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‘Suburban Fury,’ Award-Winning Doc About Would-Be Presidential Assassin Sara Jane Moore, To Get Oscar-Qualifying Release, National Theatrical Rollout

Topnewsplus15 hours ago08 mins

EXCLUSIVE: Argot Pictures will distribute Robinson Devor’s award-winning documentary Suburban Fury, qualifying the film for Oscar consideration ahead of a national rollout. The distribution plan will have the documentary play at Alamo Drafthouse in Lower Manhattan from December 12-18, before a 2026 theatrical release across the country and at museums. The film, which won the…

Oscar-Contending Documentary ‘Always’ On A Roll After Festival Wins in Camden, Copenhagen, Tirana

Topnewsplus1 month ago010 mins

The documentary Always (从来) is racking up awards at festivals, announcing itself as an Oscar contender despite a lack of theatrical distribution. The film directed by Deming Chen and produced by Hansen Lin, built around poetry of unexpected power and poignancy written by a Chinese schoolboy and his classmates, won the top documentary award at…

Camden International Film Festival Showcases Lucrecia Martel’s ‘Nuestra Tierra,’ Tense Film Built Around Case Of Murdered Indigenous Leader In Argentina

Topnewsplus2 months ago09 mins

When we speak of “we” as a society, who is being referred to? Who is being left out? That’s one of the prime questions underpinning Lucrecia Martel’s documentary Nuestra Tierra (Landmarks), which just screened at the Camden International Film Festival in Maine, following its world premiere at the Venice Film Festival and North American premiere…

Jimmy Jam On Questlove’s Emmy Nominated ‘Sly Lives’ Documentary: “It’s A Masterpiece”

Topnewsplus3 months ago013 mins

When Sly Stone died in June at the age of 82, one of those mourning him at his funeral was in a unique position to appreciate the full extent of his musical gifts, as a brilliant talent himself – the Grammy-winning producer and songwriter Jimmy Jam. “Sly is just top of the top as far…

‘SNL50’ EP Morgan Neville On More Cowbell And How ‘Saturday Night Live’ Nearly Met Its Demise

Topnewsplus3 months ago015 mins

Saturday Night Live, born October 11, 1975, died May 24, 1986. That could have been the obituary for the late-night comedy institution, which nearly bit the dust after season 11, depriving America of all the SNL talents who came in later years like Will Ferrell, Kristen Wiig, Tina Fey, Kate McKinnon, Adam Sandler, Jimmy Fallon…

Harper Steele, Star Of Emmy-Nominated Documentary ‘Will & Harper,’ To Be Honored By City Of West Hollywood

Topnewsplus3 months ago09 mins

EXCLUSIVE: Harper Steele, who co-stars with Will Ferrell in the Emmy-nominated documentary Will & Harper, will receive an official proclamation from the city of West Hollywood honoring “her advocacy and continued efforts to uplift the transgender community.” The Netflix film directed by Josh Greenbaum follows Steele and Ferrell as they embark on a road trip…