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EXCLUSIVE: Before Simu Liu steps into the Marvel Cinematic Universe as the titular character in Shang-Chi and the Legend of the Ten Rings, the Kim’s Convenience star will test his hosting skills at the 18th Annual Unforgettable Gala, a yearly awards show that recognizes Asian American icons and changemakers in the…

The China release of Lulu Wang's indie breakout The Farewell has been delayed. The Sundance hit was due in theaters on Friday, November 22, but was abruptly pulled from the schedule this week. There's been no official word as to the reasons behind the change, although it is believed the family dramedy will get a later…

Kanye West got a shoutout from the DGA Theater as The Contenders L.A. got underway Saturday, saluted for providing some of his music for the soundtrack to A24's awards candidate Waves. "Bless his heart," actor Sterling K. Brown said of West. "Bless his heart," echoed co-star Renée Elise Goldsberry. Brown explained…

EXCLUSIVE: Writer-director Lulu Wang’s indie box office breakout The Farewell has scored Chinese distribution via leading local ticketing firm Maoyan Entertainment, a growing entertainment force in the country. The Sundance hit, which pulled in more than $17M domestically for A24, has been slated for a nationwide…

Nominations for the 29th Gotham Awards, the annual indie-heavy honors from the Independent Filmmaker Project, were unveiled Thursday morning, marking the sort of unofficial kickoff to the movie awards season. A24 and Netflix were the big winners, with the studio’s The Farewell, Uncut Gems and The Last Black Man in San…

Theatrical play for foreign-language movies is increasingly hard to come by in markets such as the U.S. and UK, despite the best efforts of a handful of dedicated distributors. There are bright spots on the horizon, however, attendees at the 2019 Zurich Summit heard yesterday. Wild Bunch chief Vincent Maraval told the…

EXCLUSIVE: The 26th Annual Austin Film Festival & Writers Conference is putting some shine on the often unsung and overlooked heroes of film: the writer. This year, the fest revealed that they will be honoring Oscar-winning screenwriters James Ivory with the "Extraordinary Contribution to Film" Award and Ron Bass with…

Opening non-fictioners had a tough start this weekend, though the top title had some impressive results. Honeyland won Sundance's best world documentary prize along with other nods including cinematography. The Neon release directed by Tamara Kotevska and Ljubomir Stefanov is a challenge. Its subjects…

UPDATED with more numbers and analysis. Specialty newcomers are mostly wilting in the heat this weekend. Meanwhile, though, second-week holdover The Farewell from A24 packed a wallop with an expansion and Bleecker Street's The Art of Self-Defense jumped to well-over five hundred runs for a seven-figure, three-day…

Never mind the blackout, Sundance's The Farewell glowed with the year's best opening weekend per- theater average in its debut, despite cancelled shows at AMC Lincoln Square, though most tickets were likely purchased ahead of time. In any event, distributor A24 gets bragging rights to a great opening, The F…

4th Update Sunday AM Writethru Sunday AM: Counterprogramming continues to be a casualty in a tentpole-dominant summer, making many in the industry wonder: Should we have just designated these films to streaming? Like we said last weekend in our mid-summer report, when smaller films like Paramount’s Crawl (now…

Awkwafina traverses two cultures in Lulu Wang's Sundance '19 hit The Farewell, which A24 opens in New York and Los Angeles this weekend. While the Specialty circuit was mostly on pause over the holiday weekend last week, the second weekend of July is seeing a notable group of indie/limited releases making its way to…