‘Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time’ Documentary Bought by IFC Films

While living in Australia to film the latest “Thor” movie, Natalie Portman reveals her kids have picked up some slang from Down Under.

Matt Rife (Wild ‘N Out) and Clare Grant (Changeland) are set to star in psychological thriller The Private Eye, along with Eric Roberts (Runaway Train), Erik Griffin (Workaholics), Denzel Whitaker (Black Panther), Eugenia Kuzmina (The Gentlemen), Elijah Boothe (Luke Cage), Jihad Reeves (All American), King Chip (Shootouts), Lexy Panterra (Boo 2! A Madea Halloween) and newcomer Elliot. Jack Cook directed the pic from a screenplay he co-wrote with Hope Ayiyi, Santino Ramos, and Patrick Roe.

Ann-Marie Corvin London-based sales outfit Jinga Films has announced deals on a raft of Latin American genre titles during the American Film Market, securing sales across Europe, Asia and the U.S.Sales come in the run-up to next week’s Ventana Sur market where genre is one of its main focuses, thanks to a dedicated Blood Window genre co-production and sales market at Ventana Sur.Post-apocalyptic and pandemic titles were among those to be snapped up, with Munich-based distributor Donau acquiring

Best Feature“Collective” (Romania / Magnolia Pictures, Participant. Director/Producer: Alexander Nanau. Producer: Bianca Oana)“Crip Camp” (USA / Netflix.

American Music Awards were true celebration of the art! The star-studded spectacular featured some of the biggest names in music being honored for their achievements and delivering some jaw-dropping live performances. From Justin Bieber's soulful medley of new hits — which came 10 years after he made his AMAs debut with a performance of «Pray» — to Jennifer Lopez and Maluma's world premiere performance of «Pa' Ti» and «Lonely,» the night was jam-packed with incredible highlights.With Taraji P.

Neil Marshall's The Reckoning, a horror movie that takes places during witch hunts in 17th century England and stars Charlotte Kirk, has sold to RLJE Films and Shudder for a 2021 release. The movie, financed by Arcana Studio and BondIt Media Capital, will be released first by RLJE Films, before segueing to the Shudder streaming platform.

CNN Films has picked up the North American linear TV rights to President in Waiting, a feature documentary from Jeffrey Roth where now President-elect Joe Biden discusses his years as vice president under President Barack Obama. The film, which interviews five other living American Vice Presidents -- Mike Pence, Dick Cheney, Al Gore, Dan Quayle, and Walter Mondale -- about their White House years, is set for a Dec.

Migizi Pensoneau Guest ColumnistI could, and sometimes do, wax philosophical, intellectual, and academic about the Native films I enjoy. But that sort of analysis can get pretty boring, and saps what I love about movies.

Patrick Hipes Executive Managing EditorSimon Kilmurry, executive director of the International Documentary Association since 2015, will step down in mid-2021, the organization said.

Dave McNary Film ReporterThe International Documentary Association has announced that Executive Director Simon Kilmurry will step down in mid-2021.Kilmurry joined IDA in 2015 after serving as executive director of American Documentary and executive producer of the PBS series’ “POV” and “America ReFramed.”The IDA announced the move Monday and noted that during his tenure at IDA, the organization launched the Enterprise Documentary Fund with funding support from the John D.

Christmas movies will also be available in the run-up to the big day, perfect for those wanting some festive cheer.You'll also be able to binge-watch shows such as Scrubs, America's Next Top Model and Survivor.And NowTV will be showing the award-winning 2020 film Jojo Rabbit.Receive newsletters with the latest news, sport and what's on updates from the Liverpool ECHO by signing up here.Here's the full list of what is being released this weekend.American Horror Story: 1984In American Horror

Also Read: 'First Cow' Film Review: Kelly Reichardt Crafts Another Quiet Masterwork About the Pacific NorthwestNominees in the new Best International Feature category included Maimouna Doucoure’s “Cuties,” which led to protests by conservative critics when it aired on Netflix.

IFC Films has scooped up the North American rights to Kurt Vonnegut: Unstuck in Time, the documentary about the life and career of legendary novelist by directors Robert B. Weide and Don Argott.

Anna Marie de la Fuente Miami-based FiGa Films has picked up worldwide sales rights outside Brazil to “Kevin,” an unprecedented co-production between Brazil and Uganda.FiGa Films will be taking the documentary to this week’s American Film Market and early December’s Ventana Sur as part of its slate.By newcomer Joana Oliveira, the doc pivots on her long-time friendship with a vibrant Ugandan mother of three called Kevin whom she met while studying in Berlin some two decades ago.“Kevin and I have

Sabam Films has doubled down on projects fromConstantin Film, the producers behind the Resident Evil movies. Out of the American Film Market, Saban has acquired thriller Tidesfrom the U.K.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentSaban Films has acquired the rights to two titles from Munich-based “Resident Evil” producer Constantin Film.The deals include North American and U.K. rights to the adventure thriller “Tides,” directed by Tim Fehlbaum, and North American rights to director Mike P.

Netflix reports that their subscribers have watched over two billion combined hours of Adam Sandler movies.The streaming giant, in crunching the numbers on their biggest hits of 2020, revealed that Sandler’s latest comedy Hubie Halloween is their highest-ranking original movie of the year in the US.A data report published in Variety claims that the Netflix comedy is only trumped by Polish erotic drama 365 Days as the most-watched film on the platform.In terms of Adam Sandler-starring movies, the

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Andreas Wiseman International EditorEXCLUSIVE: Saban Films has acquired U.S., Canada, UK and Ireland rights to BenDavid Grabinski’s Happily, whichwas set to make its world premiere at this year’s Tribeca Film Festival before the pandemic shutdown.The dark comedystars Emmy nominee Joel McHale (Community), Kerry Bishé (Argo), and Emmy nominee Stephen Root (Barry).The film follows Tom (McHale) and Janet (Bishé) who have been happily married for years.