Independent Film Festival Boston turns 21: ‘We see the festival and the city as kind of intertwined’ This year’s program, which runs May 1-8, includes features like "Janet Planet" and "Fear of Flying," the documentary "Secret Mall Apartment," and much more. 04/25/2024 - 7:35 am | View Link
Preview of Tributes at the 58th Karlovy Vary International Film Festival In 2023, in fact, the festival paid tribute to Japanese auteur Yasuzō Masumura — bringing the filmmaker’s works to light for a new generation of moviegoers. This year, the KVIFF classics return with a ... 04/25/2024 - 4:43 am | View Link
American Cinematheque to Host Return of Allison and Tiffany Anders’ ‘Don’t Knock the Rock’ Film Festival American Cinematheque hosts film fest Don't Knock the Rock in LA for first time since 2016, with movies including Desperately Seeking Susan, more. 04/24/2024 - 10:30 am | View Link
American Black Film Festival 2024 Lineup Includes Vivica A. Fox and Jussie Smollett-Starring Drama (EXCLUSIVE) The American Black Film Festival (ABFF) has set its lineup of narrative and documentary features for its 28th edition, including Jussie Smollett’s return to acting in “The Lost Holliday,” filmmaker ... 04/24/2024 - 5:01 am | View Link
Screenings of Israeli film 'The City' cancelled by Beijing film festival The team that had been preparing to attend the festival with The City, was supposed to fly to Beijing on April 21. 04/24/2024 - 2:17 am | View Link
Keke Palmer and SZA are set to star in an untitled buddy comedy film for TriStar Pictures. Lawrence Lamont (“Rap Sh!t”) is set to direct with the screenplay, written by “Rap Sh!t” showrunner Syreeta Singleton. HOORAE’s Issa Rae and Sara Diya Rastogi, ColorCreative’s Deniese Davis and MACRO Film Studios’ Charles D.
If you’ve been wondering when a heist movie would wed traditional bank-robbing sequences with the current fixation on cryptocurrency, “Cash Out” is here to answer that question. And yet little about this John Travolta vehicle feels new or even timely, as the would-be thriller directed by Ives trades exclusively in shopworn tropes that by now […]
Bob Bakish may be out at Paramount Global before any sale or merger deal for the media company is completed. The board of directors of Paramount Global, including controlling shareholder Shari Redstone, have discussed a plan to oust Bakish as CEO, the Wall Street Journal reported, citing anonymous sources. Instead, the company would form an […]
Sufjan Stevens’s indie folk concept album “Illinois” (2005) is whimsical, earnest, and sorrowful; it weaves together events and figures from Illinois history (including UFO sightings, Pullman cars, the World’s Fair of 1893, and the Lincoln/Douglas debates) with Biblical allusions and feelings of shame and loss. This multifaceted mix, often stirring and fascinating to listen to, […]
Despite their rom com-heavy résumés, Anne Hathaway and actor-turned-director Michael Showalter had never met prior to collaborating on the May-December love story “The Idea of You,” which bows May 2 on Amazon Prime Video. Unless you count that one time at Beverly Hills’ Gucci Osteria, which in 2022 was the site of a dinner party […]
“Judge Judy” has extended her reign in daytime as CBS Media Ventures has renewed its package of vintage “Judge Judy” episodes and the first-run court show “Hot Bench.” Both daytime strips have been renewed through the end of the 2025-26 season on TV stations covering 95% of U. S. TV households.