2022 Palm Springs Film Festival to Feature 129 Films, Appearances by Kristen Stewart and Jane Campion

Despite the continuing challenges of the pandemic, it was a year of highlights from film festivals around the world.

One of the most exciting stories of 2021 is how David Cronenberg has taken a pause from his blossoming acting career (particularly in the “Star Trek: Discovery” series) to come back to filmmaking for “Crimes of the Future.” In a very Cronenberg move, “Crimes of the Future” seems to be borrowing the title from one of his earlier films and putting a new spin on the thriller.

Twilight has been in the news so much lately with Kristen Stewart‘s awards season run for Spencer, as well as the movies arriving on Netflix in July 2021 (and already getting ready to be removed in January 2022…)

The Palm Springs International Film Festival gala awards show set for Thursday January 6 has been cancelled due to Covid surge concerns.

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Jane Campion’s “The Power of the Dog” is a front-runner in this year’s awards season. It’s also a Netflix film, which brings some added baggage to the discussion.

Jane Campion would like to apologize. “I didn’t get back to you that weekend because I got sick,” she says.

Palm Springs International Film Awards. The acclaimed actress is the recipient of the Career Achievement Award for her performance in Being the Ricardos, a biopic about Ball and her husband, Desi Arnaz.“On American television there are few classic stars more beloved than Lucille Ball.

Kristen Stewart plays Diana in Spencer (Photo: Pablo Larraín)

Palm Springs International Film Awards, the triple-threat star will accept the Icon Award for her performance in House of Gucci.  «To many Lady Gaga is an icon through her music, but she continues to impress audiences with her iconic acting roles.

After a charged premiere at the Venice Film Festival, Pablo Larraín’s Spencer has become one of this season’s hottest contenders. A haunting study of one particular Christmas at Sandringham for Diana, Princess of Wales, as her marriage falters and the Royal fairytale turns grim, Spencer features a landmark performance by Kristen Stewart that has catapulted her to the top of the Best Actress race. Joe Utichi meets Larraín and Stewart to dig deep into the production.

The 33rd annual Palm Springs Film Festival will open January 7 with the documentary Dionne Warwick: Don’t Make Me Over and close January 16 with Roger Michell’s final film The Duke, organizers said Tuesday.

Palm Springs International Film Awards announced Tuesday that the stars of the biopic will be the recipients of the Ensemble Performance Award.The award will be presented to Smith, Aunjanue Ellis, Saniyya Sidney, Demi Singleton, Jon Bernthal and Tony Goldwyn, who are all expected to attend.“is a wonderful film that tells the emotional story of Richard William’s determination and vision that, along with the steady support of his wife Oracene, turned their daughters Venus and Serena into tennis

Producer Tanya Seghatchian and cinematographer Ari Wegner took to the stage Saturday at Deadline’s Contenders Film: New York event to discuss how they put together Netflix’ The Power of the Dog.

The men in Jane Campion’s films and TV shows often know how to fuck, and they know how to hurt, and the space between those extremes isn’t very wide. These are rough and tumble men—sailors and foresters, drug dealers who survived Thai prison time, homicide detectives—and the way they look would imply certain things about them.

Andrew Garfield is hitting the ground running this awards season! At the Palm Springs International Film Awards, the 38-year-old actor will be given the Desert Palm Achievement Award, Actor for his performance in “From his numerous film roles and theatrical performances, Andrew Garfield is an outstanding actor, who puts his heart and soul into bringing the character he’s portraying to life," said Harold Matzner, festival chairman.

Benedict Cumberbatch and Kirsten Dunst star in the adaptation of Thomas Savage's 1967 Western novel.