born in Bloomfield Hills, Michigan. Before beginning his political career, he had spent a few years serving as a Mormon missionary in France. Later he joined ‘Bain & Company’ where he eventually rose to the position of the Chief Executive Officer and helped the company emerge victorious out of a major financial crisis. He also led the spinoff company ‘Bain Capital,’ a private equity investment which became one of the largest of its kind in the US. He then ventured into politics and was elected the Governor of Massachusetts in 2002. In this position, he developed and brought into existence the Massachusetts health care reform law. After serving his term, he didn’t seek re-election but instead focused on earning a nomination to the 2008 US presidential election. However, John McCain became the eventual presidential nominee. Romney eventually won the 2012 Republican nomination, but was defeated by Barack Obama in the 2012 general election.
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Ted Cruz is an American politician who is campaigning for the Republican presidential nomination in the 2016 presidential election. Currently, he is the United States Senator from Texas. Cruz was born in Canada but soon moved to the U.S. with his parents. He grew up to be an intelligent and ambitious young man who graduated cum laude from Princeton University with a Bachelor of Arts in Public Policy. Blessed with great oratory skills, he won several prestigious debate competitions as a college student and was named U.S. National Speaker of the Year in 1992. He proceeded to attend Harvard Law School and received his Juris Doctor degree. A brilliant student, he became a founding editor of the Harvard Latino Law Review and was a John M. Olin Fellow in Law and Economics. He soon ventured into a legal career and entered politics as well. He was elected as the 34th U.S. Senator from Texas, in 2012, following which his political career received a big boost. A Republican, he gained much prominence for his powerful speeches, especially his 21-hour speech against President Barack Obama's healthcare plan. The ambitious politician announced his candidacy for the post of the U.S. president, in 2015.
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Eric Frederick Trump (born January 6, 1984) is an American businessman, philanthropist, and former reality television personality. He is the third child and second son of President Donald Trump and his first wife, Ivana Trump. A fourth generation businessman (following his great-grandmother Elizabeth, grandfather Fred, and father), he is a trustee and executive vice president of the Trump Organization, running the company alongside his older brother Donald Jr. During their father's presidency, the brothers continued to do deals and investments in foreign countries, as well as collect payments in their U.S. properties from foreign governments, despite a pledge that they would not do so. He also served as a boardroom judge on his father's TV show The Apprentice. Eric Trump is under United States Attorney for the District of Columbia's investigation along with his sister Ivanka for their role in their father's inauguration.
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