THE HOMESMAN Directed by Tommy Lee Jones and Starring Hilary Swank is Centerpiece Film for 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival

THE HOMESMAN Directed by Tommy Lee Jones and Starring Hilary Swank is Centerpiece Film for 2014 Hamptons International Film Festival

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THE HOMESMAN starring Hilary Swank will be the Centerpiece film  of the 22nd Annual Hamptons International Film Festival held over Columbus Day  Weekend, October 9-13, 2014.  Hilary Swank will attend the film’s premiere and will participate in the festival’s signature program “A Conversation With…”  The festival revealed its “Views from Long Island” section, which focuses on local filmmakers and films with geographic ties to the Hamptons, along with one of its most famous local filmmakers, Bob Balaban, who is this year’s Honorary Chairman.

‘Beyond the Lights’ To Open 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival - This Week in NYC

‘Beyond the Lights’ To Open 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival – This Week in NYC

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The 18th Annual Urbanworld Film Festival, will take place this weekend September 17-21, 2014, at Manhattan’s AMC Loews 34th Street 14, and various other locations in New York. The festival will screen over 70 films, including 12 world premieres.

Relativity’s Beyond the Lights, a drama written and directed by Gina Prince-Bythewood (Love and Basketball, The Secret Life of Bees) and produced by Relativity, Relativity Sports, Undisputed Cinema and Homegrown Pictures in association with BET Films, will serve as the opening film at 7:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 18 at the SVA Theater at 333 W. 23rd Street. The story of a talented young musician on the brink of super stardom struggling with the pressure of her new-found success stars Gugu Mbatha-Raw (Belle, Larry Crowne), Nate Parker (Red Tails, The Great Debaters), Minnie Driver (Good Will Hunting) and Emmy Award® nominee Danny Glover (The Color Purple, Lethal Weapon). The film opens nationwide on November 14, 2014. Prince-Bythewood, a longtime supporter of the festival and Independent Spirit Award® winner, is the ambassador for this year’s festivities.

Mat Kirkby's THE PHONE CALL, Péter Vácz's RABBIT AND DEER Win at 1 Reel Film Festival

Mat Kirkby’s THE PHONE CALL, Péter Vácz’s RABBIT AND DEER Win at 1 Reel Film Festival

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The 19th annual 1 Reel Film Festival announced this year’s jury award winners for best narrative and best animated short. Curated by SIFF, the festival brings in over 100 short films from around the world during the three days of the Bumbershoot festival. The 1 Reel Film Festival is known as one of the nation’s most well-attended short film festivals in the United States, drawing nearly 10,000 attendees each year.

The 2014 1 Reel Film Festival Jury award winners will each be presented with a $500 cash prize.

Sally Kirkland Stars in ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN Directed by Sharon Greytak

Sally Kirkland Stars in ARCHAEOLOGY OF A WOMAN Directed by Sharon Greytak

Archaeology Of A Woman starring Sally Kirkland and Victoria Clarke

Archaeology Of A Woman, written and directed by renowned indie film director Sharon Greytak, is an intense drama that explores the life of a woman beset by the early stages of dementia. The film stars Oscar nominated/Golden Globe winner Sally Kirkland and Tony-winner Victoria Clark.  

Archaeology Of A Woman received two Gold Remi Awards at Worldfest-Houston including Lifetime Achievement for Sally Kirkland and Outstanding Independent Films. It was honored with a CINE Golden Eagle Award, and was also an official selection of the Woodstock Film Festival.

2014 Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Cinema Hooligante Films

2014 Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Cinema Hooligante Films

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The 6th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival, announced its lineup for Cinema Hooligante. Now in its third year, the popular late-night film program expands to include more science fiction, fantasy, and comedy, alongside its traditional repertoire of horror, gore, and cult films. Embracing the mantra “where grown-ups come out to play,” Milwaukee Film adds variety to the mix through a more balanced offering of genres. 

