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Utopia has picked up North American rights to “Freakscene: The Story of Dinosaur Jr.,” the feature docu that looks at the legacy of the influential 1990s band. A one-night only special theatrical release is set for May 31 ahead of a June 3 digital release.
A special New York premiere on May 28 will feature a Q&a and solo performance from the band’s J Mascis.
Directed by German filmmaker Philipp Reichenheim, who happens to be Mascis’ brother-in-law, the documentary features interviews with their contemporaries including Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine and The Pixies, charting their story from the mid-80s to their 30th anniversary reunion concert.
Emma Thompson Hires a Sex Worker in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Trailer
Emma Thompson plays Nancy Stokes, a widow, who attempts to have proper sex for the first time in her life and hires a sex worker in the new trailer for “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
A special New York premiere on May 28 will feature a Q&a and solo performance from the band’s J Mascis.
Directed by German filmmaker Philipp Reichenheim, who happens to be Mascis’ brother-in-law, the documentary features interviews with their contemporaries including Sonic Youth, My Bloody Valentine and The Pixies, charting their story from the mid-80s to their 30th anniversary reunion concert.
Emma Thompson Hires a Sex Worker in ‘Good Luck to You, Leo Grande’ Trailer
Emma Thompson plays Nancy Stokes, a widow, who attempts to have proper sex for the first time in her life and hires a sex worker in the new trailer for “Good Luck to You, Leo Grande.
- 5/18/2022
- by Jazz Tangcay and Carson Burton
- Variety Film + TV
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Arriving on the cusp of the most barren summer movie season in recent memory — not to mention five days after the release of the 11th movie in the “Harry Potter” franchise, and two weeks before the 28th installment of the Marvel Cinematic Universe — this year’s edition of New Directors/New Films wouldn’t have to be particularly rich or rejuvenating in order to provide New York cinephiles with a much-needed oasis in dry times. These days, the name of the festival itself sounds almost nostalgic. And yet, the programming team (evenly split between representatives from Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art) seems to have taken those circumstances as a direct challenge.
Comprising 26 features and 11 shorts from over 20 different countries — including some of the most exciting breakouts from Berlin, Cannes, Rotterdam, and Sundance, in addition to one very special world premiere that hits a lot closer...
Comprising 26 features and 11 shorts from over 20 different countries — including some of the most exciting breakouts from Berlin, Cannes, Rotterdam, and Sundance, in addition to one very special world premiere that hits a lot closer...
- 4/19/2022
- by David Ehrlich and Kate Erbland
- Indiewire
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Film at Lincoln Center and The Museum of Modern Art has set Audrey Diwan’s Happening and The African Desperate by Martine Syms will bookend the 51st edition of their collaboration, New Directors/New Films running April 20–May 1 in NYC.
The festival will introduce 26 features and 11 shorts and total of 39 directors — 21 of which are women.
“Portraits of individuals and communities navigating uncertain and turbulent circumstances in pursuit of freedom, self-determination, and survival set a remarkably contemplative tone to the lineup,” said La Frances Hui, curator of MoMa’s film department and event co-char.
Happening (L’Événement), winner of the 2021 Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion, is the portrait of a young woman attempting to secure an illegal abortion in 1960s provincial France. It was acquired by IFC Films and will be released May 6.
The African Desperate, a debut feature from Syms, rushes through 24 hours in the life of protagonist Palace...
The festival will introduce 26 features and 11 shorts and total of 39 directors — 21 of which are women.
“Portraits of individuals and communities navigating uncertain and turbulent circumstances in pursuit of freedom, self-determination, and survival set a remarkably contemplative tone to the lineup,” said La Frances Hui, curator of MoMa’s film department and event co-char.
Happening (L’Événement), winner of the 2021 Venice International Film Festival’s Golden Lion, is the portrait of a young woman attempting to secure an illegal abortion in 1960s provincial France. It was acquired by IFC Films and will be released May 6.
The African Desperate, a debut feature from Syms, rushes through 24 hours in the life of protagonist Palace...
- 3/29/2022
- by Jill Goldsmith
- Deadline Film + TV
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Golden Lion winner “Happening” will open the 2022 New Directors/New Films Festival, Film at Lincoln Center and the Museum of Modern Art announced Tuesday.
Now in its 51st year, the New Directors/New Films Festival screens the best films made by young filmmakers, many of which tend to be their debut features. The festival has served as an early showcase for many notable directors, including Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar Wai, Guillermo del Toro and Luca Guadagnino. This year, the festival will screen 26 features and 11 shorts.
“Portraits of individuals and communities navigating uncertain and turbulent circumstances in pursuit of freedom, self-determination, and survival set a remarkably contemplative tone for the lineup,” 2022 Nd/Nf co-chair and MoMa department of film curator La Frances Hui said in a statement. “This year’s new directors look inward and draw on events past and present...
Now in its 51st year, the New Directors/New Films Festival screens the best films made by young filmmakers, many of which tend to be their debut features. The festival has served as an early showcase for many notable directors, including Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Kelly Reichardt, Pedro Almodóvar, Spike Lee, Lynne Ramsay, Michael Haneke, Wong Kar Wai, Guillermo del Toro and Luca Guadagnino. This year, the festival will screen 26 features and 11 shorts.
“Portraits of individuals and communities navigating uncertain and turbulent circumstances in pursuit of freedom, self-determination, and survival set a remarkably contemplative tone for the lineup,” 2022 Nd/Nf co-chair and MoMa department of film curator La Frances Hui said in a statement. “This year’s new directors look inward and draw on events past and present...
- 3/29/2022
- by Wilson Chapman
- Variety Film + TV
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Supported by Sundance, Dmz Docs and Xining First International Film Festival, and with Nanfu Wang acting as consulting editor, Dongnan Chen’s feature film had all the prerequisites of becoming a great documentary, also because its central theme is quite interesting.
“Keep Running” had its international premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
The film takes place in Little Well Villlage, on the barren mountaintops of Southwest China. This is one of the few places the Miao people have managed to live in, after painful migrations following their losing war with Han, the Chinese majority. Their persecution was so intense, that the Miao essentially lost their identity, including their written language, while even their current name is actually given to them by the Chinese authorities. The arrival of western missionaries in the 1930s stripped them of the last folklore they had, and substituted it with Christianity, essentially deeming them identity-less.
“Keep Running” had its international premiere at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival
The film takes place in Little Well Villlage, on the barren mountaintops of Southwest China. This is one of the few places the Miao people have managed to live in, after painful migrations following their losing war with Han, the Chinese majority. Their persecution was so intense, that the Miao essentially lost their identity, including their written language, while even their current name is actually given to them by the Chinese authorities. The arrival of western missionaries in the 1930s stripped them of the last folklore they had, and substituted it with Christianity, essentially deeming them identity-less.
- 6/29/2021
- by Panos Kotzathanasis
- AsianMoviePulse
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