Coming to Showtime tomorrow, Saturday, December 11:
THE REAL CHARLIE CHAPLIN
Director:
James Spinney, Peter Middleton
World Premiere:
Telluride 2021
Select Festivals:
BFI London, Camden, Zurich, Hamptons, AFI Fest
About:
The definitive story of cinema’s most iconic figure, from an impoverished childhood in London through a spectacular rise to fame, and onto the Hollywood limelight and a self-imposed exile.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres today, Friday, December 10:
BEIJING SPRING
Director:
Andy Cohen, Gaylen Ross
World Premiere:
FIFDH 2021 (International Film Festival and Forum on Human Rights)
Select Festivals:
Leeds, St Louis, Montreal FIFA, Heartland
About:
An exploration of a brief period of greater freedom of expression in China following Mao’s death, between 1978-1980.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
New to DVD this week:
LOVE IT WAS NOT
Director:
Maya Sarfaty
World Premiere:
Docaviv 2020
Select Festivals:
IDFA, Hot Docs
About:
The unbelievable and tragic love story of Helena, a young Jewish prisoner in Auschwitz, and Austrian SS officer Franz Wunsch.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
The lineup has been announced for the 2022 Sundance Film Festival, taking place in-person in Utah and through seven Satellite Screens across the US, as well as online, January 20-30.
Today’s announcement reveals 80 feature films in the US and World Cinema Documentary and Dramatic Competitions, NEXT, Premieres, Midnight, Spotlight, Kids, Special Screenings, and From the Collection sections, as well as 15 projects in New Frontier and 6 projects in the Indie Episodic Program, and may be found here. Shorts will be announced tomorrow, Friday, December 10.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Film Festivals, Overviews, Recommendations, Sundance
New to DVD this week:
FILM ABOUT A FATHER WHO
Director:
Lynne Sachs
World Premiere:
Slamdance 2020
Select Festivals:
Doc Fortnight, Sheffield, Docaviv, Doclisboa, RIDM, Indie Memphis, Sarasota
About:
The filmmaker attempts to make sense of her wayward father.
I previously wrote about the doc here.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to Showtime today, Wednesday, December 8:
DIRTY TRICKS
Director:
Daniel Sivan
World Premiere:
Hot Docs 2021
About:
When the best player in the elite competitive level of the card game bridge—a million-dollar cut-throat business—is accused of cheating, the ensuing scandal confounds experts, criminal science, celebrities, and basic belief in this hilarious true-crime thriller.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to theatres and to virtual cinema this Friday, December 10:
LAST AND FIRST MEN
Director:
Jóhann Jóhannsson
World Premiere:
Berlin 2020
Select Festivals:
Karlovy Vary, Melbourne, Bucheon Fantastic, Beijing, Indielisboa, Fajr
About:
A hybrid docufiction about the final days of humankind.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO & HBO Max this Thursday, December 9:
MR SATURDAY NIGHT
Director:
John Maggio
World Premiere:
DOC NYC 2021
About:
The untold story of Robert Stigwood, the impresario behind SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER and its record-breaking disco soundtrack.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to OVID.tv today, Tuesday, December 7:
ALL ABOUT MY SISTERS
Director:
Wang Qiong
World Premiere:
Rotterdam 2021
Select Festivals:
New York Film Festival, Hamburg, BFI London, San Diego Asian
About:
An intimate, deeply felt portrait of Jin and her family filmed by her sister.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
Coming to HBO & HBO Max tomorrow, Tuesday, December 7:
THE SLOW HUSTLE
Director:
Sonja Sohn
World Premiere:
AFI Docs 2021
About:
After Baltimore Police Detective Sean Suiter is shot and found dead while on duty, the tragedy soon becomes enmeshed in a widening corruption scandal that threatens to unravel the public’s already strained relationship with law enforcement.
Filed under Documentary, Film, Releases
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