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Hooray!!! @SBIFF to honor Penélope Cruz with the Montecito Award on Tuesday, March 8th, at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performance in Pedro Almodóvar’s PARALLEL MOTHERS from @SonyClassics Pictures #SBIFF

Posted by Larry Gleeson Penélope Cruz will be honored with the Montecito Award at the 37th annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Cruz will receive the award on Tuesday, March 8th, at an in-person conversation about her career leading up to this year’s performance in Pedro Almodóvar’s PARALLEL MOTHERS from Sony Pictures Classic.   SBIFF Executive Director Roger Durling (Photo cr.…

Rafael Starman, cinematographer of Gewalten

Berlinale News: Crystal Bears and Prizes of the Juries Generation Kplus and Generation 14plus Are Awarded

Posted by Larry Gleeson The members of the Children’s Jury in Generation Kplus– Tilda Aue, Maria Fock, Connar Beck Lowe, Henri Marioth, Leonardo Urrutia Schwarze, Kerstin Teichmann and Ida Lilli Zschaubitz – have awarded the following prizes: Crystal Bear for the Best Film: Comedy Queenby Sanna Lenken, Sweden A great protagonist, powerful and vulnerable at the same time, provided us with her…

The 2022 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival (@SLOFilmFest) Previews Film Lineup With Five Official Selections Including CAT DADDIES and SIRENS! #SLOFilmFest)

Posted by Larry Gleeson The 2022 San Luis Obispo International Film Festival previews film lineup with 5 official selections (April 26-May 1) Larry Gleeson, center, in conversation during the 2019 SLO Film Fest. (Photo credit: Kevin O’Connor) San Luis Obispo, CA (February 15, 2022) – The San Luis Obispo International Film Festival has announced five initial selections for the 28th edition of this…

UGH!!! Say it isn't so! Isabelle Huppert, recipient of this year’s Honorary Golden Bear unable to attend the Berlin International Film Festival in person #Berlinale #IsabelleHuppert

Posted by Larry Gleeson Isabelle Huppert The Homage of the Berlinale 2022 is dedicated to French film and stage actor Isabelle Huppert, who is also the recipient of the Honorary Golden Bear for lifetime achievement. Unfortunately, today Isabelle Huppert has been tested positive for the coronavirus in Paris and therefore she will not be able to attend the Berlin International Film Festival. While…

Stay tuned! The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival (@Berlinale) has announced upcoming awards and honors ceremonies including the Homage of of the 2022 Berlinale, an honorary Golden Bear to French film and stage actor, Isabella Huppert! #Berlinale

Posted by Larry Gleeson   The 2022 Berlin International Film Festival (Berlinale) has announced upcoming awards and honors ceremonies. (See below.) Presentation of the European Shooting Stars European Shooting Stars 2022 will be presented on Monday, February 14 at 6 pm in the Berlinale Palast: . The world premiere of the Competition entry One Year, One Night by Isaki Lacuesta will be shown…

Global Movie Day! Jackie Brown is in the house with @PamGrier What Did You Watch? #GlobalMovieDay

Posted by Larry Gleeson February 12th, also designated as Global Movie Day by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, was celebrated by fans watching their favorite films and sharing content. Jackie Brown is in the house! https://hollywoodglee.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/03/pam-grier.mp4 For the first time, five artists from five continents were selected to commemorate the day with an…

The 2022 @Berlinale held fast and opened in person. On February 10, the start of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival was celebrated in the Berlinale Palast aglow with plenty of glitz and glamour as well as the film world's top talent! #Berlinale

Posted by Larry Gleeson The 2022 Berlinale held fast and opened in person. On February 10, the start of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival was celebrated in the Berlinale Palast. The massive red carpet was aglow with plenty of glitz and glamour as well as the film world’s top talent! Iris Berben featured on the Red Carpet and Big Screen at the 2022 Berlinale Opening Gala (Photo cr.…

There's always next year! The 2022 Sundance Film Festival has come and gone leaving in its wake a plethora of films, music, conversation, and virtual space. Sundance Film Festival Wrap - Fourth and Final #TheSpaceship #Sundance2022

Posted by Larry Gleeson The 2022 Sundance Film Festival has come and gone leaving in its wake a plethora of films, music, conversation, and virtual space. Acura continued on as the Official Vehicle and a Presenting Sponsor of the Sundance Film Festival for the 12th consecutive year offering the independent film community and fans gathering virtually for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival a unique…

Cowabunga! @TCM’s 31 Days of Oscar Returns March 1st! Exclusive content available from TCM Hosts and @theAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.along with 31 films within the Classics Curated by TCM Hub on @HBOMax #TCM #31DaysOfOscar

