Aronofsky, Iรฑarritu films set for Venice Film Festival
Darren Aronofskyโs โThe Whale,โ the Marilyn Monroe drama โBlonde,โ Alejandro Gonzรกlez Iรฑรกrrituโs โBardo, False Chronicle of a Handful of Truthsโ and Guadagninoโs โBones and All,โ with Timothรฉe Chalamet, will all have their world premieres in competition at the Venice International Film Festival this fall.
'Dune,' 'The Power Of The Dog' lead BAFTA nominations
Sci-fi epic blockbuster โDuneโ and Jane Campionโs dark Western โThe Power Of The Dogโ lead the nominations for this yearโs British Academy Film Awards, with Benedict Cumberbatch, Leonardo DiCaprio and Lady Gaga among those up for acting awards.
Major guilds announce film nominees, clarifying Oscar field
Hopes that a few of last yearโs biggest box-office hits, โSpider-Man: No Way Homeโ and โNo Time to Die,โ might join the best-picture Oscar race were dealt a blow Thursday when several of Hollywoodโs top guilds announced their film nominations.
'Dune,' 'CODA,' 'West Side Story' make AFI's 2021 top 10
The American Film Institute lined up behind many of the yearโs end-of-year Oscar contenders, naming Steven Spielbergโs โWest Side Story,โ Jane Campionโs โThe Power of the Dogโ and Adam McKayโs โDonโt Look Upโ among the yearโs 10 best films.
New this week: 'Power of the Dog,' 'Annie' live and Kenny G
This weekโs new entertainment releases include a new album from saxophone legend Kenny G, a documentary about the 12 young soccer players and their coach trapped in a flooded Thailand cave, and Jane Campion makes a triumphant return to filmmaking in โThe Power of the Dog.โ.
After over a decade, Jane Campion returns to film
After over a decade away from film, New Zealand's Jane Campion returns to the form with โThe Power of the Dog,โ a sweeping but intimate family drama set in the isolated hills of 1925 Montana and starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Kirsten Dunst and Jesse Plemons.
New York Film Festival unveils lineup, plots in-person fest
A year after depending on drive-in and virtual screenings, the New York Film Festival, one of the premier destinations of the fall festival circuit, will return to in-person premieres at Lincoln Center this September, with vaccination proof required for all attendees.
โSpencer,โ โThe Last Duel' set for Venice Film Festival
The Venice Film Festival has unveiled a starry lineup of world premieres for September including Pablo Larrainโs โSpencer,โ starring Kristen Stewart as Princess Diana and Ridley Scottโs medieval drama โThe Last Duel,โ featuring Matt Damon, Ben Affleck and Adam Driver.
Spike Lee, 'Annette' kick off 74th Cannes Film Festival
The Cannes Film Festival rolled out the red carpet for the first time in more than two years on Tuesday, launching the French Riviera spectacular with the premiere of Leos Caraxโs โAnnette,โ the introduction of Spike Leeโs jury, and with high hopes for shrugging off a punishing pandemic year for cinema.
Cannes announces lineup for a festival canceled by COVID
Cannes Festival director Thierry Fremaux, left, festival president Pierre Lescure, sit during the presentation of the festival lineup, in an empty cinema Wednesday, June 3, 2020 in Paris. The Cannes Film Festival was canceled due to the pandemic but it announced the films that would have played at the French Riviera festival. Those films, festival organizers say, will be able to promote themselves with the Cannes "stamp of approval." The French festival, originally slated for mid-May, initially considered postponing to July but ultimately gave up on a 2020 edition. The films will be able to brand themselves as part of the official 2020 Cannes Film Festival selection.