Tag: Ammonite
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Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ Selected to Open Denver Film Festival — Film News in Brief
Monday, Oct. 12 Denver Festival Schedules Drive-In ShowingsThe 43rd Denver Film Festival will open on Oct. 22 with a drive-in showing of Chloe Zhao’s “Nomadland,” starring Frances McDormand, at the Red Rocks Park.The festival will be mostly virtual but will also hold drive-in showings of “Nine Days” as its Centerpiece title on Oct. 24 and…
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New York LGBTQ Film Festival to Open With Francis Lee’s ‘Ammonite,’ Screen Alan Ball’s ‘Uncle Frank’
NewFest, New York’s LGBTQ film and media organization, has announced its program for the 32nd New York LGBTQ Film Festival. This year’s event will feature virtual events, as well as drive-in screenings at the Queens Drive-In at Flushing Meadows Corona Park.The festival will open on Oct. 16 with the New York City premiere of Francis…
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Kate Winslet Talks Importance of Film Festivals at TIFF: “That’s How We Began”
With A-list stars not walking up red carpets at the Toronto International Film Festival into physical screenings amid the pandemic, Kate Winslet, Anthony Hopkins and other winners of TIFF Tribute Awards gathered virtually to talk about the importance of festivals for the entertainment industry.Winslet, who has brought her latest film, Ammonite, to Toronto’s hybrid 2020…
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BFI London Film Festival unveils full programme for 2020 hybrid edition
Pixar’s ‘Soul’ and Chloe Zhao’s ‘Nomadland’ are two of four cinema-only titles.The BFI London Film Festival has unveiled the full programme for its 2020 physical-virtual hybrid edition, with 58 features playing to audiences across the UK from October 7-18.Pixar’s Soul and Chloé Zhao’s Nomadland starring Frances McDormand join Steve McQueen’s festival opener Mangrove and Francis…
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Watch This One: Mona Fastvold’s Gay Romance ‘The World to Come’ Breaks Out Big at Venice
In the fall festival derby, the Kate Winslet-Saoirse Ronan romance “Ammonite” was poised to follow up “Portrait of a Lady on Fire” as the next must-see Sapphic bodice-ripper. But the lesbian love story that broke out instead is actress-writer-director Mona Fastvold’s second movie, “The World to Come,” a grim yet achingly beautiful 1850s pioneer drama…
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‘Ammonite’ Trailer: Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet Begin a Forbidden Love Affair
After making waves in Greta Gerwig’s adaptation of Little Women last year, Saoirse Ronan is back with more period drama in Ammonite, and Kate Winslet is coming with her. Intended as one of the official selections for both the 2020 Cannes Film Festival and 2020 Telluride Film Festival, Ammonite is now slated to premiere at…
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‘Ammonite’: Kate Winslet & Saoirse Ronan Are The Latest Ladies On Fire In Francis Lee’s Gorgeous-Looking Gay Romantic Drama
One of the best films of 2017 you didn’t see and one of the best films of that year, period? Francis Lee’s “God’s Own Country.” It was an astonishing feature-length debut and landed Lee immediately on every list imaginable where filmmakers-to-watch were concerned (“God’s Own Country” also won Sundance’s World Cinema directing award that year).…
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‘Ammonite’ Trailer: Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan Unite in Francis Lee’s Lesbian Romance
With the first-time pairing of Kate Winslet and Saoirse Ronan, plus the return of “God’s Own Country” writer-director Francis Lee, “Ammonite” has ranked high on the list of the year’s most anticipated films since Neon acquired distribution rights to the romance drama in January. The first official trailer for the movie has now debuted online,…
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Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet Hunt for Fossils and Love in ‘Ammonite’ Trailer
Saoirse Ronan and Kate Winslet are searching for ancient fossils and budding romance in the trailer for the upcoming film “Ammonite.”Written and directed by Francis Lee, the film will be released by Neon in the United States and Lionsgate in the U.K.Set in England in the 1800s, Winslet plays Mary Anning, a fossil hunter who…
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Deauville Fest to Showcase 10 Movies From Cannes 2020 Official Selection
One of the rare festivals to be hosting physical edition in the coronavirus era, the Deauville American Film Festival is set to world premiere 10 anticipated movies that are part of Cannes’s 2020 Official Selection.The Deauville roster of Cannes pics was curated by the Normandy-set festival’s artistic director Bruno Barde out of the 56 films…