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‘Parallel Mothers,’ ‘Swan Song’ Part Of Full 2021 AFI Fest Lineup

October 13, 2021 2:40 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

A staple of awards season returns to Hollywood next month with the 2021 edition of AFI Fest. This year, the festival will feature the world premieres of Benjamin Cleary's "Swan Song" and Lin Manuel-Miranda's "...

Dennis Hopper’s Restored ‘Out Of The Blue’ Is A Devastating Look At Unspoken Abuse [AFI Review]

Andrew Bundy

October 24, 2020 11:11 am

Festivals, News, Reviews

Some movies feel timely, and some feel timeless; then, there are the movies that make you feel as if the auteur behind the wheel must have stepped out of a time machine to make it. Dennis Hopper’s long-unavail...

Apple, The Banker, Samuel L. Jackson, Anthony Mackie

Update: Apple TV Plus’ Rough Start Continues As Sexual Abuse Allegations Finds ‘The Banker’ Pulled From AFI Fest

Gregory Ellwood

November 20, 2019 5:48 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

Apple has already had a tough month with a not-so-great kick-off to its Apple TV+ service and now its first theatrical release looks like it's hit unexpectedly rocky waters. The company pulled its upcoming rele...

Clint Eastwood’s ‘Richard Jewell’ Gets An AFI Fest Premiere As Oscar Hype Begins

Gregory Ellwood

October 8, 2019 6:36 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, Festivals, News

The American Film Institute announced this afternoon that Clint Eastwood's "Richard Jewell" will make its world premiere at the 2019 AFI Fest next month. The Warner Bros. release will be featured in a gala pre...

Margot Robbie & Saoirse Ronan Film ‘Mary Queen Of Scots’ To Close Out AFI Fest 2018

Charles Barfield

September 25, 2018 4:09 pm

Festivals, News

When the earlier fall festivals, such as TIFF, Telluride, and Venice, began announcing their full lineups, there were a few films that stood out as being not announced. One of those films is the highly-anticipa...

‘On The Basis Of Sex’ With Felicity Jones Will Open AFI Fest 2018

Gregory Ellwood

September 25, 2018 2:42 pm

Awards, Awards Campaign, News

After a 2017 festival that was woefully short on world premieres, AFI Fest has secured a major debut for its 2018 edition. Mimi Leder's "On The Basis Of Sex" will open the festival on Nov. 8 in Hollywood. And...