New York Film Fest 2015: Main Slate–World Premieres

The 2015 New York Film Fest has locked in its main slate of features, with a total of 26 films on the roster including the world premiere of Steven Spielberg’s “Bridge of Spies” with Tom Hanks, as well as festival-circuit highlights Todd Haynes’ “Carol,” Michael Moore’s “Where to Invade Next,” Yorgos Lanthimos’ “The Lobster” and John Crowley’s “Brooklyn.”

Toronto Film Fest 2015: Docus on Musicians and Other Performing Arts

The 2015 Toronto Film Fest will play a large number of documentaries on musicians and other artists in the performing arts. This year’s doc section contains 31 films, up from 21 last year, and Powers says the field of potential docs, particularly international docs, was so strong, TIFF artistic director Cameron Bailey allocated them extra […]

Where to Invade Next: Michael Moore’s New Docu World Premieres at Toronto

The 2015 Toronto Film Fest, which kicks off September 10, had announced that it will present the world premiere of Michael Moore’s new film Where to Invade Next Moore and the festival are keeping mum about the exact contents of the director’s latest effort, which its title suggests confronts America’s perpetual state of war-footing. The […]

Lolo: Julie Delpy’s Comedy Starring Dany Boone in Venice Days

Julie Delpy’s “Lolo,” comedy starring herself and French superstar Dany Boone (“Welcome to the Sticks”) has been added as the eleventh competition title at the Venice Film Festival’s independently run Venice Days section.

Next to Me: Serbia’s High-School Drama Wins Top Award

The Golden Arena award for best film at the 62nd Pula Film Fest, Croatia’s leading movie event, went to Serbia’s high-school drama “Next to Me.”