Category: Movie Reviews
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New Doc ITHAKA – About Julian Assange & His Family’s Fight to Free Him
POWERFUL NEW JULIAN ASSANGE DOC ‘ITHAKA’ OPENS AT THE HOT DOCS CINEMA ON MARCH 19 Original score by Brian Eno WATCH THE TRAILERGabriel and John Shipton (Julian Assange’s brother and father) attending for a Q&A after the March 24 screening.Screens at Hot Docs Cinema on March 19, 20, 24, 25, 26https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/films/ithaka Ithaka opened last year in the UK…
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ALL THE WORLD IS SLEEPING OPENING IN THEATERS AND ON DIGIAL PLATFORMS ON MARCH 17 STARRING MELISSA BARRERA(SCREAM 6, IN THE HEIGHTS, CARMEN)
All The World Is Sleeping follows Chama (Melissa Barrera), who as a young girl in New Mexico, strived to be different from her mother. Now in her twenties, she’s found herself falling into a similar cycle of generational addiction. This struggle then threatens her balance as a mother to her own daughter. As Chama tries…
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NYFCC awards dGenerate Films / “A New Old Play,” “Blue Island”
The dGenerate Collection at Icarus FilmsSpecial Award 2022“For invaluable work bringing independent films from China to a wider audience,” the dGenerate Collection at Icarus Films has received a 2022 Special Award from the New York Film Critics Circle. Two dGenerate Films new releases are topping Best Films year-end lists: Blue Island by Chan Tze Woon, which has…
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RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters
RIDM’s 25th edition: Celebrating a quarter-century of encounters The Montreal International Documentary Festival (RIDM)’s 25th edition ended on November 27. After two pandemic years, this anniversary edition allowed audiences to enjoy the festival entirely on the big screen. Film enthusiasts and the documentary community once again had the opportunity to gather around 157 screenings, 3 listening sessions and 5 virtual reality…
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Slamdance Film Festival 2023 Slate of Incredible Feature Films
“Silent Love” Slamdance Competition Documentary Feature Film About the Film: “Silent Love” is an incredibly intimate documentary looking at the lives of two women in love and raising a pubescent teenager in a small Polish village. Aga plays the role of both mother and father to her teenage brother, Milosz, but there is something vital she isn’t telling…
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FATHOM EVENTS, TSUBURAYA, THE EXCHANGE ANNOUNCE NORTH AMERICAN PREMIERE OF SHIN ULTRAMAN
The iconic Japanese superhero comes exclusively to Canadian Theaters for two days ONLY – January 11 and 12, 2023 Fathom Events, Tsuburaya and The Exchange are partnering to bring the iconic Japanese superhero Ultraman to theaters nationwide this coming January for a two night engagement. The film, Shin Ultraman turns the Japanese icon Ultraman – first broadcast on television in 1966 – into a full-length feature film, written…
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FREE PUPPIES!— US/Canada VOD and DVD Release
FREE PUPPIES! A film by Samantha Wishman & Christina Thomas70 minutes | Color | English A true story about the heartbreak and heroism of dog rescue in America Releasing on VOD on major platforms and DVD in the US and Canada on December 13. US VOD Platforms: iTunes/Apple, Amazon and key major platforms.Canada VOD Platforms:…
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MYANMAR DIARIES three-time winner at Berlinale 2022
MYANMAR DIARIES BY THE ANONYMOUS MYANMAR FILM COLLECTIVE https://icarusfilms.us4.list-manage.com/track/click?u=b4b814acfe115ea55c6413e83&id=07913e1581&e=7464a16e80 Icarus Films has acquired distribution rights across all markets in the U.S. and Canada for Myanmar Diaries. The film, which won three prizes at this year’s Berlin Film Festival, has qualified for the forthcoming Academy Awards in the Best Documentary category. Myanmar Diaries was made by…
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LEONOR WILL NEVER DIE Opens Friday, November 25th in NYC – Martika Ramirez Escobar’s Sundance and TIFF Award Winner – December 2nd Expansion to LA/Chicago and other markets
Presents A Surreal, Genre-Bending, Reality-Twisting, Multi-Award Winning Tribute to Filipino Action CinemaWritten and Directed by Martika Ramirez EscobarStarring Sheila Francisco, Bong Cabrera, Rocky Salumbides and Anthony FalconWINNERAmplify Voices Award – 2022 Toronto International Film FestivalSpecial Jury Prize for Innovative Spirit – 2022 Sundance Film FestivalSpecial Jury Mention, Narrative Feature – 2022 LA Asian Pacific…
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Mill Valley Film Festival World Premiere of Extraordinary Documentary Feature Film “Finding Her Beat”
