Watch TRAILER for A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain

Watch TRAILER for A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain

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The OFFICIAL trailer is released for A MOST VIOLENT YEAR, starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, and set to World Premiere at AFI Film Festival this Thursday.  A MOST VIOLENT YEAR is a searing crime drama set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically the most dangerous year in the city’s history. From acclaimed writer/director J.C. Chandor, and starring Oscar Isaac (INSIDE LLEWYN DAVIS) and Jessica Chastain (ZERO DARK THIRTY), this gripping story plays out within a maze of rampant political and industry corruption plaguing the streets of a city in decay.

"71" Leads with 9 Nominations for 2014 British Independent Film Awards Nominations

“71” Leads with 9 Nominations for 2014 British Independent Film Awards Nominations

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The nominations for the 17th annual Moët British Independent Film Awards were announced today and the highest number of nominations goes to ‘71 with nine nominations including Best British Independent Film; Best Director and Debut Director for Yann Demange; Best Screenplay for Gregory Burke; Best Actor for Jack O’Connell and Best Supporting Actor for Sean Harris. PRIDE picked up seven nominations and CATCH ME DADDY, FRANK and MR TURNER picked up five nominations each.  

"THE IMITATION GAME" "RED ARMY" Among Winners of Audience Choice Awards at Chicago International Film Festival

“THE IMITATION GAME” “RED ARMY” Among Winners of Audience Choice Awards at Chicago International Film Festival

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The 50th Chicago International Film Festival announced the winners of the Audience Choice Awards, THE IMITATION GAME (UK/USA), directed by Morten Tyldum won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative English-Language Feature, THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED (SWEDEN), directed by Felix Herngren won the Audience Choice Award for Best Narrative Foreign-Language Feature, and RED ARMY (USA), directed by Gabe Polsky won the Audience Choice Award for Best Documentary Feature.

LEVIATHAN Wins Top Award at 2014 Abu Dhabi Film Festival

LEVIATHAN Wins Top Award at 2014 Abu Dhabi Film Festival

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The winners of the Abu Dhabi Film Festival’s Black Pearl Awards in the three feature film competition categories, Narrative Features, New Horizons and Documentary Competition, were revealed by the festival at their awards ceremony, and LEVIATHAN directed by Andrey Zvyagintsev won the top prize.  The awards ceremony marked the grand finale of the eighth edition of ADFF. Additionally, juries announced the winners of the Child Protection Award, the Fipresci and Netpac Award, as well as the Audience Award.

WILD Starring Reese Witherspoon Added to Lineup for 2014 Lone Star Film Festival

WILD Starring Reese Witherspoon Added to Lineup for 2014 Lone Star Film Festival

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WILD directed by Jean-Marc Vallée has been added to the lineup for 2014 Lone Star Film Festival.  WILD was written by Academy Award-nominated screenwriter Nick Hornby (ABOUT A BOY, AN EDUCATION), directed by Jean-Marc Vallée (DALLAS BUYERS CLUB) and stars Academy Award-winner Reese Witherspoon. It world-premiered earlier this year at the Telluride Film Festival.

European Film Academy to Honor Writer/Director, Agnès Varda

European Film Academy to Honor Writer/Director, Agnès Varda

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The European Film Academy will present Agnès Varda with the Lifetime Achievement Award for what they describe as her outstanding body of work.  As a writer and director, Agnès Varda continues to be an important voice in French and European cinema as well as in the world of art. Her first film, LA POINTE COURTE (1954), was hardly shown but it already gave a glimpse of her very personal style and earned her the title of «grandmother of the French New Wave». Her film CLEO FROM 5 TO 7 (Cléo de 5 à 7, 1961) was selected at Cannes Festival and won the French Critics’ Award. 

Philadelphia Film Festival is a Wrap; "The Duke of Burgundy" "The Overnighters" Win Top Awards

Philadelphia Film Festival is a Wrap; “The Duke of Burgundy” “The Overnighters” Win Top Awards

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The 23rd Philadelphia Film Festival, which ran from October 16-26, ended with a sold-out closing night screening of Wild, starring Reese Witherspoon and Laura Dern.  In the award ceremony preceding the closing night festivities, the festival presented a series of awards to this year’s festival stand-outs.  The Award for Best Narrative Feature went to The Duke of Burgundy directed by Peter Strickland, and the Award for Best Documentary Feature went to The Overnighters directed by Jesse Moss.

Arpa International Film Festival Announces 2014 Film Lineup

Arpa International Film Festival Announces 2014 Film Lineup

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The 17th annual Arpa International Film Festival will be held November 14-16th, 2014 at the Egyptian Theatre in Hollywood.  For the 17th year, the lineup includes award winning films including: As it Used to Be and Sombras de Azul, along with SXSW nominated, I Believe in Unicorns.

“We’re thrilled about this years festival line-up, which includes both domestic and international films and filmmakers, ready to showcase their work,” said Festival Director, Michael Ashjian. “It’s our goal to stay true to our mission in cultivating awareness of important topics that affect our society through the medium of film. We can’t wait to share these films with everyone!”