The Films to Watch as the Fall Festivals Kick Off Another Weird Oscar Season

West Side Story has been released.The Disney film was originally supposed to hit theatres at the end of 2020, however was pushed back to December 10, 2021 due to the pandemic.Now, the full-length trailer reveals more from Spielberg’s interpretation of the 1957 Broadway musical, including moments from its most famed songs.Breakout actor Rachel Zegler is the central focus of the trailer, whose character Maria falls in love with Ansel Elgort’s Tony in 1950s New York.Their relationship takes place

EXCLUSIVE: The fall festivals are fleshing out the awards season picture, but Apple Studios wasn’t ready to unveil Swan Song. Deadline can reveal it has staked out December 17 as release date in limited theatrical and Apple TV+  for the futuristic drama that stars Mahershala Ali as husband and father who is presented with the risky chance of surviving a terminal illness.

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So the world is on fire and a global pandemic well into its “my God, is this still happening?” phase rages on. Among the slightly less critical consequences is another level of intricacy added to the Academy Awards’ most byzantine and unpredictable category — best international feature film.

Emiliano De Pablos Spain’s Lolita Films, co-founded by auteur Javier Rebollo (“La mujer sin piano”), is re-teaming with Argentina’s Amateur Cinema on road movie project “Camionero,” directed by “Para la guerra” helmer Francisco Marise.Selected for San Sebastian Festival’s 9th Europe-Latin America Co-Production Forum, “Camionero” is co-penned by Rebollo, who earned a best director award at San Sebastian 2009 with “La mujer sin piano.”The companies are linking up once more after co-producing

Gregg Goldstein With Toronto, Telluride, Ven­ice, New York and other key fests opening amid an overcrowded field of films postponed from 2020, the acclaim, buzz and dis­tinction festivals bestow on award contenders is more important than ever — especially for spec­tacles such as “Dune,” which lose some impact on the small screen in hybrid streaming/theatrical releases.

Dancing with the Stars is finally underway!On Wednesday, September 8, Good Morning America revealed the list of celebrities joining the upcoming season of ABC’s beloved dance competition show, and fans are going to be more than satisfied.The cast includes The Talk co-host Amanda Kloots, Beverly Hills, 90210’sBrian Austin Green, Bling Empire’s Christine Chiu, Peleton instructor Cody Rigsby, former NBA player Iman Shumpert, country star Jimmie Allen, YouTube superstar JoJo Siwa, Real Housewives of

Succession season 3 is set to premiere at this year’s London Film Festival.The first few episodes of Jesse Armstrong’s hit HBO show will be screening in London as part of the festival’s Special Presentations strand, it was confirmed today (September 7).BFI announced the lineup today, with Succession joining major world and European premieres in the capital from October 6 onwards.Jeymes Samuel’s The Harder They Fall will open the festival, while the Closing Gala will be Joel Coen’s The Tragedy of

TELLURIDE – For those of us lucky enough to attend Cannes, there was a genuine sense of euphoria about returning to an in-person film festival following the pandemic forced cancellation in 2020. Returning to Telluride, which only featured a historic “Nomadland” outdoor screening last year, due to said pandemic, warmed the heart.

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Jazz Tangcay Artisans Editor“Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings” wastes no time in getting right to the exciting martial arts action. And just as in recent action hit “Nobody,” the intense combat plays out on a city bus.In the sequence, Shang-Chi, aka Shaun, played by Simu Liu has yet to learn about his past and superhero ties.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefFilms from Asia are struggling to compete at this year’s major film festivals. That’s not necessarily a reflection on their artistic merits, but a symptom of a painful 2021 divide between the film industry’s East and West.A full-sized Cannes festival was noticeably light on Asian selections, and the same goes for the Venice Film Festival.

John Hopewell Chief International CorrespondentTVNow, RTL Deutschland’s streaming service, high-flying Berlin-based production house X Filme Creative Pool and production-distribution powerhouse Beta Film are partnering on what looks like one of the biggest German drama series productions of 2021: “House of Promises.”Beta Film is handling world sales and will present first moving images of the series at October’s Mipcom trade fair in Cannes, it said Friday.Described by Beta Film as a “high-end”

EXCLUSIVE: The fight against Rome continues. Good news for Barbarians fans, cameras are now rolling on the second season of the historical action show, which is Netflix’s most successful German series.

Patrick Frater Asia Bureau ChiefControversial fact-based Australian drama “Nitram” won the first prize this weekend at the CinefestOz film festival in West Australia. Worth A$100,000 ($73,000) the award is one of the richest in cinema.The film documents the build-up to a mass murder in Tasmania and its production was opposed by some community groups.

The Tragedy of Macbeth has been announced as the Closing Night Gala of this year’s London Film Festival.The film, an adaptation of the Shakespeare classic starring Frances McDormand and Denzel Washington, marks the first time Joel Coen is working without his brother and regular collaborator Ethan.The European Premiere will take place on October 17 at the Southbank Centre’s Royal Festival Hall, while simultaneous preview screenings will take place in LFF partner venues across the UK.Coen, who