Festivals

Berlin’s film festival is known for its eclectic programming. A few years after the height of the pandemic, the 74th Berlinale (Feb.

The ongoing 57th edition of the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival is captivating audiences with its vibrant performances, diverse film selection, and inclusive atmosphere. This prestigious event, which began on June 30th and will continue until July 8th, offers a wide range of films that cater to a diversity of tastes.

At the recent Monte Carlo Television Festival, Cynthia Addai-Robinson, Owain Arthur, Maxim Baldry and Lloyd Owen gave a sneak preview of what can be expected in the new season of the series. Owain Arthur was the first to speak.

The Italian film Le Favolose (The Fabulous Ones) will likely make a splash with all its queer exuberance and feel-good attitude at the Los Angeles Outfest on July 16. Roberta Torre's film is the story of seven LGBTQ+ friends who get together to celebrate and remember their dead friend Antonia, who's been buried dressed as a man against her will.

The evening was young when people started gathering outside the Palm Springs Cultural Center and Camelot Theaters for the Gayla evening at the annual ShortFest. On screen, the stories spoke of love and identity, humor, longing, and so much more.

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In a film criticism jest many wonder whether Nanni Moretti's latest film, Il sol dell’avvenire (A Brighter Tomorrow), is the result of an AI-generated script made out of every single film the Italian writer/director/actor has made since the '70s. Or, maybe, it's a sort of an artistic testament through which Nanni Moretti, who will turn 70 on August 19th (he was born in Rome in 1953), intends to say farewell to cinema.

It’s been three decades since the legendary situation comedy series Cheers had its final curtain call in the spring of 1993 after 11 seasons, during which the show won an impressive tally of 28 Emmy Awards and six Golden Globes, including one for Best Television Series – Comedy or Musical in 1992. Just in time to commemorate its anniversary, this year’s ATX TV Festival hosted a reunion event that brought together stars Ted Danson, George Wendt and John Ratzenberger, along with screenwriters and producers, brothers Glen and Les Charles, and the highly regarded television director James Burrows, all three of whom co-created the show in the early 1980s after having worked together on a previous successful comedy series, Taxi, which starred Judd Hirsch, Danny DeVito, Tony Danza and Marilu Henner.