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SXSW 2021: From Demi Lovato to Olivia Munn in 'Violet' here are the best and buzziest movies from this year's virtual edition
Tom Petty, Selma Blair, Justine Bateman and a bunch of new horror films emerge as highlights from this year's virtual Austin-based fest.
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Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara welcome a baby boy named River — after actor's late brother
The "Mary Magdalene" co-stars have welcomed their first child together — and the baby boy is named after the his late brother, River Phoenix.
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Sundance Film Festival Exploring Major Changes as Coronavirus Still Looms
The 2021 edition of the Sundance Film Festival will include a combination of virtual screenings and physical events, a hybrid model that is growing increasingly popular during the coronavirus pandemic. In a note to staff, the newly minted festival director Tabitha Jackson acknowledged the difficulty of hosting the Park City, Utah event next January when […]
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Jacques Audiard Calls Out Gender Inequality at Festivals – Including Venice
Jacques Audiard, the Palme d’Or-winning French director whose latest film, “The Sisters Brothers,” was warmly received at a press screening on the Lido, delivered a passionate plea to film festivals Sunday to have greater representation of women. And he didn’t spare Venice, where his film is playing in competition. “When I saw that the competition […]
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Rose McGowan Cancels Film Festival Appearance Due to 'Compounding Factors' Surrounding Her Harvey Weinstein Allegations
Rose McGowan has pulled out of a number of public appearances at a Kansas film festival.
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Toronto Film Festival Lineup Includes Movies From Angelina Jolie, George Clooney, Alexander Payne
Jolie has “First They Killed My Father,” about Cambodian genocide; Clooney will offer up “Suburbicon”; Payne brings “Downsizing,” satire with Matt Damon
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2017 L.A. Film Festival Preview: 7 Movies We're Excited About
The 23rd Los Angeles Film Festival kicks off Wednesday night with the world premiere of The Book of Henry, Colin Trevorrow‘s dramatic thriller starring Naomi Watts as a single mother whose son suspects they have a nefarious next-door neighbor. Then for another week and change Film Independent (the folks behind the Independent Spirit Awards) will roll out a wide and diverse array of indies competing for eyeballs (and prizes) at theaters in Culver City, Hollywood, Santa Monica, and downtown Los A