‘Karen’ meme inspires new film starring ‘Orange Is The New Black’ actress Taryn Manning

Andreas Wiseman International EditorUPDATED: Well Go USA has set an October 23 release date in theaters and drive-ins for Synchronic, the sci-fi thriller starring Jamie Dornan and Anthony Mackie that the distributor picked up at last year’s Toronto Film Festival in a seven-figure deal.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorZachary Laoutides, Jaime Zevallos and Alexander James Rodriguez have been cast in Where Sweet Dreams Die, the Ave Fenix Pictures Studios dramatic thriller being directed by Mirza Esho. Production is now set to get underway in November in Chicago and New York with COVID-19 protocols in place.The pic follows an Italian American on the verge of losing his restaurant and wife to cancer.

Spike Lee and David Byrne aren’t an obvious pairing. While the former’s oeuvre, for the most part, features unflinching stories about Black life in America, the latter became a hero to white college-educated teens everywhere.

The 64th edition of the BFI London Film Festival — rejigged due to the COVID-19 crisis and largely shifted online for 2020 — has unveiled its full program. Chloe Zhao's buzzy Nomadland — bowing in Venice before heading to Toronto and New York — is set to screen, together with Pixar feature Soul, directed by Pete Doctor.

Owen Gleiberman Chief Film Critic“One Night in Miami” is one of those dramas with a hooky, irresistible meeting-of-the-minds premise that places four legends in a single room, all so that we can sit back and watch the verbal-philosophical fireworks fly. The movie takes place on Feb.

The Zurich International Film Festival has unveiled its gala program for its 2020 edition, and it includes some of the buzziest titles of this year's unique awards season.

“Tehran” is coming to North American audiences.

Alexandra Del Rosario Associate Editor/Nights & WeekendsEXCLUSIVE: EQ Media Group has announced industry vets Kevin Joseph and  Simon Fleming will head the company’s United States and New Zealand development, respectively. “Kevin and Simon have impressive track records and we are lucky to have them in the company.  Their skills and experience will help EQ Media continue the pattern of growth we are seeing in 2020,” said EQ Media CEO and executive producer Greg Quail. In their new roles, Joseph

3 min read American actress, singer, and dancer Jennifer Lopez has introduced her transgender nibling (a gender-neutral term for a child of a sibling, replacing ‘niece’ or ‘nephew’) to the world in an intimate short film.

The 24th American Black Film Festival in Miami Beach has wrapped its virtual edition, with Chris Bailey's basketball drama Curtis picking up the best U.S. narrative feature prize.

Dave McNary Film ReporterWith North American moviegoing slowly resuming, the X-Men spinoff “The New Mutants” opened with a solid $3.1 million at 2,412 locations on Friday.That first-day figure portends a weekend opening in line with Disney’s forecast of $7 million to $10 million.

Phil Lord and Chris Miller have teamed up with actors-turned-writers Natalie Morales and Cyrina Fiallo for a Miami-set comedy. Universal has picked up an untitled project pitch from Morales and Fiallo, who will now write the screenplay and executive produce.

Lisa Cortés and Liz Garbus, USA, 2020, 102mAll In: The Fight for Democracy is an invigorating and rigorous primer on the history of voter suppression in the United States, an insidious and still persistent reality in our nation.

The nonprofit organization founded by American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday, Film Life Foundation, is launching a new fest with that the founders say will “will merge art and activism to drive today’s necessary conversations forward toward lasting social and political change.” The Social Justice Now festival, which will run Oct. 21-25, is being built with the help of Endeavor Content, Michael B.

Dino-Ray Ramos Associate Editor/ReporterAs the world perspective shifts and a reckoning continues to pulsate through the country when it comes to the social and economic issues facing Black and Brown communities, American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday are launching the very first Social Justice Now Film Festival through their non-profit The Film Life Foundation. The event is set to take place October 21-25 with actor and producer Michael B.

Janet W. Lee American Black Film Festival creators Jeff and Nicole Friday will launch Social Justice Now Film Festival, which will run from Oct.

The Center Stage cast is getting together again!