AFI Fest To Close With World Premiere Of Errol Morris’ ‘My Psychedelic Love Story’

'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!

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.

Leo Barraclough Senior International CorrespondentDavid Bowie origin story “Stardust,” starring Johnny Flynn as the musician, has secured distribution in Italy with a deal inked with I Wonder Pictures ahead of the film’s world premiere at the Rome Film Festival this month.Flynn and director Gabriel Range will be in Rome for the red carpet event on Oct.

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.

Greg Evans Associate Editor/Broadway CriticEXCLUSIVE: Great Performances has set its fourth annual “Broadway’s Best” November line-up on PBS, including the world premiere of Lea Salonga in Concert featuring the Tony Award-winner singing her signature songs from Miss Saigon, Les Misérables, Aladdin and Mulan.The Broadway’s Best programming, running on Fridays from November 6 to Nov.

Is James Bond finally settling down?

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.

Mother-of-four Coliesa McMillian has died following “complications” related to weight loss surgery. The Louisiana native, who featured on TLC’s My 600-lb. Life, was just 41 when she passed away, according to a Facebook post shared by her family. Her episode aired just six months ago, and at the time of filming, she weighed 643 pounds. Here are 5 things to know about Coliesa.

Jake Kanter International TV EditorCanneseries is forging ahead in France next month despite the cancelation of Mipcom — and the event’s third edition will feature Simon Pegg and Nick Frost’s Amazon show Truth Seekers show among its lineup.The supernatural comedy will receive its world premiere at the screenings, forming part of a competition list that also includes Israeli neo-noir series Losing Alice, which was recently picked up by Apple.Man In Room 301, the Finnish drama from Warner Bros

Also Read: AFI Names 8 Filmmakers for This Year's Directing Workshop for Women“Celebrating the diversity of great cinematic storytelling, our Special Presentations offer our audience the opportunity to experience new stories and new voices at this year’s AFI Fest,” Michael Lumpkin, Director of AFI Festivals, said in a statement.

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

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.

Kaleem Aftab Actor and filmmaker Matt Dillon has released two clips from “The Great Fellove” [“El Gran Fellove”], a long-gestating documentary chronicling the musical career of Cuban scat singer and showman Francisco ‘el Gran’ Fellove and the recording of his last album. The film is world premiering at the San Sebastian Film Festival and is being sold by Nick Shumaker of United Talent Agency.It is Academy-Award nominee Dillon’s second feature film in the director’s chair.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorBeyond Fest has set the slate for its 2020 edition that will run October 2-8, opening with a double bill of the world premiere of Jim Cummings’ The Wolf of Snow Hollow and Joe Dante’s 1989 pic The Burbs.

Taylor Swift's return to the ACM Awards stage was worth the wait. The nine-time ACM Award-winner gave her world premiere performance off her record-breaking new album on Wednesday, as she performed «Betty» at the awards show. The performance marked Swift's first at a country show in seven years, and she made her homecoming pretty sweet.