Movies News Desk - Page 6

The Carney Awards announced today that this year's class of exemplary honorees includes favorites of stage and screen William H. Macy, Wendie Malick, William Fichtner, Richard Kind and Xander Berkeley. ABC's Dancing with the Stars host Tom Bergeron will host the evening's program on Sunday, October 29, 2017, at The Broad Stage in Santa Monica, CA.

Production is currently underway at Longcross Studios outside London for Disney's ALADDIN, the live-action adaptation of the studio's animated classic, and Entertainment Weekly has revealed the film's release date: May 24, 2019.

American director Samuel Fuller famously said 'A film is like a battleground,' in his cameo in Jean-Luc Godard's Pierrot Le Fou. 'There's love, hate, action, violence, death. In one word, emotion.'

Drishyam Films' upcoming film RUKH - a powerful drama and mystery film starring Manoj Bajpayee,  is slated for a Pan-India release on 27th October 2017. The first look of the film was released across social media today through an intriguing motion poster. 

The Vancouver International Film Festival (VIFF) released a lineup of the year's must-see films on the big screen as part of the distinguished Special Presentations series. These films represent the world's boldest storytellers and their exceptional works as part of the festival's Panorama stream.

Luzer Twersky, currently in rehearsal for the Yiddish world premiere of Eugene Ionesco's Rhinoceros, is the subject of the new film documentary ONE OF US.

The San Diego International Film Festival (SDiFF), produced by the San Diego Film Foundation, announced today that iconic stage and screen actor Sir Patrick Stewart will be the recipient of the Gregory Peck Award for Excellence in Cinema.

The 17th annual installment of the Coney Island Film Festival (named one of the '25 Coolest Film Festivals' by MovieMaker Magazine) hits the shores of Coney Island from Friday, September 8th through Sunday, September 10th.

imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival has announced the film and video works that will be presented as part of the 18th Annual Festival, October 18-22, 2017 in Toronto.

As the Metropolitan Opera launches its 133rd season this fall, a new film by multiple Emmy Award-winning documentary filmmaker Susan Froemke surveys a remarkable period of the company's rich history and a time of great change for New York.

'The Atoning,' is a horror/suspense/thriller from writer/director Michael Williams (OzLand) where, while haunted by ghostly apparitions, two parents try to protect their young son from a dark secret that could destroy their family.

Acclaimed LGBT short Love, Colin starring Queer as Folk's Thea Gill, is released on VOD this month.

Alex Sharp, Tony winner for Broadway's THE CURIOUS INCIDENT OF THE DOG IN THE NIGHT-TIME, has signed on for the upcoming DIRTY ROTTEN SCOUNDRELS remake titled NASTY WOMEN, starring previously announced Anne Hathaway and Rebel Wilson.

Narrated by Academy Award-winning actress Cate Blanchett, EARTHFLIGHT is a totally immersive experience, taking the audience on an incredible flight across the world on the wings of birds.

imagineNATIVE's opening night gala on Wednesday, October 18 will be Waru at the Hot Docs Ted Rogers Cinema.

Queer|Art, the New York City-based non-profit, has announced the Fall 2017 season of Queer|Art|Film at IFC Center (323 Sixth Avenue at West 3rd St.), September 11-December 4.

Wellfleet Harbor Actors Theater is proud to present six nights of engaging film August 29 - September 13, at the theater's first Am HaYam Jewish Film Festival.

Kino Lorber has announced the New York theatrical premiere of Yuri Ancarani's award-winning documentary THE CHALLENGE, now set to open Friday, September 8, 2017, at Film Society of Lincoln Center.

You're invited to join NewFilmmakers Los Angeles (NFMLA) and The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences (AMPAS) with presenting partners NALIP and SAG-AFTRA on Saturday, September 16th, 2017 for the annual NFMLA Film Festival InFocus: Latino & Hispanic Cinema event.

KCETLink Media Group, the national independent broadcast and digital media network, has announced that its two services, KCET public television in Los Angeles and independent satellite network Link TV nationwide, will launch the first film festival in Los Angeles dedicated entirely to environmental issues, called the EARTH FOCUS ENVIRONMENTAL FILM FESTIVAL.