Movies

Female Voices Rock Film Festival Celebrates a Sold Out Weekend in New York City

By NEW YORK TREND / May 19, 2023 / Comments Off on Female Voices Rock Film Festival Celebrates a Sold Out Weekend in New York City

(FVR Team L-R): Maria Akay (Producer), Catherine Delaloye (Founder/Executive Director), Kira Leinonen (Producer) Female Voices Rock Film Festival has wrapped their highest attended festival to date this past weekend with their 4th annual event celebrating the best new films by female, BIPOC and LGBTQ+ filmmakers. Female Voices Rock’s mission is to incite and inspire change that builds a…

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DISNEY+ READIES FOR MARVEL STUDIOS’ ‘SECRET INVASION’

By NEW YORK TREND / April 29, 2023 / Comments Off on DISNEY+ READIES FOR MARVEL STUDIOS’ ‘SECRET INVASION’

In Marvel Studios’ new series “Secret Invasion,” set in the present day MCU, Nick Fury learns of a clandestine invasion of Earth by a faction of shapeshifting Skrulls. Fury joins his allies, including Everett Ross, Maria Hill and the Skrull Talos, who has made a life for himself on Earth. Together they race against time…

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HBO Documentary Films’ MOONAGE DAYDREAM, A Stunning Cinematic And Sonic Portrait Of David Bowie, Debuts April 29

By NEW YORK TREND / April 26, 2023 / Comments Off on HBO Documentary Films’ MOONAGE DAYDREAM, A Stunning Cinematic And Sonic Portrait Of David Bowie, Debuts April 29

HBO Documentary Films’ MOONAGE DAYDREAM, from Academy Award-nominated and Emmy-winning filmmaker Brett Morgen (HBO’s “Kurt Cobain: Montage of Heck”), debuts SATURDAY, APRIL 29 (8:00-10:15 p.m. ET/PT) on HBO and will be available to stream on HBO Max. MOONAGE DAYDREAM illuminates the life and genius of David Bowie, one of the most prolific and influential artists of our time. Guided by…

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MAY 10-16: 30th New York African Film Festival Returns to Film at Lincoln Center

By NEW YORK TREND / April 24, 2023 / Comments Off on MAY 10-16: 30th New York African Film Festival Returns to Film at Lincoln Center

Film at Lincoln Center (FLC) and African Film Festival, Inc. (AFF) will celebrate the kickoff of the 30th New York African Film Festival (NYAFF) at FLC from May 10 to 16. Launched in 1993 and one of the first of its kind in the United States, the festival reflects on the myriad ways African and…

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North American Theatrical Release of ‘CHILE ’76’ by Manuela Martelli, Opens May 5

By NEW YORK TREND / April 23, 2023 / Comments Off on North American Theatrical Release of ‘CHILE ’76’ by Manuela Martelli, Opens May 5

Fresh from its successful New York premiere at New Directors/New Films, Kino Lorber is proud to announce the North American theatrical release of Chile ’76 (1976), the stunning and auspicious debut feature by Chilean actor and filmmaker Manuela Martelli.  After a celebrated run on the international festival circuit, including its World Premiere at Cannes Directors’ Fortnight, Chile ’76 opens on Friday, May 5,…

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North American Theatrical Release of ‘TRENQUE LAUQUEN’ by Laura Citarella, Opens April 21

By NEW YORK TREND / April 18, 2023 / Comments Off on North American Theatrical Release of ‘TRENQUE LAUQUEN’ by Laura Citarella, Opens April 21

Cinema Guild has announced the North theatrical release of Trenque Lauquen, the gripping and novelistic opus by acclaimed Argentine director Laura Citarella. Wiinner of the award for Best Latin American Picture at the Mar de Plata Film Festival, and a favorite at the Venice, San Sebastian, and New York film festivals, the film will have its…

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Movie Review: ‘Air’

By Tonya Thomas / April 16, 2023 / Comments Off on Movie Review: ‘Air’

“From award-winning director Ben Affleck, this new film Air reveals the unbelievable game-changing partnership between a then rookie Michael Jordan and Nike’s fledgling basketball division which revolutionized the world of sports and contemporary culture. This moving story follows the career-defining gamble of an unconventional team with everything on the line, the uncompromising vision of a mother who…

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Teyana Taylor – A.V. Rockwell’s – A THOUSAND AND ONE

By NEW YORK TREND / March 28, 2023 / Comments Off on Teyana Taylor – A.V. Rockwell’s – A THOUSAND AND ONE

Focus Features will release A Thousand and One  Only In Theaters Nationwide on Friday, March 31, 2023 Writer/Director: A.V. Rockwell Producers: Eddie Vaisman, Julia Lebedev, Lena Waithe, Rishi Rajani, Brad Weston Executive Producers:  Oren Moverman, Jamin OBrien Cast: Teyana Taylor, Will Catlett, Josiah Cross, Aven Courtney, Aaron Kingsley Adetola A THOUSAND AND ONE follows unapologetic and free-spirited Inez (Teyana Taylor), who kidnaps her six-year-old son Terry from the…

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Check Out Trailer For Lionsgate’s ‘PLANE’ Starring Gerard Butler And Mike Colter

By NEW YORK TREND / January 9, 2023 / Comments Off on Check Out Trailer For Lionsgate’s ‘PLANE’ Starring Gerard Butler And Mike Colter

In the white-knuckle action movie PLANE, pilot Brodie Torrance (Gerard Butler) saves his passengers from a lightning strike by making a risky landing on a war-torn island – only to find that surviving the landing was just the beginning. When most of the passengers are taken hostage by dangerous rebels, the only person Torrance can count…

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‘I Am Who I Say I Am’ Film Series Explores Gender Affirmation

By NEW YORK TREND / January 7, 2023 / Comments Off on ‘I Am Who I Say I Am’ Film Series Explores Gender Affirmation

Black Public Media (BPM) is going beyond the gender binary and weighing in on the pronoun debate with a short film series — part of its latest BE HEARD! social media campaign, which tackles pressing social issues. The Harlem-based national media arts nonprofit dedicated to creating and producing media content about the Black experience has commissioned Feral Films…

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