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Kanye West Releases Trailer for “Jesus is King” Movie, Due in Theaters Next Week, Album is Still AWOL
This thing tells us nothing. Here's the description on the website: "IMAX® is releasing the all new Kanye West film, “JESUS IS KING,” exclusively...
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“The Two Popes” Wins Hamptons Film Festival Audience Award, On Its Way to Oscar and Golden Globe Nominations
Fernando Mereilles's "The Two Popes" has won the Audience Award for Narrative Feature at the Hamptons Film Festival. I'm not surprised. This great film,...
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Critics Choice Documentary Award Nominees Include Oscar Favorites “Maiden,” “Apollo 11,” “American Factory,” Plus Aretha, Bruce Springsteen, Linda Ronstadt, “Pavarotti”
The Critics Choice Documentary Award nominees include a number of Oscar buzzed films including the excellent "Maiden," and Ron Howard's "Pavarotti." The first annual...
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Review: The Extraordinary “Two Popes” Starring Anthony Hopkins and Jonathan Pryce Will Give Netflix a Third Oscar Nominee
I know that theater owners are going crazy, in a tug of war with Netflix over 30 days or less windows in cinemas before...
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Disney Releases List of Films for Streaming Service But Omits Most Live Action Hits, as Well As Famously Racist “Song of South”
Disney has released a list of films from its catalog headed to their streaming service. The list includes all of the "Star Wars" films...
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Hamptons Film Fest Update: “Human Capital” Sleeper Hit, “Song of Names” Soars, Brian DePalma Takes Victory Lap
Here are some quick notes on the Hamptons International Film Festival, which has had a heavy schedule of good films and conversations despite raw...
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Box Office: “Gemini Man” Zodiac Killer, “Joker” Nears $200 Million, Cannes Winner “Parasite” Sets Foreign Film Record
Cannes prize winner "Parasite," from South Korean director Bong Joon-Ho set a record this weekend for foreign films. In just three theaters, the social...
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RIP Robert Forster, Oscar Nominee for “Jackie Brown,” One of Hollywood’s Unsung Heroes, Dead at 78
So Robert Forster: he was a great guy, I'm not kidding. Everyone loved him. He was the opposite of someone who makes it in...