Separately, KVIFF will premiere a restoration of Czechoslovak director František Vláčil’s Western “Shadows of a Hot Summer.” When it originally premiered at the 21st KVIFF, it was awarded the Crystal Globe for Best Film. Starring Juraj Kukura, Marta Vančurová, Gustav Valach, Jiří Bartoška — the film is set two years after the Second World War, … Read more
Guy Ritchie’s The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare is now playing in theaters throughout the United States. However, the ensemble action romp, starring Henry Cavill, Alex Pettyfer, Eiza González, Alan Ritchson, Babs Olusanmokun, and Cary Elwes, is currently absent from UK and Canadian theaters. Lionsgate distributes The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare domestically. At the same time, Prime Video inked an … Read more
CUIFF’s official lineup won’t be revealed until the festival itself, but you can get a sneak peek of them in the trailer embedded below. “I am really excited to see the festival transition from startup to an established event,” said Max Libman, the founder of CUIFF and a senior in high school at Academy High. … Read more
A commercial for The Boys Season 4 was released during the Super Bowl in the form of a Vought International ad. The fictional company’s minute-long commercial was deemed “too patriotic for TV.” The fourth season of the Prime Video series arrives later this year. Check out The Boys Season 4 Super Bowl commercial below: Today, Vought … Read more
It would be nicer to enter 2024 with a sunny outlook, but the world has seemed hell-bent on tearing itself apart at a faster rate than usual. As such, my mind wandered back to this forgotten anti-capitalist thriller. It’s not enough but I offer prayers for peace. There are many fires that need to be … Read more
Bayard Rustin was the architect of 1963’s momentous March on Washington, but was largely overlooked. Directed by DGA Award and five-time Tony Award winner George C. Wolfe and starring Emmy Award winner Colman Domingo as Rustin, the film shines a long overdue spotlight on the extraordinary man who, alongside giants like the Reverend Martin Luther King Jr., Adam … Read more
“‘Killers of the Flower Moon’ is a powerful and important film not only for its cinematic poetry, but also as a complicated story about the suspicious murders of members of the Osage Nation, one which fully illustrates the evils of racism and corruption,” said Festival Chairman Nachhattar Singh Chandi. “Directed by Martin Scorsese, the film features a powerhouse … Read more
Last month, RogerEbert.com Senior Editor Nick Allen moderated a panel with the directors of some of the most anticipated international films of the year, and we wanted to share it with you. Watch Allen’s conversation with İlker Çatak (“The Teachers’ Lounge”), Amr Gamal (“The Burdened”), Rodrigo Moreno (“The Delinquents”), Lina Soualem (“Bye Bye Tiberias”), and Anh Hung … Read more
According to the festival’s press release, the Inspire Award is “given to a filmmaker who influences and inspires filmmakers to create empowering and positive messages for young audiences. Cherry’s Oscar-winning project, ‘Hair Love,’ about an African American father attempting to do his daughter’s hair for the first time, won the 2020 Academy Award for Best … Read more
INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY COMPETITION Gold Hugo: “The Echo” (Mexico, Germany), Dir. Tatiana Huezo Tatiana Huezo presents an engrossingly cinematic and poetic portrait of modern family life in rural Mexico. Huezo’s nuanced, observational storytelling weaves a rich tapestry of a family and community who live off the land in a mountainous terrain, herding sheep. The film is a meditation … Read more