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“KILLING CASTRO”
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THE STORY – In 1960, Fidel Castro comes to America to speak at the UN. He is invited by Malcolm X to stay in Harlem at the famous Hotel Theresa. Unsure of his intentions, the FBI, CIA and the Mafia,...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “Alice And Steve” Stars Jemaine Clement, Nicola Walker & Yali Topol Margalith
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“Alice and Steve” is a British comedy television series from Clerkenwell Films. It was created by Sophie Goodhart (writer on “Sex Education”) and is directed by Tom Kingsley. It tells the story of a two-and-a-half-decade-long friendship between Alice (Nicola Walker)...
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“MEXICANAMERICAN”
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THE STORY – Using new interviews and home movies his family sent over the border, a filmmaker explores his parents journey to the U.S. from Mexico, revealing a personal mosaic of one family’s struggle to reconcile two cultures between two...
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“NEVER CHANGE!”
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THE STORY – Former high school seniors reunite in their 30s to complete their education after a tornado abruptly ended their final year in 2008. As they return to the halls of North Meadows High, past relationships reignite and hidden...
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The Next Best Picture Podcast – Interview With “SubwayTakes” Host Kareem Rahma
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“SubwayTakes” (also “Subway Takes”) is an internet talk show hosted by comedian and media personality Kareem Rahma. Similar to the “man on the street” style of video, the show features interviews by Rahma with civilians and celebrities on the New...
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“MATININÓ”
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THE STORY – A multi-generational family of outspoken Puerto Rican women takes center stage as they conceive and perform fantastical film vignettes as a way to navigate painful pasts. THE CAST – Idaliz Villanueva, Désirée Rodríguez Villanueva, María Villanueva, Genesis...
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“THE LORRAINE”
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THE STORY – Documentarian Sam Pollard chronicles the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, where Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr. was assassinated, and its extraordinary owners, Walter and Loree Bailey. THE CAST – N/A THE TEAM – Sam Pollard (Director) THE RUNNING...
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“THE HAUNTING OF PENNHURST”
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THE STORY – For over seventy years, Pennhurst State School & Hospital was called a place of care. What happened inside killed over half its population. It closed in 1987, leaving behind unmarked graves and an unresolved history. Today, on...
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Steven Spielberg Rarely Misses At The Oscars, So Will “Disclosure Day” Be Any Different?
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“Disclosure Day” is not only the first big-budget Steven Spielberg blockbuster in eight years, but also the rare Spielberg movie in this era that seemingly isn’t tailor-made for Oscar season. With films like “Lincoln,” “Bridge of Spies,” “The Post,” “West...
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“DISCLOSURE DAY”
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THE STORY – As a massive government conspiracy unravels, a targeted whistleblower races against time to bring about the extraordinary event that will change human history forever: the day of ultimate alien disclosure. THE CAST – Emily Blunt, Josh O’Connor, Colin...
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