A conspiracy is about to be unearthed.
18.11.2020 - 19:25 / theplaylist.net
From 1955 until his death, the FBI and J. Edgar Hoover targeted civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
in an increasingly invasive surveillance program meant to destabilize the man and the movement. This fact is well documented, but filmmaker Sam Pollard‘s (“Two Trains Runnin‘,” “Eyes on the Prize“) new documentary “MLK/FBI,” pulls back the curtain on the story in a way that hasn’t been told on film.
A conspiracy is about to be unearthed.
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In one of the strangest years in film history, it stands to reason that awards season would be a complete unknown. What films will make it in time? Which late-entries will surprise us? And what the hell are the ceremonies going to actually look like? Well, we really don’t have many answers, but we do know that STXFilms is hoping “The Mauritanian” is part of the conversation.
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Damon Wise Sam Pollard’s “MLK/FBI” follows the dirty war that America’s FBI declared on civil rights figurehead Martin Luther King, a vendetta that began in the 50s and ended with his assassination in 1968, inspired by recent revelations (as well as credible long-held suspicions), and backed up by declassified secret government documents. Documentary festival IDFA, which runs until Dec.
Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefHong Kong has picked youth drama “Better Days” as the territory’s contender for the Academy Awards’ best international feature film race. The announcement was made on Friday by the Hong Kong Film Producers Association.Directed by Derek Tsang, and adapted from the novel “Young and Beautiful,” the China-Hong Kong co-production tells the story of a girl who is harassed at school and becomes embroiled in a murder.
Dave McNary Film Reporter“Crip Camp,” “MLK/FBI,” “Time,” “The Reason I Jump” and “The Truffle Hunters” have received dual nominations for best feature and best director, in addition to other nominations, for the International Documentary Association’s 36th awards.“The nominees present an inspiring and urgent range of stories from around the globe,” said Simon Kilmurry, executive director of the IDA.
Clayton Davis STX Films has decided to enter this unconventional awards season with a mighty and timely drama, “The Mauritanian,” formerly called “Prisoner 760,” from Scottish director Kevin Macdonald. The film will be released in theaters on Feb.
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The Pittsburgh FBI has captured a fugitive who was behind bars on a murder conviction when he escaped nearly 50 years ago. Leonard Moses, now 68, had been convicted of participating in the firebombing of a dwelling during riots in Pittsburgh in 1968 that broke out after Dr.