It is well past the time to allow women to take center stage in the arts. For thousands of years women have been locked out of Taiko drumming. Not anymore, now thousands of groups perform throughout North America and worldwide. In the dead of a Minnesota winter right before the world shut down for a…
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PIGGY | Opening Day | Exclusive Alamo Drafthouse
PRESENTS *** Winner of Best Picture in Horror at Fantastic Fest *** OPENING EXCLUSIVELY AT ALAMO DRAFTHOUSE CINEMAS ON FRIDAY, OCTOBER 7 IN ADDITIONAL THEATERS AND VIDEO-ON-DEMAND STARTING FRIDAY, OCTOBER 14 A FILM BY CARLOTA PEREDA “A BLOOD-CURDLING STANDOUT.”– Justin Chang/LOS ANGELES TIMES “A STRIKING PSYCHOLOGICAL SLASHER.”– Guy Lodge/VARIETY “GALÁN IS A POWERHOUSE.”– Josh Hurtado/SCREEN…
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AVAILABLE NOW: A24’s Pearl (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams
A24 MUSIC RELEASES PEARL ORIGINAL MOTION PICTURE SOUNDTRACK WITH MUSIC BY TYLER BATES & TIMOTHY WILLIAMS ON MAJOR DIGITAL PLATFORMS Los Angeles, CA) – A24 Music is excited to announce the release of the Pearl Original Motion Picture Soundtrack with music by Tyler Bates & Timothy Williams, listen here. The 19-track album is available now, and on major digital platforms. With only six weeks to…
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TIFF 2022 – Steven Spielberg’s The Fabelmans
Set in post-World War II Arizona, The Fabelmans follows Sammy Fabelman from age seven to eighteen, as he discovers his love of film and discovering a shattering family secret. Gabriel LaBelle, a 19-year-old actor from Vancouver plays the central role of Sammy in the Steven Spielberg film. Mitzi Fabelman shares her son’s love for the arts, as she’s…
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TIFF 2022 – The Return of Tanya Tucker
After Tanya Tucker disappeared from the spotlight for decades, music star Brandi Carlile and Shooter Jennings (son of Waylon Jennings) took it upon herself to write an entire album for their hero based on Tanya’s extraordinary life, starting a comeback and a tour to resurrect her career. THE RETURN OF TANYA TUCKER follows Tanya’s interesting,…
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TIFF 2022 – HUNT-From Squid Game’s Lee Jung-Jae
Hunt is a exciting shoot ’em up and brawler action movie, with undertones of an espionage mystery. The directorial debut from Squid Game’s Lee Jung-Jae, who also stars, is set during the 1980’s as tensions between North and South Korea mount. In South Korea, government agents are attempting to expose the identity of a mole nicknamed…
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TIFF 2022 – Moonage Daydream, a Tribute to David Bowie
Director Brett Morgen’s Moonage Daydream is his new film tribute to David Bowie. The filmmaker was granted unprecedented access to Bowie’s personal archives, combing through roughly millions of video footage, photography, and visual art that Bowie created over the years—and piecing them into a fragmented narrative. It took years to film this unconventional documentary. The…
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TIFF 2022 – While We Watched
The film by Vinay Shukla is a powerful and new must see: WHILE WE WATCHED, shows a sense of hope in a uncertain time for journalists and media. WHILE WE WATCHED is documentary about broadcast journalist Ravish Kumar of India’s NDTV, and a newsroom drama that showcases what it’s like being an Indian TV personnel, with the film…
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TIFF 2022 – Louis Armstrong: Black & Blues
Drawing on Louis Armstrong’s audio diaries, documentarian Sacha Jenkins (Wu-Tang Clan: Of Mics and Men) revisits the music and reappraises the politics of the legendary jazz trumpeter and singer. Louis Armstrong had kept recorded audio diaries of himself that reveal a different side of his personality than the showman on camera. Those tapes play a…
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TIFF 2022 – Maya and the Waves
In Maya and the Wave, we follow Maya Gabeira on a quest to break a world surfing record in the Portuguese town of Nazaré, known for its amazing waves. The film delivers a breathtaking visual experience of majestic waves, beautiful countries and the art of surfing. A two thumbs up to the videographer. Filmmaker Stephanie Johnes…
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Rare TELLURIDE & TORONTO Film Festival Double Premiere Highlights A Musical Icon and The Intoxicating Sound of Bossa Nova in New Documentary Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova
(Telluride/Toronto) In a very rare honor, both the Telluride and Toronto Int’l Film Festivals will present special premiere screenings of Daniel Zarvos and Lianne Mutti’s stunning documentary feature Miúcha, The Voice of Bossa Nova, an innovative mix of archival images, animation, rare recorded interviews and the intoxicating sounds of Bossa Nova. Using the powerful and fascinating story of the…
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