Also in the lineup this year are two classic films screening in 35mm. John Axford presents Stanley Kubrick’s satirical comedy, Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb in celebration of its 50th anniversary, (Axford presented Kubrick’s 2001: A Space Odyssey at MFF 2013). Rob Reiner’s acclaimed rockumentary, This is Spinal Tap, will also screen in celebration of its 30th anniversary. 

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2014 Austin Film Festival Reveals First Slate of Films; Centerpiece Film to feature Kevin Costner’s “Black and White”

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Austin Film Festival (AFF), announced  the first slate of films included in the 2014 lineup of Festival screenings October 23 thru 30, 2014. The complete list of programming at the 21st annual AFF, including short films, competition titles, and Conference panels, will be announced in mid-September.  Black and White from Writer/Director Mike Binder has been selected as the Centerpiece Film. Starring Academy Award-winners Kevin Costner and Octavia Spencer, Black and White is the story of a widowed grandfather (Costner) who is left to raise his bi-racial granddaughter. When the little girl’s paternal grandmother (Spencer) seeks custody, a bitter legal battle ensues that forces the uneasy family members to have an honest conversation about life, death, anger and America’s racial divide.  Additional selections include The Sound and the Fury, The Imitation Game, The Homesman, and the World Premieres of 21 Years: Richard Linklater and Dawn Patrol.

The 5th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival Unveils 2014 Film Selections; Opens with Chicago Premiere of LIAR'S DICE

The 5th Annual Chicago South Asian Film Festival Unveils 2014 Film Selections; Opens with Chicago Premiere of LIAR’S DICE

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The Chicago South Asian Film Festival revealed the film lineup for this year’s festival to be held between September 18th and 21st, 2014. The festival will present over 25 films in downtown Chicago, at the Showplace ICON Theater in South Loop,and in Evanston, at The Evanston Public Library.  This year’s Festival will open with the Chicago premiere of Liar’s Dice by director Geethu Mohandas, which was screened at the Sundance Film Festival and includes dynamic performances from Nawazuddin Siddiqui, Geetanjali Thapa and Manya Gupta. Festival circuit favorite, M Cream, will be the Friday night feature. Monsoon Shootout will be the centerpiece film and also includes the audience favorite, Nawazuddin Siddiqui. Invigorating performances in Ankhon Dekhi directed by Rajat Kapoor, known for his roles in Dil Chatha Hai, Bheja Fry and Monsoon Wedding, will close out the Festival on Sunday evening.

2014 Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Cream City Cinema Lineup Featuring Local Filmmakers

2014 Milwaukee Film Festival Announces Cream City Cinema Lineup Featuring Local Filmmakers

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The 6th Annual Milwaukee Film Festival announced its Cream City Cinema lineup. Now in its 6th year, Cream City Cinema showcases the best new work from Milwaukee-based filmmakers and awards one local filmmaker with a yearlong Filmmaker-in-Residence prize along with a $5,000 cash award.

This year’s Cream City Cinema includes four feature-length fiction films (HAMLET A.D.D, PESTER, THE OTHER ONE, SERIAL DATERS ANONYMOUS), one feature-length documentary (PSYCHOPATH), and three shorts programs: The Milwaukee Youth Show—the festival’s third annual showcase for local filmmakers ages 18 and under as well as two installments of The Milwaukee Show.

Harry Belafonte, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki And Maureen O’Hara To Receive Academy’s Governors Awards

Harry Belafonte, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki And Maureen O’Hara To Receive Academy’s Governors Awards

Harry Belafonte, Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki And Maureen O’Hara To Receive Academy’s Governors Awards

The Board of Governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences voted Tuesday night (August 26) to present Honorary Awards to Jean-Claude Carrière, Hayao Miyazaki and Maureen O’Hara, and the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award to Harry Belafonte.  All four awards will be presented at the Academy’s 6th Annual Governors Awards on Saturday, November 8, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland Center®.

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