Spike Lee and David Byrne will work together in this never-seen-before breathtaking film.
David Byrne’s film American Utopia will open at this year’s Toronto IFF and then it will move to HBO and HBO Max from October onwards.
Toronto International Film Festival 2020 edition will exhibit American Utopia on its opening night. The concert film originated from Spike Lee’s vision of the 2019 Broadway show from Talking Heads star man which had earned massive accolades. American Utopia was a colossal hit from October 2019 to February 2020 at Hudson Theatre, but now subscribers of HBO and HBO Max from all around the world have a chance to experience the concert film on October the 17th.
In this remarkable musical world formed by Byrne’s imagination, eleven musical artists from around the world will perform Byrne’s greatest hits that include songs from 2018 album as well as classics such as “This Must Be the Place” and “Everybody’s Coming to My House.”
Janelle Monae’s “Hell You Talmbout” will also be performed in concert.
The concert is not just about David Byrne, singing and dancing but the content of the show goes a level deeper and tries to send a message about equality, value for emotions, human values, hope, and security.
The concert will also feature David Byrne’s short monologues in which he highlights current socio-political climate and raises questions over police brutality, voter turnout, climate changes and immigration. With his monologues, Byrne pitches the idea of change not just in the world outside but in our souls as well.
The concert which was played at Hudson Theater earned high praise from the critics as well as the audience. Variety was head over heels about the concert as it calls it “artistically stunning” and “surprisingly political tour de force.”
The New York Times also termed the concert as “cosmically cozy senior statesman.”
Annie-B Parson choreographs the show which is bursting with exuberance. This will be Spike Lee’s second feature of this year, the first one being Da 5 Bloods from Netflix productions which is about the Vietnam War.
David Byrne is a star from American band Talking Heads. He is a recipient of an Academy Award, Grammy Award, and a Golden Globe Award. He has also been honored with inclusion in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
David Byrne’s American Utopia will premiere at Toronto International Film Festival and will be available on HBO and HBO Max from October the 17th.
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The award show will be held on 24 April 2021, a day before the Oscars.The Spirit Awards or the Film Independent Spirit Awards was founded in 1984 and is dedicated to independent directors.
The 35th Spirit Award was held on 8 February 2020, and the nominations of the show announced on 21 November 2019 by actress Natasha Lyonne and Zazie Beetz.
Anna Thomas and Gregory Nava founded the Independent features Project.
Board member Jeanne Lucas conceived the FINDIE Awards in 1984 with writer and director Sam O’Brien as an event producer.
Jamie Lee Curtis And Peter Coyote presented the Plexiglas pyramid to the winners who were designed by Carol Bosselman.In the 36th Spirit Awards, there is a lot to look forward to including some great categories like new scripted or documentary series, best new scripted series, female performance, male performance, and the ensemble cast.
The organization also confirmed that the show would premiere on Tuesday of 2021 on TV with broadcasting partner IFC, and the submission for the award show is finally open.The board chair of the Film Independent, Mary Sweeney, said that The Independent is supporting a wide range of creators for a decade now.
And over 69% of the total population, that is, 46 million people, will be impacted by the new measures.In the latest curfew, over 54 total residential areas are involved (38 new cities are added to the list), and as France is sensing the chance of spreading COVID-19, the government declared a strict curfew from 9 PM to 6 AM.The box office and cinema theatres will be affected by the curfew.
However, next week, the upcoming Cannes Film Festival has to rescheduled its timetable and screening slot.In an interview with Deadline, a festival rep shares that the organization has rescheduled the screening and will be pushed to 6 PM.
The screening time was initially slated for 7 PM from 27 to 29 October.
And some films will also be screened during day time.Cannes Film Festival was initially planned to take place from 12 to 23 May this year.
In September 2020, The organizers announced the festival would be held on 27-29 October on the Croisette and screened a few short films and four officially selected films.
Last year, Bong Joon-ho’s Parasite won the Palme d’Or award.The Prime Minister of France, Jean Castex, declared this evening that the curfew is extended for at least six weeks.
Thursday morning, April 18,marked the announcement of films chosen for the 72ndCannes Film Festival 2019 in a press conference in Paris.
Out of the 47 films announced on Thursday, 12 are directed by women, one being co-directed by two women.
Also, four among these films are chosen for the coveted Palme d’Or.
The U.S. is significantly represented with films by Terrence Malick who is presenting ‘’A Hidden Life’’ which is a war time drama, Ira Sachs who is set to unveil Isabelle Huppert starrer “Frankie” and director Jim Jarmusch, with “The Dead Don’t Die”.
“The Dead Don’t Die”, a zombie satire isannounced as the opening night film.Jarmusch is back with a bangin the prestigious Palme d’Or competitionwith this filmaftershowcasing “Paterson” in 2016.
Elton John willgrace Promenade de la Croisette
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