AFI Fest Announces Lineup for 2023

AFI Fest annonced their full line up lineup for AFI FEST 2023 this week. The 37th edition of the festival is set to feature an expanded selection of features and shorts compared to last year, offering 141 titles. The World Premiere of LEAVE THE WORLD BEHIND, written and directed by Sam Esmail (AFI Class of … Continue reading AFI Fest Announces Lineup for 2023

Fall Film Festival and Movie Preview

This week we bring you a preview of upcoming film festivals including: New York Film Festival, Mill Valley Film Festival, Brooklyn Horror Film Festival, Bushwick Film Festival, AFI Film Festival plus an exclusive interview with the team behind NYC Web Fest, Founder Lauren Atkins, and Sales Director Samantha Casesa.

Poirot 3.0 – A HAUNTING IN VENICE

After directing and starring in the serviceable Murder on the Orient Express and the lackluster Death on the Nile, Kenneth Branagh is making his third outing as detective Hercule Poirot in A Haunting in Venice, which is loosely based on Agatha Christie’s novel Hallowe’en Party. Luckily, the third time’s the charm, and A Haunting in Venice is his best and most entertaining Poirot film yet.

FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES TALKS FOR 61st NYFF

Free panel discussions, in-depth conversations, and filmmaker dialogues throughout the festival New York, NY (Sept. 21, 2023) – Film at Lincoln Center announces Talks for the 61st New York Film Festival (September 29–October 15). The NYFF61 Talks program promises a robust lineup of lively and in-depth conversations between moderators, filmmakers, and audiences. The series complements … Continue reading FILM AT LINCOLN CENTER ANNOUNCES TALKS FOR 61st NYFF

Movie Release: THE HUNGER GAMES: THE BALLAD OF SONGBIRDS & SNAKES

The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds & Snakes follows a young Coriolanus (Tom Blyth) who is the last hope for his failing lineage, the once-proud Snow family that has fallen from grace in a post- war Capitol. With his livelihood threatened, Snow is reluctantly assigned to mentor Lucy Gray Baird (Rachel Zegler), a tribute from the impoverished District 12.

Best Movies of Summer 2023

On this episode Maribeth Thueson, William J. Hammon, and I give you our picks for the best movies of the summer. We review Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse, Barbie, Oppenheimer, Guardians of the Galaxy Vol 3, Asteroid City, Theater Camp, Mission Impossible: Dead Reckoning Part I and more.

Movie Release: SICK GIRL Starring Nina Dobrev

https://youtu.be/UUJRVrf9Ztc?si=Zyj9OXdasQ32e8Mz Sick Girl stars Nina Dobrev as Wren Pepper, a young woman who feels her closest friends slipping away, so she lets loose a little white lie that snowballs into a colossal, life-altering event. Jennifer Cram makes her feature film debut with this comedy about the price of insecurity and the rewards of true friendship. … Continue reading Movie Release: SICK GIRL Starring Nina Dobrev

Newfest Reveals Lineup for 35th Anniversary Year

NewFest, New York’s leading LGBTQ+ film and media organization and one of the world's most respected LGBTQ+ film festivals, has announced its full lineup for the 35th milestone anniversary year of its annual New York LGBTQ+ Film Festival. The announcement was made today by NewFest’s Executive Director David Hatkoff and Director of Programming Nick McCarthy.