Posted on September 26, 2020
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SOURCE: IndieWire | Zack Sharf
September 26, 2020
With the announcement that Apple Original Films has acquired worldwide rights to Anthony and Joe Russo’s “Cherry” in a deal reportedly worth north of $40 million, the streaming giant continues to build its first Oscar slate. Apple has announced an early 2021 release for “Cherry,” and the Russo Brothers have been touting star Tom Holland as an Oscar contender for much of 2020. Holland stars as an Army medic in Iraq who returns home suffering from PTSD and becomes addicted to opiates and heroin.
Posted on September 25, 2020
Tom Holland attends the premiere of Sony Pictures’ “Spider-Man Far From Home” at TCL Chinese Theatre on June 26, 2019 in Hollywood, California. Getty Images
SOURCE: Cleveland.com | Joey Morona
September 25, 2020
CLEVELAND, Ohio – “Cherry,” the filmed-in-Cleveland movie from native sons Joe and Anthony Russo, will premiere on Apple TV+ in 2021.
The deal between AGBO, the brothers’ production company, and Apple Original Films for the world distribution rights to the film is worth north of $40 million, Deadline reported.
Posted on September 21, 2020
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SOURCE: Deadline.com | David Robb
September 21, 2020
Hollywood’s unions and management’s AMPTP finally have an agreement to return to work in the coronavirus era. Union sources say the deal took much longer to reach than they would have liked or expected.
The agreement means that the studios, networks, major companies and independent producers alike are cleared to resume production. The unions previously had adopted protocols called “Safe Way Forward” on June 12, and the Industry-Wide Labor Management Safety Committee Task Force had issued return-to-work protocols on June 1.
Posted on September 19, 2020
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SOURCE: Cleveland Scene | Arts & Culture
September 19, 2020
Cleveland has provided set locations for horror flicks, superhero blockbusters and a certain well-known 1983 Christmas movie. You know the names of a few, but probably not most of them.
All filming locations from IMDb.
Posted on September 17, 2020
SOURCE: Akron Beacon Journal | Dan Kane
September 17, 2020
CANTON – Neil Weakland has been a fan of downtown Canton since his high school days at St. Thomas Aquinas, when he and friends would hang out at Muggswigz and wander the sidewalks.
He’s also a filmmaker whose 2014 feature “How To Change the World” was shown at the Cleveland Independent Film Festival and The Nightlight in Akron.
Combining these interests, Weakland has opened The Cut Cinema in the former Kathleen Howland Theatre at 324 Cleveland Ave. NW, which was for many years home to live theater performances.
Posted on September 16, 2020
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SOURCE: WKYC Channel 3 | Hope Sloop
September 16, 2020
CLEVELAND – North Coast Ventures is kicking off a new series with KeyBank, playing startup documentary films beginning this week.
The “Venture Flicks” series aims to inspire local entrepreneurs by highlighting the stories of how to make it in the fields of investors, technologists, and more.
After each film, North Coast Ventures will host a 30-minute panel discussion with subjects from the films.
Posted on September 11, 2020
SOURCE: Deadline.com | David Robb
September 11, 2020
As negotiations between labor and management enter the home stretch for a final return-to-work agreement, SAG-AFTRA has issued a set of questions and answers about the “Safe Way Forward” protocols established by the industry’s unions and guilds on June 12 – including four of the issues that are still outstanding in their ongoing talks with management’s Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers.
Posted on September 11, 2020
ReelAbilities Film Festival will take place virtually for 2020. (Image courtesy of ‘Revel in Your Body’ film, and ReelAbilities Film Festival.)
SOURCE: Cleveland.com | Anne Nickoloff
September 11, 2020
ReelAbilities Film Festival is set to take place virtually this year for its Cleveland and Akron audiences, as a result of ongoing coronavirus pandemic restrictions on large gatherings.
The fest, which features films created by and about people with disabilities, will take place Oct. 3-30 in a virtual streaming format. Each movie is free to view and open to the public, with registration required.
Posted on September 10, 2020
CIFF has announced some programming for this fall season. (Image courtesy CIFF)
SOURCE: Cleveland.com | Anne Nickoloff
September 10, 2020
CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Cleveland International Film Festival has announced several streaming events that will take place this fall.
Up first is an online screening of the documentary “Aggie,” available to view from Sept. 24 until Sept. 27. The film shares the story of Cleveland’s Agnes “Aggie” Gund, who is known for her extensive advocacy work and arts philanthropy in the city. Those who purchase tickets to the streamed documentary will also have access to view a live conversation with Gund and film director Catherine Gund at 2 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 27. Tickets cost $15 and are on sale now on CIFF’s website.
Posted on September 10, 2020
The festival spans nine days and features many public speakers. (Source: Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival)
SOURCE: Cleveland 19 News | Avery Williams
September 10, 2020
Over 70 films, shorts, animations and documentaries will be showcased in the Greater Cleveland Urban Film Festival (GCUFF), which is taking place virtually from Sept. 10 to 18.
There are screenings at Mayfield Drive-In on Friday and Saturday.
The 2020 theme is “Black Films Matter.”
“Every since 2011, GCUFF has resounded the message that Black Films not only matter, but should be acknowledged, celebrated, and shared,” Donna Dabbs, the Executive Director of GCUFF, said in a press release.
There will be a tribute to actor Chadwick Boseman, who recently died of colon cancer in his early 40s.
The festival begins with feature film, “The Best of Enemies.”
Check out the full schedule here.