Posted by Larry Gleeson 31 Days of Oscar Returns March 1st! Lineup Includes Exclusive Content on HBO Max!     TCM’s annual 31 Days of Oscar programming returns for its 28th year, kicking off on March 1st with a month-long showcase of films recognized by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. This year, for the first time, TCM will be celebrating The Winners, with each film having won…

SBIFF News: The Santa Barbara International Film Festival (@SBIFF), presented by @UGG announced its lineup for the 37th edition, running March 2 to 12, 2022 #SBIFF Check it out! #Tributes #Panels

Posted by Larry Gleeson 37TH FESTIVAL OPENS WITH THE U.S. PREMIERE OF “THE PHANTOM OF THE OPEN” AND CLOSES WITH “DIONNE WARWICK: DON’T MAKE ME OVER” FESTIVAL TO PRESENT 95 U.S. PREMIERES AND 48 WORLD PREMIERES   Santa Barbara, CA. (Thursday, February 10, 2022) –The Santa Barbara International Film Festival ® (SBIFF), presented by UGG , announced today the highly anticipated lineup for the 37th…

Mark the calendars! @TheAcademy, a global community of more than 10,000 of the most accomplished artists, filmmakers, and executives working in film announces new date for 2022 Governors Awards #HonoraryAwards #Oscars

Posted by Larry Gleeson THE ACADEMY ANNOUNCES NEW DATE FOR 2022 GOVERNORS AWARDS     DANNY GLOVER, SAMUEL L. JACKSON, ELAINE MAY AND LIV ULLMANN TO BE HONORED WITH OSCARS® LOS ANGELES, CA – The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences today announced the 12th Governors Awards will be held on Friday, March 25, 2022, at the Ray Dolby Ballroom at Hollywood & Highland® in Hollywood. The Governors…

Opening of the 2022 Berlin International Film Festival February 10th in the @Berlinale Palast - Due to the Covid-19 hygiene and security measures, there will be a reduction in seating capacity in the Berlinale cinemas to 50 percent. #Berlinale

Posted by Larry Gleeson Festive Opening of the Berlinale 2022 On February 10, the start of the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival will be celebrated in the Berlinale Palast. Minister of State for Culture and the Media, Claudia Roth, Governing Mayor of Berlin Franziska Giffey, this year’s Jury President M. Night Shyamalan, as well as the Festival Management Mariette Rissenbeek and Carlo…

Big news out of Hollywood with the @TheAcademy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcement of the 92nd Oscar nominations this morning. Jane Campion's, Power of The Dog, led the way with 12 nominations trailed closely by DUNE with 10. #Oscars

Posted by Larry Gleeson Big news out of Hollywood with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announcement of the 92nd Oscar nominations this morning. Jane Campion’s, Power of The Dog, garnered 12 Oscar nominations, the most of any film this year, with the Denis Villeneuve directed Dune receiving ten nominations while Kenneth Branagh’s Belfast and Steven Spielberg’s West Side Story each…

From Sundance Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynn's AM I OK? is a beautiful story with exquisite character arcs. #DakotaJohnson and #SonoyaMizuno turn in highly compelling performances in a well-executed and strongly penned narrative. #Sundance #Classic

Posted by Larry Gleeson The 2022 Sundance Film Festival premiere, Am I OK?,  marked the directorial debut of married creatives Tig Notaro and Stephanie Allynn. The film features Dakota Johnson and Sonoya Mizuno as Lucy and Jane, two best friends who are forced to deal with significant change when Jane agrees to accept a major career move necessitating relocation and Lucy confesses her deepest…

CALL JANE with a cast led by Elizabeth Banks and Sigourney Weaver, Screenwriter @PhyllisNagy made her directorial debut with this film based on real-life Jane Collective, an underground organization that helped women access abortions before Roe V. Wade.

Posted by Larry Gleeson Elizabeth Banks and Cory Michael Smith appear in Call Jane by Phyllis Nagy, an official selection of the Premieres section at the 2022 Sundance Film Festival. Courtesy of Sundance Institute | photo by Wilson Webb. Phyllis Nagy’s Call Jane, set in the mid to late 1960’s follows the pursuit of women’s rights. Progressive suburbanite wife and homemaker, Joy, portrayed by…

Posted by Larry Gleeson The Berlinale World Cinema Fund (WCF), with its differentiated funding program (WCF, WCF Europe, WCF Africa, WCF ACP), is committed to cultural diversity, cooperation, sustainable development, and the promotion of cinema in regions with weak film infrastructures. Since its foundation in 2004, the WCF has pledged to play a constructive part in the democratization of…