AFI Fest 2020 to Close With Errol Morris Documentary ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’

A Latino love story that spans decades; a documentary about Billy Tipton, the influential jazz musician who was revealed after his death to have been transgender; and the groundbreaking directorial debut from one of the pioneers of the New Queer Cinema are among the seven LGBTQ films that will be featured at the AFI Festival 2020.

's perfectly splendid season.Two years after the massive success of on Netflix, creator and executive producer has gifted horror fans with an anthological follow-up filled with familiar faces in a brand-new, nine-episode ghost story.«While the first season is like a family drama horror, this season is more gothic, you know, dark, moody, romance or a very tragic love story,» star, who plays Dani, recently dished to ET during a virtual junket. «I would agree with Victoria,» actor added during our

Tom Grater International Film ReporterEXCLUSIVE: Here’s the first look at Prisoners Of Paradise, a period romance starring Ellie Bamber (The Trial Of Christine Keeler) and Mehdi Dehbi (Messiah) that is now shooting in Mauritius.Set on the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius in 1925, the pic is a coming-of-age love story following a 17-year-old orphan who is sent from England to live under the guardianship of her uncle.

Get ready, America because Niecy Nash and Jessica Betts have the feel-good love story we all need to enjoy during an otherwise crazy and tough year!

In Jim Cummings' attention-grabbing 2016 short film Thunder Road, which spawned a 2018 feature by the same name, the writer-director played a grief-struck cop dealing with an angry estranged wife and his responsibilities to their young daughter. His role is nearly identical on paper in The Wolf of Snow Hollow, a bloody mystery that shares some of the previous film's uncategorizable edge but is never quite as compellingly strange.

This year’s AFI Film Festival is unlike previous years in a few major ways. Of course, the biggest way is how the event is virtual, with passholders being able to purchase tickets for online screenings of this year’s selections.

Also Read: AFI Fest 2020 to Close With Errol Morris Documentary 'My Psychedelic Love Story'The Grand Jury Award winners for Live Action and Animated Short will be eligible for the 2021 Best Live Action Short and Best Animated Short Academy Awards. Jurors this year include film critic Carlos Aguilar, filmmaker Sophia Nahli Allison and Film Festival Alliance Executive Director Lela Meadow-Conner.AFI Fest 2020 will run from Oct.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe American Film Institute has unveiled its lineup of 124 films, adding notable titles including the documentaries “Belushi,” “Citizen Penn” and “Hopper/Welles” and the Albert and Allen Hughes 1995 thriller “Dead Presidents.”AFI Fest, which is going virtual this year without the usual glitzy Hollywood premieres at the TCL Chinese Theatre, had announced previously that Rachel Brosnahan’s crime drama “I’m Your Woman” had been selected as its opening night title on Oct.

Clayton Davis The American Film Institute announced that its 2020 AFI Awards ceremony, which celebrates the year’s achievements in both film and television, will take place on Feb. 26, 2021.Typically announced in mid-December, with the extension to the eligibility period for the Academy Awards pushed to Feb.

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Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorAFI Fest, taking place online from Oct. 15-22, is honoring Sofia Coppola, Kirby Dick, Rita Moreno and Mira Nair each with an evening of conversation celebrating their careers.“Artists of this caliber are essential players in our global culture,” said Bob Gazzale, AFI President & CEO.

Lamar Odom almost died in October 2015 after overdosing at a brothel outside Las Vegas. The now 40-year-old former NBA star suffered 12 seizures, six strokes, and his heart stopped twice. He was placed on life support before regaining consciousness.

Sam McBratney was an Irish author of books for children and adults, best known for the children’s bestseller “Guess How Much I Love You.”McBratney had written several books before the publication of his most famous work, including the novels “Mark Time” and “The Chieftain’s Daughter.” But it was with “Guess How Much I Love You,” published in 1994, that he achieved quick and lasting success.

Dave McNary Film ReporterAFI Fest will close its 34th edition on Oct.

Anthony D'Alessandro Editorial Director/Box Office EditorThe 34th Annual AFI Fest announced today that the Showtime Errol Morris-directed documentary My Psychedelic Love Story will close the festival.The movie follows LSD high priest Timothy Leary and how he became a narc in 1974 and abandoned the millions he urged to turn on, tune in and drop out.

H.E.R. sang "Nothing Compares 2 U" as the montage of photos and footage of television greats we lost over the past year played.

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There are many ways one could describe “The Matrix” trilogy, action-packed, revolutionary, cyberpunk, confusing. But a “love story?” Well, things may change when “The Matrix 4” arrives in theaters, because Keanu Reeves described the “beautiful” script as being an inspiring love story.

Janet W. Lee Beyond Fest, the highest-attended genre film festival in the U.S., will open on Oct.