RescueFest Opens with Restoration of Steve Buscemi’s Wonderful “Trees Lounge” | Festivals & Awards
“Trees Lounge,” a movie that Roger Ebert called “the most accurate portrait of the daily saloon drinker I have ever seen” is going to open…
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Palm Springs Film Festival Announces 2026 Lineup | Festivals & Awards
The 2026 Palm Springs Film Festival has announced the 169 films that make up its 2026 program, including 53 premieres. The event unfolds from January…
It’s The Funniest Shit: Hikari on ‘Rental Family’ | Festivals & Awards
Hikari is a hugger. She’s also a laugher, a believer, and a kinetic source of excitement. When she arrived for our talk, she swooped in…
Tokyo Film Festival 2025: “Demon Pond” and Japanese Yokai Culture | Festivals & Awards
“His name is Nuppeppo. Japanese monster,” the man sitting next to us said, grimacing and holding up his fingers like claws. He was wearing a…
“My Unwanted Friends: Part I – Final Broadcast in Moscow” Announced as Winner of 2025 Indie Film Site Network Advocate Award | Festivals and awards
We are proud to be part of a network of sites that recognized Julia Loktev’s superb “My Unwanted Friends: Part I – Last Air in…
Tokyo Film Festival 2025: “Mother Bhumi”, “Morte Cucina”, “We are the fruits of the first”, “Tunnels: the sun in the dark” | Festivals and awards
In my first dispatch from the 2025 Tokyo International Film Festival, “Journey into Sato Tadao” director Terasaki Mizuho describes films as “greetings,” small friendly gestures…
Tokyo Film Festival 2025: Journey into Sato Tadao | Festivals and awards
Before watching the documentary about him, I had only heard the name Sato Tadao once. It was in an article by Roger Ebert, an article…
A Preview of the 2025 Black Harvest Film Festival | Festivals and awards
With the fall chill in the air and the holidays on the horizon, the Black Harvest Film Festival is set to return to the Gene…
CIFF 2025: A golden summer, before the call, adult children, God only knows | Festivals and awards
For the 61st Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF), programming focused on what it does best: presenting a diverse and compelling variety of films. With the…
CIFF 2025: True North, Pasa Faho, Sun Ra: Do the impossible | Festivals and awards
In its 29th year of programming, the Chicago International Film Festival’s Black Perspectives category continues to expose and elevate the stories of the diaspora, adding…