Regina King, who has been nominated for Emmys in each of the last four years, winning three, has been chosen to receive the Palm Springs International Film Festival's Chairman's Award in recognition of her performance in Barry Jenkins' If Beale Street Could Talk, for which she also received a best supporting actress Spirit Award nomination and National Board of Review and New York Film Critics Circle prizes last week. The 30th edition of PSIFF is set to run Jan. 3-14. Cooper will collect his hardware at the fest's annual awards gala on Jan. 3. Previous recipients of the honor include Amy Adams, Jessica Chastain, George Clooney, Richard Gere, Tom Hanks, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon. "Whether she’s acting, producing or directing, Regina King is an amazing creative talent," fest chair Harold Matzner said Wednesday in a statement. "In her latest film If Beale Street Could Talk, she gives an outstanding performance as Sharon Rivers, a mother supportive of her daughter whose … [Read more...] about Palm Springs Film Fest: ‘If Beale Street Could Talk’ Star Regina King to Receive Chairman’s Award
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Palm Springs Film Fest: ‘Roma’ Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron Picked for Sonny Bono Visionary Award
Alfonso Cuaron, the Oscar-winning auteur known for films ranging from 2001's Y Tu Mama Tambien to 2004's Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban to 2006's Children of Men to 2013's Gravity, has been tapped by the Palm Springs International Film Festival to receive the fest's Sonny Bono Visionary Award in recognition of his multihyphenate work — as writer, director, producer, cinematographer and film editor — on Roma, a film inspired by his own childhood, which Netflix released in select theaters last weekend and will begin streaming on Dec. 14. The 30th edition of PSIFF is set to run Jan. 3-14. Cuaron will collect his hardware at the fest's annual Awards Gala on Jan. 3. Previous recipients of the Sonny Bono Visionary Award, which is named after the fest's late founder and former mayor of Palm Springs, include Danny Boyle, Michel Hazanavicius, Tom Hooper, Tom McCarthy, Richard Linklater and Quentin Tarantino. "Alfonso Cuaron’s latest feature Roma is a masterful … [Read more...] about Palm Springs Film Fest: ‘Roma’ Filmmaker Alfonso Cuaron Picked for Sonny Bono Visionary Award
Palm Springs Film Fest: ‘Green Book’ Director and Stars to Receive Vanguard Award
The principal talent behind the new dramedy Green Book — cowriter/director Peter Farrelly and stars Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali — have been tapped by the Palm Springs International Film Festival to receive the fest's Vanguard Award. The 30th edition of PSIFF is set to run Jan. 3-14, 2019. McCarthy will collect her hardware at the fest's annual Awards Gala on Jan. 3. Previous recipients of the Vanguard Award include The Shape of Water and La La Land. "Viggo Mortensen and Mahershala Ali are an on-camera dream team in the crowd-pleasing film Green Book, inspired by a true friendship, about a New York City bouncer hired to drive and protect pianist Dr. Don Shirley on a concert tour in the Deep South," said fest chair Harold Matzner in a statement. "Director Peter Farrelly, who also co-wrote the script, delivers a heartfelt movie-going experience that is guaranteed to receive awards attention for the actors, its director and the film itself. It is our honor to present the … [Read more...] about Palm Springs Film Fest: ‘Green Book’ Director and Stars to Receive Vanguard Award
Palm Springs Film Fest: Melissa McCarthy Tapped for Spotlight Award
Melissa McCarthy, the Emmy-winning and Oscar-nominated actress best known for her work in comedy, has been tapped by the Palm Springs International Film Festival to receive the fest's Spotlight Award in recognition of her acclaimed portrayal of the troubled author Lee Israel in Marielle Heller's dramedy Can You Ever Forgive Me?, which Fox Searchlight began rolling out on Oct. 19. The 30th edition of PSIFF is set to run Jan. 3-14, 2019. McCarthy will collect her hardware at the fest's annual Awards Gala on Jan. 3. Previous recipients of the Spotlight Award include Allison Janney, Rooney Mara, Julia Roberts, Jessica Chastain, Amy Adams and Helen Hunt, all of whom received Oscar noms in the year they were feted at the festival, with Janney winning a best supporting actress Oscar. "Melissa McCarthy delivers a heartbreaking performance as author Lee Israel, perfectly portraying Israel’s loneliness as she struggles with her own relevance in society," said fest chair Harold … [Read more...] about Palm Springs Film Fest: Melissa McCarthy Tapped for Spotlight Award
Oscar-winning drama ‘Call Me By Your Name’ pulled from Beijing Film Festival
Oscar-winning drama “Call Me By Your Name” has been pulled from the Beijing International Film Festival’s lineup, according to a report by Reuters.The coming of age drama, starring Armie Hammer and newcomer Timothee Chalamet as lovers, was pulled after the film’s screening proposal was not approved by China regulators. The move comes as the Chinese parliament voted to allow the Propaganda Department of the Communist Party’s Central Committee to have control over film, news and publishing.Adapted from a 2007 novel by Andre Aciman, the film follows a love story set in 1980s Italy between a 17-year-old boy (Timothee Chalamet from “Homeland”) and a twentysomething man (Armie Hammer).“Call Me By Your Name” was directed by Italy’s Luca Guadagnino (“A Bigger Splash”) from a script by James Ivory, Walter Fasano and Guadagnino. It was produced by Peter Spears, Emilie Georges, Guadagnino, Ivory, Marco … [Read more...] about Oscar-winning drama ‘Call Me By Your Name’ pulled from Beijing Film Festival