Newfest Exclusive: Kate Winslet Presents Award to ‘Ammonite’ Director Francis Lee
Francis Lee's Ammonite has been the center of a lot of LGBTQ film festivals this season, and New York's Newfest...
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Newfest Exclusive: Kate Winslet Presents Award to ‘Ammonite’ Director Francis Lee
Francis Lee's Ammonite has been the center of a lot of LGBTQ film festivals this season, and New York's Newfest has awarded Lee an opening night prie for his buzzy film which stars Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan. The 32nd Annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival is happening now and will be continuing until October 27. You can take an exclusive look at Winslet presenting Lee with the award in the video below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5jWpqIh79n4 With all the film festivals having to rethink their programming schedule, Executive Director David Hatkoff had to figure out how to celebrate a year in LGBTQ+...
Netflix’s ‘Rebecca’ Offers a Colorful, Romantic Adaptation of the Classic Novel
Maybe it's best if this is your first trip to Manderley? With any version of Rebecca you will be haunted by Alfred Hitchcock's 1940 Oscar-winning thriller. You can't escape it. It lives as large as Rebecca herself, haunting the viewer with visions of a frightened Joan Fontaine and a menacing Judith Anderson. The sooner you come to terms that Ben Wheatley's retelling isn't trying to emulate Hitch, the better. This new vision of Daphne du Maurier's classic includes a grounded performance from Lily Collins and crafts that will leave you gobsmacked. If you met a mysterious Armie Hammer on a...
Sophia Loren Returns to Film with Netflix’s ‘The Life Ahead’
It's been nearly sixty years since Sophia Loren won Best Actress for her stunning performance in Two Women. Now, Netflix brings her back into the awards conversation with The Life Ahead which is based on the novel The Life Before Us by Romain Gary. Here, she plays Holocaust survivor Madame Rosa who takes in a troubled 12-year-old boy named Momo (Ibrahima Gueye). The film launches on Netflix on November 13. Here's the full trailer. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a0ejncDxgCc The Life Ahead (La vita davanti a sé) A contemporary adaptation of the international bestseller “The Life Before Us” by Romain Gary Release Date: In Select Theaters November...
The Mank Trailer is Here – And it’s a Beauty
Mank is David Fincher's most ambitious film to date, as it captures a moment in time that exists mostly in folklore. How did Citizen Kane get made? What inspired it? Who haunts it? How many people did it hurt? Why was Hollywood so threatened by it? Well, in case you were wondering what great writing, acting and directing looks like - here you go. https://youtu.be/aSfX-nrg-lI In Select Theaters November and Releasing Globally on Netflix on December 4th, 2020. Directed by: DAVID FINCHER Produced by: CEÁN CHAFFIN, ERIC ROTH and DOUGLAS URBANSKI Co-Produced by: PETER MAVROMATES & WILLIAM DOYLE Written...
